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- Aussie Cops Looking for This "Menacing" Go-Kart Hoon in Sydney
- Renault-Nissan Takes Over AvtoVAZ, Plans to Revive Lada and Increase Sales in Russia
- New Acura App Lets You Put Some Color to NSX Pre-Production Concept
- 2013 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists: Which Ones Do You Think Will Win?
- Driver Proves 2013 Rolls Royce Phantom Can be Fun and Slightly Destructive Off the Road
- Scoop: New 2013 Skoda Octavia RS with VW Golf GTI Heart Makes an Early Appearance
- Subaru Announces New Limited Run 2013 STI Mechanical Watch
- 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Recalled Over Potentially Faulty Rear Wheel Hubs
- Land Rover Graces 2013 Freelander 2 with New Black & White Limited Edition Models
- Why is This Man Freaking Out Screaming "Kill Me" and "Sprechen Sie Deutsch"? [NSFW]
- Ford Says C-MAX Hybrids Outsells Toyota Prius Plug-in and V in its First Full Month of Availability
- Audi R8 PD GT650 Dress Up Kit by Prior Design
- Does the Ferrari F150's Front End Remind You of the SRT Viper?
- New Skoda Octavia III Live Photos and Videos from Czech Presentation
- Nissan Launches Personalization Program for Juke Crossover in Europe
- This is How They Deal with Abandoned and Illegally Parked Cars in Russia
- Ferrari Teases Enzo Replacement in its Official Magazine
- Scoop: Updated 2014 Volvo S80 Facelift Spotted in China
- 2013 Lexus LS Facelift Slammed Down by Wald International
- 2014 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Pickup Twins Unveiled [Photos & Videos]
- Revamped 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Gets New Face, Engines and Tech [69 Photos & Video]
| Aussie Cops Looking for This "Menacing" Go-Kart Hoon in Sydney Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:53 PM PST  What might look to us like a foolish act by a young man who rode a go-kart on a busy road in Sydney's southwest, has infuriated Australian police as well as the local media. A passenger of a car following on from behind filmed the man traveling on the road before he slammed on the brakes, losing control and performing a 180-degree turn to avoid running a red light. Read more »       |
| Renault-Nissan Takes Over AvtoVAZ, Plans to Revive Lada and Increase Sales in Russia Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:05 PM PST  With the Eurozone debt crisis stifling new car sales, auto manufacturers are looking elsewhere to make up for lost ground. China may be the world's largest market but after years of rapid expansion, it shows signs of slowing down. New car sales in Russia, on the other hand, increased last year by 40 percent to more than 2.6 million vehicles. Even though the rate of increase is expected to cool down, with 2012 sales estimated to be around 2.9 million units, it is still a very interesting prospect. Read more »   |
| New Acura App Lets You Put Some Color to NSX Pre-Production Concept Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:41 PM PST  We've seen it in the flesh at motor shows; we've seen it in virtual form on GT5; we've seen it with Honda badges; we've seen it in a Super Bowl commercial; we've seen it in a red shade, and we've even seen it as a roadster in a Hollywood blockbuster. Yes, we're talking about the Acura NSX pre-production concept and if you haven't figured it out already, we're going to be "seeing" a lot more of the Japanese brand's hybrid sports car since it won't be ready for sale before 2014. Read more »   |
| 2013 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists: Which Ones Do You Think Will Win? Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:04 PM PST  Last year, Ford, with its Focus, was the sole U.S. manufacturer included in the final list for the North American Car and Truck of the Year award and it finished in third place, behind the VW Passat and the winner, Hyundai's Elantra. Even more surprising was the truck class where the Range Rover Evoque beat the Honda CR-V and the BMW X3. Where is this world coming to if U.S. manufacturers can't build an SUV or truck to make an impression in their own market? Read more »   |
| Driver Proves 2013 Rolls Royce Phantom Can be Fun and Slightly Destructive Off the Road Posted: 14 Dec 2012 02:08 PM PST  A YouTube user named "TaxTheRich100", who you may remember from a recent video containing footage of a rare Bugatti EB110 SS, has shared a new clip with us, this time showing a 2013 Rolls Royce Phantom Series II – yes, that's the one officially introduced in March this year – in some politically incorrect action. By that, we mean the driver took the £350,000 (~ €430,000 / US$560,000), 2.6 tonne beast for a mildly destructive ride on the picturesque British countryside. Read more »   |
| Scoop: New 2013 Skoda Octavia RS with VW Golf GTI Heart Makes an Early Appearance Posted: 14 Dec 2012 01:09 PM PST  While Skoda told us that we should expect to see the high-performance RS (or vRS in the United Kingdom) version of the newly introduced 2013 Octavia sometime next year, the automaker itself seems to have uploaded the car on its official configurator by mistake (?). The images from Skoda's site are a tad fuzzy, but they still allow us to see what the new Octavia RS will look like on the outside. Read more »   |
| Subaru Announces New Limited Run 2013 STI Mechanical Watch Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:31 PM PST  Besides an assortment of tuning accessories and components, racing models and quite possibly, a selection of never-before seen concept and special edition production models, Subaru and its STI division will also debut a new limited edition mechanical watch at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon in mid-January. The 2013 edition of the STI-branded timepiece will be produced in a limited run of 300 units, 30 of which will be offered during the show along with a special band adjustment tool. Read more »   |
| 2010 Porsche 911 GT3 Recalled Over Potentially Faulty Rear Wheel Hubs Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:58 AM PST  Porsche Cars North America informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it is recalling certain 2010 MY 911 GT3 cars over an issue with their rear wheel hubs. The GT3s that are recalled were manufactured between May 15, 2009 and February 11, 2010 and the potential number of affected vehicles is 455 units. Read more »   |
| Land Rover Graces 2013 Freelander 2 with New Black & White Limited Edition Models Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:32 AM PST  A new limited edition version named Black & White with extra content features and a handful of bespoke styling cues has been added to the range of the recently updated 2013 Land Rover Freelander 2 in Britain. Read more »    |
| Why is This Man Freaking Out Screaming "Kill Me" and "Sprechen Sie Deutsch"? [NSFW] Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:59 AM PST  Just so you don't start thinking that Russia is the only country in the world where crazy things happen on the road, here's a bizarre incident that took place in Rochester, Michigan. For the record, we first stumbled upon a version of the video uploaded on YouTube today, but upon further research, we discovered an older edition uploaded by a user nicknamed "onetwodo2001" in April of 2011, which we believe to be the original (if we're wrong, send us a message). The driver with the camera slows down when he sees a white Cadillac DTS that had exited the road at the point where a black Corvette had pulled (?) over. Read more »   |
| Ford Says C-MAX Hybrids Outsells Toyota Prius Plug-in and V in its First Full Month of Availability Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:17 AM PST  Ford has taken yet another swipe at Toyota in the battle of the hybrids. The Blue Oval announced that in November, their first full month of availability, combined sales of its C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi Plug-in Hybrid in the U.S. reached 4,846 units beating the 4,456 deliveries of the Prius Plug-in and Prius V hybrids delivered by Toyota. "The C-MAX hybrids are off to a great start and our dealers and customers, especially in California, cannot get enough of them early in the launch", said Ford general marketing manager Dave Mondragon. Read more »   |
| Audi R8 PD GT650 Dress Up Kit by Prior Design Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:01 AM PST  By any standards, the Audi R8 is an impressive looking sports car just the way it leaves the factory assembly line. Still, you are always going to find owners who will want to give their R8 a more customized and extreme appearance, which is where tuning companies like Germany's Prior Design step in to help. Read more »   |
| Does the Ferrari F150's Front End Remind You of the SRT Viper? Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:45 AM PST  Yes, yes, we know that we haven't seen the new Ferrari F150 (that's Maranello's official code-name) in its entirety and that depending on your point of view, you can probably find similarities between each and every passenger car, but for the sake of conversation, we'd like to pass on a question, which came up from one of our readers. No, we are not talking about the "Whale shark?" remark on our post with the first official teasers of the F150, but "The Italian Viper?" comment that followed. Read more »   |
| New Skoda Octavia III Live Photos and Videos from Czech Presentation Posted: 14 Dec 2012 08:03 AM PST  As its most important new model of the past few years, Skoda wants to give the third generation of the Octavia as much publicity as possible, which is why the Czech carmaker planned a special event for the press at its headquarters in Mlada Boleslav earlier this week ahead of the car's first public outing at the Geneva Salon in March. Skoda's bestseller has been designed from the ground up sharing its MQB-platform and mechanical hardware with the latest generations of the VW Golf, Seat Leon and Audi A3 compacts, all of which were released in Europe this year. Read more »   |
| Nissan Launches Personalization Program for Juke Crossover in Europe Posted: 14 Dec 2012 07:29 AM PST  While in the U.S., infotainment systems with all sorts of apps are all the rage, European new car buyers seem to want more extreme personalization options from manufactures. This could be because they don't really fancy having the exact same car as their next-door neighbor or the one next to the company parking lot. Read more »   |
| This is How They Deal with Abandoned and Illegally Parked Cars in Russia Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:57 AM PST  When it comes to vehicles that are abandoned or parked illegally, most municipalities will issue tickets with the hope that owners will pay up and conform to the law, but sometimes, more drastic measures are called for. In Russia, for example, some cities have no problem taking matters into their own hands and settling the problem once and for all, giving owners a tough lesson. Read more »   |
| Ferrari Teases Enzo Replacement in its Official Magazine Posted: 14 Dec 2012 06:06 AM PST  Despite the fact that the car we've been calling the Ferrari F70 will be produced in limited numbers and, if its forebear is anything to go by, you'll have to be invited to spend an obscene amount of cash on one (don't bother calling Maranello – they'll call you…), Ferrari has let a couple of images, as well new info slip through about its new hypercar. Posted in the official Ferrari magazine, the images show the front and rear ends of the Enzo replacement that bears the F150 codename. Read more »   |
| Scoop: Updated 2014 Volvo S80 Facelift Spotted in China Posted: 14 Dec 2012 05:37 AM PST  Not too long ago, in early October to be precise, Doug Speck, global head of marketing and sales for Volvo Car, told U.S. publication Autonews that the Swedish company is preparing a facelift for both the S60 and S80 sedans. Now we learn that Chinese website AutoSina captured a camouflage-free prototype of the updated S80L, which is a China-market only version of the car sporting a 140mm or 5.5-inches longer wheelbase. Read more »   |
| 2013 Lexus LS Facelift Slammed Down by Wald International Posted: 14 Dec 2012 05:07 AM PST  The restless tuners over at Japan's Wald International have found a new car to play around with, the recently facelifted 2013 Lexus LS luxury sedan. Earlier today, Wald released a pair of images but no information whatsoever on the so-called Executive Line package for the LS, which will likely be officially introduced at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon in January next year. Read more »   |
| 2014 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Pickup Twins Unveiled [Photos & Videos] Posted: 14 Dec 2012 07:02 PM PST  Full-size pickup trucks are an important segment to General Motors. That's why its 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra models that were revealed ahead of their world premiere at the Detroit Motor Show in January may look similar to the outgoing versions, but they are quite different, and much more technologically advanced, under the skin. GM's new full-size trucks underwent more than 6 million miles of durability testing at the Milford Proving Ground, over the deserts and mountains of Nevada and across the frozen flats of Ontario. That's equivalent to 240 trips around the earth. In addition, the trucks will accumulate more than 7 million real-world miles during final testing, bringing total test miles to more than 13 million. That's because, as executive chief engineer for full- and mid-size trucks Jeff Luke said, "Don't let the work boots fool you. Truck customers are among the most discerning and demanding in the business".
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| Revamped 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Gets New Face, Engines and Tech [69 Photos & Video] Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:09 AM PST  When the first photos of the 2014 E-Class surfaced, it was instantly obvious that Mercedes-Benz's mid-size premium model wasn't a simple nip-and-tuck job, as is customary with mid-life facelifts. Instead, Stuttgart's designers had gone to the trouble of completely changing the entire front end of the car. First of all, they ditched the four separate headlamps, an E-Class staple since 1995, in favor of a single one-piece unit on each side that encompasses all lighting elements. Mercedes says that the graphic design of the inner elements retain the "four-eyed" look while both the day-time running lights and the dipped beam have partial LED lights as standard and full LED lights are offered as an option. For the first time, the E-Class, like the smaller C-Class, will be available with two different front-end designs. The base and Elegance trim levels feature the classic grille with three louvers and the three-pointed star on the bonnet, while the Avantgarde gets the sporty treatment with the star integrated in the grille.
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