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- What the Blazing Sparks Just Happened Here?
- New BMW 1 Series Coupe and Convertible Limited Edition Lifestyle Heading to Detroit Auto Show
- Infiniti Adopts New Naming Strategy, Next G Series will be Called the Q50
- 2014 BMW Z4 Roadster Ever So Faintly Revised, Gains New Entry Level sDrive18i Edition [85 Photos]
- Convoy of 2014 BMW X5 and Possibly X5M Prototypes Filmed in Georgia
- Audi’s Q3 Small SUV and A7 Sportback Reportedly Get RS Variants Next Year
- Scoop: Upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLA Compact Crossover Filmed on the Road
- 2014 Corvette C7 Shows its Nose on GM Service Manual
- Oh, Oh, Someone Just Ditched an Alfa Romeo 4C Prototype…
- Toyota to Regain Sales Throne, VW and GM Fight for Second in the Best Year Ever for Car Sales
- Someone Should Find this Driver and Report Him/Her to the Police
- New Renault Captur Reportedly Revealed in Patent Drawings
- BMW Whets Our Appetite with New M6 Gran Coupe Videos
- European Car of the Year Short List with the 8 Finalists Revealed, Think You Can Pick the Winner?
- Vath Brings the Wrath on the Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé Black Series with Track and Aero Package
- Wald International Gets More Dramatic with New Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S Tune
- Dodge Cummins Drags Chevrolet Silverado Around a Parking Lot During Crazy Tug of War [NSFW]
- Dodge Announces New 2013 Charger AWD Sport with Hemi V8 and Pentastar V6
- Third 2014 Corvette C7 Trailer Shows Seats, Carbon Trim, Not Much Else
- Skoda Begins Series Production of All-New 2013 Octavia, Sales Start in Late January
- BMW Releases Second Wave of M Performance Parts for 3- and 5-Series Sedans in the US
- Lexus Bids Farewell to the LFA as the Last Example Rolls Off the Production Line
| What the Blazing Sparks Just Happened Here? Posted: 17 Dec 2012 06:15 PM PST  If our calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit. But seriously now and putting aside one of the most memorable quotes from the Back to the Future flick, can you tell from this short dashcam video, what exactly occurred in this incident, which may or may not have taken place on a New Jersey highway? Read more »       |
| New BMW 1 Series Coupe and Convertible Limited Edition Lifestyle Heading to Detroit Auto Show Posted: 17 Dec 2012 04:52 PM PST  The star attractions at BMW's Detroit motor show stand in January will no doubt be the new 4-Series concept and the production M6 Gran Coupe, but the Bavarian carmaker has a few more world debuts up its sleeve, including the 2014 Z4 roadster we told you about earlier today, and two new limited edition versions of the 1-Series. Read more »    |
| Infiniti Adopts New Naming Strategy, Next G Series will be Called the Q50 Posted: 17 Dec 2012 04:21 PM PST  Out with the old, in with the new, or at least that's what Infiniti is saying about its new nomenclature. Beginning from next year, Infiniti will use the letter "Q" for all sedan, coupe and convertible models and the letters "QX" for SUVs and crossovers, adding a double digit at the end of both to signify the series and the hierarchy within the range. The first Infiniti model to wear the brand's new badges is the G series' successor that will be revealed in sedan trim at the Detroit auto show in mid-January, and which will be called the Q50. Read more »   |
| 2014 BMW Z4 Roadster Ever So Faintly Revised, Gains New Entry Level sDrive18i Edition [85 Photos] Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:58 PM PST  If you were waiting for BMW to apply some of the design lessons learned from Zagato's Coupe and Roadster concepts or at least take some inspiration from this speculative photoshop for its updated, 2014MY Z4, you'll be disappointed. In fact, you will probably have to be an owner of the current model or a very dedicated Z4 fan to distinguish the styling changes on the hardtop roadster. These are limited to the three-dimensional design of the LED light rings on the headlamps, the BMW lettering on the LED accent lights on top, the new available 17- and 18-inch alloy wheels and a newly designed, tapered surround for the side indicators. In addition, BMW has added a new Hyper Orange package that can be ordered with three new colors named Mineral Grey metallic, Glacier Silver metallic and Valencia Orange metallic, the latter of which is featured on the car pictured in this gallery,
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| Convoy of 2014 BMW X5 and Possibly X5M Prototypes Filmed in Georgia Posted: 17 Dec 2012 03:14 PM PST  A YouTuber who goes by the name Frank Steele stumbled upon a convoy of five 2014 BMW X5 prototypes in the city of Chamblee in Georgia, this past Sunday. We can't be 100 percent certain because of the quality of the video and the fact that the cars were on the move, but there's a good chance that the first model seen in clip may be an M Performance model or an X5 fitted with the M Sport Package, while the fourth test car looks like it could be the new X5M. Read more »   |
| Audi’s Q3 Small SUV and A7 Sportback Reportedly Get RS Variants Next Year Posted: 17 Dec 2012 02:32 PM PST  Having already announced record sales and surpassing 2011's results one month before the end of the year, Audi is gearing up for 2013. Sports car fans will be more than pleased to learn that the VW Group premium carmaker will reportedly launch not one, but two RS models next year/ Quattro GmbH is Audi's performance division responsible for S and RS models. During the press launch of the RS5 Cabriolet last week, CAR magazine test editor Ben Pulman noticed an image proclaiming 2013 was going to be "The year of Quattro GmbH" that would launch "four new RS models". Read more »   |
| Scoop: Upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLA Compact Crossover Filmed on the Road Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:57 PM PST  Two weeks ago, we brought you spy pictures of the newest and smallest member of Mercedes-Benz's growing family of SUV and crossover models, tipped to be called the GLA. Now, French car magazine L'Automobile brings us more details of the GLA in the shape of new spy footage nabbing a prototype wearing varying levels of disguise while testing in Spain. Read more »   |
| 2014 Corvette C7 Shows its Nose on GM Service Manual Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:04 PM PST  While Chevrolet was releasing the third and in our opinion, less interesting of the…rather tedious video trailers for its upcoming Corvette C7, GM allegedly sent scoop photographer Chris Doane this image from a service manual for the "Front brake cooling deflector kit installation", which he then posted on his Facebook page. The drawings show the front end of the new 2014 Corvette, which features more prominent and larger headlamps than the current model along with a distinct hood scoop(s) and the front fender air outlet. Read more »   |
| Oh, Oh, Someone Just Ditched an Alfa Romeo 4C Prototype… Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:29 PM PST  It's been a year and nine months since Alfa Romeo pulled the covers off the impressive 4C Sports Coupe concept at the 2011 Geneva motor show, and even though it had been initially suggested that we could see the final production model on sale this year, obviously that never happened. Alfa Romeo officials have said that this may happen sometime in 2013, but with the Italian brand, one can never take these statements for granted – Alfa's on and off return to the U.S. market is a prime example… Well, while we're waiting for the Italians to give us a date on the only interesting model it has in store for us , a driver in Italy spotted a camouflaged prototype of the 4C coupe -ahem- stranded on the side of a road. Read more »   |
| Toyota to Regain Sales Throne, VW and GM Fight for Second in the Best Year Ever for Car Sales Posted: 17 Dec 2012 11:59 AM PST  Having dropped to third position after a number of disasters crippled its production in 2011, Toyota looks set to reclaim the title of the world's largest automaker this year. This leaves General Motors and the VW Group to fight it out for second place until the last moment as they currently have a sales difference of less than 1 percent. According to a report from Autonews, based on the automakers' own data, Toyota is in first place through the first three quarters of the year with 7.4 million units, followed by GM with 6.95 million deliveries and the Volkswagen Group at 6.9 million sales. Read more »   |
| Someone Should Find this Driver and Report Him/Her to the Police Posted: 17 Dec 2012 11:17 AM PST  Making an honest mistake while sitting behind the wheel is one thing, being careless or to put it bluntly, a complete asshat, is quite another. On Sunday, the driver of a previous generation Honda CR-V (possibly in Taiwan - if we're wrong, tell us in the comments) was filmed by a motorcyclist making an extremely dangerous move on the road when he or she drove between a Nissan Sentra and a scooter driven by a father with his child riding at the back, almost knocking them down. Read more »   |
| New Renault Captur Reportedly Revealed in Patent Drawings Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:32 AM PST  We already knew from the spy shots that Renault's production version of the 2011 Geneva Motor Show Captur study wouldn't be anywhere near as exciting as the concept, but if you need further proof, here's a set of patent drawings that were listed on a French forum. The as-of-yet unnamed crossover model looks like a longer, taller, and beefier version of the fourth generation Clio, which might not be a bad thing, but it definitely leaves a lot to be desired when you compare it with the original concept. Read more »   |
| BMW Whets Our Appetite with New M6 Gran Coupe Videos Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:02 AM PST  If you're willing to trade some passenger space for a more stylish body and at the same time, don't care about the €25,000 (about US$32,900, in Germany) premium over BMW's other super-fast sports saloon, the M5, then by all means, you should check out the new M6 Gran Coupe. We've already shared details and a photo gallery of the newest member of the BMW M family with you, but now it's time to see the turbocharged sports saloon in action through a series of video trailers that also include the usual static beauty shots. Read more »   |
| European Car of the Year Short List with the 8 Finalists Revealed, Think You Can Pick the Winner? Posted: 17 Dec 2012 09:05 AM PST  After announcing the 34 nominees (38 if you include re-badged models like the Seat Toledo and Subaru BRZ) in late September, the organizing committee of the European edition of the Car of the Year award has now released the short list with the 8 finalists. Normally, the short list includes 7 models, but due to the fact that two cars tied in the same position during the voting process, the committee increased the number of finalists to eight, just as it did in the 2007 edition of the award. Read more »   |
| Vath Brings the Wrath on the Mercedes C63 AMG Coupé Black Series with Track and Aero Package Posted: 17 Dec 2012 08:39 AM PST  First, Mercedes-Benz brought us the 451hp (457PS) C63 AMG Coupe with the option of an AMG Performance package that lifts output to 480hp (487PS). Then came the more aggressively tuned and styled Black Series edition with 510hp (517PS), and if that wasn't enough, Mercedes also offered two more optional packages for this model, the Aerodynamics and Track kits as well as an assortment of standalone carbon parts… If you somehow managed to tick every single box in Mercedes-Benz's options list while ordering your C63 AMG Coupe Black Series Edition, including the Aerodynamic and Track packages, but are still not satisfied, then your next monetary adventure will be with an independent tuning shop like Vath. Read more »   |
| Wald International Gets More Dramatic with New Toyota 86 / Scion FR-S Tune Posted: 17 Dec 2012 08:05 AM PST  As one of the hottest commodities in the affordable rear-wheel drive sports coupe segment, it's only to be expected that most aftermarket brands will develop not one, but many styling kits for the Toyota 86 and its siblings, the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ. Earlier this year, Japanese tuner Wald International released its first take on the JDM Toyota 86 with an assortment of aero parts including a front half spoiler, side skirts, a duck tail-like boot lid spoiler, and two-tone alloy wheels. Read more »   |
| Dodge Cummins Drags Chevrolet Silverado Around a Parking Lot During Crazy Tug of War [NSFW] Posted: 17 Dec 2012 07:30 AM PST  Whoever said that watching pickup trucks isn't fun, hasn't obviously witnessed a mechanical tug-of-war. A group of young Americans who didn't have anything better to do on what we assume to be a Friday night since the video was uploaded on Saturday, Dec. 15, watched two of their peers stage a tugging war at a parking lot with their trucks, a Chevrolet Silverado and a diesel-powered Dodge Ram Cummins. The Silverado not only lost hands down, but the overzealous driver of the diesel Dodge truck took the Chevy for a foolishly dangerous victory run around the parking lot. Naturally, all hell broke loose once he stopped… Read more »   |
| Dodge Announces New 2013 Charger AWD Sport with Hemi V8 and Pentastar V6 Posted: 17 Dec 2012 06:48 AM PST  A new all-wheel drive version has been added to the range of the Dodge Charger for those who prefer to keep the rear end of their cars under control in the Snow Belt regions during the winter season that kicks off on December 21. Read more »    |
| Third 2014 Corvette C7 Trailer Shows Seats, Carbon Trim, Not Much Else Posted: 17 Dec 2012 06:14 AM PST  There's no need to explain why we're getting impatient for the full reveal of the upcoming 2014 Corvette C7, and to be honest, Chevrolet isn't really helping with its video trailers, the third of which was released online today. After the first trailer that talked about the seventh generation Corvette's body and aerodynamics and the second one called 'Calibration' in which we saw the sports car's digital instrument cluster, the third episode is named 'Craft' and it tells us about the upscale materials and craftsmanship that goes into the creation of its new interior…again, without really showing anything. Read more »   |
| Skoda Begins Series Production of All-New 2013 Octavia, Sales Start in Late January Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:50 AM PST  On Monday, Skoda initiated series production of its brand new, third generation Octavia saloon at its Czech car plant in Mladá Boleslav, ahead of its European market launch that will take place at the end of January 2013. Skoda said that in order to prepare its factory for the MQB-platform based model, it introduced "one of the most comprehensive modernization and expansion projects" in the history of its main plant at Mladá Boleslav, boosting the Octavia/Rapid production line's capacity from 800 to 1,200 cars per day. Read more »   |
| BMW Releases Second Wave of M Performance Parts for 3- and 5-Series Sedans in the US Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:26 AM PST  BMW is expanding its M Performance offerings in the United States with a second round of products for the latest iterations of the 3- and 5-Series sedans that are available for order now via the brand's dealerships. The latest expansion, which comes after the release of a first set of components in May this year, includes chassis, aerodynamic, and cockpit upgrades. Read more »   |
| Lexus Bids Farewell to the LFA as the Last Example Rolls Off the Production Line Posted: 17 Dec 2012 04:50 AM PST  A little over three years after Lexus revealed its first ever supercar to the world and two years since it began deliveries on December 15, 2010, the Japanese automaker has produced the 500th and last example of its V10-powered LFA. The final model was a white 562bhp LFA with the Nürburgring Package and it left the LFA works, which is Lexus' dedicated production facility at the Motomachi Plant, Aichi Prefecture in Japan, on Friday, December 14. Read more »   |
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