CARSCOOP |  |
- Watch Real Life Mad Max Terrorize an Australian Driver During an Extreme Road Rage Incident
- First Drive in NZ: All-New Subaru Forester High On Refinement, Space
- New Viper Loses to Corvette ZR1 in MT Test, SRT Boss Tweets His Frustration
- Watch a Mudslide Knock Down and Derail a Train in Washington
- Detroit Three Offer Four-Figure Price Incentives to Clear up Inventories
- Did You Notice Something Out of Place in this Picture?
- GM Idles 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Production in the U.S. as Inventory Piles Up
- Spied: Maserati to Challenge BMW 5- and 6-Series Gran Coupe with New Ghibli Sports Sedan
- Man Behind Dacia Logan Tasked With Creating Renault’s New US$5,500 India Car
- Lucky Scooter Rider Survives Highway Bump Unscathed
- Investors Value Mercedes-Benz Cars at Less than Half Compared to Arch-Rival BMW
- Dodge Challenger Owners Organize End of the World Cruise
- New 2013 Toyota RAV4 Goes on Sales in the States in January Priced from $23,300*
- U Spy: New BMW M3 F30 Sedan Nearing Closer to Production
- Mom Style: 'The Motherhood' feat. Fiat 500L Music Commercial is Pure Genius
- Rolls Royce Ghost Sports Line Black Bison by Wald International
- This Guy Likes Jumping On, In and Out of Cars on the Road…
- New Subaru Forester Orders in Japan Surpass 8,000, More than Four Times the Monthly Target
- Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Dazzles Londoners, Scrapes front End…
- All-New 2014 Cadillac ELR Coupe to be Introduced in Production Guise at the Detroit Show
- Movin' On Up: Hyundai Hands Over Bulletproof 2013 Equus Limo to UN Secretary-General
- Toyota Pays NHTSA Record $17.35 Million for Delaying Lexus RX Recall on Pedal Entrapment Issue
| Watch Real Life Mad Max Terrorize an Australian Driver During an Extreme Road Rage Incident Posted: 18 Dec 2012 06:05 PM PST  With all the incidents filmed on Russian roads, (you can head over to Jalopnik for some of the best dashcam clips of 2012 – we're preparing our own list, too), we rarely say this about a road rage incident, but WOW. There's road rage, there's psychotic and then there's "this windshield ain't going to stop me punching your face" kind of rage, which makes Mad Max and Toecutter look like Care Bears… We only get to hear and watch one side of the story in this incident as the perpetrator has yet to be interviewed, or captured by the police, for that matter, but here's what went on. Read more »       |
| First Drive in NZ: All-New Subaru Forester High On Refinement, Space Posted: 18 Dec 2012 05:04 PM PST  Just been driving the new Forester XT turbo in New Zealand, and it's the first Subaru Turbo I've driven with a CVT. I had mixed feelings about how that transmission would work with the turbo, but I guess that the fact that Subaru's new third generation Lineartronic is going to be used with its new range of European market turbodiesels in both the Outback and Forester later in the year means that it will take the torque. I noticed no disconcerting flare - often a bugbear with CVTs and more powerful engines - and loved the way the car stepped smoothly off the line, settling into low-revving cruise mode for town and around work, and open-road driving very decorously.
   |
| New Viper Loses to Corvette ZR1 in MT Test, SRT Boss Tweets His Frustration Posted: 18 Dec 2012 07:50 PM PST  The current, sixth-generation Corvette is about to be replaced as its all-new successor is just around the corner, being already teased by GM itself and due to break cover at the upcoming Detroit Motor Show next month. It's about time, too, as the C6 has been around since 2005. As it's getting ready to exit the stage, though, another player comes charging in. In fact, it's the only other car from Detroit that can lay claim to be an American supercar: the all-new SRT Viper. It would be unfair to the 'Vette to even think about pitting them against each other, wouldn't you agree? Read more »   |
| Watch a Mudslide Knock Down and Derail a Train in Washington Posted: 18 Dec 2012 03:54 PM PST  You could say that videographer John Hill was at the right time at the right place when a mudslide hit and derailed a Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNFS) freight train between Seattle and Everett in Washington State on Monday evening, but then again, one might have expected that this would eventually have happened... Read more »    |
| Detroit Three Offer Four-Figure Price Incentives to Clear up Inventories Posted: 18 Dec 2012 02:41 PM PST  Fancy a brand-new 2013 Ford Taurus for US$5,000 less than list price? How about four grand off a 2012 Chrysler 200? As the year inexorably comes to its close, U.S. dealerships and, in some cases, manufacturers themselves, are offering price incentives in order to clear up stock. According to a report from The Detroit News, last week a man in front of Matthews-Hargreaves Chevrolet in Royal Oak, Michigan waved a sign reading, "rebates up to $8,000". So, are Detroit carmakers engaging in a price war like in the days of yore that, eventually, led to ruining their business? Read more »   |
| Did You Notice Something Out of Place in this Picture? Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:58 PM PST  Here's a hint; unlike the original Fiat Cinquecento produced from 1957 to 1975, which sported a two-cylinder, air-cooled engine positioned at the rear end of the car turning the wheels right below it, its spiritual successor, the Nuova 500 of the 21st century, features a traditional layout with the engine mounted up front driving the front wheels. Well, as the crew from Jalopnik eloquently put it on their posting, "someone is living in the past"… Read more »   |
| GM Idles 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Production in the U.S. as Inventory Piles Up Posted: 18 Dec 2012 01:29 PM PST  It's no secret that the Chevrolet Malibu compact saloon hasn't been received as well as GM hoped for, be that by the automotive press or the consumers. That's why earlier this month, GM CEO Dan Akerson admitted that the company is going following in the footsteps of Honda with the Civic and give the Malibu "a mid-cycle enhancement" just 18 months after its launch. Read more »   |
| Spied: Maserati to Challenge BMW 5- and 6-Series Gran Coupe with New Ghibli Sports Sedan Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:51 PM PST  If you find the new Quattroporte too big, too Grande, and too expensive, but still want to drive something with the Trident logo, which for many buyers, has a higher cache than Germany's BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi brands, then Maserati is preparing just what the doctor ordered. It's name is Ghibli, and unlike other pompous plans from the Fiat Group (see Alfa Romeo), this one is for real and it will make its world premiere either at the Geneva Motor Show in March or at the Shanghai auto show in April. A heavily dressed prototype of the Ghibli sports sedan was nabbed undergoing winter testing in Europe. The camouflage hides the design details of the car, but it is clear that the Ghibli will be more compact than the 5,263mm (207.2 inches) long Quattroporte featuring shorter front and rear overhangs and wheelbase.
   |
| Man Behind Dacia Logan Tasked With Creating Renault’s New US$5,500 India Car Posted: 18 Dec 2012 12:04 PM PST  The Indian new car market is far from negligible, accounting for 2.6 million registrations annually. Suzuki, with its Maruti subsidiary, offers cars starting below 250,000 rupees (US$5,600) and practically rules the market with 1 million sales per year. Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is determined to get a bigger slice of the pie than the measly 3 percent the two brands command with their models that are made at the local Chennai plant. Read more »   |
| Lucky Scooter Rider Survives Highway Bump Unscathed Posted: 18 Dec 2012 11:36 AM PST  Here's another tale from Asian roads - one that has a happy ending, though, as you will soon see for yourself, it could have easily gone the other way with painfully disastrous results… The driver of the car, the sounds of which reminds us of a Subaru model, was going faster than what the road traffic permitted, and at the same time, a scooter rider in the middle lane failed to look over his shoulder while changing lanes. Read more »   |
| Investors Value Mercedes-Benz Cars at Less than Half Compared to Arch-Rival BMW Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:59 AM PST  It's been more than a year since Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche vowed that Mercedes-Benz would reclaim the number one place in the premium segment from BMW by the end of the decade. He even sent a letter to his employees, saying that the company "should be far ahead of the pack". For the time being, though, the gap is widening, instead of closing and the three-pointed star is still trailing both BMW and Audi in the race for the number one spot. The latest report by Bloomberg says that market capitalization at BMW is up to €45 billion (US$58.8 billion) compared to €42.2 billion (US$55.5 billion) for Daimler. After subtracting around €20 billion (US$26.3 billion) for its truck business, investors value the Mercedes-Benz passenger car division at €22 billion (US$28.9 billion), or less than half the value of its Munich-based rival. Read more »   |
| Dodge Challenger Owners Organize End of the World Cruise Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:32 AM PST  Not that they really needed an excuse, but just in case the Mayan "End of the world" prophecy comes true on December 21, a group of Dodge Challenger owners under the umbrella of the West Coast Challengers Car Club organized a special meeting. The gathering was appropriately named "End of the World" Cruise and it took place this past weekend in California. Read more »   |
| New 2013 Toyota RAV4 Goes on Sales in the States in January Priced from $23,300* Posted: 18 Dec 2012 10:04 AM PST  Toyota's fourth-generation RAV4 arrives in dealerships across the U.S. in January with a single 4-cylinder engine and the option of FWD or AWD configurations, with prices, excluding a delivery, processing and handling (DPH) fee of $845 (*), ranging from $23,300 for the base LE FWD to $28,410 for the Limited AWD. Read more »    |
| U Spy: New BMW M3 F30 Sedan Nearing Closer to Production Posted: 18 Dec 2012 09:15 AM PST  CarScoop reader Michael G. from Germany dropped these spy pictures of a prototype BMW model that he captured earlier this week in our mailbox. "I think this might be the new BMW M3 Saloon," he tells us. "These photos were shot in Munich." Well done Michael, and thank you for sharing these shots with our readers. Read more »   |
| Mom Style: 'The Motherhood' feat. Fiat 500L Music Commercial is Pure Genius Posted: 18 Dec 2012 08:35 AM PST  Forget about South Korean rapper PSY and his hugely successful Gangnam Style music video; there's a new tune on the block that might just capture your attention. With so many ads coming our way, most of the times we just watch a few seconds and then fast forward to the end, but that never happened with Fiat UK's new, full length music clip / commercial for the soon to be launched 500L small MPV. Read more »   |
| Rolls Royce Ghost Sports Line Black Bison by Wald International Posted: 18 Dec 2012 07:59 AM PST  When it's not catering to the styling needs of mainstream cars like the Toyota 86 coupe and the Lexus CT 200h hatchback, Wald International puts its efforts on premium vehicles such as the Rolls Royce Ghost, for which it has prepared a new costume named the Sports Line Black Bison Edition. Read more »    |
| This Guy Likes Jumping On, In and Out of Cars on the Road… Posted: 18 Dec 2012 07:28 AM PST  What if someone applied the techniques of parkour on cars instead of buildings and other obstacles and structures, what would you call the sport? Well, Carkour, of course, silly…. We don't know this young man's name, though, we can assume that after his thrill-seeking escapade, which one or more of his friends filmed in detail, owners of the cars he jumped on, over, and even in one case, in and out of the passenger area, most likely freshened up their French vocabulary to find several names to call him… Read more »   |
| New Subaru Forester Orders in Japan Surpass 8,000, More than Four Times the Monthly Target Posted: 18 Dec 2012 06:44 AM PST  The new generation of the Forester is enjoying a zesty start in its home market of Japan, as Subaru announced today that as of December 16, it has received 8,149 orders in about a month after its launch on November 13. Subaru said that as a result, it broke its initial monthly sales target of 2,000 units for the SUV in Japan by more than four times. Read more »   |
| Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Dazzles Londoners, Scrapes front End… Posted: 18 Dec 2012 06:20 AM PST  Continuing its global tour that started with the world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in 2010, and has since included stops at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Lamborghini of Newport Beach dealership in California, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento was recently filmed in the United Kingdom. Supercar spotter and YouTube user Shmee150 captured the $2.2 million Sesto Elemento, of which only 20 examples will be built, while it was being unloaded from a transportation truck and pushed into the Lamborghini showroom in London. Read more »   |
| All-New 2014 Cadillac ELR Coupe to be Introduced in Production Guise at the Detroit Show Posted: 18 Dec 2012 05:51 AM PST  Adding to the many important world premieres that General Motors has planned for us at the upcoming 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, and which include the new Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and Corvette C7, is the production version of the Cadillac ELR. Cadillac's interpretation of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicle project was previewed three years ago with the Converj Concept at the 2009 Detroit auto show. Read more »   |
| Movin' On Up: Hyundai Hands Over Bulletproof 2013 Equus Limo to UN Secretary-General Posted: 18 Dec 2012 05:30 AM PST  Oh, the glory and fame…Who would have imagined a decade or so ago that a Hyundai would be the car of choice for one of the top figures of our world. Of course, being South Korean may have had something to do with the fact that the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon will now ride in a spanking new, bulletproof 2013 Hyundai Equus Limousine. Read more »   |
| Toyota Pays NHTSA Record $17.35 Million for Delaying Lexus RX Recall on Pedal Entrapment Issue Posted: 18 Dec 2012 05:09 AM PST  For the fourth time since 2010, Toyota has been fined the maximum penalty for delaying recalls. On Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it has slapped Toyota with a record $17.35 million (€13.15 million at today's exchange rates) fine for failing to report a safety defect to address floor mat pedal entrapment in the 2010 Lexus RX 350 and RX 450h in a timely manner. Read more »   |
| You are subscribed to email updates from Carscoop To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
