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- Watch a Tug of War Between a VW Touareg V10 TDI and a Chevrolet Silverado Duramax V8
- Which New Cars and Concepts Impressed You the Most in 2012?
- Toyota and its Tuning Partners to Show at Least Five 86 / FR-S Concept Coupes at Tokyo Auto Salon
- CAR Magazine Puts Together a Motley Crew in its Search for the World’s Best Car
- China's BYD Wants to Build All-Electric Busses in the U.S.
- In Russia, If You Don't Succeed Hitting a Pedestrian at First, Try Again in Reverse…
- Porsche Wins New York Case Over VW Takeover After Appeals Court Rejects Lawsuit
- Suzuki Puts the Spotlight on its Wagon R Series with Two Concepts for the Tokyo Auto Salon
- EU Contests Peugeot’s Government Loan After Unnamed Competitor Files a Complaint
- British Designer Envisions an Entry Level Range Rover Small Crossover for Two
- Jeep Driver is Having an Unexplainable Hard Time Backing Out of This Parking Spot
- Infiniti Tries to Scare Us with New Q50 Sedan's Angry Looking Headlamps
- Spy Shots: This is the Revamped 2014 Buick LaCrosse Sedan
- Nissan's Born-Again Datsun to Share Platforms with Lada
- Flogging a Gold-Finished Lamborghini Aventador Around an Empty Port Looks Fun
- Gazoo Preparing Unique Looking Toyota 86 – Scion FR-S Concept with 325HP Twin-Charged Engine
- Peter Schreyer Becomes Kia's First Non-Korean President
- Reckless Truck Driver Thinks Other Motorists Are Stupid for Pulling Over During Blizzard
- Nissan Extends 2011-2012 Leaf's Battery Warranty to Address Capacity Loss Issues
- Scoop: 2014 Volvo XC60 Facelift Captured Undisguised in China
| Watch a Tug of War Between a VW Touareg V10 TDI and a Chevrolet Silverado Duramax V8 Posted: 28 Dec 2012 06:05 PM PST  It seems that pickup truck owners throughout the country have a thing for competing in amateur pulling contests. Only a couple of weeks ago, we witnessed the finesse, skill, and let's not forget, the…ahem…sportsmanship between two drivers in a Chevrolet Silverado and a diesel-powered Dodge Ram Cummins battling it out on a parking lot before they moved on to challenge each other in a traditional fist fight. So, what do we have in this video, that was brought to our attention by reader Patrick K.? Read more »       |
| Which New Cars and Concepts Impressed You the Most in 2012? Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:40 PM PST  Europe may be in trouble but many of its automakers are performing just fine and the rest of the world seems to be doing okay, as global new car sales are tipped to exceed 80 million units for the first time ever. Therefore, you could say that 2012 has been a good year for the automotive industry, which rolled out a whole lot of new models. With only three days to go until the end of the year, we found ourselves asking out loudly: which newly presented production and concept vehicles impressed us the most? Read more »   |
| Toyota and its Tuning Partners to Show at Least Five 86 / FR-S Concept Coupes at Tokyo Auto Salon Posted: 28 Dec 2012 04:32 PM PST  The much promising GRMN Sports FR Concept Platinum study with a twin-charged boxer engine pushing out 325-horses that we showed you earlier on Friday won't be the only concept version of the Toyota 86 (call it Scion FR-S if you live in North America) coupe to go on display at next month's Tokyo Auto Salon 2013. Toyota and its tuning outfits will put on show 10 customized vehicles, half of which have already been confirmed to be based on the 86 – we wouldn't be the least surprised to learn that the rest of the models are also based on the brand's rear-wheel drive sports car. Read more »   |
| CAR Magazine Puts Together a Motley Crew in its Search for the World’s Best Car Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:37 PM PST  Car of the year is so old hat; picking the world's best car, on the other hand, is quite an ambitious undertaking. It's an intriguing one, too, and probably that's the reason CAR magazine decided to go ahead with it for their December 2012 issue cover story. We bet the editors had a difficult time trying to narrow down the finalists to a reasonable number. In the end, they came up with five cars from different segments. There's a luxury SUV, a four-door, four-seat supercar, two luxury saloons and a two-door, four-seater supercar. Read more »   |
| China's BYD Wants to Build All-Electric Busses in the U.S. Posted: 28 Dec 2012 03:12 PM PST  The Chinese maker of all-electric vehicles that gained a lot of attention in 2008 when investor Warren Buffett bought a 10 percent stake in BYD for$230 million, is now actively looking to build an electric-bus assembly plant in the States. Micheal Austin, vice president of BYD America, broke the news to WardsAuto, adding that the company has not yet decided on the location for the plant. "Clearly, there are a lot sensitive negotiations that must go on before any of that happens," said Austin. Read more »   |
| In Russia, If You Don't Succeed Hitting a Pedestrian at First, Try Again in Reverse… Posted: 28 Dec 2012 02:09 PM PST  Who knows why some people, or to be more specific, drivers, do the things they do. If you take a few minutes to watch the following video, you will understand what we mean by this. One of the many recording devices used by Russian motorists captured a very bizarre incident in the country's capital city of Moscow. Approximately six seconds into the clip, we see the driver of a black Mercedes-Benz GL-Class making an illegal U-turn. Read more »   |
| Porsche Wins New York Case Over VW Takeover After Appeals Court Rejects Lawsuit Posted: 28 Dec 2012 01:45 PM PST  The issue of Porsche's failed attempt to acquire Volkswagen in 2008 has surfaced again. Last week the automaker's former CEO Wendelin Wiedeking and ex-COO Holger Haerter were formally charged in Stuttgart, Germany with market manipulation. Moreover, Porsche filed a lawsuit against the Pendragon fund and its manager in an effort to keep the case in its homeland. Read more »    |
| Suzuki Puts the Spotlight on its Wagon R Series with Two Concepts for the Tokyo Auto Salon Posted: 28 Dec 2012 01:25 PM PST  The troubled automotive division of Suzuki Motor Corp. will be heading to the Tokyo Auto Salon 2013 next month with an assortment of its latest production cars and two concept models. For the tuning enthusiasts, the Japanese brand has prepared two studies based on the regular Wagon R and its more aggressively styled sibling, the Wagon R Stingray. Read more »   |
| EU Contests Peugeot’s Government Loan After Unnamed Competitor Files a Complaint Posted: 28 Dec 2012 01:02 PM PST  The €18.5 billion (US$24.4) refinancing deal struck between the French government and the ailing PSA Peugeot-Citroen group, which includes a €7 billion (US$9.3 billion) state guarantee, is causing headaches to the automaker for the second time in as many months. In November, talks about advancing the alliance with General Motors' European operations into a full-scale merger were put on ice because the conditions under which the funds are to be granted rule out any job cuts from the French automaker. Read more »   |
| British Designer Envisions an Entry Level Range Rover Small Crossover for Two Posted: 28 Dec 2012 12:34 PM PST  If you must have a Land Rover and for some reason the compact Evoque is too big for your needs and tastes, then you're out of luck in the real world (at least for now), but in the creative realm of art, British design student Joshua Picton has imagined a new entry-level model for the company's sub-brand Range Rover, aptly named the Coupe Concept. Read more »    |
| Jeep Driver is Having an Unexplainable Hard Time Backing Out of This Parking Spot Posted: 28 Dec 2012 11:56 AM PST  Granted, the Jeep Commander isn't a small vehicle, but at 188.5 inches (4,788 mm) long, the crossover isn't huge either, which makes it kind of tough to explain why this driver is having such a hard time backing out of the parking space. As is almost always the case with people filming these type of incidents, the men behind the camera are far more concerned about cracking a joke than going out to help the woman who is clearly struggling to move her car… Read more »   |
| Infiniti Tries to Scare Us with New Q50 Sedan's Angry Looking Headlamps Posted: 28 Dec 2012 10:57 AM PST  After sharing the news about its new badging theme that will see all 2014 models gaining a 'Q' in their name, Infiniti has presented an official teaser video of the first car to adopt this naming strategy, the Q50. And what exactly is the Q50, we hear some of you ask? Well, it's the car that will replace the current G series sedan and which will be formally introduced in a world premiere at January's 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. Read more »   |
| Spy Shots: This is the Revamped 2014 Buick LaCrosse Sedan Posted: 28 Dec 2012 06:28 PM PST  Back in September, just before the Paris Motor Show kicked off, General Motors came out with an announcement saying that over the next 12 months, its Buick brand is set to receive five new or refreshed models. Among the cars including in the list were the Enclave and Encore crossovers, and the 250hp Verano Turbo that we've already seen, and the Regal and LaCrosse sedans. We still have to wait and see what Buick has in store for the Regal, but as far as the LaCrosse is concerned, these spy shots of a camouflage-free prototype found in China, pretty much tell us the cosmetic story. Read more »   |
| Nissan's Born-Again Datsun to Share Platforms with Lada Posted: 28 Dec 2012 09:14 AM PST  From the moment Nissan announced that it will revive its dormant Datsun brand with the goal of conquering emerging markets, we knew that cars like the 240Z were out of the question. At the time, one CarScoop commentator projected that the new generation of Datsun models "are going to be rebodied Dacias", which as it turns out, isn't too far from the truth. Read more »   |
| Flogging a Gold-Finished Lamborghini Aventador Around an Empty Port Looks Fun Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:40 AM PST  Unless you're stuck in traffic, it doesn't really matter where you drive to enjoy an Italian exotic like the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, but doing so in a gold-wrapped example in an empty port in Miami, is an experience not many people will get in life. Enter the world of NueVueProductions and its unnamed driver who had the unique opportunity to have some slippery fun with Prestige Imports Miami's Project AU.79 Aventador during the shooting of a short film in Florida. Read more »   |
| Gazoo Preparing Unique Looking Toyota 86 – Scion FR-S Concept with 325HP Twin-Charged Engine Posted: 28 Dec 2012 08:12 AM PST  The 2013 edition of the Tokyo Auto Salon is turning out to be quite the event with many surprise debuts being announced as we approach closer to the grand opening that takes place on the weekend before the Detroit motor show in mid-January. Today we learn that Toyota's motorsports and tuning partner Gazoo Racing will host the world premiere of a unique looking Toyota 86 coupe (Japan's version of the North American Scion FR-S) named the GRMN Sports FR Concept Platinum. From the few cropped pictures we were able to get our hands on, we can see that the study will feature a unique body with different front and rear ends over the stock 86/FR-S along with some interior upgrades including bucket seats.
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| Peter Schreyer Becomes Kia's First Non-Korean President Posted: 28 Dec 2012 07:12 AM PST  The man who played if not the, one of the most important roles in turning around the global reputation of Kia as the firm's Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, has been appointed to the role of president, the first non-Korean to hold that title in the automaker's history. Schreyer, who will keep his position as Kia's design boss, is one of three presidents at the company. His promotion is a sign that the Hyundai and Kia group wants design to play an even greater role in the future as it continues its global expansion challenging Germany's car industry. Read more »   |
| Reckless Truck Driver Thinks Other Motorists Are Stupid for Pulling Over During Blizzard Posted: 28 Dec 2012 06:41 AM PST  Imagine that there's a snowstorm going on outside with visibility limited to 30 feet (~10m) or less and you're driving a large truck; what do you do? Well, we would like to think that in this scenario, most people would pull over to the side and cross their fingers that other motorists do the same, but that's not the case with this driver who is featured in the dashcam video. Read more »   |
| Nissan Extends 2011-2012 Leaf's Battery Warranty to Address Capacity Loss Issues Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:59 AM PST  After some Leaf owners located in hot-weather climates complained to Nissan about their car's lithium-ion battery losing performance , the Japanese automaker decided to take action and bolster its warranty program that will apply retroactively on all 2011 and 2012 models, as well as the new 2013 version starting from next spring. Read more »    |
| Scoop: 2014 Volvo XC60 Facelift Captured Undisguised in China Posted: 28 Dec 2012 05:25 AM PST  As was the case with Volvo's subtly refreshed 2014 S80 sedan, the facelifted XC60 crossover has also been scooped without any camouflage in China, which, coincidentally or not, happens to be the home of the Swedish brand's owner, Geely. Although there's always the possibility that the cosmetic changes seen on the XC60 may be for China only, we expect the facelifted crossover to be offered globally. Most updates take place up front where Volvo's designers removed the inner lights between the headlamps and the grille, which has grown in size and now sits on the front of a redesigned and more pronounced hood. The headlamps themselves are also new as is the bumper.
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