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- Skoda Drops New Images of 2013 Octavia III Including First of the Interior
- Marchionne Chooses U.S. Soil to Get Back at Germans by Offering Discounts to VW Owners
- What Exactly Was this Bicyclist Trying to Do?
- EPA Says 1 in 4 New Vehicles Meets 2016 Emission Standards Today; 2025 is Another Issue
- This Lamborghini Diablo Roadster Replica was Once a Proud Porsche Boxster
- Volt Owners Pass the 100 Million Mile Mark in EV Mode, Save Two Supertankers of Gas
- British Magazine Masks Dacia Sandero and Asks the Public to Guess What it is and How Much it Costs
- Suzuki Unwraps Refreshed Grand Vitara for the UK Market
- Yema Auto's All-Electric and All-Audi Looking Mustang F16 Enters Production
- You Won't Believe What this Truck Driver Found in the Middle of the Road
- Another Recall for 2013 Ford Fusion, Second in a Week's Time!
- Nissan Confirms UK Pricing for New and Sported Up 197hp Juke Nismo
- Jay Leno Drives the 2014 Lexus IS Sedan, Gives us a First Peak at the Interior
- BMW Recalling Near 30,000 X5 Diesels Because They May Lose Steering Power
- Hyundai Introduces Facelifted 2013 Equus Luxury Sedan in South Korea
- If You're Going to Anger Your Lady, You Better Hide Your Car or Else….
- Range Rover Evoque RS250 Vesuvius Edition by Kahn Design
- Italy's Investindustrial Buys Major Stake in Aston Martin
- Porsche Teases 991-Based GT3 Cup Racer, Road-Going 911 GT3 Must Be Close
| Skoda Drops New Images of 2013 Octavia III Including First of the Interior Posted: 07 Dec 2012 04:31 PM PST  If what the rumor mill is saying is true, then we're literally counting days until the online unveiling of the next generation of Skoda's most popular model, the 2013 Octavia Mk3, which could explain the number of teaser images being released by the Czech carmaker. A couple of days after Skoda provided us a set with photos of the rear combination lights and the rear window and C-column treatment, the VW Group-owned company published three more images on Friday. Read more »       |
| Marchionne Chooses U.S. Soil to Get Back at Germans by Offering Discounts to VW Owners Posted: 07 Dec 2012 04:02 PM PST  Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has accused the VW Group of taking advantage of its overseas profits to undercut its rivals in the European market and, thus, create a "bloodbath" for their sales. Despite VW calling for his resignation as president of the ACEA, the European Auto Manufacturers' Association, they subsequently made up, with VW CEO Martin Winterkorn and Marchionne settling the issue during the Paris Auto Show. Read more »   |
| What Exactly Was this Bicyclist Trying to Do? Posted: 07 Dec 2012 03:29 PM PST  Good old Russia (or so we're told that this incident happened in the land of fire and ice) never fails to entertain us. Who knows why, though we're pretty sure you can think of a few reasons if you try hard enough, but a bicyclist travelling on the road tried to jump over a car that was slowly heading towards him. Read more »   |
| EPA Says 1 in 4 New Vehicles Meets 2016 Emission Standards Today; 2025 is Another Issue Posted: 07 Dec 2012 02:33 PM PST  Apparently, meeting future emission standards shouldn't prove too hard for auto manufacturers as one would expect. That's because according to an Environmental Protection Agency official, one-quarter of all new vehicles today already meet federal emission standards that won't come into effect until 2016. Jeff Alson, senior policy advisor at the EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, said during an event at the agency's Ann Arbor test facility that nearly 90 new models sold today either meet 2016 emission targets or can meet them simply with air condition improvements and no powertrain changes. Read more »   |
| This Lamborghini Diablo Roadster Replica was Once a Proud Porsche Boxster Posted: 07 Dec 2012 02:07 PM PST  There's no doubt that the Boxster series has been a wild sales success for Porsche, and being in the market for three generations and more than 16 years, means that you can find many used examples at affordable prices. Up until recent years, replica car builders looked at the Pontiac Fiero when it came to cloning mid-engined models, but it's getting harder and harder to find worthwhile vehicles on the market, be that because the last ones were manufactured back in 1988, or because most of them have already been transformed into other models. Read more »   |
| Volt Owners Pass the 100 Million Mile Mark in EV Mode, Save Two Supertankers of Gas Posted: 07 Dec 2012 01:04 PM PST  Two years ago this month, GM launched its Chevrolet Volt extended range plug-in hybrid. During this period, it faced some issues but now it is happy to announce that Volt owners have collectively surpassed 100 million all-electric miles (160 million km). Read more »    |
| British Magazine Masks Dacia Sandero and Asks the Public to Guess What it is and How Much it Costs Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:41 PM PST  If it weren't for the Autoexpress logos, we would have sworn that this video was made by…Dacia as a publicity stunt to promote the sales launch of its new Sandero supermini, which will be the Romanian brand's first model to arrive in UK showrooms in January. With a starting price of £5,995 (equal to €7,400 / US$9,600 at today's exchange rates), the five-door Sandero will also be the cheapest new car money can buy in Britain. Read more »   |
| Suzuki Unwraps Refreshed Grand Vitara for the UK Market Posted: 07 Dec 2012 12:05 PM PST  Suzuki may have pulled the plug on its automotive operations in North America, but in Europe, it's still alive (well, at least for now), thank you very much. Following the release of the updated 2013 Jimny last month, Suzuki has now given a mild facelift to its aging Grand Vitara that goes on sale in the United Kingdom this month as a 2013 model with prices starting from £15,995 for SZ3 1.6 litre 3 door version. Read more »   |
| Yema Auto's All-Electric and All-Audi Looking Mustang F16 Enters Production Posted: 07 Dec 2012 11:26 AM PST  It's been a little over a year since China's Yema Auto dazzled us with its replication capabilities when it introduced a new breed of clone concepts at the Chengdu Auto Show 2011 with the T-SUV (call me VW Tiguan), E-SUV (Infiniti EX) and the F16 and E-Taxi twins (Audi A4 Avant). In the time that passed since then, Yema Auto's engineers worked hard to finish the development of one of those models, the F16, that is now ready for a small-scale production in battery-powered form under its sub brand Mustang. Read more »   |
| You Won't Believe What this Truck Driver Found in the Middle of the Road Posted: 07 Dec 2012 10:34 AM PST  Truck drivers have the unique opportunity to see many things while traveling on the road for miles and miles on end, some of which are interesting, some of which are boring and some of which are, well, just plain scary. Without much debating, we decided that we are going to count this one as odd, shocking and mostly sad, all at the same time. Read more »   |
| Another Recall for 2013 Ford Fusion, Second in a Week's Time! Posted: 07 Dec 2012 09:57 AM PST  Several thousand owners of the 2013 Ford Fusion in the States will soon receive a second recall notice from the Blue Oval, the second one in a week. The first came on November 30 when Ford announced that 15,833 Fusion sedans powered by 1.6-liter EcoBoost engines were prone to overheating, which could cause a fire. Read more »   |
| Nissan Confirms UK Pricing for New and Sported Up 197hp Juke Nismo Posted: 07 Dec 2012 09:04 AM PST  Pricing for the brand-new Nissan Juke Nismo will start from £19,995 on-the-road in the UK for the front-wheel drive model with a 6-speed manual when the Japanese company begins to accept orders in January 2013 with first deliveries set for March. That's only £1,700 more than the Juke Tekna Edition with the 187bhp (190PS) 1.6-liter turbocharged engine linked to a 6-speed manual gearbox upon which the Nismo is based. For the record, there's also the entry level Accent model with the same powertrain starting at £17,395 OTR. Read more »   |
| Jay Leno Drives the 2014 Lexus IS Sedan, Gives us a First Peak at the Interior Posted: 07 Dec 2012 08:29 AM PST  Just like it did last year with the all-new GS, Lexus invited the press to meet its next generation IS sedan before it unveils the car to the public at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in mid-January. Among those who received an invitation was U.S. comedian and television host Jay Leno who traveled all the way to Japan and the Fuji Motor Speedway to try out a pre-production prototype of the 2014 IS that was covered on the outside, but not on the inside, thus affording us our first view of the dashboard.
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| BMW Recalling Near 30,000 X5 Diesels Because They May Lose Steering Power Posted: 07 Dec 2012 07:53 AM PST  The latest automaker to join in on the recall dance is BMW, which fears that its 2009-2012 X5 xDrive 35d diesel-powered crossovers may suffer from a problem that could lead to a loss of power steering. In a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA), BMW said an engine belt idler pulley bolt that could loosen and break over time causes the issue at hand. Read more »   |
| Hyundai Introduces Facelifted 2013 Equus Luxury Sedan in South Korea Posted: 07 Dec 2012 07:23 AM PST  Hyundai is on a roll these days updating or completely replacing its models one after the other. Following yesterday's news on the subtly revised 2013 Grandeur or as North American consumers know the car, the Azera, Hyundai has now presented a facelifted version of its flagship Equus saloon in its home market of South Korea. The current Equus is based on an extended version of the Genesis Sedan's platform and went on sale in Korea in 2009 and the United States in 2010.
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| If You're Going to Anger Your Lady, You Better Hide Your Car or Else…. Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:35 AM PST  Reminds us not piss off any Brazilian woman. Dozens of bystanders on a street in Vila Olímpia, an upper-class neighborhood in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, were treated to a spectacle earlier this week when a young woman lashed out her anger on her boyfriend's or according to some other accounts, husband's black Honda Accord. The woman used anything she could get her angry hands on, from keys to bricks, to cause as much damage as she could on the Japanese sedan. Read more »   |
| Range Rover Evoque RS250 Vesuvius Edition by Kahn Design Posted: 07 Dec 2012 06:03 AM PST  The compact-sized Range Rover Evoque has become a favorite of British design house Kahn, which has presented another variation of the SUV named the RS250 Vesuvius Edition, inspired by the tuner's take on the larger Range Rover of the same namesake. Read more »    |
| Italy's Investindustrial Buys Major Stake in Aston Martin Posted: 07 Dec 2012 05:32 AM PST  Just yesterday, we were telling you about the rumors surrounding former Ducati owner Investindustrial's interest in Aston Martin. On Friday, the wedding became official with the Italian private equity fund Investindustrial signing a deal to acquire a 37.5 percent stake in Aston Martin from the brand's major shareholder, Kuwaiti-based Investment Dar, which had a 64 percent share in the carmaker. Read more »   |
| Porsche Teases 991-Based GT3 Cup Racer, Road-Going 911 GT3 Must Be Close Posted: 07 Dec 2012 04:56 AM PST  If there's one thing we know about Porsche is that, no matter how many SUVs or sporty saloons it may churn out, it will never tinker with the trusted, 50-year old 911 philosophy. Truth be told, it did try to kill it once, back in the 1970s with the 928, but it failed – so it was a lesson it must have learned well. That recipe isn't just about maintaining the iconic shape and the flat-six engine hung out behind the rear axle; it's also about launching a whole bunch of new variants of each generation. Read more »   |
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