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- Watch Our 12 Most Popular Offbeat Videos of 2012
- Check Out This Ex-Mario Andretti Owned Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole
- U Spy: We Remember the Cars You Scooped in 2012
- Past Masters: Andrew Frankel Revisits the 1992 Jaguar XJ220 Supercar
- Carscoop's 10 Most Viewed Stories of 2012
- Loud Nissan Maxima Driver Hits a Pole, Lights Up a Cig for his Accomplishment
- This Ferrari Enzo Replica with a 400hp BMW V12 Almost Had us Fooled
- Is it a ReVolt? Some Chevy Dealers Stop Selling GM’s Hybrid Over New Tool Costs
- Beware of Fast Driving BMWs
- Ultimate Auto's Dodge Challenger SRT-8 Widebody Rides on 405/25 Tires!
- Ford to Sell 2.2 Million Vehicles in the U.S. this Year, Has 3 Best Sellers in the World's Top 10
- Ultra Rare Lamborghini Reventon V12 Roadster Taken for a Quick Spin
| Watch Our 12 Most Popular Offbeat Videos of 2012 Posted: 31 Dec 2012 04:00 PM PST  When we're not scooping out future cars or reporting the news from around the auto industry, we habitually like to snoop around and see what else is going on in the world of four and sometimes, two wheels - guilty as charged… You can find these stories classified under our Offbeat News section. For one reason or another, some videos from this category grabbed your attention more than others did, so we decided to crunch the numbers and see which ones from 2012 were the most popular with you, our readers. Read more »       |
| Check Out This Ex-Mario Andretti Owned Lamborghini Countach 5000 Quattrovalvole Posted: 31 Dec 2012 02:07 PM PST  Most people credit the Lamborghini Miura with being the world's first supercar. It is the Miura's successor though, the Countach, that wrote the handbook on how a supercar should be: extraordinarily flashy with the cabin set forward to accommodate the huge engine set longitudinally amidship making a wonderful, uncompromisingly loud scream when revved hard. Read more »    |
| U Spy: We Remember the Cars You Scooped in 2012 Posted: 31 Dec 2012 12:39 PM PST  We would like to begin by personally thanking each and every one of our readers who contributed with their scoop images and in some cases, videos as well, to our "U Spy" section that has gained a lot of traction over the years, with 2012 being no exception. The fact that many of you took the time to shoot pictures of yet-to-be revealed models that you happened to cross paths with and picked CarScoop as the site of your choice to share them with other readers and fellow gearheads without ever asking for something in return is truly admirable and sure gets our engines running. Read more »   |
| Past Masters: Andrew Frankel Revisits the 1992 Jaguar XJ220 Supercar Posted: 31 Dec 2012 11:49 AM PST  In 1988, Jaguar unveiled a new concept at the NEC Auto Show in Birmingham. It was a study for a lightweight, mid-engined supercar to compete against the Ferrari F40 and the Porsche 959. A 6.2-liter V12 engine from the XJR-9 endurance racer, an all-wheel drive system, scissor-style doors and a target of reaching 220 mph (355 km/h), which gave the car its XJ220 moniker, wetted the affluent customers' appetite. Read more »   |
| Carscoop's 10 Most Viewed Stories of 2012 Posted: 31 Dec 2012 11:08 AM PST  No doubt, it's been an interesting year in automotive news. Besides an abundance of important new model presentations such as the VW Golf Mk7, we also witnessed the rebound of North American sales, the rapid decline of Europe's auto market amidst the euro currency crisis, and even announcements on the re-birth of brands like Datsun, just to mention a few of the things that took place in 2012. But which stories captured the attention of CarScoop's readers the most in 2012? Well, to answer that question, we compiled a list with the 10 most read articles of the year, and let's just say that, while some entrants were to be expected, many caught us by surprise with their presence in the Top 10, especially the ones from previous years. Naturally, the same can be said for those missing from the list… Read more »   |
| Loud Nissan Maxima Driver Hits a Pole, Lights Up a Cig for his Accomplishment Posted: 31 Dec 2012 09:23 AM PST  When it's snowing and the roads are ice cold, it's always a good idea to take it easy and be as gentle as a butterfly with you car's gas and brake pedals, especially when performing a turn or slowing down. We guess that the gentleman driving this older generation Nissan Maxima had to learn his lesson the hard way. To be fair, he wasn't going fast, just faster than what road conditions permitted at the time, something he wouldn't have had to do if he waited a few seconds for the cars on the street to pass by. Read more »   |
| This Ferrari Enzo Replica with a 400hp BMW V12 Almost Had us Fooled Posted: 31 Dec 2012 08:43 AM PST  More often than not, replica sightings on eBay capture our attention for all the wrong reasons, but once in a while, we find ourselves taking a second look to see if what we're dealing with is real or not. Such was the case with this Ferrari Enzo replica listed for sale in Germany, which was unearthed by CarScoop reader Bilal A. Granted, the shape of the rear window covering the engine bay and the way it connects to the roof, or most parts of the interior including the gated shifter and the regular steering wheel, are a dead giveaway to the trained eye, but you have to admit that, overall, the builder of the car did a pretty good job. Read more »   |
| Is it a ReVolt? Some Chevy Dealers Stop Selling GM’s Hybrid Over New Tool Costs Posted: 31 Dec 2012 08:00 AM PST  Last month General Motors informed its Chevrolet dealers of the requirements they should fulfill if they want to keep selling and servicing the Volt from January of 2013. Among the prerequisites for Chevy dealers is an additional US$5,100 they had to pay for specialized tools needed to service the extended-range hybrid, the bulk of which, US$4,735, accounts for a battery de-powering tool. This is needed to drain the battery and remove sections of it, rather than the whole pack, and send them back to GM for repair. It may not seem important but it was big enough of a deal for some dealers to stop carrying the Volt. Read more »   |
| Posted: 31 Dec 2012 07:28 AM PST  Driving on a city road as if Frank Martin (from The Transporter film series) is chasing you is never a good idea and it can get you and other people in trouble or even worse, as was the case with this BMW owner. The video commentary says the accident happened in Taiwan, with the footage showing the BMW driver knocking down a bicyclist, who we're not sure if he was crossing the road from a side street or if he was in front of the car at the time. Read more »   |
| Ultimate Auto's Dodge Challenger SRT-8 Widebody Rides on 405/25 Tires! Posted: 31 Dec 2012 06:39 AM PST  Is bigger more beautiful, as some like to believe? Well, as with most things, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so we will let you decide whether Ultimate Auto's custom Dodge Challenger SRT-8 Widebody is a looker or not after we tell you a few things about the build. As its name states, the highlight of Orlando-based Ultimate Auto's version of the Challenger SRT-8 is its wide aero package featuring composite body panels that make space for ginormous 24-inch alloy wheels in a custom matte charcoal finish from Savini, which on the rear axle, are wrapped in equally massive Pirelli 405/25-24 tires. Read more »   |
| Ford to Sell 2.2 Million Vehicles in the U.S. this Year, Has 3 Best Sellers in the World's Top 10 Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:56 AM PST  The Blue Oval has announced that U.S. sales of its Ford brand will surpass the 2.2 million mark in the year that ends today, adding that it has three vehicle nameplates in the global top 10, according to the latest vehicle registration data from research firm Polk. This is the second year in a row that the Ford sells more than 2 million vehicles in the States, the only brand to do so since 2007. Read more »   |
| Ultra Rare Lamborghini Reventon V12 Roadster Taken for a Quick Spin Posted: 31 Dec 2012 05:15 AM PST  It's one of the most exclusive exotic supercars in the world, with Lamborghini having built only 21 coupe models of the Reventon, keeping one of those cars for itself to display at its museum, and 15 roadster versions, only three of which are right-hand drive (RHD). For their first video, the gearheads over at The BHP Project had the unique opportunity to get behind the wheel of one of the RHD Reventon Roadsters and shared the experience with us. Read more »   |
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