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- Carscoops’ A to Z Guide to the 2013 Geneva Motor Show
- Designer Dreams of Alfa Romeo 6C Sports Coupe Concept to Rival Mustangs and Stingrays
- Land Rover to Debut New 9-Speed ZF Automatic Transmission in Geneva
- 2014 VW Golf GTI Revealed in Production Guise, Available in 220PS and 230PS Trims
- Russian Dad has 8-Year Old Daughter Drive an Audi up to 100km/h (62mph) on the Highway
- 2014 Jeep Compass with New 6-Speed Auto Heads to Geneva for its European Premiere
- U Spy: Kia's New Quoris Flagship Basking Under the Californian Sun
- 2014 BMW 5-Series LWB Spied Undisguised in China, Previews Facelift Model
- Latest Nissan Altima Becomes the New Teana for China [w/Video]
- Apple's Siri Coming to European Chevrolet Aveo, Cruze and Trax with MyLink
- Wonky Tank Falls Off Truck Platform in Belarus
- Cadillac Begins Producing XTS Sedans in China for the Local Market
- BMW 850Ci Art Car Homage for Sale on eBay
- Datsun Brand to Sell Cars in South Africa as Well Starting from 2014, First Teaser Rendering
- Kia's K-DIC System and an Unfortunate but Humorous Translation
- New Audi A3 with Reworked 1.2 TFSI Petrol Returns 57.6mpg UK
- Lancia Delta Also Gets New "S by MOMODESIGN" Edition
- Swimming on Your Car's Roof Doesn't Really Protect it from Hail…
- McLaren Crunches the Numbers on P1: 350km/h or 218mph Limited Top Speed
- U.S.-Built Toyota Venza to be Sold in Russia and Ukraine This Year as Well
| Carscoops’ A to Z Guide to the 2013 Geneva Motor Show Posted: 26 Feb 2013 09:11 PM PST  If we are nearing the end of February, then it must be time for the Geneva Auto Show that takes place each year in March. This is the 83rd time that automakers will gather in the Swiss city to display their latest models; the Palexpo center will open its gates on March 5 for the press and two days later for the public and will last until March 17. In spite of all the fuss about "green" transportation, the 2013 Geneva Auto Show's most anticipated new models are sports cars. Read more »       |
| Designer Dreams of Alfa Romeo 6C Sports Coupe Concept to Rival Mustangs and Stingrays Posted: 26 Feb 2013 05:15 PM PST  Alfa Romeo's comeback with the 4C coupe at the Geneva Motor Show next month is a welcome move from the Fiat-Chrysler alliance, but it's only a single model and a limited production one at that. If the Milanese firm is serious about catching up with the rest of the world, and by that, we mean German, Japanese and even American carmakers; its needs to follow up with more proposals, and especially ones that capture the hearts and souls of car enthusiasts. Read more »   |
| Land Rover to Debut New 9-Speed ZF Automatic Transmission in Geneva Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:28 PM PST  Land Rover will be displaying a new 9-speed automatic transmission for use on its passenger cars and SUVs at next week's Geneva International Auto Show. The new ZF 9HP gearbox was developed by transmission specialist ZF with Land Rover being a lead partner in the project – or so the British company says. Read more »    |
| 2014 VW Golf GTI Revealed in Production Guise, Available in 220PS and 230PS Trims Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:53 PM PST  Welcome to the new-old, or what Volkswagen prefers to call the seventh generation of the Golf GTI, which was unveiled today in final production trim following the release of a thinly disguised concept study at last year's Paris Motor Show. As with the regular Golf MK7 hatchbacks, you'll be forgiven if you're having a hard time telling the new GTI apart from the current model, as VW has followed an extremely conservative evolutionary approach with the design. Read more »   |
| Russian Dad has 8-Year Old Daughter Drive an Audi up to 100km/h (62mph) on the Highway Posted: 26 Feb 2013 03:20 PM PST  We're all for teaching yours children how to drive from a young age, but only under the right circumstances and in a safe, and controlled environment, not on a public highway with patches of ice… If this video of an 8-year old girl driving her father's Audi A6 in Russia at speeds of up to 100km/h (62mph) is true and not some sort of a hoax, then her parents, both of whom were reportedly in the car at the time, need some lessons (of a different kind) themselves. Read more »   |
| 2014 Jeep Compass with New 6-Speed Auto Heads to Geneva for its European Premiere Posted: 26 Feb 2013 02:27 PM PST  We've already seen the 2014 Jeep Compass here in the States as it was unveiled at last month's Detroit auto show, and now it's time for European consumers to get a taste of the updated model as well at the Geneva Auto Salon that opens its gates for the press on March 5. Read more »    |
| U Spy: Kia's New Quoris Flagship Basking Under the Californian Sun Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:38 PM PST  For some unexplained reason, Kia won't give us a definitive answer on when it's spanking new, rear-wheel drive Quoris flagship sedan will go on sale in North America, with officials simply stating that the car is currently being "evaluated" for the United States. Given this fresh sighting of a Quoris (marketed as the K9 in South Korea) wearing nothing but its tuxedo black paint job in California by Carscoops reader Tom H., we'd say the frustratingly long evaluation process continues. Read more »   |
| 2014 BMW 5-Series LWB Spied Undisguised in China, Previews Facelift Model Posted: 26 Feb 2013 12:02 PM PST  It's almost time for BMW's 5-Series range of sedans, Touring and GT models to receive their mid-cycle facelift, which could explain the appearance of an undisguised 2014MY 535Li on Chinese website Auto163. Read more »    |
| Latest Nissan Altima Becomes the New Teana for China [w/Video] Posted: 26 Feb 2013 11:19 AM PST  Nissan and its Chinese partner Dongfeng Motors lifted the veils off their new local market Teana sedan during a press conference in China on Tuesday in front of more than 1,000 (!) journalists and dealers from all over the country. If the mid-size sedan looks eerily familiar, it's because the Teana is the same car as the North American Altima with some barely noticeable changes such as the added chrome strips on the lower sections of the doors and rear bumper, and the front grilles, the white markers on the headlamps and the revised tail light graphics. Read more »   |
| Apple's Siri Coming to European Chevrolet Aveo, Cruze and Trax with MyLink Posted: 26 Feb 2013 10:37 AM PST  Good news for European current or future owners of Chevrolet Aveo, Cruze and Trax models fitted with the brand's MyLink technology, who ponder about things like whether Siri is married and what the virtual personal assistant thinks about their spouses, Samsung phones and God, as the system will soon be compatible with their cars. Read more »    |
| Wonky Tank Falls Off Truck Platform in Belarus Posted: 26 Feb 2013 01:41 PM PST  It cannot get more embarrassing for a soldier than this; experiencing a mishap while the public is gathered around watching, taking pictures and, of course, videos, which they then distribute to the always hungry for fails internet crowd... This unusual incident happened in the Belarusian city of Grodno, which is situated close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania, reportedly earlier this week. Read more »   |
| Cadillac Begins Producing XTS Sedans in China for the Local Market Posted: 26 Feb 2013 09:12 AM PST  This week, General Motors and its Shanghai-GM passenger vehicle joint venture with SAIC began manufacturing the new Cadillac XTS sedan at a plant in Shanghai, with all cars to be sold in China. A GM factory in Oshawa, Ontario, started production of the XTS last summer for sale in North America. Read more »    |
| BMW 850Ci Art Car Homage for Sale on eBay Posted: 26 Feb 2013 08:21 AM PST  Some BMW 8-Series owners prefer to keep their coupes as garage queens, and some like to turn them into convertibles, while others have really no idea what they're doing… This particular owner of the pictured 1993 850Ci that we discovered on eBay decided to convert the German sports tourer into a weekend track racer on the inside, and a rolling piece of art on the outside. Read more »   |
| Datsun Brand to Sell Cars in South Africa as Well Starting from 2014, First Teaser Rendering Posted: 26 Feb 2013 07:38 AM PST  At a press conference at Nissan's Yokohama plant on Monday, the Japanese carmaker announced that the re-born Datsun brand is set to return to South Africa, with the first passenger car to be launched onto the market at the end of 2014. The announcement follows a global decision in 2010 to re-introduce the Datsun brand as part of the Japanese company's "Nissan Power 88" mid-term plan, which calls for an 8 percent global market share and 8 percent operating profit by fiscal year 2016. Read more »   |
| Kia's K-DIC System and an Unfortunate but Humorous Translation Posted: 26 Feb 2013 07:02 AM PST  We can't comment on how it sounds in Korean, but after Facebook's Bing-based translator went through Kia's posting on the new "K-dic" (we swear that we did not make the name up) follow-me home, smart lighting system, what came out on the other end will have you either rolling on the ground laughing or blushing from shame… Here's what we read on Kia's Facebook page: "[K-dic] love is not something to make sure it would. You come when I'm glad heart light. You can be sure my love." Read more »   |
| New Audi A3 with Reworked 1.2 TFSI Petrol Returns 57.6mpg UK Posted: 26 Feb 2013 06:36 AM PST  Audi has released UK pricing and specifications for the A3 hatchback fitted with a revised and updated 1.2-liter force-fed TFSI petrol engine. Prices for this model start from £17,905 OTR for the base SE manual variant and rise to £22,760 OTR for the range-topping S line version with the S tronic twin-clutch transmission. Read more »    |
| Lancia Delta Also Gets New "S by MOMODESIGN" Edition Posted: 26 Feb 2013 06:00 AM PST  Five years after the latest iteration of the Lancia Delta broke cover at the Geneva International Auto Salon, the Italian hatchback is returning to the Swiss show with a new special edition model named "S by MOMODESIGN". Read more »    |
| Swimming on Your Car's Roof Doesn't Really Protect it from Hail… Posted: 26 Feb 2013 05:42 AM PST  There are times in life when you just have to admit defeat and understand that saving a little bit of your dignity is probably better than nothing. It's anybody's guess why this man thought that lying on the roof of his car and imitating a swimmer would save the vehicle from hail damage, but he did it nevertheless and for quite some time. Read more »   |
| McLaren Crunches the Numbers on P1: 350km/h or 218mph Limited Top Speed Posted: 26 Feb 2013 05:23 AM PST  It's one of the big moments car fans have been waiting for these past few months: how fast is the new McLaren P1 that will challenge the likes of the upcoming Ferrari hypercar codenamed F150? Without any further delay, here are the performance numbers: 0 to 100km/h (62mph) will take less than 3 seconds, 0 to 200 km/h (124mph) under 7 seconds, and 0 to 300 km/h (186mph) in no more than 17 seconds, or 5 seconds faster than the famous McLaren F1. The P1's top speed is electronically restricted to 350 km/h (217.5 mph), which falls short of the F1's 386km/h (240mph). Read more »   |
| U.S.-Built Toyota Venza to be Sold in Russia and Ukraine This Year as Well Posted: 26 Feb 2013 04:55 AM PST  After South Korea, Toyota's U.S.-assembled Venza vehicles will soon be exported to Russia and Ukraine as well, the Japanese carmaker announced today. Toyota said that once production begins at the company's Georgetown, Ky. plant in April 2013, it expects to ship around 5,000 Venza crossovers to the two countries during the first year of sales. Read more »   |
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