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• Watch a North Carolina Sheriff Cause a Rear-End Crash on Purpose and Then Drive Away!
• Land Rover Drops Teaser Video of 2014 Range Rover Sport Arriving in New York
• Scoop: BMW Testers Feel the Cold in New 4-Series Convertible
• FWD Hatchback-Based Crossovers, Why Don't They Go Away?
• Bentley Says it Has 2,000 Advance Orders for SUV, Crewe and Bratislava Plants Compete to Build It
• Israeli Army Uses Autonomous Cars to Patrol Borders
• EPIC EV's TORQ Roadster Three-Wheeler Can Pull 1.3G in Corners
• Consumer Reports Tests the 2013 BMW X1, Isn't Really Thrilled About it
• Barn Find: 1968 Maserati Ghibli Unearthed After 14 Years in Storage
• Check Out the Renault Clio RS 200's Launch Control
• Scoops: Jaguar Trots Out New XS Test Mule to Scare BMW 3-Series
• This Is Not Your Usual Swimsuit Model Driven in a Supercar Video [NSFW]
• BMW Says New X4 Coming Next Year, Has Received Several Hundred Advanced Orders for i3
• Jay Leno Shows Off His Newly-Restored Maserati 3500 GTi
• First Photos of New Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Sports Sedan with 355HP
• What the Bling? Ever Dream of a Coin-Wrapped Range Rover or G-Class?
• Mitsubishi Mulling New Mid-Size Sedan and Larger Crossover for the States
• Vorsteiner Offers Sneak Peek of Its Upcoming BMW M5 F10 Sedan Tune
• Well-Placed Kick Turns Old Russian Car Into a Pile of Parts – May Cause Uncontrollable Laughter
• Historic Detroit Electric Brand Revived, Teases New Sports Car Ahead of Shanghai Auto Show
• Chrysler 200 Sedan Replacement to Launch in January, Says Report
• Automakers Tell NHTSA Their EVs Should Emit "Pleasant" Noises
• McLaren Releases Photos of the 12C Spider Drifting in the Snow

Watch a North Carolina Sheriff Cause a Rear-End Crash on Purpose and Then Drive Away! Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:40 PM PDT All state and local law enforcement officers are sworn to "protect and serve" the public with the highest standard of conduct and professionalism, but unfortunately, that's not always the case. For instance, take this Onslow County Sheriff's Deputy in car No. 145 that was marked as a K-9 unit. South Carolina resident Chad Walton was filming the deputy driving in front of him on the left side of the road going the same speed as a Volvo XC90 in the middle lane. Read more »

Land Rover Drops Teaser Video of 2014 Range Rover Sport Arriving in New York Posted: 19 Mar 2013 04:40 PM PDT As you probably know from our story last week, the design of the all-new 2014 Range Rover Sport is no longer a secret. So, to pass the time more quickly before the SUV's official reveal on March 26 at the 2013 New York International Auto Show, Land Rover thought about releasing a fresh teaser video of its new model. Read more »

Scoop: BMW Testers Feel the Cold in New 4-Series Convertible Posted: 19 Mar 2013 04:14 PM PDT The last thing you want to do on a cold day is to drive around in a convertible model with its top down, but if you're an automotive tester, practicing things that most regular drivers will never do, is part of the job. Enter the workday of BMW's engineers, who were photographed by our spies running around in a 4-Series Cabriolet prototype with its metallic roof in the wrong position for this time of year in Northern Europe. Read more »

FWD Hatchback-Based Crossovers, Why Don't They Go Away? Posted: 19 Mar 2013 03:40 PM PDT Looking out on the increasingly-crowded roadways of Europe (they say there's no money left, but many people continue to be buy new cars), you begin to notice that there are a lot of small and compact crossovers out and about. They are driven around towns, where they take up no more space than the hatchback they are based on, except vertically. These crossovers get tough-looking plastic body cladding, raised suspension and chunky dimensions to give buyers the impression that they're driving something really capable. Read more »

Bentley Says it Has 2,000 Advance Orders for SUV, Crewe and Bratislava Plants Compete to Build It Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:59 PM PDT Bentley's CEO, Wolfgang Schreiber, revealed that Bentley has already received 2,000 advanced orders for its upcoming SUV, despite the fact that the car's final styling and price are still unknown. Although the SUV has not been officially approved yet for production, Schreiber said the project has passed a series of green lights, with only a few hurdles remaining - one of which is where it will be built. Read more »

Israeli Army Uses Autonomous Cars to Patrol Borders Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:36 PM PDT While it may take a few years for autonomous vehicles to change the way we travel, unmanned machines are already successful in some areas. Autonomous vehicles programmed to detect intruders, for example, guard some of Israel's borders. Read more »

EPIC EV's TORQ Roadster Three-Wheeler Can Pull 1.3G in Corners Posted: 19 Mar 2013 02:01 PM PDT If electric vehicles ever stand a chance of replacing the gasoline and diesel cars that we have become so accustomed to, they will have to appeal to both the head and the heart. They currently do neither very well (aside, from some exceptions like the Tesla Model S, which is looking good so far), because most automakers are mainly focused on making the technology affordable and as efficient as possible, in an attempt to please buyers' left brain. Read more »

Consumer Reports Tests the 2013 BMW X1, Isn't Really Thrilled About it Posted: 19 Mar 2013 01:30 PM PDT If you can't wait for the new Touring version of the BMW 3-Series to arrive in the States next month, or simply think that owning a wagon is less cool than owning a crossover, the Bavarian company offers two alternatives: the X1 and the X3. If you see the former on the street, you will be struck by how un-SUV-like it looks. That's partially due to the fact that the X1 is based on the underpinnings of the previous generation, E91 3-Series Touring, featuring a jacked up suspension and chunkier proportions. Read more »

Barn Find: 1968 Maserati Ghibli Unearthed After 14 Years in Storage Posted: 19 Mar 2013 01:09 PM PDT Why would anyone keep a beauty like this 1968 Maserati Ghibli coupe locked away for 14 years? While we can't provide an answer to that question, we can at least enjoy this barn find and that the Ghibli spent all this time in a dry environment - thus it can be fully restored to its former glory. Read more »

Check Out the Renault Clio RS 200's Launch Control Posted: 19 Mar 2013 12:30 PM PDT The Renault Clio RS 200 has been in the limelight in recent months, and while we've pretty much covered most aspects, from pricing to its design and performance figures, one neat feature that the car comes with is launch control,  which doesn't seem to be mentioned that often, not even by Renault itself. Read more »

Scoops: Jaguar Trots Out New XS Test Mule to Scare BMW 3-Series Posted: 19 Mar 2013 11:59 AM PDT Admittedly, the compact executive sedan category is one of the toughest and most competitive segments in the world, but if Cadillac can give it another try after the (Saab-based) BLS with the new ATS, then what's stopping Jaguar from doing it as well? The British automobile maker, which had tried to break the German hold in the segment in the previous decade with the X-Type (2001–2009), an ill-fated attempt to turn the Ford Mondeo into a BMW 3-Series rival, is indeed planning such a car, rumored to carry the XS moniker. Read more »

This Is Not Your Usual Swimsuit Model Driven in a Supercar Video [NSFW] Posted: 19 Mar 2013 11:25 AM PDT Former playmate Jessica Barton is also a drag racing enthusiast who loves driving fast cars on the strip. She used to own a Toyota Supra Mk4 modified for drag racing by Titan Motorsport that developed in excess of 1,100 horsepower. Unfortunately for her and the $100,000 she invested in parts, the car was stolen at the end of last year with only a few bodywork components found days later. Read more »

BMW Says New X4 Coming Next Year, Has Received Several Hundred Advanced Orders for i3 Posted: 19 Mar 2013 10:59 AM PDT The BMW Group, the world's largest premium carmaker, held its annual Accounts Press Conference in Munich on Tuesday, where it forecast unchanged 2013 pretax profit, mainly due to lower sales in Europe and the costs for new model launches, boosting capacity and spending on new fuel-efficient technologies, despite aiming to sell more cars overall. Read more »

Jay Leno Shows Off His Newly-Restored Maserati 3500 GTi Posted: 19 Mar 2013 10:34 AM PDT The Maserati 3500 GT, from the 1960s, is one of the most recognizable Italian GT car shapes of the era, primarily because it was styled by people who were genuinely passionate about car design. The car used a 3.5-liter straight-six, which when fitted with Webber carbs put out about 220hp, at 5,000 rpm. Read more »

First Photos of New Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Sports Sedan with 355HP Posted: 19 Mar 2013 09:53 AM PDT Allow us to introduce you to the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG hatchback's roomier and swoopier brother, the all-new CLA 45 AMG sports sedan, in the first official photos of the car before its global public premiere at next week's New York Auto Show. Being that its world debut takes place in the Big Apple, we don't need to tell you that unlike the hatchback, the sedan model will be offered in the States with sales likely to start towards the end of the year. Read more »

What the Bling? Ever Dream of a Coin-Wrapped Range Rover or G-Class? Posted: 19 Mar 2013 09:04 AM PDT Have you ever heard of cars wrapped in coins? Neither did we, but in the oil-rich Middle East, this is one of the most peculiar customizing techniques for auto enthusiasts. Forget wrapping your car in gold foil, everybody can do that. This coin-wrapping stuff is much rarer and harder to do. The Range Rover in the video below uploaded by YouTube user Patrick3331 has no less than 57,412 coins attached to its bodywork! Read more »

Mitsubishi Mulling New Mid-Size Sedan and Larger Crossover for the States Posted: 19 Mar 2013 08:35 AM PDT It's been about two years since Mitsubishi took the decision to gradually phase out most of its U.S.-made models by killing the Endeavor crossover, Galant mid-size sedan, Eclipse coupe and Spyder convertible, and the results are what you would expect them to be: the automaker's U.S. sales plunged 27 percent to 57,790 cars last year. The last time Mitsubishi reached the 100,000 sales mark in the United States was in 2008, when it had 491 franchises, which have now dropped to a little over 380 dealerships. Read more »

Vorsteiner Offers Sneak Peek of Its Upcoming BMW M5 F10 Sedan Tune Posted: 19 Mar 2013 07:55 AM PDT The aftermarket specialists at Vorsteiner have released the first photos of their new aerodynamic package for the F10 BMW M5 sedan. Vorsteiner's bodykit for the new M5 includes a series of lightweight carbon fiber aerodynamic components, new wheels and performance products. Read more »

Well-Placed Kick Turns Old Russian Car Into a Pile of Parts – May Cause Uncontrollable Laughter Posted: 19 Mar 2013 07:37 AM PDT For sure, the following video is a hoax, and while the man in the cap may not have been aware of what was about to happen, whoever was taking the video had already planned it out. A well-placed kick in the corner of the bumper of this generic looking Lada Samara makes many important components fall to the sides – extreme chaotic laughter follows. Read more »

Historic Detroit Electric Brand Revived, Teases New Sports Car Ahead of Shanghai Auto Show Posted: 19 Mar 2013 07:23 AM PDT If you were born after World War II and haven't studied the history of car brands in the United States, chances are you've never heard about an American automobile company called "Detroit Electric", which was a subsidiary of the Anderson Electric Car Company based in Detroit, Michigan. As its name suggests, it produced electric cars and was active from 1907 through 1939. Now, almost three-quarters of a century later, Detroit Electric is ready to enter the world stage again after Albert Lam, former Group CEO of the Lotus Engineering Group and Executive Director of Lotus Cars of England, revived the brand in 2008 "with a vision to produce an electric vehicle that seamlessly integrates refined aesthetics, innovative technology and superior handling and performance". Read more »

Chrysler 200 Sedan Replacement to Launch in January, Says Report Posted: 19 Mar 2013 06:34 AM PDT The current Chrysler 200 sedan will give its place to a brand new model in January, next year, according to a report from Autoweek. The publication says it obtained internal Chrysler documents indicating that production of the 2014 model year version of the current 200 will begin in July this year and come to a quick end in the second week of January 2014. The documents don't mention anything about the 200's Dodge sibling, the Avenger. Read more »

Automakers Tell NHTSA Their EVs Should Emit "Pleasant" Noises Posted: 19 Mar 2013 06:29 AM PDT Automakers are concerned about their electric vehicles and hybrids scaring people on the streets with their mandatory artificial noises imposed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). At the same time, car manufacturers don't want the noises to annoy drivers or passengers. Read more »

McLaren Releases Photos of the 12C Spider Drifting in the Snow Posted: 19 Mar 2013 05:30 AM PDT McLaren's MP4-12C Spider is not the first car one thinks of when picturing an afternoon of sideways fun in the snow. With 616hp (625PS) now on tap, and peak torque coming in at a lowly 2,000 rpm, it will probably prove a bit of a handful on slippery surfaces, especially with the systems turned off. Read more »

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