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• Split-Second Decision Saves Florida Woman from Being Crushed Under Overpass
• Tata Nano Too Cheap for Its Own Good, Improved But Pricier Models Planned
• 400HP Dacia Logan STCC Racer Takes to the Track, Does 0-100 Km/h in 3 Seconds
• Scoop: GM Begins Testing Mule for New Opel Antara and Chevrolet Captiva SUVs
• First Epic EV TORQ Delivered to Former Tesla Executive
• Report: Next Generation BMW X6 to Be Even Larger, More Aggressively Styled
• Why Standing in Front of a Car and Threatening a Driver is a Bad Idea
• Maserati GranCorsa Design Study for a Sleek Looking Coupe
• Ken Block Tries to Annihilate As Many GoPro Cameras As He Can for Promo Shot in Russia
• Peugeot Releases Photos of the 208 T16 Pikes Peak, Announces Drivers for the Nürburgring 24H
• You Can't Run, You Can't Hide: Dubai Police Gains Lamborghini Aventador Squad Car
• New Cadillac ELR Coupe Gets Paddle Shifters to Control Regenerative System [w/Video]
• This Google Maps Picture is Definitely Not What it Looks Like…
• This is How Alfa Romeo Plans to Triple its Sales in the Next Three Years
• Jaguar XK-1 Design Concept Resurrects the Classic D-Type
• Watch the Bugatti Veyron Tackle Fuji Speedway with Le Mans Winner Seiji Ara Behind the Wheel
• Topless Toyota FT-86 Shown With it Roof Up Via Patent Papers
• Belarusian Jet Fighters Messing Around with Civilian Drivers
• Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee Loses its Top
• Aston Martin Sends Hydrogen-Burning Rapide S to Racing!

Split-Second Decision Saves Florida Woman from Being Crushed Under Overpass Posted: 12 Apr 2013 04:50 PM PDT If you've ever been behind a truck carrying a massive load which you didn't think was fastened properly, then you will definitely know the kind of images that pop up in one's head in those instances. Well, a Florida woman materialized this scariest of driving fears, and was almost killed in the process. Read more »

Tata Nano Too Cheap for Its Own Good, Improved But Pricier Models Planned Posted: 12 Apr 2013 04:14 PM PDT The world's cheapest new car, the Tata Nano, has not enjoyed the success the Indian carmaker envisioned when it introduced it in 2008. Since deliveries began in July 2009, only 229,157 Nanos were sold in India, although the plant that makes it has a capacity of 250,000 units a year. Furthermore, in March 2013, sales dropped by a staggering 86 percent from a year earlier. Read more »

400HP Dacia Logan STCC Racer Takes to the Track, Does 0-100 Km/h in 3 Seconds Posted: 12 Apr 2013 03:34 PM PDT Not long ago, we wrote about the Dacia Logan STTC racecar, entered by the Dacia Dealer Team in the Swedish Touring Car Championship. Now we present to you a video of the monstrous Logan-lookalike (more on that below) that has begun testing ahead of the series' first season race on May 3-4. Read more »

Scoop: GM Begins Testing Mule for New Opel Antara and Chevrolet Captiva SUVs Posted: 12 Apr 2013 02:26 PM PDT As modern as it may still look on the outside, after seven years in the market, the five-seater Opel / Vauxhall Antara compact SUV (sold as the Saturn Vue Mk2 before GM shut down the brand in 2010) is showing its age and is in need for a replacement. The same applies to its more conservatively styled seven-seater Chevrolet sibling, the Captiva, and of course, Holden Australia's versions of the two models, the Captiva 5 (Antara) and 7. Read more »

First Epic EV TORQ Delivered to Former Tesla Executive Posted: 12 Apr 2013 01:27 PM PDT Epic EV's TORQ Roadster is currently one of only a handful of electric vehicles on sale which genuinely appeal to keen drivers. It's partly down to its racy looks, but the main point of attraction is the performance on offer – zero to sixty in under four seconds, and a massive torque figure of 600 lb-ft or 812 Nm, which should come in handy for both the drive to the track, as well as on it. Read more »

Report: Next Generation BMW X6 to Be Even Larger, More Aggressively Styled Posted: 12 Apr 2013 12:51 PM PDT Launched in 2008, the BMW X6 is not exactly what one would call an old model. However, BMW plans to replace it next year, right after the market launch of its new, slightly smaller X4 Sports Activity Coupe. The all-new X6 will be based on the same platform as the third-generation X5, which will be the largest X5 yet. While the future X6 will have a similar silhouette to the current model, the difference will be in details, which are expected to be more aggressive. Read more »

Why Standing in Front of a Car and Threatening a Driver is a Bad Idea Posted: 12 Apr 2013 12:18 PM PDT One would believe that with the wide availability of the internet and all those videos from dashboard-mounted cameras circulating around the web, people living in Russia and the surrounding countries would be a bit more careful when it comes to playing the macho-man in front of a car. Read more »

Maserati GranCorsa Design Study for a Sleek Looking Coupe Posted: 12 Apr 2013 11:48 AM PDT We can't remember the last time that Maserati launched two completely new models in such a short time frame - we're talking about the new generation of the full-size Quattroporte displayed at the Detroit Auto Show in January, and the upcoming world premiere of the mid-size Ghibli sedan at next week's Auto China 2013 in Shanghai. And there's more to come as Maserati's product plan calls for the debut of the Levante crossover that is the production version of the 2011 Kubang Concept. Is there room for more presentations? Well, of course there is, but it all depends on how well the Ghibli and the Kubang are received by the public. Read more »

Ken Block Tries to Annihilate As Many GoPro Cameras As He Can for Promo Shot in Russia Posted: 12 Apr 2013 11:06 AM PDT After killing some cones in an old Ford Sierra, in Hungary, Ken Block goes much further east, in order to shoot a promo clip for action camera manufacturers GoPro, who call themselves the makers of "the world's most versatile camera." The aim of the video was for Block to "kill" as many cameras as he could, while driving his custom rally Ford Focus through the frozen woods of Russia. Read more »

Peugeot Releases Photos of the 208 T16 Pikes Peak, Announces Drivers for the Nürburgring 24H Posted: 12 Apr 2013 10:08 AM PDT Peugeot Sport has released the first teaser photos of the 208 T16 Pikes Peak, which will be driven in the "Race to the Clouds" by the nine-times world rally champion, Sebastien Loeb. As expected, the 208 T16 Pikes Peak will be a very different machine from the rally-spec 208 T16. It has to be, in order to win the world's most challenging hillclimb race. We can see from the photos that the car will be much wider that the standard 208 T16, with the huge wheel arches sheltering some fat tyres, especially at the rear. Which is normal, considering that the car is expected to be four-wheel drive. Read more »

You Can't Run, You Can't Hide: Dubai Police Gains Lamborghini Aventador Squad Car Posted: 12 Apr 2013 09:39 AM PDT Using a very fast sports or super car as part of the lineup of rides the police have at their disposal is not really all that new. The Italians, the Germans, the British and even the Romanians have really fast vehicles which you simply could not outrun, and now there's a new kid on the block, this time from the Middle East. The Dubai police force has just put its hands on a brand new Lamborghini Aventador, which has been converted into a high-speed patrol car. We may be mistaken here, but isn't this the most expensive cop car in the world? Read more »

New Cadillac ELR Coupe Gets Paddle Shifters to Control Regenerative System [w/Video] Posted: 12 Apr 2013 09:53 AM PDT Cadillac today announced that the 2014 ELR battery-powered coupe will feature paddle shifters, but not the kind you get on a conventional car. Cadillac says the ELR's paddle shifters have a different function than what we're accustomed to and more specifically, they "enable the driver to temporarily regenerate energy and store it as electricity in the battery pack for later use." This new system is called "Regen on Demand" and will be an exclusive feature of the ELR, the brand's first electric vehicle with extended range capability thanks to the petrol-powered 1.4-liter gasoline engine that acts as a generator. Read more »

This Google Maps Picture is Definitely Not What it Looks Like… Posted: 12 Apr 2013 08:38 AM PDT They say, "A picture is worth a thousand words", but we also know that looks can be deceiving, which is certainly the case with this Google Maps image from Dukes Highway in Keith, South Australia, that was discovered by Reddit forum member Corncorn01. Read more »

This is How Alfa Romeo Plans to Triple its Sales in the Next Three Years Posted: 12 Apr 2013 08:12 AM PDT If Alfa Romeo keeps procrastinating and delaying the launch of their revised range of cars, we will be forced to start writing jokes and make fun of them for not being able to start the "brand revival", until our pointy pleasantries get the job done and force them to launch the models, out of sheer shame. So what is the latest piece of news from Alfa Romeo? Well, it's what we've been getting for the last two years: more future plans, of the very detailed kind. Read more »

Jaguar XK-1 Design Concept Resurrects the Classic D-Type Posted: 12 Apr 2013 07:42 AM PDT Like all sports and premium carmakers with a long presence in the industry, Jaguar has created some models, which for one reason or the other, have withstood the test of time and become legends. The D-Type is one such model. Produced between 1954 and 1957, the sports racing car with the distinct shapes and lines won the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race in 1955, 1956 and 1957. It is this classic model that inspired the creation of the Jaguar XK-I Concept by Mudit Gupta, a design student from the DSK ISD International School of Design in Pune, India. Read more »

Watch the Bugatti Veyron Tackle Fuji Speedway with Le Mans Winner Seiji Ara Behind the Wheel Posted: 12 Apr 2013 07:19 AM PDT Japanese magazine Motorhead released a video with the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport taking on Japan's most scenic track, the Fuji Speedway, located at the foothills of Mount Fuji. Driving the 1,001-hp car is 2004 Le Mans winner, Seiji Ara, so expect to see the Veyron driven very fast on a twisty track - something we don't get to watch very often. The Veyron is more of a straight-line machine, and its speed records certify that - however, that doesn't mean it can't do corners. Read more »

Topless Toyota FT-86 Shown With it Roof Up Via Patent Papers Posted: 12 Apr 2013 07:12 AM PDT The Toyota GT-86 is quite successful in its styling, and while some may criticize bits of it at a time, the consensus seems to be that it looks good. This poses a challenge for the engineers behind the car, when turning the coupe into the FT-86, which is the soft-top convertible version. Keep in mind that aside from the roof having to be strong, durable, not leak and not take up much space in the trunk, it must also not upset the car's lines when it's deployed. Read more »

Belarusian Jet Fighters Messing Around with Civilian Drivers Posted: 12 Apr 2013 06:08 AM PDT We're no army pilots - or any kind of pilots of airborne aircrafts for that matter, but common sense says that the highway isn't a place for an airplane to be flying above cars that are travelling at speed, at a low altitude. While driving on the Belarusian M1 highway, the driver of the camera-equipped car was confronted by not one, but two jet fighters in a matter of minutes. Read more »

Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee Loses its Top Posted: 12 Apr 2013 05:30 AM PDT Convertible models based on four-door sedans never really caught up with mainstream consumers for a number of reasons, some of which have to do with aesthetic and others with practical reasons, but the smaller the niche, the better for the tuning industry that always jumps in to cover these special segments. Drop Top Customs (DTC) is one such company, and as it name suggests, it specializes in transforming hardtop models into convertibles like the Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee featured in these photos. Read more »

Aston Martin Sends Hydrogen-Burning Rapide S to Racing! Posted: 12 Apr 2013 05:03 AM PDT Aston Martin and Alset Global, a technology and engineering company founded in 2005, have announced that they will be entering an Aston Martin Rapide S into the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race, which takes place May 19-20. The car they will be using is a prototype, and it features a twin-turbo system, in addition to the fact that it can also burn both hydrogen and gasoline (in tandem or separately). The company whose name is "Tesla" spelt backwards says it plans to complete the first ever zero-emissions hydrogen-powered lap of the 'Ring, and "make history." Read more »

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