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- Marine Corps Sgt Goes Ballistic Over a Civilian Driver with Nerves of Steel [NSFW]
- My Rotary Diaries: An Owner’s Guide to the Mazda RX-8 Galaxy
- Watch Hennessey's Venom GT Set New World Top Speed Record at 265.7MPH or 427.6 km/h
- Nissan Tells Us All We Need to Know About Clay Models in Video
- Ferrari Getto Design Study is Part Hypercar, Part Racing Simulator
- Tesla Model S Driver Creates her Own Drive-Through into Seafood Restaurant…
- Spy Shots: Is This a Test Mule for the New Focus RS or a Focus Facelift?
- Buick Recalls Encore Crossovers Because Steering Wheel May Fall Off...
- Auto Shop Spends €10,000 and 30 Days to Build a Dacia Logan Coupe with Bits from Hyundai Coupe
- Watch Croatia's Rimac Concept_One EV Silently Smoke a Ferrari 458 Spider
- VW to Hire 50,000 Workers by 2018, Mostly Outside Europe
- Woman Tips Her Mitsubishi on Two Wheels
- MINI Celebrates 500,000 Vehicles Sold in the States with Photo Fest
- Toyota UK Puts a Price Tag on PSA-Sourced Proace Van
- Watch an 850-HP Trophy Truck Rip Through the Mojave Desert at 150 MPH and Jump Over a GT-R
- 2014 Porsche Panamera Facelift with New Twin-Turbo V6 and Hybrid V6 Leaked
- Hyundai Group Still Considering Launching a Pickup Truck
- Maserati Confirms World Premiere for Shanghai Auto Show, Likely the New Ghibli Sports Sedan
- Another Ford Mustang Fail in British Car Meeting
- Actual Mustang Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds Going Under the Hammer
- Peugeot Product Boss Says Next 308 will be "Very Different", Front Inspired by Onyx Concept
- Scoop: New BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe Promises to be a Prettier Take on the 3-Series Sedan
- All-New Seat Leon SC 3d Hatch Starts from £15,370 in the UK
- Scion May Move More Upmarket, Abandon its Youth-Oriented Approach
| Marine Corps Sgt Goes Ballistic Over a Civilian Driver with Nerves of Steel [NSFW] Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:11 PM PDT  A new video that surfaced on YouTube on Monday shows how a simple fender bender can reveal the road-rage-driven beast hiding inside one man, and the remarkably calm demeanor in another. From what we understand, a civilian driver with a disabled female Marine passenger, rear-ended another car driven by a Marine Corps sergeant (Sgt) in California, near the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. We don't know if something preceded the accident, but after it occurred and the Sgt exited his car, all hell broke loose. Screaming at the top of his lungs, the Sgt insulted both the driver and the passenger, while also kicking the door as he wanted the driver to come out of his car so he could "beat" his "f[explicit] ass". Read more »       |
| My Rotary Diaries: An Owner’s Guide to the Mazda RX-8 Galaxy Posted: 02 Apr 2013 06:03 PM PDT  "The RX-8 doesn't just like a drink; it is the founding member of the AA institution for sports car engines"
First of all, let me introduce you to the world's first contemporary four-door coupe. The Mercedes-Benz CLS that supposedly invented the niche? It was launched a year later than the RX-8, which is a coupe and has four doors. True, the Merc and its clones are perched much higher in terms of pricing and none adopted the rear suicide doors that did without the B-pillar, but you get the point. Read more »   |
| Watch Hennessey's Venom GT Set New World Top Speed Record at 265.7MPH or 427.6 km/h Posted: 02 Apr 2013 04:30 PM PDT  There's no stopping John Hennessey and the company the bears his name from shattering one speed record after the other with their Lotus Elise-based, but evidently, hugely modified, Venom GT. After being established as the world's fastest production car from zero to 300km/h (186.45 mph) by the Guinness World Records (GWR) with an average time of 13.63 seconds in January this year, the Venom GT now holds the record for the world's fastest production vehicle available for public purchase. Read more »   |
| Nissan Tells Us All We Need to Know About Clay Models in Video Posted: 02 Apr 2013 03:59 PM PDT  All present cars are designed on a computer, the modern equivalent of stories such as the one about how children would climb over Sir William Lyons' manor wall and watch Mr. Jaguar sketch out his designs in the back yard do not have a modern equivalent. If they did, it would imply the kids would be familiar with the use of window-washing equipment, so as to ascend to the upper floors of the skyscrapers where cars are dreamt up nowadays, and peer through the glass at computer screens. Read more »   |
| Ferrari Getto Design Study is Part Hypercar, Part Racing Simulator Posted: 02 Apr 2013 03:10 PM PDT  We all think we could be car designers and do a much better job than the actual people who do it for a living, and while there may be some good ideas scattered here and there, not all ideas are great. This imaginary Ferrari concept for 2025 is one of the better ideas, as it intends to incorporate elements of racing simulators into the construction of its frame and cockpit. Called the Getto (it's Italian for "jet", we're told), it is the result of many late nights spent by designer Christophe Jourd'hui getting the design and functionality of the car just right and keeping things feasible and realistic, even with the technology we have in 2013. Read more »   |
| Tesla Model S Driver Creates her Own Drive-Through into Seafood Restaurant… Posted: 02 Apr 2013 02:31 PM PDT  Have you ever had such a powerful craving for seafood that you just couldn't wait one second longer, and even once you pull up to the restaurant, you still feel like getting out of the car and walking inside is too much hassle? If you haven't, then this is what an extreme case of the above can turn into, as shown by a 71 year-old driver, who crashed her car right into such a restaurant, the Lure Fish House, in Camarillo, California. Read more »   |
| Spy Shots: Is This a Test Mule for the New Focus RS or a Focus Facelift? Posted: 02 Apr 2013 02:00 PM PDT  While we try our best to gather information and use our investigating skills to identify most prototypes, there are times that carmakers leave us in the dark. This very lightly camouflaged Ford Focus hatchback captured by our scoop photographers that you see pictured here is one such example. What we can tell you about this test car is that, the only part of the vehicle covered up is the front grille, and that the central exhaust pipes and the size of the brake discs, point to the 252hp Focus ST. Read more »   |
| Buick Recalls Encore Crossovers Because Steering Wheel May Fall Off... Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:33 PM PDT  In one of the most bizarre recall actions we've seen recently, General Motors will check 144 Buick Encores from the 2013 model year because, well – and hold on here- the steering wheel could come loose or separate from the steering column! Read more »    |
| Auto Shop Spends €10,000 and 30 Days to Build a Dacia Logan Coupe with Bits from Hyundai Coupe Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:14 PM PDT  Three years ago, Romanian auto repair shop AutoK9 built a convertible version of the Dacia Logan. It was a one-off prototype aimed at demonstrating the workshop's technical abilities. Now they did it again, only this time they built a coupe version of Dacia's first-generation budget sedan. To convert the Logan into a coupe in a fast and cost-effective way, AutoK9 added the roof and doors from a Hyundai Coupe on a regular Logan bodywork and chassis. After integrating the Korean parts, the folks from the repair shop fitted sport seats and steering wheel, as well as a lowered suspension and a noisier exhaust. Read more »   |
| Watch Croatia's Rimac Concept_One EV Silently Smoke a Ferrari 458 Spider Posted: 02 Apr 2013 01:32 PM PDT  The makers of the very exclusive and even more expensive Rimac Concept_One are currently doing a tour in the Middle East to show off their all-electric supercar to potential buyers, and while they are at it, they filmed a short in duration, but quite interesting in content, video of the battery-powered model. What they did is place the Conept_One next to a Ferrari 458 Spider on a side street adjacent to a parking lot and let the two supercars do a quick drag race. Read more »   |
| VW to Hire 50,000 Workers by 2018, Mostly Outside Europe Posted: 02 Apr 2013 12:04 PM PDT  Volkswagen plans to employ 50,000 people by 2018, in its quest to become the world's largest carmaker. Currently, Europe's biggest automaker has around 550,000 employees worldwide. Most of the new jobs are expected to go outside the Eurozone, which has been affected by economic uncertainty for the past few years. Read more »    |
| Woman Tips Her Mitsubishi on Two Wheels Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:38 AM PDT  It seems that parked cars are really good ramps for launching other vehicles into the air. Judging by the videos we've seen, it's usually hatchbacks which offer the best lift. This new video shows how a woman in a red Mitsubishi (or so the badge suggests) hatchback gets some impressive two-wheel driving action. However, she does not topple the car over because it gently balances itself out using the trailer of a passing truck… Read more »    |
| MINI Celebrates 500,000 Vehicles Sold in the States with Photo Fest Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:11 AM PDT  Only a few days after Mini celebrated the 11-year anniversary of the brand's launch in the States, the BMW Group-owned British carmaker has now welcomed the 500,000th new car owner in the U.S. Read more »    |
| Toyota UK Puts a Price Tag on PSA-Sourced Proace Van Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:31 AM PDT  After it tried to trick us on April 1 with the "touring van championship" versions of the Proace, Toyota had now released pricing details on its latest effort in the mid-size van segment. The new Proace will go on sale in the United Kingdom on July 1, with prices starting from £22,300 for the base Panel Van and rising to £27,800 for the passenger Crew Van model. Read more »    |
| Watch an 850-HP Trophy Truck Rip Through the Mojave Desert at 150 MPH and Jump Over a GT-R Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:58 AM PDT  When Monster Energy drops a new video, usually it's something spectacular. The Gymkhana series is no exception and for its latest film, the energy drink company has decided to go with an off-road adventure. Read more »    |
| 2014 Porsche Panamera Facelift with New Twin-Turbo V6 and Hybrid V6 Leaked Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:18 PM PDT  Images and initial specifications of the refreshed 2014 Porsche Panamera have just leaked online ahead of an official release, which should follow later in the day or during this week. As we've seen many times through the prototype models over the past year or so, the cosmetic tweaks for the first facelift of the Panamera are concentrated on the two ends, with the front gaining newly shaped headlights and bumper, and the rear end, LED tail light clusters, a new bumper, modified tailgate and a relocated license plate holder. Read more »   |
| Hyundai Group Still Considering Launching a Pickup Truck Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:35 AM PDT  Remember the 2004 Kia KCV4 Mojave pickup concept? Well, it's 2013 and Hyundai and Kia still don't have a pickup truck in their lineups. That could change in the future, as Hyundai is once again pondering the launch of a pickup truck model, according to the carmaker's sales boss, Lee In-cheol. Engineers and product planners in South Korea are at the stage of studying what size truck would be best, said Lee In-cheol, vice president of international sales. Read more »   |
| Maserati Confirms World Premiere for Shanghai Auto Show, Likely the New Ghibli Sports Sedan Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:16 AM PDT  Maserati just dropped an invitation to our email box concerning the world premiere of an unnamed new model at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show in China later this month. This is what the invitation says: "Our World Premiere: A truly exciting discovery awaits you: the worldwide presentation of our newest model. Be the first to experience a stunning car, which will leave you breathless, confirming both the incomparable heritage of Maserati as well as its extraordinary future." Read more »   |
| Another Ford Mustang Fail in British Car Meeting Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:37 AM PDT  Brits and America's most famous pony car, the Mustang, don't seem to be getting along these days. After a fifth-generation, Ford Mustang killed some trees during the Big Breakfast car meeting in Malton, England, this past Sunday, today we were tipped off about a second incident that took place at the "Wheels Day 2013" event in English county of Hampshire on Friday, March 29. Read more »   |
| Actual Mustang Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds Going Under the Hammer Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:02 AM PDT  If you like cars and movies, you will have undoubtedly seen the Hollywood blockbuster "Gone in 60 Seconds" from 2000, starring Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie. Sure, it didn't have the thickest plot in the world, but it was well acted, full of action and nice cars. However, there was one car that was used more or less as an image-booster for the entire movie – the 1967 Ford Mustang "Eleanor". Read more »    |
| Peugeot Product Boss Says Next 308 will be "Very Different", Front Inspired by Onyx Concept Posted: 02 Apr 2013 06:38 AM PDT  The next-generation Peugeot 308 will be "very different" from the current model, and will have a shape that will make it a more direct competitor for the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf, according to Peugeot product boss Laurent Blanchet who spoke to Autocar. Blanchet said the new car will look more like a conventional hatchback than the current 308, which he described as being a mix between a saloon and a hatch. Read more »    |
| Scoop: New BMW 4-Series Gran Coupe Promises to be a Prettier Take on the 3-Series Sedan Posted: 02 Apr 2013 06:13 AM PDT  Not content with covering all the mainstream and even niche ends of the compact executive segment with the new 3-Series Sedan, Touring and Gran Turismo, and in the coming months, the 4-Series Coupe and Convertible models as well, BMW is now carving a…niche within a niche, with a sixth body style, the 4-Series Gran Coupe. Whereas the 3-Series Gran Turismo is designed as an alternative to the 3-Series Sedan and Touring models, the new 4-Series Gran Coupe promises to combine the practicality of the 3-Series Sedan's four doors with the longer wheelbase of the 3-Series Gran Turismo and the looks of the 4-Series Coupe. Read more »   |
| All-New Seat Leon SC 3d Hatch Starts from £15,370 in the UK Posted: 02 Apr 2013 05:36 AM PDT  The new and more restrained Leon is a significant departure for Seat, a manufacturer which had styled its previous generation of cars completely against the design directions of the time. After seeing the five-door new Leon, we were hoping that they would adopt a more radical approach to the appearance of the SC model, but they didn't. What they have done is announce the UK pricing for it. Read more »    |
| Scion May Move More Upmarket, Abandon its Youth-Oriented Approach Posted: 02 Apr 2013 05:07 AM PDT  The Scion brand, a Toyota creation for the North American market, has been struggling in recent years, with lackluster sales and an ageing model lineup. Now, in the face of front-wheel drive, premium cars from Europe, officials are mulling a rethink of the entire brand, which may move upmarket and fight vehicles like Mercedes' CLA, or the Audi A3. It seems that there is also quite a bit of pressure involved, as Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota North America stated to Autonews: "Everybody is looking at what direction Scion should go [...] We have to take a real hard look at what the future of the industry looks like strategically, and where we want Scion to play." Read more »   |
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