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- New Lexus IS 250 Falls Short in Edmunds's Comparo with BMW 328i and Cadillac ATS 2.0
- Porsche Says 918 Spyder will be Faster than Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1
- 450HP Tuned Subaru BRZ Might be the One You’ve Been Waiting For
- New BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso V12 Coupé Brings Back Memories of the 8-Series
- eBay Find: 1980 Mazda RX-7 GS
- BMW Reportedly Investing €3 Billion to Develop its "i" EV Range
- GTBoard Hits the Air Strip for Another Round of Supercar Drag Races
- OK-Chiptuning Manta-Porsche has Funny Name and Looks, but Packs Some Serious Punch
- Refreshed 2014 BMW M5 Appears on Company's Website by Mistake
- Autocar Pits Ariel Atom V8, BMW HP4 Superbike and Citroen DS3 Rallycross in 1/4-Mile Race
- New Peugeot 2008 Small Crossover from £12,995 in the UK
- Brazilian Cops Use Car to Ram Drug-Lord's Airplane and Prevent Takeoff!
- Renault Unsure About Making an RS-Badged Electric Car
- BMW Driving Instructor Smashes World Record for Longest Drift by…47.71 Miles!
- Chevrolet Shows Off Traverse’s Industry First Center Airbag in New Ad
- All-New Acura NSX to be Built in New Ohio Facility from 2015
- GM Re-Badges Nissan NV200 as the 2015 Chevrolet City Express
- Bologna Airport Gets Its Own Lamborghini Aventador Security Car!
- Piecha Design's Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 GT-R Tune is All About Looks
- Daughter Witnesses Crash While Dad Was Offering Valuable Driving Advice!
- Renault and Nissan Won’t Even Go Near their 1.5-Million EV Sales Target by 2016
- Psychedelic Nissan 370Z Nismo Enters 2013 Gumball 3000 Rally
- Hennessey-Tuned Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Gets to 60MPH in 3.9 Seconds
| New Lexus IS 250 Falls Short in Edmunds's Comparo with BMW 328i and Cadillac ATS 2.0 Posted: 14 May 2013 07:22 PM PDT  The newest entry in the extremely competitive premium compact saloon category is the third generation of Lexus' IS sedan that brings with it a sharper design with more character inside and out, along with the promise of improved dynamics. It doesn't have an easy job as all contestants for the title in the segment have many strong points, with the BMW 3-Series, now in its sixth iteration, having the added bonus of being the most recognized and successful player for almost three decades now. Read more »       |
| Porsche Says 918 Spyder will be Faster than Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1 Posted: 14 May 2013 06:13 PM PDT  Despite having less power and being heavier that its archrivals the Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1, Porsche believes the upcoming 918 Spyder will be the faster than both. At least that's what Porsche's product manager James Eastwood said in an interview with CAR magazine. The question on everyone's lips is whether Porsche will upgrade the 918's engine and electric motors producing a combined 795-horses to match its rivals' outputs of more than 900bhp. The answer is a surprising no. Read more »   |
| 450HP Tuned Subaru BRZ Might be the One You’ve Been Waiting For Posted: 14 May 2013 05:42 PM PDT  The Subaru BRZ is one of the hottest sports cars on the market right now, blending an excellent chassis with a fairly stylish body style and affordable pricing. It has really stolen the sports car show ever since it was launched, along with its two other Toyota- and Scion-badged sister models. The only complaint people are having with the coupe up until this point is that its straight line performance is poorer than that of a well-sorted hot hatch. Read more »    |
| New BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso V12 Coupé Brings Back Memories of the 8-Series Posted: 14 May 2013 04:54 PM PDT  The last time BMW had a V12-powered coupe in its range was at the end of the previous decade with the range topping versions of the 8-Series (the 850Ci and 850CSi specifically). The reason why we mention this has to do with the Bavarian carmaker's announcement on the world premiere of the one-off Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupé at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013 on May 24. Designed and created in collaboration with famed Italian design house Pininfarina, the Gran Lusso Coupé follows in the footsteps of the BMW Z4-based Zagato Coupé that was presented at last year's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. Read more »   |
| Posted: 14 May 2013 02:59 PM PDT  If you want to save yourself a lot of hassle in choosing an old sports car to drive around, there's nothing wrong with going Japanese. Like this fairly clean first-gen 1980 Mazda RX-7 GS we found on eBay, which is said to be both mechanically sound and good to look at, according to its owner who bought it from "a friend of the original owner." Nevertheless, as with any used car and especially one fitted with a rotary engine, it would be wise to have a mechanic check it out and eliminate any nasty and costly surprises. Read more »   |
| BMW Reportedly Investing €3 Billion to Develop its "i" EV Range Posted: 14 May 2013 02:13 PM PDT  BMW will invest a total of €3 billion ($3.89 billion) for its range of "i" EV vehicles by the end of this year, according to a report from German newspaper Handelsblatt. The money comes from profits BMW makes in booming markets like China, Handelsblatt wrote, adding that the sum is based on calculations made together with the bank Credit Suisse. Read more »    |
| GTBoard Hits the Air Strip for Another Round of Supercar Drag Races Posted: 14 May 2013 01:46 PM PDT  Feast your eyes and ears to a set of cars we never get bored of watching in action, no matter how many times we see them on the road. This time, the perpetrators are the folks from GTBoard who organized another horsepower-crazy event in Sweden. The crop of exotic and regular sports cars engaging in some fun straight-line races includes a Porsche 911 Turbo S, a BMW M6 Coupe, a Bugatti Veyron, a Ferrari 458 Italia, and a few Nissan GT-Rs. Read more »   |
| OK-Chiptuning Manta-Porsche has Funny Name and Looks, but Packs Some Serious Punch Posted: 14 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT  We won't blame you for lifting an eyebrow or two at the name of this car – "Ok-Chiptuning Manta-Porsche" as well as its colorful looks, both of which were inspired by the 1991 German action comedy "Manta, Manta". While the protagonist of the film drove an Opel Manta coupe, Ok-Chiptuning chose a 996-generation Porsche 911 Turbo from 2002 for its tuning project. The exterior of the sports coupe was foil-wrapped in the same colors as the movie model, with the tuner adding a set of Opel logos on the new 19-inch, pink colored rims from TechArt shod in tires size 235/35-19 at the front and 305/30-19 on the rear axle. Read more »   |
| Refreshed 2014 BMW M5 Appears on Company's Website by Mistake Posted: 14 May 2013 12:40 PM PDT  We weren't supposed to see the updated BMW M5 just yet, but it seems that the people behind the brand's German online configurator either wanted us to see the car early or they made a mistake…Either way, these are the first official shots of the facelifted, performance edition of the 5-Series. As usual with these BMW LCIs (lifecycle impulse), the changes are subtle and hard to spot if you don't really know the old car well. Still, we spot a redesigned grille, very subtle work on the headlights and rear lights, as well as revised mirror caps. Read more »   |
| Autocar Pits Ariel Atom V8, BMW HP4 Superbike and Citroen DS3 Rallycross in 1/4-Mile Race Posted: 14 May 2013 12:21 PM PDT  Here at Carscoops we love a good old quarter-mile drag race, and we're definitely not alone. So, when the crew from Autocar set up a rather unusual drag race, we were interested to see take a look. The lineup is made up of three very different machines: there's a hardcore track monster – the 475bhp rear-wheel drive Ariel Atom V8, a 560bhp rallycross four-wheel drive Citroen DS3, and a 193bhp BMW HP4 superbike. Which of these three do you think is fastest over a standing quarter-mile sprint? Read more »   |
| New Peugeot 2008 Small Crossover from £12,995 in the UK Posted: 14 May 2013 11:55 AM PDT  Peugeot today released the starting price for its new 2008 small crossover in the UK ahead of the car's market launch on July 18. The feline-brand's Nissan Juke fighter is available for order now from £12,995 OTR, with Peugeot stating that all 2008 models are "less than a £1,000 walk from an equivalent trim level 208 version". Read more »    |
| Brazilian Cops Use Car to Ram Drug-Lord's Airplane and Prevent Takeoff! Posted: 14 May 2013 11:26 AM PDT  You know all those cliché movie scenes where the car is chasing the plane ready to take off, and either the driver or the passenger climbs out one of the windows and onto the landing gear of the plane just before it leaves the ground? This is nothing like that. In Brazil, they are dead serious about this stuff, and if you try to smuggle drugs out of the country via plane, and the authorities hear of this and come after you, be warned, they will use their cars to prevent you from taking off in your Cessna, all of this set to the background of plentiful gunfire. Just check out the video posted below, and see just how serious they are and how dangerous their job is. Read more »   |
| Renault Unsure About Making an RS-Badged Electric Car Posted: 14 May 2013 11:05 AM PDT  We've seen what a powerful electric vehicle can do, both on the road and on the track. A battery-powered model carries more weight than a conventional petrol- or diesel-powered alternative, but it has a simplified drivetrain and instant torque, so it does have its advantages. While Renault Sport is interested in adding an EV to their sporty lineup, it doesn't seem ready yet, according to a report from CarAdvice, which spoke to the brand's motorsport technical manager, Francois Champod. Read more »   |
| BMW Driving Instructor Smashes World Record for Longest Drift by…47.71 Miles! Posted: 14 May 2013 10:26 AM PDT  You could say that Johan Schwartz is a very happy man these days. Why? Well, because the BMW Performance Center Instructor shattered the Guinness World Record for the longest sustained drift at the BMW Performance Center near Greenville in South Carolina this past Saturday, May 11, 2013. Actually, disintegrated is a better word for what Schwartz achieved as he topped the previous record set in February in Abu Dhabi at 3.568 miles or 5.74 kilometers, by a whopping 47.71 miles (76.8 km) in an unmodified M5! Read more »   |
| Chevrolet Shows Off Traverse’s Industry First Center Airbag in New Ad Posted: 14 May 2013 09:55 AM PDT  GM is well aware of the fact that many family car buyers dig more airbags inside their vehicles. Having covered all the usual parts of the cabin with airbags, GM has now added one in a very unusual place in the "reimagined" 2013 Chevy Traverse – in between the fronts seats, deploying upward, which is being advertised in this new commercial. Read more »    |
| All-New Acura NSX to be Built in New Ohio Facility from 2015 Posted: 14 May 2013 09:39 AM PDT  Honda's luxury arm Acura today announced that the much-anticipated NSX supercar will be built in Ohio at a new Performance Manufacturing Center. The $70 million (€53.9 million) production plant that will occupy 184,000 square feet (17,100 square meters) will be housed inside Honda's former North American Logistics facility. The new plant will employ approximately 100 workers drawn from within Honda's existing operations in Ohio. The V6 hybrid powertrain for the NSX will also be assembled at Honda's engine plant in Anna, Ohio. Read more »   |
| GM Re-Badges Nissan NV200 as the 2015 Chevrolet City Express Posted: 14 May 2013 09:02 AM PDT  Well, this was something we weren't expecting; in a not so flattering move for a company of the size and the likes of General Motors, the Detroit automaker has decided to enter the small commercial van segment in its home market, not with one of its own creations but by placing the bow-tie badge on the new Nissan NV200 and naming it the 2015 Chevrolet City Express. "Our fleet customers have asked us for an entry in the commercial small van segment, so this addition to the Chevrolet portfolio will strengthen our position with fleets and our commercial customers," stated Ed Peper, U.S. vice president of GM Fleet and Commercial Sales. Read more »   |
| Bologna Airport Gets Its Own Lamborghini Aventador Security Car! Posted: 14 May 2013 08:40 AM PDT  Lamborghini Aventadors are finding work around the world, providing various services, from highway patrol safety in the Middle East, to assuring the security of Bologna airport, in Italy. We suspect, however, that once you get a 700PS supercar onto a long open runway, the last thing on one's mind is the actual security duty… Read more »    |
| Piecha Design's Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 GT-R Tune is All About Looks Posted: 14 May 2013 07:47 AM PDT  It was to be expected that the tuning industry would jump on the Mercedes-Benz CLA shortly after its market launch and prepare a multitude of accessories and performance parts for the compact model, and already, we have at least two companies that have announced an initial tuning program. Following Brabus, Germany's Piecha Design also released images and details on a new package for the CLA 250 called the GT-R, though, don't let the name fool you as this is mostly a styling kit with no performance upgrades under the hood – for the time being. Read more »   |
| Daughter Witnesses Crash While Dad Was Offering Valuable Driving Advice! Posted: 14 May 2013 07:20 AM PDT  Talk about a crazy coincidence and a lesson well learned! While driving on the road, a Russian father was explaining to his young daughter what she should do in the event they were involved in an automobile accident. "A car crash is very scary, Yulia," says the father, according to the translation offered in the video (if it's wrong, tell us about it in the comments). "You understand why I am telling you all this, yes?" he asks his daughter who replies "Yes". Read more »   |
| Renault and Nissan Won’t Even Go Near their 1.5-Million EV Sales Target by 2016 Posted: 14 May 2013 06:31 AM PDT  Renault and Nissan are serious about electric vehicles. Nissan's Leaf is an appreciated car, and it is selling, just not as well as originally anticipated. However, it will soon be joined by the electric version of the NV200 commercial vehicle, so that may boost sales considerably for them. Renault isn't doing too well in the sector, though, having shifted 24,688 units through last month. The French automaker, which currently makes the Twizy, Fluence and Kangoo EV, as well as the all-new Zoe, will miss its sales targets for the year, as well as the final goal set by group CEO Carlos Ghosn, 1.5-million combined Renault-Nissan EV sales by the end of the 2016 fiscal year (March 1, 2017). Read more »   |
| Psychedelic Nissan 370Z Nismo Enters 2013 Gumball 3000 Rally Posted: 14 May 2013 05:44 AM PDT  The recently updated Nissan 370Z Nismo will take part at the Gumball 3000 Rally in Europe that begins on May 18 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The 3,000-mile (5,000 km) driving adventure will take competitors through 13 European countries during over the course of seven days. Read more »    |
| Hennessey-Tuned Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Gets to 60MPH in 3.9 Seconds Posted: 14 May 2013 04:38 AM PDT  A heavy SUV, which has been lowered, stiffened and bestowed with a monster V8 engine is a somewhat pointless exercise, and does not make a great off-roader or sports car. However, enough power will negate any kind of weight in a straight line, and that's where the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT fitted with the Hennessey HPE650 upgrade kit shines. Read more »    |
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