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- Poll: Which One Would You Go For, the Porsche Cayman or Alfa Romeo 4C?
- What a Tool! Infiniti FX Driver Hits and Runs Away on Russian Highway
- The Volvo of the Future Will Drop You Off and Park All by Itself [w/Video]
- Cars Becoming More Reliable, But Owners Still Having Trouble With Design Flaws and Gizmos
- New Maserati Ghibli's U.S. Ordering Guide Hits the Web
- SRT Presents the Viper GT3-R Customer Race Car, Could Be Yours for $459,000
- Lower Wages and Boost in Productivity are what GM Requires to Keep Holden Going in Australia
- Tesla Recalls 1,228 Model S Sedans for Badly Welded Seat Mounting Bracket
- Someone Walked Away from This Horrific Crash That Split an Audi S8 in Two!
- Autocar Gets Behind the Wheel of the Stillborn C-X75 Hybrid Hypercar
- Schmidt Revolution Shows Off its Wheels on Ferrari 360 and 575M
- Aussie University Creates a More Mainstream Solar-Powered Car called Eve
- This is What You'd Call Less Than Inch from Death
- New Mitsubishi Outlander and Lancer EVO X Assume Safety Car Role at Pikes Peak Hill Climb
- Chevrolet Turns to John Legend for New 2014 Impala Ad Campaign [w/Video]
- Revo-Tuned VW T5 Breaks Nürburgring Lap Record for Vans [w/Video]
- MT Does Classic Test Between BMW 750Li and Jaguar XJL Supercharged
- New Honda Accord Hybrid Rated at 47 MPG Combined, Goes on Sale this October
- New V12 Vantage S Does 0-60 in 3.7 Seconds, Fastest Aston After the One-77
- Bummer…Biker Crashes During Wheelie, Futilely Tries to Run Away from Cops
- Quick Video Review of the New Citroen C4 Picasso Minivan
- 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 Goes from 0 to 60 in 3.8 Sec, Sustains 1.03 g in Cornering
- Spied: Watch and Hear a 2015 Ford Mustang Prototype on the Road
- Renault and Nissan’s Common Module Family to Lower Costs by 30 to 40 Percent
| Poll: Which One Would You Go For, the Porsche Cayman or Alfa Romeo 4C? Posted: 20 Jun 2013 07:27 PM PDT  We have been blessed in recent years with lots of excellent sports cars, from a variety of manufacturers approaching the problem from their own unique perspective. One carmaker that had been inactive in this particular sporty market sector for a while is Alfa Romeo that has returned it pretty 4C. It promises to be a very enjoyable driving package, with ultra-low weight and punchy turbocharged engine – sure, it won't please the ear as much as some of the six-cylinder cars, but it is as fast if not quicker than some very unlikely competitors, like Porsche's reportedly brilliant-to-drive new Cayman. Read more »       |
| What a Tool! Infiniti FX Driver Hits and Runs Away on Russian Highway Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:09 PM PDT  Things really have a tendency to get out of hand in Russia, and a highway crash turns into a felony as an Infiniti FX driver rams a Mitsubishi Colt from behind, launching it into the inner guard rail, causing it to crash quite severely. However, the luxurious Japanese SUV is not seriously damaged, and it speeds away from the scene, disappearing in the distance. Read more »    |
| The Volvo of the Future Will Drop You Off and Park All by Itself [w/Video] Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:44 PM PDT  We've heard a lot about autonomous driving in recent years, but how about autonomous parking? Volvo has given this a thought and is developing the technology that will make autonomous parking a reality in the future. A Volvo V40 prototype fitted with the technology is able to find and park in a vacant space by itself, without the driver inside. Volvo says the driverless car interacts safely and smoothly with other cars and pedestrians in the car park. Read more »   |
| Cars Becoming More Reliable, But Owners Still Having Trouble With Design Flaws and Gizmos Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:14 PM PDT  You can pretty much get any normal-sized car, and spec it up to a very high level, with all the electronic and connectivity gizmos you could possibly want. You get a touchscreen in so many cars today, and parking sensors, and a backup camera and many buttons and design touches neatly integrated into the general functionality of a cabin. Cars are getting reliable too, and very few are hideous to look at also, so we wonder is there anything bugging modern car owners? Read more »   |
| New Maserati Ghibli's U.S. Ordering Guide Hits the Web Posted: 20 Jun 2013 03:37 PM PDT  For many, the Ghibli is the most interesting Maserati to hit the automotive scene for the better part of this century for one very simple but important reason: it will be the most affordable model in the Italian sports car maker's range. What that translates into euros, dollars or the currency that is used in your country, remains unknown, though, parent company Fiat officials had previously suggested a starting price of somewhere around €50,000 in Europe. Unfortunately, pricing is not among the details mentioned in the U.S. market-ordering guide for the 2014 Maserati Ghibl sedan that found its way online, courtesy of the Ghibliforums. Read more »   |
| SRT Presents the Viper GT3-R Customer Race Car, Could Be Yours for $459,000 Posted: 20 Jun 2013 02:58 PM PDT  This weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans is a special one for U.S. fans, as it marks the Viper's return to the world's most famous endurance race. In 1998, 1999 and 2000, the Viper GTS-R won its class at Le Mans, so the bar is set at the highest possible point for the its return to the French classic. Read more »    |
| Lower Wages and Boost in Productivity are what GM Requires to Keep Holden Going in Australia Posted: 20 Jun 2013 02:18 PM PDT  The Australian automotive manufacturing industry has been hit hard with Ford's announcement that it is dropping manufacturing the country, and closing down its two plants in 2016. Now fears have risen that GM may do the same as well, taking Holden with it. Apparently, the cost of manufacturing cars in Australia is simply too high, due to a combination of factors including a strengthening of the local currency, high wages and their geographic position that can make sourcing parts more difficult. In fact, GM says it spends AU$3,750 ($3,548/€2,686) more for every car they make in the country, most of it being accounted for by the workers' pay. Read more »   |
| Tesla Recalls 1,228 Model S Sedans for Badly Welded Seat Mounting Bracket Posted: 20 Jun 2013 01:50 PM PDT  Upon learning that the Model S' doesn't suffer too much in cold weather, a major concern for any battery-powered EV, it seemed like there was really nothing standing in Tesla's way on the road to reaching a nearly perfect record with its all-electric sedan that has so far stood up to all that has been thrown at it. Still, not enough time has passed since its launch for the scene to give an accurate judgment of the car, and this latest piece of news we have regarding it is not of the positive kind. Read more »   |
| Someone Walked Away from This Horrific Crash That Split an Audi S8 in Two! Posted: 20 Jun 2013 01:17 PM PDT  If you only looked at these chilling pictures, and especially the one showing the rear end of a first generation Audi S8 on the road and the front end parked –literally- on the wall of a house without reading the details, you'd be out of your mind not to think that there was at least one fatality here. However, you would be wrong to do so… Yes, you read that correctly; no one was killed, and the person driving (alone) the German luxury sedan came out of this accident, which occurred in Belgium, near the border with The Netherlands, with only very minor injuries, according to local news site Nieuwsblad! Unbelievable right? Read more »   |
| Autocar Gets Behind the Wheel of the Stillborn C-X75 Hybrid Hypercar Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:41 PM PDT  The automotive world is often a cruel one, and some of the coolest cars never make it into consumers' hands, because of some technicality, costs or logistics. I was quite sad when Jaguar announced last year that their promising C-X75 hybrid hypercar, which was both reportedly very green and very fast, received the axe, and I feared I would never get to see one of these in action. Read more »    |
| Schmidt Revolution Shows Off its Wheels on Ferrari 360 and 575M Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:12 PM PDT  German wheel maker and tuner Schmidt Revolution might not have detailed the rims themselves in latest newest release, but at least it did provide a whole bunch of photos for your enjoyment. Read more »    |
| Aussie University Creates a More Mainstream Solar-Powered Car called Eve Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:43 AM PDT  When one thinks of solar-powered cars, the thought conjures up images of going along at three miles per hour, in something that looks nothing like a car. However, they have to be made ultra-aerodynamic, to make the most of what little power it is able to capture from the Sun. Now, the University of New South Wales in Sidney, which benefits from the experience of the Sunswift team, has announced that this year's car (their fifth-gen vehicle) will be approached differently, and the plan is to make it more like an actual car, and just generally "be more mainstream." Read more »   |
| This is What You'd Call Less Than Inch from Death Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:12 AM PDT  There's no way of telling if this motorcycle rider from Russia was fully aware of how terribly close he came to death or an extremely long visit to a local hospital at best, but if he ever does check out this dash-cam video on the interwebs, he'll sure as hell thank Lady Luck for making it out completely unscathed. Read more »    |
| New Mitsubishi Outlander and Lancer EVO X Assume Safety Car Role at Pikes Peak Hill Climb Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:49 AM PDT  Mitsubishi is showing that it still has a few drops of racing fuel in its tank –or so to speak, as it will supply the official safety vehicles, in addition to participating in this year's 91st running of the famed Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), which will be held on June 30. Read more »    |
| Chevrolet Turns to John Legend for New 2014 Impala Ad Campaign [w/Video] Posted: 20 Jun 2013 10:06 AM PDT  A new Chevrolet Impala marketing campaign that will debut during Game 7 of the NBA Finals on ABC tonight features nine-time Grammy Award-winning musician John Legend. The artist's newest single "Made to Love" is featured in the first spot of the campaign, which shows Legend drawing inspiration for his music as he drives a 2014 Chevrolet Impala in New York City. Read more »    |
| Revo-Tuned VW T5 Breaks Nürburgring Lap Record for Vans [w/Video] Posted: 20 Jun 2013 09:04 AM PDT  People love to drive the wheels off all kinds of vehicles on the Nürburgring. If you didn't know, the German track even has a record lap for commercial vehicles, set by Sabine Schmitz in a Ford Transit van on the Top Gear TV show. Following her record lap of 10 minutes and 8 seconds, the talented female driver was adamant that was the most a standard van could do around Nürburgring. Read more »    |
| MT Does Classic Test Between BMW 750Li and Jaguar XJL Supercharged Posted: 20 Jun 2013 08:36 AM PDT  Those looking to buy a long wheelbase car will find that the Jaguar XJL bears little resemblance to what they normally get - the old XJ included. When comparing it to a BMW 7-Series long wheelbase edition, a 750Li, the much more restrained German saloon is overshadowed by the very flamboyant Brit, both inside and out, as well as when it comes to the overall driving and ownership experience, as MotorTrend found out recently when pitting the two cars against one another Read more »   |
| New Honda Accord Hybrid Rated at 47 MPG Combined, Goes on Sale this October Posted: 20 Jun 2013 07:56 AM PDT  Honda announced today that the new Accord Hybrid will arrive in dealerships across the U.S. this October. As you would expect, the hybrid sedan features the same styling found on the regular Accord, but comes with added elements such as a unique hybrid badging, blue-accented grille and light lenses, LED daytime running lights, a dedicated wheel design and a decklid spoiler. Read more »    |
| New V12 Vantage S Does 0-60 in 3.7 Seconds, Fastest Aston After the One-77 Posted: 20 Jun 2013 07:20 AM PDT  It seems that today is the day for announcing acceleration times, as shortly after GM's release on the new 2014 Corvette Stingray, which does 0-60mph (96km/h) in 3.8 seconds, Aston Martin confirmed a similar set of figures for its new 565-hp V12 Vantage S. Read more »    |
| Bummer…Biker Crashes During Wheelie, Futilely Tries to Run Away from Cops Posted: 20 Jun 2013 06:54 AM PDT  What is it with motorcyclists attempting wheelies in front or behind cops lately? You may remember this incident from less than two weeks ago when a biker wheelie-d himself into the rear end (insert face-palm here) of a Chevy Caprice patrol car. In this latest and somewhat related accident in the sense that the biker performed a wheelie around cops and was eventually apprehended, a motorcyclist lifted the front wheel of his machine but lost balance and wiggled straight into a curb that knocked him down on his behinds – the two-hand rubbing gesture suggests it was a painful experience. Read more »   |
| Quick Video Review of the New Citroen C4 Picasso Minivan Posted: 20 Jun 2013 06:29 AM PDT  Citroen really wanted to shine a big spotlight on itself with the new C4 Picasso, and while their cars have rarely been conservative, the latest model is their most visually striking road car since the now defunct C6 luxury sedan. Read more »    |
| 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 Goes from 0 to 60 in 3.8 Sec, Sustains 1.03 g in Cornering Posted: 20 Jun 2013 06:05 AM PDT  One thing you should know about GM, is that when it comes to new cars, it loves to spread out information over a period of months even after the presentation, but before launch, to keep the buzz going. After learning about pricing for both the coupe and convertible versions of the Corvette Stingray in late April, the output numbers of the LT1 V8 in late May, and European MSRPs earlier this week, GM has announced some new performance related numbers. Read more »   |
| Spied: Watch and Hear a 2015 Ford Mustang Prototype on the Road Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:43 AM PDT  The time for the world premiere of the new Ford Mustang that not only signals one of the biggest changes in the model's history, but also appropriately coincides with the nameplate's golden anniversary (50 years), is approaching. Being that we're less than a year away from the official presentation, it shouldn't come as a surprise that we're seeing a greater number of final prototypes making their appearance on the road, like this camouflaged tester of the S550 codenamed Mustang snagged on film here in the U.S. by the crew over at Mustang6g. Read more »   |
| Renault and Nissan’s Common Module Family to Lower Costs by 30 to 40 Percent Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:24 AM PDT  Modular vehicle platforms are the hottest thing in the auto industry now, following VW's introduction of the MQB architecture that underpins most new VW Group cars launched since 2012. Now, Renault and its alliance partner Nissan have announced that they will launch a Common Module Family (CMF), which they say, will "extend manufacturing commonalisation to an unprecedented number of vehicles developed within the Alliance." Read more »   |
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