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• Future Cars: Subaru Plays it Safe with New 2015 Legacy
• Is That a Rocket or Did a Car Just Shoot Through the Road?
• Report Indicates Alfa Romeo May Ditch All FWD Cars in Favor of RWD Sedans
• Racecar Driver from San Jose Jailed for Drunk Driving During Race
• U Spy: This Looks Like the New BMW X5M
• Jay Leno Enjoys Drive in BMW Six-Cylinder-Engined T-REX
• Schmidt Revolution Lowers Down and Wheels Up Porsche Boxster Mk3
• BMW Said to Debut M4 Concept at Next Month's Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
• Kamui Kobayashi Crashes Ferrari F1 Car during Moscow Demonstration
• Seat Releases Official Details on the New Leon ST Estate
• Jaguar to Launch Mass-Market Range from 2015, Official Announcement at Frankfurt Show
• Guys Have Some Fun with Bentley Rolls-Royce Flying Spur Chrysler Driver [NSFW]
• Minor Improvements and a $300 Price Hike for 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
• U.S. Joins EU in Disapproving Russia’s Auto Recycling Fee Imposed on Imports
• La Ferrari LaFerrari Sounds Perfetto on LaPista
• Zagato Shows New One-Off Aston Martin DBS Coupe and DB9 Spyder at Centennial Gathering
• Toyota Accepts to Pay Customers $1.63 Billion in Unintended Acceleration Case
• New BMW i3 Priced from $41,350 in the US, £25,680 in the UK and €34,950 in Germany
• Wife Throws a Crazy Tantrum in Truck After Husband Won't Take Her to the Lake
• Chevrolet Goes Plum Crazy with New Limited Production Shade for Sonic
• Mercedes-Benz Brings the Golf Cart Into the 21st Century with New Concept
• New Renault Concept Car and Redesigned Dacia Duster Confirmed for Frankfurt Show
• First Official Photos of New Seat Leon ST Compact Estate
• Renault Launches New 220HP Clio Cup Race Car

Future Cars: Subaru Plays it Safe with New 2015 Legacy Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:10 PM PDT When looking over the most recent batch of spy-photos showcasing the next generation Subaru Legacy, my first response was to head-butt the keyboard - repeatedly. See, while the current version appears nice, it doesn't really grab one's attention and encompasses odd styling elements with its over-sized wheel arches and bulbous headlamps. Subaru had the chance to hit a home run with the upcoming 6th generation mid-sizer, however on first appearances it seems they've taken the conservative route as illustrated here. Read more »

Is That a Rocket or Did a Car Just Shoot Through the Road? Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:30 PM PDT To answer our own question, yes, that is indeed a vehicle literally preparing for lift-off, which you see in the above screenshot – just don't ask us to identify the brand and model because it happened so fast, that we barely see that it's an automobile. Read more »

Report Indicates Alfa Romeo May Ditch All FWD Cars in Favor of RWD Sedans Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:50 PM PDT The debate has been raging on among those who appreciate the Alfa Romeo brand, ever since the pretty 159 was taken out of production, but not replaced with an all-new model, as it was promised: will it or won't it be rear-wheel driven. This matter alone has been the subject of many insider reports all of which stated that the Italian automaker was thinking it over and was leaning one way or another, and while most of them seemed plausible, so far only those regarding the co-development of the Mazda MX-5 and Alfa Spider have been officially confirmed. Read more »

Racecar Driver from San Jose Jailed for Drunk Driving During Race Posted: 22 Jul 2013 03:31 PM PDT The diverse forms of motorsport attract different types of people, and while F1 drivers are fit young men around which the cockpit of the car is built and get millions in sponsorships, the further you go down, the further away that seems… Sure, money may be tighter, and the crowds less aristocratic, but one still expects at least a modicum of respect from the drivers, both for one another, their chosen discipline and the aforementioned spectators. Read more »

U Spy: This Looks Like the New BMW X5M Posted: 22 Jul 2013 02:50 PM PDT It is only a matter of time before BMW brings out the big guns with the M-badged version of the new generation X5 SUV, which was revealed to the world in standard and M Sport package trims at the end of May. Carscoops reader Mark A. who snapped these photos of a camouflaged X5 in Las Vegas has some doubts whether this is the M model or someone playing tricks with wraps, but we can assure him that if anything, this looks like a genuine BMW prototype. Read more »

Jay Leno Enjoys Drive in BMW Six-Cylinder-Engined T-REX Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:57 PM PDT The tales of those who have driven any Campagna Motors T-REX three-wheelers vary from motorists recounting bad memories of snap-oversteer and hopeless impracticality, to others describing it as visceral yet controllable, as well as a lot of other ones who reach a conclusion somewhere in the middle. Read more »

Schmidt Revolution Lowers Down and Wheels Up Porsche Boxster Mk3 Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:34 PM PDT Here's another example of how to give your car a more distinct look and even improve its looks with only a couple of easily reversible upgrades. All you need is a lowering kit, a fresh set of wheels, and you're ready to roll. This featured package for the third generation Porsche Boxster roadster (enthusiasts know the two-seater by its internal codename 981) comes from Germany's Schmidt Revolution, which first adds 30 mm lowering suspension kit from Eibach. Read more »

BMW Said to Debut M4 Concept at Next Month's Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Posted: 22 Jul 2013 01:10 PM PDT BMW will unveil its upcoming M4 Coupe in concept form at next month's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California, according to a report from British magazine Auto Express. The M4 study will preview the production version of the M4, which will be revealed at the Detroit Motor Show in January alongside the new M3 sedan. Read more »

Kamui Kobayashi Crashes Ferrari F1 Car during Moscow Demonstration Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:40 PM PDT What better way to please Russian crowds at a Formula 1 demonstration than having a crash? This is how Ferrari's endurance driver Kamui Kobayashi could have explained to his bosses the rather embarrassing crash from Sunday's Moscow City Racing rally. The Japanese was instructed to do some "donuts" for the public on the improvised street course, but the wet asphalt played a trick on the ex-Sauber F1 driver. Read more »

Seat Releases Official Details on the New Leon ST Estate Posted: 22 Jul 2013 12:14 PM PDT The premature release of the first set of photos of the new Leon ST has been followed up now by an official announcement from the VW Group's Spanish subsidiary in which the brand shows and tells its compact station wagon model. You can take a look at the gallery below and judge for yourself whether Seat has done a nice job in converting the Leon into an estate (for the record, we find it elegant in an Audi kind of way), so we'll concentrate on the information provided by the Spanish carmaker beginning with its overall length of 4.54 meters (178.74 inches), which equals to a 277mm (10.9 inches) increase in length over the five-door hatch. Read more »

Jaguar to Launch Mass-Market Range from 2015, Official Announcement at Frankfurt Show Posted: 22 Jul 2013 11:32 AM PDT It's no secret that Jaguar is currently developing an entry-level sedan that will compete against the BMW 3-Series, as well as a crossover that will be based on the same architecture. More details about Jaguar's plans have emerged now, with two sources close to the company telling Reuters that the new models will be available in the second half of 2015. With the compact saloon and crossover SUV, Jaguar wants to emulate the success of sister company Land Rover, whose lower cost luxury vehicles such as the Freelander and Range Rover Evoque are selling well. Read more »

Guys Have Some Fun with Bentley Rolls-Royce Flying Spur Chrysler Driver [NSFW] Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:58 AM PDT When Chrysler introduced the modern era 300 sedan back in 2004, a number of people detected certain styling similarities with Rolls-Royce and to a lesser degree, Bentley models as well, with many tuners and individuals going as far as using the Pentastar saloon as a base for cloning the British limousines. You've likely seen many of them on these pages over time – if you haven't, you can take a look at these samples here and here. Unless you don't go out much or don't follow the automotive industry that closely, it's very easy to spot these replicas. When you combine a Chrysler 300 body with Rolls-Royce Phantom styling and Bentley badges, you kind of make it easy even for the uninitiated… Read more »

Minor Improvements and a $300 Price Hike for 2014 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport Posted: 22 Jul 2013 10:20 AM PDT About a year after the local launch of the revised and more importantly, now made in the USA, Outlander Sport, Mitsubishi has released pricing and details on the 2014MY version of its compact crossover. For the new model year, Mitsubishi has made some changes to the Outlander Sport that comes with a $300 increase in price for all four available versions, which now range from $19,470 for the front-wheel drive ES with a 5-speed manual to $23,995 for the AWD SE with a CTV and paddle shifters. The FWD SE model has been discarded. Read more »

U.S. Joins EU in Disapproving Russia’s Auto Recycling Fee Imposed on Imports Posted: 22 Jul 2013 09:59 AM PDT Tensions in the trade sector, between the European Union (part of the World Trade Organization or WTO) and Russia have risen recently due to a pesky auto recycling fee which the latter refuses to give up on, while the former is adamant that it is "an illegal trade barrier against imported cars." Now, new information been revealed, via a Reuters report, which announces that the fellow WTO members the United States will also be joining the case. Read more »

La Ferrari LaFerrari Sounds Perfetto on LaPista Posted: 22 Jul 2013 09:15 AM PDT Yes, the spanking new Ferrari LaFerrari was revealed in the flesh back in March and the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, so there's really no reason for the Italians to be hiding the car under multiple wraps of black plastic even for testing, but this video, courtesy of YouTube's Marchetinno that we found on Jalopnik, is all about the exotic supercar's acceleration sounds rather than its looks. Read more »

Zagato Shows New One-Off Aston Martin DBS Coupe and DB9 Spyder at Centennial Gathering Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:34 AM PDT The festivities for Aston Martin's 100th birthday continued this past Sunday at Kensington Gardens, where we had the largest ever gathering of Aston Martin cars with some 550 models worth around an estimated £1 billion (about $1.5 billion / €1.2 billion) making the ride to London. More than 50,000 fans, owners, and casual visitors came to view the rare cars, two of which were shown for the very first time: the specially commissioned and rather sexy looking, if we may add, DBS Coupe Zagato Centennial and DB9 Spyder Zagato Centennial made by Zagato. Read more »

Toyota Accepts to Pay Customers $1.63 Billion in Unintended Acceleration Case Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:02 AM PDT The Toyota unintended acceleration issues are a very familiar one in the automotive industry, as it has been regularly brought up since customers began reporting the problem, back in 2009. Now, though, according to Bloomberg, the company has won approval of a settlement, which will have them paying some $1.63 (€1.23) billion in order to cover the loss of value owners noticed after the first self-accelerating cars were reported, and even after the problem was solved with a recall (of more than 10 million vehicles). Read more »

New BMW i3 Priced from $41,350 in the US, £25,680 in the UK and €34,950 in Germany Posted: 22 Jul 2013 07:46 AM PDT After showing us the final production version with minimal camouflage and sharing the first details on its first ever series production electric car, the new i3 sub-compact (supermini), and just before its world premiere on July 29 at parallel events in the cities of London, New York and Beijing, BMW has announced pricing. If you're in the United States, you can get into an i3 from as low as $41,350 (equal to €31,323 / £26,910 at today's exchange rates) before any federal or state incentives, plus $925 for destination and handling. Sales will begin in the second quarter of 2014. Read more »

Wife Throws a Crazy Tantrum in Truck After Husband Won't Take Her to the Lake Posted: 22 Jul 2013 08:23 PM PDT If this video is genuine and not made up, we could have one of the worst ever passengers to travel with in your ride - a 30 year old wife with the tantrum of a spoiled five-year old… The phone camera clip starts with the young woman (we assume the hissy fit began earlier in order for the man named James to film it) yelling: "You know, I do all my shit to have a Saturday to hang out with my husband and yet all your shit is all we do," to which her remarkably calm husband replies, "All I want to do is get my tires rotated." Read more »

Chevrolet Goes Plum Crazy with New Limited Production Shade for Sonic Posted: 22 Jul 2013 06:30 AM PDT With very few exceptions, most notably the Fiat 500 and Lancia Ypsilon, sub-compact car buyers usually have limited choices when it comes to exterior colors, so even if GM's new chromatic plum shade called Deep Magenta Metallic isn't to your taste, it's a welcome move. Read more »

Mercedes-Benz Brings the Golf Cart Into the 21st Century with New Concept Posted: 22 Jul 2013 06:11 AM PDT Behold Mercedes-Benz's vision of what a modern - or rather scratch that, a futuristic Golf Cart should look like. This conceptual model was crafted at the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Center in Carlsbad, California, with designers using input from golfers from all over the world. Read more »

New Renault Concept Car and Redesigned Dacia Duster Confirmed for Frankfurt Show Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:45 AM PDT August is the month of vacation for Europeans, but this tranquility will be followed by a storm of new models at the 65th Frankfurt Auto Show that will open for the press on September 10 and 11. Just before the French idle their summer engines, the Renault Group came out with a release informing us that they have prepared two world premieres for the biggest and busiest of automotive shows in the world, including a Renault Concept and the new Dacia Duster. Read more »

First Official Photos of New Seat Leon ST Compact Estate Posted: 22 Jul 2013 05:24 AM PDT Here's our first look at the next member of the renewed Seat Leon family after the five-door and three-door hatchbacks, the new ST which is an acronym for Sports Tourer, or in other words, the Spaniard's take on the compact estate segment. A sister model to the also new VW Golf Variant (to be sold as the Jetta SportWagen in North America), the 2014 Seat Leon ST is a rather sleek and elegant looking proposal. Read more »

Renault Launches New 220HP Clio Cup Race Car Posted: 22 Jul 2013 04:53 AM PDT Renaultsport has revealed the all-new Clio Cup race car which replaces the previous model in use since 2006. Based on the latest gen Clio Renaultsport 200 Turbo EDC, the Clio Cup comes with a welded roll cage, a strong monocoque chassis and an aerodynamic package that helps it handle better at high speeds. Read more »

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