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- First Video Reviews of New 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 Are In
- Mystery Scoop: Sedan Prototype Waiting to be Discovered, What Is It?
- Banned Driver Rams Brand-New BMW X5 Police Patroller on its Maiden Voyage
- Report Says Next Mitsubishi EVO will be a 500HP Nissan GT-R Fighter and a Hybrid
- Brabus Works its Magic on the New S-Class, Gives it Up to 720 HP and 1,065 Nm (785 lb-ft)
- Police Arrest Man Steering his Car with…Pliers, While High on Drugs
- Chris Harris Drives the BMW 435i, Has Mixed Feelings About It
- Twin-Engined, All-Wheel Drive Citroen 2CV Sahara for Sale in Boring, Oregon
- ForSixteen: 16 Kiwi Girls Squeeze in a Smart ForTwo, Set New Guinness World Record
- Get a Close Look at New 2014 Maserati Ghibli Sedan in 183 High-Res Photos
- Mercedes Introduces its First 9-Speed Automatic Gearbox on the E350 BlueTEC
- Security Camera Captures Train Derailing in Spain
- Acura's New NSX Prototype Teased, will Run a Lap Before Mid-Ohio Indy 200
- Mini Previews Future Brand Styling with New Vision Concept [w/Video]
- Chris Brown Paints Lamborghini Aventador After His…Nike Air Sneakers! [w/Video]
- Väth Propels Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake to 350km/h and 834HP
- Lotus Owner Says Company Shakeup Is Complete, New Esprit Lost in the Process
- Porsche Promo Says Restyled Panamera will Allow Owners to Live a Double Life
- NCE Beheads Porsche Cayenne I and II, Releases Videos of 2014 Range Rover Drop Top
- Someone Please Take Her License Away and Put Her Back to Driving School
- Callaway to Build New Corvette Stingray C7 FIA GT3 Racer
- Chrysler Said to Have a Change of Plans, Extends Life of Avenger, Wrangler and Grand Caravan
- Aston Martin Announces Partnership with Mercedes-AMG, Secures Tech for Next Models
| First Video Reviews of New 2014 Corvette Stingray Z51 Are In Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:50 PM PDT  We've been waiting for…ages now to watch a hands-on video review of this year's most highly anticipated sports car within the financial reach of middle-class drivers (at least in the U.S. where it starts from $51,995 / €39,300), and now it's here, courtesy of MotorTrend's web-series Ignition and test driver Carlos Lago who jumped behind the wheel of the Corvette Stingray Z51. Read more »        |
| Mystery Scoop: Sedan Prototype Waiting to be Discovered, What Is It? Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:56 PM PDT  You can thank Sammy Elbastawesy and Mahmood Nabilsi for our latest "mystery scoop" shots of a disguised prototype sedan wearing what looks to be Michigan license plates. Sammy told Carscoops in an email message that it could be a 2015 Chevrolet Cruze tester, but we're not so sure about that. Read more »    |
| Banned Driver Rams Brand-New BMW X5 Police Patroller on its Maiden Voyage Posted: 25 Jul 2013 03:15 PM PDT  Running away from the cops may seem like the best option when adrenaline and fear are surging through your body, but at the end of the day, it not only doesn't solve anything, but it will surely make things worse. Take the case of Chad Harrison, for example, who went from simply driving a truck while disqualified to failing to stop for police, and crashing into a total of eight vehicles, including a literally brand new BMW X5 patrol car with just 400 miles (644 kilometers) on the odometer! Read more »   |
| Report Says Next Mitsubishi EVO will be a 500HP Nissan GT-R Fighter and a Hybrid Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:36 PM PDT  Rumors regarding the possible transformation of the next Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution into a hybrid are not new, yet what Autocar has just reported does seem to be fresh. The British publication says that not only will the car gets part of its power from electric motors, but also that there will be plenty of it to go around, and have thrown out a possible value of 500 horses. They argue that this would put it up against the Nissan GT-R, as well as an entire new set of faster rivals, and make room for more models to sit underneath it in the range. Read more »   |
| Brabus Works its Magic on the New S-Class, Gives it Up to 720 HP and 1,065 Nm (785 lb-ft) Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:04 PM PDT  It's time for Brabus to get their hands on the freshly launched all-new Mercedes S-Class and develope a range of performance and styling upgrades for those who want more of their luxury sedan. The first step consists of a performance kit for the V8 Biturbo models that deliver up to 720 hp (730 PS) and 1,065 Nm (785 lb-ft) of torque, allowing the modified S-Class to reach a top speed of 325 km/h (202 mph). Read more »   |
| Police Arrest Man Steering his Car with…Pliers, While High on Drugs Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:33 PM PDT  It must have been really challenging for a 38 year-old man from Adelaide, Australia, to keep driving his car, as it had no steering wheel to speak of, two flat tires and all while he was high on drugs. Australian cops pulled him over as he was suspected of having been involved in a hit-and-run incident minutes earlier, yet the discovery of a pair of pliers/vice grips fastened around the steering spindle took center stage… Read more »   |
| Chris Harris Drives the BMW 435i, Has Mixed Feelings About It Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:28 PM PDT  There are quite a few things that Chris Harris doesn't like about the new BMW 4-Series Coupe, beginning with the name. In his view, renaming the 3-Series Coupe is a big mistake, much like Coca-Cola trying to dump the well-established name for something like a "Vegetable Bum Water"- his words, not ours. Besides that, the BMW 435i Coupe Harris drove is described as ordinary looking and too accomplished for its own good, with the word "boring" coming up once. Read more »   |
| Twin-Engined, All-Wheel Drive Citroen 2CV Sahara for Sale in Boring, Oregon Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:32 PM PDT  As everybody knows I'm sure, the Citroen 2CV was a low-powered pod specifically designed to carry low-wealth French country folk around in comfort and relative safety, as well as keep them dry – it was apparently called "an umbrella on four wheels." Because of the rutted nature of roads in its native parts, around the time of its conception, the 2CV has soft suspension, no body control at all in corners, plus, and this is its party piece, lots of wheel travel. That's one of the reasons why it actually did well in rallies – it could absorb the bumps at speed and just keep on moving (not quickly…but moving nonetheless). Read more »   |
| ForSixteen: 16 Kiwi Girls Squeeze in a Smart ForTwo, Set New Guinness World Record Posted: 25 Jul 2013 12:03 PM PDT  For some reason, one of the most popular record attempts around the world is trying to fit as many people as possible inside a car – preferably a small one. And since the Smart ForTwo is as small as it gets, it is a popular choice for this type of Guinness World Record category, called "Most People Crammed in a Smart Car". Read more »    |
| Get a Close Look at New 2014 Maserati Ghibli Sedan in 183 High-Res Photos Posted: 25 Jul 2013 11:35 AM PDT  This is our most comprehensive photo look at the promising new Maserati Ghibli since the Italians blasted the covers off their BMW and Mercedes-rivaling sports sedan at the Shanghai Auto Show in China this past April. More compact, lighter, nimbler, and let's not forget, substantially less expensive than the more luxury-orientated, but also new Quattroporte, the Ghibli aims to give the Fiat and Chrysler Alliance a first foothold in the lucrative, but hugely competitive and diverse executive sedan segment. Read more »   |
| Mercedes Introduces its First 9-Speed Automatic Gearbox on the E350 BlueTEC Posted: 25 Jul 2013 10:47 AM PDT  Remember how a few years ago people we're talking about a "horsepower war" between Germany's luxury car manufacturers? It looks like the situation has now turned into a "gear war", as premium carmakers (not only from Germany) are adding more and more gears to their automatic transmissions. Read more »    |
| Security Camera Captures Train Derailing in Spain Posted: 25 Jul 2013 10:27 AM PDT  Along with airplanes, trains are considered among the best and safest means of transportation over long distances, but that in no way means that they are accident-free, as proved by Spain's worst rail crash in decades that took place just outside the pilgrimage center of Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday night. Read more »    |
| Acura's New NSX Prototype Teased, will Run a Lap Before Mid-Ohio Indy 200 Posted: 25 Jul 2013 10:05 AM PDT  In a way, Acura's handling of the presentation of the next generation NSX (to be badged as a Honda in certain regions where Acura is absent), reminds us of the excruciatingly long wait for GM's fifth generation Chevrolet Camaro and Volt back in the late 2000s, when we all had reached a point of saying "be done with it…". Read more »    |
| Mini Previews Future Brand Styling with New Vision Concept [w/Video] Posted: 25 Jul 2013 09:37 AM PDT  Revealed today at the Mini Design@Home event, the Vision is a study that is said to preview the brand's future styling – not that it brings any world-changing differences over the upcoming next-generation Mini hatch, of which we received a first glimpse here. Unveiled by Anders Warming, head of Mini Design, the Vision also features interactive gadgets such as the Driving Experience Control, which allows the entire interior "to be transformed into a variety of different color and experience worlds in the blink of an eye." Read more »   |
| Chris Brown Paints Lamborghini Aventador After His…Nike Air Sneakers! [w/Video] Posted: 25 Jul 2013 10:31 AM PDT  What do you do to a Lamborghini Aventador if you have all the money and the time in the world? If you're Chris Brown, who you will probably know for his music or for beating up his on-again off-again girlfriend Rihanna, you take the exotic Italian sportscar into a tuning shop and give it a fresh paint job (yes, that's not a wrap…) that mimics the styling of the Nike Air Foamposite Camo sneaker. Read more »    |
| Väth Propels Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake to 350km/h and 834HP Posted: 25 Jul 2013 08:33 AM PDT  Not only is the new Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake a looker and to some extent, practical, but in CLS 63 AMG guise, it's lightning fast as well with the pre-2014MY model's 5.5-liter bi-turbocharged V8 churning out 518hp (525PS) on the standard version and 550hp (557PS) when equipped with the Performance Package. Still, that wasn't satisfactory enough for the tuning crew at Vath who have come out with a comprehensive suite of upgrades improving the car's performance, while also adding a dab of styling individuality to the mix. Read more »   |
| Lotus Owner Says Company Shakeup Is Complete, New Esprit Lost in the Process Posted: 25 Jul 2013 08:07 AM PDT  The Malaysian owners of Lotus (and primarily Proton), DRB-Hicom have announced that they have completed the overhaul that the British sports car maker and engineering firm desperately needed, and is already reporting improved sales. They can already attest to the sale of 80 cars this year through May, which represents a significantly larger number than what was recorded in 2012, which yielded a yearly sales figure of 70 units. Read more »    |
| Porsche Promo Says Restyled Panamera will Allow Owners to Live a Double Life Posted: 25 Jul 2013 07:32 AM PDT  Let's face it; the Panamera is not the first model that springs to mind when one thinks of Porsche. It may not be the second one either, but together with the Cayenne, the Panamera represents the down-to-earth side of Porsche, both in terms of practicality and market adaptation. Read more »    |
| NCE Beheads Porsche Cayenne I and II, Releases Videos of 2014 Range Rover Drop Top Posted: 25 Jul 2013 07:02 AM PDT  For those of you wondering how a Porsche Cayenne I could ever look more awkward - or airier for some, Newport Convertible Engineering (NCE) has the answer with their newest creation, a mostly open top version of the German SUV with a dash of wood grain-like paintings on the profile and the bonnet. Read more »    |
| Someone Please Take Her License Away and Put Her Back to Driving School Posted: 25 Jul 2013 06:23 AM PDT  A car parked diagonally in a perpendicular spot occupying two positions is always a bad omen for the skills of a driver behind the wheel, and sure enough, this holds true for the young Ukrainian owner of the pitch-black Nissan Micra captured on a pair of security cameras in the city of Kharkiv. Read more »    |
| Callaway to Build New Corvette Stingray C7 FIA GT3 Racer Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:48 AM PDT  While it would be interesting to see the new Chevrolet Corvette Stingray wearing an over-the-top suite of aerodynamic mods, what you're looking at in these pictures isn't a tuning proposal but renderings of the upcoming Corvette C7 FIA GT3 racer from Callaway Competition. Read more »    |
| Chrysler Said to Have a Change of Plans, Extends Life of Avenger, Wrangler and Grand Caravan Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:25 AM PDT  A number of Chrysler Group models that we were planned to be either replaced or introduced soon, will be delayed, the Detroit News reported today citing unnamed supplier sources. In particular, Detroit's third biggest carmaker is said to have decided to extend production of the Dodge Avenger sedan, originally earmarked to be replaced in early 2014, until the end of 2015, the Wrangler that was due for a replacement in 2016 until the middle of 2018, and the Dodge Grand Caravan until late 2017. Read more »   |
| Aston Martin Announces Partnership with Mercedes-AMG, Secures Tech for Next Models Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:54 AM PDT  Aston Martin today officially announced it has agreed to enter a technical partnership with Mercedes-AMG, the high-performance brand of Daimler AG. The two sides signed a Letter of Intent today, with definitive agreements to be inked before the end of the year. Under the proposed deal, Aston Martin will get access to "significant Mercedes-AMG GmbH and Mercedes-Benz Cars' resources," more specifically the development of bespoke V8 powertrains and the use of certain components of electric and electronic architecture. Read more »   |
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