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- Reckless Street Races in Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz Just Won't Back Down
- U Spy: Is this a Test Mule for the 2014 Chrysler 100 Compact Hatch?
- Scientist Who Cracked Codes to Start VW Group's Luxury Cars, Banned from Revealing Them
- Aston Martin CC100 No Longer a One-Off as Customer Commissions Second Unit
- 2015 Acura NSX Prototype Makes its First Sounds in Video
- This is What a Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Could Look Like in Veneno Concept Clothes
- A Mystery Scoop or the Next Suzuki Alto?
- Gran Turismo Series Movie Reportedly Already in the Production Phase
- Land Rover Mulling RS Versions of Range Rover Sport and Evoque
- Sharon Stone's 1972 Ford LTD Convertible Up for Sail [Pun Intended]
- Acura Testing McLaren MP4-12C and Audi R8 During NSX Development Phase
- Hot Air Balloon Carrying Eleven Crashes onto Dutch Road
- Renault Tuner Makes the Twingo RS a Little More Feisty with 163HP Conversion
- Audi Teases Refreshed A8/S8 with Unrevealing Short Promo
- Honda and Suzuki Come in First, Bentley and Land Rover Last in UK Used Car Reliability Study
- Mercedes Boss Says Upcoming Super S-Class to Rival Rolls-Royce Ghost and Bentley Flying Spur
- Seat Showcases New Leon ST in New Spot
- Mercedes’ First U.S. Model to Feature 9-Speed Auto will Reportedly be the CLS
- Woman Freaks Out Over Minor Accident with a Very Calm Video Troll
- New BMW i3 Officially Introduced, Sales Begin this Fall [170 Photos + Videos]
- Jaguar's XFR-S Sportbrake Super-Station Wagon Imagined
- Watch New BMW i3 World Premiere Live Now
- Mazda6 Grand-Am Racer Becomes First Diesel to Take Indianapolis Checkered Flag
| Reckless Street Races in Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz Just Won't Back Down Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:26 PM PDT  A dash-cam video from…no it's not Russia, nor Ukraine or China, but the city-state of Singapore, showing a pair of dangerous street racers on the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway is making headlines in the country and elsewhere. Read more »        |
| U Spy: Is this a Test Mule for the 2014 Chrysler 100 Compact Hatch? Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:54 PM PDT  For the past year or so, we have been hearing rumors backed up by appearances of prototype models circulating around the U.S. of a new Chrysler compact model named the "100" purportedly designed to go against the Ford Focus hatch and even sedan offerings in the same segment like the Honda Civic. A similar, if not the same exact, test car based on the Alfa Romeo Giulietta that has been captured in the past by scoop photographers in the U.S. and featured in the likes of Car&Driver and even in a user-submitted video on Autoblog (see below) was nabbed by Carscoops readers Kenji N. and John F. rolling on a street in Los Angeles. Read more »   |
| Scientist Who Cracked Codes to Start VW Group's Luxury Cars, Banned from Revealing Them Posted: 29 Jul 2013 04:17 PM PDT  A UK judge has banned a British computer scientist from publishing an academic paper revealing secret codes used to start a number of luxury cars from the VW Group on the grounds that it could lead to the theft of millions of vehicles, The Guardian reported. University of Birmingham's Flavio Garcia, a lecturer in computer science, cracked the security system by discovering the unique algorithm called Megamos Crypto, which allows the car to verify the identity of the ignition key. Read more »   |
| Aston Martin CC100 No Longer a One-Off as Customer Commissions Second Unit Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:37 PM PDT  Built to mark Aston Martin's centenary, the previously one-off CC100 concept car will have a twin brother, as the UK sports car manufacturer has decided to build another one for an unnamed customer. The CC100 was initially thought up as a present from Aston Martin to itself in the year it celebrates its 100th anniversary. However, during the build process, Aston Martin decided to sell it, with a collector said to have paid about £500,000 (€580,600) for it. Read more »   |
| 2015 Acura NSX Prototype Makes its First Sounds in Video Posted: 29 Jul 2013 03:08 PM PDT  If next week's Honda Indy 200 (August 4) at Mid-Ohio where Acura will unleash a running prototype of the new generation NSX feels like an eternity away, then you just might appreciate the fact that the Japanese carmaker has published a short video teaser of the car on the track. Read more »    |
| This is What a Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Could Look Like in Veneno Concept Clothes Posted: 29 Jul 2013 02:39 PM PDT  Since Lamborghini is only making three Venenos for sale to the "general public," and they have already been spoken-for, few will be able to enjoy its bold (yet not necessarily pretty) look in the metal. Read more »    |
| A Mystery Scoop or the Next Suzuki Alto? Posted: 29 Jul 2013 01:59 PM PDT  Our spies came across an A-segment (mini) prototype loaded on a transport truck in Southern Europe. We were told that the style and type of camouflage is indicative of Suzuki test cars, and looking at these scoop pictures of the SX4 compact crossover, proves that they do have a point. Read more »    |
| Gran Turismo Series Movie Reportedly Already in the Production Phase Posted: 29 Jul 2013 01:32 PM PDT  Somehow, this little gem of a news story slipped us by for a few days, but now we've found it and are covering it for your entertainment and information, or whichever of the two is the resulting feeling after having read the entire piece… Read more »    |
| Land Rover Mulling RS Versions of Range Rover Sport and Evoque Posted: 29 Jul 2013 01:01 PM PDT  Land Rover is reportedly developing high-performance RS versions of the new Range Rover Sport and the Evoque. According to a report from Autocar, the Evoque RS will launch first, possibly by the end of this year, while the Range Rover Sport RS is expected to arrive sometime in 2014. Read more »    |
| Sharon Stone's 1972 Ford LTD Convertible Up for Sail [Pun Intended] Posted: 29 Jul 2013 12:35 PM PDT  Anyone care to give Sharon Stone a call to verify if she ever owned this 1972 Ford LTD Convertible that has popped up on eBay UK? For what it's worth, our own quick online investigation returned a January 2010 "CharityBuzz" auction in which the red-colored Ford was put up for sale with an asking price of $15,000. Read more »    |
| Acura Testing McLaren MP4-12C and Audi R8 During NSX Development Phase Posted: 29 Jul 2013 11:57 AM PDT  If you have attended press days of any major international car show in recent years, you will have most likely have stumbled upon some executives (especially from Chinese firms) looking under, photographing, measuring and taking notes of other companies new vehicles. We wouldn't call it industrial espionage, but rather taking a good look at what the competition is planning to offer. A lesser-known fact is that carmakers also acquire and perform their own tests on their rivals' vehicles, usually under secrecy, though, not all secrets remain unspoken for… Read more »   |
| Hot Air Balloon Carrying Eleven Crashes onto Dutch Road Posted: 29 Jul 2013 11:01 AM PDT  Hot air balloons have a very serene nature about them, going about the business of transporting people, slowly, allowing the passengers to take photos, and generally not be scared through the whole experience. Even when they crash, they don't do so violently, as this video, shot in the Dutch town of Almere, located some 34 km/21 miles outside Amsterdam, shows. Read more »    |
| Renault Tuner Makes the Twingo RS a Little More Feisty with 163HP Conversion Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:28 AM PDT  Perhaps ten or twenty years ago, a small hot hatch with 133PS (131bhp) under its hood would have made for a very interesting proposition, but nowadays, with safety and luxury appointments having added plenty of pounds to the mix, and many car makers having boosted their small displacement engines, Renault's Twingo RS 133 is much less relevant. Read more »    |
| Audi Teases Refreshed A8/S8 with Unrevealing Short Promo Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:07 AM PDT  Gee, thanks Audi, for showing us absolutely nothing new in your latest teaser for the facelifted A8/S8 flagship sedan! At least the previous one showed us the much talked-about "MatrixLED" headlight, which it is going to feature, whereas this latest clip does nothing to make us any more interested than we already are. Read more »    |
| Honda and Suzuki Come in First, Bentley and Land Rover Last in UK Used Car Reliability Study Posted: 29 Jul 2013 09:16 AM PDT  One thing the majority of car owners come to learn one way or the other over their years behind the wheel is that, expensive cars and premium nameplates do not necessarily equate reliability. Often, it's quite the opposite, actually, and this holds true in a new survey of 38 manufacturers and 50,000 live Warranty Direct policies on three to eight-year old vehicles, according to research by UK car magazine "What Car?" and UK provider of extended warranties, "Warranty Direct". Read more »   |
| Mercedes Boss Says Upcoming Super S-Class to Rival Rolls-Royce Ghost and Bentley Flying Spur Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:02 AM PDT  With the new W222-codenamed S-Class, Mercedes-Benz is abandoning its policy of one sedan version with two different wheelbase lengths for the series and expanding the range to include up to six different models along with three different wheelbases. At least one of these models will try to give Mercedes-Benz a presence in the super luxury sedan segment that it unsuccessfully attempted to infiltrate with the now obsolete Maybach 57 and 62 models. Read more »   |
| Seat Showcases New Leon ST in New Spot Posted: 29 Jul 2013 08:03 AM PDT  The VW Group's Seat brand is promoting the more practical and bigger member of its Leon family of compact models, the Leon ST, in a new spot that hit the airwaves this week. Read more »    |
| Mercedes’ First U.S. Model to Feature 9-Speed Auto will Reportedly be the CLS Posted: 29 Jul 2013 07:43 AM PDT  Mercedes-Benz announced that its new ultra-efficient nine-speed gearbox, which it currently only offers in the V6 diesel E-Class, will eventually become available on most of their rear- and all-wheel driven models. However, not all geographical areas will be getting it in the same cars at the same time. According to Edmunds, in the US, the first vehicle to be equipped with this transmission is the sleek CLS. Read more »    |
| Woman Freaks Out Over Minor Accident with a Very Calm Video Troll Posted: 29 Jul 2013 12:56 PM PDT  Leaving aside your well-being, with the way insurance works these days, no one ever wants to be involved in a fender bender or any kind of accident, for that matter, but like it or not, it's something we all have to live with when it happens. One thing to always keep in mind when you're involved in a crash, is to keep a cool head even if you're frustrated, something that this middle-aged woman did not do, though, in all fairness, the other party, a young (we assume) man, wasn't exactly helping out the situation… Read more »   |
| New BMW i3 Officially Introduced, Sales Begin this Fall [170 Photos + Videos] Posted: 29 Jul 2013 06:30 PM PDT  It must have come as a real shock to some, to find out that BMW confirmed the launch of its 'i' sub-brand, back in 2011, while others perfectly understood why the Bavarian automaker thought that it would be a good idea to put a propeller badge on cars with efficiency in mind, while still trying to retain the familiar brand qualities of an excellent drive and very solid engineering. Now, more than two years after the announcement, we are witnessing the live unveiling of the first i-badged BMW, the i3, which is being simultaneously unveiled in three distinct locations around the world: New York, London and Beijing. Read more »   |
| Jaguar's XFR-S Sportbrake Super-Station Wagon Imagined Posted: 29 Jul 2013 06:15 AM PDT  Whereas the market for luxury station wagons (at least outside of North America) definitely exists, the need for high-performance versions of these practical and usually spacious models is rather limited. Read more »    |
| Watch New BMW i3 World Premiere Live Now Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:28 AM PDT  The time for the world premiere of the BMW Group's first ever series production electric car, the all-new i3, is up, with the Bavarian company to reveal the actual model that will soon go on sale worldwide simultaneously in three continents, in the cities of London in the UK, New York in the USA and Beijing in China, on Monday, July at 2:15 PM CEST. You can watch the live, online stream of the event in the video below the break. Read more »   |
| Mazda6 Grand-Am Racer Becomes First Diesel to Take Indianapolis Checkered Flag Posted: 29 Jul 2013 05:03 AM PDT  Big sedans of non-premium origin need to attract more than just fleet buyers looking for a shiny new grille to add to their lineup of rental cars or "rep-mobiles," if they really want to make an impact on the market and touch buyers' souls, if you will. Read more »    |
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