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- J.D. Power Says Porsche Remains Most Appealing Brand for US Buyers, Audi Comes in 2nd
- 405HP Volvo C30 Polestar Takes on the Nürburgring
- Next-Gen Chevy Spark Due in 2015, Aveo/Sonic in 2016, Says Report
- State Police Trooper Knocks Over a Skater while Performing a Speedy U-Turn
- Spied: New Kia Sedona Replacement in the Making
- Jaguar Brings 10 Units of the XKR-S GT to the UK, Prices It at £135,000
- Check Out This Video Review of Tesla Model S Done Through Google Glass
- 2014 Ford F-150 Adds CNG and LPG Option Starting from $7,815
- Cut Price, 300HP Entry-Level Porsche 911 Blu Edition Rumored to Debut in Frankfurt
- Nissan GT-R Driver Pays the Price for his Feistiness
- Scoop: New Porsche Macan and Macan Turbo Compact SUVs with Minimal Camouflage
- Porsche Releases Motivational Video Starring New 911 Turbo
- Jaguar Reportedly Confirms New SUV Debut for Frankfurt Motor Show
- Great Batusi! Designer Dreams Up a Hot Rod for Batman
- Toyota Production Figure to Surpass 10-Million Mark in 2013
- Toyota Owner Teaches Jaguar Driver Taking Two Parking Spots a Lesson
- Hot Wheels Elite's Ferrari 458 Italia China Edition is the One You Can Afford
- Subaru Secures Larger Allocation of BRZ Coupes for UK, Confirms Approved Pro-R Tuning Parts
- Alfa Dresses 4C in Italian Flag Colors and Sends It to Superbike Championship
- Morgan Launches Limited Series Brooklands Edition for Roadster and Three-Wheeler
| J.D. Power Says Porsche Remains Most Appealing Brand for US Buyers, Audi Comes in 2nd Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:23 PM PDT  Cars have been around for more than a century, and they have been perfected and adapted to meet our needs. Now, in the age when your phone is also a camera, a map and a fashion accessory, you expect to get everything, all the bells and all the whistles, even in a basic city car which more than a decade ago would barely have qualified for air-conditioning or ABS. This change, brought about by the seemingly exponential burst of new technologies now available at much lower prices, has thankfully been accounted for by industry analysts, in an effort to provide the public with the most accurate studies that they are capable of producing. Read more »       |
| 405HP Volvo C30 Polestar Takes on the Nürburgring Posted: 31 Jul 2013 03:20 PM PDT  Unfortunately for Volvo enthusiasts, the C30 Polestar Concept never made it to production, although a less hardcore version was produced in a limited edition of 250 units in the U.S. Read more »    |
| Next-Gen Chevy Spark Due in 2015, Aveo/Sonic in 2016, Says Report Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:51 PM PDT  Having driven the Daewoo and later Chevy Matiz / Spark, it came to me as a real shocker just how different and how much better the current model is. Interesting design and a futuristic interior make it stand out, and Consumer Reports says the all-electric version is the pick of the range, for US buyers. Read more »    |
| State Police Trooper Knocks Over a Skater while Performing a Speedy U-Turn Posted: 31 Jul 2013 02:31 PM PDT  An officer's job is to protect and serve the public, you say? Well, I guess we'd all like to believe that even when cops use bad judgment. In a new video named "Unplanned Pregnancy" from the DA INBREDBOYS containing footage of a number of different skateboarders doing their thing on the streets, there's a scene (at the 21:10 minute mark) of state police trooper behind the wheel of the silver-colored Ford Crown Victoria with a blue-top hitting a young man named Tim Crawford standing on the sidewalk. Read more »   |
| Spied: New Kia Sedona Replacement in the Making Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:44 PM PDT  The recent re-introduction of the Sedona minivan in Kia's lineup after an absence of a year does not mean that the Korean company has scrapped plans for a modern successor, but only that it will be delayed and we have the photo proof for that in these first scoops of the new model, seen testing at Hyundai's European technical center in Germany. Read more »    |
| Jaguar Brings 10 Units of the XKR-S GT to the UK, Prices It at £135,000 Posted: 31 Jul 2013 01:10 PM PDT  Jaguar announced that it will sell 10 examples of the hardcore XKR-S GT sports car to customers in the UK. Although the British automaker originally planned a limited-run of 30 units for the United States and Canada only, it couldn't ignore requests from the UK and decided to build 10 right-hand drive units as well. Dubbed "the ultimate road-going XK", the Jaguar XKR-S GT will be priced at £135,000 ($205,370) on-the-road, with first deliveries to UK customers planned for October 2013. Read more »   |
| Check Out This Video Review of Tesla Model S Done Through Google Glass Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:33 PM PDT  The idea of strapping a camera to one's head may not be such an appealing concept to some, who may want to record certain events from a first-person perspective, and are put off by the cumbersome nature of the equipment. However, now there's an easier way to do it, and I think it will greatly benefit the practice of car reviewing through video – Google Glass. Read more »    |
| 2014 Ford F-150 Adds CNG and LPG Option Starting from $7,815 Posted: 31 Jul 2013 12:15 PM PDT  The 2014 Ford F-150 will offer a gaseous-fuel prep option on the 3.7-liter V6 engine, allowing it to run on compressed natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas. Ford says the F-150 will be the only CNG/LPG-capable half-ton pickup truck in the market and the eighth vehicle in its range available to run on CNG/LPG. The Blue Oval stated that it expects to sell more than 15,000 CNG/LPG-prepped vehicles this year. Read more »   |
| Cut Price, 300HP Entry-Level Porsche 911 Blu Edition Rumored to Debut in Frankfurt Posted: 31 Jul 2013 11:49 AM PDT  If you, like us, cringed at the view of a light blue Porsche 911 Cabriolet with a red soft top and body accents, the good news is that we do not know for sure whether they are real or if they have been doctored through Photoshop. What these images are purportedly showing us is a new limited production version of the 991-series Porsche 911 Convertible dubbed "Blu Edition". The news comes from the Porsche-dedicated forum 911UK, which states that the car was created to celebrate the nameplate's 50th anniversary and will be displayed for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Read more »   |
| Nissan GT-R Driver Pays the Price for his Feistiness Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:50 AM PDT  You know what they say, "With great power comes great responsibility". What this means when it comes to very fast and very powerful sports cars like the Nissan GT-R, is that one should be extremely careful when and where to push the gas pedal to the metal. Read more »    |
| Scoop: New Porsche Macan and Macan Turbo Compact SUVs with Minimal Camouflage Posted: 31 Jul 2013 10:22 AM PDT  Porsche is moving at least one-step closer to achieving mainstream manufacturer status with the soon-to-be-released Macan compact SUV, which our spies nabbed in Germany in both regular (first two photos in the gallery below) and Turbo trims wearing very little disguise. Indeed, the only parts of the car hidden from common view are the headlamps, taillights and the rear-quarter side windows, all of which were dressed up with fake decals. While there's no doubt that Porsche's designers used the Cayenne styling formula on the Macan, they applied it in a way that the smaller SUV looks more dynamic with stronger overtones. Read more »   |
| Porsche Releases Motivational Video Starring New 911 Turbo Posted: 31 Jul 2013 09:27 AM PDT  The Porsche 911 Turbo is undoubtedly the quintessence of the German sports car manufacturer from Stuttgart. It is the best you can get from the famed carmaker and a nameplate that has been around for 40 years now. Read more »    |
| Jaguar Reportedly Confirms New SUV Debut for Frankfurt Motor Show Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:55 AM PDT  You'll forgive us for poking some fun at Autoweek's "'Artist's rendering of the new Jaguar XQ SUV" (see it here) with our own sloppy cut-copy-paste of an older Jaguar XJ's face on the new Range Rover, but we couldn't really help ourselves from doing so… But back to the real reason why we're telling you all this, Autoweek says unnamed sources have confirmed that Jaguar will perform the world premiere of its first ever SUV model at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show this September. Read more »   |
| Great Batusi! Designer Dreams Up a Hot Rod for Batman Posted: 31 Jul 2013 08:12 AM PDT  For over seven decades, Batman, also known as the Caped Crusader and the Dark Knight, has captured the imagination of comic book readers as well as television and cinema viewers in his quest to bring justice Gotham City and keep the streets clean from evil-doers; sometimes in a very comical, tongue-in-cheek fashion (1966 TV Series), other times in a dark and perhaps tragic manner (Dark Knight). Read more »    |
| Toyota Production Figure to Surpass 10-Million Mark in 2013 Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:30 AM PDT  While I'm not particularly interested in exactly how many cars are sold by which manufacturer, in an effort to concentrate more on what those cars are actually like, when it comes to Toyota, it's actually the numbers that matter. The Japanese manufacturer has perfected the construction of automobiles on the same model as that used to manufacture household appliances, and the latest figure they have to brag about is definitely noteworthy. Read more »   |
| Toyota Owner Teaches Jaguar Driver Taking Two Parking Spots a Lesson Posted: 31 Jul 2013 07:01 AM PDT  Have you ever been frustrated with a driver who takes up more than one parking spots with his or her car? Sure you have, but usually there's nothing you can do about it other than nag and lose your calm for a few minutes as you look for another place to park your ride. Unless, that is, said driver is a repeat offender and the aforementioned parking lot is under your house or office…. Read more »    |
| Hot Wheels Elite's Ferrari 458 Italia China Edition is the One You Can Afford Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:45 AM PDT  With a population of 1.344 billion and a rapidly growing economy, China has and will continue to be the next frontier for automakers from across the spectrum. That said, it's no wonder that niche companies like Ferrari go out of their way to please local buyers with special versions of their cars. Read more »    |
| Subaru Secures Larger Allocation of BRZ Coupes for UK, Confirms Approved Pro-R Tuning Parts Posted: 31 Jul 2013 06:07 AM PDT  Earlier this year, Carscoops learned that on average, Subaru receives only about a tenth of the total production of the Toyota GT-86, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ coupes, which translates to roughly 100 cars for the UK in the first half of 2013. Things are set to get a little bit better as Subaru announced on Wednesday that it has secured increased supply of the BRZ for the British market, albeit without releasing any specific numbers. Read more »   |
| Alfa Dresses 4C in Italian Flag Colors and Sends It to Superbike Championship Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:30 AM PDT  After showing up at the Goodwood Festival of Speed for its dynamic debut a couple of weeks ago, the Alfa Romeo 4C will be making a second public appearance in the UK this Sunday, August 4, as the as Official Safety Car to the Silverstone round of the FIM World Superbike Championship. Read more »    |
| Morgan Launches Limited Series Brooklands Edition for Roadster and Three-Wheeler Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:13 AM PDT  When we look at Morgan as a company in the context of the modern automotive industry, we wonder how they are still around and under family control. However, when we look at the kind of cars they still make today, we understand why that is, and it goes to show that there is still a market for machines made as they used to. Thus, with a minimal infusion of modern tech, Morgan is still selling the same cars it always has, but with better brakes. Read more »    |
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