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- "Samir, Please" is Probably the Funniest Rally Video Ever
- Spied: New Mercedes GLA 45 AMG Blurs the Line Between Hot Hatches and Crossovers
- Ford Shows Ranger-Based Everest SUV Concept in Australia, May Go on Sale in 2015
- Fire-Spitting Nissan Skyline GT-Rs Terrorize Londoners
- Scoop: Hyundai Trots Out New Generation Sonata Sedan
- Chris Harris Hoons a Pagani Huayra to Promote GRID 2 Racing Game
- VW Tells the World that the New Golf R Mk7 is Coming with "300…"
- Mitsubishi's New 2014 Mirage Small Hatch Priced from $12,995
- Lamborghini Reportedly Working on Veneno Roadster
- Holy Sh*t! Moment for Motorcyclist when Audi Takes a Turn Like a Boat
- Report Says Front-Wheel Drive BMW Z2 Is Bound for 2016
- New 2015 Ford Mustang Coupe Renders
- Jay Leno Shows Off the Latest And Greatest Porsche 356, a 1963 Carrera 2
- Mercedes-Benz's Posh 2014 S63 AMG Priced from £119,565 in Britain
- Camal Studio Presents Tributo Concept Based on the Maserati GranTurismo
- Angry Wife Crashes Porsche Cayenne Turbo Into Husband's Maserati Quattroporte!
- New Grand Theft Auto V Multiplayer Trailer, or Why You'll be Stuck at Home...
- Bootaliscious New 217HP Skoda Octavia vRS Test Driven
- Honda CR-V Gains New 62.8 mpg 1.6L Diesel in the UK
- Ford Makes 2014 Fusion a Bit Safer with Inflatable Rear Seat Belts
- Hummer Driver Learns a Valuable Lesson in Road Rage
- Subaru Releases 2014 BRZ with Minor Updates and New tS by STI Variant in Japan [44 Photos]
- Toyota Comes Out with New Sketch of 400 HP Yaris Hybrid-R Concept
- Toyota Wants to Give GT86 a Smaller Brother, Says Report
| "Samir, Please" is Probably the Funniest Rally Video Ever Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:49 PM PDT  Being a rally co-driver is in my view one of the scariest jobs on the planet: you have no control whatsoever on a car that's being driven at insane speeds on narrow, winding roads; you sit so low inside that you don't see much through the windows and you're likely to experience the worst part of an impact as it is proven that drivers instinctively protect themselves by directing the other side of the car into obstacles in the event of a crash. However, the job becomes infinitely more dangerous when the person doing the driving is, let's just say, incompetent behind the wheel... Read more »       |
| Spied: New Mercedes GLA 45 AMG Blurs the Line Between Hot Hatches and Crossovers Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:53 PM PDT  Expansion into as many niches as possible is the key word for Mercedes-Benz these days, even if that means blurring the lines for consumers… We say that because how else can you describe the relationship between the upcoming GLA 45 AMG that our spies photographed testing on the Nürburgring and the current A45 AMG hatchback? For all intents and purposes, the newly revealed GLA is a slightly longer (by 125mm or 4.92 inches), rougher looking A-Class hatch on stilts. Read more »   |
| Ford Shows Ranger-Based Everest SUV Concept in Australia, May Go on Sale in 2015 Posted: 19 Aug 2013 03:23 PM PDT  The Blue Oval's ailing Australian arm revealed a pre-production study previewing the third-generation of the Everest midsize SUV, which in its current form, is produced in Thailand and sold in Southeast Asia and India. Created by Ford's design and product development team in Australia, the Everest study will share its underpinnings with the Ranger pickup truck when it goes into production in 2015, but will not act as a direct replacement for the Territory, since Ford says the Everest will be a "true off-roader". The Territory will be discontinued in 2016 along with the Falcon sedan upon which it is based. Read more »   |
| Fire-Spitting Nissan Skyline GT-Rs Terrorize Londoners Posted: 19 Aug 2013 02:40 PM PDT  In spite of many opposing voices and frustrated residents (usually of older age), the super- and sports-car scene in London is only growing bigger and…bolder over time with plenty of YouTubers more than eager to share their…noisy accomplishments with the rest of the world. Read more »    |
| Scoop: Hyundai Trots Out New Generation Sonata Sedan Posted: 19 Aug 2013 02:09 PM PDT  When Hyundai introduced the current, sixth generation Sonata YF with its swoopy (many would say, Mercedes-Benz CLS-inspired) styling in the fall of 2009, it turned a page on many levels, especially in the design department, abandoning its ultra conservative take on the mid-size segment, aiming directly at the top offerings. The gamble paid off with the Sonata surpassing the 200,000 sales mark in North America. Four years later, the South Korean company is readying a replacement for the successful mid-size sedan, which could arrive as early as 2014, according to the company's product plan. Read more »   |
| Chris Harris Hoons a Pagani Huayra to Promote GRID 2 Racing Game Posted: 19 Aug 2013 01:33 PM PDT  The GRID 2 racing game, developed by industry veterans Codemasters, came out earlier this year and was received quite well by the critics. It allows players to drive some of the hottest cars in the world around a wide variety of tracks, some of which are set in familiar urban settings in Paris or some North American locations. Read more »    |
| VW Tells the World that the New Golf R Mk7 is Coming with "300…" Posted: 19 Aug 2013 01:02 PM PDT  The very first official teaser photo of the all-new Volkswagen Golf R is out in the open with the German brand also providing two clues about the car, the first being "R kommt" which is German for "R Comes", evidently pointing to a Frankfurt Motor Show debut in September, and the second a "300…" number tag. Read more »    |
| Mitsubishi's New 2014 Mirage Small Hatch Priced from $12,995 Posted: 19 Aug 2013 12:31 PM PDT  Ailing Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi is giving the small car segment in the U.S. another go after the all-electric i-MiEV, this time, with the more conventional Mirage. The five-door hatchback will have a starting MSRP of $12,995 for the base, manual-gearbox DE model, rising to $16.095 for the CVT-equipped ES version with navigation. All prices exclude a destination and handling fee of $725 for 48 U.S. states, and $920 for Alaska and Hawaii. Read more »   |
| Lamborghini Reportedly Working on Veneno Roadster Posted: 19 Aug 2013 12:02 PM PDT  After having spoken with the CEO of Lamborghini, Stephan Winkelmann (who must be said, has the face of an Italian man, despite being from Berlin) in an exclusive interview, Car&Driver is reporting that Audi's supercar brand is going to chop the top off the Veneno. Read more »    |
| Holy Sh*t! Moment for Motorcyclist when Audi Takes a Turn Like a Boat Posted: 19 Aug 2013 11:32 AM PDT  The unexpected is one of the greatest fears among motorcyclists and a major cause of accidents, especially when one doesn't keep his or her cool behind the handle bars. This incident could have gone so wrong in so many ways that it's actually a miracle that no one appears to be hurt (we don't see what happened behind the bike). The rider was cruising along at what looks to be normal speed on his lane on a mountain road when all of a sudden, a speeding Audi comes out of the corner and enters the opposite lane! Read more »   |
| Report Says Front-Wheel Drive BMW Z2 Is Bound for 2016 Posted: 19 Aug 2013 11:00 AM PDT  If you needed any more proof that the automotive industry is solely profit-driven, and will churn out anything to make an extra buck, how about this for a story: AutoExpress is saying that the famed builder of rear-wheel driven ultimate driving machines, BMW, will be using its new MINI's modular UKL1 platform to underpin a future small roadster, which may be called the Z2. Read more »    |
| New 2015 Ford Mustang Coupe Renders Posted: 19 Aug 2013 10:30 AM PDT  We still have several months left to cross the final corner of the sprint and head to the finish line that is the world premiere of the all-new, sixth generation Ford Mustang in April, 2014, on the 50th birthday of the series. That means there's plenty of time for speculation, especially of the drawing kind. These fresh renderings of the new Mustang were commissioned by the folks running the Mustang6G forums and made by an old acquaintance of ours, Dutch photoshop artist Wildspeed. Read more »   |
| Jay Leno Shows Off the Latest And Greatest Porsche 356, a 1963 Carrera 2 Posted: 19 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT  The Porsche 356 started out with a really small VW Beetle-derived engine in the early 1950s, which was kept and improved over the years, and the car finally began gaining some performance from it in its later years. However, for racing, Porsche decided that they didn't want to use the same engine, and so they made one of their own, a twin-cam two-liter unit which put out around 130 hp - it had four cams in total, and is usually referred to as the "four-cam." Read more »   |
| Mercedes-Benz's Posh 2014 S63 AMG Priced from £119,565 in Britain Posted: 19 Aug 2013 09:32 AM PDT  A nicely sculpted and luxurious German sport sedan with a 577hp (585PS) and 900Nm (663 lb-ft) twin-turbocharged V8, all the latest tech and safety-related goodies that the industry has to offer and more than enough space for four passengers and their luggage; what else could a family man want? Well, perhaps some additional practicality and certainly a lower price tag because with a starting on-the-road (OTR) price of £119,565 (equal to US$187,800 / €140,700), (unfortunately) the new S63 AMG sports saloon is beyond the reach of most buyers. Read more »   |
| Camal Studio Presents Tributo Concept Based on the Maserati GranTurismo Posted: 19 Aug 2013 11:11 AM PDT  Italy's mainstream car industry isn't experiencing the best of times lately, but its top class brands like Ferrari, Maserati and Lamborghini are actually faring quite well. The country's famed design studios and coachbuilders are somewhere in the middle, and we even have new members in the club, like Camal, which this year celebrates its fifth anniversary of activities with a new project named Tributo. Read more »    |
| Angry Wife Crashes Porsche Cayenne Turbo Into Husband's Maserati Quattroporte! Posted: 19 Aug 2013 08:30 AM PDT  Ah, a lovers' quarrel: in real life, it's practically unavoidable, especially when a couple has deep feelings for each other, but it's always wise to keep things civilized. At least in theory, because not all situations play out the way we want or think they should. Read more »    |
| New Grand Theft Auto V Multiplayer Trailer, or Why You'll be Stuck at Home... Posted: 19 Aug 2013 08:10 AM PDT  The main idea behind the Grand Theft Auto (GTA) franchise has always been to suck the player into what looks like a living, breathing world, full of things to do and believable characters to interact with. The formula has evolved dramatically from the top-down perspective of the first two games (which were great in their own right, back in the day) and the latest installment promises to be one of the most diversified gaming experiences you'll ever have. Read more »   |
| Bootaliscious New 217HP Skoda Octavia vRS Test Driven Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:50 AM PDT  The Skoda Octavia vRS/RS is an eagerly anticipated, family-orientated performance machine, primarily because it promises to do it all: be practical, good to look at and fast, courtesy of punchy VW-sourced two-liter petrol and diesel engines. Read more »    |
| Honda CR-V Gains New 62.8 mpg 1.6L Diesel in the UK Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:30 AM PDT  Diesel powerplants are the way to go in Europe when it comes to mainstay models for the masses. If they're available in smaller displacements, even better. After launching its new 1.6-liter i-DTEC on the Civic hatchback in the beginning of the year, Honda UK has now confirmed availability and pricing for the diesel unit on its latest generation CR-V. Read more »    |
| Ford Makes 2014 Fusion a Bit Safer with Inflatable Rear Seat Belts Posted: 19 Aug 2013 07:10 AM PDT  Ford introduced rear-inflatable seat belts in the 2011 Explorer SUV, which they claim, "are designed to help reduce head, neck and chest injuries for rear-seat passengers, often children and older passengers who can be more vulnerable to such injuries." Now, they're also available in the Flex, Explorer, Taurus, as well as the Lincoln MKT and MKZ. The Blue Oval has also announced their inclusion into the 2014 Fusion's list of safety features, as well, hoping to boost its sales further, as they have already risen 17.8 percent in the first half of 2013, compared to 2012. Read more »   |
| Hummer Driver Learns a Valuable Lesson in Road Rage Posted: 19 Aug 2013 06:45 AM PDT  We've seen many examples of aggressive driving and road rage-induced behavior getting out of hand, but this video shows us why it's always best to use your wits and not violence when confronted with these kind of situations. The dash-cam footage shows a driver (evidently in North America, and possibly in Canada, but we're not 100 percent certain – leave us a comment below if you know where it took place), passing a black Hummer SUV. The move did not sit well with the Hummer motorist who was immediately struck by a heavy dose of road rage… Read more »   |
| Subaru Releases 2014 BRZ with Minor Updates and New tS by STI Variant in Japan [44 Photos] Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:44 PM PDT  This is our first look at the 2014 model year version of the Japanese domestic market (JDM) Subaru BRZ that brings some minor equipment and technical improvements to the existing range, but most importantly, introduces a new (Japan market-only) limited production 'tS by STI' variant with chassis, aerodynamic and styling enhancements. Read more »    |
| Toyota Comes Out with New Sketch of 400 HP Yaris Hybrid-R Concept Posted: 19 Aug 2013 05:20 AM PDT  After showing two not very revealing teaser sketches (which you can find in the gallery below), Toyota has finally shown us what their Yaris Hybrid-R Concept will look like. Read more »    |
| Toyota Wants to Give GT86 a Smaller Brother, Says Report Posted: 19 Aug 2013 04:52 AM PDT  If the Toyota GT86, one of the more affordable rear-wheel drive sports cars in the market, is still a bit of a financial stretch for you in these recession-stricken times, then perhaps what you will read below will make you a little bit less cross about it. CarAdvice of Australia is reporting that Toyota's sports car program chief engineer, Tatsuya Tada, wants a range of three offerings, with the GT86 being placed in the middle. Read more »    |
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