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- BMW Sued for Industrial Espionage by France’s Bolloré Group
- 2015 Honda Civic Type R from the Photoshopping Block
- Mercedes-Benz Presents Self-Driving New S500 Intelligent Drive
- Driver Drifts the Wheels Off Old 600HP Mercedes Estate Diesel
- GM Takes New Corvette to the 'Ring, Does the Rounds, Doesn't tell the Times
- Report Brings Our Attention to the Repair Costs of New, Lighter Cars Which Use New Materials
- Note to Self: Don't Street Fight on the Road, Don't Attempt to Break a Fight on the Road [NSFW]
- Rolls-Royce Crafts Unique Gold-Themed Ghost Chengdu Golden Sunbird Edition
- Hennessey HPE700 Upgrade Gives McLaren 12C Some More Wings
- 2014 Jeep Wrangler Dragon Edition Arrives in the U.S. with a $36,095 Sticker Price
- Consumer Reports Discusses whether American Cars Are Getting Better
- 2014 SRT Viper Gains New Rain Mode for, You Know, Rain…and New Drivers
- Spied: Alpina Puts Some Mmm Into the 4-Series with B4 Bi-Turbo Coupe
- Range Rover Diesel Hybrid System Would Make US Sense, But Not Just Yet
- D-Bag or an Accident? Mazda MX-5 Racer Cries Foul Over Bump and Crash Incident
- 2014 Nissan X-Trail and Rogue Re-Imagined with NISMO Clothing
- Renault Reportedly Pulls Plug on Wind Convertible
- Donk! Cadillac SRX All Chromed Up and Riding on 32s
- New Extra-Long Fiat 500L MPW with Seating for up to 7 Priced in the UK
- German Company Interested in Buying Fisker Makes First Formal Offer
| BMW Sued for Industrial Espionage by France’s Bolloré Group Posted: 13 Sep 2013 04:05 PM PDT  The French group that operates Paris' electric car sharing scheme Autolib' has filed a criminal complaint against BMW, accusing the German carmaker of industrial espionage. Bolloré Group, which is one of the most important industrial conglomerates in France, said BMW used spies to gather information on its electric cars, which are co-developed with Pininfarina. Read more »       |
| 2015 Honda Civic Type R from the Photoshopping Block Posted: 13 Sep 2013 02:23 PM PDT  After many years of axing sports cars from its range, Honda has finally laid down plans to add performance-orientated models in its lineup, starting from 2015 with the Civic Type R and the new generation NSX (Acura in North America). Read more »    |
| Mercedes-Benz Presents Self-Driving New S500 Intelligent Drive Posted: 13 Sep 2013 01:29 PM PDT  Mercedes-Benz staged a very pompous presentation for their new S500 Intelligent Drive, at the Frankfurt motor show, which as its name suggests, is able to handle its own in town, through traffic and roundabouts too, with no input from the driver. Currently in an early stage of development, it already seems to work fairly well, and according to the engineers behind it does not require a lot more technology than what the S-Class already comes with. Read more »    |
| Driver Drifts the Wheels Off Old 600HP Mercedes Estate Diesel Posted: 13 Sep 2013 12:33 PM PDT  Drift competitions are really great, and arguably one of the most spectacular forms of motorsport one could think of. People come not only to see the smoky spectacle, but also to check out the diversity of cars present, and the extent of the modifications done to them. For me, such events are always made better when you see some vehicle you would not have expected to encounter, and see it steal the show. Read more »    |
| GM Takes New Corvette to the 'Ring, Does the Rounds, Doesn't tell the Times Posted: 13 Sep 2013 12:01 PM PDT  A spanking new Corvette captured jumping high in the air on the Nürburgring racetrack will always get our attention. Now, whether there is any substance to General Motors' release that includes said picture is a completely story altogether… Read more »    |
| Report Brings Our Attention to the Repair Costs of New, Lighter Cars Which Use New Materials Posted: 13 Sep 2013 11:36 AM PDT  A big talking point nowadays is the increasingly common use of special high-strenght low-weight materials for the construction of new cars. These new solutions for the mass market, like carbon fiber, high-strength steel or aluminum, have obvious benefits over conventional steel and plastic, in the sense that they not only weight less and make the car more efficient, but they also offer stronger rigidity, and therefore better safety credentials. However, a report published by USA Today brings our attention to the higher costs associated with repairing cars made from these new materials. Read more »   |
| Note to Self: Don't Street Fight on the Road, Don't Attempt to Break a Fight on the Road [NSFW] Posted: 13 Sep 2013 11:05 AM PDT  There are all sorts of wrongs taking place in this video, and if not all, then surely most can be blamed on excessive consumption of alcohol. YouTube author Charles G. was filming a street fight on Pittsburg's fraternity row between three young men, when some of their peers walked across the road, seemingly to break up the fight. Among them was 24-year-old Colton Gehrke, but he never made it to ground zero, as the moment he was crossing the road, he was hit by a Jeep Wrangler driven by 32 year-old Joshua Gaddy. Read more »   |
| Rolls-Royce Crafts Unique Gold-Themed Ghost Chengdu Golden Sunbird Edition Posted: 13 Sep 2013 10:40 AM PDT  Shortly after unveiling the unique Phantom Celestial bespoke model at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Rolls-Royce has shown another one-off, this time based on the Ghost entry-level model (funny how a $272,000 car gets to be called an entry-level one). Revealed on Rolls-Royce's official Facebook page, the Ghost Chengdu Golden Sunbird is inspired by an ancient Chinese artifact from the late Shang Dynasty called the Golden Sun Bird, discovered in 2001 in Chengdu city and represented by the sculpture shown in the first photo from the gallery. Read more »   |
| Hennessey HPE700 Upgrade Gives McLaren 12C Some More Wings Posted: 13 Sep 2013 10:14 AM PDT  What interesting automotive times we live in when a tuner feels the need to enhance the performance specifications of a sports car like the McLaren 12C (formerly known as the MP4-12C) that leaves the factory with no less than 616-horses (625PS) from its 3.8-liter V8 twin turbocharged engine. Read more »    |
| 2014 Jeep Wrangler Dragon Edition Arrives in the U.S. with a $36,095 Sticker Price Posted: 13 Sep 2013 09:42 AM PDT  Following the Polar Edition in Europe, the Jeep Wrangler receives another special edition model - this time in North America. Jeep has decided to build the Wrangler Dragon Design concept that was on display last year at the Auto China 2012. Read more »    |
| Consumer Reports Discusses whether American Cars Are Getting Better Posted: 13 Sep 2013 09:10 AM PDT  In recent years, the quality and reliability of cars has improved all over the world, but the public's perception doesn't always keep up with reality. In a recent episode of Consumer Reports' "Talking Cars" show, the hosts discuss whether American cars have improved lately in terms of quality and reliability. Let's not forget that not long ago, American-brand cars didn't enjoy a good reputation, especially in terms of interior quality, overall fit and finish and engine performance and fuel economy. So what is happening now with the U.S. auto industry? Read more »   |
| 2014 SRT Viper Gains New Rain Mode for, You Know, Rain…and New Drivers Posted: 13 Sep 2013 08:46 AM PDT  Truth is, the last thing you want to do with a very powerful rear-wheel drive sports car is to drive on wet or even worse, snow-covered and icy roads, especially if you're not an extremely capable and experienced driver. Chrysler's SRT division wants to provide some extra security for at least one of these scenarios on the newly announced 2014 Viper with the introduction of a Rain Mode for the traction and stability control. Read more »    |
| Spied: Alpina Puts Some Mmm Into the 4-Series with B4 Bi-Turbo Coupe Posted: 13 Sep 2013 08:20 AM PDT  If you're looking for something a bit more discreet than the upcoming BMW M4 Coupe but faster than the 435i, Alpina is brewing up a new proposal that just might tickle your fancy. Read more »    |
| Range Rover Diesel Hybrid System Would Make US Sense, But Not Just Yet Posted: 13 Sep 2013 08:03 AM PDT  In Europe, need to have a consistently hefty bank account to afford to run a V8-powered Range Rover, or Range Rover Sport, and that's why everybody here just gets the diesels, which are far more efficient (the V6 in particular), and has enough torque to not feel too slow, especially now that more aluminum than ever is used in their construction. Read more »    |
| D-Bag or an Accident? Mazda MX-5 Racer Cries Foul Over Bump and Crash Incident Posted: 13 Sep 2013 07:33 AM PDT  An unfortunate accident or a deliberate move made by an overly competitive racer (in the    |
| 2014 Nissan X-Trail and Rogue Re-Imagined with NISMO Clothing Posted: 13 Sep 2013 07:06 AM PDT  Nissan has made it a point lately to tell us about how devoted it is to its revitalized NISMO sports sub-brand and is slowly rolling out more special products including the Juke NISMO, and in less than a year's time, the crown jewel of the series, the GT-R NISMO. We're bound to see more cars receiving the treatment, but the Japanese automaker won't go that far into the future, so we're left with our imagination as to what vehicles will come next. Read more »   |
| Renault Reportedly Pulls Plug on Wind Convertible Posted: 13 Sep 2013 06:36 AM PDT  Renault still makes the competent front-wheel drive Twingo, a car that spawned the hot RenaultSport (RS) model (that is no more), as well as the pretty but not so successful Wind. Now, the latter too has been pulled from production, after a run of just under three years, when they sold not that many at all, as Car&Driver reports. Read more »    |
| Donk! Cadillac SRX All Chromed Up and Riding on 32s Posted: 13 Sep 2013 06:06 AM PDT  So, you don't want to go by unnoticed and at the same time, don't mind noticing every penny, paper and speck of dust on the road? Why then, this Cadillac SRX created by the shiny minds over at TaTe Design+Fabrication should at least make it on your automobile shopping list. Read more »    |
| New Extra-Long Fiat 500L MPW with Seating for up to 7 Priced in the UK Posted: 13 Sep 2013 05:28 AM PDT  The extended version of the Fiat 500L that carries the "Living" moniker in the mainland Europe will become known as the 500L MPW (feel free to guess what that stands for) in the United Kingdom where it goes on sale this month priced from £15,795 OTR. Read more »    |
| German Company Interested in Buying Fisker Makes First Formal Offer Posted: 13 Sep 2013 05:00 AM PDT  You may remember us reporting on a German company called Fritz Nol (or Nols?) that was looking to purchase ailing automaker Fisker. Back when we posted the story, it was not an official move, but now the company says it has sent a signed, concrete offer and is waiting for a reply. Read more »    |
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