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• Your A-to-Z Photo Guide to the Frankfurt Motor Show Booth Models
• Take a Look at Floyd Mayweather’s Las Vegas White Car Collection
• Mercedes-Benz Won’t Build Smaller Cars than the A-Class, At Least For Now
• Scoop: All-New 2016 BMW X1 Flaunts is FWD Platform Based Body
• Renault and Bolloré to Develop 3-Seater Electric Car, EV-Sharing Services
• Watch a Hamster Steer a 15-Ton Volvo FMX Truck up a Mountain
• Alfa Romeo Prepares for 4C Launch with Huge Gallery and New Videos
• Schumacher Warns Ferrari: Alonso-Raikkonen Mix Is Explosive
• Dubai Tuner Turns Nissan Patrol into a Backseat Driver's Dream
• BMW Says No M Engineers Worked on i8, will Keep M and i Sub-Brands Separate
• Renault-Nissan CEO Says Worst Has Passed for European Car Market
• Mazda6 Diesel Delayed in the U.S. Due to Emissions Testing Setbacks
• Renault Toots its Own Horn with Video for Initiale Paris, Says it Signals Return to High End Market
• The Coda Sedan EV is Kind of Back, But Not Really…
• Mercedes-Benz Launches Its Own... Radio Station
• Watch a Super Cool Woman Crash a Nissan GT-R During Drag Race
• GM's Lansing Plant Builds 1 Millionth Cadillac
• Spied: Feisty 2014 Opel Corsa OPC Facelift Sports a New Nose Job
• Man Furious with BMW M6's Faults and Bad Customer Service Smashes it at Frankfurt Show
• Nissan Kicks Off European Production of New Note Hatch
• Covered, Not Stirred: How a New Bentley Flying Spur Arrives for Customers
• Consumer Reports Takes New 2014 Corvette Stingray for a First Spin
• Citroen DS Wild Rubis will be Built, But Won't be Sold in Europe, CEO Says
• Spied: Peugeot Testing Hotter Version of 308 Hatch, is it the GTi or R?
• Payback Time in Nickels and Dimes for Aussie Cited with a Parking Ticket

Your A-to-Z Photo Guide to the Frankfurt Motor Show Booth Models Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:05 PM PDT You didn't think that we would leave you without a sample of the pretty booth models from the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, did you? Well, of course not! Read more »

Take a Look at Floyd Mayweather’s Las Vegas White Car Collection Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:35 PM PDT Floyd Mayweather has been America's biggest boxing star for a while now, and his current nickname - "Money May" - says a lot about his wealth. For his latest fight in which he defeated Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, Mayweather reportedly cashed in more than $41 million (€30.6 million). No wonder the undefeated professional boxer has an extravagant car collection – in fact, he has several car collections, one for every city he spends time in… Read more »

Mercedes-Benz Won’t Build Smaller Cars than the A-Class, At Least For Now Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:05 PM PDT Mercedes' expansion into front-wheel drive territory and smaller segments will not result in cars smaller than the A-Class, at least for the medium term. This is what Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche said, responding to rumors about Mercedes-Benz planning to fill up the gap between the A-Class and the upcoming Smart ForFour. As the ForFour will reportedly be less than 3,500mm (137.8in) long, it would leave space for an intermediary model between it and the A-Class, which measures 4,292mm (168.9in) in length. However, Mercedes-Benz doesn't plan to take that route. Read more »

Scoop: All-New 2016 BMW X1 Flaunts is FWD Platform Based Body Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:30 PM PDT Well, well, well, what do we have here? Excuse our surprise, but we cannot say that we were expecting to see the next generation of BMW's X1 crossover make such an early appearance in front of our scoop photographer's lens while it was being transferred between the carmaker's testing facilities. BMW's smallest crossover to date, was only just updated in 2012, three years after it was launched on the market, at which point it was introduced for the first time in North America, but the Munich-based company is already deep into the development of its F48-codenamed successor. Read more »

Renault and Bolloré to Develop 3-Seater Electric Car, EV-Sharing Services Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:05 PM PDT Renault and the Bolloré Group, which operates Paris' EV-sharing service Autolib' (yes, that's the same company that accused BMW of spying), have signed a letter of intent to study the joint development of car-sharing solutions and "the implementation of industrial and commercial cooperation agreements in the field of electric vehicles." Read more »

Watch a Hamster Steer a 15-Ton Volvo FMX Truck up a Mountain Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:40 PM PDT To demonstrate the lightness of its new Volvo Dynamic Steering system, Volvo Trucks has set up a publicity stunt employing...a carrot-hungry hamster. Volvo says its latest steering system is so easy to handle that one can steer a heavy truck using only his or her fingertips. Read more »

Alfa Romeo Prepares for 4C Launch with Huge Gallery and New Videos Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:11 PM PDT After a wait that seemed to take forever with promises, concepts, pre-production models and endless teasers, the car, which for many is the most interesting Alfa Romeo since the 8c Competizione, the all-new 4C sports coupe, is almost upon us. How close, you ask? Starting from October, the 4C can be ordered in all Alfa Romeo dealerships in Europe, while its North American premiere will take place the following month at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, when we will learn more about its U.S. arrival, price and final specs for this side of the world. Read more »

Schumacher Warns Ferrari: Alonso-Raikkonen Mix Is Explosive Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:31 PM PDT By signing Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari seems to have given up on its decades-old policy of having a leading driver and a supporting driver. While nobody knows what Raikkonen's contract says, it's hard to imagine two former world champions accepting to be No. 2. Ferrari's most successful driver in history, Michael Schumacher, believes that the Alonso – Raikkonen partnership has the potential to be explosive. Read more »

Dubai Tuner Turns Nissan Patrol into a Backseat Driver's Dream Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:05 PM PDT We're going to assume that most of you reading our site will be more than familiar with the term "backseat driver", but if you're not, here's the definition from Wikipedia: "A backseat driver is a vehicle passenger in the back seat who is not controlling the vehicle, and seems to be uncomfortable with the skills of the driver and/or wants to tutor the driver while the driver is at the wheel" Read more »

BMW Says No M Engineers Worked on i8, will Keep M and i Sub-Brands Separate Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:45 PM PDT BMW's range of cars is already a bit confusing, and I personally find lots of models in their lineup as irrelevant, and overlapping. Thankfully, they're not going to propagate this to the i sub-brand, and thus avoid creating extra confusion. They will be keeping their sporty and eco lines of cars separate, and according to a report published by Car Advice, "No M engineers worked on the hybrid supercar project." Read more »

Renault-Nissan CEO Says Worst Has Passed for European Car Market Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:20 PM PDT The European car market is not what it used to be as it has been severely affected by the global credit crisis, a phenomenon that has caused grief in many parts of the world, bringing each country's own economy to its knees. Greece was (and still is) hardest hit at first glance, even thou they're attempting to build off-road-capable supercars, while other countries are making fewer cars. Perhaps a bit of optimism about the whole situation would not hurt at all… Read more »

Mazda6 Diesel Delayed in the U.S. Due to Emissions Testing Setbacks Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:06 PM PDT Mazda has announced that the diesel version of its Mazda6 mid-size sedan has been postponed until April 2014, because of delays in emissions testing and certification, according to an Autonews report. Read more »

Renault Toots its Own Horn with Video for Initiale Paris, Says it Signals Return to High End Market Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:33 PM PDT If not all, most manufacturer-produced videos promise that their products will deliver you the world and then some more. Renault's clip on the new Initiale Paris Concept that previews the design of the next-generation Espace, a large MPV with a hint or two of crossover vehicles in its conception, is no exception. Read more »

The Coda Sedan EV is Kind of Back, But Not Really… Posted: 16 Sep 2013 10:30 AM PDT Coda, the LA-based startup EV manufacturer, went bust in May of this year, and decided to try and apply its technology for more stationary uses, not that many people actually cared or even knew about it, but it happened. It was hard to justify missing this paricular automaker, because they sold very few of an average-looking, average-priced, middle of the road EV, for those who didn't want everybody to know that they're saving the planet. Read more »

Mercedes-Benz Launches Its Own... Radio Station Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:59 AM PDT New production cars and concept vehicles were not the only products Mercedes-Benz launched at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show. The German automaker also used the event to inaugurate its own digital radio station. Read more »

Watch a Super Cool Woman Crash a Nissan GT-R During Drag Race Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:31 AM PDT When it comes to high-powered performance sports cars racing in the rain (aquaplaning), if you lose it, you lose it, and sans the ultra-rare scenario when all the stars align together to help you out in the luckiest of ways, a crash is highly likely and no electronics or advanced all-wheel drive systems can save you or your ride. This recently happened to an unidentified female driver of a Nissan GT-R during the Unlimited 500+ drag race event in Moscow. The crash was chillingly scary as the Japanese sports car hit the metal safety bars on the track head on sending it in a continuous spin until it ended up on the bars again. Read more »

GM's Lansing Plant Builds 1 Millionth Cadillac Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:10 AM PDT Some 12 years after its grand opening in late 2001, General Motors' Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Michigan rolled out its 1 millionth Cadillac model, which happened (?) to be the all-new 2014 CTS sedan that goes on sale this October. Read more »

Spied: Feisty 2014 Opel Corsa OPC Facelift Sports a New Nose Job Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:50 AM PDT Together with the cosmetically updated versions of the regular three- and five-door body styles of the Opel and Vauxhall Corsa range, GM's German division is also applying the makeover on the performance model of the series with the OPC and VXR nametag in mainland Europe and the UK respectively. Read more »

Man Furious with BMW M6's Faults and Bad Customer Service Smashes it at Frankfurt Show Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:21 AM PDT Destroying cars with sledgehammers to protest bad servicing is something we have seen twice before, both times in China. However, as we live in a globalized world, the trend seems to have caught on in other regions as well. Frankfurt Motor Show visitors that happened to be at the main entry of the exhibition on Saturday, September 14, at 3 pm, witnessed a similar scene. Read more »

Nissan Kicks Off European Production of New Note Hatch Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:03 AM PDT So, raise your hand if you know which brand has the biggest ever car plant in the United Kingdom. Of course, being that this report is about Nissan, it won't surprise you to learn that it's the Japanese carmarker, but that doesn't make the feat any less impressive as we are talking about a foreign manufacturer and not one of the many domestic brands in the long history of the UK auto industry. Now, Nissan has added another model to its Sunderland Plant, the new generation of the B-segment competing Note, which made its European premiere at the Geneva Motor Show this past March. Read more »

Covered, Not Stirred: How a New Bentley Flying Spur Arrives for Customers Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:23 AM PDT With super luxury brands like Bentley, you don't only pay for the car itself, but for the entire experience of owning one of the brand's premium products as well. To give us mere mortals a little of taste of what goes on behind the curtains when a customer's car arrives in the shop, Bentley of Belgium shared these photos of a brand-new Flying Spur sedan before it's handed over to its new owner. Read more »

Consumer Reports Takes New 2014 Corvette Stingray for a First Spin Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:02 AM PDT As time flies by, more and more reviews of the new seventh generation Corvette with the Stingray moniker are dropping in, the latest one arriving from Consumer Reports (CR) that posted a video with its initial impressions of the sports car – a comprehensive test is said to be in the making as we speak. Read more »

Citroen DS Wild Rubis will be Built, But Won't be Sold in Europe, CEO Says Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:26 AM PDT Revealed earlier this year at the Shanghai Motor Show, the Citroen DS Wild Rubis is a stylish crossover concept that previews a future production model. Citroen says manufacturing of the large crossover will begin in China between the end of 2014 and early 2015, with the vehicle to be sold in China and surrounding Asian countries. Read more »

Spied: Peugeot Testing Hotter Version of 308 Hatch, is it the GTi or R? Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:54 AM PDT In Europe, spicier versions of popular hatchbacks in the B- (supermini) and C-segments (compact) isn't that much (at least not always) about direct sales as it is about prestige and building a more positive, sportier and younger image around the entire range, which in turn, boosts their sales. Peugeot also has a tradition in designing hot hatches, even though some of its more recent creations have failed to inspire much of a following. At this week's Frankfurt Motor Show, the French brand is floating around a concept for a carbonfibre-clad 308 with the "R" moniker that borrows the new RCZ R's 266hp (270PS) 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-four. Read more »

Payback Time in Nickels and Dimes for Aussie Cited with a Parking Ticket Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:22 AM PDT Armed with a backpack filled with several hundred five and ten cent coins that he had just made at the bank along with a head-mounted camera filming his every move, an Australian man set out to troll the Adelaide City Council for a parking fine he had previously received. Read more »

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