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• U.S. Embassy Worker's Road Rage-Fueled Hissy Fit in Malta Sends Him Back Home
• Ford Releases Complete Set of Photos of New Mondeo Vignale Concept
• VW XL1 Said to Be Priced at €110,000 / $145,0000 in Germany!
• Chrysler Launches 30th Anniversary Editions of Its Minivans
• Scoop: New Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG V12 Filmed During Spot Shoot in Rotterdam
• Liberace’s 24-Carat Gold-Plated 1931 Cadillac Up for Auction
• Porsche Releases U.S. Pricing for 2014 Panamera Facelift, Adds LWB and PHEV Versions
• Ferrari Gives Us a Glimpse of How the One Percent Spend their Time
• Next Infiniti FX, the QX70, Will Keep Radical Styling, Place More Emphasis on Interior Space
• Scoop: The Gran Coupe of BMW's 4-Series Shows More Skin
• Jay Leno Drives New McLaren Hybrid P1
• The 30 Candidates for the Car of the Year 2014 Award, Can You Pick the Winner?
• Ford Launches Ecosport in Europe with Limited Edition Model Available to Order via Facebook
• Lotus Responds and Insists it Has Nothing to Do with Bulleta Motors [Updated]
• Ferrari 599 GTO Drag Races Tuned BMW X6M and DYI (?) Nissan Juke R
• First Official Photos of Smart’s Fourjoy Concept Surface on the Web
• New Citroen Cactus Concept, This Is It!
• Hamann to Dazzle Frankfurt Showgoers with Mirror BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe
• BMW’s Engine Partnership with PSA Reportedly Ending in 2016
• In Case You Were Wondering Why So Many Nissan Designs Are Weird
• New Smart ForJoy Study Previewed Ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show Debut
• New Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series Concept Speeding Towards Frankfurt Auto Show
• Why Overtaking Etiquette Is Important, Especially in Russia
• Maserati Brings Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition Concept to IAA

U.S. Embassy Worker's Road Rage-Fueled Hissy Fit in Malta Sends Him Back Home Posted: 04 Sep 2013 06:10 PM PDT If common sense and respect for other people cannot get drivers to behave in a rational way on the road, then perhaps the knowledge that someone could be following your actions, will. An American employee of the U.S. Embassy in Malta found that out the hard way when his road-rage-fueled outburst against a Maltese driver on August 24, was captured on film and shared on YouTube for the entire world to see – including his bosses… YouTube user Jakovids was the one to record the incident in which the unnamed embassy employee lashed out against the driver of a Toyota Verso MPV for not moving aside and even attempted to open the car's locked door. Read more »

Ford Releases Complete Set of Photos of New Mondeo Vignale Concept Posted: 04 Sep 2013 05:06 PM PDT Our prior post on the Ford Mondeo (Fusion) Vignale Concept details the Blue Oval's attempt to posh up the yet-unreleased European sedan some two years before it's set to finally go on sale. I don't have a problem with that, and in fact I think the Mondeo genuinely deserves this Vignale trim idea, as it's always been a really good car, that was always let down by its non-premium badge and never-best-in-class interior. If only they didn't go to all the trouble of calling something Italian to make it sound desirable and design housey. Read more »

VW XL1 Said to Be Priced at €110,000 / $145,0000 in Germany! Posted: 04 Sep 2013 04:39 PM PDT We expected the VW XL1 to be pricey, but the German automaker has exceeded even our most pessimistic expectations. According to a report from business weekly WirtschaftsWoche, the most economical production car in the world will have a sticker price of €110,000 ($144,925) in Germany – autsch… VW has already built 50 XL1s, with another 200 to be produced and delivered starting next spring. Despite the limited run and the steep price, VW says there is great demand for the XL1, which is a popular item among car collectors and wealthy car enthusiasts. The Wolfsburg-based automaker doesn't plan to build more cars, so the exclusivity of the Volkswagen XL1 will remain intact. Read more »

Chrysler Launches 30th Anniversary Editions of Its Minivans Posted: 04 Sep 2013 04:19 PM PDT To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans, the U.S. carmaker has launched two special edition models, one for each brand. Read more »

Scoop: New Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG V12 Filmed During Spot Shoot in Rotterdam Posted: 04 Sep 2013 03:32 PM PDT Remember when we posted a video of the new Maserati Ghibli being driven around an overcast Rotterdam, which later turned into a promo? It seems to be a very common location for spot shooting, as the video we found and posted below reveals. Read more »

Liberace’s 24-Carat Gold-Plated 1931 Cadillac Up for Auction Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:59 PM PDT For drivers who love their cars to be extremely flashy, it can hardly get any better than this: a 1931 Cadillac 355 Drop Head Coupe by Fleetwood liveried in real, 23.75 gold foil. The car, which will be auctioned by Barons, is said to have once belonged to the famous pianist Liberace. The auction house has set a guide price of £85,000 (€99,740) to £100,000 (€117,210) for the car, which will go under the hammer on September 17 at Barons' Sandown Park sale in the UK. Read more »

Porsche Releases U.S. Pricing for 2014 Panamera Facelift, Adds LWB and PHEV Versions Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:20 PM PDT Just because Porsche announced the refreshed 2014 Panamera range back in April this year, doesn't mean that the liftback model is immediately available in showrooms. In the U.S., that will happen in two stages, with most models going on sale late this year, and the Turbo editions to follow in 2014. Read more »

Ferrari Gives Us a Glimpse of How the One Percent Spend their Time Posted: 04 Sep 2013 02:13 PM PDT When you own a Ferrari, it goes without saying that you want to be seen in it and you want clear roads ahead to drive it on. This is where Ferrari intervenes and makes sure their most important customers get to enjoy their sports cars by organizing parades and rallies in cities around the world – on top of track days, of course. Read more »

Next Infiniti FX, the QX70, Will Keep Radical Styling, Place More Emphasis on Interior Space Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:41 PM PDT Aside from the change in their model naming policy, Infiniti has been doing lots of constructive things with its range of cars over the years, tailoring them for specific needs of prospective buyers in any given location around the world. For instance, in Europe, they introduced diesels throughout the range, as otherwise, they would have hardly sold any cars at all. Read more »

Scoop: The Gran Coupe of BMW's 4-Series Shows More Skin Posted: 04 Sep 2013 01:19 PM PDT The new i3 and i8 together with the next generation of the X5 and the 4-Series Coupe in both regular and conceptual M4 trims will be the subject of talk at BMW's stand at the Frankfurt Motor Show, but the Bavarian manufacturer has more new products in the pipeline. One of the more interesting upcoming models is the brand-new 4-Series Gran Coupe that our spies snagged having shed a lot of its camouflage compared to previous prototypes, thus revealing its 4-Series Coupe-borrowed front nose, which is lower and slightly more aggressively detailed than that of the 3-Series sedan. Read more »

Jay Leno Drives New McLaren Hybrid P1 Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:50 PM PDT Exclusive manufacturers, like McLaren, Ferrari and Porsche, have masterfully built up the hype around their hybrid supercars, all of which are nudging close to 1,000 hp, some more than others. The Porsche 918 Spyder is the least powerful and the heaviest of the trio, but since it is a Porsche, you can bet it will be engineered around its shortcomings and prove to be a very good car of this sort. Read more »

The 30 Candidates for the Car of the Year 2014 Award, Can You Pick the Winner? Posted: 04 Sep 2013 12:35 PM PDT Today, the organizers of Europe's most prominent automotive accolade announced the nominees for the Car of the Year 2014 award (COTY). A total of 30 cars made it into the list for the first of the two-stage voting process, which calls for the nomination of seven finalists that will be announced by mid-December 2013. The second phase will decide the winner that will be revealed on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show in the beginning of March 2014. Read more »

Ford Launches Ecosport in Europe with Limited Edition Model Available to Order via Facebook Posted: 04 Sep 2013 11:51 AM PDT Ford announced today at IFA 2013 industrial exhibition that it will kick off European sales of the new EcoSport with a limited edition version that can be ordered on a dedicated website by following a link from Facebook. Only 500 units of the EcoSport Limited Edition will be built, 120 of which will go to the UK and 110 to Germany. The special edition crossover will feature the Ford Sync AppLink system, which enables voice control of smartphone apps from the driver's seat. Read more »

Lotus Responds and Insists it Has Nothing to Do with Bulleta Motors [Updated] Posted: 04 Sep 2013 04:01 PM PDT The latest developments on the story that erupted between Bulleta Motors and Lotus Cars USA here on Carscoops, has the Marketing & PR Communications Executive of the British carmaker's U.S. arm, Kevin Smith, emailing us a new statement in which he insists that the automaker has nothing to do with Bulleta Motors – period. However, before we tell you about it, allow us to briefly recap the story. Last Friday, we wrote about the new Bulleta RF22 project, a future sports car based on the running gear of the Lotus Evora. On Tuesday, Lotus Cars USA press spokesperson Kevin Smith sent us an email describing the RF22 as "Vapor", adding that the British company has no official connection to Bulleta Motors. On the same day, Bulleta Motors co-founder Ferris Rezvani attacked us for reporting on Mr. Smith's statement and requested we remove the posting as its "unfounded and un informed" as well as "embarrassing" for our site. He added that Lotus Cars USA is simply a reseller and that Mr. Smith was not aware of his relationship with Lotus UK. Read more »

Ferrari 599 GTO Drag Races Tuned BMW X6M and DYI (?) Nissan Juke R Posted: 04 Sep 2013 10:30 AM PDT Drag races are very popular in Russia, and since the country doesn't lack wealthy individuals, the cars that show up at both legal and illegal races are impressive. Take this stock Ferrari 599 GTO, for instance, that showed up at Moscow's Unlimited 500+ 10th anniversary event and was pitted against two cars from a completely different league. Read more »

First Official Photos of Smart’s Fourjoy Concept Surface on the Web Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:49 AM PDT After the sneak preview of the Fourjoy study Smart gave us earlier today, the first official photos of the sub-compact concept have already surfaced online. The Russian website AutoWP published a set of images showing the doorless concept. While it may look like a golf cart to many, this study previews a future production model, as Smart said in the email they posted earlier today: "#Sneakpeek: take a first look at the design sketch of the upcoming smart fourjoy, forerunner of a new smart generation. Stay tuned for more!" Read more »

New Citroen Cactus Concept, This Is It! Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:34 AM PDT Official imagery of the spanking new Citroen Cactus Concept surfaced on the internet today revealing the French study in all its glory just before its Frankfurt Motor Show world premiere. The concept hatchback is more crossover than what we anticipated with its exterior styling continuing the rounded out theme seen on Citroen's more recent products like the new generation C4 Picasso and its bigger and more spacious sibling, the C4 Grand Picasso minivans. Read more »

Hamann to Dazzle Frankfurt Showgoers with Mirror BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe Posted: 04 Sep 2013 09:18 AM PDT If two doors aren't doing the trick for you when it comes to Hamann and its sinister-looking and shiny Mirr6r BMW M6 F12 Coupe (pictured here), which we first laid eyes on at the Geneva Salon this past March, the German tuning outfit will present a similar take on the four-door 6-Series Gran Coupe at next week's Frankfurt Motor Show. Read more »

BMW’s Engine Partnership with PSA Reportedly Ending in 2016 Posted: 04 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT One of the reasons why the 208 GTi is such a praise-worthy little hot hatch has to do with its engine, and while Peugeot has a history of making good sporty motors, the one powering their latest hot hatch isn't completely their own; it was co-developed with BMW and can be found under the bonnet of the Bavarians' own MINI. The deal with PSA was set up in 2002, and it's set to expire in 2016. Now, Bloomberg reports that it may not be extended further, as BMW already has its own line of three-cylinder low capacity petrol engines to use, and the French auto group's decision to collaborate with General Motors reportedly pushed them even further away. Read more »

In Case You Were Wondering Why So Many Nissan Designs Are Weird Posted: 04 Sep 2013 08:02 AM PDT Nissan has just released a video that tries to go some way towards explaining the early part of the creative process of styling a new model, and making its design have flow, continuity and actual meaning. The idea is that if you design a car with no real inspiration in mind, in the form of an object (preferably of natural origin), you can look at, turn around and examine, you will end up with a SsangYong Rodius, or a pre-facelift Mercedes-Benz R-Class… Read more »

New Smart ForJoy Study Previewed Ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show Debut Posted: 04 Sep 2013 07:53 AM PDT Daimler's Smart unit is affording us a first sketchy look at the new Fourjoy sub-compact that is set to have its international premiere in a less than a week's time at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Read more »

New Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Racing Series Concept Speeding Towards Frankfurt Auto Show Posted: 04 Sep 2013 07:54 AM PDT Mercedes-Benz has and will continue to market the new CLA as a spirited and youthful proposal in the compact sports sedan, regardless of what's hiding under the hood, and what a better way to say that than with a racing version. The new CLA 45 AMG Racing Series Concept Car will have its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week and according to a short statement from the brand with the star, it "provides a preview of a further customer sports racing car from Mercedes-AMG". Read more »

Why Overtaking Etiquette Is Important, Especially in Russia Posted: 04 Sep 2013 05:40 AM PDT The style of driving varies from country to country, according to specific national traits, road types and conditions, as well as the strictness with which driver's licenses are obtained – in Germany, for instance, getting a driver's license is harder than in other countries, but this shows once you go for a drive there. Read more »

Maserati Brings Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition Concept to IAA Posted: 04 Sep 2013 06:15 AM PDT Some may say that it's too soon for Maserati to be floating an idea of special edition version of the new Quattroporte, but the Italians think otherwise and will be presenting a concept model of sorts at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week. Read more »

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