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Your Guide to Super Bowl XLVIII's Automotive TV Spots

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 05:41 PM PST


Yes, it's that glorious time of the year for sports fans in the States, the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), commonly known as the Super Bowl. This year's final will see the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawk go head-to-head on Sunday, February 2, at the MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, New Jersey.

Even if you're not that into sports, or…sofa-drinking and snack battles, there's one more game played outside the field, but right inside your home: television spots.

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SRT Boss Says Viper Must Not Be Compared to Corvette

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 04:30 PM PST


The SRT Viper did not enjoy a smooth sales start when it debuted last year, but despite problems, SRT CEO Ralph Gilles said in November that there were no reasons to worry, as the plant had hundreds of orders waiting to be built. Read more »

Report Suggests Future Prospect of RWD Cadillac-Underpinned Holdens and Chevys

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 03:58 PM PST


With so much reshuffling going on within GM and its overseas branches, some of which are closing, while others have an uncertain future ahead, it's hard to speculate what exactly they will do to keep on going. Read more »

New Nissan Qashqai Receives Another Thumbs Up Review

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 03:25 PM PST


Following a first very positive review from WhatCar, we've discovered a new review of the all-new Nissan Qashqai, this time from Auto Express.

The second-generation Qashqai has many expectations to live up to, as the previous model was Nissan's best-selling car in Europe for years. So how's the new one?

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Cool V8-Swapped 1980 Mercedes TD300 Wagon is Up for Grabs

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 02:55 PM PST


The wagon or estate is seen as an oddball choice in the US, despite the fact that so many people drive even larger SUVs and pickups. However, I bet many would understand your decision to part with your cash for this Merceds Benz W123 from 1980. Read more »

One Off Ferrari SP FFX Breaks Cover with…White Beard and Sideburns

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 02:20 PM PST


What you see here in the photograph that surfaced on Ferrari Chat today is reportedly a new special-order creation from Maranello named the SP FFX. Like the one-off 458-based SP12 EC for guitarist Eric Clapton, it too was designed and produced under Ferrari's secretive 'One-Off Programme'. Read more »

The Future is Scary: Jumping Wheeled Robots Previewed by Parrot Sumo Drone

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:58 PM PST


If the Parrot Sumo Jumping drone previews the shape of future robots to come, then by gosh, they will look scary if you blow them up to a much bigger size, at least, and conjure up a mech war scenario to boot. Read more »

Cadillac Sweetens Up ELR's $75,995 Bitter Pill with Free Home Charger [+60 New Pics]

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:32 PM PST


Whichever way you see, with a $75,995 starting price before the available federal tax credit of up to $7,500, the new Cadillac ELR extended range hybrid coupe is one very expensive ride. I mean, with the same money you can buy the technologically identical Chevy Volt ($35k) and a base Cadillac CTS Coupe ($40k MSRP or less if you push your dealer) and call it a day.

Perhaps that's why Cadillac is trying to kick-start sales of the ELR by announcing that it will offer a complimentary 240-volt home charging station and installation to early buyers of the ELR.

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Toyota Says Next Prius will be on the Forefront of Design, Tech and Manufacturing

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:05 PM PST


With every generation of the Prius, Toyota strives to create a better version of the original and very successful concept that forever changed the way consumers and automakers view the car market. The Japanese company promises the same for the fourth generation of the series, to be introduced with the next year or so. Read more »

Audi Advises Against Compromises with Doberhuahua Super Bowl Ad

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 01:38 PM PST


Audi's commercial for this year's Super Bowl is more scary than funny. Titled "Doberhuahua", it wants to show people how things can go terribly wrong when people compromise. In this case, the compromise is a crossbreed of a Doberman Pinscher and a Chihuahua, as husband and wife can't decide over the two established breeds. Read more »

NHTSA Probing 30,000 Toyota Camry Hybrids Over Brake Malfunctions

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 12:15 PM PST


Toyota's best-selling car in the States, the Camry, is under investigation. This time, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking into consumer complaints over intermittent loss of assisted braking without warning on 2007-2008MY Camry hybrid models. Read more »

Next Volvo XC90 Could Debut This Fall

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 11:50 AM PST


The XC90 is one of the most outdated-looking SUVs on the market, and Volvo revealing the XC Coupe concept did not make its case any better. It is due for swift replacement, though, but we don't know the exact time frame when it will take place. Read more »

Standing in Front of a Tank Performing an Emergency Brake Test Takes Some Kahunas

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 11:24 AM PST


If the following video is real, and we mention that because there are suspicious voices on the internet saying it's an edited hoax (we too have some questions about its legitimacy), then these guys and gals sure have reproduction organs made of steel… Read more »

VW’s Labor Boss Slams Company’s U.S. Strategy, Calls it a Disaster

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:55 AM PST


Bernd Osterloh, Volkswagen AG's top labor representative, has labeled the carmaker's U.S. operations as a "disaster" adding that more models and swift decisions are needed to revive the company's position in the world's second-largest car market.

While VW has a dominant position in China and Europe, it has yet to fully understand how to succeed in the United States, Osterloh told reporters in Wolfsburg, Germany.

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Spied: Jaguar Readies 2015 XJ Saloon for a Barely Noticeable Nip and Tuck

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 10:26 AM PST


No need to adjust your sets; what you see here isn't an old prototype of the existing X351-codenamed Jaguar XJ, but a lightly facelifted version that will likely be uncovered before the end of this year. Read more »

Audi S3 Plus with 375HP Rumored to Join Stable Below Upcoming RS3

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 09:57 AM PST


If you thought there was no room in the Audi range for an intermediate model slotting between the S3 and RS3, well may (or may not…) have been wrong.

Reportedly, the German automaker is pondering the introduction of an S3 Plus model that would purportedly bump the power figure up to 380PS (375 PS), so as not to affect the RS3, which under the same assumption, would make it safe to say is going to have over 400 hp.

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Facelifted Skoda Superb Combi Outdoor Is Still All Show, No Go

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 09:15 AM PST


Following the facelift of the Superb Combi, Skoda has released the first photos of the model's Outdoor package. Just like its predecessor, the Superb Combi Outdoor does not bring any enhanced off-road capabilities, even if the styling may lead one to believe so. Read more »

Top Gear Shares Explosive Video from Movie Vehicle DVD

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 08:52 AM PST


If you're looking for a bit more excitement and less "British understated humor" from an official Top Gear video, BBC has just released a full scene from the "Top Gear at the Movies" DVD with Richard Hammond and James May on its YouTube channel for your enjoyment. Read more »

Honda Pulls Out Detroit Bankruptcy Scenes from Civic Spot After Outcry

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 08:20 AM PST


Oversensitive viewers or a disrespectful ad campaign? That question lingers above the uproar caused by Honda's new television and internet spot for the revised 2014 Civic compact model due to fact that it used imagery from Detroit's bankruptcy to sell the car. Read more »

Peugeot Teases New Sporty Concept Car for Beijing Auto Show

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 07:55 AM PST


Peugeot will introduce an all-new concept car at the Beijing Auto Show (April 20-29), with the French carmaker saying the study is "from the same lineage" as the Onyx supercar concept. Read more »

Mercedes-Benz to Reveal New V-Class on Thursday, Watch it Live Here

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 07:30 AM PST


We won't need to wait until the first week of March and the 84th Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland for our first unobstructed view of the new Mercedes-Benz V-Class people-carrier and van series after all. Read more »

Ferrari 458 Speciale On-Board Drive Will Cure You of Tinnitus…

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 07:10 AM PST


Or at least it will make you forget about it for the three minutes that the video posted below lasts for. The clip features Ferrari's latest and greatest non-hybrid driver's car that is said to not only be an improvement over the standard 458, but more of a new car in its own right: the cleverly dubbed Speciale. Read more »

Nissan ZEOD RC Gets a 400HP 1.5L Turbo Engine You Can Hold in Your Hands

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 06:42 AM PST


Nissan continues to impress with its technological advancements via the presentation of the new DIG-T R internal combustion engine for its ZEOD RC Hybrid racing model that will break ground at Le Mans this year.

Not only does the new three-cylinder turbo'd unit weigh a mere 40 kg or 88 pounds, which means that a grown man can hold it in his hands, as evidenced from the picture above, but it also has an impressive output of 400-horses and 380Nm (280 lb-ft) from a displacement of just 1.5-liters.

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Tata Motors Boss Dies after Falling from Bangkok Hotel, Suicide Suspected

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 06:20 AM PST


Tata Motors managing director Karl Slym, head of the carmaker's Indian operations, died after falling from the 22nd floor of the Shangri-La hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Local police said it's awaiting forensic-test results before determining the circumstances surrounding his death. Read more »

Chuck Norris Approves Russian Solution to Gas Pump Reach Problem

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 05:58 AM PST


Have you ever heard the old proverb, "If the mountain won't come to Muhammad then Muhammad must go to the mountain" from the Essays of Francis Bacon?

Well, if you have, then you will surely see how it relates to the problem-solving thinking process of the Russian gentleman featured in the following dash-cam clip.

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