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- Hong Kong Test Driver Crashes Brand-New Lamborghini Aventador LP720-4 50th Ann.
- BMW i8 Deliveries Start in June , Combined Fuel Consumption Rated at 2.1l/100km or 112 MPG
- Configure McLaren 650S Online or Through Mobile and Tablet Apps
- Nissan IDx Nismo Concept Visits Jay Leno's Garage
- Businessman Covers More than 1 Million Kilometers in Maybach 62!
- Mini Designer Says There Won't be a Bigger Model than Countryman - Guess He Missed the Clubman…
- Nissan to Follow Up Me Concept with New China-Designed Sedan Study at Beijing Show
- Chevy Replaces Bowtie with Flowtie on 2014 Camaro Z/28 to Help Engine Cooling
- Porsche Spied Testing Mysterious 911 Convertible with Center Mounted Tailpipes
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4x4 Confirmed for US Arrival in 2015
- Italian-Iranian Facelifts his BMW M6 with a Sledgehammer for the Second Time
- Opel Said to be Planning Flagship Monza SUV for 2017
- Scoop: Mercedes Brings the Thunder with Estate Variant of C63 AMG
- 2015 Ford F-Series Super Duty Trucks Claim Best-in-Class Output and Towing Capacity
- Ferrari 360 Spider Collides with Lexus RX and Burns to the Ground
- Cadillac Announces Strategy for Europe, will Offer "Full Model Lineup", Plus Corvette and Camaro
- Tesla's Affordable 2016 Model E Compact Executive Saloon Rendered
- Place Your Bets: Audi S3 vs BMW M135i
- BMW Dresses Up New M4 for its MotoGP Safety Car Role
- Audi Says its Traffic Light Recognition can Cut Emissions by 15 Percent
- It's Raining Sign Posts in St. Petersburg
- McLaren Puts 12C on Hold, Concentrates on 650S Production
- Imagine That: Top 10 Global Carmakers Amass $221 Billion in Cash
- Render: Porsche Macan GTS Sounds Like a Plausible Idea
- Pump Up Your Volume: LaFerrari and Ferrari Enzo Drive Through Tunnels and Hills
| Hong Kong Test Driver Crashes Brand-New Lamborghini Aventador LP720-4 50th Ann. Posted: 10 Mar 2014 07:04 PM PDT  It doesn't seem to be a write-off, but one of only 100 examples of Lamborghini's Aventador LP720-4 50th Anniversario supercars sustained extensive damages when the driver of the brand new car (the passenger seat was still covered in plastic wraps!) lost control and hit a rocky mountainside in Hong Kong. Read more »        |
| BMW i8 Deliveries Start in June , Combined Fuel Consumption Rated at 2.1l/100km or 112 MPG Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:58 PM PDT  BMW has announced that the i8 plug-in hybrid sports car will start arriving in dealerships in June 2014, beginning with the main European markets and following the production start in April. Pre-orders for the BMW i8 have already opened since autumn 2013 in all major markets. Read more »    |
| Configure McLaren 650S Online or Through Mobile and Tablet Apps Posted: 10 Mar 2014 04:18 PM PDT  Adulthood has taught most of us that being interested in something and being able to afford it, are two very different things, but at least premium carmakers keep our pipe-dreams alive and entertain us in a twisted way with online configurators - and in the case of the new McLaren 650S, smart phone and tablet apps as well. Read more »    |
| Nissan IDx Nismo Concept Visits Jay Leno's Garage Posted: 10 Mar 2014 03:36 PM PDT  You've seen the photos, you've read the rumors, you want it to make it production, but before then, the Nissan IDx concept (the Nismo) is still a concept, so it could change beyond recognition before it reaches buyers. That's why it's being paraded around to gauge opinions, with the latest one coming from Jay Leno. Read more »    |
| Businessman Covers More than 1 Million Kilometers in Maybach 62! Posted: 10 Mar 2014 03:11 PM PDT  Businessman Josef Weikinger from the small state of Liechtenstein (which is sandwiched between Austria and Switzerland), has a penchant for big luxury cars. He has owned many luxury limousines in his lifetime, but none impressed him more than the Maybach 62. Read more »    |
| Mini Designer Says There Won't be a Bigger Model than Countryman - Guess He Missed the Clubman… Posted: 10 Mar 2014 02:57 PM PDT  This is not the first report talking about Mini building a car larger than the Countryman, currently their biggest production model. However, this time, the report we're citing is rather contradictory. Read more »    |
| Nissan to Follow Up Me Concept with New China-Designed Sedan Study at Beijing Show Posted: 10 Mar 2014 02:16 PM PDT  With every major carmaker having long acknowledged the importance of the Chinese car market, foreign companies are now trying to identify and even create trends from within, with the help of locally-based studios. Read more »    |
| Chevy Replaces Bowtie with Flowtie on 2014 Camaro Z/28 to Help Engine Cooling Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:43 PM PDT  Chevrolet continues to present the features that make the 2014 Camaro Z/28 the fastest production Camaro ever and, believe it or not, the brand's bowtie is one of them. In developing the car, the team analyzed every component looking for ways to improve performance, and even the iconic Chevrolet bowtie was scrutinized. Read more »    |
| Porsche Spied Testing Mysterious 911 Convertible with Center Mounted Tailpipes Posted: 10 Mar 2014 01:46 PM PDT  As of now, Porsche's 911-range consists of no less than 16 different models - pretty impressive given the sports nature of the brand's most iconic car. And no, Porsche isn't done yet, with possible additions including the Speedster, GT2, GT3 RS, GTS and perhaps a model the name of which remains unknown – the convertible you see pictured in the following spy shots. Read more »    |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4x4 Confirmed for US Arrival in 2015 Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:44 PM PDT  Daimler has announced that it will commence selling the all-wheel drive version of its Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van in the U.S.. The news is official and sees this unique commercial proposition arriving in the States in the first quarter of 2015. Read more »    |
| Italian-Iranian Facelifts his BMW M6 with a Sledgehammer for the Second Time Posted: 10 Mar 2014 12:24 PM PDT  You could say Pourmohseni Hadi has a very complicated love-hate relationship with his E63 BMW M6 Coupe. Some of you may remember Hadi's antics from last year's Frankfurt Motor Show when he parked the V10-powered coupe outside the entrance of the Frankfurt am Main center and started destroying the car with a sledgehammer to protest what he claims to be, poor customer service from BMW. Read more »    |
| Opel Said to be Planning Flagship Monza SUV for 2017 Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:47 AM PDT  At last year's Frankfurt Motor Show, Opel unveiled a spectacular concept called Monza that had a shooting brake body style and featured an electric drive with a CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) range extender in the form of a 1.0-liter 3-cylinder turbocharged engine. Read more »    |
| Scoop: Mercedes Brings the Thunder with Estate Variant of C63 AMG Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:20 AM PDT  If there were any doubts lingering about Mercedes-Benz's intentions to offer an Estate (T-Model and Wagon are two other monikers used by Stuttgart) version of the new C63 AMG, these fresh spy shots are here to place them at rest. Whether it will be sold outside of Europe and specifically in North America, however, is another story… Read more »    |
| 2015 Ford F-Series Super Duty Trucks Claim Best-in-Class Output and Towing Capacity Posted: 10 Mar 2014 11:01 AM PDT  Ford is updating its 2015 F-Series Super Duty trucks lineup with engine and chassis upgrades, said to deliver best-in-class horsepower, torque and towing capacity. All Super Duty models, from the F-250 to F-450, get the second-generation 6.7-liter Power Strike V8 turbodiesel unit that produces 440 hp (up from 400 hp) and 860 lb-ft (1,165Nm) of torque (up from 800 lb-ft/1,083 Nm). Read more »    |
| Ferrari 360 Spider Collides with Lexus RX and Burns to the Ground Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:33 AM PDT  Four people were transferred to the hospital with injuries of varying severity after a serious accident involving a Ferrari 360 Spider and a latest generation Lexus RX took place on a busy street in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday evening (March 8, 2014). Read more »    |
| Cadillac Announces Strategy for Europe, will Offer "Full Model Lineup", Plus Corvette and Camaro Posted: 10 Mar 2014 10:05 AM PDT  At the Geneva Auto Show, Cadillac announced the first elements of its future growth strategy for Europe, which focuses on product expansion and customer satisfaction. Read more »    |
| Tesla's Affordable 2016 Model E Compact Executive Saloon Rendered Posted: 10 Mar 2014 09:38 AM PDT  If Tesla adheres to its original plan, it won't be long before the California-based electric carmaker expands its range to include two more vehicles, the Model X crossover, estimated to arrive before the end of this year, and the Model E, a compact car rumored to be introduced at the 2015 Detroit auto show. Read more »    |
| Place Your Bets: Audi S3 vs BMW M135i Posted: 10 Mar 2014 08:45 AM PDT  The BMW M135i is currently seen by many motoring journalists as the best hot hatch that you can currently buy. It's not the fastest, with that title going to the more expensive Mercedes A45 AMG, and nor is it perfect, with the lack of a mechanical limited-slip diff becoming really noticeable on some corner exits. Read more »    |
| BMW Dresses Up New M4 for its MotoGP Safety Car Role Posted: 10 Mar 2014 08:25 AM PDT  BMW and the motorcycle racing organizers at MotoGP have worked hand-in-hand for well over a decade, with the Bavarian automaker taking on the role of the provider of safety cars. Read more »    |
| Audi Says its Traffic Light Recognition can Cut Emissions by 15 Percent Posted: 10 Mar 2014 07:53 AM PDT  If you thought automakers had figured out all the ways in which their conventional cars could save fuel, Audi has now come in to add another. This time, it's their advanced traffic light recognition tech that can reportedly cut noxious exhaust fumes by up to 15 percent. Read more »    |
| It's Raining Sign Posts in St. Petersburg Posted: 10 Mar 2014 07:27 AM PDT  From all the crazy videos we've seen, we've come to understand that there are plenty of things Russian drivers should be cautious about while travelling on the road, from demolition cranes knocking down walls and cars snow-drifting into bus stops, to accident-prone BMWs and spooky driverless automobiles. Read more »    |
| McLaren Puts 12C on Hold, Concentrates on 650S Production Posted: 10 Mar 2014 06:59 AM PDT  McLaren is shining the spotlight away from the established 12C model, as it pauses production of the model in order to concentrate on manufacturing the stepping stone between it and the flagship P1, the new 650S. Apparently, there's great demand for the 650S and not enough production capacity. Read more »    |
| Imagine That: Top 10 Global Carmakers Amass $221 Billion in Cash Posted: 10 Mar 2014 06:54 AM PDT  Over the past few years, the global economic crisis left a huge impact on the automotive industry, even leading to the bankruptcy of General Motors and the Chrysler Group, yet somehow, the top 10 automakers managed to stow away more than $221 billion in hard cash by the end of 2013, says a study from Global consultancy EY. Read more »    |
| Render: Porsche Macan GTS Sounds Like a Plausible Idea Posted: 10 Mar 2014 06:10 AM PDT  As we stand, Porsche currently offers two gasoline models of its new Macan SUV in North America, the base "S" with a 335hp (340PS) 3.0 liter V6 twin turbo unit, and the "Turbo" featuring 395hp (400PS) 3.6-liter twin-turbo'd V6, while other regions, including Europe, also get a 255hp (258PS) 3.0-liter V6 turbo diesel. Read more »    |
| Pump Up Your Volume: LaFerrari and Ferrari Enzo Drive Through Tunnels and Hills Posted: 10 Mar 2014 05:48 AM PDT  Even though the Ferrari LaFerrari is far quicker than its predecessor, the Enzo, a car that nowadays can be outpaced by a 458 Speciale, the two models are comparable in terms of exclusivity and, of course, noise. Read more »    |
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