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- US Airways Plane Blows a Tire During Liftoff, But All Ends Well; Watch the Evacuation
- Whatever You Do, Please Don't Call These Firefighters if Your Car or Home is Burning…
- Baby Jeep Renegade Looks Neat with Digital SRT Kit
- GM Offers $500 Discounts and Free Loaners to Owners of Recalled Cars, Starts Repairs on April 7
- AE Says Mercedes-Benz GLA is More A-Class Estate than SUV
- Volvo Testing Road Magnets to Help Self-Driving Cars Position Themselves [w/Video]
- Japanese Mag Speculates on New Nissan GT-R R36, Says it will be an 800HP+ Hybrid Beast
- Video Portrays BMW M5 as Luxo-Barge, Not Sports Saloon…
- Dodge Introduces and Prices Journey SE With V6, All-Wheel Drive
- Citroën Prices C4 Cactus from a Tempting €13,950 in France, Explains Airbumps [w/Video]
- How Many Times Can You Use Launch Control on a 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo?
- Work on The Look of Renault’s Alpine Sports Car is Almost Done
- Some 49,000 Dodge Chargers Recalled to Fix Headlamp Issues
- Immaculate 1983 Bertone X1/9 with Only 2,380 Miles Up for Auction
- Top Gear Presenters Share Thoughts on Past Season
- Spied: 2015 Audi A1 Facelift Follows in the Footsteps of New S1
- Datsun Teases First Production Model for Russia, will Launch on April 4 [w/Video]
- Red Bull Helps Us Understand F1's New 2014 Regulations
- Look at What Happened to a Mitsubishi Lancer After Roof Dumped an Avalanche of Snow
- Audi to Add 17 New or Revamped Models to Lineup this Year
- At Long Last, a Luggage Bag Fitting for a Jaguar F-Type Roadster, But You Can't Have it…
- Scoop: 2015 Ram Promaster City or Fiat Doblo Facelift?
- Lamborghini Details Customizing Program for Aventador [w/Video]
- Ferrari Wants to Become the Disney World of Cars, Announces New Theme Park in Spain
- Colorado Carjacker is the Real Life GTA Deal
| US Airways Plane Blows a Tire During Liftoff, But All Ends Well; Watch the Evacuation Posted: 13 Mar 2014 06:44 PM PDT  A U.S. Airways flight departing for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from the Philadelphia International Airport, took an ugly turn on Thursday night at around 6:05 pm when the Airbus 320 allegedly blew a tire and the captain was forced to abort takeoff. The aircraft had just gone airborne when he attempted to land, but the plane's front landing gear collapsed upon contact with the ground, CBS reported. Read more »        |
| Whatever You Do, Please Don't Call These Firefighters if Your Car or Home is Burning… Posted: 13 Mar 2014 05:27 PM PDT  Arguably, being a firefighter is one of most physically demanding and dangerous jobs out there, and the last thing you would want to do is ridicule the occupation, which we're not, but these firefighters from Moldavia seem to be asking for some poking around, if not with their uncoordinated actions, surely with their equipment. Read more »    |
| Baby Jeep Renegade Looks Neat with Digital SRT Kit Posted: 13 Mar 2014 04:32 PM PDT  We give you the small SUV that would turn even more heads than a pink Nissan Juke Nismo on chrome gold wheels: the SRT variant of the recently unveiled baby Jeep, the cutesy Renegade. Read more »    |
| GM Offers $500 Discounts and Free Loaners to Owners of Recalled Cars, Starts Repairs on April 7 Posted: 13 Mar 2014 04:04 PM PDT  General Motors has announced that it is offering a $500 cash allowance toward the purchase or lease of a new car to all of the 1.37 million U.S. owners of cars recalled for a faulty ignition switch. The carmaker is also advising dealers to offer free loaner cars to concerned customers. Read more »    |
| AE Says Mercedes-Benz GLA is More A-Class Estate than SUV Posted: 13 Mar 2014 03:31 PM PDT  The Mercedes-Benz GLA may be referred to as an SUV, but the truth is, it looks more like a slightly taller, more upmarket A-Class. That brings an advantage in terms of ride quality, as Auto Express discovered while reviewing the GLA. The crossover is more comfortable and refined on bumpy roads, but it has pretty good road-holding capabilities as well. Read more »    |
| Volvo Testing Road Magnets to Help Self-Driving Cars Position Themselves [w/Video] Posted: 13 Mar 2014 03:02 PM PDT  Volvo has completed a research project that uses magnets on the roadway to help autonomous cars determine their position. One of the crucial issues in the development of self-driving cars is reliable and accurate positioning, with Volvo saying magnets are better than GPS and cameras. That's because the latter have limitations in certain conditions, while road-integrated magnets remain unaffected by physical obstacles and poor weather conditions. Read more »    |
| Japanese Mag Speculates on New Nissan GT-R R36, Says it will be an 800HP+ Hybrid Beast Posted: 13 Mar 2014 02:36 PM PDT  With Porsche, Ferrari and McLaren having brought hybrid technology to the realm of hypercars, fundamentally changing perceptions about the use of electrification on high performance models, it's only a matter of when, not if, we'll see the tech trickling down to lesser exotic sports cars. Read more »    |
| Video Portrays BMW M5 as Luxo-Barge, Not Sports Saloon… Posted: 13 Mar 2014 02:06 PM PDT  One runs out of original ways in which to praise the old E60 BMW M5, but even if you don't agree with the positive publicity it's been getting ever since the F10-generation turbocharged replacement came out, you should at least concede that the first makes you weak at the knees, while the other just does not. Read more »    |
| Dodge Introduces and Prices Journey SE With V6, All-Wheel Drive Posted: 13 Mar 2014 01:35 PM PDT  The Dodge Journey is now available with all-wheel drive cheaper than it was before. The new SE trim, with a 283 hp 3.6-liter V6 engine and all-wheel grip can now be had for $24,895 (plus $995 in destination charges) and this still makes it $1,800 less expensive than the regular entry level price for a similar model (SXT trim). Read more »    |
| Citroën Prices C4 Cactus from a Tempting €13,950 in France, Explains Airbumps [w/Video] Posted: 13 Mar 2014 01:13 PM PDT  Citroën has announced pricing for its C4 Cactus crossover in France, and it's not disappointing at all: the stylish SUV starts from €13,950 ($19,320) in its home market. Read more »    |
| How Many Times Can You Use Launch Control on a 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo? Posted: 13 Mar 2014 12:48 PM PDT  Most of you will recall the debacle over the Nissan GT-R's Launch Control system that had led to blown transmissions and voided warranties during the first years the coupe was in the market, before the Japanese carmaker addressed a lawsuit and the problem at hand through a software reprogramming. Read more »    |
| Work on The Look of Renault’s Alpine Sports Car is Almost Done Posted: 13 Mar 2014 12:20 PM PDT  We know that the Renault Alpine sports car, the one that will eventually go into production, will not look like the A110-50 concept that the brand previewed (and see in these pictures). What we don't know is what it will look like, but information suggests that the new design chosen for it is almost done. Read more »    |
| Some 49,000 Dodge Chargers Recalled to Fix Headlamp Issues Posted: 13 Mar 2014 11:55 AM PDT  A little over two years after Chrysler recalled 9,688 Dodge Charger Police Cars in February of 2012 to address an issue with the headlamp wiring (along with one more separate problem), and even though at the time it said no civilian cars were affected, the Detroit carmaker is now expanding the recall to include 49,400 civilian Chargers from the 2011 and 2012 model years. Read more »    |
| Immaculate 1983 Bertone X1/9 with Only 2,380 Miles Up for Auction Posted: 13 Mar 2014 11:31 AM PDT  Legendary designer Marcello Gandini may be best-known as the father of the Lamborghini Miura, but he also penned this nippy little sports car, the Fiat X1/9. If you detect some Lancia Stratos proportions in it, your eyes are not lying to you, as the Stratos was also designed by the famed Bertone designer. Read more »    |
| Top Gear Presenters Share Thoughts on Past Season Posted: 13 Mar 2014 11:05 AM PDT  The current season of Top Gear has drawn to an end, finishing off with a two-part Christmas special which carries the trio of presenters through unknown lands at the wheel of old trucks. It wasn't their best ever, not by any means, but it was for the most part enjoyable to watch in an entertaining and non-factual kind of way. Read more »    |
| Spied: 2015 Audi A1 Facelift Follows in the Footsteps of New S1 Posted: 13 Mar 2014 10:40 AM PDT  We knew for a while that Audi was going to present the new S1 in Geneva and while we assumed that it would also debut the updated A1, the Germans only proceeded with the hot hatch reveal leaving the standard editions of the series for later. Read more »    |
| Datsun Teases First Production Model for Russia, will Launch on April 4 [w/Video] Posted: 13 Mar 2014 10:16 AM PDT  Datsun will release its first model for Russia on April 4, marking the brand's first official introduction to the country. Developed specifically for the Russian market, the all-new car is teased via a design sketch and an animated video (do note that we posted scoop photos of what we believe to be the production car here). Read more »    |
| Red Bull Helps Us Understand F1's New 2014 Regulations Posted: 13 Mar 2014 09:52 AM PDT  The 2014 Formula One season kicks off this weekend in Australia, so Infiniti Red Bull Racing thought it's a good moment to explain the significant changes that take place this year in the series. Read more »    |
| Look at What Happened to a Mitsubishi Lancer After Roof Dumped an Avalanche of Snow Posted: 13 Mar 2014 09:24 AM PDT  Holy ice crap indeed. We've looked at these pictures over and over again, yet we still can't fully comprehend how the hell could this kind of damage be caused to the silver car after heaps of snow spilled off a roof from a building in a small village in the Republic of Bashkortostan, a sovereign state within Russia. Read more »    |
| Audi to Add 17 New or Revamped Models to Lineup this Year Posted: 13 Mar 2014 08:50 AM PDT  Audi wants to make 2014 its year, in its quest to outgun its main rivals. To support its ambitions, the manufacturer from Ingolstadt will release no fewer than 17 new or updated models over the coming months – it also expects higher profits in 2014 over 2013, primarily based on growth in China. Read more »    |
| At Long Last, a Luggage Bag Fitting for a Jaguar F-Type Roadster, But You Can't Have it… Posted: 13 Mar 2014 08:33 AM PDT  If you love paying attention to the smallest of details and own a Jaguar F-Type Roadster, then this bespoke bag designed by luxury French luggage label Moynat that snugs perfectly inside the convertible's boot area will have you dancing in joy…until you learn that it isn't for sale. Read more »    |
| Scoop: 2015 Ram Promaster City or Fiat Doblo Facelift? Posted: 13 Mar 2014 07:55 AM PDT  We just landed these fresh spy shots of a partially cladded prototype of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' (FCA) small van, with our man on the ground saying that it's likely a facelifted version of the European market Fiat Doblo that will also base the upcoming Ram ProMaster City for North America. Read more »    |
| Lamborghini Details Customizing Program for Aventador [w/Video] Posted: 13 Mar 2014 07:32 AM PDT  Lamborghini has released new details about its renewed Ad Personam personalization program for the Aventador. The customizing program is showcased on an Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster AD Personam at the Geneva Motor Show. Read more »    |
| Ferrari Wants to Become the Disney World of Cars, Announces New Theme Park in Spain Posted: 13 Mar 2014 07:10 AM PDT  After Abu Dhabi, Europe is next in line to get its very own Ferrari amusement park. The Italian supercar-maker announced the news on Thursday stating that it sold the licensing rights for a new theme park and hotel to a company called PortAventura Entertainment S.A.U., a subsidiary of Investindustrial, which will build Ferrari Land inside the PortAventura resort, just outside Barcelona in Spain. Read more »    |
| Colorado Carjacker is the Real Life GTA Deal Posted: 13 Mar 2014 06:40 AM PDT  We tend to think that violent video games like Grand Theft Auto (GTA) grossly exaggerate reality, but the events of a dramatic car chase that unfolded in the Denver area on Wednesday morning prove that sometimes, reality can trump fiction. Read more »    |
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