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- Japanese Stud or German Dud? Nissan Silvia S15 with BMW 3-Series Face Transplant
- BMW Allegedly Confirms X2 Sport Activity Coupe for 2017
- Jaguar XKR-S and Mercedes SL 63 AMG Bring the Fight to the Track
- LAPD's Second-Hand Lambo Gallardo Squad Car
- Kia Rumored to be Mulling Two-Door Soul
- Spy Shots: Wind...Blows the Covers Off 2015 Porsche Cayenne Facelift
- XCAR Says Mini is Evolving with the New Cooper S and Cooper D
- Would Audi go so Far as to Make a TT Allroad?
- Nissan and Daimler Reportedly Set Up Mexican Joint Venture to Build Next-Gen GLA, Infinitis
- Pickup Truck Goes Flying By Cops in Iowa
- Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Mercedes Could Arrive in “2017-ish”
- Ultra Rare Ferrari FXX Evoluzione will Have You Scratching Your Pockets
- CR Draws Attention to Increasingly Frequent Problem of Complicated Car Controls
- VW to Add Tiguan Production to Hanover Plant, Next-Gen Crafter May be Built in Poland
- Scoop: 2016 Audi R8, the Oh-So Familiar Looking Next Generation
- A Case of Sticky Throttles or Sticky Limbs?
- SRT Viper Production Idled for Two Months Amid Slow Sales
- Citroën Previews DS3 Dark Rose Limited Edition - will be Presented by Alfred Hitchcock
- Ricardo's HyBoost Electric Supercharger Showcased by Jay Leno
- Audi TT RS Plus "Cured" with 447HP Chip-Tune
- 2015 Acura TLX to Debut at the New York Auto Show in Production Form
- BMW Confirms Talks with Toyota on Roadster, Dismisses Rumors About Axing Mini's Range
- You Won't Believe How Unlucky This Driver Is
- Four New Audi Models to Gain TT’s Fancy Digital Gauge Cluster by 2015
- Volkswagen Will Give Passat, Jetta, Golf and Beetle New TDI Diesel in 2014
| Japanese Stud or German Dud? Nissan Silvia S15 with BMW 3-Series Face Transplant Posted: 19 Mar 2014 06:05 PM PDT  Playing God with the styling DNA of cars is nothing new, with results usually varying from WTF, like this Ford Mustang-faced and Nissan Skyline-assed BMW 7-Series to head-scratchers of the Subaru-BMW-Audi and Nissan 370Z-Porsche Panamera blending kind. Read more »        |
| BMW Allegedly Confirms X2 Sport Activity Coupe for 2017 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 05:33 PM PDT  If you take a gander at BMW's SAV/SAC (X-series) nomenclature, you will realize that a few numbers are missing through 10. Who knows what the future holds for anything bigger than "6", but deep down inside, most of us had a hunch that BMW would, at some point, fill in the single gap in the number range from 1 to 6 with the X2. Read more »    |
| Jaguar XKR-S and Mercedes SL 63 AMG Bring the Fight to the Track Posted: 19 Mar 2014 04:55 PM PDT  The latest episode of EVO's Track Battle pits the Jaguar XKR-S against the Mercedes SL 63 AMG. The two performance-oriented convertibles together produce more than 1,000 horsepower, which is a good enough reason to try them out. Read more »    |
| LAPD's Second-Hand Lambo Gallardo Squad Car Posted: 19 Mar 2014 04:23 PM PDT  While the purchase of new supercars in Dubai, in order to add them to the opulent police force is about as clever as a painting one's jewels red and blue and doing the helicopter, the LAPD's latest acquisition, also a supercar, is a more reasonable proposition. Read more »    |
| Kia Rumored to be Mulling Two-Door Soul Posted: 19 Mar 2014 03:47 PM PDT  The (mostly American) public has really taken a liking to Kia's boxy Soul, a crossover that manages to stand out in a ridiculously crowded sector it even shares with premium cars like the MINI Countryman. Read more »    |
| Spy Shots: Wind...Blows the Covers Off 2015 Porsche Cayenne Facelift Posted: 19 Mar 2014 03:22 PM PDT  While one Porsche team is working on the third generation of the Cayenne in Stuttgart, another is placing the finishing touches on a mid-cycle facelift for the current model, which should be introduced before the end of the year. Read more »    |
| XCAR Says Mini is Evolving with the New Cooper S and Cooper D Posted: 19 Mar 2014 02:50 PM PDT  First of all, the good news: the all-new Mini Hatch handles just as one would expect from the brand, even though XCAR's Alex Goy says it's not quite like a go-kart to drive, as the carmaker claims. Still, the all-new 189hp (192PS) 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine loves to rev and propels the car from 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.8 seconds (6.7 seconds with the automatic gearbox). Read more »    |
| Would Audi go so Far as to Make a TT Allroad? Posted: 19 Mar 2014 02:25 PM PDT  In its quest to beat every other manufacturer in filling all available niches and creating more of them, Audi has created a huge range of models and variations of those cars. It currently sells no fewer than 13 different vehicles, most of which can be had in a variety of different flavors, one of which being "Allroad." Read more »    |
| Nissan and Daimler Reportedly Set Up Mexican Joint Venture to Build Next-Gen GLA, Infinitis Posted: 19 Mar 2014 02:06 PM PDT  Nissan and Daimler are said to have agreed on plans for a 50-50 Mexican joint venture that will produce future Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz vehicles. According to an unnamed person with knowledge of the matter cited by Reuters, the two carmakers signed a memorandum of understanding last month to create the venture. Read more »    |
| Pickup Truck Goes Flying By Cops in Iowa Posted: 19 Mar 2014 01:39 PM PDT  To say that it was a close call for two Iowa deputies and a state trooper when a lorry rear-ended an enclosed pickup truck, which then clipped a patrol car before going airborne and landing on a ditch on I-80 last Friday, is an understatement. Read more »    |
| Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Mercedes Could Arrive in “2017-ish” Posted: 19 Mar 2014 01:10 PM PDT  While critics, one of the most vocal of which being Tesla's Elon Musk, say hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are not feasible on a number of different levels, the tech still has its supporters and it's still being developed, in the quest to make it commercially viable. Read more »    |
| Ultra Rare Ferrari FXX Evoluzione will Have You Scratching Your Pockets Posted: 19 Mar 2014 12:45 PM PDT  Even if you disagree with most things that Ferrari represents these days, you can't but admire many of its creations and especially ones like the FXX Evoluzione, which in essence, is an unrestricted Enzo for the track. Read more »    |
| CR Draws Attention to Increasingly Frequent Problem of Complicated Car Controls Posted: 19 Mar 2014 12:20 PM PDT  Somewhere in the time frame between the late 1990s and the modern day, most automakers have let the idea that interior controls need to first be safe, easy to use, then ergonomically placed away from them. The most extreme case of this seen on a modern car I think is the Tesla Model S, and its 17-inch touchscreen that does it all. Read more »    |
| VW to Add Tiguan Production to Hanover Plant, Next-Gen Crafter May be Built in Poland Posted: 19 Mar 2014 11:59 AM PDT  Volkswagen will expand production of the Tiguan compact SUV to its Hanover commercial vehicle plant in northern Germany to boost capacity utilization at the site, according to sources cited by Reuters. Read more »    |
| Scoop: 2016 Audi R8, the Oh-So Familiar Looking Next Generation Posted: 19 Mar 2014 11:34 AM PDT  We can hear the chorus of "Oh, for evolution's sake…" travelling from Ingolstadt to Los Angeles and beyond, as these first spy shots of an actual prototype of the next R8 strongly suggest that Audi will pull another "TT" out of its hat with the next R8. Read more »    |
| A Case of Sticky Throttles or Sticky Limbs? Posted: 19 Mar 2014 11:05 AM PDT  We would like to believe that carmakers have addressed all issues associated with sticky accelerator pedals and unintended acceleration caused by floor mat entrapment, but you can never be entirely sure. And then there's always the possibility of human error, right? Read more »    |
| SRT Viper Production Idled for Two Months Amid Slow Sales Posted: 19 Mar 2014 10:40 AM PDT  The Chrysler Group said it is temporarily idling the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant that produces the SRT Viper sports car. Although the carmaker didn't say why it made this decision, it was most likely provoked by slow sales. Read more »    |
| Citroën Previews DS3 Dark Rose Limited Edition - will be Presented by Alfred Hitchcock Posted: 19 Mar 2014 10:15 AM PDT  The Citroën DS3 Dark Rose is the latest special edition model of the DS sub-brand's smallest model. Built in a limited edition of 350 units, the DS3 Dark Rose will be available for both the DS3 hatch and DS3 Cabrio. Read more »    |
| Ricardo's HyBoost Electric Supercharger Showcased by Jay Leno Posted: 19 Mar 2014 09:50 AM PDT  Automotive powertrain manufacturing and development company Ricardo has been trying out an innovative system called HyBoost over the last four years. It employs an electric supercharger that always pumps air into the engine's turbocharger so that the latter can run at optimum efficiency and for more of the time. Read more »    |
| Audi TT RS Plus "Cured" with 447HP Chip-Tune Posted: 19 Mar 2014 09:11 AM PDT  The German modders at OK-Chiptuning have added…another plus sign to the Audi TT RS Plus edition, which we'll remind you brings an extra 20hp and 15Nm of peak torque to the standard RS' 2.5L five-pot taking total output up to 355hp (360PS) and 465Nm (342.97 lb-ft) respectively. Read more »    |
| 2015 Acura TLX to Debut at the New York Auto Show in Production Form Posted: 19 Mar 2014 08:48 AM PDT  Following the Detroit debut of the 2015 Acura TLX prototype, the Japanese luxury automaker has now confirmed that it will reveal the final production version of the car at the New York Auto Show in April. Read more »    |
| BMW Confirms Talks with Toyota on Roadster, Dismisses Rumors About Axing Mini's Range Posted: 19 Mar 2014 08:21 AM PDT  As it turns out, recent reports surrounding the death of Mini's Paceman, Coupe and Roadster models appear to have been greatly exaggerated, but on the other hand, the rumors about BMW looking to work together with Toyota on the development of a common platform for roadster models do hold true. Read more »    |
| You Won't Believe How Unlucky This Driver Is Posted: 19 Mar 2014 07:45 AM PDT  If the bearded gentleman (portrayed by actor Jonathan Goldsmith) in the Dos Equis beer commercials is the "most interesting man in the world", you could say that this poor fella is the…most unlucky (or foolish, or drunk – that's debatable) driver in the world. Read more »    |
| Four New Audi Models to Gain TT’s Fancy Digital Gauge Cluster by 2015 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 07:17 AM PDT  One of the reasons why the new Audi TT's interior is so clean, neat and uncluttered is the fact that it no longer has a screen mounted atop the center stack; it is the first to feature this new design digital gauge cluster, which according to reports, will be carried over to four additional models by the year 2015. Read more »    |
| Volkswagen Will Give Passat, Jetta, Golf and Beetle New TDI Diesel in 2014 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 06:50 AM PDT  Volkswagen will be making its new 2.0-liter TDI diesel available to American buyers in the second half of this year. A variation of the unit has already debuted in Europe, and the first US models that it will be offered in will be the Passat, Jetta, Golf and Beetle, with other VWs to follow; Audi will be getting it too. Read more »    |
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