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- What Mercedes' Smart Brand Can Learn from BMW's Mini
- Lexus LX570 is Your Ticket to Body-on-Frame Luxury Land
- Smoking Hot 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Lights Up its Brakes on the 'Ring
- Tesla Model S Drag Raced Against Various Vehicles, Including 700HP Mercedes G63 AMG
- Second-Generation VW Tiguan Tipped to Arrive with 5- and 7-Seat Variants
- BMW M4 Coupe on Matte Black HRE and Gold MORR Wheels
- EVO Drives Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge GTR-Powered Prototype, Says it’s Not Wild Enough
- Survey Says Cars in 2035 will Lack Steering Wheels, Pedals, Horns and Rearview Mirrors
- Thoroughly Restored 1953 MG TD Looking for New Owner
- Bentley Continental GT Speed Runs Out of Runway before Hitting Top Speed
- Actor Chris Pratt to Drive Chevrolet SS Pace Car for NASCAR Race at Indianapolis
- VW to Build Facelifted Porsche Cayenne SUVs at Osnabrück Plant from 2015
- Guy High as a Kite Slams Car Into Tree, Slides Out and Goes Nuts
- 2015 Hyundai Sonata Posts Strong Results during IIHS Crash Test [w/Video]
- Next BMW 5-Series Spied in Touring Guise at the 'Ring
- Lexus Announces Soaring Euro Sales, Says It’s the Continent’s Fastest Growing Premium brand
- Check out This Static Preview of the New Audi TT
- BMW Expecting 75 Percent of 2-Series Active Tourer Buyers to be New to the Brand
- Aston Martin May not Build Lagonda SUV, Focus on Sedan Instead
- TechArt Releases First Batch of Macan SUV Tuning Parts
- Yes, Please! New Mazda2 MPS Hot Hatch Rendered
- Tough Guy Tries to Take on Taxi Driver– Fails Miserably…
- Jaguar Builds Coolest Tour de France Support Vehicle Ever [w/Video]
- Nissan to Sponsor Manchester City and Other Clubs from City Football Group [w/Video]
| What Mercedes' Smart Brand Can Learn from BMW's Mini Posted: 21 Jul 2014 06:49 PM PDT  For a long time, there has been something –ahem- dumb about Smart; even if one thought that their cars were right, the strategy was wrong. The company offered one basic vehicle in different trims, and let it languish on the market. Last week, the Daimler subsidiary unveiled two new models – the appropriately named Fortwo and Forfour. The debuts come not a moment too soon for the microcar brand, whose novelty has long subsided since its 1998 market introduction. Read more »    |
| Lexus LX570 is Your Ticket to Body-on-Frame Luxury Land Posted: 21 Jul 2014 05:41 PM PDT  Body-on-frame vehicles usually win a certain part of the automotive audience who are seeking tough cars that are capable off the road and don't care about ultimate onboard luxury. However, if you do seek these two traits in one single vehicle, then the Lexus LX570 is one of your best bets. Read more »   |
| Smoking Hot 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Lights Up its Brakes on the 'Ring Posted: 21 Jul 2014 04:58 PM PDT  You can't say that GM's engineers aren't giving the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V prototypes a run for their money on the Nürburgring. One of the testers was photographed by our spies with glowing red rear brake discs and smoke pouring out from the right side of the car as it was performing some quick laps around the track. Read more »   |
| Tesla Model S Drag Raced Against Various Vehicles, Including 700HP Mercedes G63 AMG Posted: 21 Jul 2014 04:24 PM PDT  The Tesla Model S has been drag raced against a wide array of conventionally powered cars. The races usually follow the same pattern: the Model S sprints off the line faster than most cars without launch control, it keeps distancing itself until it reaches speeds of over 100 mph or 160 km/h, when its acceleration becomes far less relentless. However, unless the other car is a supercar, it's usually quite hard for it to catch the Tesla before the end of the run. Read more »   |
| Second-Generation VW Tiguan Tipped to Arrive with 5- and 7-Seat Variants Posted: 21 Jul 2014 03:50 PM PDT  While in the US, Volkswagen is betting on the mid-size SUV previewed by the CrossBlue concept, in Europe, the German carmaker owes a significant chunk of its sales to the Golf-based Tiguan SUV. Expected to debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September 2015, the second-generation VW Tiguan will have two distinct variants. Read more »   |
| BMW M4 Coupe on Matte Black HRE and Gold MORR Wheels Posted: 21 Jul 2014 03:21 PM PDT  As they say, different strokes for different folks; if BMW itself can't please your visual senses to the max when it comes to alloy wheel choices for the M4, then it's time to turn to the aftermarket industry. Read more »   |
| EVO Drives Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge GTR-Powered Prototype, Says it’s Not Wild Enough Posted: 21 Jul 2014 02:59 PM PDT  I think it's safe to say that the Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge could become the brand's most exciting vehicle ever made, provided that the management is bold enough to produce it. Read more »   |
| Survey Says Cars in 2035 will Lack Steering Wheels, Pedals, Horns and Rearview Mirrors Posted: 21 Jul 2014 02:28 PM PDT  If your first thought after reading the title was that it is an accurate description of Google's autonomous vehicle prototype, you are not the only one. Read more »   |
| Thoroughly Restored 1953 MG TD Looking for New Owner Posted: 21 Jul 2014 01:59 PM PDT  If you're an American with a grandfather that was into cars and went to Europe to take part in the Second Great War, then he'll most likely have heard about the early MG T-Series, or so the story goes. Read more »   |
| Bentley Continental GT Speed Runs Out of Runway before Hitting Top Speed Posted: 21 Jul 2014 01:30 PM PDT  With 626 hp and 820 Nm (605 lb-ft) of torque from a 6.0-liter W12 engine, the recently updated Bentley Continental GT Speed is the most powerful production car ever built by the British manufacturer. Read more »   |
| Actor Chris Pratt to Drive Chevrolet SS Pace Car for NASCAR Race at Indianapolis Posted: 21 Jul 2014 12:52 PM PDT  A 2014 Chevy SS painted red and silver will act as the pace car for the NASCAR race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27. The race is called the "Crown Royal Presents the John Wayne Walding 400 at the Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com" - probably the longest name of a race in the world… Read more »   |
| VW to Build Facelifted Porsche Cayenne SUVs at Osnabrück Plant from 2015 Posted: 21 Jul 2014 11:57 AM PDT  Volkswagen has announced that the Porsche Cayenne will also be assembled at its Osnabrück plant from summer 2015 due to high demand for the luxury SUV. About 20,000 facelifted Cayenne SUVs will be built in Osnabrück each year, following a €25 million ($33.8 million) investment. Read more »   |
| Guy High as a Kite Slams Car Into Tree, Slides Out and Goes Nuts Posted: 21 Jul 2014 10:56 AM PDT  Even with the provided video description, it's not hard to tell that the driver of this red Nissan (?) sedan was high on something. I mean, just look at how he acted after crawling out of the overturned car… Read more »   |
| 2015 Hyundai Sonata Posts Strong Results during IIHS Crash Test [w/Video] Posted: 21 Jul 2014 10:34 AM PDT  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's small overlap crash test is clearly no longer catching manufacturers off-guard, and they have already begun factoring it into the structural design of all their new cars. Proof is the impressive overall performance achieved by the 2015 Sonata midsized sedan. Read more »   |
| Next BMW 5-Series Spied in Touring Guise at the 'Ring Posted: 21 Jul 2014 07:08 PM PDT  Work is underway for the seventh generation of BMW's 5-Series range with our spies spotting a heavily cladded prototype of the Touring model doing the rounds on the Nürburgring. Read more »   |
| Lexus Announces Soaring Euro Sales, Says It’s the Continent’s Fastest Growing Premium brand Posted: 21 Jul 2014 09:34 AM PDT  Despite the previously noted downward trend of the European car market, it seems it's now finally becoming a thing of the past. More than a couple of automakers have announced rising sales and a more positive outlook than what they had previously envisioned. Lexus is boasting sales that are 25.4 percent better (24,586 units in total) in the first six months of 2014 than in the same period last year – it's now the continent's fastest growing premium brand. Read more »   |
| Check out This Static Preview of the New Audi TT Posted: 21 Jul 2014 09:05 AM PDT  The first two generations of Audi TTs had their fair share of critics. The very first one was deeply polarizing, though its shape has not aged as badly as one might have thought when it was launched. The second-gen kept the rounded design theme, but infused it with the new grille that was being rolled out at the time throughout the entire range. Read more »   |
| BMW Expecting 75 Percent of 2-Series Active Tourer Buyers to be New to the Brand Posted: 21 Jul 2014 08:40 AM PDT  As BMW's first ever front-wheel drive production car and first minivan in the history of the brand, the 2-Series Active Tourer will definitely attract customers that didn't consider buying a BMW before. In fact, the German automaker expects that three out of every four buyers of the 2-Series Active Tourer minivan will be new to the brand. Read more »   |
| Aston Martin May not Build Lagonda SUV, Focus on Sedan Instead Posted: 21 Jul 2014 08:03 AM PDT  When Aston Martin unveiled the Lagonda SUV concept in 2009, reactions to the study's design were mixed at best. It wasn't exactly a pretty sight and it failed to convince management that it will be a winner. Read more »   |
| TechArt Releases First Batch of Macan SUV Tuning Parts Posted: 21 Jul 2014 07:19 AM PDT  As a tuner of everything wearing the rampant black horse crest from Stuttgart, TechArt couldn't miss out on Porsche's latest and possibly, most popular model, the new Macan. The aftermarket company's first release includes light alloy wheels and interior refinements, which are available immediately, with aerodynamic, suspension and power kits to follow shortly. Read more »   |
| Yes, Please! New Mazda2 MPS Hot Hatch Rendered Posted: 21 Jul 2014 07:08 PM PDT  Barely out and the Mazda2 / Demio has already been turned into a hot hatch. Digital enhancer X-Tomi worked his magic on a photo of the standard 2 and came up with an MPS version, despite the fact that we don't know for certain that it will be made. Read more »   |
| Tough Guy Tries to Take on Taxi Driver– Fails Miserably… Posted: 21 Jul 2014 07:08 PM PDT  Watching the video posted below, you'll undoubtedly wonder what on earth happened and what exactly it was that spurred the pedestrian on to chase after the taxi, open the door and being throwing punches at the driver. It seems, and we're guessing here, that the pedestrian felt wronged by the cab driver for not having been allowed to cross the crosswalk; the taxi didn't yield. Read more »   |
| Jaguar Builds Coolest Tour de France Support Vehicle Ever [w/Video] Posted: 21 Jul 2014 05:26 AM PDT  Jaguar Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations division has built a bespoke F-Type Coupé high performance support vehicle for Tour de France competitor Team Sky. Based on the F-Type R Coupé, the one-off vehicle will be used during Stage 20 (July 26) of the world's most important cycling race, when riders will traverse from Bergerac to Périgueux. Read more »   |
| Nissan to Sponsor Manchester City and Other Clubs from City Football Group [w/Video] Posted: 21 Jul 2014 04:52 AM PDT  It appears that Nissan is truly determined to get associated with soccer. Following the announcement that it will be the official sponsor of the UEFA Champions League from 2014 to 2018, the Japanese automaker has signed another sponsorship deal with City Football Group (CFG), an organization of several soccer clubs including Manchester City. Read more »   |
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