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'Smart' Volkswagen In Micro Car Concept Crafted by VW Brazil Design Interns

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 05:37 PM PST

Over the years, we've featured a great number of studies from independent and amateur designers as well from students here on Carscoop. However, what you see pictured here isn't one of your common photoshop / renderings but a real life concept model that was created by a team of interns at Volkswagen Design Brazil. Named VW In, the conceptual...


First Video of the 2011 Volvo S60 Sedan on the Road and the... Desert

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:40 PM PST

It won't be long before we see the all-new Volvo S60 sedan in the flesh as the Swedish firm is planning to launch its Audi A4 and BMW 3-Series competitor at the 2010 Geneva Show in March, but just to keep us on our toes, the company has released an action video of the car on the road and the desert. It will be followed by two more promotional...


Bespoke Lamborghini Murcielago LP650-4 Roadster in Matte Black [with Video]

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 11:39 AM PST

You'd assume that a supercar like the Lamborghini Murcielago LP650-4 Roadster of which only 50 examples were ever built, is so special and rare that its owner would think more than twice before attempting even the slightest customization. Apparently that didn't apply to the Beverly Hills owner of the No2/50 Murcielago LP650-4 Roadster. As soon as...


Pininfarina Teases Alfa Romeo Spider Concept Ahead of Geneva Show

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:19 AM PST

In celebration of its own 80th anniversary and Alfa Romeo's 100th birthday, famous Italian design house Pininfarina announced that it will be unveiling a new roadster concept model at this year's Geneva Salon on March 2. Pininfarina said in a statement that the two seater concept car will blend modern with vintage styling cues from classic Alfa...


VIDEO: Sticky... Dump Truck Bed Slams Into Pedestrian Bridge in Turkey!

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:06 AM PST

We don't know if this dumpster's truck bed hydraulics were affected by a similar problem to Toyota's sticky accelerators or if the driver simply forgot to check the bed on his vehicle, but either way, the dump truck caused a huge mess in Turkey when it slammed into a pedestrian bridge over the highway. The accident happened on Monday, January 25...


Toyota Announces Details on Recalled European Models, Says up to 1.8 Million Vehicles May Be Affected by Sticky Accelerator

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 08:26 AM PST

Less than 24 hours after Toyota Motor Europe announced that it would be investigating potential accelerator pedal issues on its European models, the Japanese automaker released details on the affected vehicles. The recall involves a total of eight models These are listed below: -AYGO (Feb 2005 – Aug 2009) -iQ (Nov 2008 – Nov 2009) -Yaris (Nov...


VIDEO: New Audi A7 Caught Testing with BMW 7-Series in Norway

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:54 AM PST

A pair of camouflaged prototypes of the upcoming Audi A7 were spotted testing outside the city of Oslo in Norway. The A7s appear to be accompanied by an A5 Sportback, a BMW 7-Series and one more car that we couldn't identify. The A7 is to the next-generation A6 what the A5 Sportback is to the A4 / A5 models; a sexier looking and less practical...


What if Citroen Made a C3 Crosser out of the Mitsubishi ASX?

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 07:18 AM PST

Given the close relationship between the Peugeot Citroen PSA group and Mitsubishi that has already given birth to the Outlander-based Citroen C Crosser and Peugeot 4007 SUVs, we wouldn't be surprised if Theophilus Chin's photoshop proposal for a Citroen C3 Crosser model based on Mitsubishi's 'baby' crossover model, the all-new ASX, becomes a...


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