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- The Year of the Sports Car at California's Mulholland Drive
- A Year's Worth of Nissan GT-Rs at the Nürburgring
- The Worst Performing Auto Stocks of 2011
- McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Crash Landing on Christmas Day Captured on Film
- The Machines Are Coming: 2013 Ford Fusion to Debut New Lane Keeping System
- One Helluva Catfight: EVO Pits New Jaguar XKR-S against 1992 XJ220 at the Nürburgring
- Must See: Slot Car Tracks Out of this World and Out of Our…Price Range
- California Officials Say Owners Shouldn't Change Oil at 3K-Mile Intervals as the Practice Wastes 10M Gallons a Year
- Honda Issues a Single Number Recall on 2012MY Odyssey Minivan
- Built Aussie Tough: Firefighter Truck Plunges into the Deep Like a Boss
- Carscoop's 2011 Countdown: Our Most Read Scoop Stories of the Year
- Yay or Nay? Custom Chrysler 300C HEMI V8 Coupe
- 2012 Chevrolet Sonic Recalled as Some Cars May be Missing…a Brake Pad!
- Web Rumors: Open Top Shelby GT500 to Debut at 2012 Detroit Motor Show?
- Drift Ahoy! Tanker Truck Edition is Dangerously Scary
- New Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG Murdered Out by Wald International
- India's Mahindra & Mahindra Interested in Saab, Turkish Suitor Also pops up on the Radar
- Ford Brand's U.S. Sales Surpass 2 Million Mark for the First Time Since 2007
| The Year of the Sports Car at California's Mulholland Drive Posted: 30 Dec 2011 06:17 PM PST  As one of the most scenic roads in Los Angeles County, the Mulholland Highway is a popular destination for car drivers and motorcyclists alike. Over the past year, a camera crew recorded many sports cars that made their way pass the twisty roadways and strung together a video with some of the most eye-catching models. The cars seen in the film range from the new McLaren MP4-12C to a classic Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic (we believe this is a replica owned by Jay Leno), and from an Atom Ariel to the Audi e-tron Spyder Concept. Buckle up and head over the jump to enjoy the video. Read more »
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| A Year's Worth of Nissan GT-Rs at the Nürburgring Posted: 30 Dec 2011 05:14 PM PST  If you live within the European Union or at least in a neighboring country like Russia or Turkey, and you happen to own a Nissan GT-R (or any sports car, for that matte), the best place to thrash your car is without doubt the world famous Nürburgring race track in Germany. And given the price of the GT-R, it shouldn't surprise anyone that many owners were indeed able to afford the trip and live the magic of the Nordschleife. For the rest of us, we'll have to do with a four-minute long video prepared by a YouTube user, which includes many of the Nissan GT-Rs that were spotted on the 'Ring throughout the year. Enjoy the video right after the break. Read more »
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| The Worst Performing Auto Stocks of 2011 Posted: 30 Dec 2011 04:32 PM PST  The year that is ending tomorrow night has certainly been a strange one for investors: while the Standard & Poor's 500 will end flat, stock prices of the automotive industry have experienced a great fall.
After all that's happened this year with the Euro debt crisis and the U.S. avoiding one at the 11th hour, this was more or less to be expected. What is surprising though is that the worst performer in terms of stock price is the car company that has regained the number one position globally and rolled out many new competitive products. And yes, we are talking about General Motors, which saw its share price drop by 46 percent! Read more »
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| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 Crash Landing on Christmas Day Captured on Film Posted: 30 Dec 2011 04:04 PM PST  This past Sunday, on Christmas day, a chartered flight operated by AMC Airlines with 72 passengers aboard flying from Saudi Arabia to the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, was forced to make an emergency landing at the Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) in Karachi, Pakistan, after the pilot experienced a problem with the McDonnell Douglas MD-83's nose gear. Several people captured the life-threatening crash landing on film. Amazingly, the experienced pilot was able through skill and a whole lot of luck to bring the plane down without a single person being hurt. Read more »
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| The Machines Are Coming: 2013 Ford Fusion to Debut New Lane Keeping System Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:26 PM PST  While Ford is not yet ready to let the cat out of the bag on the brand-new 2013 Fusion (which will form the base for the Mondeo's replacement in Europe as well), the Detroit carmaker revealed today that the mid-size model would debut a new optional safety feature called Lane Keeping System or LKS. Like the lane departure warning systems used by other car manufactures, the LKS is designed to help drivers stay between the lines. Read more »
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| One Helluva Catfight: EVO Pits New Jaguar XKR-S against 1992 XJ220 at the Nürburgring Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:13 PM PST  In the 1980s supercar battle, Ferrari had the raw F40, Porsche the highly sophisticated 959 and Jaguar had, well, nothing. That is, until its chief engineer, Jim Randle, decided to begin work on an unsanctioned project on a mid-engine, all-wheel drive Jag supercar. The XJ220 concept, named after its 220 mph (350 km/h) claimed top speed, was unveiled at the 1988 British Motor Show. It sported a 6.2-liter version of Jaguar's classic V12 engine with a quad-cam system developed for testing in the Le Mans XJR-9 racer and, as Randle envisioned, all-wheel drive. Read more »
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| Must See: Slot Car Tracks Out of this World and Out of Our…Price Range Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:52 PM PST  Some gifted people have a knack for turning the simplest of things into works of art. Like David Beattie, the founder and owner of Slot Mods USA, who took a hobby and turned it into a six-figure business.  The former auto show exhibit builder leads a team of artists that create some of the most realistic and staggering hand crafted raceways for slot cars that we have ever laid eyes on.
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| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:46 PM PST  As far as cars are concerned, hearsay is many times more prevalent than the manufacturers' own advice. One such case is the change of the engine's oil: most car owners believe that 3,000 miles (5,000 km) is the appropriate mileage for an oil change. This might have been true a few decades ago when engines needed extra care, but technology has moved on since then.
"The 3,000-mile oil change just says that the marketing campaign by quick-lube companies has been effective", Steve Mazor, manager of the Auto Club of Southern California's Automotive Research Center, told the Detroit News.
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| Honda Issues a Single Number Recall on 2012MY Odyssey Minivan Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:17 PM PST  If you happen to follow the automaker recall notes, you may notice that quite often they involve a specific batch of models, be that for a parts defect or an error during the assembly of a car. In Honda's case, the safety recall involves only nine Odyssey minivans from the 2012 model year, built from October 31, 2011, through November 30, 2011. Read more »
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| Built Aussie Tough: Firefighter Truck Plunges into the Deep Like a Boss Posted: 30 Dec 2011 11:47 AM PST  The city of Melbourne is one of the best cities to live in, not only in Australia but in the world. Nevertheless, it can also drive you crazy with its variable weather conditions; one minute it's nice and warm and the other you get pounded by rain or even severe hail storms, as happened on Christmas day this year. In fact, aside from the huge hailstones that damaged around 10,000 vehicles, the ferocious Christmas Day storms that hit Melbourne and northwest Victoria sparked some heavy flash flooding in certain areas. But the flooded roads were no match for some Aussie firefighters who didn't even blink an eye when their Isuzu truck plunged into very deep waters of what looks like a street somewhere in the Melbourne suburb of Eltham. Still here? Just go and watch the video we've got after the break. Read more »
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| Carscoop's 2011 Countdown: Our Most Read Scoop Stories of the Year Posted: 30 Dec 2011 11:12 AM PST  Ah yes, it's that time again when we all remember the best and worst of the year that was 2011. For our first countdown, we crunched up the numbers on our 10 most popular spy-related stories of the year based on our page views. Over the course of the year, we brought you close to 300 scoop stories (285 to be precise) but for one reason or the other, these ten articles captured your attention the most. In the list that follows after the break, you'll find a picture and a link to each story starting from number 10 and climbing to the most popular scoop of 2011. Enjoy! Read more »
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| Yay or Nay? Custom Chrysler 300C HEMI V8 Coupe Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:45 AM PST  When you are a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer like Tony Gwynn, you can pretty much afford to get whatever ride you like. In Gwynn's case, at some point he fancied a first-generation Chrysler 300 in a coupe form. And he got his wish. But now, Gwynn's custom-made Chrysler 300 has popped up for sale at Beverly Hills Motor Cars in San Diego with the dealer asking for US$27,950 (€21,700). Read more »
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| 2012 Chevrolet Sonic Recalled as Some Cars May be Missing…a Brake Pad! Posted: 30 Dec 2011 09:23 AM PST  General Motors has found itself in a somewhat embarrassing situation as the Detroit-based automaker revealed that some examples of its newly launched 2012 Chevrolet Sonic subcompact model might be missing an inner or outer front brake pad The automaker said it became aware of the problem on November 29 when a customer brought a 2012 Sonic into a dealership complaining about noises coming from the brakes. The company noted that here are no known crashes or injuries related to the issue. Read more »
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| Web Rumors: Open Top Shelby GT500 to Debut at 2012 Detroit Motor Show? Posted: 30 Dec 2011 08:04 AM PST  In the battle of the ultra-powered pony cars, Ford currently has the upper hand thanks to its outrageous Shelby GT500 that was unveiled last month at the Los Angeles Auto Show. On the other hand, the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 may fall 100HP short of its archrival's 650HP, but it will offer a convertible version of the 580HP ZL1 in late 2012, while buyers of the Shelby currently have only one option: the coupe. Read more »
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| Drift Ahoy! Tanker Truck Edition is Dangerously Scary Posted: 30 Dec 2011 11:31 AM PST  We have seen various types of vehicles drifting on and off the road but we can't honestly say that we ever remember seeing something like this before. We will assume that the tanker truck had offloaded its oil before attempting this idiotic drift display – we doubt that the driver would have been able to pull it off if the tank was full. The only question that remains to be answered is who the biggest fool is: the driver drifting the lorries tank or the man following closely behind? Hop over the jump to watch the video for yourself.
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| New Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG Murdered Out by Wald International Posted: 30 Dec 2011 07:08 AM PST  Japanese tuning firm Wald International likes to give its customers' rides a sinister look and its take on the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG is no exception. Even though in stock form the AMG version of Mercedes-Benz's sports saloon comes with its own aero-aids, Wald International has prepared a new and more aggressive styling package named Black Bison. Read more »
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| India's Mahindra & Mahindra Interested in Saab, Turkish Suitor Also pops up on the Radar Posted: 30 Dec 2011 06:25 AM PST  The sad story of Saab is far from over as the court-appointed administrators who are overseeing the Swedish automaker's bankruptcy are now on the lookout for possible investors to either sell parts of the brand or the company as a whole. In today's news, Bloomberg reports that Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a maker of SUVs and a flagship company of the Mahindra Group, which is a multinational conglomerate based in Mumbai, India, is in private talks with Saab's administrators. Read more »
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| Ford Brand's U.S. Sales Surpass 2 Million Mark for the First Time Since 2007 Posted: 30 Dec 2011 07:38 AM PST  With less than two days left before 2011 comes to an end and gives its place to a another new year, Ford announced that sales of the Blue Oval brand in the United States this week topped the 2 million mark for the first time in four years making it the best-selling vehicle brand in America. The last time any automotive brand managed to hit the 2 million sales milestone in the States in a single year was in 2007 -and again, it was done by Ford. "Ford's lineup of high-quality, fuel-efficient cars, utilities and trucks continues to attract more and more new customers," said Erich Merkle, Ford's sales analysis manager. Read more »
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