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- SCOOP: Audi’s Über R8 GT Spyder Hits the ‘Ring
- What Lies Ahead in Saab’s Future?
- Oakley Design Working on Extreme Lamborghini Aventador LP760-2
- Double Fail: Service Crew Flips Double-Decker Truck Full of Cars
- Mazda Debuts New 1.3-liter Skyactiv Gasoline Engine on JDM Demio
- Report: Do Speed Cameras Save Lives?
- Hilarious Honda Malaysia Ad Mocks Independent Service Centers
- Endora SC-1: A New Coachbuilt Corvette from Germany
- Car Spotting: New BMW 6-Series Coupe
- GM Celebrates 100 Years of Chevrolet and Indy 500
- Fiat 500 by Gucci Priced from £14,565 in Britain
- Citroen C3 Picasso Recalled in the UK because the Brakes can be Activated from the Passenger Side!
- A bit of Abracadabra turns a Seat into an Audi Alhambra
- Subaru Targets Young Asian American Buyers with New Sweet Tomorrow Campaign
- Ferrari Unveils New Superamerica 45 Coachbuilt Special
| SCOOP: Audi’s Über R8 GT Spyder Hits the ‘Ring Posted: 19 May 2011 11:47 PM PDT  There's a new Audi model coming to town. We're talking about the 2012 R8 GT Spyder that will make its global premiere at the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show and which we caught testing in and around the Nurburgring racetrack in Germany. Even though Audi recently teased us with a set of renderings, these are some of the first real life photos of the R8 GT Spyder, which is seen here in prototype guise. Read more »
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| What Lies Ahead in Saab’s Future? Posted: 19 May 2011 04:47 PM PDT  Saab is in trouble. With mounting debts and limited capital investment, the Swedish company is a prime candidate to go the way of the dinosaurs. The troubled automaker has not built a single vehicle since the 1st of April, and a much touted deal with China's Hawtai Motor Group has fallen through. They did however sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with another Chinese company called Pang Da Automobile Trade Co. Ltd, earlier this week, but we will have to wait and see if the deal goes through. In light of this, I've thought up four plausible (though unlikely) scenarios for Saab. These range from the hugely cynical all the way to the brazenly optimistic. After all, isn't it better than Saab has some future rather than no future at all? Without further ado, here are your options: Read more »
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| Oakley Design Working on Extreme Lamborghini Aventador LP760-2 Posted: 19 May 2011 04:12 PM PDT  With its 700 horsepower and jaw-dropping styling, the recently launched Lamborghini Aventador hardly needs a tuning job. However, that's not what the crew over at Oakley Design believe, as the UK-based aftermarket specialist recently unveiled plans for an extensively upgraded Aventador. Read more »
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| Double Fail: Service Crew Flips Double-Decker Truck Full of Cars Posted: 19 May 2011 03:09 PM PDT  The hows and whens of this accident involving a double-decker lorry full of cars that fell on its side dropping the top row of vehicles on the road remains unknown as the video footage your about to see was filmed during the recovery process. A service truck along with its crew hooked up the 18-wheeler and tried to get it back on its feet. Well, let's just say the procedure didn't go as planned as they managed to flip the truck for a second time thus completing the damages on the rest of the vehicles on the bottom row… Video follow after the break. Read more »
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| Mazda Debuts New 1.3-liter Skyactiv Gasoline Engine on JDM Demio Posted: 19 May 2011 01:55 PM PDT  The new generation of powertrains developed by Mazda under the Skyactiv name will soon have its another member out on the road, as the company announced that the "Skyactiv-G 1.3" direct-injection gasoline engine will debut on the facelifted Demio (known as the Mazda2 in international markets) in Japan this summer. Mazda will unveil the new engine at Tokyo's Automotive Engineering Exposition on May 18-20. Read more »
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| Report: Do Speed Cameras Save Lives? Posted: 19 May 2011 01:22 PM PDT  No matter where in the world you live, speed cameras are bound to be a hot button item for most drivers and especially automotive enthusiasts. With a recent proposal by the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) suggesting that the operation of and collection of fines from speed cameras in the hands of local government, the issue has once again come to the forefront of public opinion. The big question on many people's minds is: are speed cameras actually effective at saving lives and preventing accidents?
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| Hilarious Honda Malaysia Ad Mocks Independent Service Centers Posted: 19 May 2011 12:45 PM PDT  As car owners, most of us have had bad experiences with auto service stations, either official or independent. Of course, carmakers don't like competition from independent units, so here's what Honda of Malaysia thinks of these stations. In a commercial for the local market, Honda mocks an independent garage called "HONDI" which, as you may have already assumed, offers bad service for big bucks. A beautiful young woman, owner of a Honda Civic, is shown taking her car to the Hondi service center, where all sorts of strange things happen, with the personnel doing a crappy job while singing their own version of the famous "YMCA" song. If only service stations were such a blast... Follow the jump to watch the ad. Read more »
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| Endora SC-1: A New Coachbuilt Corvette from Germany Posted: 19 May 2011 11:44 AM PDT  The Corvette is not only a popular sports car among buyers but also among individual coachbuilders. Over the years, we've shown you tons of Corvette-based builds ranging from the bad-ass Rossi SixtySix and the Genadi LSR Roadster to the more recent Soleil Anadi. In other words, there's a Corvette for every taste, however outlandish you can imagine.
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| Car Spotting: New BMW 6-Series Coupe Posted: 19 May 2011 01:35 PM PDT  Carscoop reader Florian G. from Germany emailed us these photos of a 2012 BMW 6-Series Coupe that he spotted parked on a road in Munich. While not a scoop in the traditional sense given the introduction of the new BMW 6-Series Coupe at last month's Shanghai Auto Show in China, it is an interesting find nonetheless. The only thing we're not sure of is what the 'iCenter' sticker below the vents of the front fenders means (that is, if it means anything). For the record, we've encountered the same logo on a few recent BMW prototypes. Follow the break for more pictures. Read more »
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| GM Celebrates 100 Years of Chevrolet and Indy 500 Posted: 19 May 2011 10:16 AM PDT  America's most famous race, the Indianapolis 500, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year and so does Chevrolet, whose name was tied to the "Brickyard" from the very beginning. Arthur Chevrolet competed in the inaugural Indy 500 on May 30 1911, a few months before founding the company that bears his name, on November 3 the same year. Today, Chevrolet and Indy 500 are still together, with the Camaro SS Convertible to be the 22nd Chevrolet to pace the Indy 500 race on May 29 as a common celebration for their 100-year anniversary. Read more »
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| Fiat 500 by Gucci Priced from £14,565 in Britain Posted: 19 May 2011 08:48 AM PDT  Having launched a new spicy campaign for the 500 by Gucci starring Russian bombshell Natasha Poly, Fiat is now beginning to announce pricing for individual markets. Today, the Italian released details for the United Kingdom, where the limited edition model designed by Gucci will be offered with two gasoline engines, a 1.2-liter unit priced at £14,565 OTR and a 0.9-litre TwinAir, which won the International Engine of the Year accolade and costs £15,765 OTR. Read more »
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| Citroen C3 Picasso Recalled in the UK because the Brakes can be Activated from the Passenger Side! Posted: 19 May 2011 08:09 AM PDT  Citroen announced it will recall over 20,000 C3 Picasso models sold in the United Kingdom for a rather unusual reason. It seems that the car's brakes can be activated accidentally by the front passenger when pushing their feet into the footwell! The discovery was made by a BBC TV show called Watchdog that was alerted about the problem from a cleaning company owning three C3 Picassos.
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| A bit of Abracadabra turns a Seat into an Audi Alhambra Posted: 19 May 2011 07:22 AM PDT  Leaving the revolutionary but with a small footprint A2 from the late 1990s aside, Audi never really delved directly into the minivan market preferring instead the more lucrative premium crossover segment. And this despite the fact that the VW Group has presented several people carriers over the years. However, when there's a will, there's a way, as this creation proves. Read more »
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| Subaru Targets Young Asian American Buyers with New Sweet Tomorrow Campaign Posted: 19 May 2011 06:36 AM PDT  Subaru's American division is taking audience segmentation a step further with the release of a new advertising campaign for the 2011 Legacy that specifically targets the Chinese-American market. The campaign has been produced in Cantonese, Mandarin and English, and can be seen across a wide variety of media placements including TV, print, online and out-of-home running. The television spot is called "Sweet Tomorrow" and it shows a young Chinese American couple preparing for the birth of their first child. The advert is scheduled to air through October 2011. Read more »
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| Ferrari Unveils New Superamerica 45 Coachbuilt Special Posted: 19 May 2011 06:06 AM PDT  Ferrari is once again showing off its coach-building capabilities with the release of its latest one-off special, the Superamerica 45, which will make its first public outing at this weekend's Villa d'Este Concours d'Eleganza in Italy. It was built to order for New York billionaire, collector and former owner of the New York Post, Peter Kalikow, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of his Ferrari purchase in 1961. Read more »
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