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- SCOOP: 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class MPV Caught…White-Handed
- Honda CR-Z Mugen: All you Need to Know about Honda’s Hottest Hybrid Yet
- GK2G: Go Karting Goes High Tech with Beau Reid’s Latest Conceptual Study
- Dragster Steering Wheel Falls Off During Race
- VIDEO: Automobile Mag’s Take on the BMW 1 M Coupe vs M3 Debate
- New Ferrari FF gets Ready for its First Tuning Job
- Multiple 2011MY Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep Vehicles Recalled to Fix Steering Columns
- Kahn’s New…Project Car: The Porsche Panamera Sports Saloon
- Fail: BMW 1-Series Driver Mistakes Shop for…Parking Garage
- Aston Martin Cuts Back Production of Rapide Due to Poor Sales
- SCOOP: Early Prototype of 2013 BMW 7-Series Facelift
- Was ist Das? Russians Create the Weirdest Audi Coupe You’ll Ever See
- Locally Made Right-Hand-Drive Renault Duster to Launch in India
- MINI Takes New Coupé for a Trip Around the World in its First Promo Film
- Eyewitness Update on the Ferrari F430 Spider vs Taxi Cab Incident
- New 2012 BMW M5 Sports Saloon Receives its Video Debut
- Nissan Working on New Hybrid System for Front-Wheel Drive Models
| SCOOP: 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class MPV Caught…White-Handed Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:38 PM PDT  Our team of spy photographers have snagged the production version of the upcoming 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class dressed in a see-through plastic wrap as the car was being loaded off the transportation truck.
The five-seat 2012 B-Class is based on an all-new front-wheel drive platform, dubbed MFA, which features a conventional unibody and replaces the sandwich structure used on the current A and B-Class models. Read more »
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| Honda CR-Z Mugen: All you Need to Know about Honda’s Hottest Hybrid Yet Posted: 21 Jun 2011 04:08 PM PDT  We've already shared initial information and a video on the Mugen-fettled CR-Z that Honda is about to launch at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, but today, the Japanese carmaker came out with all the juicy details, as well as more photos of the sporty hybrid concept.
Colin Whittamore from Mugen Euro explains the philosophy behind the creation of the CR-Z Mugen: Read more »
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| GK2G: Go Karting Goes High Tech with Beau Reid’s Latest Conceptual Study Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:28 PM PDT  I want to live in a world designed by Beau Reid. The Floridian futurist and designer makes today's cutting edge technology look old fashioned. Moreover, his name sounds like the alter ego of a Golden Age superhero. His latest automotive-themed creation is the GK2G (Go Kart 2 Go): a Formula 1-inspired, fold-able kart racer. Weighing in at a lithe 65 pounds (30 kilograms) thanks to its all carbon fibre construction and lightweight lithium-ion batteries, the all electric concept has a theoretical top speed of 60 mph (100 km/h). Read more »
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| Dragster Steering Wheel Falls Off During Race Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:54 PM PDT  We can think of many things going wrong during a run in a dragster but having the steering wheel fall off together with the column after launch on such a powerful vehicle is perhaps one of the worst possible scenarios imaginable. Yet, that is exactly what happened to Russ Parker during a race at an Oregon dragrstip last weekend. "I must say that we are laughing at it now, though at the time it was not so funny," Parker wrote on his Youtube page. Follow the break to watch the incident unfold from the in-car video footage. Read more »
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| VIDEO: Automobile Mag’s Take on the BMW 1 M Coupe vs M3 Debate Posted: 21 Jun 2011 02:17 PM PDT  From the moment BMW introduced the new 1 M Coupe, it was more than evident that the smallest member of the Bavarian firm's M family would be compared with the brand's most illustrious product, the M3 Coupe. Automobile Magazine's West Coast Editor Jason Cammisa voiced his thoughts on the 1 M Coupe versus M3 debate in a rather amusing way during his first drive of the sports car in California. The skinny? "If you want an M badge, go ahead and buy an M3. If you want what an M3 could be, buy one of these things [the 1 M Coupe]". Follow the break to watch the full video. Read more »
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| New Ferrari FF gets Ready for its First Tuning Job Posted: 21 Jun 2011 01:19 PM PDT  Not even Ferrari's most recent models are exempt from the manic hands of tuners. What we have here are preliminary renderings of what could be the very first tuning job on the freshly revealed, all-wheel drive Ferrari FF supercar. Read more »
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| Multiple 2011MY Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep Vehicles Recalled to Fix Steering Columns Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:50 PM PDT  A dozen vehicles from the three core Chrysler brands covering more than half of the company's 2011 models are being recalled in the United States to fix a potential problem with the steering column. The recall covers 11,351 vehicles and affects certain 2011 model year Dodge Journey crossovers, Jeep Wranglers, Chrysler 200s, Chrysler 200 Convertibles, Dodge Avengers, Dodge Nitros, Jeep Liberty SUVs, Dodge Calibers, Jeep Compass crossovers, Jeep Patriots, Dodge Grand Caravans and Chrysler Town & Country minivans. Read more »
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| Kahn’s New…Project Car: The Porsche Panamera Sports Saloon Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:23 PM PDT  Say what you want about the Panamera, but fact is the sports saloon model has proved to be a hit for Porsche with the company having delivered close to 10,000 units in the first five months of the year alone. The Panamera's success has of course caught the attention of the aftermarket industry with more and more companies jumping on the tuning bandwagon. This here proposal comes courtesy of Afzal Kahn and his crew. Read more »
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| Fail: BMW 1-Series Driver Mistakes Shop for…Parking Garage Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:37 AM PDT  A pair of security cameras mounted inside and outside of a store allegedly located in Mexico (according to the Youtube poster), caught an accident involving a dangerously careless driver of a BMW 1-Series hatchback on film. The video captured the middle-aged man in the BMW as he slowly entered the parking lot For some unknown reason, he didn't come to a stop and continued his way as if there was nothing in front of him. Once inside the store, the reckless driver (20 seconds into the video) –get this- adjusts his exterior mirror as he puts the car in reverse to exit the shop and almost hits the cashier in the process! Amazingly, no one appears to have been injured. Watch the video footage after the jump. Read more »
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| Aston Martin Cuts Back Production of Rapide Due to Poor Sales Posted: 21 Jun 2011 10:49 AM PDT  Seems like the recession isn't hitting just common people, but is also affecting the market for $200,000-plus supercars. One such example is the Rapide, Aston Martin's sports sedan, whose sales are falling way off initial expectations. According to media reports, the British carmaker is cutting back production of the Rapide to 25 cars per week, which translates to 1,250 per year, or 750 less than initial estimates. Read more »
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| SCOOP: Early Prototype of 2013 BMW 7-Series Facelift Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:53 AM PDT  With the fifth-generation of the BMW 7-Series limousine codenamed F01 entering its third year in production, it's time for the Bavarian company to begin readying a mid-life facelift for its flagship model.
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| Was ist Das? Russians Create the Weirdest Audi Coupe You’ll Ever See Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:16 AM PDT  Sure, the new MINI Coupe is all the talk now and everyone is buzzing in his or her opinion on the two-seater model. However, if you really want a sporty coupe model that stands out from the crowd look no further than this creation from mother Russia. Meet the ultimate Audi Coupe that blends an alarmingly shortened chassis and body from an Audi 80 with the front end of an A4 and the wider buttocks of a previous generation A6 sedan. Read more »
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| Locally Made Right-Hand-Drive Renault Duster to Launch in India Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:15 AM PDT  The Renault-Nissan Alliance is gradually expanding the availability of its Duster small SUV, originally branded as a Dacia, to more international markets. Following the recent presentation of the Renault Duster for the South American region at the Buenos Aires Motor Show, today, the French firm confirmed its launch in India. To be sold under the Renault marque, the right-hand drive [RHD] version of the Duster will be fully produced at the Renault-Nissan Chennai plant in India and rolled out across the local market in the second half of 2012. The RHD Duster will also be available in the UK starting from next year. Read more »
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| MINI Takes New Coupé for a Trip Around the World in its First Promo Film Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:39 AM PDT  The new two-seat Coupé from MINI has just landed on the internet, but the British firm is already pushing out its new marketing campaign with the release of the first promo clip. The campaign builds around a new slogan titled "Another Day. Another Adventure." with the film shot in the style of a movie trailer showcasing the Coupé in exotic locations, such as Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Iceland and Hong Kong. Read more »
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| Eyewitness Update on the Ferrari F430 Spider vs Taxi Cab Incident Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:10 AM PDT  Yesterday, we told you about a recent Las Vegas incident involving the drivers of a Ferrari F430 Spider and a yellow taxicab. In our original story, we wrote that the cabbie "allegedly rear-ended" the Italian exotic. It turns out though that there was no collision between the two cars with the Ferrari driver exploding simply because the cabbie cut him off. Patrick Fritz, the person who filmed the video outside of Fry's Electronics, came in contact with Carscoop and detailed the events that eventually led to the Ferrari driver punching the cabbie. Here's what Patrick told Carscoop: "I saw this altercation from the very beginning. The Ferrari was trying to leave the Fry's Electronics parking lot as the Taxi driver pulled in front of him, cutting him off. The Ferrari driver was pissed that he got cut off. There was NO collision.Read more »
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| New 2012 BMW M5 Sports Saloon Receives its Video Debut Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:43 AM PDT  This first official promo of the new F10 BMW M5 attempts to give us a more dynamic view of the Bavarian sports saloon with scenes from the track. For some reason though, BMW has masked most of the video with a dramatic but redundant music soundtrack since most of us are interested in hearing the sounds of the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 engine. Read more »
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| Nissan Working on New Hybrid System for Front-Wheel Drive Models Posted: 21 Jun 2011 06:25 AM PDT  Earlier this month, we reported on Nissan's plans to drop the Altima Hybrid from its lineup at the end of the 2011 model year because of poor sales in the States as well as the fact that it uses a hybrid system borrowed from its chief Japanese rival, Toyota. On Monday, Japanese business daily Nikkan Kogyo said that Nissan has already began work on a new hybrid system for front-wheel drive cars that will be based on the firm's rear-wheel-drive hybrid drivetrain that launched in the 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid. Read more »
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