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- U SPY: 2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe Shows up in California
- Madmen: Mazda3 Driver Tries to Break Free from Tow Truck Claw [Video]
- New BMW 3-Series/4-Series Coupe Digitally Imagined
- Rumors: Michael Schumacher Contemplating Retirement After Next Season?
- NHTSA Probes Chevrolet Volt after Battery Catches Fire
- REIL Performance's Mildly Tuned Porsche 911 GT3
- Tokyo Motor Show: Tiny Daihatsu Pico EV Concept
- Mercedes-Benz Drops New Photo Gallery of the 2012 B-Class Small MPV
- Video: Road Rage Quickly Escalates to a Boxing Match but Ends with a…Handshake! [NSFW]
- New Teaser Photos of Redesigned 2013 Lincoln MKS Sedan
- We Already Know What You Did Last Summer: New Video of 2013 Cadillac ATS at the ‘Ring
- Ford Evos Concept to Make its North American Debut at the LA Auto Show
- Cadillac Recalls Certain MY2012 CTS to Fix Brake Issue
- Video: Fifth Gear Pits Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe against Audi RS5
- Colombian Police Turn Drug Trafficker's Seized Ferrari into a Patrol Car after No One Wants to Buy it
- Drive it, Don't Wear it: Daihatsu FC Sho Case Fuel Cell Concept
- Gone in 50 Minutes: $395,000 Ferrari FF Neiman Marcus Edition Sells Out in Record Time
- SCOOP: New Ferrari F152 Supercar Getting Ready Take on Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4
- Mercedes-Benz Teases New 2012 ML 63 AMG on Facebook
- Mitsubishi Releases New ASX Black Special Edition for British Market
| U SPY: 2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe Shows up in California Posted: 11 Nov 2011 05:14 PM PST  One of our eagle-eyed readers snapped these exclusive photos of a not-so-heavily camouflaged compact coupe model in California. Alfred Hong tells Carscoop: "Snapped these pictures in Fullerton, California over the weekend. I believe it to be the 2012 Hyundai Elantra Coupe! I know this car will debut at the LA Auto Show later this month, but I have yet to see some good spy shots on the web."
In an earlier posting today, Autoblog's head honcho John Neff said that the South Korean automaker would wait until next February for the Chicago Auto Show to unveil the coupe to the public. Read more »
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| Madmen: Mazda3 Driver Tries to Break Free from Tow Truck Claw [Video] Posted: 11 Nov 2011 04:17 PM PST  It might not be the best of quality, but this is one crazy video with an even more insane driver. Allow us to explain. The clip shows a Mazda3 sedan as it was being picked up by a tow truck's crane – perhaps for a parking violation or something of the sort. Nothing weird about that. Well, not until you pay closer attention and see the Japanese model's brake lights going on and off and the wheels spinning – yes, the driver is inside the car and he's trying to break free from the metal claws! Read more »
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| New BMW 3-Series/4-Series Coupe Digitally Imagined Posted: 11 Nov 2011 03:27 PM PST  Last month, spy photographers captured the first pictures of the car that will eventually replace the current BMW 3-Series Coupe, and which may or may not carry a new 4-Series Coupe moniker, while testing in Germany. Naturally, as with any early prototype, the coupe was slathered in the usual psychedelic swirl favored by the likes of BMW and other German carmakers. Using these first scoop pictures as well as some basic styling elements from the recently revealed F30 3-Series sedan as a guide, F30Post forum member Wildspeed crafted a rendering of the next-generation Coupe model, which he then produced in numerous colors for our viewing pleasure. Read more »
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| Rumors: Michael Schumacher Contemplating Retirement After Next Season? Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:41 PM PST  Once a racing driver, always a racing driver. Michael Schumacher knows that better than anyone else - after all, he is the man who, despite having broken almost every Formula 1 world record and with seven world titles under his belt, couldn't keep away from an F1 car cockpit. Now, there are rumors that Schumacher, who for the better part of the season has been outperformed by his teammate, Nico Rosberg, is once again contemplating retirement – this time for good. Read more »
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| NHTSA Probes Chevrolet Volt after Battery Catches Fire Posted: 11 Nov 2011 02:16 PM PST  Federal safety regulators are looking into the safety of lithium-ion batteries after a Chevrolet Volt went up in flames at a parking lot at the National Highway Traffic Administration testing center in Wisconsin. An agency official said that the incident took place three weeks after the Chevrolet Volt went through a side-impact crash test on May 12.
Lithium-ion batteries, such as the ones powering the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf, are considered more efficient than nickel-metal units used in other vehicles like Toyota's Prius hybrid. Read more »
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| REIL Performance's Mildly Tuned Porsche 911 GT3 Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:44 PM PST  The Porsche 911 GT3 is one of those performance cars that are probably better left in stock form, but as we all know, the German tuning industry knows no boundaries. On the bright side, REIL Performance, which is a subsidiary of MR Car Design, didn't go overboard with its tuning package for the 997 GT3. Read more »
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| Tokyo Motor Show: Tiny Daihatsu Pico EV Concept Posted: 11 Nov 2011 01:10 PM PST  The third Daihatsu concept model heading to this year's edition of the Tokyo Motor Show is the PICO, a futuristic proposal for a diminutive two-seater EV commuter positioned between small cars and motorcycles At 2,400mm long, 1,000mm wide and 1,530mm tall with a wheelbase of 1,830mm, the Daihatsu concept is much smaller than the Smart Fortwo, yet it has space for two passengers sitting in tandem-style. Read more »
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| Mercedes-Benz Drops New Photo Gallery of the 2012 B-Class Small MPV Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:24 PM PST  While Mercedes-Benz rolled out the second-generation of the B-Class at the 64th IAA in Frankfurt this past September, the German company continues to release new pictures of its compact MPV. This time, Mercedes published a fresh batch of 38 photos, perhaps in an effort to maintain interest in the 2012 B-Class amidst the storm of new arrivals that are swamping the media. Read more »
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| Video: Road Rage Quickly Escalates to a Boxing Match but Ends with a…Handshake! [NSFW] Posted: 11 Nov 2011 12:05 PM PST  "Road rage" is described as any display of aggression by a driver of any type of vehicle against another motorist because of something that happened on the road.
But once in a while, you get that crazy driver that will launch a physical attack and then…all hell breaks loose. And that's exactly what happened during this incident, which according to one of our readers, took place in
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| New Teaser Photos of Redesigned 2013 Lincoln MKS Sedan Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:59 AM PST  More teaser photos have gone public today of Lincoln's redesigned MKS sedan, which is due to make its world premiere alongside the revamped 2013 MKT crossover at the Los Angeles Auto Show on November 16 (press days). Following the release of a single photo of the saloon's bonnet, we now get a picture of the MKS' redesigned tail lamps with LED fixtures and a cropped image of the new dashboard that adopts FoMoCo's reconfigurable instrument panel LCD screens integrated with a central speedometer. Read more »
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| We Already Know What You Did Last Summer: New Video of 2013 Cadillac ATS at the ‘Ring Posted: 11 Nov 2011 10:24 AM PST  For some reason, General Motors is hell bent to show us what it did with the pug-faced 2013 Cadillac ATS prototypes on the famous Autobahn and the Nürburgring racetrack in Germany this past summer. After a general teaser and the first episode, Cadillac has now released the second part of its video series, which documents the team of drivers and engineers that put Cadillac's new BMW 3-Series saloon contender through its paces. Hop over the jump to get a look of the new video. Read more »
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| Ford Evos Concept to Make its North American Debut at the LA Auto Show Posted: 11 Nov 2011 09:52 AM PST  As most of you will probably remember, Ford held the world premiere of its new Evos concept model at the Frankfurt Motor Show this past September. Now, interested parties in the U.S. will finally get their chance to see the four-door study at the car's North American debut, which will take place during the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show from November 18 through 27. Read more »
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| Cadillac Recalls Certain MY2012 CTS to Fix Brake Issue Posted: 11 Nov 2011 09:33 AM PST  General Motors has announced a new safety recall campaign for certain MY2012 Cadillac CTS models over an issue with the braking system.
The problem affects 674 vehicles manufactured between October 21 and October 26, 2011. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], these vehicles may present a problem with the power vacuum brake boost pushrod retention nut, which may not be torqued to the appropriate specification. Read more »
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| Video: Fifth Gear Pits Mercedes C63 AMG Coupe against Audi RS5 Posted: 11 Nov 2011 09:02 AM PST  The most powerful versions of premium coupes like the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the Audi A5 are something like the Swiss Army knives of the automotive world. They can do just about anything aside from going off-road. These cars can be used every day, making a home to office or school commute as comfortably as their more humble siblings, while they can also seat four or five people and have a decent boot, quality interiors, generous equipment, good looks and a prestigious badge. Read more »
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| Posted: 11 Nov 2011 08:43 AM PST  The Colombian police authorities were recently confronted with this problem: what could they do with a low-mileage Ferrari 348 that was seized from a local drug lord and that no one wanted to buy? Well, after some deep thought, they came up with a rather simple solution: turn the classic Ferrari into a patrol car painted in the Colombian national police's green and white colors, and tour the country before placing it permanently in a police museum.
The classic sports car was seized back in 2007 from Hernando Gomez Bustamante, also known as "Rasguno" or "Scratchy", who is currently serving time in prison in the States for drug trafficking, money laundering and other crimes. Read more »
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| Drive it, Don't Wear it: Daihatsu FC Sho Case Fuel Cell Concept Posted: 11 Nov 2011 07:26 AM PST  Daihatsu's Tokyo Motor Show lineup of tiny concept models is growing with the addition of the FC Sho Case study seen in these pictures. The Japanese company says it's an extremely compact and eco-friendly proposal that employs a next-generation unit equipped with liquid fuel cells that contain no precious metals. Read more »
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| Gone in 50 Minutes: $395,000 Ferrari FF Neiman Marcus Edition Sells Out in Record Time Posted: 11 Nov 2011 06:57 AM PST  Less than a month ago, we showed you the Ferrari FF Neiman Marcus Edition, which was this Christmas' "Fantasy Gift" in the famous catalog, commanding a hefty US$95,000 premium over the stock car's US$300,000 MSRP.
The close to $400k-price tag got you a unique "Grigio Gallo" paint, semi-aniline leather, a matching luggage set and a numbered interior plaque, plus participation in Ferraris Aspen, Colorado Driving Experience. Read more »
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| SCOOP: New Ferrari F152 Supercar Getting Ready Take on Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Posted: 11 Nov 2011 06:37 AM PST  Once again, we have caught Ferrari's 599 GTB Fiorano replacement testing out in the open, but unlike the previous test mule we captured on film wearing the current model's body panels, this one is a prototype of the final production model. The next 599 GTB, which is currently known only by its internal F152 codename, will compete against the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. It is scheduled to be revealed at the 2012 edition of the Geneva Salon in March, with sales to follow later in the year.
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| Mercedes-Benz Teases New 2012 ML 63 AMG on Facebook Posted: 11 Nov 2011 05:27 AM PST  We already knew of Mercedes-Benz's plans to introduce the all-new 2012 ML 63 AMG at next week's Los Angeles Auto Show, but the German brand put up a banner on its Facebook page to further spread out the word. The cropped image of the AMG version reveals part of the SUV's modified front end that gains a newly designed bumper with larger air vents and a lip spoiler. Read more »
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| Mitsubishi Releases New ASX Black Special Edition for British Market Posted: 11 Nov 2011 05:00 AM PST  Porsche has one. Mercedes-Benz has one. Even Mazda and GM Australia's Holden have one. And now Mitsubishi gets its own Black edition model as well – at least for the UK market. The ASX Black Edition is Mitsubishi's newest offering in Britain, with the crossover being available for order now. The black designation in the special edition ASX's name is justified on the outside by the satin black styling kit which includes black 17-inch alloy wheels, roof, spoiler, mirrors, grille and fog lamp bezels, and on the inside, by a black leather kit featuring carbon fibre inserts. Read more »
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