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- Carscoop's 2011 Countdown: The Most Popular Offbeat Stories and Videos of the Year
- POLL: Saab Owners, Which Brand will they Turn to Now?
- Why You Shouldn't Put a Lexus to do a 4x4's Job
- Carscoop's 2011 Countdown: The Top 10 Most Read New Car Stories of the Year
- 2013 BMW M5 F10 with Twin-Turbo V8 Dyno-Tested: Does it Deliver What it Promises?
- GM Not Worried about China’s Latest Measures Against Foreign Automakers
| Carscoop's 2011 Countdown: The Most Popular Offbeat Stories and Videos of the Year Posted: 31 Dec 2011 06:08 PM PST  As the year shrivels down to its last hours, we're getting ready to put our keyboards to rest and prepare for our New Year celebrations, but no before we wrap our 2011 Countdown with our final Top 10 list that includes the most popular Offbeat stories of the year. This year's list includes a wide variety of offbeat news and videos ranging from fancy replicas to crazy accidents and barely dressed female dancers. So join us for a look back at the most read articles in this segment right after the break. And just in case you missed out, click here for the Top 10 Scoops and here for the Top 10 New Car stories of 2011.
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| POLL: Saab Owners, Which Brand will they Turn to Now? Posted: 31 Dec 2011 05:48 PM PST  It's been a terrible year for Saab which ended with the worst possible scenario as after more than six decades of building cars with bespoke designs (or at least for the most part) and some quirky features, the Swedish company filed for bankruptcy on December 20. Understandably, it's still too early to know what will happen next to the company and its assets, but even though in theory a new party could step in during the bankruptcy process and save the company, the chances for this happening are extremely slim. Read more »
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| Why You Shouldn't Put a Lexus to do a 4x4's Job Posted: 31 Dec 2011 02:01 PM PST  The Lexus RX is a competent crossover on the road but it's not the kind of vehicle that will excite you with its off-road capabilities nor will it get you out of trouble when nature gets tough. Then again, it wasn't designed as a thoroughbred 4x4. A group of men, possibly from Russia or one of the surrounding countries of the former Soviet Union, found that the hard way when what appears to be a Lexus GX was stuck in the mud and an RX came in to help. See what happens next in the video that follows right after the jump. Read more »
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| Carscoop's 2011 Countdown: The Top 10 Most Read New Car Stories of the Year Posted: 31 Dec 2011 12:10 PM PST  Yesterday, we brought you our most popular Scoop Stories of 2011 (to be clear, not the most read overall, but the most viewed spy shot-related piece) and now it's time to tell you which new car presentations drew the most attention from readers this year. To be honest, while we expected certain cars like the brand-new Volkswagen Beetle and BMW 3-Series sedan to make it on the top 10 list, some of the vehicles and especially the most read single post on a new vehicle even surprised us. Just goes to show you than you can never be 100 percent sure what kind of stories/vehicles will prove to be the most popular. Curious to find out which new model gathered the most views this year? Sure you are, so just hop over the break and let the countdown on the most read "New Car" stories of 2011 begin… Read more »
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| 2013 BMW M5 F10 with Twin-Turbo V8 Dyno-Tested: Does it Deliver What it Promises? Posted: 31 Dec 2011 10:00 AM PST  Manufacturer figures on vehicle performance are not always accurate. That's why many road test editors prefer to verify the numbers on their own. Some of them even go as far as dyno-testing to see not only if the output figures match those announced by the manufacturer, but also what is the actual power that is transferred to the road and how much is lost on its way from the engine to the wheels. Read more »
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| GM Not Worried about China’s Latest Measures Against Foreign Automakers Posted: 31 Dec 2011 08:01 AM PST  As we reported earlier this week, in a second move this month after imposing new duties on U.S.-made cars, China's National Development and Reform Commission and its Commerce Ministry announced that they are putting an end to investment incentives, effective from January 30. The reason being that even though China has more than 70 domestic car manufacturers, the bottom 55 account for only 11 percent of total sales. As reported by Bloomberg News, General Motors, the biggest automaker in China, is not worried about the new measures. "We expect the new guideline to have minimal negative impact on GM's future plans in China," the company said in a statement on Friday. Read more »
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