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• Spy Shots: BMW's Answer to the Audi A5 Sportback is the 3-Series Gran Turismo
• Porsche 911 GT3 RS Door Bursts Out Flying During Race
• Infiniti's Sexy-Looking Emerg-E Supercar Breaks Cover, See the First Official Photos

Spy Shots: BMW's Answer to the Audi A5 Sportback is the 3-Series Gran Turismo Posted: 25 Feb 2012 11:10 AM PST You just got to hand it to die Deutschen for their imagination and über clever marketing tactics. What Japanese carmakers simply called liftbacks and the French didn't even bother naming differently as most of their family cars featured a sloping tailgate anyway (Citroen BX, Renault 25 etc.), the Germans came up with all sorts of fancy names. For example, Audi calls its five-door vehicles with a top-hinged liftgate "Sportback" while BMW went one-step further baptizing its own lineup with the sporty sounding "Gran Turismo" moniker, which is a smart move if you think about it. I mean, would you be interested in a car called the 3-Series Liftback GLi? Read more » Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Porsche 911 GT3 RS Door Bursts Out Flying During Race Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:53 AM PST We're not saying it doesn't happen, but it's not that often you see a door coming off a car during a race without the vehicle coming in contact with another racer. One such incident took place at last weekend's Losail International Race Days in Doha, which is Qatar's largest city, when race driver Rob Frijns bid farewell to the door of his Porsche 911 GT3 RS. It looks amusing until the video switches to the dash-cam view of the driver following behind. As you can see, this could have easily turned very ugly… Read more » Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Infiniti's Sexy-Looking Emerg-E Supercar Breaks Cover, See the First Official Photos Posted: 25 Feb 2012 07:18 AM PST If you weren't content with the patent images of Infiniti's new supercar concept that we showed you earlier this month, you'll be happy to know that the first official pictures of the study…emerged on the internet today, less than two weeks before its public debut at the 82nd Geneva International Auto Salon. We will admit that we weren't exactly wowed by the patent renderings, but our opinion change after we laid eyes on the real photos of Infiniti Emerg-E concept. The Japanese premium brand's study is an impressive looking supercar with what we could even dare to describe as an Italian finesse in its styling. Of course, you'll find Infiniti's latest styling cues such as the pinched rear quarter window and the bulbous front grille, but it all works out nicely. Infiniti has said that the Emerg-E will be propelled by a mid-mounted range-extender drivetrain comprising an electric motor and an internal combustion engine. Read more » Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

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