Toyota had prepared us for the Corolla's looks with the Furia concept at the Detroit motor show this year, but if you were expecting the same sported up and hunkered down stance, you'll be disappointed. That's not to say the new Corolla isn't more interesting to look at on the outside than the outgoing model, but that doesn't say much, does it now…

There are many styling influences from the much larger Avalon, both on the outside, especially up front with five point lower grille and the standard LED headlamps, and even more inside with the dashboard that looks far more premium and interesting than that of the previous generation Corolla.

The renewed interior design is matched to a more spacious passenger cabin, courtesy of a 3.93-inch (99.8 mm) longer wheelbase at 106.3-inches (2,700mm), which Toyota says helps offer a rear seat area that is 2.95-inches (75mm) longer than the previous model.

The time for the new generation of the Corolla to shine is almost here, as at 7:00 PM PST, which is 10:00 PM EST, Toyota will begin the presentation of the compact sedan model in Santa Monica, California.

If you just bear with us for a minute, you'll see what we mean. From his dash-cam recorder, we watch the taxicab driver take a turn and bump into a parked, silver Toyota Corolla sedan. No big deal, right?

What's interesting is that Porsche's release says deliveries reached 15,000 sports cars in May, which in my view, is a clear abuse of the term "sports car". A closer look reveals that a little over a third of these vehicles were from the 911 and Boxster/Cayman ranges, with the rest comprised of Cayenne SUVs and Panamera saloons (or liftbacks, to be precise).

The pictures expose the profile and rear end design of the W205 codenamed C-Class that both look softer and less sculptured than on the current model, with the smooth rear bringing to mind the new S-Class, which shouldn't surprise anyone.

However, just as deliveries of the cars were commencing, the two companies decided they did not want to do business any more, and the latter took over the manufacturing business, but weren't allowed to use the name – it ended up being called the Qvale Mangusta, hinting at its De Tomaso roots.

This assumption is based on a set of spy photos published by German magazine Auto Motor und Sport where a tag linked to a prototype's keys shows the name CL 127, with 127 being the internal code for the new CL.

Chris Harris recently drove two such cars, the Morgan Three Wheeler alongside the Caterham Seven, and now he has done it again, this time behind the wheel of the street-legal Formula Ford racing car, powered by the Blue Oval's appreciated 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost engine.

Lincoln said in a statement that the new program is "competitive with other luxury brands," as Jaguar and Volvo also recently cut back their complimentary maintenance programs. Lincoln's new program will only cover a maximum of three service visits, as opposed to eight visits under the old program.

We've already seen the VelicoRaptor, but Hennessey released a new video of the SUV with the somewhat misleading title "Hennessey VelociRaptor SUV in Action" – and we say misleading as there's not really much action and when there is, we hear a music background and not the V8's roar.

Authorities are hoping the new fines will reduce the number of motorists having to go through the courts. Other changes include £100 ($153) fines for talking on a mobile phone while driving and driving without wearing a seatbelt. Currently, these offences are fined by £60 ($92).

Filmed in Los Angeles during what appears to be an illegal street drift meeting dubbed "Crenshaw Takeover" (see the second and third video), it shows a silver sedan hitting a young lady at a low speed at the crosswalk.

The young woman driving the sedan backs up and stops, but before she could do anything (we can't say if she wanted to leave or stop to check out the woman), she was approached by an angry mob. The situation quickly escalates with two young men jumping on her car and breaking the windshield while other people were banging on her windows.

Now, however, it could be coming back, and this is not speculation based on "an unnamed inside source," as they actually say it on the site, albeit indirectly. Apparently, it was changed sometime between May 1 and 23, when the current background image was added, reading "Never say never…"