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BBR Mazda MX-5 Turbo or TRD-Tuned Toyota GT86?

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:32 PM PST

Both the Mazda MX-5 and Toyota GT86 (Scion FR-S) suffer from having too little power, whichever one you go for. This is apparent whatever sporty car you climb out of before driving either of them, but as the EVO video posted below tries to illustrate, there's no harm in trying to improve these cars to really make the best of their chassis. Read more »

Mini Unpacks Massive Gallery of New Hatch, Adds Two Engines [257 Photos]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 04:58 PM PST

Earlier today, Mini released pricing for the U.S. market 2014 Hatch that starts at $19,950 (not including a $795 fee for destination and handling) and now, we also have a pricing guide for all the options in the States, plus a fresh gallery containing more than 250 new photos of the three-door model. Read more »

No M3 / M4 CSL or Anything Like That, Says BMW Boss

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 04:13 PM PST

There are BMW M owners and there are BMW M lightweight vehicle owners. The latter will be very disappointed to find out that the Bavarian firm isn't planning any hardcore, lightweight CSL versions of the recently unveiled M3 sedan and M4 Coupe. Read more »

Germany's Expensive Porsche 911 Carrera S vs. America's Bargain Priced Corvette Stingray

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 03:35 PM PST

Can you compare a Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with a Porsche 911 Carrera S that has options worth the price of the Vette? Well, Chris Harris says you can, if only to prove money is not always the best indicator of a car's capabilities.

While the tested Corvette cost around $60,000, the 911 Carrera S had a starting price of approximately $100,000, plus $60,000 worth of options!

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Ford UK Boss Confirms New Mondeo's European Debut by Year’s End

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 03:03 PM PST

Revealed some two years ago, the new Ford Mondeo (badged as the Fusion in North America) is a car that should have been on sale in Europe by now, built where it was supposed to, in Genk, Belgium. Read more »

Check Out the Need for Speed Movie's Camera Cars

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 02:46 PM PST

You might be inclined to believe that all action scenes in movies nowadays are made in some remote office by a group of computer geeks working in a virtual environment, but that's not always the case. Read more »

Almost 30,000 Teslas at Risk of Fire, Says NHTSA

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 02:15 PM PST

An entry on the National Highway Safety Traffic Administration's (NHTSA) website reveals that Tesla Motors issued a fire risk-related recall on January 14. It reportedly affects 29,222 vehicles in total, and has to do with the NEMA 14-50 Universal Mobile Connector (UMC) adapter that can reportedly overheat. Read more »

New Mercedes-Benz V-Class Adds Some…Class to Minivan Segment [54 Pics & Videos]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 01:51 PM PST

Mercedes-Benz believes it's time we redefined our views on passenger and commercial vans with its new generation V-Class that replaces the Viano model. On Thursday, the German brand with the star blew the covers off the people-carrier version of the series that will also include a new Vito commercial van. Read more »

Doctors to Start Waking Michael Schumacher from Coma

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 12:40 PM PST

Michael Schumacher's agent said doctors treating the seven-time Formula One champion have started to lower his sedation level to wake him up from an artificial coma. Read more »

NanoFlowcell Quant e-Sportlimousine Concept is Longer Than a LWB S-Class

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 12:15 PM PST

We've come to expect wacky and futuristic concepts from companies that most people may have never heard before making their way to the annual Geneva Motor Show, which this year, will host the world premiere of the nanoFLOWCELL AG QUANT e-Sportlimousine. What a name indeed. Read more »

Cool Robotic Exoskeleton Could Start Giant Mech Racing League [w/Videos]

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:45 AM PST

Having a robotic exoskeleton is probably on the wish list of a very wide assortment of people, from small kids to army generals, and I'm sure that to those people and everybody in between, the proposal made by the Prosthesis Anti-Robot concept previewed here, is an appealing one. Read more »

Honda to Turn Virtual Forza Motorsport Civic Si Into a Real Car at Chicago Auto Show

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:20 AM PST

Since so many people are so into the digital driving worlds of the likes of the Sony Playstation Gran Turismo and Microsoft xBox Forza, automakers are turning to gamers to increase their brand's visibility and likeness among consumers. Read more »

OMG! A True 1984 Pontiac Fiero Survivor with Only 171 Miles!

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 10:55 AM PST

Whatever you do, please do not share this story with anyone remotely affiliated with the manufacturing, selling or even having a hobby related to replica cars. We all know how most Pontiac Fieros end up… Read more »

Mercedes-Benz to Reveal New V-Class on Thursday - Watch it Live Here Now

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:34 AM PST

We won't need to wait until the first week of March and the 84th Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland for our first unobstructed view of the new Mercedes-Benz V-Class people-carrier and van series after all. Read more »

Geely and Volvo to Jointly Develop Subcompact for Western Markets

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 10:10 AM PST

The cars that will change Western preconceived notions of what Chinese models are like and popularize them in the process will have to be ones based on a clever rather than aggressive underlying philosophy. Geely will be among the first to try to create it, in a subcompact body package, with the help of Volvo. Read more »

NSFW Review Puts the Hyundai Veloster in its Place

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 09:42 AM PST

One often gets the impression with many mainstream car reviewers that even when they do find faults with whatever it is that they are testing, they most overly-sugarcoat the defects so that they sound nice, friendly, not being deal-breakers at all. Diplomacy is nice and all, but it has no place in the world of reviewing consumer goods, and especially complex, intricate ones like cars. Read more »

Audi Jetstream Quattro Design Study Could Answer the Brand's A9 Question

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 09:08 AM PST

We have heard that Audi is looking for a different kind of a halo car than the R8 for its lineup in the guise of an A9 flagship model sitting atop the A8 luxury saloon, but as recently reported, the automaker's head honchos have yet to decide what direction it will take. Read more »

Watch Hennessey's Chevy SS HPE600 Run the 1/4 Mile, Plus Bonus Clips of Lexus LX, Corvette C7

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 08:40 AM PST

Hennessey Performance, one of the biggest engine-tuning names on this side of the pond, has dropped three videos of its most recent creations, including the 2014 Chevrolet SS HPE600, the Corvette C7 HPE700 Twin Turbo and the Lexus LX570 HPE500. Read more »

Bentley’s New Furniture Collection will Probably Cost as Much as a Small Car…

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 08:14 AM PST

From now on, more people will be able to say, "I own a Bentley", as the British car manufacturer has unveiled its luxury home and executive furniture range at the Maison & Objet Fair in Paris. The collection is the result of Bentley's collaboration with Italy's Luxury Living Group, one of Europe's leading furniture makers. Read more »

Oh Snap! Chevy Tries to Pull Another Stuck Truck to Safety

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 07:45 AM PST

You can add this episode to our growing list of towing projects that didn't go exactly as planned. There are no details on the whens, hows and wheres of the incident, but from what we understand, it looks like it took place somewhere in the good old U.S. of A (sorry Russia, you lucked out on this one). Read more »

Scoop: Datsun's New Low-Cost Sedan Spotted Undisguised in Russia

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 07:12 AM PST

Nissan's reborn Datsun brand continues to expand its range of affordable vehicles primarily aimed at developing automotive markets with a new subcompact sedan that was spied in Russia this week. Read more »

Listen to This: BMW M4 Exhaust Clip Sounds Better than Before

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:47 AM PST

I'm guessing BMW worked very hard to mask the turbo whine noise of the new M3/M4, in order to preserve the familiar engine note of the straight-six, the one that's always been associated with the word "metallic," which it is… Read more »

Meet the All-New 2015 Subaru Legacy, Debuts in Chicago Next Week

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:22 AM PST

It only took Subaru a couple of months after displaying the Legacy Concept at the 2013 LA Auto Show in late November to tease and announce the world premiere of the production version of the mid-size sedan that will officially break cover at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show on February 6. Read more »

VW Brings New Special Edition Amarok Canyon to the UK

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:57 AM PST

Seen for the first time as a concept at the 2012 Geneva auto show before VW introduced a production version at the Frankfurt motor show later in the same year, the special edition Amarok Canyon is now making a late entrance in the UK market where 350 examples will be offered for sale on April 1. Read more »

All-New 2014 Mini Hatch Priced from $19,950* in the USA

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:36 AM PST

Not only does the third generation of Mini developed under the BMW Group's ownership keep a similar appearance to its predecessor, but it also retains a similar pricing strategy in the States, as we found out today. Read more »