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New Toyota Land Cruiser 200 Brownstone Special is for Russia's Eyes Only

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 06:00 PM PST

If you ever happened to come across a first-gen BMW X5 E53 with those appalling aftermarket headlamps parroting the look of the Chris Bangle designed 7-Series E65, then you'll know what Toyota's special edition Land Cruiser 200 Brownstone reminds me of. If you haven't, I've added a couple pics below, courtesy of this eBay seller. Read more »

Place Your Bets: New Porsche Macan S Diesel vs Range Rover Evoque SD4

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 05:00 PM PST

Diesel models are only starting to pop up on buyers' radars in North America, but in Europe, and especially for certain types of vehicles like SUVs, it's the de-facto engine choice, so it's only fitting that the press over there is placing a lot of focus on the new Porsche Macan S Diesel. Read more »

VW Presents New CrossPolo, Plus Polo BlueMotion and BlueGT Editions

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 04:24 PM PST

Volkswagen is far from done with its renewed family of Polo superminis (or sub-compacts for North American readers), as at the Geneva Auto Show, it will debut the new Polo TSI BlueMotion, TDI BlueMotion, BlueGT and CrossPolo, plus the R-Line packages alongside the already announced regular models of the series. Read more »

Mini Reinvents Clubman with a Stylish 6-Door* Estate Concept

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 03:45 PM PST

We already knew from a number of prototype sightings that the next Mini Clubman would drop the current model's eccentric 2+1 door layout with the suicide rear-passenger side door for a more conventional five-door (*technically, it has six doors) estate body. That it would do it in such an eye-catching fashion (at least in concept guise), was something that admittedly caught us by surprise. Read more »

Lucky Man Gets $45,000 Credit from Chrysler to Buy New Car, Chooses 2014 Ram 2500

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 02:55 PM PST

The Chrysler Group announced that the winner of its 2013 National Sweepstakes competition is Lofton Tanner Harmon from Saint George, Utah. The lucky man won a $45,000 credit to be used for buying any vehicle from the Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram and Fiat brands. Read more »

Skoda to Add Three More Monte Carlo Edition Cars to its Range in Geneva

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 02:30 PM PST

In the following years, Skoda wants to lift annual sales to an impressive 1.5+ million units, up from 920,800 in 2013, and to do so, it plans to launch on average, one new or facelifted model every six months. For the time being, however, the Czechs are placing their efforts on enhancing the current range with new editions like the Monte Carlo spec cars. Read more »

Like Father, Like Son: The Black Car Collection of Viktor Yanukovych’s Boy

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 02:05 PM PST

As you probably know, things are very complicated now in Ukraine, with the country's president Viktor Yanukovych been ousted by the Parliament and wanted for mass murders following the bloody protests that took place in the country's capital Kiev. Read more »

Toyota Boss Says FT-1 Could Spearhead New Range of Driver Cars but Not a Faster GT86

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 01:41 PM PST

Akio Toyoda, the current president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation and a descendant of the founder of the company, Sakichi Toyoda, seems like the kind of guy you'd want to hang out with and play a round of Gran Turismo or just hop into your car and hit the track for a quick race. Read more »

Corvette Museum to Display Sinkhole Damaged Cars before Sending them for Repairs [w/Videos]

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 01:12 PM PST

Remember the sinkhole that swallowed eight classic Corvettes at the National Corvette Museum last week? Of course you do. What you don't know is that the Kentucky museum decided to display the damaged Corvettes before sending them for repairs. Read more »

Scoop: Alfa Romeo is up to Something with Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 12:46 PM PST

If it weren't for its illustrious history, an army of fans desperately seeking souls in mechanical objects and the recent launch of the 4C, Alfa Romeo would be as relevant today as Dirk Diggler starring next to Miley Cyrus in a romantic comedy. Read more »

FWD Honda Odyssey Minivan: Check; 1,000+ HP: Check; Burnout: Well, Duh!

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 12:16 PM PST

For the sheer surprise of seeing a Honda Odyssey light up its front tires like it does in the video below, this was worth a post, backed up by the fact that the car boasts the magic horsepower number of 1,000, all of which are funneled through one axle - whichever way you put it, that's at the wrong end of the car… Read more »

Lambo to Debut Renewed Customization Program in Geneva with Special Aventador

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 11:51 AM PST

When your run of the mill Lamborghini isn't special enough, then it's time to call in the customizers from the Italian brand's Ad Personam program, which has been renewed to "increase the ability to commission a new Lamborghini right down to the smallest details", according to the company's own words. Read more »

Kia Truckster Concept Is…[Insert Your Own Word Here]

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 11:27 AM PST

What have we here; an official Kia concept for a sports pickup truck, a leaked internal study, the work of an imaginative independent designer, or something we may have seen before and it somehow escapes my memory at this moment -you never know)? Read more »

Lamborghini Huracan Configuration App Goes Live, So Go Wild; It's Free

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 11:09 AM PST

The online app for configuring the new Lamborghini Huracan, the all-new replacement for the ageing but appreciated Gallardo has become available. Read more »

Oops! Roadside Crane Demolition Takes a Wrong Turn in Russia…

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 10:37 AM PST

Just so you know, we're not the only ones who have taken notice of all the mishaps involving cranes in Russia and the surrounding countries; as this video demonstrates, Russian citizens are all too aware of this. Read more »

Sweet Looking Hazumi Concept that Previews 2015 Mazda2 Peeks Out

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 10:11 AM PST

We know what you're thinking; "If only production cars looked as good as the concepts that preceded them", and you're probably right. We don't expect the production 2015 Mazda2 to be as neat as the study seen in this leaked sketch, but hopefully, it won't be all too different… Read more »

Briggs Brothers Tell the Inspiring Tale of How They Built Their Own Car, the BAC Mono

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 09:45 AM PST

The Brits love building and driving sports cars and that can be seen in the relatively high number of companies building fast cars in the country. We have all heard of companies like Aston Martin, McLaren, Lotus, Caterham and Morgan, but besides these well-established names, the UK has seen a new breed of sports car manufacturers rising in recent years. Read more »

Euro Debut for Facelifted Lexus CT 200h in Geneva [60 Photos & Video]

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 09:15 AM PST

The restyled Lexus CT 200h has been on sale in the U.S. since late January, but in Europe, the model will arrive this spring, which explains why the Japanese carmaker will display it at the Geneva Motor Show. Read more »

New Opel Astra OPC Extreme Goes Crazy with Carbon Fiber

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 08:46 AM PST

In this second round of photo sharing on its upcoming Astra OPC Extreme, Opel (or Vauxhall, if you prefer) has provided us with a fresh set of black and white images highlighting some of the details on the fast hatchback, and in particular, the use of carbon fiber on the aero parts and the lightweight wheels. Read more »

This is The New Nissan Juke – No Joke, and It's Coming to Geneva

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 08:18 AM PST

I don't know if any of you can make any sense of this artistic press photo of the redesigned Juke that was just released by Nissan, but that's how the Japanese carmaker confirmed its Geneva Motor Show crossover debut, which we mentioned last week. Read more »

Nissan's NISMO Unit Wants You to Mash Up Their Products for Fun

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 07:58 AM PST

A Nissan Leaf three-door hatchback with a GT-R front is something that we usually find on the weird corners of the internet (like this one…) or the motor show floors of the Tokyo Auto Salon. Read more »

Skoda Gives New Octavia Some Added Luxury with Laurin & Klement Edition

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 07:59 AM PST

The VW Group's successful Czech brand Skoda has cooked up a new version of their Octavia compact named L&K, which stands for Laurin & Klement, the company that formed into Skoda in 1925. Read more »

New Ferrari 458 Speciale has First Real Life Crash Test with a Smart ForTwo

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 07:10 AM PST

Well, that didn't take long, did it now? Only a few weeks after Ferrari began delivering the limited production 458 Speciale to owners across the world, one of the first people to get the car was involved in a rather serious-looking accident in Berlin, Germany. Read more »

Jaguar Announces Sporty-Trimmed XF R-Sport for Geneva Debut

Posted: 25 Feb 2014 06:47 AM PST

Jaguar really needs more bread and butter cars in its range, despite the fact that all of its models are already direct rivals to similar cars from Germany, Japan and even America. Read more »