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Future Cars: Revitalizing Mazda’s Next-Gen 2016 MX-5 Roadster

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 05:23 PM PST

Mazda's long serving MX-5 Miata is what you would call a true, pure drivers car; an affordable rear-drive, front-engined roadster with a fun value dialed to max. It's still one of the bestselling roadsters on the market today and retains a strong, loyal following. Read more »

2015 BMW X3 Debuts with a Handsomer Face and New Diesels [30 Photos & Videos]

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 04:47 PM PST

One of the least likeable aspects of the second generation BMW X3 SUV was its bland-looking face, something that the Bavarians seem to have corrected with the facelift model that was presented today. Read more »

BMW's New 4-Series Gran Coupe Starts from £29,420 in the UK

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 04:08 PM PST

BMW has released UK pricing information for the all-new 4-Series Gran Coupe, a model that was just revealed a few days ago. It's meant to be the sleek one in the range, the car you buy when you don't want the regular 3-Series, 4-Series coupe or practical 3-Series GT. Read more »

Rolls-Royce Teases Nautical-Inspired Phantom Drophead Coupé Waterspeed Collection

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 03:45 PM PST

Rolls-Royce has revealed a sketch of the upcoming Bespoke Waterspeed Collection, a series of 35 Phantom Drophead Coupés, which according to the automaker, pay tribute to "British daring and endeavor." Read more »

Future Audi Q8 e-Tron will Rival Tesla’s Upcoming Model X Crossover

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 03:20 PM PST

The futuristic Tesla Model X crossover, a car that's due to make its debut in production form this year, is going to get a tough rival from Germany, in the form of the newly-approved Audi Q8 e-tron SUV/crossover that has reportedly just been given the green light. Read more »

EVO Drives Jaguar F-Type V8 S in Romania in Search of the World’s Greatest Driving Road

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 02:59 PM PST

Driving a car on a winding mountain road is a wonderful experience, almost mystical when done with a fast car on a road so twisty that it doesn't allow you to even blink. Read more »

This is the Black Widow's Corvette Stingray from 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 04:05 PM PST

Yes, yes we know GM is blatantly promoting its automotive goods in yet another Hollywood blockbuster movie, this time, in the upcoming second installment of Captain America dubbed "The Winter Soldier". However, you have to admit, Scarlett Johansson, who reprises her role as sexy Russian spy Natasha Romanoff or Black Widow, does look good in the blacked-out Corvette Stingray. Read more »

DC Design Avanti Sports Car Ready for Production

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 02:05 PM PST

A little over two years since DC Design revealed what it described at the time as India's first indigenous sports car, and the company says it's now ready to place the Avanti into production, beginning from the third quarter of the year. Read more »

VW Taigun Concept Visits Delhi, Looks More Production-Ready

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 01:45 PM PST

For the Asian premiere of its small Taigun crossover concept, Volkswagen has fitted it with a new feature: a boot lid with an outside-mounted spare wheel – something similar to the Ford EcoSport. Unfortunately, just like the Ford, it is not available with all-wheel drive. Read more »

Brazilian Chap Thought He Was Going Fast Until….

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 01:19 PM PST

Like so many other things in this life, speed too is in the eye of the beholder. And while you may honestly think you're going warp-speed fast at one moment, two seconds later, reality kicks in and hits you right in the face. Read more »

Audi Pays Tribute to Avant RS2 with Blue Painted RS4 Avant Nogaro Selection

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 12:43 PM PST

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first RS model, the Audi 80 estate-based Avant RS2 that was developed in cooperation with Porsche, Ingolstadt has announced a special edition model for the RS2's modern equivalent, the RS4 Avant. Read more »

Citroën's New and Pleasantly Different C4 Cactus Crossover Detailed Ahead of Geneva Debut

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 12:34 PM PST

The quirky Citroën brand we all knew and loved is making a comeback of sorts with the all-new and very different C4 Cactus crossover that was officially revealed today, following a set of leaked photos on Tuesday, and ahead of the compact model's world premiere at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in March. Read more »

New Ford F-150 Could Gain V6 Diesel Engine

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:30 AM PST

The all-new Ford F-150, the all-aluminum one that was just revealed with lower weight and downsized powerplants might be getting a diesel engine in the not too distant future. The unit is a V6, displacing three liters, and it would make its debut no sooner than 2018 – its codename is "Lion." Read more »

DC Design's Awkward Looking Eleron Targa SUV to go on Sale in 2016

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:05 AM PST

India's DC Design is no stranger to…strange designs, but with the Eleron, it's taking it one step further. Shown for the first time in public at the Delhi Auto Expo 2014, the Eleron certainly does stand out from the crowd, but not in a good way.

Oddly proportioned and with a face that only a…bunny could love, the single-toothed Eleron supposedly combines the world of targa-top coupes with SUVs.

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Chinese Counterfeit Issue Forces Aston Martin to Recall 17,590 Cars [Updated]

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 11:07 AM PST

We learn from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or NHTSA that Aston Martin has been forced to announce the recalling of 5,001 cars in North America on the grounds of them having had improper accelerator pedal assemblies installed and in particular, units made out of a counterfeit material, from a Chinese supplier. Read more »

Disgruntled Russian Torches Neighbor's BMW X6 for Parking on Playground

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 10:14 AM PST

If you've ever lived in a place where parking is scarce and people rush to capture any opening they find on the road, sometimes going as far as claiming spots as their own (…), then you're surely aware of how hectic things can get between neighbors.

In the Russian city of Astrakhan, things got completely out of hand when a reportedly enraged man put a BMW X6 on fire.

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Audi’s New A4, A5 and A6 Ultra Models Average between 3.9 and 4.6 L/100KM (60.3-51.1 MPG US)

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:45 AM PST

Audi has announced the addition of 11 new models for its Ultra line of fuel-efficient diesel vehicles. Following the A3 1.6 TDI Ultra, the German carmaker released similar editions for the A4, A5 and A6 lineups. Read more »

Renault's Playful Kwid Concept Comes with its Own Quadrocopter [w/Videos]

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 09:28 AM PST

Following a teaser video released a week ago, Renault unveiled the Kwid concept car at the New Delhi Auto Expo. Designed by an international team, the two-door, five-seat compact crossover is the first Renault concept car to be revealed outside Europe, as a sign of the company's commitment to new markets. Read more »

Carrozzeria Castagna Fashions Up Peugeot's 508 RXH Crossover Estate

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 08:53 AM PST

Continuing the old Italian art of coach-building, Carrozzeria Castagna has presented its latest one-off creation based on the Peugeot 508 RXH hybrid crossover. Read more »

First Official Photos of 2015 BMW X3 Facelift Leaked?

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 08:21 AM PST

We were on the waiting line for the unveiling of the 2015 X3 facelift, or as BMW likes to call its redesigns internally, LCI, which is an abbreviation for "Lifecycle Impulse", the first purportedly official images of the revised SUV hit the internet. Read more »

DC Design's New Pint-Sized Tia Roadster Priced at $28,700

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 08:04 AM PST

Former GM designer Dilip Chhabria and his India-based concept, coach-building and soon-to-be, niche car manufacturing company, DC Design, arrived at the Delhi Auto Expo 2014 with a world premiere of a new open-top production car named Tia. Read more »

You Know this Audi S5 Snow Drift Isn't Going to End Well, Don't You…

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 07:25 AM PST

There's no denying that driving in a spirited manner on the snow can be fun at times under the right circumstances, but we all also know how things can quickly turn into a hazardous and…painful situation. Read more »

Tata Jumps Into the Future with ConnectNext EV Concept

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 07:08 AM PST

Whereas Tata Motor's Nexon concept (very) loosely hinted at a possible small crossover addition to its range, there are no such plans for the ConnectNext that was made to show how the brand envisions the future. Read more »

Tata Taps Into India's Obsession for Small Crossovers with Nexon Concept

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 06:45 AM PST

You can now add Tata to the growing list of carmakers presenting concepts for small crossovers at the Delhi Auto Expo 2014 in India.

The country's biggest auto manufacturer and the world's 16th by volume, revealed the new Design Concept Nexon that's based on the same X1 platform as the new Bolt hatchback and Zest sedan that are also making their world debut at the show.

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Fiat Debuts Punto-Based Avventura Concept at Delhi Auto Expo

Posted: 05 Feb 2014 06:25 AM PST

In case you didn't notice already, the vast majority of carmakers active in India are concentrating their efforts on the sub-4 meter small car category, and especially five door hatchbacks, sedans, and crossovers. Read more »