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All-New 2015 Mazda MX-5 Miata Official Sketch Leaked, Debuts at NY Auto Show!

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 09:19 PM PDT

An official sketch of the next generation 2015 (or 2016MY) Mazda MX-5 Miata has been leaked ahead of the roadster model's unveil at the New York Auto Show later this month, confirming a recent report from Autoweek magazine that the Japanese firm would bring the car to the Big Apple for its world premiere. Read more »

Watch a Lamborghini Aventador Crash into a Mazda and a BMW in London!

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 04:44 PM PDT

Earlier today, we shared two videos of the aftermath of the Sunday accident in London involving a Lamborghini Aventador LP640-4. Our suspicions that one of the many bystanders must have captured the accident as it happened turned out to be true. Read more »

Mercedes' Answer to the BMW 4-Series GranCoupe Digitally Imagined

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 04:14 PM PDT

If the first thing that comes to mind when you see this digitally altered Mercedes-Benz C-Class is doubt that they would ever make it, then just think about the not-Mercedes-like A-Class, CLA and GLA models that are now in production and reassess that thought… Read more »

Tesla and U.S. Auto Alliance Petition NHTSA to Replace Side and Rear View Mirrors with Cameras

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 03:40 PM PDT

No sooner than the feds released a final rule on requiring rear visibility tech to be offered as standard on all cars sold in the U.S. by 2018, and Tesla, together with the 12-member Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) asking for permission to substitute conventional side- and rear-view mirrors with high-tech cameras. Read more »

New Corvette Stingray Impresses EVO on Wet, Wild, Bumpy Welsh Road

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 03:10 PM PDT

EVO's Jethro Bovingdon does make an obvious, but ultimately, true point when he begins the preliminary Euro review for the Chevy Corvette C7 Stingray, the new American sports car that has been having a field day impressing the Stateside motoring press. Read more »

All U.S. Market Cars to Have Rearview Cameras by 2018

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 02:40 PM PDT

After years of deliberation, federal safety regulators have issued a final rule that will require all new automobiles with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of under 10,000 pounds (~4,500 kg), including cars, buses, vans and trucks, to come equipped with back-up cameras as standard by May 2018. Read more »

Futuristic Rat Rod Design Looks Like one of the Four Horsemen…on Wheels

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 02:15 PM PDT

If you take the Christian Bible in a literal sense, then this imagined interpretation of a carbon-clad hot-rod/rat-rod from the future will not look like a man, on a horse, announcing the end. However, if you don't, then it totally does… Read more »

Ford Mocks Cadillac ELR's Poolside Spot with Upside C-Max Ad

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 01:50 PM PDT

Remember the first commercial for the Cadillac ELR featuring actor and producer Neal McDonough? Of course you do, it was considered arrogant and annoying by many international viewers due to its portrayal of an arrogant rich businessman who confuses patriotic statements with laughing at other nations. Read more »

U Spy: Ford's New Escort Sedan Testing in Europe

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 01:23 PM PDT

Do you recall last year's Ford Escort Concept from the Shanghai Motor Show? We knew that Ford was essentially previewing a production version for China's lucrative, five million yearly sales-strong compact saloon segment, and now, Carscoops reader Marc Pirotte has just spotted the car on a truck bed in Europe. Read more »

MT Drives BMW X5 Across L.A. Relying Solely on Night Vision Technology

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 12:55 PM PDT

One of the most interesting of the many available gadgets on the BMW X5 is the night vision system with pedestrian and animal detection. Using a FLIR heat detection camera instead of infrared beams, the system projects a real-time thermal image of the road ahead on the car's display and emits warning sounds when pedestrians and animals are detected. A useful feature, no doubt about it. Read more »

BMW X5 xDrive50i M Sport with M Performance Parts

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 12:31 PM PDT

BMW's ever-growing selection of options and customization parts for most of its cars is truly baffling, as the Bavarians are working to cover every conceivable niche and need with dedicated divisions like M Sport, M Performance and BMW Individual. Read more »

Top Gear Car Pack Adds Cars and a Van to Forza 5 Roster [w/Video]

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 12:05 PM PDT

If you don't mind paying $1 per car, something which you've done before as a Forza 5 player, then the latest car pack DLC will be one to remember. Called the 'Top Gear Car Pack' it adds the usual ten new names to the game's vehicle roster, and this time, what they've decided to add are eight cars, one SUV and one (quite sporty) van. Read more »

Another McLaren P1 Reaches U.S. Owner, This Time, in San Francisco

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 11:41 AM PDT

The gestation period of the McLaren P1 has been quite a long one but now deliveries have commenced, and each one is protected by a white sheet over the top, like you get with the latest smartphones. Read more »

New Peugeot 308 SW Priced from £16,895 in Britain

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 11:04 AM PDT

Peugeot has just confirmed pricing and equipment specifications for the new 308 SW in Britain, ahead of the compact estate model's UK launch and first customer deliveries from 19th of June. Read more »

Mercedes Confirms Three-Cylinder Engines for Future Compact Hybrids

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 10:40 AM PDT

Mercedes-Benz may not use three-cylinder engines on its rear-wheel drive models, but it will offer this type of powerplants on future hybrid versions of its compact FWD vehicles. Bernard Heil, head of powertrain development for parent company Daimler, said the engines' small size represents an advantage for transverse-mounted hybrid powertrains. Read more »

New BMW M235i Racing Crashes with Porsche 991 at Nürburgring VLN Race [Updated]

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 01:42 PM PDT

The new BMW M235i's racing career got off to a bad start this past weekend as one of the first cars delivered to customer racing teams was involved in a serious accident with a Porsche 991-generation 911 during a warm up lap just before the Nürburgring VLN Race. Read more »

New BMW 2-Series Digitally Imagined as GT Model

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 09:44 AM PDT

While the designer behind this digitally altered BMW 2-Series says his creation is a Gran Coupe model, we say this is a Gran Coupe, the car you see posted here actually looks closer to a GT model. It's not necessarily any taller looking than a regular 2, but the back betrays its hatchback not sedan roots. Read more »

Edmunds Pits New Audi A3 2.0 TFSI Against Mercedes CLA250

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 09:20 AM PDT

German luxury carmakers Mercedes and Audi have founded a new niche in the $30,000-ish price segment in the U.S. with their CLA and A3 sedan models respectively, essentially targeting buyers who are willing to trade off the amenities of a bigger mid-size model for a smaller compact car with a premium name. Read more »

Mitsubishi will Reportedly Stop Making the Lancer Evo X This Year, Replacement Uncertain

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 08:47 AM PDT

Mitsubishi will end production of one of its most iconic models, the Lancer Evolution, by the end of this year, says a report from Japan. The Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X, which recently received a special edition model in the UK, will be the last Evo model as we know it. Read more »

Volvo Adds More Luxury to its 2015 Lineup with the Inscription Package

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 08:23 AM PDT

Buyers of the Volvo XC60, V70, XC70 and S80 can order an interior and exterior upgrade with the new Inscription package that brings more luxury. Read more »

This is Why You Should Always Stop Well Inside the Breakdown Lane

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 07:58 AM PDT

Unfortunately, the imprudent actions of one individual can have dire consequences on many drivers on the road. You can see that in this dramatic incident that took place on a highway in Thailand on Sunday, when what appears to be an overloaded pickup truck pulled over to the shoulder, but the driver didn't move the vehicle safely inside the emergency lane leaving it stepping on the regular lane. Read more »

GM Continues Recalls with 172,000 Cruzes and 490,000 SUVs and Pickups

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 07:35 AM PDT

Following the stop-sale announcement issued last week, GM announced a recall for certain 2013 and 2014 Chevrolet Cruze models for possible axle fractures. On the approximately 172,000 models involved in the recall, all equipped with the 1.4-liter turbocharged gasoline engine, the right front axle half shaft can fracture without warning during normal driving. Read more »

Mini Scores Paceman GoalCooper Edition

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 07:13 AM PDT

Those cheeky folks over at Mini seem to be getting a head start in kicking off the traditional tomfoolery of the first day of April with the early release of a special edition model named "GoalCooper", based on the MINI John Cooper Works Paceman and dedicated to Seleção Brasileira, Brazil's national football (soccer) team. Read more »

Sinkhole Vettes Could Stay Unrepaired, Attract More Visitors this Way

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 06:53 AM PDT

The misfortune that struck the National Corvette Museum, in Kentucky, when eight of its unique Vettes plummeted into a sinkhole inside the building might be turned around 180 degrees and end up being an even bigger tourist attraction than before. At least five of the cars have already been extracted from the hole, and so far, they have not been touched in any way. Read more »

Report Says Aston Martin and Mercedes Holding Talks for Luxury SUV

Posted: 31 Mar 2014 06:27 AM PDT

It seems that Aston Martin's owner Investindustrial and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler are moving closer to a decision on the development of a new luxury SUV, as according to a Bloomberg report citing "people familiar with the matter", the two companies are currently holding talks on the subject. Read more »