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Toyota Supra Spits Flames Like an AK-47 Rifle

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 05:25 AM PDT

Word of advice to the owner of this modified fourth-generation Toyota Supra: do not, and I repeat, do not attempt to stroke the pedal and rev the engine anywhere near a cop or even close to a place that you suspect people might be carrying guns in their pockets – if anything, there's no shortage of dangerous neighborhoods… Read more »

Ford Previews Luxurious Transit Skyliner Concept ahead of New York Debut

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 05:01 AM PDT

Ford and Galpin Auto Sports will showcase a custom luxury motor coach based on the full-size Transit van at the New York International Auto Show next week. Read more »

2015 Lexus NX Gets Three Engine Options including a First-Ever Turbo [50 Photos]

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 04:35 AM PDT

Following a series of leaked photos, Lexus has finally unveiled the all-new NX compact crossover ahead of its debut at the Beijing Auto Show later this month. Besides the edgy design, which is not a surprise anymore, the NX debuts Lexus' first-ever turbocharged gasoline engine, in the NX 200t. Read more »

New 2015 Lexus NX Compact SUV Photos Surface Online [New Images Added]

Posted: 11 Apr 2014 04:50 AM PDT

The web is offering us a sneak preview of the all-new Lexus NX compact SUV with a trio of photos revealing the production car's front- and rear-quarter profiles as well as the interior, prior to a world premiere at the Beijing Auto Show on April 20 – strangely, Lexus said nothing about the New York Auto Show. Read more »

Honda to Detail, But Won't Show New Compact SUV Based on JDM Vezel in New York

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 05:00 PM PDT

North America will soon welcome a new contender in the growing compact SUV segment as Honda issued a press statement today in which it said the company will make "an announcement about the compact SUV that will join the lineup this winter" at the upcoming New York Auto Show. Read more »

Just Some of the World's Weirdest Driving Laws

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 04:28 PM PDT

Driving laws vary a lot from area to area, so much so that you could end up being caught doing something illegal that will send you to jail, even though you were actually trying to play by the rules and felt like you had wronged nobody. Read more »

McLaren CEO Praises Porsche 911 GT3, Says They Used it to Benchmark New P13

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:59 PM PDT

The upcoming baby McLaren, the car known within the company as the P13, is a car with an uncertain set of rivals. It will be priced in between the Porsche 911 GT3 and the Ferrari 458, but has been benchmarked against the former, a car that has impressed the Woking engineers and their boss, Mike Flewitt. Read more »

Microsoft Previews its Own Apple CarPlay Alternative

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:30 PM PDT

Apple's CarPlay in-car infotainment system has been the talk of the tech/car scene since it was announced, and it seems to have caused such a big stir that one of the other industry giants, Microsoft, has decided to place itself in the same pie chart with what it's calling "Windows in the car." Read more »

Audi and FAW to Build A6 L e-tron Plug-In Hybrid for China

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:04 PM PDT

Audi and its Chinese joint-venture partner FAW have announced they will produce a plug-in hybrid car for the Chinese market. Based on the long-wheelbase version of the Audi A6, which is already produced in China, the A6 e-tron will be specially developed for the world's largest car market. Read more »

Girlfriend Just Doesn't Know When to Let Go…

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 02:30 PM PDT

To be frank, this incident is more pain than humor and will probably leave you wondering or searching the following video for any clues to as why the scooter rider's alleged girlfriend didn't let go of the bike and how could the motorcyclist himself not notice that he was dragging the girl on the road. Read more »

Toyota Previews All-New 1.0-Liter and 1.3-Liter Engines, Up to 30 Percent More Economical

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:55 PM PDT

Toyota announced today that it is working on a new generation of highly fuel-efficient engines that will be introduced globally by 2015. A total of 14 new engine variations will be used in models scheduled for partial redesign in the near future, with their most important quality being the "outstanding thermal efficiency," according to Toyota. Read more »

Ferrari Announces New Extended Power Warranty Covering Up to 12 Years

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:36 PM PDT

It's always good to hear automakers standing by their products and offering increasingly longer warranties. On Thursday, Ferrari announced a new warranty scheme, divided into two programs. Read more »

Dacia Loads the Dokker with More Standard Equipment and Calls it Emblème in France

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 01:07 PM PDT

Dacia has announced a limited edition model for the Dokker people-carrier in France called Emblème. Based on the Lauréate equipment level, the Dokker Emblème adds further equipment and styling features. Read more »

Watch Three LaFerraris on the Monza Circuit

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 12:44 PM PDT

Ferrari hasn't let anyone outside the company drive one of its LaFerrari hypercars yet, so while we know a breathtakingly fast the McLaren P1 and the Porsche 918 Spyder are, we're in the dark about how the Ferrari stands up to them. Read more »

Alpina B9-Style 1988 BMW 535i Could be Yours for $32,500

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 12:15 PM PDT

There's something really special about BMWs of the 1980s, with their unique, upright shape that always somehow leads the eye to the aggressively slanted front fascia. One of the most iconic of the era is the E28, the second-generation 5-Series, which spawned a multitude of variants based on it, like the M5 and the Alpina B9. Both are known to be horribly expensive to buy. Read more »

GM Said to Offer Lower-Cost Version of 2016 Chevy Volt with Shorter Driving Range

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 11:50 AM PDT

The easiest way to get consumers interested in groundbreaking technologies is to offer products that they feel familiar with at affordable prices. When Chevrolet launched the range-extender Volt hybrid, it missed the part about reasonable pricing, as the electric-model that features an internal combustion engine to charge its on-board battery system kicked off at $40,000…after a $7,500 government subsidy. Last summer, GM slashed prices by $5,000 and now we learn that the second-generation model, set to appear in 2015, will start at even lower price point. Read more »

Nissan Qashqai Owners Love Citroën's C4 Cactus

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 11:24 AM PDT

UK's What Car magazine organized a preview of the Citroën C4 Cactus for its readers, and there seemed to be a consensus about the car: everyone loved it. Read more »

The Wrangler Concepts of the 2014 Easter Jeep Safari

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 10:59 AM PDT

Since 2002, Jeep and Mopar have come together to create more than 40 concept studies for the annual Easter Jeep Safari off-road event in Utah. As of today, we know of six different concepts that have been prepared for this year's event, including two new Cherokees and a Grand Cherokee SUV, to which we'll now add three Wranglers. Read more »

Jeep Grand Cherokee Concept Puts on its EcoDiesel Trail Warrior Costume

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 10:38 AM PDT

Mopar sure knows how to draw our attention with its concept builds. After the two Cherokee studies that we previously showed you on these virtual pages, here's what the Chrysler Group's aftermarket arm came up with for the Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel, set to debut at this weekend's Easter Jeep Safari in Utah. Read more »

Jeep and Mopar Go Wild with New Cherokee Concepts

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 10:24 AM PDT

With only two days left for the annual Easter Jeep Safari gathering to kick off in Moab, Utah (April 12-20), Jeep and the Chrysler Group's in-house tuner Mopar have presented this year's concept cars that will include a pair of new Cherokee-based editions, the most impressive of which is no doubt the Dakar pictured above. Read more »

Renault Wants to Become Europe’s Second Largest Carmaker by 2017

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 10:05 AM PDT

Renault aims to become the second largest automaker in sales in Europe after Volkswagen by 2017. Renault Europe boss Stefan Mueller said one of the ways to do that is by increasing profitability. In 2017, Renault wants to achieve a 5 percent operating margin on a €50 billion turnover. Read more »

Ford S-Max Vignale Concept Rendered into Production

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:44 AM PDT

Euro people carriers are really starting to hit the style sweet spot, even if they are very different amongst themselves, many now share the common trait of looking good. Read more »

State Farm Agent has a Bad Day

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:08 AM PDT

From the same funny people who brought us "The Most Honest" Ram truck spot last year (check below), comes a parody of the State Farm insurance commercials that plays on the "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there" jingle. Read more »

Scion Keeps xB Alive with Electric Quartz Release Series 10.0

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 08:42 AM PDT

Gone are the days when the Scion xB was setting trends with its box-shaped body in the small car segment. Now, with the second generation approaching its eighth year in the market, it looks like a relic from another time. Scion's answer to this problem is yet another Release Series edition that will debut at the New York motor show. Read more »

Citroen Crafts a New Small SUV Concept for Beijing Auto Show

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 08:18 AM PDT

Official teaser drawings of a new Citroen small SUV concept emerged on the web today. Little is known at this time about the as-of-yet unnamed study, which has been prepared by Citroen and its Chinese partner Dongfeng for a world premiere at the Beijing Auto Show later this month. Read more »