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NY Border Protection Agents Say This Guy Ran a Red Light, Dashcam Says Otherwise…

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 06:57 PM PDT

Coincidentally, or not, we have a second traffic incident from New York recorded on dashcam in which a public officer wrongly supports that a driver violated the law. However, whereas the previous case was only about a ticket, this one was more serious as it involved a crash between a passenger car and a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) van in Queens, New York. Read more »

Land Rover Sets the Tone for Expanded Discovery Family with Vision Concept [20 Photos & Videos]

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 06:26 PM PDT

Land Rover flicked away the covers off the Discovery Vision Concept alongside a scale model of the Virgin Galactic spacecraft at a special event aboard the USS Intrepid in Manhattan, just one day and some spare hours before the opening of the 2014 New York Auto Show. Read more »

Leaked Letter to 911 GT3 Owners Says Porsche will Offer Extra Year of Warranty

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 04:20 PM PDT

The recall involving the Porsche 911 GT3 was not the best thing that could happen to a manufacturer renowned for the quality of its engines (for sports cars). As you probably already know, the company will replace engines on all 785 recalled 911 GT3s because of faulty connecting rod fasteners. Read more »

115HP Ford Focus vs 1,140HP Koenigsegg Doesn't Make Any Sense But It's Fun to Watch…

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 03:50 PM PDT

Whichever way you want to look at it, placing a diesel-powered Ford Focus Station Wagon with some 115-horses under the hood against one of the world's fastest production vehicles, the almighty Koenigsegg Agera R that pulls 1,140-horses (or 1,115HP for the pre-2013MY) from a twin-turbocharged 5.0-liter V8, is a lost battle. Read more »

Peugeot Exalt Digitally Modified to Look Production-Ready Car

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 03:24 PM PDT

The recently revealed Exalt show car is a stunner, a good-looking motor even by the high design standards Peugeot enforces upon itself when it comes to concepts. The automaker has a very long history of striking and/or beautiful concepts, but the Exalt is special because it doesn't look a million miles away from production. Read more »

Watch How Ford Chopped Down a 2015 Mustang to Get it up to the Empire State Building

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 02:57 PM PDT

In a fitting tribute to the Ford Mustang's 50th anniversary, the Blue Oval is repeating history by placing a new 2015 Mustang Convertible GT 5.0 at the top of the Empire State Building, some 1,000 feet (about 305 meters) above the streets of Manhattan – just like it did with the original pony car back in 1965. Read more »

2001 Mallett Hammer Z06 is the Final Fallen Vette Extracted from Sinkhole [w/Videos]

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 02:28 PM PDT

It took over a month for workers to recover all eight of the Corvettes that fell through the floor of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky. The final car was lifted free on Wednesday, a 2001 Mallet Hammer Z06, and according to reports, it's the one that has suffered the heaviest damage of them all. And by heaviest damage we mean you wouldn't be able to tell what car it is any more… Read more »

Peugeot's 2008 DKR Dakar Challenger Looks Promising in New Teaser Photos

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 02:01 PM PDT

Peugeot Sport is offering a sneak preview of the 2008 DKR Dakar racer ahead of the car's official debut on April 15. Set to debut in the 2015 Dakar rally in the hands of Carlos Sainz and Cyril Despres, the Peugeot 2008 DKR spearheads the company's motorsport program, following the successful Pikes Peak offensive last year with the 208 T16. Read more »

It Probably Won't Happen, But Here's the 2015 Nissan Murano in Rendered Cabriolet Guise

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 01:36 PM PDT

You still have plenty of time to buy the most bizarre convertible currently offered for sale in the U.S. right now – the $41,995 (MSRP) Murano CrossCabriolet, and somehow, we don't think you'll have to join a queue to obtain one… Read more »

Spied: 2015 Mazda2 Hatch Stays Close to Hazumi Concept

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 01:11 PM PDT

Yes, it doesn't get those big brawny alloy wheels, the nifty conceptual ground effects kit or the center mounted tail pipes, but overall, the production 2015 Mazda2 seems to remain faithful to the 2014 Geneva Motor Show Hazumi Concept, and that's a good thing for the Japanese firm. Read more »

Scary Formula Renault Crash Surprisingly Leaves Nobody Injured

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 12:45 PM PDT

While drivers still occasionally perish in modern motorsport, they have to either be very unlucky or be going extremely fast with the kind of rigidity really all modern racers have. I mean, this Formula Renault 3.5 crash from a race around the fast Monza track in Italy would have had you fearing the worse more than a decade ago, doubting that either of the two drivers would be able to clamber out unscathed. Read more »

2015 Acura TLX Production Car Details Purportedly Leaked

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 12:20 PM PDT

We'll know all there is to know about the production 2015 Acura TLX sedan in a couple of days at the New York Auto Show (if not earlier), but if you want a head start, a member of the TLX forums claims to have attended a recent Acura TLX training session in Texas where the automaker shared fresh details. Read more »

BMW Adds New Track Handling Package Option for 228i Coupe

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 11:55 AM PDT

The 228i may have an inline four, but it's a turbocharged 2.0-liter unit that produces 240hp from 5,000 to 6,500 rpm and 255 lb-ft of peak torque from 1,450 rpm to 4,800 for a 0-60mph (96km/h) in just 5.4 seconds. So, it's no slouch on a straight line. Now, if you want a more M-flavored behavior from the chassis, BMW has announced a new Track Handling Package for U.S. customers. Read more »

Nissan Teases its Sedan Concept One More Time Ahead of Beijing Debut

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 11:32 AM PDT

As you may have heard, Nissan will unveil a new sedan concept at the Beijing Auto Show on April 20, with the study said to be a follow-up to the carmaker's concepts from last year - the Resonance, Friend-ME and Sport Sedan Concept. Read more »

Is This Land Rover's NY Show Discovery Vision Concept or a…Ford Explorer in Disguise?

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 11:27 AM PDT

Unless we're grossly mistaken, these are leaked photos of the new Land Rover Discovery Vision Concept, which will officially break cover at this week's New York Auto Show. In regards to our Ford Explorer reference, well, the resemblance is there, but in all fairness, the Blue Oval was the one to borrow LR's design theme on its SUV in the first place. Read more »

Bugatti Spied Testing Two Veyron Mules on the Nürburgring - Is That a Flux Capacitor?

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 10:45 AM PDT

Of course it's not, but can you blame us for the reference to Back to the Future? Truth to be told, the Bugatti Veyron still looks as fresh and goes as fast (or even faster in Super Sport trim) as it did nine years ago, but the road for one of the world's quickest and most powerful series production cars ever is coming to an end – in December of 2013, Bugatti sold its 400th Veyron and production is capped at 450 units. Read more »

Kia Restores Our Faith in Big MPVs with All-New 2015 Sedona [w/Video]

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 10:19 AM PDT

Big MPVs have lost ground to SUVs in recent years, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are a dying breed. They wouldn't be if they all were as good-looking as the all-new 2015 Kia Sedona (known as the Carnival in Europe and other markets). Read more »

Subaru Teases Mystery WRX STI with a Massive Aqua Blue Rear Wing for NY Show

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 09:58 AM PDT

Just moments ago, Subaru shared the above picture through its social media pages with the caption, "See you at the New York International Auto Show", which kicks off for the press on Wednesday, April 16. Read more »

This is What Saleen will do to a Tesla Model S This Summer

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 09:42 AM PDT

Saleen is a U.S. aftermarket specialist known primarily for tweaking Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers, but the company wants to expand its offerings beyond pony cars, as its upcoming project is a souped-up Tesla Model S. Read more »

You Know How This Unloading Procedure is Going to End, Right?

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 09:09 AM PDT

While I don't claim in any way to be an expert in loading and dropping off vehicles from transporters / trucks, it only takes a quick glance at the above video screen-shot to see that these men are really setting themselves up for a facepalm-worthy failure. Read more »

Is Infiniti Planning to Re-Badge the Juke for China?

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 08:44 AM PDT

A leaked slide-show picture taken from a recent Infiniti press conference held in Beijing on the brand's product plans for China, suggests that the Japanese luxury firm may present a car based on the Nissan Juke small crossover. Read more »

FWD-Based 2016 BMW X1 Looks and Sounds Like a Tall Hot Hatch around the 'Ring

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 08:22 AM PDT

Looking very planted and capable around the Nurburigring, the recently scooped 2016 BMW X1 F48 has the feel of a totally different kind of vehicle when going fast – you don't even have to be aboard the car to see it, and a video such as the Ring testing one uploaded by TouriClips is eloquent enough. Read more »

2015 Nissan Murano Revealed in the Flesh [20 Photos & Video]

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 07:59 AM PDT

The third generation Nissan Murano crossover has made its online debut, just before it parades its crispy new body to the crowds of this week's New York Auto Show. Arguably, it's not as sexy as the Resonance Concept that preceded it at last year's Detroit Auto Show, but it will do as it comes close enough. Read more »

Dodge Offers 1-Year Lease for 2014 Charger, Challenger with the Option to Swap for 2015MYs

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 07:27 AM PDT

One of the problems that automakers face with the motor show debut of a new model is what happens to the current iteration on dealer lots – usually, they end up offering hefty incentives until the market introduction of its replacement, but sometimes, that's not enough to lure in buyers who prefer to wait for the new model. Read more »