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Canadian Confronts Young and Restless Neighbor Over Loud Exhaust, NSFW Banter Ensues

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 05:29 PM PDT

Reed G. from Canada has been having a problem lately with one of his neighbors, and more specifically, with a young man and his rowdy VW Jetta that had its muffler extracted,  and occasionally, with his snow machines too. Now, we know what this sounds like (pun intended) to petrol-heads, but before you deal out a swift judgment, do check out the video first that Reed G. recorded a few days ago. Read more »

Scoop: New 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Wagon Eases Up on the Camo

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 04:55 PM PDT

This is our best look yet at the upcoming 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate/Wagon, with very little camouflage covering only the rear quarter windows and tail lamps. It's not as slick or swoopy as Benz's other upcoming wagon, a coupe-fied estate based on the CLA, but it does look handsome in these pictures. Read more »

Watchdogs Has Potential for Exciting, Unscripted Car Chases

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 04:02 PM PDT

Ubisoft has released yet another gameplay trailer for their upcoming open world action game Watchdogs. It focuses on how players will seamlessly connect to each other's game, sometimes unbeknownst to the person whose session they have infiltrated… Read more »

Ford Shows 10 Extreme Ways it Torture-Tested the 2015 F-150 Truck [w/Videos]

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:35 PM PDT

People buy pickup trucks because they're tough, and as the segment's leader, the Ford F-150 must not disappoint in this respect. The all-new 2015 Ford F-150 underwent 10 million cumulative miles of durability testing, both in real world, from mountaintops to frozen lakes, and in simulated environments. Read more »

Ken Block and Soccer Star Neymar Jr. Play a Game of Footkhana

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:10 PM PDT

Ken Block has released a surprise video together with Brazilian football star Neymar Jr., titled "Footkhana". I guess you see where this is going: as the name suggests, the new "sport" invented by the two athletes is a combination between Block's Gymkhana and football – or soccer as Americans call the world's most popular sport. Read more »

Audi A1 and A3 Will Get 3-Cylinder Petrol Engines

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 02:46 PM PDT

Audi will start fitting three-cylinder petrol engines on its smaller cars, beginning with the A1 supermini. The German luxury automaker will launch a three-cylinder version of the A1, with the A3 to be the next model to get a three-cylinder unit, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler said. Read more »

New 4-Cylinder Porsche Macan 2.0-liter Turbo Now Available for Order in the UK

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 02:15 PM PDT

Just 24 hours after Porsche listed the new 4-cylinder Macan for sale in a number of Asian countries, the base model made its appearance on the firm's UK site with the footnote, "Special order only. Please contact a Centre". Read more »

Fisker Karma to Reenter Production in Mid-2015; May not be Called Fisker Any More...

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:53 PM PDT

We initially reported that production of the Fisker Karma would be restarted "by the end of 2014," but now it seems that it's been pushed back again, closer to mid-2015, according to a new report. Read more »

CR Says the Audi A3 Sedan is Much More Refined than Mercedes CLA

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:26 PM PDT

For the moment, the only member of the Audi A3 family available in the U.S. is the A3 Sedan, with the A3 hatchback arriving next year as a diesel-only model. Consumer Reports took Audi's smallest sedan for a drive and found it to be a competent car that feels like an Audi, especially with the 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine producing 220 hp. Read more »

So-Called Dubai Roadster Hits the Online World, But is it Real?

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT

So...today, a quartet of very nicely made renders showing a racer with a front end, which in my eyes, heavily resembles that of the Corvette Stingray, surfaced online. Read more »

First Honqi L5 Sedan Sells for $803,000 Becoming the Most Expensive Chinese Car Ever

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 12:35 PM PDT

China's very own uber-luxurious Rolls-Royce- or Bentley-like sedan, the Honqi L5 (formerly the L7 and meaning "red flag," in Chinese) has just found its first buyer. The customer is Wang Zhonghua, the owner of a chain of furniture stores, originally from Nanjing. He paid around $803,000 or about €580,000 and is set to take delivery in three months' time. Read more »

Ignition Recalls Melt GM's First Quarter Profit by 82 Percent

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 12:11 PM PDT

If you were wondering how much the massive ignition recall cost GM so far, the answer is about $1.3 billion (€0.94 billion). More specifically, GM has spent $700 million on replacement switches and cylinders and $600 million on other recall items. Read more »

Impatient Biker Gets it Right in the Sucker…

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 11:45 AM PDT

Now, I'm not going to claim that the motorcyclist deserved what he got or that he was the only person at fault in this painful episode, but if you watch the video from the beginning, you could say that he kind of had it coming with his actions. Read more »

Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid Now Available with R-Design Package

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 11:22 AM PDT

The Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is now available to order with the firm's dynamic R-Design package. The V60 Plug-in Hybrid R-Design features a number of unique interior and exterior features that contribute to a sportier look. The exterior blends the Plug-in Hybrid identification with the R-Design front, rear diffuser and 18-inch 'Ixion' wheels. Read more »

Is this the 2017 BMW X7 or…Just an X5 Prototype?

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 10:57 AM PDT

The online world is abuzz today with a set of scoop shots said to be depicting a prototype of BMW's larger-than-life X7 SUV, which was formally announced in March, but is at least two years away from entering production. Read more »

XCAR Says Aston Martin V12 Vantage S is an Animal

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 10:30 AM PDT

There is nothing understated about the V12 Vantage S, despite the presence of the Aston Martin badge on its bonnet. It's the fastest production Aston Martin (the limited-edition One-77 is not built anymore) and is not shy at all to show it. Read more »

First Image of 2016 Lexus IS F? Nope, But Can You Tell Why It's Not?

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:34 PM PDT

This photo, supposedly showing a 2016 Lexus IS F sedan, was sent to our email by the crew over at Autonocion, who stated that it's the first image of the performance model. I wish it was, but I'm pretty sure it isn't. Read more »

2015 Subaru WRX May Not Get Five-Door Version After All

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:31 AM PDT

You probably remember a previous report quoting Subaru WRX project general manager Masuo Takatsu as saying that the Japanese automaker is considering a hatchback version for the 2015 WRX. Read more »

Lightning Strikes Down a Tree Right in Front of a Car

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:01 AM PDT

Watching the dashcam clip, it looks like a laughable special effects effort from a Flash Gordon-style 1980s B-movie, but this scene is real and it reportedly happened somewhere in China. Read more »

Purportedly Leaked BMW Document Says 2-Series Active Tourer Coming to U.S. in 2015

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:31 PM PDT

Take what you read with a grain of salt, but according to an allegedly official BMW document mapping the brand's product presentations for the 2015 model year that was leaked online over at Bimmerpost, the Bavarian firm has plenty of interesting arrivals planned for the USA over the course of the next 12 months. Read more »

Renault Confirms Attempt at Sub-8-Minute Nürburgring Lap [w/Video]

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 08:14 AM PDT

Renault posted the photo you see below on their Facebook account on April 16, saying there are still "two months to go…" They didn't explicitly say what it was about, or what they were counting down to, but we can speculate that it was the more extreme version of the recently facelifted Megane RS, that will take full advantage of extra performance parts to achieve a sub-8-minute time around the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Read more »

Onboard Video of McLaren 650S Drifted Around Ascari by Chris Harris

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 07:46 AM PDT

The new McLaren 650S looks like a car with lots of poise and control; it's not a chore to drive it quickly and neither is drifting it, as Chris Harris illustrates in the video below. Read more »

Nissan Tests Self-Cleaning Car with Dirt-Repelling Nano-Paint Technology [w/Video]

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 07:23 AM PDT

Some people thoroughly enjoy cleaning their cars, especially with the arrival of spring, but let's be honest here; if you had the option to completely avoid it or at least do less work, wouldn't you take it? Yes, we know about aftermarket waxing and ceramic clear coatings (i.e. Opti Coat), but now, Nissan is proposing it's own tech to keep your car's body as clean as possible. Read more »

GM Paid a Student $5,000 for These Photos of the Corvette Z06

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 06:57 AM PDT

The winner of the Chevrolet Corvette Student Showcase Challenge is Dan Wang from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Wang received the most votes for his images on the Corvette Facebook page, with GM awarding him the $5,000 (€3,618) grand prize. Read more »

Spied: 2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Blasts its Bi-Turbo V8 on the 'Ring

Posted: 24 Apr 2014 06:34 AM PDT

Yes, that's the new 2015 Hyundai Genesis you see on the right side of the print-screen and the 47-second mark in the video, and since it hasn't been made available in Europe, we're guessing it's either someone from Hyundai or the press testing it out. Whoever it was…gracefully pulled to the side to let the new Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG continue on its way. Read more »