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Find Out What it's Like to Drive the McLaren P1 on Public Roads and See it Race an A45 AMG

Posted: 20 May 2014 06:42 PM PDT

We have seen a fair share of McLaren P1 reviews filmed on the track, but I'm sure many of you wonder what the hypercar is like to drive on the eopen road. Autocar has an answer to this question, as Steve Sutcliffe had the chance to drive the P1 for three days on public roads, on the circuit and on an airfield and come up with a conclusion. Read more »

First Photos of New 2015 Nissan Pulsar's Interior

Posted: 20 May 2014 06:00 PM PDT

Nissan's official release on the new European market Pulsar today omitted the interior pictures of the car, but Carscoops reader Carson Tse pointed us to the right direction, and well, here we are. Read more »

Classic Mercedes SL Gullwing Crashes and Burns in Mille Miglia Accident [w/Video]

Posted: 20 May 2014 05:30 PM PDT

There's a very good reason why those who participate in the Mille Miglia have been, from 1977 on, held back from driving it like an actual race. A total of 56 drivers died between 1927 and 1957, after which it was put on hold completely for two decades, before being reborn the way we know it today, as a slow-paced historic rally. Read more »

Lamborghini Drops New Photo Gallery of the Huracán [w/Video]

Posted: 20 May 2014 04:52 PM PDT

If you recognize the setting in these new official Lamborghini Huracán photos that's because there were taken during the test drive event at the Ascari Circuit in Spain and on the mountain roads around Marbella. Read more »

EVO Says Subaru WRX STI is a Breath of Fresh Air

Posted: 20 May 2014 02:55 PM PDT

We have already seen a review of the all-new Subaru WRX STI filmed in the United States and now, it's time to see what Europeans think of the new flagship performance model from Subaru. Read more »

New Fisker Owner Ready to Spend Whatever it Takes to Beat Tesla

Posted: 20 May 2014 02:27 PM PDT

Lu Guanqiu, the chairman and founder of China's Wanxiang Group which owns Fisker, is planning to build electric cars in the U.S. and challenge Tesla Motors right in its home market. Read more »

Iranian Girls Selfie Accident Gives Birth to Spoof Video

Posted: 20 May 2014 02:03 PM PDT

Some felt sorry, others had a few laughs (knowing that they escaped alive) with the two young Iranian girls who crashed their car after taking a selfie video of themselves singing to the tunes of their favorite pop song, and which we showed you last week. Read more »

GM Recalls 2.42 Million Vehicles in Four Separate Actions, Not Ignition Related

Posted: 20 May 2014 01:32 PM PDT

General Motors today announced that it is recalling about 2.42 million vehicles in four separate U.S. recalls. The first and most significant recall involves 1,339,355 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia full-size crossovers from the 2009-2014 model years and Saturn Outlooks from 2009-2010. Read more »

New 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Spied, Are Those Intercoolers for Turbos Seen Up Front?

Posted: 20 May 2014 01:07 PM PDT

Our spies had us brushing up on our spotting skills and turbocharger and supercharger knowledge-base after they took some fresh shots of a 2016 Cadillac CTS-V prototype and noticed that the car features what look like a pair of intercoolers behind the two side intakes on the front bumper. This lead them to believe that it could equipped with a twin-turbo V8 and not the Z06's supercharged V8 as initially speculated. Read more »

Custom Rat Rod Diesel Pickup Used for Towing and Drag Racing

Posted: 20 May 2014 12:17 PM PDT

Looking over from Europe at the kinds of crazy modded pickups folks have over in the US, one is impressed by their diversity. We have canyon carvers, EVs, ones that sound like 1980s rally cars and even ones that never officially existed… Read more »

Nissan Prices the e-NV200 Electric Van from £13,393 in the UK

Posted: 20 May 2014 11:46 AM PDT

Nissan has announced full UK pricing for the e-NV200 battery-powered light commercial vehicle, which starts from £13,393 (€16,462) for the panel van in Acenta trim if the owner also opts for a flexible battery leasing option. Read more »

Dodge Unleashes New 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat with +600HP [87 Photos & Videos]

Posted: 20 May 2014 07:39 PM PDT

Dodge has given its facelifted 2015 Challenger SRT a heavy dose of steroids with the introduction of the new Hellcat edition that bears the name of the new 6.2-liter supercharged V8 engine with 600-plus horsepower, which is the highest of any regular production eight-cylinder unit to ever come from the Chrysler Group. Read more »

Ford F-150 Shows its Grit Pulling Out Semi Truck Stuck on the Beach

Posted: 20 May 2014 06:30 AM PDT

Yes, we had the same question when we first saw this video: what the heck was a semi-truck doing on the beach in the first place? Whatever the answer or reason, the truck was stuck in the sandy beach of South Padre Island in Texas. Amazingly, all it took was a decisive driver and a single Ford F-150 pickup truck. Read more »

Ford Prices New 2015 Mustang V6 from $24,425 Further Details Launch

Posted: 20 May 2014 06:05 AM PDT

Ford has just announced that the order books for the V6-powered new Mustang have been opened, and you'll be pleased to know it starts as low as $24,425 (including destination and handing fees). It will be the base model, followed by the force-fed 2.3-liter EcoBoost, then the V8 GT model sitting at the top of the regular (non-Shelby) range. Read more »

Nissan Reveals New Pulsar Compact Hatch to Fight Focus, Megane and Golf

Posted: 20 May 2014 05:35 PM PDT

The wraps came off today for Nissan's new Pulsar compact with which the Japanese firm returns to the C-segment to go up against some of the finest hatchbacks Europe has to offer, including the Ford Focus, Opel / Vauxhall Astra, Renault Megane and of course, the VW Golf. Read more »

VW to Throttle Back on Bold Expansion Plans in US

Posted: 20 May 2014 05:07 AM PDT

Having set itself a goal, a decade prior, of selling 800,000 vehicles per year by 2018 in the US, VW is reportedly reconsidering its plans/estimates, since the market is not really going with them on this. With sales falling slightly last year, and a plan based purely on constant, steady growth, it doesn't look like a check they can cash. Read more »

Renault Kwid Concept May Spawn Production Crossover Smaller than Captur

Posted: 20 May 2014 04:42 AM PDT

Remember the futuristic Renault Kwid concept that was unveiled at the New Delhi Auto Expo earlier this year? Well, the study may spawn a production model, as Renault wants to expand its crossover range with a new compact vehicle smaller than the Captur. Read more »