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SRT Viper GTS vs. Porsche 991 Turbo S is Not Your Usual Comparison

Posted: 27 May 2014 05:51 PM PDT

You don't need us to tell you how different the SRT Viper GTS is to a Porsche 911 Turbo S; they could be considered rivals, though, in all fairness, one is still a brutal and old school still quite analog machine, whilst the other does all of the hard work for you, making you feel like a truly excellent driver. Read more »

Feast Your Eyes on 122 Fresh Pics of BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé [w/Video]

Posted: 27 May 2014 04:44 PM PDT

BMW has released a new photo gallery with the 4-Series Gran Coupé ahead of the model's market debut this summer in Europe. A more expensive and stylish alternative to the 3-Series Sedan, the 4-Series Gran Coupé is offered with three special equipment packages, the M Sport package and the BMW Individual program. Read more »

VW GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo Virtually Revealed [w/Video]

Posted: 27 May 2014 04:06 PM PDT

Following the sketches revealed last week, VW has lifted the virtual veils off the GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo, a car designed exclusively for the Gran Turismo 6 video game. Read more »

Lamborghini 5-95 by Zagato Revs its Engine at Villa d’Este

Posted: 27 May 2014 03:32 PM PDT

Zagato's one-off Lamborghini Gallardo-based 5-95 may feature a controversial design, but I have to admit it is impossible to ignore. For those attending the 2014 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este at Lake Como in Italy over the weekend, the Lamborghini 5-95 Zagato was a curious sight, made even more intriguing by the brutal sound of the 562hp (570PS) 5.2-liter Lamborghini V10 engine. Read more »

VW Turns the Amarok Power Concept into a 5,000-Watt Mobile Disco for Wörthersee

Posted: 27 May 2014 03:02 PM PDT

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has recycled the Amarok Power concept for the Wörthersee GTI Meet by turning it into a mobile disco. The cargo area of the 5.25-meter long pickup truck is fitted with all the equipment necessary for parties at the…GTI Meet. The Amarok Power even features a mobile disc jockey set up with a total output of 5,000 watts. Read more »

Nissan to Stop Making the Fairlady Z Roadster for the Japanese Market

Posted: 27 May 2014 02:35 PM PDT

Nissan has announced it will stop production of the Fairlady Z Roadster (sold as the 370Z Roadster outside Japan) for the Japanese market on September 30, 2014. Introduced in October 2009 in the country, the open-top version of the 370Z coupe wasn't really a hit among consumers, with local sales totaling 798 units as of April 2014. Read more »

Ford Starts Building Tourneo Courier and Transit Courier in New $511 Million Turkish Plant

Posted: 27 May 2014 02:08 PM PDT

Ford Otosan, the Turkish joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding, officially launched production at a new vehicle assembly plant in Yeniköy, Turkey, following a $511 million (€375 million) investment. Read more »

Do You Believe Video Showing Russian Pedestrian Kidnapped?

Posted: 27 May 2014 01:42 PM PDT

So…a dash-cam video allegedly captured a scene in Moscow, Russia, showing a young man throwing a soda cup towards an old BMW 5-Series E39 because the driver didn't stop at the zebra crossing and then, three big men jump out of the car and stuff him in the trunk before speeding away. What do you think; is it fake or real? Read more »

Enzo Ferrari May get Rush-Like Biopic

Posted: 27 May 2014 01:16 PM PDT

Enzo Ferrari could soon get his very own biographical movie (or biopic), if Cecchi Gori Pictures, operating out of LA, gets back to work on it. Apparently, they're already moving forward, with the intent of turning it into "a Godfather movie with racing in it," according to the company CEO, Niels Juul. Read more »

Maserati Alfieri Shows its Sculpted Body at the Concorso d'Eleganza

Posted: 27 May 2014 12:48 PM PDT

Now that Maserati has officially approved the Alfieri for production, both as a coupe and convertible, the only question mark remains how much of the concept's sexiness will be inherited by the production model. Read more »

Chevrolet Aveo Hatchback and Sedan Get a New Face in China

Posted: 27 May 2014 12:22 PM PDT

Shanghai GM, one of General Motors' Chinese joint ventures, has previewed the refreshed Aveo family ahead of its sales debut in June. Confirming the spy photos we presented last month, both the hatchback and the sedan get a new face inspired by the 2016 Cruze that ditches the motorcycle-style headlights of the current model for more conventional units. Read more »

New Mini Hatch JCW Scooped Sporting a Camo'd Goatee

Posted: 27 May 2014 11:52 AM PDT

The new-gen Mini John Cooper Works edition is not entirely ready yet, but it's getting there, as you can see for yourself in these fresh pictures from the Nürburgring racetrack where the British firm's (German?) engineers are testing a barely disguised prototype. Read more »

Amusing Ads Say There is Some Formula 1 in Every Renault

Posted: 27 May 2014 11:27 AM PDT

The two major French manufacturers have always been involved with motorsport and have as long a tradition as any in competitive motor racing. Peugeot has always been into rallying and some GT racing, whereas the jewel in Renault's showoff crown has always been their successful incursion into Formula 1. Read more »

Fiat’s Marchionne Asks You to Not buy 500e; They Lose $14,000 for Each One

Posted: 27 May 2014 11:02 AM PDT

The world of industry and business works in twisted ways… So Fiat was forced to create the 500e in order to comply with the California Air Resources Board (or CARB) average emissions requirements, which they did, and actually created a fun little EV in the process too (according to the reviews). Read more »

Russian Car Market Expected to Shrink as Much as 20 Percent This Year

Posted: 27 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT

Auto sales in Russia are expected to fall up to 20 percent this year as economic growth slows, said AvtoVAZ CEO Bo Andersson. Russia's car market ended 2013 with a 6 percent drop, according to the Association of European Businesses in Moscow. Read more »

Toyota Details Facelifted Yaris [31 Photos]

Posted: 27 May 2014 10:11 AM PDT

Following the preview photo released last month, Toyota has returned with more photos and details of the facelifted Yaris for Europe, whose main design feature is the Aygo-inspired front end. While the model is aimed primarily at European consumers, many of the changes implemented in terms of design and platform will benefit the Japanese-market Toyota Vitz as well. Read more »

Aussie Bicyclist Records Near Misses with Cars Leading Up to a Crash

Posted: 27 May 2014 09:41 AM PDT

Clearly, the tense situation between automobile drivers and bicyclists sharing the roads in Australia is still very much at play – you may remember the highly publicized incident of a cyclist who crashed into an open taxi door in Melbourne a couple of months ago. In the following video, a bicyclist from Perth in Western Australia compiled footage from all of the near-misses he had over a period of a couple of months at the end of last year and which ended in an accident. Read more »

BMW Presents New Individual Options for the 4-Series Gran Coupe

Posted: 27 May 2014 09:07 AM PDT

BMW Individual has released new personalization features for the exterior and interior of the 4-Series Gran Coupe, available from the market launch of the regular model. Read more »

Mrs. Hennessey Takes Supercharged Escalade Down the Drag Strip

Posted: 27 May 2014 08:43 AM PDT

John Hennessey's wife has a new supercharged Cadillac Escalade. It's not the full-blown, seven hundred horsepower one (HPE700), it's the HPE550, but it still pretty brisk, managing to cover the quarter mile 14.88 seconds at around 95 mph or 152 km/h. Read more »

New 2016 Audi Q7 Tester Spied Wearing More Production Ready Parts

Posted: 27 May 2014 08:12 AM PDT

Here are the latest photos of the upcoming 2016MY Audi Q7 SUV, with this prototype shedding more light in regards to its looks, as it was fitted with more production-ready front and rear end components including the slender headlamps and taillights, and the integrated exhaust pipes, compared to the warehouse leftovers used on the previous tester we spied about a month ago in Germany. Read more »

Watch Dogs Reviews Are In: It’s Good But Inconsistent [w/Videos]

Posted: 27 May 2014 07:47 AM PDT

So Watch Dogs, one of the most eagerly anticipated gaming titles set to come out this year, has finially hit the reviewing block, and first impressions are that it's actually pretty good. Games are often overburdened by the hype created around them, but it seems that Ubisoft's open world hacking, shooting and driving action titles is one to take note of. Read more »

More Photos of Next Batmobile for 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Movie

Posted: 27 May 2014 07:22 AM PDT

You know Hollywood's run out of ideas when these types of "a vs b" movies are announced. You also know not to expect a deep plot, as "versus" films in the vein of the upcoming "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" are tenuous at best and usually all about the fight scenes and explosions, challenging your eyelids to stay open until the end, instead of challenging your brain… Read more »

Bentley Video Teases New SUV, Confirms Plug-In Hybrid Version

Posted: 27 May 2014 06:58 AM PDT

Bentley's promotional machine has clicked in to gear with the British firm releasing the first video trailer on their upcoming SUV and at the same time, confirming what we already suspected on the availability of a plug-in hybrid edition, even though the as of yet unnamed series won't go into production until 2016. Read more »