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Porsche Panamera Coupe Could Give Mercedes S-Class Coupe a Run for its Money

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 05:30 PM PDT

Imagine the familiar and appreciated traits of the Porsche Panamera all wrapped in a sexier two-door body, replacing the still ugly shape the regular model. Read more »

Two US Takes on the Alfa Romeo 4C; One Very Short, One Long

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 05:00 PM PDT

The reentry of Alfa Romeo into the US market should be cause for enthusiasts to rejoice and bend over backwards trying to get their hands on the only model currently available, the 4C. However, as some reviews of the car from Europe have suggested, it's far from perfect and, in its current state, not really worth the same money as a Porsche Cayman. Read more »

Spied: New Renault Espace MPV Edging Closer to Paris Show World Premiere

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 04:35 PM PDT

Can Renault re-invent the passenger minivan segment with its new generation of the Espace that will receive its world premiere at this year's Paris Motor Show in October? Read more »

Brabus-Tuned Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 is the Elephant in the Corner at Gumball 3000

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 04:12 PM PDT

While the yearly Gumball 3000 road rally is a celebration of automotive excess and decadence through flashy liveries, some vehicles that take part still manage to stand out without extra help... Read more »

Tesla Becomes Friends with BMW, Nissan After Making Patents Public

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 05:34 PM PDT

Tesla co founder and CEO, Elon Musk, shocked the scene when he announced that all of his company's patented EV technology will be available for all to use "in good faith." This is an unprecedented move in and industry where secrecy and corporate grudges are still a fact of life. In doing so, Tesla seems to have attracted the interest of the two of the automakers whose progress in the field of EVs has been above average: Nissan and BMW. Read more »

Report Sees 7 out of 10 Pickups Made from Aluminum by 2025

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:25 PM PDT

The future looks good for aluminum as a material for American pickup trucks. Despite its obvious drawbacks - harder to repair than steel, requiring special techniques and tools, as well as incurring higher costs, Ford has still gone ahead and made as much of its new F-150 (pictured) out of the metal as possible. Read more »

Porsche Entry Level Roadster Reportedly Green-Lit for 2016

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:04 PM PDT

Imagine how good a smaller and cheaper mid-engined Porsche sports car will be. According to a report from Germany, you won't have to, as it's reportedly been green-lit for production and set to make its debut in two years' time. Read more »

Birthday Boy Tries Wheelie, Sends Honda CBR Into the Pool

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:45 PM PDT

There's no questioning Darius Khashabi's ability as a rider, but even the best of the best can have a bad moment, especially when they're overly relaxed, performing stunts just for kicks in front of their friends. Read more »

Ultra-Rare 1968 Citroen DS Decapotable by Chapron Going for €155k in the Netherlands

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:23 PM PDT

As far as beautiful classic cars go, there are lots of them to pick from, though most stop well short of the mark left by the Citroen DS. Even in its basic sedan shape, the DS turned heads and still does today, so you can imagine just what a neck twister this 1968 DS Decapotable by Chapron will be regardless of where you drive it. Read more »

Spy Shots: Mercedes' Facelifted B-Class Shows its Behinds

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:05 PM PDT

We'll have the opportunity to see in full what kind of revisions Mercedes has been working on for the B-Class' mid-cycle facelift these past months at the Paris Motor Show this October, but for now, one of our spy shooters caught a hazy glimpse of the compact MPV at what looks to be a Benz facility. Read more »

Dacia Sells 25,000 Cars in the UK in First 18 Months

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:39 PM PDT

While Brits may not care much about the part of Europe where it is made, they do seem to have taken a liking to Dacia. The Romanian automaker announced the sale of the 25,000th in the country, after managing to shift 10,000 of them in the first 18 months of UK presence. Read more »

Toyota Plays Invisible Driver Prank on Europeans

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:15 PM PDT

Self-proclaimed "Magician Prankster" Rahat took the viral world by storm with his drive-thru hoaxes in the United States, garnering millions of views on his YouTube channel. The marketing gurus at Toyota took notice and hired him to perform an invisible driver prank in Europe to promote the new Aygo city car. Read more »

Tesla Opens Patents for Rival Automakers to Speed Up EV Progress

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:55 PM PDT

In a move that many people will no doubt consider very bold and even more people will label as downright crazy, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said the company has opened its patents, in the spirit of the open source movement, "for the advancement of electric vehicle technology." Read more »

New RenaultSport Trophy Racer with +500HP Nismo Engine Coming

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:35 PM PDT

French carmaker Renault afforded us today an outline of its upcoming RenaultSport Trophy competition model that will join the "World Series by Renault" in 2015. We'll see it for the first time during its world premiere at the Moscow International Automobile Salon (MIAS) that runs from August 27 to September 7. Read more »

The Crew Gameplay Videos Released – Makes a Better Second Impression

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:15 PM PDT

So, The Crew was announced last year with a trailer that didn't know if it wanted to focus on car customization, racing on-road, off-road, crashing or the social side of things: actually creating and being part of a car clique. Read more »

New Alpina B4 Bi-Turbo Coupe and Convertible from £58,950 in the UK, Pricier Than M4

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:50 AM PDT

Which 4-Series model is more expensive, less zany in looks, rarer and at least on paper, potentially faster than the M4? Why the Alpina B4 Bi-Turbo, of course. Set to make its UK launch at next week's Goodwood Festival of Speed, the B4 is available as a Coupe for £58,950 or as a hardtop convertible for £62,950. Read more »

1957 DKW Coupe with No Windows for $3,500 in California

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:30 AM PDT

If you're into the more unusual classic cars that you even have to explain to some more knowledgeable car people, then this slightly rusty DKW from 1957, with no windows, could be the one you've been looking to invest your time in. Read more »

UK Fleet Buyers Take Liking to Mazda3’s SKYACTIV-G Petrol Engine

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:05 AM PDT

Fleet sales of diesel vehicles had been on the rise in the UK, going up from around 23.5 percent in 2002 up to the current maximum share of 50.8 percent, recorded in 2012. Read more »

Yes, Some Canadian Crashed a Rental Ferrari F430

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:40 AM PDT

We guess crashing a rental car is better than ruining your own personal ride, especially if said vehicle is a prized Ferrari F430 – just as long as you didn't place your signature on any paper that will force you to sell your…house to pay for the damages afterwards. Read more »

BMW M4 Coupe Laps Nürburgring in 7:52, 13 Seconds Faster than E92 M3!

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:16 AM PDT

Despite having two less cylinders, the BMW M4 Coupe is much quicker round the Nürburgring Nordschleife than its predecessor, the E92 BMW M3 Coupe. German magazine Sport Auto took the M4 to the "Green Hell" and found out that it is quicker than the M3 Coupe by 13 seconds. Read more »

Bentley Teases New…Camouflage for its Prototypes

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 09:58 AM PDT

Effort is being put into all facets of the automotive industry to move them along and not confine progress only to certain areas. Thus, Bentley has just announced that it will be revealing a new type of camouflage to hide its SUV prototype from the prying lenses of spy photographers – they say it'll be "revolutionary." Read more »

1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7 is the Essence of Porsche

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 08:04 AM PDT

Whenever I see a classic Porsche 911, I remember the extraordinary Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed video game, which let players drive pretty much all Porsche road cars built from 1948 to 2000. Read more »

Peugeot 508 Facelift Benefits from a Light Makeover and More Frugal Engines

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 07:10 AM PDT

Almost four years after launch, Peugeot's flagship family car, the 508, has undergone a mid-cycle facelift with the French model gaining cosmetic and technology updates as well as new and more efficient engines. Read more »

Qoros Enlists the Help of Design Student for Future Vision

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 06:34 AM PDT

Qoros hasn't been around long, but it's already looking at what cars it will be making at the turn of the decade. It enlisted the help of a 29 year-old Korean automotive design student, Jihoon Seo, who, as part of an internship for the company, has created the 9 Sedan Concept, a vision of what the company could be making in the year 2020. Read more »

New LED Headlights Don’t Dramatically Change Facelifted Mercedes CLS

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 07:37 AM PDT

While Mercedes says the full-LED headlights it uses for the facelifted CLS are "futuristic," we'd call them quite conservative (compared to Audi's LED Matrix) and part of a generally very subtle mid-life makeover that it just received. It's a similar story inside, where you'd have to have owned the non-facelifted model to spot the changes. Read more »