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Mercedes Confirms CLA Shooting Brake for 2015 Launch

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 04:23 PM PDT

The fifth member of Mercedes' front-wheel drive compact family has been officially confirmed, and it's the CLA Shooting Brake. Obviously, the car wasn't exactly a secret, but Mercedes announced that the model will go on sale early 2015, publicly admitting for the first time that it is producing the estate version of the CLA. Read more »

See 685HP Opel Kadett Take on Ferrari 458 Italia, Porsche 911 Turbo and Yamaha R1

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 10:45 AM PDT

Some people call them "sleepers", while others call them "Q-cars" or "quiet cars", but no matter their nomenclature, they bring the most smiles and drop the biggest amount of jaws when they appear on a drag strip. Read more »

What if Aston Martin Used a Ford Focus as a Base?

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 09:37 AM PDT

This would be one of the possible outcomes. It's not necessarily pretty, but then again, neither was the Toyota iQ-based Cygnet… However, it would have definitely made a bigger splash among car reviewers who, generally speaking, completely ignored the actual Aston Martin Cygnet that did get built. Read more »

Jaguar Considering Lighter F-Type, May Get Powertrain from the C-X75 Concept

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 08:34 AM PDT

The limited edition Jaguar F-Type Project 7, revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed last week, is not only the fastest and most powerful production Jaguar ever made, but also the lightest F-Type to date. Thanks to its an all-aluminum body and other weight-saving measures, the car weighs 1,585 kg (3,494 lbs) – 80 kg (176 lbs) less than the F-Type Roadster it's based on. Read more »

U Spy New Land Rover Discovery Sport in Two Different Countries

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 07:29 AM PDT

Two Carscoops readers have spotted Land Rover testing the Freelander's replacement, to be known as the Discovery Sport, on two separate occasions: Noel Bellen nabbed a pair of prototypes in Belgium a couple of weeks ago, while Erik Jacobsen had a close encounter with the SUV outside London this past Thursday. Read more »

Lotus Exige Time Attack Car Looks Like it Crashed into a Shed Full of Spoilers

Posted: 05 Jul 2014 06:25 AM PDT

A Lotus is a perfect car for you to create a shed-built racing car. Lotus doesn't use any unusually-threaded bolts that need special tooling, and the job of modifying can be tackled at home, with a little bit of mechanical know-how. If you have more than a bit, you can something like an already brisk Exige and turn it into a one-lap track weapon, like the car in the video below. Read more »