CARSCOOPS

New Aston Martin Lagonda Sedan Teased, Made Exclusively for the Middle East

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 06:03 PM PDT

Unless you're a very rich citizen of the Middle East, you excitement about Aston Martin's plans to revive the Lagonda nameplate with a new sports sedan, should go away just as fast as it came.
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FBI Says Autonomous Vehicles Could Be Used as Lethal Weapons

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 05:17 PM PDT

The technology that makes autonomous cars possible may be here already, but the legal implications are much more complicated than that. According to the FBI, self-driving vehicles could revolutionize high-speed car chases within a matter of years and criminals could use them as "lethal weapons."
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Jaguar F-Type V6 S Meets Mercedes SLK55 AMG in Head2Head

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 04:41 PM PDT

Here are two cars you don't normally see together in a shootout, though they do kind of fight for the same class' laurels. The Jaguar F-Type, in V6 S trim, with 375hp, is a perfect match for the Mercedes SLK 55 AMG, a car running a more powerful 410hp V8 – it's also a bit lighter too.
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Ford Fiesta Becomes UK's Best-Selling Nameplate of All Time with 4,115,000 Units

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 04:13 PM PDT

The Ford Fiesta supermini became the UK's best-selling vehicle nameplate of all time in July 2014, with total sales topping 4,115,000 units since its 1976 launch. The Fiesta has led the small car segment in the UK for 27 of the 37 years and has been Britain's best-selling car since 2009, when it overtook the Ford Focus.
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German Media Churns out Rumor of Possible BMW i9 Model in the Works

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 03:35 PM PDT

BMW is rumored to be mulling a beefier plug-in hybrid supercar to slot above the i8. The information comes via AMS magazine, but it's devoid of any concrete facts and figures, merely suggesting and hinting at possible outcomes for its development, nothing with absolute certainty.
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Can't Get More Redneck than "ATV Doing a Burnout on a Truck Doing a Burnout"

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 03:02 PM PDT

If we were to summarize the following video using just a few keywords, they would most probably be "rednecks, beers, truck, burnout, ATV," and by watching the footage below, you can see how all of them tie together in one of the most 'Murican way possible.
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Upcoming 2016 Audi R8 Rendered to Look Like an Evil Smurf

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 02:56 PM PDT

While pre-production prototypes of the upcoming second generation of the Audi R8 have already started their summer camouflage strip for the spy cameras, there is still a good amount of time until its actual reveal.
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Tesla Stops Model S Production to Prepare for Model X Launch

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 01:59 PM PDT

For the first time, Tesla Motors has stopped production at its assembly plant in California as the company prepares for the Model X crossover and adds robots to ramp up Model S production.
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BMW 530i Splits Open Like a Tin Can in Horrific Accident

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 01:24 PM PDT

A BMW 530i E60 sedan was involved in a gruesome, high-speed accident that occurred in the Russian city of Sochi this past Tuesday, July 22.
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Upcoming Audi RS3 Revs its Five Cylinders on the Nürburgring

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 12:19 PM PDT

When Audi unveiled the TT-RS 420 Concept at this year's Geneva Motor Show, it took everyone by surprise, especially those who were expecting yet another evolution of the glorious five-cylinder in the previous generation of the model.
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Lamborghini Huracan Rendered as Super Trofeo Racer

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 11:50 AM PDT

Having a one model racing series is the best kind of publicity a car could have. Seeing it all dressed up with spoilers, special rims and liveries always somehow makes the regular series model even cooler – does the Lamborghini Huracan make an exception here? Nope.
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Ford Australia Gives Falcon a Last Hurrah with Redesigned XR6 and XR8

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:36 PM PDT

Ford's global roll out of its corporate Aston Martin-esque grille continued today in the Land Down Under with the unveiling of the facelifted 2015 Falcon sedan in XR6 and XR8 forms.
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Jay Leno Visited by Lowriders

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 11:02 AM PDT

Lowriders are an integral part of Southern California's car culture and it's thanks to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and other West Coast rappers that they have become well known all over the world. As a California resident, Jay Leno couldn't ignore this phenomenon, so the latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage is dedicated to lowriders.
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2015 Hyundai i40 Tourer Facelift Brings New Snout on the Track

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:42 AM PDT

About three years since it was first unveiled, the Hyundai i40 is slowly, but surely, heading towards a mid-cycle facelift, which according to the following spy photos, may be quite a bit more thorough than we first expected.
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The Crew Closed Beta Gameplay Videos

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 10:05 AM PDT

So, The Crew is officially out as a closed beta that will be playable until July 25. It lacks much of the final game's functionality and features, but it does allow players to explore the entire expansive map – basically, a highly compressed version of the US.
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Scoop Video: Porsche Preparing a Macan Turbo S?

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 09:30 AM PDT

Those who were a bit disappointed about the output of the most powerful variant of the Macan should put down their tar and feathers, as Porsche is readying a Turbo S version of the SUV, as the camouflaged pre-production prototype in the following spy video announces.
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VW Group Allegedly Pondering Name Change to Auto Union

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 08:53 AM PDT

Make sure to add a lot of salt to this rumor; so GoAuto says internal sources from within the Volkswagen Group have confirmed that the automotive giant could revive an old nameplate that's been gone since 1969: Auto Union.
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Buick-Badged Cascada, Envision and Redesigned LaCrosse to Arrive in the US as 2016 Models

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 08:27 AM PDT

There has been quite a lot of talk about GM bringing the Opel Cascada Stateside under the Buick brand and it appears that it will finally happen in 2016. Buick will have a busy schedule next year in the US, when it will reportedly launch the Envision mid-size crossover, a new generation of the LaCrosse sedan and the Cascada convertible.
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Nissan Note Gets the Nismo Treatment in Japan [18 Photos]

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:36 PM PDT

Following the 370Z, Juke, March and GT-R, Nismo continues its tuning offensive of Nissan vehicles with the unassuming Note hatchback. The Nissan Note Nismo has been unveiled in Japan ahead of its commercial launch scheduled for this autumn.
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Cars Don't Get Rarer than this 1959 Peerless GT

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:43 AM PDT

Peerless Cars was a small British car manufacturer that was only active for a few years in the late 1950s, with its sole product being the GT, of which about 325 units were made.
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New Acura / Honda NSX Prototype Burns to the Ground at the 'Ring!

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:43 AM PDT

Great balls of fire! The 2016 Honda / Acura NSX prototype that we spied just the other day running around the Nürburgring Nordschleife, went down ingloriously today after it caught fire.
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Cadillac Woman Bites and Tries to Drive Off While Being Towed by Repo Man

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 07:36 PM PDT

Well, that Escalated quickly; a repossession that went awry in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was recorded on film by the owner of Mission Towing & Recovery, Scotty Fowler.
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2015 Smart Forfour Gets Virtual Exterior Tuning

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 05:43 AM PDT

Unveiled last week along with its little brother, the second generation of the Smart Forfour is still a few months away from actually being driven by potential customers, not to mention getting bought, so seeing one all dressed up with aftermarket wheels is surely a bit peculiar.
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All-New MQB-Underpinned SEAT Ibiza Teased, Arrives in 2016 / 2017

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 05:19 AM PDT

An all-new Ibiza from SEAT is set to make its debut sometime in 2016 or 2017, and we already know what its basic shape will be, courtesy of comparative slides the manufacturer provided to compare this new model's outline with that of its predecessors.
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GM Announces Six More Recalls Totaling 717,949 Vehicles in the US

Posted: 24 Jul 2014 04:43 AM PDT

Recalls continue to keep General Motors busy, with the automaker announcing six new actions covering 717,949 recent model vehicles in the U.S.
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