CARSCOOPS

Watch a German Owner Kill his Chinese BMW X5 Clone, the CEO

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 05:45 PM PDT

What do you do with a Chinese knockoff of a BMW X5 SUV that has turned into a rust-bucket a little after 100,000 km (roughly 60,000 miles)?
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Michigan Governor Signs Bill To 'Strengthen' Ban On Tesla's Direct Sales Model

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 05:01 PM PDT

Yet another state has clamped down on its dealership laws, as Michigan tries to stop Tesla from opening up a showroom. And even General Motors came out to support the state's actions.
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Hyundai Engineers Unveil Wild Concepts at the R&D IDEA Festival

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 04:36 PM PDT

Hyundai's annual R&D IDEA Festival in Korea is a fertile ground for unusual concepts, with the competition being open exclusively to engineers from within the company.
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2018 Mazda RX9 Mid-Engine Design Concept; Thoughts?

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 04:04 PM PDT

Another independent designer has taken a rendered stab at a next generation Mazda RX sports car, this time, with a mid-ship layout for its rotary engine.
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The DeLorean DMC-12 Story Retold by XCar

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 03:33 PM PDT

If you don't know the entire backstory behind the ride from Back to the Future, then this XCar video will fill all of your knowledge voids.

The DeLorean DMC-12 is a car that was never really finished, despite having a brilliant engineer and entrepreneur behind it.
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Scoop: Quad-Piped Tester Hints at Ranger Rover LWB SVR

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 03:08 PM PDT

Does Land Rover really need a higher-performance SVR version of its luxury-orientated, long-wheelbase Range Rover?
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Fresh Attempt at Chrysler 200 Coupe Looks Interesting

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 02:35 PM PDT

This is not the first attempt at imagining a coupe version of the all-new Chrysler 200, but we find it interesting because it adds a fresh interpretation of the car's rear quarter.
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Shaggy, the Ginger Bull, Doesn't Give Two Hoots About Your Car

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 02:08 PM PDT

This scene from Scotland with a Highland bull blocking the road and completely ignoring the driver begs for a funny caption.
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Volvo XC60 and XC90 May Get Polestar Versions

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 01:33 PM PDT

Polestar may add the XC60 and XC90 SUVs to its lineup of high-performance Volvos, the company's owner Christian Dahl confirmed.
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VW Recalling 1.14 Million Cars in China and the US over Suspension Issues

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 01:06 PM PDT

Volkswagen has announced it is recalling more than a million cars in North America and China to sort out a potential problem with rear suspension parts.
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No Kidding: Vossen Dealer Wants $40,000 for New VLE-1 Wheels

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 12:39 PM PDT

While writing up the piece on Vossen's VLE-1 wheels, I found an online price, but I didn't mention it because it was absurd at $9,999 a pop or $39,996 for a set, and wanted to make sure it wasn't a mistake.
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Cadillac ATS, CTS, ATS-V and New Camaro Spied by U

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 12:05 PM PDT

GM is quite the busy bee these days having plenty of new cars on its plate, including the high-performance Cadillac ATS-V and the next Chevy Camaro.
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Basically, All Of The Porsche 918s Are Spoken For

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 11:42 AM PDT

If you still want to grab a Porsche 918 Spyder, you might have missed your chance while you were debating whether to buy it or a house.
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EVs Make up 15% of New Car Purchases in Norway; Nissan Leaf 3rd Best-Seller

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 11:08 AM PDT

While EVs are struggling to make a difference in the grand scheme of cars sales around the world, Norway is showing us that their large scale use is feasible. The northern European country is loving using electrics sales of which have really taken off.
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You Never Know What You're Going to Hit on Russian Roads

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 05:46 PM PDT

Me thinks that the Russian driver of the second dash-cam video should consider himself fortunate after watching what happened to the motorist in the first clip.
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Scoop: New AMG-Powered Aston Martin or Another Edition of the Vantage?

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 10:13 AM PDT

Our spies spotted this Aston Martin V12 Vantage S-based mule running around the 'Ring; the problem is, we don't know what we're looking at yet.
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Land Rover May Build Diesel-Powered High-Performance Discovery Sport Variant

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 09:36 AM PDT

Land Rover is reportedly considering a high-performance version of the new Discovery Sport to rival models like the Audi SQ5.
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Video Explains Aquaplaning and What its Dangers Are

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 09:10 AM PDT

Aquaplaning occurs when the tire of your car can no longer displace enough water and it rises, therefor losing contact (and all grip) with the road.

It happens to varying degrees, and it's not always as noticeable, but it is usually caused by worn tires with low tread depth.
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Vossen's New VLE-1 Wheels on a Stillen G37 and Porsche 997

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 08:43 AM PDT

Vossen has come out with a fresh alloy wheel design dubbed VLE-1 that will be a limited edition series made of 400 sets produced in two different finishes.
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Range Rover Evoque Now Made in China As Well

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 08:16 AM PDT

Jaguar Land Rover today inaugurated its first assembly plant outside the UK with Chinese partner Chery Automobile Company.
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Restomod '66 Chevy Chevelle Modernizes a Classic with 980hp LS7

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 07:46 AM PDT

A 1966 Chevelle concept tune that takes advantage of all the cool advancements in automobile technology over the past five decades? Color us interested.
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Watch an Asshat Mercedes S-Class Driver Cause a Crash

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 07:18 AM PDT

Brake checking is one of the worst and most irresponsible things you can do on the road. Yet plenty of reckless drivers do it for whatever reason, knowing that they can cause a mishap.
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Spa-Francorchamps Not Happy with Infiniti's Plans to Use Eau Rouge Name

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 06:55 AM PDT

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium's most famous racetrack and one of the most iconic in the world, plans to contest an application by Infiniti to trademark "Eau Rouge," the circuit's legendary turn.
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Holy Cash Cow! The Carbon Fiber Spoilers Alone on This Mercedes S65 AMG Will Cost You €24,900!

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 06:28 AM PDT

We had to read Voltage Design's press release a few times to be sure, but the carbon fiber spoilers seen on this S65 AMG tune cost about as much as a base A-Class in Germany!
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Hyundai's Toca Edition Genesis Twin-Turbo V8 for SEMA has 600HP

Posted: 21 Oct 2014 05:57 AM PDT

As one of Hyundai's latest arrivals, the new Genesis will be prominently represented at the SEMA Show, with the Koreans announcing their second tune today after the 550hp Ark Performance study.
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