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Poland's BMW M3 Hoon Returns to Taunt Cops

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:49 PM PDT

It was almost guaranteed that the BMW M3 E92BMW M3 E92 hoon who we've come to know under the nickname 'Bogus' would come back to haunt and taunt Polish cops.
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The New 2015 Porsche 911 GTS Models - All Four of Them [w/Video]

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 04:41 PM PDT

Four new models have been added to Porsche's stretched out 911 range, all with the GTS moniker, including a Coupé and a Cabriolet, available with either rear- or all-wheel drive.
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VW Details All-New Passat’s Engines and Equipment [115 Photos]

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 04:15 PM PDT

Volkswagen has released new details and a huge photo gallery of the eighth generation Passat, which debuted at the Paris Auto Show last week.
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Watch Extreme Skater Do 200 KM/H behind Dodge Challenger SRT8

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 03:40 PM PDT

There are many ways to get your adrenaline pumping, from playing pranks to people that could hurt you to skydiving, but for some people nothing equals high-speed skating.
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Cadillac Keeps The Escalade Name, But Crossovers Will Take 'XT' Prefix

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 03:04 PM PDT

In the wake of Cadillac's announcement of its upcoming CT6 sedan and the revision of the company's sedans names, the company's marketing chief has confirmed the plan for crossovers – and the Escalade is exempt.
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Fiat 500X Rendered as an Abarth Doesn't Look Bad at All

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 02:34 PM PDT

The Fiat 500 is a natural fit for Abarth's lineup of souped-up models, but could the 500X become a target too for the high-performance brand?
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Greek Ferry Boat Boarding Looks Like Fun

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 02:05 PM PDT

Something tells us these guys might need much bigger and much, much heavier rugs…
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Toyota Spied Testing Camouflaged Avensis; Is it a Test Mule or a Facelift?

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 01:18 PM PDT

Over the past few years, serious doubts have been cast on the future of many mid-size sedans in Europe, including the Avensis, but Toyota may not be done just yet, as these scoops suggest.
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Mercedes, BMW to Simplify Trim, Option Choices to Not Confuse Buyers

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 12:45 PM PDT

We're always banging on about how the ranges of automakers (particularly the premium German ones) are really rather confusing; you need to know what you want to reap full benefits of speccing up.
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Pro Shares Tricks on How to Clean Cloth Seats

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 12:15 PM PDT

Despite the proliferation of real and synthetic leather on higher-spec and premium cars, most base and mid-level mainstream models continue to be offered with cloth seats.
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Aston Martin Has No Plans for an SUV at This Point

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 11:42 AM PDT

There has been a lot of talk about Aston Martin's plans to build an SUV after the automaker unveiled the Lagonda Concept at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show.

Rumors have picked up even more traction after the British company announced a technical partnership with Daimler AG, with many media outlets talking about a Mercedes GL-based SUV from Aston Martin.
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Tuned BMW i3 EVO Looks the Part [91 Photos]

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 11:12 AM PDT

Unless we've missed something, in which case you should go ahead and tell us, this is the first tuned BMW i3 we've seen in real life and not on paper.
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Dodge Viper Posts Best Sales Month Since Gen 5 Launch After Price Cuts

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 10:40 AM PDT

It appears that Dodge's decision to cut $15,000 off the Viper's price for 2015 models and unsold 2014 models went down well with consumers, as sales have almost tripled in September compared to August.
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Couple Films Freight Train Smashing Through Stuck Truck in Louisiana

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:57 PM PDT

A couple witnessed a terrifying accident that took place Sunday afternoon in Mer Rouge, Louisiana, when a freight train crashed into an 18-wheeler stuck on the tracks.
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New Dacia Duster Pick-Up Is Real, but Only for Fleet Use

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 09:43 AM PDT

Following this summer's spy photos, Dacia has officially unveiled the Duster Pick-Up in Romania together with local coachbuilder Romturingia, the company responsible for the assembly.
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Hyundai Brags About Covering 80,000km on the Nürburgring

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 09:14 AM PDT

While no one disputes the merits of testing on the Nürburgring, we can't help but think that foreign brans use the track for marketing reasons as well to promote German car-like engineering and handling qualities.
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Zenos E10 Prototype Gets Track and Road Tested

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 08:49 AM PDT

The premise behind the new British sports car maker Zenos is good: ex-Caterham and –Lotus peope working to create an affordable, fast and fun trackday and road car. Their very first model, the E10, is still not finished yet, but Autocar has managed to secure itself a spot behind wheel of a prototype and see if it's all adding up.
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AC Schnitzer Pumps More Power into the 4-Series Gran Coupé

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 08:24 AM PDT

German tuning house AC Schnitzer has unveiled its interpretation of the BMW 4-Series Gran Coupé, called the ACS4 Gran Coupé.
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Tom Cruise Helped Trash These BMW M3s for Mission: Impossible 5

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:52 PM PDT

A truck chock-full with more than half a dozen damaged BMW M3s…or M3 F80 clones, believed to have been used for the upcoming movie Mission: Impossible 5, was photographed in Spain.
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James Glickenhaus Wants to Drive SCG 003 to Le Mans, Race, then Go to Paris

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:34 AM PDT

What James Glickenhaus is basically saying is that, he wants the new road-going racing car to be completely road legal and drivable on public tarmac and then, with minimal changes, to have it race ready. By race we mean the Le Mans 24 Hours race which he wants to enter with the upcoming SCG 003.
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Porsche Boss Says No Sub-Boxster Model Planned

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:10 AM PDT

It is the consensus within Porsche's managing elites that the brand has no need for an entry level model to sit below the Boxster (pictured). Such a model has been hinted at more times than we can count (not just recently, but over the last few years) but it's always been denied and/or downplayed by the company higher ups.
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BMW Gives M6 Coupe a Racing Chance with new GT3

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 06:45 AM PDT

BMW plans to retire the Z4 GT3 racer at the end of 2015 and replace it with a new model based on the M6 Coupe that will compete in GT racing from 2016.
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This is Why Both Dashcams and Helmets Are Life Savers

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:52 PM PDT

A little girl riding her bike at a caravan park gave herself and a motorist a nasty surprise when she slammed into the car's hood.
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Mazda to Showcase Advanced LED Headlights, Self-Driving Car in Tokyo

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 05:53 AM PDT

Mazda says it will be the first Japanese automaker to launch its own version of the adaptive LED headlight idea. It will be an advanced system that monitors oncoming traffic and adjusts accordingly, while at the same time being able to light up the sides of the road that were difficult to see with conventional setups.
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Bentley's 2017 SUV Spied Testing with 6.0-liter W12 Engine

Posted: 07 Oct 2014 07:52 PM PDT

Bentley is getting closer and closer to the production debut of its first SUV with the firm's engineers continuing tests near the Nürburgring in Germany.
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