CARSCOOPS

New Challenger Hellcat vs Camaro Z/28 vs Mustang GT: 3 Pony Cars, 3 Very Different Characters

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 08:58 PM PST

Fast American coupes have come a long way from what usual preconceptions about these cars would have one believe.

The closest to the original muscle car formula is the Dodge Challenger, and in particular the Hellcat. However, you can get a radically different experience if you buy either the new Ford Mustang GT or the Chevy Camaro Z/28.
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Surprised? All 32 Ferrari FXX Ks Sold Out Despite $2.7 Million Price Tag

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 05:20 PM PST

As it usually happens with all rare Ferraris, if you're planning on buying one after the official launch event you're too late. Ferrari is going to build 32 FXX K laboratory cars and they're all sold out.
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Range Rover Evoque Cabriolet Prototype Suggests Production Model Is on the Way

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 04:42 PM PST

Just when everyone thought a convertible Range Rover Evoque is off the table for good, a drop-top Evoque prototype was spotted on UK roads.
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Lamborghini Aventadors Engage in Flame Throwing Contest - Can You Pick the Winner?

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 04:05 PM PST

The Aventador can do many things like drag racing and posing in front of Monte Carlo casinos, but it can also spit flames unlike any other supercar.
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Head-Up Displays May Finally Be Going Mainstream

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 03:33 PM PST

After a quarter of a century, head-up displays might actually be catching on in cars.
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Watch Volvo’s Spectacular XC90 Ditch Test

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 03:08 PM PST

The new Volvo XC90 will take extra precautions to protect you if it detects you're veering off the road and heading for a possible crash.

To see what it behaves like in such a situation, the Swedish automaker put together a little demonstration for the press – it made for quite the spectacular series of videos.
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Ferrari Classiche Just Finished Restoring this 250 GTO Called "Lady in Blue"

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 02:41 PM PST

When it comes to expensive classic cars, nothing comes close to the 1960s Ferrari 250 GTO: someone paid $52 million last year for a 1963 model!
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Minis of Future Past: Range Will Shrink to Five “Superheroes”, Oddball Models Axed

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 02:14 PM PST

When BMW re-launched Mini, in 2001, it created not just a successful model but a whole segment - Read more »

Lamborghini Murcielago Bites the Dust in Saudi Arabia [w/Video]

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 01:43 PM PST

Named after a Navarra fighting bull, the Lamborghini Murcielago certainly has a driving temper to match, but we're not exactly sure who is to blame for this accident.
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British Video Review Take on the Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 01:08 PM PST

Hyundai doesn't sell the desirable Genesis Coupe in Europe, so Mat Watson traveled all the way to the US to try it out for AutoExpress. He got to test the 350 hp 3.8-liter V6-engined R-Spec model and found it to be a very convincing package.
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Norway Tesla Model S Owners Experience Motor Troubles; 1,100 Affected

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 12:41 PM PST

The Tesla Model S is a phenomenon in terms of sales in Norway, but now some owners are reporting malfunctions that have to do with the engine/gearbox combo.

Apparently, some 1,100 cars are affected, but should be fixed within one month as Tesla is sending 300 replacement units per week into the country and service center crews are working overtime too.
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Is This One of The Coolest VW New Beetles Around Or What? [w/Video]

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 12:04 PM PST

We're absolutely smitten with this 2000s VW Beetle rat-rod conversion that we found for sale on eBay.
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Renault-Nissan Alliance Sold 200,000 EVs Worldwide

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 11:38 AM PST

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has announced it has sold 200,000 electric vehicles worldwide, with the group's market share for zero-emission cars reaching 58 percent.
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New Alpina D4 Biturbo is Better than BMW M4 "342 Days of the Year"

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 11:09 AM PST

The Alpina D4 Biturbo is the closest thing to a diesel-powered BMW M4 one could get.
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Italian Firms Revive Willy's Rebadged Alpine A108 with 610PS Interlagos

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 10:40 AM PST

Italian companies Maggiora and Carrozzeria Viotti pulled the wraps off a new sports coupe named Willys Interlagos at the 2014 Bologna Auto Show today.
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Lexus Patents LC Name – is it for the Production Version of the LF-LC?

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 10:18 AM PST

The LF-LC Concept that premiered at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show was a stunner. It was supposed to introduce Lexus' new design language but the positive reaction and the company's admission that a coupe has been green-lit point to it spawning a road version.
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New Mercedes C-Class Coupe Coming in December 2015

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 09:34 AM PST

We hope Mercedes surprises us when it reveals the coupe version of its current C-Class and doesn't show an S-Class Coupe shrunken to 75 percent of its original size…
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Road Workers Don't Give Two Shitz About Pedestrians Sprinkling Them with Sand

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 09:06 AM PST

You could say that these Russian road workers were daydreaming of being somewhere else or if you want to get closer to the truth, that they couldn't care less about their fellow citizens.
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New Ferrari Sergio Revealed; Gets Toned Down in Production Form - A Lot

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 08:37 AM PST

The Pininfarina Sergio concept was a very dramatic looking vehicle and when I heard that Ferrari will build it, I was very curious to see if it would stick to the original design.
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BMW X5 M and X6 M Get the Individual Treatment

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 08:06 AM PST

BMW Individual has released photos of two customized X5 M and X6 M SUVs which feature exterior and interior upgrades.
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The BMW i8 is Top Gear’s 2014 Car of the Year

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 07:33 AM PST

The i8 a sports car alright and, at the same time, it's a whole different kind of sports car: less adrenaline-inducing perhaps, yet extremely capable and eco-friendly. Thus it won Top Gear's 2014 Car of the Year award, fencing off some stiff competition.
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Angry Ram Denies Trespassing to Subaru, Forces Driver to Reverse

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 07:25 AM PST

Apparently rams don't discriminate against vehicles: they hate cars as much as they hate motorcycles.

The latest video of a vehicle-hating ram comes from Australia, where the driver of a Subaru faced the wrath of a stubborn ram while going uphill on a dirt road.
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Spied: 2016 BMW 3-Series Sedan Gets Nip n' Tuck Plus 3-Cylinder Engines

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 06:28 AM PST

On sale since 2012, BMW's F30 generation 3-Series sedan is preparing for its first mid-cycle facelift that won't be limited to cosmetic updates.
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BMW M135i Hatch with M235i Coupe Front End Conversion Looks So Much Nicer

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 05:52 AM PST

The BMW 1-Series' upcoming facelift may or may not address our niggles about the googly eyes, but one M135i owner found a solution: he grafted on the snout of the much better looking M235i coupe.
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Mercedes Prices B-Class Electric Drive for UK Market

Posted: 05 Dec 2014 05:25 AM PST

You can now order a Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive in the UK starting from £31,950. Factor in the Office For Low Emissions Vehicles (OLEV) grant of £5,000, though, and you're looking at an actual price of £26,950.
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