CARSCOOPS

New 2016 Mazda CX-3 Crossover Road Tested in Australia

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:10 PM PST

While the Mazda CX-3 may have the same basic platform and running gear as the new 2 supermini, you'd be hard pressed to tell.

It's only when you climb aboard and see the nearly identical interior that you begin to notice it – the design and materials are the same, even though the latter includes few soft-touch surfaces.
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2017 Mitsubishi Lancer Puts On Brand’s New Styling Language in Render-Land

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:31 PM PST

It was reported in November that Mitsubishi will source a compact sedan (most likely the replacement for the Lancer) from the Renault Nissan Alliance.

It is not yet clear which brand will provide the donor car, and the name of the model that will be used as a basis by Mitsubishi is also a mystery.
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Elon Musk: Tesla Working On Wall Charger That's 'Like A Solid Metal Snake'

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:02 PM PST

Elon Musk tweeted news about Tesla charging, but it had nothing to do with their Supercharger network.

Instead, it's perhaps a solution to that pesky cord in a home charging station getting strewn all over the grown and tangled up.
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Dash Wars: BMW M5 E39 vs. E55 AMG W210 Merc

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 04:31 PM PST

Here's a classic acceleration test for you. These two iconic German saloon cars were for a period of years, the best that BMW and Mercedes-Benz had to offer. This video will give you a good idea about how a drag race would have looked like between the two.
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Bugatti Has Just Eight Veyrons For Sale, Gets Into Merchandise Business

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 04:00 PM PST

It's been almost a decade since Bugatti rolled out the 1,001 hp Veyron in 2005. The pet project of the VW Group empire Ferdinand Piech is officially the fastest production car on the planet – and sales haven't been too shabby, either.
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B&B Injects 300 HP into VW Passat Variant 2.0 BiTDI

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 03:31 PM PST

Since fast station wagons aren't anything to laugh at nowadays, German tuner B&B Automobiltechnik gave it a go at making the 2.0 BiTDI VW Passat Variant even faster.
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Switch to 100 Octane Fuel Bumps Tuned Ford Fiesta ST's Power Up Considerably

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 03:00 PM PST

Most of the fuel sold in the US is 91 octane or lower, as opposed to 95 octane or above in Europe. That's okay because with most regular engines you don't notice the extra power more potent gas offers, but as you build up your car, the difference it makes grows.
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Mystery BMW Prototype or Leftover Jaguar XE?

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:49 PM PST

Our spy shooter friend Toldi forwarded these shots of a "new mysterious BMW prototype captured in Stuttgart" to our email, but we're not convinced that it's a BMW.
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New Year’s Eve Torched Cars “Custom” in France Drop by 12% to 940 Vehicles

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:00 PM PST

Torching cars during a riot is quite possible to happen; setting them on fire because, well, it has become something of a tradition is another story altogether.
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Russia's Best-Selling Car No Longer a Lada for the First Time since the 1970s

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 01:31 PM PST

For the first time since the 1970s, the best-selling car in Russia during any month is not a Lada. The No.1-selling car in the country last month was the Kia Rio, which outsold the Lada Granta 10,834 to 10,520, giving the Korean automaker the top-selling car in Russia for November.
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Ferrari M458-T Rendering Has a Lot of Flair

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 01:01 PM PST

Since we love renderings (well, good ones at least) but hate waiting around and speculating, we can't help but thank the guys over at Car Passion for their take on the upcoming facelifted turbocharged Ferrari 458.
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Alfa Romeo Is Selling Its Cars To Americans, With The Help Of Lots Of Sex

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:32 PM PST

Alfa Romeo is kicking 2015 off with new cars and, well, a bang. You'd never see this much skin in a Porsche Cayman ad, that's for sure.
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Subaru May Reverse Decision To Build Impreza, XV Crosstrek In U.S.

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:06 PM PST

Subaru sales are still hot in the States, but now there's word that the company may be backing out of a decision to start building one of its popular models in Indiana.
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Ford Thunderbird Turn Signal Lever Removed From Man's Arm After 51 Years

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 11:39 AM PST

Sometimes there's a very good reason why they don't make cars like they used to, and this is one of those times.
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Old-Gen Mazda2 Gets Black and White Editions in the UK

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 11:40 AM PST

You'd really have to be quite mad to buy the old Mazda2 (unless it's a really-really good deal) now that the very likable new one is out.

Sure, you may have to wait a few more months for it to arrive in showrooms, but we believe it will be worth it. The old model isn't bad, but it does show its age, and even with the special UK versions called Black Edition and White Edition, it's hard to justify the buy.
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Dodge Highlights 2014's Best SRT Hellcat Burnouts

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 10:34 AM PST

There's nothing like starting the new year by revisiting your best moments from the previous one. Or at least, that's what a lot of car manufacturers like to think. In the case of the Hellcats, we happily agree.
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Nissan Prices Better Equipped 2015 Sentra from $16,480*

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 10:07 AM PST

Nissan announced pricing for the 2015 Sentra sedan, which gets a number of interior comfort and convenience upgrades compared to the 2014 model.

While on the outside the sedan remains the same as the model introduced in fall 2012, inside it gets new standard features and equipment.
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2016 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Rendering is Wicked Cool

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:53 PM PST

It was only a matter of time before we saw a rendering of the brand new CTS-V in its Station Wagon form. You can't go up against the Germans without also taking on the E63 AMG Estate and the RS6, can you?
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Off-Duty Cop Slams Woman After She Allegedly Rear Ended Him

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 09:00 AM PST

Video footage of an off-duty, plainclothes San Jose police officer wrestling a young female driver at a parking lot came to light this week.
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Expected Premieres at 2015 Detroit Auto Show Include New Lexus RX, GS F

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:30 AM PST

The Detroit Auto Show of 2015 is just around the corner (it opens its doors for the press on January 12) and Edmunds made a list of all the vehicles that are set to premiere at the venue.

They say the emphasis this year will be on performance cars and trucks, with the spotlight being shone away from economy-minded motors (the Chevy Volt is still eagerly expected, though).
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Scoop: New Q30 is Infiniti's Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:53 PM PST

You won't be able to tell just by looking at it, but Infiniti's foray in the premium hatch category, the new Q30, is built around Mercedes' A-Class riding on the same front-drive MFA platform.
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Audi to Launch Two Electric Vehicles by 2018

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:32 AM PST

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler said in an interview that by 2018, their range will feature two new EVs, including a €2 billion investment in the development of electric drive systems and digital technologies.
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Mitsubishi Announces New L200 Challenger Edition for UK

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:01 AM PST

The current Mitsubishi L200 (launched in 2004) is set to be replaced by an all-new model that we've already seen bearing a Triton badge.

The all-new version will debut across Europe and the UK in later this year, but before then the manufacturer will most likely be doing deals to try to get rid of its stock of old models.
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Simultaneous Burnout Record Broken Yet Again in Australia

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:33 AM PST

It probably must have been very intense (loud and hard to breathe) when a total of 103 cars lit up their rear tires at the same time in Australia's capital, Canberra on January 1st.

The gathering was meant to beat an old record set at the same Summernats venue in 2013, when 68 cars were lined up.
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Honda Joins Ferrari and Renault in Seeking F1 Engine Unfreeze

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 06:02 AM PST

It's no secret that Mercedes GP has dominated the 2014 F1 season, and done so masterfully by tuning their hybrid engine system to racing perfection. For 2015, teams such as Honda hope to close the gap.
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