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Skoda Superb vRS Rendering Makes You Wish For The Real Thing

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:49 AM PST

We're all familiar with Skoda's vRS line-up by now. It includes the Fabia (even though not the current gen yet) and the Octavia in both hatchback as well as Estate form. But what about the Superb?
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Citroën’s Facelifted Berlingo Breaks Cover with Discreet Updates

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:18 AM PST

Citroën has lifted the veils off its facelifted Berlingo, which will have its world debut less than two weeks from now at the Geneva Motor Show.
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Infiniti Shows Us More of its QX30 Concept

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 02:38 AM PST

Here's a new official photo of Infiniti's QX30 Concept, which previews a future compact premium crossover based on the upcoming Q30 hatchback.
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Peugeot 208 Gets a Subtle Facelift for Geneva [w/Videos]

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:29 AM PST

Three years after its launch, the Peugeot 208 has received a subtle makeover aimed at keeping the brand's best-selling model relevant on the market.
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Your A-to-Z Guide to the 2015 Geneva Motor Show

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 07:03 PM PST

Welcome to Carscoops' A-Z guide to all the new cars, concepts and debuts at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show that opens on March 3 and runs through March 15.
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Ha! Lamborghini Huracan No Match for 850HP Mercedes E63 AMG

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 06:20 PM PST

As cool as the Huracan is, seems to us it's not winning as many races as we'd expect. Maybe owners should start thinking about calling up some tuning companies.
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Here's Proof That Porsche Boxster Tester is Indeed the New Spyder

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 05:45 PM PST

To answer the question we posed last week, the Porsche Boxster spied in South Africa is indeed the 981 Spyder, and not only that, but we also learned some interesting details about the powertrain.
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A New All-Electric Supercar is on Its Way: Meet the 1,341hp Toroidion 1MW

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 05:16 PM PST

A Finnish company named Toroidion announced that will reveal an all-electric supercar concept packing 1000kW of power, or 1341hp in plain, old money. The 1MW Concept will premiere at this year's Top Marques Monaco in April.
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Son Gives Father First-Gen Pontiac GTO for His 60th Birthday

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 04:50 PM PST

Of all the gifts a son can offer to his father, there are very few that come close to a car. And when that car is very similar to one the father drove in his teen years, it goes without saying that the gift will be greatly appreciated.
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VW Adds New Rugged Alltrack Version to Euro Passat

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Europe's booming crossover segment is the reason why VW has presented a second generation of its Passat Alltrack model.
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Why Wait for a Fiat 500X? Video Reveals Five Reasons

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 03:02 PM PST

The Fiat 500X is available for order now in the UK and first examples are set to reach customers around the second part of April. However, why should you choose one of these over its many rivals and if you do decide to get one, which do you go for.
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Report Finds Cars Too Easy To Hack, Raises Privacy Concerns Too

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 02:36 PM PST

Vehicles that use wireless technology such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are threatened by serious gaps in security and personal privacy according to a report from U.S Senator Ed Markey's office.
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ATS is for Sale, Owner Gianluca Gegis Announces

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 02:08 PM PST

Italian sports car manufacturer ATS (Automobili Turismo e Sport), founded by three former Ferrari F1 team technicians in 1962, is up for sale. Revived in 2012 by Italian designer and businessman Gianluca Gegis, ATS started producing two remakes of the original ATS cars from the 1960s: the ATS Sport 1000 and the ATS 2500 GT.
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1987 Porsche 944 with Less Than 6k Miles is an Expensive Ride Back in Time

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 02:07 PM PST

In some ways, Porsche's 944 Turbo was ahead of its time – an agile, compact coupe with a turbo'd four-cylinder sitting at the front, but in others, it showed its age and (VW) roots.
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Porsche 911 Turbo S Spot Features WTA Superstar Maria Sharapova

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 01:00 PM PST

Some car ads really do feature the wrong type of car-athlete mix - as if nothing says LeBron James better than driving a KIA. With this one though, the 911 Turbo S and Maria Sharapova are a match made in heaven.
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Infiniti Q60 Coupe May Receive 400 HP Turbo 3.0-Liter V6

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 12:34 PM PST

Infiniti is likely to ditch its quite old 3.7-liter V6 powerplant for something downsized and turbocharged, as is the trend nowadays. The unit set to replace it is expected to produce 400 or more horsepower and one of the cars it's going to power is the production version of the Infiniti Q60.
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Subaru Has Built 15 Million Horizontally-Opposed Boxer Engines since 1966

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 12:00 PM PST

There are few automakers so dedicated to a type of engine as Subaru is to the horizontally-opposed "Boxer" unit. In fact, the Japanese automaker identifies itself with the Boxer engine, which powers all the passenger cars it currently sells, including the diesel-powered ones.
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NZ Cops Rescue Woman in Sinking BMW M3 Drama

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 11:31 AM PST

A 63-year old woman, who somehow drove her early 2000s BMW M3 E46 Coupe off Waitemata Harbour in New Zealand, is lucky to be alive after two quick-thinking cops smashed her window and saved her.

Reports mention that the BMW went flying over the ferry terminal carpark wall on Wednesday afternoon, with the car rapidly submerging into the water. Lucky for her, there were two officers and a bystander named Erwin Kampos on the spot to help.

"I saw the BMW … it just went straight down," Mr Kampos told 9News. "The two police officers smashed the back windscreen, I tried to smash the side, and the sides didn't want to break. They were running out of time because the water was filling up."

In the dramatic photographs, the woman is pictured crumpled up on the rear window.

"The officer smashed the back window and dragged the lady out and dragged her up to safety," Kampos said. "No good just leaving somebody there."

Photo screenshots: 9News

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Aston’s Crazy Vantage GT3 is a Very Loud V12 Masterpiece

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 02:37 PM PST

Aston Martin has decided to go bonkers on the Vantage and use all the motorsport experience gained from its racing program, giving us one of the most extreme road-going models of its history.
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1 of 2: Rita Hayworth's Cadillac Ghia is a Classy Work of Art [w/Video]

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 10:32 AM PST

Destined as a gift to Rita Hayworth, this Cadillac Ghia comes from the golden age of coachbuilding.
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27-Foot Wiener Slips and Plows a Pole in Enola

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 10:03 AM PST

That doesn't sound right (in more ways than one), but I'm sure you can do even worse in our "caption this" section in the comments below.
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Porsche Exclusive Macan Turbo Looks Delicious in Impulse Red Metallic

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 09:38 AM PST

Looking at this car, the term 'eye candy' does more than just jump to mind. The Macan is currently one of the best looking and best handling cars in the world, so why not make it stand out even more?
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Aston Martin DB10 Live Action Footage From The Set of Spectre

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 09:08 AM PST

If you're up to date with whats going on in the 'Bond World', then you've surely heard about Aston's DB10 model, designed exclusively for the new James Bond movie called Spectre.
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Mansory Reveals Turbocharged 838hp Lamborghini Huracan

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:31 AM PST

The Lamborghini Huracan isn't exactly a slow car but given the outrageous competition it suffers from, it sure looks like it can use a healthy boost in performance, just for the bragging rights' sake only.
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Chevrolet Presents All-New 2015 IndyCar Aero Package

Posted: 18 Feb 2015 08:04 AM PST

Chevrolet-powered racecars competing in the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series will feature new aero packages developed by automaker. Chevrolet has introduced the road course/short oval body design at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with the new package gaining new front wing elements, sculpted side pods and a new rear wing.
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