CARSCOOPS

Cadillac XTS Will Not Get a Replacement, ATS and CTS Won’t Have Direct Successors Either

Posted: 07 Apr 2015 04:03 AM PDT

Cadillac CEO Johan de Nysschen said the XTS sedan won't be replaced when it reaches the end of its lifecycle in 2019, as the luxury brand seeks to realign its products to compete with German premium automakers.
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Audi RS3 Coming to the US Most Likely as a Sedan, Q8 SUV Also Confirmed

Posted: 07 Apr 2015 02:56 AM PDT

Audi of America CEO Scott Keogh has announced that the RS3 high-performance compact car and the Q8 SUV will be sold in the United States.
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Nissan X-Trail Hybrid Goes on Sale in Japan

Posted: 07 Apr 2015 01:59 AM PDT

Nissan has introduced the X-Trail Hybrid in Japan, equipped with a 2-liter MR20DD four-cylinder engine and an electric motor.
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In Defense Of The 2016 Nissan Maxima And Other Large Mainstream Sedans

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 06:05 PM PDT

It's always a surprise to me that the Nissan Maxima makes ears perk up and people get nostalgic. But the nameplate brings up memories so strong they'd be the envy of numerous premium brands.
 
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KBB Looks At Lamborghini Aventador Roadster

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 05:18 PM PDT

Few supercar reviews these days really concentrate on what they're inside and to live with, skipping that part and going straight to the burnout, acceleration run or cornering attempt with no stability control. All that is vital for a supercar, but few will actually drive it like that, especially if the vehicle in question is posers' favorite, the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster.
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Behold, the Fictitious Rendered Mercedes GLB is Here!

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 04:37 PM PDT

If Mercedes were to create a crossover version of the CLA, it would probably be called the GLB and look something like this. Yes, you can tell it's a rendering, but it does a good job of showing us what a ridiculous thing such a car would be…
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VW Got Complacent With The Beetle, But They Can Fix It

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 03:55 PM PDT

Are Americans not buying Volkswagens right now because they're too boring? That's what VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn thinks, but I think he's oversimplifying the issue.
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This BMW M6 Spot Might Just Leave You a Bit Confused

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 03:12 PM PDT

After that whole "Cute Cottage" fiasco, BMW is at it again with a spot that's, shall we say, extremely open to interpretation.
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ADV1 Adds Matte Blue Wheels to Already 'Blue Collar' 911 GT3

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 02:42 PM PDT

Even though we're not fans of colorful wheels, this set of polished matte 'Peek-a-Blue' ADV05S MV2 CS rims is truly a sight to behold.
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What Are Russians Made Of? Man Crushed Between Two Cars Still Walks!

Posted: 07 Apr 2015 02:04 AM PDT

We wonder if there's something in the water in Russia that makes people much tougher physically. We've seen dozens of instances where you'd expect a person to perish, yet if there's a Russian involved they usually just walk it off.
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Justin Bieber's Ferrari LaFerrari Should Be "Coming Soon"

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 01:35 PM PDT

In a recent interview with USA TODAY, pop-star Justin Bieber revealed that despite the fact he's still driving his 458 Italia, he has already purchased the $1.4 million LaFerrari.
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Ram Won't Make Mid-Size Truck To Rival GM's Colorado And Canyon

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 01:00 PM PDT

Fiat-Chrysler Automobile's Ram Truck division has no current plans to add a midsize pickup truck in its range because it would cost too much to make it efficient enough to get on buyers' radars.
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Watch Support Cars Take Down Two Riders in the 2015 Tour of Flanders

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 12:31 PM PDT

As a professional cyclist, it's one thing to fall in a racing incident and a completely different one to be taken down by support cars. And while incidents like that happen from time to time, the 2015 Tour of Flanders had two of them only minutes away.
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Wonder How the New Ford F-150 Lost Its Weight? Here’s the Diet

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 12:04 PM PDT

The latest generation of Ford's beloved truck-series has been subjected to a severe diet in order to bring down the weight and make the F-150 a more efficient vehicle.
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Renault’s Upcoming 7-Seat SUV Rendered with Espace Cues

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 11:31 AM PDT

Following the Kadjar, Renault is said to be preparing a larger, seven-seat crossover model.
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'59 Cadillac Deville Pickup Truck Is Business In Front, Party In The Back

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 11:01 AM PDT

Here's an interesting, or rather, bizarre, find from eBay: a custom 1959 Cadillac Deville turned into a pickup truck. If it weren't for those gigantic tailfins, you'd probably have a hard time telling the front end from the rear…
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The Last of the MR2s Is The One You Want

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 10:33 AM PDT

The last generation of the MR-2 wasn't the commercial hit Toyota wished it would be, but this doesn't take anything away of the little roadster's entertainment value.
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Rosso Corsa Lambo Aventador Looks Outstanding on Gloss Black PUR Wheels

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 10:05 AM PDT

It has already been established that the Lamborghini Aventador is one of those rare types of car that looks good regardless of pretty much anything you do to it.
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Mercedes F1 Boss Not Worried About Ferrari's Pace

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 09:33 AM PDT

After just two races in the 2015 F1 season, fans are split into two camps - those who think Mercedes will dominate the year and those who think Ferrari is going to steal the title from them.
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A Talbot-Lago Type 150 CS Proves that Sometimes, Beauty Can Be Subjective

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 09:06 AM PDT

In the latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage, the show features the breathtaking 1937 Talbot-Lago Type 150 CS, one of the most significant representatives of the streamlined era of the 1930s.
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India Wants to Build a Supercar and it Looks Like This

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 06:41 PM PDT

A startup company (kind of childishly) named Mean Metal Motors is reportedly working on India's first ever supercar, the M-Zero. No, we don't trust it either until we've seen at least something more than a rendering.
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Ferrari Tells the Story of the FXX K’s Design [w/Video]

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 08:08 AM PDT

You may have heard that the Ferrari FXX K won the Red Dot Best of the Best Award as the best automotive design of 2015. Now Ferrari has released a video which shows how its designers arrived at those lines.
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Lyons’ LM2 Streamliner Prototype Unveiled in New York... After The Press Days

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 06:41 PM PDT

Remember Lyons Motor Car's outlandish 1,700hp LM2 Streamliner hypercar? It was supposed to be unveiled during press days at the New York Auto Show, but supposedly, the prototype wasn't finished in time.
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Teen Vandals Slamming Hoods Of Parked Cars Get Cop Slam Karma

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 07:05 AM PDT

A group of young vandals randomly body-slamming parked cars ended up being slammed themselves when cops appeared in an unmarked car.
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PSA Increases Production of 3-Cylinder Turbo Petrol Engines at French Plant

Posted: 06 Apr 2015 06:35 AM PDT

PSA Peugeot Citroën has announced it will expand engine production at its Trémery plant in north-eastern France due to increasing demand for the EB Turbo PureTech three-cylinder petrol engine.
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