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Peugeot's 5008 Feels Like A Minivan With A High Driving Position

Posted: 07 Oct 2017 03:45 AM PDT

It appears that Peugeot's plan to take the new 3008, stretch it, throw two extra seats in the back, and sell it as a 5008 hasn't really payed off, as the car is not exactly the SUV you were searching for.
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Toyota Will Build Next Auris In UK If There's A Transitional Brexit Deal

Posted: 07 Oct 2017 02:24 AM PDT

Toyota wants to build the next generation Auris in its British factory on the assumption that the local government will agree on a transitional Brexit deal.
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Fernando Alonso Expects McLaren To Challenge Red Bull In 2018

Posted: 07 Oct 2017 01:08 AM PDT

After Red Bull won the Malaysian Grand Prix with Max Verstappen leading the field, it only served to put pressure on McLaren for next season according to Fernando Alonso.
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Matt Farah Experiences A Supercharged V6 Toyota MR2

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 07:32 PM PDT

Toyota is supposedly planning to revive the mid-engine MR2 but until that happens, a 1993 MR2 owner in the U.S. has decided to build his perfect Toyota sports car.
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A Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4² We Can All Afford Because You Know, It's A Scale Model

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 06:55 PM PDT

You probably won't be able to tell the difference between these scale models and the real Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4² just by looking at the pictures.
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Mitsubishi Lancers Recalled Again After Initial Fix Used The Same Faulty Takata Inflators

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 06:18 PM PDT

The Takata airbag saga is far from over, with Mitsubishi being the latest victim - again.
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Scruffy Twin-Turbo'd 1964 Dodge Polara Rat Rod Heads To SEMA

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 05:42 PM PDT

The annual SEMA Show always attracts some wild creations and this year is shaping up to be no different.
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Who Wants To See A New TVR Griffith Spyder?

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 05:07 PM PDT

It was only one month ago that TVR unveiled the new Griffith, a new two-seater front-engine sports car, packing some 500 HP in a package weighing no more than 1,250 kg (2,755 lbs).
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GAD Motors Sends 1,300 HP Twin Turbo Aventador To 1/2 Mile Event

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 04:30 PM PDT

Much like its little brother, the Huracan, and other all-wheel drive rivals such as the Nissan GT-R, the Lamborghini Aventador is one of those ideal choices for boosting power output to hypercar levels.
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Watch A Yamaha R6 Chasing An R1 On The Track

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 04:02 PM PDT

Even though we're geared towards, you know, vehicles firmly planted on the road on four wheels, over the years, we have covered some pretty exciting stories on motorcycles.
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Awkward: Porsche Asking Audi For 234 Million To Cover Dieselgate Costs

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 03:29 PM PDT

Family dramas have a tendency to be awkward and throwing lawsuits into the equation rarely helps matters. Unfortunately, that's exactly where Volkswagen Group siblings Audi and Porsche have found themselves.
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GM CEO Rides In Autonomous Car Days After Ford CEO Said He Wouldn't

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 03:01 PM PDT

Earlier this week, Ford CEO Jim Hackett spoke at Grand Valley State University and told attendees he wouldn't ride in an autonomous vehicle on public roads yet because "the trust isn't real high."
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U.S. Traffic Deaths Climb 5.6 Percent, 10K+ Killed Due To Not Using Seat Belts

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 02:32 PM PDT

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed the number of traffic deaths last year increased 5.6 percent to 37,461 fatalities.
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Aston Martin Hired Three Of Ferrari Top People For Their 488 GTB Competitor

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 02:01 PM PDT

Aston Martin has a history of building stylish and comfortable cruisers but the company recently announced plans for a mid-engine supercar that will slot beneath the Valkyrie.
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U Spy 2019 Infiniti QX50 In Tennessee

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 01:30 PM PDT

The 2019 Infiniti QX50 has been spied by a CarScoops reader in Tennessee.
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Aston Martin DB4 GT Continuation Prototype Hits Millbrook For Testing

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:59 PM PDT

Aston Martin has released a new video of a DB4 GT Continuation prototype undergoing testing at the Millbrook Proving Ground in the United Kingdom.
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New Lamborghini Aventador S May Not Be The Most Engaging But Who Cares

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:30 PM PDT

If you want a supercar that does everything right, then the new Lamborghini Aventador S clearly isn't for you.
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Ken Block's Racing Squad To Quit World Rallycross

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:59 AM PDT

Ken Block's Hoonigan Racing Division team has confirmed it will leave the World Rallycross Championship at the end of this season.
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Devilish Smart TDI Dragster Will Cover A 1/4 Mile In 13 Sec

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 11:31 AM PDT

Forget Brabus' take on the Smart ForTwo. If you really want your puny city car to act as a sleeper in-between stop lights, consider a diesel swap.
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Electric Cars Will Cut Oil Demand Equal To Iran’s Output by 2025

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:59 AM PDT

Demand for oil is probably facing a big landslide in the coming years as more and more EVs are scheduled for production and a growing number of countries announce their plan to forbid the internal combustion engines from their streets.
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That's What You Get For Smoking Next To Gas Pump In Bulgaria

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 10:28 AM PDT

Smoking directly next to a fuel pump is never a good idea and if you do it, you probably deserve a Darwin Award.
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GM Presents New Fuel Cell Platform With Autonomous Tech

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:58 AM PDT

GM is looking to solve some of the world's toughest transportation challenges with the help of their flexible autonomous fuel cell platform, dubbed the Silent Utility Rover Universal Superstructure, or SURUS.
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The Dodge Demon Was Kept Secret From Most Of The Company

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 09:35 AM PDT

It is not uncommon for automakers to keep some of their most outlandish projects not just secret from the outside world but also secret from the vast majority of the company.
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New Rolls-Royce Wraith Could Look Exactly Like This

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 12:36 PM PDT

Rolls-Royce has yet to say if and when the latest-generation Phantom will spawn a new Wraith but it seems probable such a model can't be more than a couple of years away.
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2018 Audi R8 V10 RWS Goes Tokyo Drift In Underground Parking Lot

Posted: 06 Oct 2017 08:29 AM PDT

It's okay to feel hyped about the new Audi R8 V10 RWS, because this version of the German supercar is truly targeted to purists.
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