tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73003258715117511412024-02-08T06:56:55.004-08:00siesta passioneveraAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09053547908150624538noreply@blogger.comBlogger1501125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-7289846183105683522012-10-13T17:15:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.617-07:00Scoop: All-New 2014 Subaru Forester Busted Out in the Open!<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/scoop-all-new-2014-subaru-forester.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CImAjjFTkkg/UHoC2nZjlyI/AAAAAAAJixc/Lj5AzJi9g1g/s1600/2014-Subaru-Forester.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">While Subaru put up a shadowy teaser of the next iteration of the Forester on its Japanese website, and not too long after we shared </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/this-is-new-2014-subaru-forester.html"><font face="Verdana">scans from the car's Japanese Domestic Market</font></a><font face="Verdana"> (JDM) brochure, the first real-life images of the compact crossover hit the net. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">It’s not hard to see that Subaru didn't want to alienate buyers of one of its most popular global models when it came to design, as the new Forester looks like a more modern, or evolutionary, if you prefer, interpretation of the current model. </font> <p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CXgx1b6h6oU/UHoDBovwZ1I/AAAAAAAJixo/qb9r0hEWhkw/s1600/2014-Subaru-Forester-CS6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px"><img border="0" width="115" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CXgx1b6h6oU/UHoDBovwZ1I/AAAAAAAJixo/qb9r0hEWhkw/s200/2014-Subaru-Forester-CS6.jpg"></a> <font face="Verdana">Besides the more forceful face incorporating Subaru's latest grille design, the high-riding, station wagon gains some new styling cues, the most notable of which concern the more prominent wheel arches and heavily sculpted door sills, the addition of a small quarter window up front and new door mounted mirrors.</font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/scoop-all-new-2014-subaru-forester.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-7514930309731630012012-10-13T14:43:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.618-07:00Toyota Tundra Pick-Up Tows Endeavour Space Shuttle to the California Science Center<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/toyota-tundra-pick-up-tows-endeavour.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n26DsVkfn0k/UHnehO2nuzI/AAAAAAAJit0/XufWZSNLQ0o/s1600/Toyota-Tundra-Tows-Endeavour-1.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Its official designation was the OV-105, but the world came to know it as the <b>Endeavour</b><i> </i>Space Shuttle. It was built from spare parts </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports"><font face="Verdana">to replace the <b>Challenger</b></font></a><font face="Verdana">, which tragically disintegrated a mere 73 minutes after launch from the Kennedy Space Center on January 28, 1986.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">Along with the <b>Discovery</b> and <b>Atlantis</b>, which took part in the STS (Space Transportation system) missions, and the <b>Enterprise</b> that was used for initial testing, the Endeavour is (after a second tragedy struck in 2003 when <b>Columbia</b> exploded on re-entry) what remains of the U.S. Space Shuttle program, which was terminated last year after three decades and 135 missions.</font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/toyota-tundra-pick-up-tows-endeavour.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-77312773610699553522012-10-13T14:04:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.619-07:00Spy Shots: Next Generation of BMW's Twin-Turbo X5 M SUV<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/spy-shots-next-generation-of-bmw-twin.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6ki9qV58Ivo/UHnWkv34DPI/AAAAAAAJirs/XllXwByylwI/s1600/2015-BMW-X5M-001.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Only a day after we showed you a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/scoop-2015-bmw-x5-m-prototype-pushed.html">video of BMW's "super" SUV</a> doing the rounds on the Nürburgring, our man with the photographic lens caught another prototype affording us a motionless view of the next X5 M. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">But how do we know for sure that this is indeed the "M" model and not one of the lower powered versions of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/all-new-2014-bmw-x5-suv-spied-on-video.html">the F15</a> (that's BMW's internal code for the next X5)?</font> <p><font face="Verdana">Well, the large alloy wheels draped in extra beefy low profile tires, along with the huge brake discs and mainly, the twin tailpipes on both corners of the rear diffuser, are all typical traits of BMW's M series of models. </font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/spy-shots-next-generation-of-bmw-twin.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-8472189557823521732012-10-13T12:49:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.628-07:00Here's Why You Shouldn’t Give a Truck Driver the Finger…<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/heres-why-you-shouldnt-give-truck.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k3lqujtKPng/UHnEXslqikI/AAAAAAAJin4/Q-QELH3otx0/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">We've already shown you the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/this-is-what-you-get-when-you-show.html"><font face="Verdana">painful consequences of flipping off</font></a><font face="Verdana"> a Russian driving instructor, so how about we see what happens when you perform the same gesture to a truck driver in the world's largest country that covers more than an eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area? </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The incident begins with an obnoxious driver of an older Audi A6 sedan illegally and dangerously overtaking a truck and then being a -insert whatever word works for you here- constantly slamming on the brakes. </font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/heres-why-you-shouldnt-give-truck.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-34239560303905248922012-10-13T12:14:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.575-07:00LFA Turned Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness; Lexus Asks if You Like the Color<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/lfa-turned-pink-for-breast-cancer.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pZE3M2JskBo/UHm9P5vXkVI/AAAAAAAJimU/JRfw6gnO72g/s1600/Lexus-LFA-Pink-01.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">True, we have seen sports and luxury cars <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/08/joy-of-colors-pink-bmw-3-sereis-spotted.html">go pink before</a>, sometimes for noble purposes and other times for vanity, but a limited run supercar in this <i>flushing</i> shade is bound to capture our attention, which is what its inventors intended in the first place. </font> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/lfa-turned-pink-for-breast-cancer.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-71041144220165087702012-10-13T10:40:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.615-07:00Top Gear Promotes New Limited Edition Lego Stig Keyring with Stop-Motion Ad<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/top-gear-promotes-new-limited-edition.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TzJvXDsxu9E/UHmnSoAcaKI/AAAAAAAJikc/gp0hwcjtPwk/s1600/TG-Stig-Vid-0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Some say </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Top%20Gear"><font face="Verdana">Top Gear</font></a><font face="Verdana"> is the coolest TV show on planet Earth <i>bar none</i> and the best thing to happen to humanity since sliced bread. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">Some also say that JC (<i>Jeremy Clarkson's initials</i>) is an overrated, grossly overpaid and obnoxious bloke who has insulted almost every </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/top-gear-christmas-special-causes.html"><font face="Verdana">ethnicity</font></a><font face="Verdana"> and minority one can think of, and then some, but in spite of all this, he has made a fortune out of being… well, obnoxious (and, obviously, very smart).</font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/top-gear-promotes-new-limited-edition.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-35123305798293820522012-10-13T07:55:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.576-07:00Mopar to Trick Out New 2013 SRT Viper and Wrangler Hemi V8 4x4 for SEMA<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mopar-to-trick-out-new-2013-srt-viper.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Gzqfl3uWL9U/UHmAzV0sSWI/AAAAAAAJii4/CqRimWkRUhs/s1600/Mopar-1.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">The performance crew over at Mopar may have revealed a selection of customized cars such as the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mopar-drops-srt-viper-v10-into-dodge.html"><font face="Verdana">V10-powered Dodge Charger Juiced</font></a><font face="Verdana">, the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/fiat-500-beach-cruiser-concept-unveiled.html"><font face="Verdana">Fiat 500 Beach Cruiser</font></a><font face="Verdana"> and the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/custom-urban-ram-with-392-hemi-v8.html"><font face="Verdana">Urban Ram concepts</font></a><font face="Verdana"> in the flesh and in advance of the SEMA Show on October 30, but the Chrysler Group's tuning arm is keeping several more projects under wraps. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">Among the dozen or so SEMA show-bound Chrysler cars that have no yet been unveiled in the flesh are the "Moparized" 2013 SRT Viper and the Jeep Wrangler Sand Trooper, both of which were teased through renderings. </font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mopar-to-trick-out-new-2013-srt-viper.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-39253156052792293072012-10-13T06:32:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.583-07:00Custom Urban Ram with 392 HEMI V8 Heading to SEMA Show<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/custom-urban-ram-with-392-hemi-v8.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8RPbuUKOZVQ/UHloeCS-_BI/AAAAAAAJihA/d6MY-eGxDsk/s1600/Urban-RAM-SEMA-2012-0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">For the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show"><font face="Verdana">upcoming SEMA show</font></a><font face="Verdana"> in Las Vegas, the Chrysler Group's Mopar division has prepared the Urban Ram study based on </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/2013-ram-1500-v6-returns-best-in-class.html"><font face="Verdana">the revised 2013 Ram 1500</font></a><font face="Verdana">. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">Chrysler's in-house tuner dropped a 392 (6.4-liter) HEMI V8 engine into the Ram but it didn't stop there performing a series of <i>go-fast</i> and styling upgrades to the customized pickup truck. </font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/custom-urban-ram-with-392-hemi-v8.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-87283036043976733922012-10-13T05:35:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.631-07:00German Union Wants Opel to Rule Out Redundancies, Sign New Deal by October 26<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/german-union-wants-opel-to-rule-out.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b5EIlagpXjg/UHlWmZzG6pI/AAAAAAAJic0/KJ-Ecf10UAM/s1600/Opel-Bochum-Zafira-0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Opel has been bleeding money for the past 12 years and </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/morgan-stanley-report-says-gm-should.html"><font face="Verdana">analysts predict</font></a><font face="Verdana"> that it will post a total of US$1billion operating losses annually until 2021. General Motors wants to restructure the ailing carmaker and turn it around. This, however, involves not only collaborating with PSA Peugeot Citroen, but some serious cost cutting as well.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">Industriegewerkschaft Metall, the Industrial Union of Metalworkers that is (thankfully…) more commonly known as simply IG Metall, is the most prominent union in Germany and has some really serious clout with both manufacturers and the government.</font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/german-union-wants-opel-to-rule-out.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-56024200170208247112012-10-13T04:37:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.600-07:00Porsche Cayenne Driver Thinks he has a Real 4x4 and Tries to Speed Through the Water…<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/porsche-cayenne-driver-thinks-he-has.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c8YOZ1N_Ugw/UHlSP1qopVI/AAAAAAAJibA/5LMnoelrtEE/s1600/Porsche-Cayenne-SUV.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">We will admit that <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Porsche%20Cayenne">the Porsche Cayenne</a> is pretty good at a lot of things but a real, capable off-roader or "4x4" it is not. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">Nevertheless, we believe that even the Cayenne could have navigated through this flooded underpass if the driver had taken a more cautious approach entering at a low speed instead of slamming the pedal to the metal disturbing the water in front of him. </font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/porsche-cayenne-driver-thinks-he-has.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-70891661907670025832012-10-12T11:17:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.614-07:00McLaren Unleashes 72 Photos and Full Specs of New MP4-12C Spider<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mclaren-unleashes-72-photos-and-full.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GOBdzveHBqU/UHheTSlGVTI/AAAAAAAJiZU/vgrNJrM1n04/s1600/McLaren-MP4-12C-Spider-2.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Following the posh reveal of the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/mclaren-shows-off-new-12c-spider-in.html"><font face="Verdana">MP4-12C Spider at the Pebble Beach</font></a><font face="Verdana"> weekend in California at the end of August, McLaren has now come out with a fresh gallery of images and detailed specifications of the open top model. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The big difference over the tweaked 2013 model year fixed-roof coupé version of the MP4-12C series is, of course, the Spider's Retractable Hard Top (RHT) with a fully automatic two-piece design that can be raised or lowered in under 17 seconds at speeds of up to 30 km/h (19 mph). </font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mclaren-unleashes-72-photos-and-full.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-51181959852998658382012-10-12T10:32:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.593-07:00DMC's Lamborghini Aventador Molto Veloce LP900 Debuts on Video<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/dmc-lamborghini-aventador-molto-veloce.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gk-a08AG1io/UHhT-8LGpnI/AAAAAAAJiD0/c9F-6V_oVbU/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">German sports and luxury car tuner DMC wants to cater to the needs of those who prefer to see its products on film and at least in some sort of action, with a new video for its rather <i>colorful</i> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/lamborghini-aventador-lp900-4-molto.html">Lamborghini Aventador Molto Veloce LP900</a>. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">We do have to admit, though, the clip has far more music going on for it than what we would have preferred, especially given the Aventador's wonderful V12 music track and which is said to be further enhanced by DMC's titanium exhaust system that weighs only 1/10th of the stock unit (34kg).</font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/dmc-lamborghini-aventador-molto-veloce.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-45449157121792227502012-10-12T09:00:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.589-07:00Mopar Drops the SRT Viper's V10 Into the Dodge Charger Juiced Concept<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mopar-drops-srt-viper-v10-into-dodge.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cu3UKgQp7ts/UHg-edV13BI/AAAAAAAJiCg/yESaAZWmuzo/s1600/Dodge-Charger-Juiced-V10-0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">If there's one thing Mopar's people like doing to Chrysler Group cars more than anything else, it is to shoehorn the brand's gargantuan V10 powerplant under their hoods. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">For <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show">this year's SEMA Show</a>, they had the opportunity to do it again, this time with the latest iteration of the Dodge Charger sports sedan that gets a Viper 8.4-liter V10 Mopar crate engine, good enough for 650-horsepower, or 10hp more than the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/only-about-5-percent-of-all-chrysler-us.html"><font face="Verdana">new 2013 SRT Viper sports coupe</font></a><font face="Verdana">. </font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mopar-drops-srt-viper-v10-into-dodge.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-83907269037719994632012-10-12T08:31:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.625-07:00Mopar Shows the Darker Side of the 2013 Dodge Dart with SEMA Study<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mopar-shows-darker-side-of-2013-dodge.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Mh6kqI_u62s/UHg3m9lAngI/AAAAAAAJh8I/f-Dpc14P81k/s1600/Dodge-Dart-Carbon-Fire-0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">With the aftermarket party that is <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/SEMA%20Show">the SEMA Show</a> in Las Vegas approaching our way, the Chrysler Group wanted to give us an early look at some of the cars its Mopar division has prepared for the event. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">Following the unveiling of the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/fiat-500-beach-cruiser-concept-unveiled.html">Fiat 500 Beach Cruiser Concept</a> earlier today, the automaker continued the presentations with the 2013 Dodge Dart Carbon Fire prototype. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The charcoal grey colored <a href="+">Dart sedan</a> has been dressed up appropriately for SEMA with a selection of production and prototype Mopar parts, highlighted by a full carbon fiber hood with a hood scoop that is said to offer significant weight savings, but which is not yet commercially available. </font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mopar-shows-darker-side-of-2013-dodge.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-60529552405041126532012-10-12T07:52:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.609-07:00MINI to Pull Out of the WRC at the End of 2012 Pointing Towards the Financial Crisis as the Reason<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mini-to-pull-out-of-wrc-at-end-of-2012.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4-gYBFIRjBM/UHguVlwknMI/AAAAAAAJhyI/yeSsrlthfBQ/s1600/MINI-Countryman-WRC-01.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Just as suddenly as it </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/09/paris-show-mini-unveils-countryman-wrc.html"><font face="Verdana">entered the FIA World Rally Championship</font></a><font face="Verdana"> (WRC) after a decades-long hiatus in 2011, the BMW Group's MINI brand is abandoning the sport. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">On Friday afternoon, the British carmaker announced that it will terminate its works involvement in the WRC at the end of the 2012 season by withdrawing its financial support for "WRC Team Mini Portugal". </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The bad news came from Kay Segler, Senior Vice President MINI Business Coordination and Brand Management. </font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/mini-to-pull-out-of-wrc-at-end-of-2012.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-56247781603399603642012-10-12T07:16:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.601-07:00The Dark Knight Suffers the Consequences of Apple's iPhone 5 Map Flop<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-dark-knight-suffers-consequences-of.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8UJ5N7KQuE8/UHglR49sfnI/AAAAAAAJhkg/fl4uZDzlf9I/s1600/Untitled-3.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">What could be more frustrating for Batman than his archenemy, the psychopathic clown, The Joker? </font> <p><font face="Verdana"> Well, how about trying to navigate through the dark streets of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/07/poor-man-batpod-discovered-in-vietnam.html">Gotham city on the Batpod</a>, all while using the Apple iPhone 5's botched maps service app to reach and save the life of his beloved Rachel? </font> <p><font face="Verdana">Naturally, this never happened in the movie but some creative folks over at YouTube made a funny parody of Apple's iPhone 5 map debacle using scenes from the 2008 Hollywood blockbuster "<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Batmobile">The Dark Knight</a>". </font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-dark-knight-suffers-consequences-of.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-54706499974264002552012-10-12T06:45:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.599-07:00Fiat 500 Beach Cruiser Concept Unveiled Ahead of SEMA Show Debut<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/fiat-500-beach-cruiser-concept-unveiled.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-AG5ltk5spX4/UHgeegnOaaI/AAAAAAAJhhs/Wzp7zKeSzSc/s1600/Fiat-500-Beach-Cruiser-2.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">About a month ago, the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/chrysler-group-preparing-more-than-20.html">Chrysler Group announced plans</a> to display more than 20 Mopar-prepped Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, Fiat and SRT brand concept vehicles and project cars at the 2012 SEMA aftermarket show, which takes place from October 30 through November 2 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">Today, we get our first glimpse of one of those models and in particular, the Fiat 500 Beach Cruiser that was revealed during a special event at Mopar’s Accessory and Performance Lab in Michigan.</font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/fiat-500-beach-cruiser-concept-unveiled.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-27815002706079188332012-10-12T06:11:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.571-07:00U Spy: New Rolls Royce Ghost Coupe Filmed Lapping the Nürburgring<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/u-spy-new-rolls-royce-ghost-coupe.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hniST6WKHEc/UHgWspQzhUI/AAAAAAAJhfo/KPbyvjmT7X8/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Thanks to CarScoop reader and Nürburgring dweller Timo S., we now have the first ever action footage of </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/spy-shots-swanky-rolls-royce-ghost.html"><font face="Verdana">Rolls Royce's upcoming Ghost-based coupe</font></a><font face="Verdana">, the production name of which, remains a tightly guarded secret for now. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The spy video affords us a look at how Goodwood's new Flying Lady tackles the corners and straights of the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/10/nurburgring-race-track-live-webcam.html"><font face="Verdana">Nürburgring Nordschleife track</font></a><font face="Verdana"> at speeds and angles you don't normally see a Rolls Royce model. </font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/u-spy-new-rolls-royce-ghost-coupe.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-10176932826940069702012-10-12T05:36:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.565-07:00Meet Andrea and her VW Golf GTI V Club Sport Prepped by BBM Motorsport [w/Video]<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/meet-andrea-and-her-vw-golf-gti-v-club.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xnTrutkR8DE/UHgOoAS8UrI/AAAAAAAJheU/rSlmEdhThWo/s1600/VW-Golf-GTI-BBM-0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">When it comes to tuners and photo shoots with <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Babes">pretty ladies</a>, 99.9 percent of the times, the girls are professional models who have nothing to do with the cars that they are posing together.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">Nevertheless, there's always that one exception to the rule, which brings us to German aftermarket and racing tuner BBM Motorsport and Andrea Friedrich.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">Apart from being a qualified real estate agent [sic] and having won the Miss Yamaha 2012 and Monster Energy Girl titles, the 23-year-old woman has also obtained an "A" racing license and will participate at events such as the Nürburgring-based VLN and GLP series.</font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/meet-andrea-and-her-vw-golf-gti-v-club.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-53186316102148172972012-10-11T18:15:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.595-07:00Porsche's New 911 Carrera S Goes "Head 2 Head" with Nissan's 2013 GT-R<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/porsche-new-911-carrera-s-goes-2-head.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YwzZgq5bj14/UHduzzjrxTI/AAAAAAAJhVA/48Wcx5_DSKg/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Throw us the keys to any one of these two sports cars, and we will gladly take them for a very, very long spin without a second thought. And all for good reason. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">While the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Nissan%20GT-R">GT-R</a> has entered its fifth year in production, it doesn’t realty show its age in any other departments than the styling and the interior, which to be honest, wasn't anything special to begin with. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">In many ways, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/maxing-out-new-2013-nissan-gt-r-track.html">the GT-R</a> was years ahead of the competition when it debuted in 2007, and let's not forget, Nissan has been religiously tweaking and upgrading it every year. </font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/porsche-new-911-carrera-s-goes-2-head.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-36496243447478223352012-10-11T17:20:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.579-07:00First Photos of New Range Topping Porsche Cayenne Turbo S with 542-Horses<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/first-photos-of-new-range-topping.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ea7IedaTjbI/UHdhll1FWaI/AAAAAAAJhSM/KnqUxPayz3k/s1600/Porsche-Cayenne-Turbo-S-1.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Another day, another new edition from Porsche, with the Stuttgart-based sportscar maker now presenting a new flagship model for its Cayenne series in the guise of the Turbo S. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">Much like <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-porsche-panamera-turbo-s-comes-with.html">the Panamera Turbo S,</a> with which it shares the same twin turbocharged V8 engine, the Cayenne Turbo S comes with more grunt under the hood and some bespoke styling cues that attempt to separate it from the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/porsche-improves-cayennes-v6-diesel-and.html">regular Turbo model</a>. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">After Porsche engineers fitted titanium-aluminium turbine wheels to the turbochargers and reprogrammed the engine control management, the 4.8-liter gasoline unit gains an extra 49hp (50PS) and 50Nm (37 lb-ft) pushing output to 542hp (550PS) and peak torque to 750Nm (553 lb-ft). </font> <p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iyvBusJC7hs/UHdhXL1aHJI/AAAAAAAJhSA/t29_uhuLACk/s1600/Porsche-Cayenne-Turbo-S-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:10px; margin-bottom:10px"><img border="0" width="90" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iyvBusJC7hs/UHdhXL1aHJI/AAAAAAAJhSA/t29_uhuLACk/s200/Porsche-Cayenne-Turbo-S-5.jpg"></a> <font face="Verdana">As a result of these upgrades, the Cayenne Turbo S completes the standard 0-100km/h (62mph) sprint 0.2 seconds faster than the standard Turbo model at 4.5 seconds and has a 5km/h (3mph) higher top speed at 283km/h (176mph). </font> </p></p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/first-photos-of-new-range-topping.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-59576275324141973862012-10-11T16:23:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.607-07:00Ferrari Reportedly Planning to Lift the Veil Off F70 Hybrid at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/ferrari-reportedly-planning-to-lift.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--IzB04MY2DQ/UHdUWh1PCOI/AAAAAAAJhMY/S7zBIa_lzsg/s1600/Ferrari-Carbon-Chassis-0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">There's a lot we know about Ferrari's next hypercar, but there's also a lot we don't. If we are to believe a report </font><a href="http://www.insideline.com/ferrari/ferrari-to-unveil-enzo-successor-at-2013-detroit-auto-show.html"><font face="Verdana">from <i>Inside Line</i></font></a><font face="Verdana">, then we can add the venue where the unveiling of the car </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/05/designer-envisions-upcoming-ferrari-f70.html"><font face="Verdana">we've come to call the F70</font></a><font face="Verdana"> (even though the name has not been confirmed yet) will take place to the list of things we know. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The news site said the Ferrari F70's world premiere in front of a public audience will be held at the 2013 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit next January.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">If true, then it’s more likely than not that Ferrari will give us our first online look of the hypercar towards the end of this year. </font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/ferrari-reportedly-planning-to-lift.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-60211180522405117142012-10-11T15:46:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.608-07:00Is Fiat Flirting with Suzuki as a Response to the VW Group Wanting to Buy Alfa Romeo?<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/is-fiat-eyeing-suzuki-as-response-to-vw.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8ASKUFNPHLE/UHdL-_1kGHI/AAAAAAAJhHc/_jcG3h_Sm10/s1600/Fiat-Sedici-2012-0.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">VW’s Chairman Ferdinand Piech and </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Fiat/"><font face="Verdana">Fiat-Chrysler</font></a><font face="Verdana"> CEO Sergio Marchionne, two of the European automotive industry’s most prominent executives, have presumably read Sun Tzu’s <i>Art of War</i> and are aware of this excerpt:</font> <p><i><font face="Verdana">“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”</font></i> <p><font face="Verdana">The two groups are currently involved, if not in war, then certainly in a peculiar game of strategy and tactics – and there is no way of knowing who will come up trumps.</font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/is-fiat-eyeing-suzuki-as-response-to-vw.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-47411857125108075952012-10-11T15:12:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.591-07:00Driver Passes Car Through the Eye of a Needle<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/driver-passes-car-through-eye-of-needle.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wFfcOKDWTSU/UHdD8Y3BNwI/AAAAAAAJhFg/eTelw2cS5P0/s1600/Untitled-2.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">Here's one incident that could have easily led to a horrific crash with multiple fatalities, but which, thanks to a little bit of luck and a cool-headed reaction from the driver of the car with the dashboard camera, was luckily evaded.</font> <p><font face="Verdana">The driver of a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Lada">white Lada</a> Samara hatchback grossly underestimated the speeding capabilities of his car and foolishly attempted to overtake a bus on a two lane (one for each direction) road. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The camera-equipped vehicle passed right in between the Lada and the Samara without touching any of the two. </font> </p></p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/driver-passes-car-through-eye-of-needle.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7300325871511751141.post-83636228696497422362012-10-11T14:13:00.000-07:002012-10-14T04:16:17.624-07:00European Economic Crisis May Lead to Delay of Bentley and Lamborghini SUVs<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/european-economic-crisis-may-lead-to.html"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NjkGCi_32bE/UHc18EYAaII/AAAAAAAJhDk/ZiX6Rgby3Ps/s1600/Lamborghini-Urus-Concept-3%255B2%255D%255B2%255D.jpg" alt="" border="0"></a> <br><font face="Verdana">The ongoing European debt crisis was bound to touch even Germany's finest in one way or another. While Europe's biggest carmaker, the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/VW">Volkswagen Group</a>, doesn't have a problem yet, the company's decision makers believe it's wise to prepare for the worst and save some cash aside by putting on hold certain projects. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">Inside sources <a href="http://europe.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121011/ANE/121019969/bentley-lamborghini-may-delay-suvs-sources-say">told <i>Autonews</i></a> and <i>Reuters</i> that VW officials might delay the introductions of two new SUVs from Bentley and Lamborghini, among other vehicles. </font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/european-economic-crisis-may-lead-to.html#more">Read more »</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com