Archive for July, 2011

D'oh! Ferrari 458 Italia Driver Starts Drag Race with Dodge Viper in…Reverse!

By Ant On July 16, 2011 No Comments

Before you watch the following video, take a minute to ponder this: You are sitting behind the steering wheel of an exotic, brand new Italian supercar, getting ready to drag race a V10-powered Dodge Viper on the quarter mile strip in front of a crowd of 100, or perhaps even more people. But when the race begins you start rolling backwards…

Oh yes, that’s right; the owner of the Ferrari 458 Italia that you’re about to see in the clip and who was pitted against a Dodge Viper at the ICAR motor

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Tesla Current: Maxim Ostapenko Envisions an All Electric S-Class Competitor

By Ant On July 16, 2011 No Comments

With Tesla’s long anticipated Model S sedan still more than six months away, designers from all over the world have begun to speculate what will be next for the Silicon Valley-based automaker.

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Frankfurt Rumors Fuel Design of 2012 Volkswagen CrossPassat

By Ant On July 16, 2011 No Comments

Recent rumors have suggested that Volkswagen may introduce a high-riding, faux-crossover Variant of its latest generation of the European market Passat, as early as at the forthcoming 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

And while we can’t confirm the rumormill, what we can do is show you a very well executed rendering of the VW Cross Passat made by a talented reader of Autoblog.

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It Came From eBay Hell: 1993 Jaguar XJ6 “Airport Limousine”

By Ant On July 16, 2011 No Comments

In the glory days of air travel – when you could still smoke and fly without the fear of being groped and fondled by security personnel wearing latex gloves– some passengers were lucky enough to commute from the terminal to their hotel in the back of an airport limousine.

These stretched cars, with their multiple rows of seats and doors, were essentially the primitive precursor to the modern day shuttle bus.

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New Saab 9-4X SUV Arrives in the US, First Model Delivered in Ohio

By Ant On July 16, 2011 No Comments

Saab is still trying to work through its problems, but the Swedish carmaker has some good news from the States. The first examples of the firm’s new crossover, the Cadillac SRX-based 9-4X, have just arrived at US showrooms.

“Our first vehicles are just hitting retailers and our first customer sale took place last weekend at Saab North Olmstead in Cleveland, Ohio” said President and COO of Saab Cars North America, Tim Colbeck.

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The Price of Parking: Colliers’ Releases Results of 2011 Global Survey

By Ant On July 16, 2011 No Comments

The results of Colliers International’s 2011 Parking Rate Survey are in for the U.S., Canada and the rest of the world, and there are few surprises.

The U.S. national median monthly parking rate is US$155.22, with the highest being midtown Manhattan at US$541 and Renoa at US$45 the cheapest. In Canada, Calgary topped out at US$486 followed by Toronto at $342 USD and Montreal at $305 USD.

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Fiat Marks 500 Launch in China with 100 “First Edition” Models

By Ant On July 16, 2011 No Comments

The first Fiat 500 to make its way into China was presented today in Shanghai by Fiat Group Executive Vice President for International Operations, Lorenzo Sistino.

To celebrate the launch, Fiat crafted a special version named 500 “First Edition” featuring bodywork graphics by five young Chinese designers.

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New Audi A5 Coupe DTM Racing Concept to Replace A4 Sedan from 2012

By Ant On July 16, 2011 No Comments

Get excited DTM fans because there’s a new kid coming to town. We’re talking about Audi’s freshly revealed A5 Coupe racecar, internally named “R17,” that will replace the four-door A4 with which Audi has conquered the DTM title four times since 2004.

Ingolstadt’s new touring model is based on the facelifted A5 Coupe that was presented earlier this week and it complies with the new technical and safety regulations that will come in effect in the German touring model championship next year.

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US Government offers Concessions to Detroit Big 3′s Trucks Models

By Ant On July 16, 2011 No Comments

According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the US government is willing to allow carmakers to lower the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) of their future trucks and SUVs at a slower rate than normal cars.

In return, the Obama administration wants to reach a deal by early next week that will allow the government to improve mileage standards from today’s target of 35.

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Carscoop Redesign Update: New Commenting System Goes Live

By Ant On July 16, 2011 No Comments

Ever since our latest redesigns (5.0 & 5.1), we’ve been toying around with the idea of replacing our comments system, and now, after some late night research and beta testing, we decided to give Disqus a try on Carscoop.

For those of you unfamiliar with Disqus, it is a popular commenting platform for websites that provides readers with a variety of options for commenting and participating in conversations in a more active way.

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