You can watch the ad for yourself in the video after the break.
But that was to be expected as affordable and focused rear-wheel drive sports coupes have become an increasingly rare sight in our days.
At least in the U.S., we'll have wait until next spring to see how affordable the Subaru BRZ and its Scion FR-S twin will be, but in the meantime, both Japanese carmakers are giving the press some time behind the wheel to evaluate their creations.
In this latest video, we see Michael Ferrara from DSPORT magazine trying out the Scion variant, both with manual and automatic transmissions at the Sodegaura Raceway in Japan, while wWe also get a few quotes from the car's Chief Engineer, Tetsuya Tada.
You can check out the video after the break.
Hat tip to Frisco for the video find!
The scene you're about to watch in the short video clip after the break, belongs to the second category as the driver either hit something on the side of road or fell into a hole, sending the car tumbling at a high speed.
Let’s just hope nobody was seriously injured during the incident.
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For those not up to date with the F1 developments, Austin Texas will serve as the host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix from 2012 through 2021.
The event will take place at a new racetrack that is currently under construction near Austin.
Follow the break to watch the short clip and you'll see what we mean.
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After buying a fake Nardi-style steering wheel for about £70 (US$108 / €80) on eBay, compared to around £220 (US$338 / €252) for a genuine, made in Italy Nardi wheel, they put it to the test fitting it on a Nissan 200SX laying around in their garage.
As for the results, well, let's just say the faux Nardi wouldn't make the cut for a replacement on your Logitech G25 wheel, let alone your car… Video follows after the break.
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Cool as it may be at first, over time and after a gazillion or so images of the M5 F10 in the same Monte Carlo color, we think we've just about had enough.
But fear not, the Bavarian-loving guys from 5Post have obtained new photos of the V8-powered sports sedan finished in an Individual Frozen Black hue.
While it's a first for the F10, regular readers may remember that we saw the same Individual color applied on the North American M3 Coupe special edition released back in June.
Story source: 5Post
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You see, local police in China's Hebei Province stumbled upon a small passenger van that was legally designed to transfer up to eight people. The problem is this one was carrying –wait for it- 66 people, yes you read correctly, sixty-six passengers including 64 youngsters aged four to five years old and two adults!
According to reports, the driver had stripped the seats from the van and replaced them with five rows of wooden benches! Police arrested the man and transferred the children in/to safety.
An owner, or perhaps simply a driver of one of those cars - a silver-colored Toyota Camry, objected to the activists' move and sure enough, a brawl erupted. The young driver of the Camry punched one of the activists and when the rest came to his help, he pulled out a gun.
Fortunately, the activists were able to disable him and take away his the pistol before someone really got hurt.
While we obviously condemn illegal parking, taking the law into your own hands and trying to enforce a punishment – even if it's a simple windshield sticker- isn't something we approve of either as the point here is to bring some attention to the matter, nothing more, nothing less.
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Cleverly, the Swedes also say Dankeschön (thank you in German) to the country's car manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Opel, Mercedes, Volkswagen and Porsche for their...participation, and all this under the beautiful sounds of Bert Kaempfert's famous tune, "Danke Schoen".
Video follows below.
Dankeschön for the tip, Arne D.!
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Now, unless Chuck Norris was behind the wheel of the red truck you see on your right hand, we'll assume that the driver didn't intentionally tilt the vehicle on one side to maneuver himself out of harm's way.
Watch the clip right after the jump.
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In the early hours of the morning, the German company's marketing team covered a line of cars in textiles featuring a life-size print of the new Up!.
You can watch the video right after the break.
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But thanks to an extremely educating video of what not to do while traveling in the car, we were obligated to share this new music clip of Elena Temnikova, Olga Seryabkina and Anastasia Karpova – or at least that's the name of the singers listed on the all-knowing Wikipedia.
Before you open the video to watch the daily struggles of young Russian women traveling on the road, beware; the clip is not suitable for work.
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While driving on a two-lane highway that was gradually merging into one lane, a large rig on the left hand side of the road and a passenger car on the right hand side, were caught in a life-threatening situation.
We not sure what took place before, but it seems that the truck should have slowed down while the car should have speed up to avoid getting in this position in the first place.
The truck eventually moved towards the car, nudged it in a very PIT-like maneuver, and as a result, sent it swirling to the opposite side of the road. Luckily for the passengers of the car, the oncoming truck was at a safe distance and was able to slow down before the inevitable came into fruition.
Watch the incident unfold in the video clip below.
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And if you’re wondering who Lee Noble is, you’ll be interested to learn that he has been designing and manufacturing cars for three decades, almost all of them hardcore machines focused on pure driving pleasure. The first of them, the Ultima, was used as the test mule for none other than the McLaren F1.
Although contributing to the genesis of the F1 is a nice thing to have on your CV, Lee Noble didn’t stop there: in 1999 he established Noble Automotive that produced a series of supercars the latest of which, the carbon fiber-chassis M600, is a Ferrari F430 rival powered by a twin-turbocharged V8 pushing out 650HP.
After leaving the company bearing his name he founded Fenix Automotive and is now a member of the board, as well as a shareholder for Arrinera Automotive S.A., a Polish-British joint venture that intends to rival established supercar manufacturers.
The first sample certainly looks convincing. It sports a dramatic body designed by Pavlo Burkatskyy that is full of creases and sharp angles and looks a bit like the offspring of a Lambo Aventador and a spacecraft. The cab-forward look and the upwards-opening doors reinforce the Lambo impression.
However, it is the rear end with the LED tail lamps, large diffuser and centrally mounted exhausts that draws most attention.
The Lee Noble-designed chassis is made of variable-section high-strength steel and, as the company claims, it is extremely light while at the same time offering exceptional deformation resistance. As an option, the car’s body, interior and floor can be made out of carbon/Kevlar composite materials.
The Arrinera is powered by a mid-mounted 6.2-liter V8 engine with an output of 650HP and 820 Nm (604.8 lb-ft). The Polish firm says it accelerates from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.2 seconds and covers the quarter mile (0-400 m) in 11.0 seconds. It also reaches a top speed of 340 km/h (211.5 mph) and a lateral acceleration of 1.3 g in curves.
The sports car also features an all-around multilink suspension and 19-inch alloy wheels with 255/35 front and 335/30 rear tires. Breaking is taken care of 380 mm front and 350 mm rear discs, with 6- and 4-piston calipers respectively.
On board, the Arrinera's cabin is covered in leather and composite materials and boasts a comprehensive suite of standard features. It also gets four-point harnesses and roll bars positioned behind the seats for additional safety. A night vision camera that detects objects exceeding ambient temperature, like pedestrians or animals and displays a clear image in the center console screen is optional.
The completion of the prototype means that testing and preparation for the production version, that will be made in Poland, can begin, a process that is expected to take at least 12 months. Pricing for the Arrinera is expected to start at around ₤100,000 ($158,500).
Arrinera Automotive added that it soon plans to begin work on a second model. The Polish company said it will be a ₤70,000 ($111,000) roadster in either single or two-seat configurations, without any luggage space, weighing in at under 500kg and powered by an unspecified engine delivering from 200HP to 300HP.
Arrinera Specifications [Press Release]
• Extraordinarily almost-perfect traction throughout the speed range,
• Brake deceleration of 1,1-1,3 g (10,79-12,75 m/s²),
• Power/weight ratio of 1,1-2,9 kg/1HP,
• Acceleration 0 - 200 km/h below 10 seconds,
• Acceleration 0 - 300 km/h below 30 seconds,
• Acceleration to 100 km/h below 4 seconds,
• Braking from 300 to 0 km/h below 7 seconds,
• The 0-300-0 km/h test below 40 seconds,
• Cornering g-force over 1.3 g ,
• 1/4 mile time below 12 seconds,
• Centrally positioned engineDimensions and projected technical specifications
Length (mm): 4450
Width (mm): 2056
Height (mm): 1190
Wheel track front (mm): 1594
Wheel track rear (mm): 1744
Wheelbase (mm): 2695
Engine capacity (l): 6.2
Engine: V8
Power (HP): 650
Maximum torque (Nm): 820
Gearbox: Graziano
Weight (kg): 1300
Weight/power (kg/1 HP): 2.0
0-100 km/h: 3.2
0-200 km/h: 8.9
0-200-0 km (s): 14.3
200-0 km/h (m): 133
1/4 mile time (s): 11.0
Max. speed (km/h) : 340
G force in curves (g): 1.3
And if you’re wondering who Lee Noble is, you’ll be interested to learn that he has been designing and manufacturing cars for three decades, almost all of them hardcore machines focused on pure driving pleasure. The first of them, the Ultima, was used as the test mule for none other than the McLaren F1.
Although contributing to the genesis of the F1 is a nice thing to have on your CV, Lee Noble didn’t stop there: in 1999 he established Noble Automotive that produced a series of supercars the latest of which, the carbon fiber-chassis M600, is a Ferrari F430 rival powered by a twin-turbocharged V8 pushing out 650HP.
After leaving the company bearing his name he founded Fenix Automotive and is now a member of the board, as well as a shareholder for Arrinera Automotive S.A., a Polish-British joint venture that intends to rival established supercar manufacturers.
The first sample certainly looks convincing. It sports a dramatic body designed by Pavlo Burkatskyy that is full of creases and sharp angles and looks a bit like the offspring of a Lambo Aventador and a spacecraft. The cab-forward look and the upwards-opening doors reinforce the Lambo impression.
However, it is the rear end with the LED tail lamps, large diffuser and centrally mounted exhausts that draws most attention.
The Lee Noble-designed chassis is made of variable-section high-strength steel and, as the company claims, it is extremely light while at the same time offering exceptional deformation resistance. As an option, the car’s body, interior and floor can be made out of carbon/Kevlar composite materials.
The Arrinera is powered by a mid-mounted 6.2-liter V8 engine with an output of 650HP and 820 Nm (604.8 lb-ft). The Polish firm says it accelerates from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in just 3.2 seconds and covers the quarter mile (0-400 m) in 11.0 seconds. It also reaches a top speed of 340 km/h (211.5 mph) and a lateral acceleration of 1.3 g in curves.
The sports car also features an all-around multilink suspension and 19-inch alloy wheels with 255/35 front and 335/30 rear tires. Breaking is taken care of 380 mm front and 350 mm rear discs, with 6- and 4-piston calipers respectively.
On board, the Arrinera's cabin is covered in leather and composite materials and boasts a comprehensive suite of standard features. It also gets four-point harnesses and roll bars positioned behind the seats for additional safety. A night vision camera that detects objects exceeding ambient temperature, like pedestrians or animals and displays a clear image in the center console screen is optional.
The completion of the prototype means that testing and preparation for the production version, that will be made in Poland, can begin, a process that is expected to take at least 12 months. Pricing for the Arrinera is expected to start at around ₤100,000 ($158,500).
Arrinera Automotive added that it soon plans to begin work on a second model. The Polish company said it will be a ₤70,000 ($111,000) roadster in either single or two-seat configurations, without any luggage space, weighing in at under 500kg and powered by an unspecified engine delivering from 200HP to 300HP.
Arrinera Specifications [Press Release]
• Extraordinarily almost-perfect traction throughout the speed range,
• Brake deceleration of 1,1-1,3 g (10,79-12,75 m/s²),
• Power/weight ratio of 1,1-2,9 kg/1HP,
• Acceleration 0 - 200 km/h below 10 seconds,
• Acceleration 0 - 300 km/h below 30 seconds,
• Acceleration to 100 km/h below 4 seconds,
• Braking from 300 to 0 km/h below 7 seconds,
• The 0-300-0 km/h test below 40 seconds,
• Cornering g-force over 1.3 g ,
• 1/4 mile time below 12 seconds,
• Centrally positioned engineDimensions and projected technical specifications
Length (mm): 4450
Width (mm): 2056
Height (mm): 1190
Wheel track front (mm): 1594
Wheel track rear (mm): 1744
Wheelbase (mm): 2695
Engine capacity (l): 6.2
Engine: V8
Power (HP): 650
Maximum torque (Nm): 820
Gearbox: Graziano
Weight (kg): 1300
Weight/power (kg/1 HP): 2.0
0-100 km/h: 3.2
0-200 km/h: 8.9
0-200-0 km (s): 14.3
200-0 km/h (m): 133
1/4 mile time (s): 11.0
Max. speed (km/h) : 340
G force in curves (g): 1.3
