Mitsubishi Details 2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb i-MiEV Contenders

As it turns out, Mitsubishi will field not one but two i-MiEV cars in the Electric Class of the legendary Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, to be held in Colorado from July 3 to 8. Mitsubishi will enter the fully decked out i-MiEV Evolution prototype, which was teased through a pair of sketches back in March, and a regular production i-MiEV in the event. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Dacia Expands Range with New Dokker Van in Passenger and Commercial Flavors

The Renault Group's low-cost Dacia brand used this week's 2012 Casablanca Motor Show in Morocco to unveil yet another new model called the Dokker, which will be offered in five-seater passenger minivan and commercial van variants. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Superchips' Reflash Adds up to 34bhp to Ford's 1.6-liter EcoBoost Engine Models

A new remap of the engine control unit (ECU) of Ford's European market 1.6-liter EcoBoost petrol engine by British tuner Superchips promises to lift output from 20hp to 34hp, depending on the application. Superchips' upgraded ECU can be used on the 1.6-liter turbocharged unit found on the C-MAX, Grand C-MAX, Focus, Galaxy MPV, S-MAX and Mondeo models covering the 150PS (148bhp, ) 160PS (158 bhp) and 182PS (180bhp) variants of the range. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Did This Man Really Light up a Match to Look into the Gas Tank?

We cannot say for sure that the driver of this Skoda Octavia lit up a match to see if his tank was full while filling up at a gas station, as claimed by the poster of the video, though admittedly, at around 30 seconds into the clip, we see him reaching into his pocket and then doing something near the fuel cap. Whatever he did, his actions sparked a very dangerous fire. And just to make a bad situation worse, out came the gas station employee, who only by sheer luck put out the flames... Watch the video after the break and you will see what we mean. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Toyota President Lists his Favorite Cars Made by Domestic Rivals

Toyota President Akio Toyoda is not one your typical automotive CEOs, as believe it or not, the 56-year old grandson of the Japanese company's founder actually likes cars [... ]. He is a full-time car guy and a weekend racer who has even competed in the N?rburgring 24 hour endurance race. And like any other car buff, Toyoda's list of favorite cars is not restricted to one brand. However, unlike other automotive executives, Toyoda has no problem revealing which cars he likes from Toyota's domestic competitors in public. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

New Photo Gallery of 2013 Nissan Altima Sedan

With the start of North American production of the all-new 2013 Altima earlier this week, Nissan released a fresh batch of pictures of its sedan model. The 2013 Altima is critical to Nissan's plan to increase sales in North America with the Japanese automaker targeting to beat the Toyota Camry in the popular mid-size sedan segment. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

New Ferrari Myth Exhibition Opens at Shanghai Expo Park in China

In a special ceremony attended by the company"s Deputy Chairman Piero Ferrari, and representatives of both the Chinese and Italian governments, the Prancing Horse inaugurated its new " Ferrari Myth exhibition" at the Italian Center in the Shanghai Expo Park. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Gazoo Builds Twin-Charged Toyota GT86 Sports FR Concept with 315-Horses

All this time, automotive enthusiasts have been complaining about the lack of power in the Toyota GT86, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ triplets. Whilst the three companies have no current plans to address these concerns, Toyota's motorsports partner Gazoo Racing has a solution in the works as previewed by new a concept version of the European market GT86 named Sports FR. Gazoo Racing's engineers have added both a supercharger and a turbocharger to the GT86's Subaru-sourced 2.0-liter flat four boosting output from 200hp to 315hp (320PS) and peak torque from 205Nm (151 lb-ft) to 421Nm (310.5 lb-ft). A modified six-speed manual pushes power to the rear wheels. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.

Acura Announces Voluntary Safety Recall on 52,615 TL Sedans from the 2007-2008MY

Honda's premium subdivision Acura has pinpointed a problem with the power steering system of the 2007 and 2008 model year TL sedans in the U.S. and for this reason has issued a voluntary safety recall of 52, 615 cars. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

New 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid Priced 555 Less Than the Prius V at 25,995

Ford is not shying away from the fact that it has set its eyes on the Toyota Prius V with the new C-MAX Hybrid as the Blue Oval makes it a point to put at least one reference to the Japanese carmaker's minivan in all of its press statements. Last time, it was the C-MAX Hybrid's fuel economy with Ford stating that its new minivan will be much more efficient than the Prius V that returns an EPA estimated 44mpg city, 40mpg highway and 42mpg combined. So wait, what is the C-MAX Hybrid's fuel economy? Well, that is something Ford has yet to announce... Moving on to today, Ford dropped pricing information on the 2013 C-MAX Hybrid, that starts at $25, 995, excluding handling and destination fees (* - not yet announced).