MINI Faithful Gather in France for 'MINI United 2012' Festival

This past weekend, from May 11 to 13, some 30, 000 Mini enthusiasts from 50 countries around the world assembled in Le Castelle, France, for the 'MINI United 2012' festival breaking the previous record of 25, 000 attendees at last year's MINI United at Silverstone in Great Britain. Most fans turned up in their own regular and customized Minis with some even driving as far as 6, 490 km (4, 032 miles) from the outer regions of Russia to France. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Seat Brings New Ibiza SC Trophy and Leon Supercopa to W?rthersee Fest

The Seat brand will be displaying two race-spec models at this week's 2012 W?rthersee Tour in Austria. The first one is the new Ibiza SC Trophy which is now based on the Spanish firm's refreshed supermini and features a 1.4-liter turbocharged TSI petrol unit with 178hp (180PS) under its hood. A 7-speed dual clutch DSG transmission transfers power to the front wheels through a locking differential. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Toyota GT86 Sports Coupe Priced from 51,400 in Holland, Twice as Much as the FR-S in the US!

Do you remember our recent poll where we said, " You should feel fortunate that you can acquire a fairly rewarding and fun to drive sports car for $25, 000 (~ 19, 500) "? If our link to our older post on the prices of the Nissan 370Z around the world did not convince you, maybe this will. Whereas in the U.S.A, $24, 200 ( 18, 850) - not including a $730 destination and handling fee, will get you into the base 2013 FR-S, over in Holland, our Dutch friends from Autoblog.nl report that its European sibling, the Toyota GT86, will go on sale on July 1 with a starting price of 39, 990. That is equal to US$51, 400 at today's exchange rates, or more than double the price of the FR-S Coupe!

Lincoln Town Car Limo Crashes Into Exotic Car Shop in LA, Damages Ferrari and Rare TVR Updated

A livery service Lincoln Town Car that was used as a taxi smashed into a luxury car shop in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles on Wednesday morning leaving one person injured and causing damages to the building and at least two supercars, a Ferrari F430 Spider and a rare TVR Tuscan S. According to authorities, the driver of the Lincoln taxi pulled out an injured female passenger from the rear seat and left her near the Specialty Car Craft shop in the 1800 block of South La Cienega Boulevard before he fled the scene on foot. The female passenger of the Lincoln was taken to the hospital. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Seat Jazzes Up Mii City Car with Sporty FR Concept at the W?rthersee Tour

It is show time for Seat that has prepared a new concept version of its Mii city car for the Volkswagen Group"s annual Worthersee Tour in Austria this week. The Mii FR is a study for a sporty three-door hatchback similar to the Volkswagen Up! GT concept exhibited at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Peugeot Serves Up New Rolland Garros Special Editions of 207 and 308 CC in the UK

From May 22 to June 10, the world's best tennis players will do battle on the courts of Roland Garros. As an official sponsor of the French open, Peugeot has served up two highly-specified "Roland Garros" Special Editions of its 207CC and 308CC coupe-convertibles. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

New Photos and Video of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Citan Van Series

At the Beurs van Berlage, a prominent building on the Damrak in the center of Amsterdam, Mercedes-Benz hosted the world premiere of its new Citan compact van series before the public gets a first look at the vehicle at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover in September. Mercedes-Benz's entry in the lucrative and growing sector of urban delivery and passenger vans is the result of Daimler's strategic partnership with the Renault-Nissan Alliance as the Citan is based on the Renault Kangoo series. The Citan will eventually be sold in three different body variants including a panel van, a crew bus and the Mixto. The commercial version of the Citan will offer buyers a choice of three different lengths (3.

BMW M135i Comes from the Back Door in the States as the 135is Coupe and Convertible

While BMW won't be bringing the new M135i hatchback models to North America, it will compensate with the introduction of an enhanced performance version of the 1 Series Coupe and Convertible called the 135is. Positioned under the 1-Series M Coupe that is powered by a 3.0-liter turbocharged straight six with 335hp and 332 lb-ft of torque, the new 135is gets its power from BMW's N55 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-six tuned to deliver a peak output 320hp and 317 lb-ft of torque, or 20hp and 17 lb-ft more than the 135i. Both the Coupe and Convertible models will be offered with a standard 6-speed manual gearbox andan optional 7-Speed Double Clutch Transmission driving the rear wheels. BMW says that despite the increase in power, the 135is maintains the same emissions level and MPG ratings of the regular 135i.

Mercedes-Benz E-Class Driver Rams Into Audi 80 Again and Again...

Who knows what goes on inside the minds of some people when they snap, crackle and pop, but whatever it is, it is better to stay as far as possible if you cherish your safety, which is something that the person filming this video did. For some reason, the driver of a black Mercedes-Benz E-Class saloon in Latvia had a thing with a parked Audi 80 (or its owner) smashing into it several times. See what happened in the clip that follows below the break. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved

Renault Gives Espace People Carrier Another Light Makeover

Nine years is a long time to stay in the market with the same model but Renault does not seem ready to replace its Espace full-size minivan yet, the fourth generation of which has been with us since 2003. Instead, the French carmaker is polishing up the Espace with another subtle facelift, some two years after it refreshed MPV's exterior styling and engine range. Read more " Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved