Naturally, some owners take this fad more seriously than others do with ridiculously looking results that will leave you scratching your head.
Though you wouldn't believe it just by looking at it, but this Kei car, which we believe to be a 1990s Suzuki Alto Works, can actually move, despite its seemingly serious disability.
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There's nothing official yet on the car from the Stuttgart-based automaker, but we do know for a fact that the CLS 63 AMG Shooting Brake will share its mechanical hardware with the saloon model.
This means power will come from a 5.5-liter bi-turbocharged V8 producing 530hp (537PS) at 5,500 rpm and 590 lb-ft (800Nm) from 2,000 to 4,500 rpm in standard trim with an optional Performance Package boosting these numbers to 556bhp (564PS) and 664 lb-ft (900Nm) respectively.
So what exactly is the CLS Shooting Brake? Well, if you ask the brand with the star, it will tell you that it's "quite clearly a coupé, but with five doors and a roof which continues through to the rear."
If you're having a problem comprehending Mercedes' description of the Shooting Brake, you're probably not alone.
To put it simply, it's an estate version of the CLS with a heavily arched roof that digs into the load area reducing space but at the same time, makes the car look far more elegant and sporty than let's say, the E-Class Wagon.
But that doesn't mean we're not interested when something fresh and original comes out like this 2 minute long video dubbed "Batman - The Dark Knight IRL (In Real Life)", which was made by Robson Thomson.
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The reasoning behind Fiat's decision is that while the absence of a diesel option automatically kills chances of any success for the Lancia Flavia saloon in Europe, the convertible can attract buyers even with a gasoline-engine only.
Now, with European sales of the Flavia Convertible well underway in select markets including, but not limited to, Italy, Germany, France and Sweden, the Italian carmaker dropped a slew of photos for those with a genuine interest in the car or for those just want to see what a 200 Convertible with a Lancia logo looks like.
For now, however, the A110-50 remains a working concept as Renault deliberates whether it will revive the Alpine marque, with a final decision to be made before the end of the year.
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The MPV was designed and developed by GM Brazil with the automaker stating that the car underwent tests in four continents around the world. The Spin is built at GM's factory in São Paulo, Brazil and will be sold across South America and Asia starting from July.
The Spin shares its platform architecture including its 2,620mm (103.1-inches) long wheelbase, mechanical hardware and design language with the Cobalt.
If you were not impressed with the Cobalt's styling, then we are going to guess that you will not warm up to the Spin either as it looks awkward, as if someone took the Cobalt and stretched its height on Photoshop…
You can read Toyoda's heartwarming speech on BMW and what the partnership means for the two companies in its full context after the break, but here some bits that stand out.
Toyoda, an avid car fan and a weekend racer who has competed in the Nürburgring 24 hour endurance race, admitted or at least claimed that, "At the Nürburgring, there is always a car that passes me. It is a BMW."
The milestone model is a Cayenne SUV with a V8 engine that was transformed into a command vehicle for the Leipzig fire brigade with the assistance of Porsche apprentices.
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The station wagon's sleek appearance will come to no surprise to those following the news, not only because the CLS Shooting Brake is based on the 2010 concept model of the same name, but also due to the fact that over past few months, we've caught countless spy shots of the production prototypes while testing in Europe.
The German language edition of Autoblog.com that posted these pictures, says that the CLS Shooting Brake will launch with an initial lineup of four models.
These include two diesels, the CLS 250 CDI with a 2.1-liter four-cylinder turbo rated at 201hp (204PS) and the CLS 350 CDI powered by a 3.0-liter V6 delivering 261hp (265PS), and two petrol models, the CLS 350 with a 302hp (306PS) 3.5-liter V6 and the CLS 500 sporting a 4.7-liter V8 turbo producing 402hp (408PS).
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For now, the French carmaker is keeping a tight lid on any official information regarding the Clio, but through our spy photos, we can reveal that the fourth-generation model will sport a sharper design with the five-door model featuring hidden rear-door handles to create the allusion of a three-door hatch.
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In the process, she confused a pedestrian-only walkway for a regular bridge, and well, she quickly found out that it wasn’t… Video and original description from YouTube follows below the break.
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The new XJ_e was created to exhibit Jaguar-Land Rover's (JLR) capabilities and future plans as in theory, the concept's plug-in hybrid drivetrain can be used in most of the group's models. The study follows other hybrid research demonstrators from JLR including the Limo Green and Range_e vehicles.
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The soon-to-be launched electric-powered R8 completed the 20.8-kilometer (12.92-mile) long Nürburgring circuit in the hands of racing driver Markus Winkelhock in 8:09.099 minutes.
By comparison, German magazine Sport Auto has recorded a time of 7:44 with the R8 V10 in 2009 and 8:04 with the R8 V8 in 2007.
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McLaren will fully reveal the new Spider on July 3, but to whet our appetites, the automaker released a single cropped image showing part of the car with the roof open along with a video of Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 driver, Jenson Button talking about the sensation of having an unobstructed view of the sky.
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Now, the two companies have announced a significant expansion of their existing cooperation that will include the joint development of architecture and components for a future sports vehicle together with fuel cell, powertrain electrification and lightweight technologies.
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What makes this car fascinating is not the fact that it has a different engine, but the type of engine as it is fitted with a rev-crazy, 170HP 1.0-liter inline-four sourced from a 2003 Yamaha YZF-R1 sports bike!
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Toyota originally revealed the TRD accessories for the Japanese market 86 at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon this past January, however, this is the first time it showed a complete model in Britain. The company also confirmed the launch of a special TRD edition of the GT86 that will go on sale in the UK in early 2013.
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