Thursday, August 30, 2012

Lexus Debuts GS 350 F Sport Safety Car at Sydney Motorsport Park

  /   No comments   

Thanks to a long-standing partnership between Lexus Australia and Sydney Motorsport Park, track officials can now look forward to the ownership of a permanent GS 350 F Sport safety car.

CEO of Sydney Motorsport Park and the Australian Racing Drivers Club, Glenn Matthews, said that the GS was a great addition to the course in light of recent changes.

Read more »
Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved


Oh, the HorrorAirborne Styrofoam Causes Multiple Motorcycles to Crash Down on Texas Highway

  /   No comments   

Styrofoam may be as light as a feather but try dealing with a board coming your way on the highway...while riding on a motorcycle and it's a completely different story, as a group of bikers found out earlier this week.

This incident, which was recorded by one of the riders equipped with a GoPro helmet camera, took place in McAllen, Texas.

"Thanks to some idiots who didnt tie down their box of styro foam it flew out of a trailer and hit 1 guy he fell and the rider behind him clipped his bike and fell aswell," said one of the bikers, nicknamed "Astat4" on YouTube.

Read more »
Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved


Suzuki Debuts European Market 2013 Grand Vitara at the Moscow Auto Salon

  /   No comments   

The launch of the lightly refreshed 2013 Grand Vitara (as the Escudo) in Suzuki's home market of Japan earlier this summer has been followed up by the reveal of the European specification model at this week's Moscow International Automobile Salon.

The update brings some cosmetic tweaks on the outside and new design features on the inside to keep customers interested in the compact SUV that has started to show its age as the current model has been in production since 2005.

Read more »
Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved


New Mercedes-Benz S-Class Could Debut in China, if Local Execs get their Way

  /   No comments   

In another sign of how times are changing, Mercedes-Benz executives in China are pushing for the brand to host the world premiere of the next generation S-Class in one of the country's major car shows in 2013, according to a report from Beijing's Jinhua Times.

"There is no doubt that the Chinese market will be key to the sales of this product; therefore we have a strong case to make for it to debut in China," said Klaus Maier, CEO of Mercedes-Benz China.

Read more »
Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com - All Rights Reserved