Scoop: 2012 Mercedes A-class

Mercedes is turning the new 2012 A-class into a high-quality, sporty mainstream rival for forthcoming BMW 1-series and Audi A3 replacements, leaving the next-gen B-class to fill the role of the small MPV.

The biggest change for the production Mercedes A-class over the three-door Vision A concept is the addition of rear doors. The roadgoing model retains the show car’s narrow glasshouse and sharply raked front windscreen and A-pillars. The roofline is not as steeply angled as the near-coupé-like slant of the concept’s, although it is a world apart from the boxy styling of the previous two A-class models.

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A great car stunt: The Crusher jumps his car into upright buses

Four school busses placed in an upright position, a crowd going crazy and a stunt man getting ready to imitate the Dukes of Hazzard with the help of a lifting ramp.

Here we see "The Crusher" attempt to launch his car into a few school buses lined-up like dominoes.

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Compare 2012 BMW 1 Series vs. Audi A3 via photos

The 2012 BMW 1 Series will debut later this year and will face some fierce competition from Audi’s A3. It is important to be noted that the current generation A3 will be phased next year when the recently unveiled Audi A3 Concept will go into production.

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2012 BMW 1-Series Hatchback: First Official Photos and Details Leaked

The 2012 BMW 1-Series has leaked to the web, ahead of its unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show. These official photos along with the first details showed up on a German website called Motor Traffic, as BMW has not yet made an announcement.

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Diamond studded Maybach 62S unveiled in Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival might be a big platform for meaningful cinema, but it is also an ultimate party with the luxury car models. For instance, look at the Cannes Film Festival: the legendary de GRISOGONO party at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes, which can be attended by invitation only. And at the high-profile cocktail party followed by exclusive dinner, the official event partner Maybach and GRISOGONO, a Swiss manufacturer of luxury watches and jewelry, will have a special treat in store. Touted to be an “automotive highlight”, which will be celebrated by the likes of Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas, the highlight really is the brand new Maybach 62S Saloon.

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The Lies in Saab’s Future

Saab is in trouble. With mounting debts and limited capital investment, the Swedish company is a prime candidate to go the way of the dinosaurs. The troubled automaker has not built a single vehicle since the 1st of April, and a much touted deal with China’s Hawtai Motor Group has fallen through. They did however sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with another Chinese company called Pang Da Automobile Trade Co. Ltd, earlier this week, but we will have to wait and see if the deal goes through.

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Le Professionnel Car Chase (1981)

Georges Lautner’s 1981 action-thriller Le Professionnel is about a French Secret Service agent betrayed by his employers and left to rot in an African prison camp. After breaking out and returning to his native France, the agent which played by Jean-Paul Belmondo begins plotting his revenge against the people who set him up. In this scene, Belmondo is trying to outfox the French Secret Service agents following him.

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