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Carjacking Suspects In San Fransisco Launch Lincoln Off Dead End In GTA-Like Escape | Carscoops The Lincoln Town Car landed on its roof but was slowed down by a tree which likely prevented injuries 4 hours ago San Fransisco residents couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw a white vehicle launching from a dead end

Speeding Lamborghini Aventador Wedged Under 18 Wheeler, Driver Miraculously Walks Away | Carscoops Just 20 minutes before this accident took place, police issued a BOLO for a Lamborghini driving in excess of 100 mph on I-75 in Georgia 1 hour ago The driver of a Lamborghini Aventador is lucky to have walked away from an

Police Nab 14-Year-Old Tied To 39 Thefts Or Attempted Thefts Of Kia Vehicles | Carscoops Police say that the youngster learned the skill on TikTok from the KiaBoyz 4 hours ago Most 14-year-olds live normal lives but one in Plano, Texas engaged in serious criminal activity. A homeowner caught the kid in the process of

Turns Out You Aren’t Allowed To Make A Little Free Library Look Like A Speed Camera To Slow Traffic | Carscoops One Maryland resident, unhappy with speeders in his neighborhood, built a “Little Free Library” that looked like a speed camera in an effort to try and slow drivers down, but authorities objected July 23,

Two Honda Civic Drivers Allegedly Under The Influence Crash Into Each Other | Carscoops Officers say that one had a controlled substance while the other was drunk when the Civic-on-Civic violence occurred 1 hour ago Drunk drivers are a scourge across the globe but according to police in Stafford County, Virginia, two took each other

Hummer H3 Proves It Can Crabwalk Like The New EV | Carscoops Old Hummer SUV must have suffered some severe frame damage to make it drive sideways along the highway https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ by Chris Chilton 2 hours ago Along with its colossal 9,000-lbs (4,082 kg) curb weight, and its ability to shoot from zero to 60

E-Bike Battery Explodes On Video While Charging At Home | Carscoops The fire department that dealt with the aftermath says it took approximately 30 minutes to extinguish the blaze 1 hour ago Electric vehicles are all the rage but they come with a few drawbacks not typically seen on internal combustion vehicles. One electric bicycle

Model Jodie Kidd Electrocuted With 1M Volts To Show Off Kia EV9’s Power | Carscoops Jodie Kidd donned a pretty scary Faraday suit in order to safely allow a million volts of electricity to flow through her and promote the new Kia EV9 July 21, 2023 at 10:00 Model, car enthusiast, and TV presenter driver

Tesla’s Plastic Accelerator Pedal Nearly Snaps In Half Leaving Owner Dumbfounded | Carscoops A quick search online shows that this is not an isolated incident July 20, 2023 at 14:29 The accelerator pedal is one of the most commonly used components of a vehicle, so most people assume it will always work correctly. However, a

Man Unknowingly Buys Stolen Audi, Dealership Challenges Judge’s Order To Pay Him Back | Carscoops The man was driving his Audi A6 for months before a police officer appeared to his house claiming it was stolen 15 hours ago An Atlanta man got into serious trouble after his legally purchased car got impounded due to

One Person Arrested On Suspicion Of ‘Swatting’ Ford’s Kansas Assembly Plant | Carscoops A man claiming to be a disgruntled employee said he was barricaded in a bathroom at its Kansas Assembly Plant with explosives and firearms. Fortunately, it turned out to be a lie 2 hours ago At 5:20 p.m. local time, the Ford

Two Autocrossers Die In Unusual Accident At ProSolo Event In Washington | Carscoops Video from the event doesn’t seem to show anything out of the ordinary for what is typically a very safe type of racing 1 hour ago Two people died at the Sports Car Club of America’s ProSolo event this past weekend in

Speeding Car Cartwheels Into Tire Dealer Lot Hitting Eight Parked Vehicles | Carscoops The owner of the tire shop says this isn’t the first time that he’s dealt with speeding drivers in front of his shop July 18, 2023 at 21:10 A tire shop owner says that he thought an 18-wheeler was crashing into his

These Robots Can Snatch Your Illegally Parked Car From The Tightest Space | Carscoops Some recovery companies are extracting stranded vehicles with French-made Eastract, a cross between a tow truck and a forklift https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ by Chris Chilton 7 hours ago Moving a car that doesn’t want to be moved can be hard work, especially in

Police End Chase With PIT Maneuver That Sends Ford F-250 Rolling | Carscoops The driver led police on a multi-county chase in a stolen truck before being stopped July 17, 2023 at 21:11 Running from the police is never a good idea but on rare occasions, people get away with it. In those cases, the

Street Racers Ignore Red Light And Crash Into Car Injuring Innocent Woman | Carscoops A Ford Mustang and an Infiniti Q50 caused a serious accident in Michigan while allegedly speeding on a public road 2 hours ago Many of us are well aware of the inherent danger posed by illegal street racing to innocent bystanders.

Police PIT Speeding SUV Driver Only To Let Them Go When They Learn It Was An Emergency | Carscoops Officers spun the SUV only to find out that the driver was transporting their mother to the hospital due to a medical emergency 3 hours ago Arkansas State Police are well-known for their propensity to PIT

Ford Next CEO Arrested On Charges Of Arson And Assault With A Dangerous Weapon | Carscoops Franck Dominique Louis-Victor, the CEO of Ford’s “global venture studio”, has been arrested after reportedly trying to burn two handbags worth thousands of dollars during a domestic altercation 3 hours ago Franck Dominique Louis-Victor, the CEO of Ford Next,

Alabama Police Arrest 8-Year-Old Who Stole A Car At Gunpoint | Carscoops The 8-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with first-degree robbery, attempting to elude, and firearm possession https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ by Brad Anderson 2 hours ago When I was eight years old, I would often play with toy cars around the imaginary city I constructed

This DIY Nissan Armada Truck Is A Bargain Titan Alternative For The Brave | Carscoops $3,500, V8-powered truck started life as an SUV, and makes little attempt to hide it https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ by Chris Chilton 18 hours ago Most of us have wanted things we couldn’t afford, or simply couldn’t find, at some point in our

Motorists Cling To Cars As Flash Flooding Turns Spanish Streets Into Raging River | Carscoops Miraculously, no injuries were reported after a storm that swept cars away with people in them and on them, following heroic rescue efforts from Zaragosa’s first responders 1 hour ago Recent flooding in the northeastern Spanish city of Zaragosa led

Son Flees Police In Mom’s Dodge Charger, She Then Turns Him In | Carscoops A 19 year old allegedly used his mom’s car to flee police, before jumping from the vehicle which then crashed into a fence 14 hours ago Family dinners are going to be awkward in one North Carolina home after a mother

$1,671 Cyberquad That Was Banned In U.S. Is China’s New Entry-Level Tesla | Carscoops Kids ATV was recalled in the U.S. for failing to meet safety standards after woman rider was injured in accident https://www.carscoops.com/author/chris-chilton-cc/ by Chris Chilton 1 hour ago Tesla’s China deliveries account for over half of the company’s global sales, and now

Diplomats Fall For Cheap BMW Ad Giving Russian Hackers Access To Embassy Computers | Carscoops The disguised attack targeted 22 of the 80 foreign embassies located in Kyiv, Ukraine, luring dozens of diplomats 14 hours ago A BMW 5-Series is admittedly a fitting option for a diplomat, which is why the Russian intelligence agency used

C8 Corvette Stingray Can’t Swim, Must Be Recovered By Tow Boat | Carscoops The owner of a 2022 Corvette Stingray says they accidentally selected the wrong gear and wound up under seven feet of water, requiring an elaborate rescue July 12, 2023 at 19:28 Although it is named after a boat and a sea creature,

On Your Wedding Day, These Beautiful Rings Will Show Your Love And Dedication To… Honda | Carscoops A jewelry company in Japan is offering wedding bands with officially licensed Honda badges engraved in them for the couple that is as dedicated to VTEC as they are to each other July 10, 2023 at 18:29 There

Police Impound E-Bike After Ticketing 13-Year-Old For Riding It On Road | Carscoops “We tried to warn you” said authorities on their Facebook page before describing why they took the 13-yr-olds bike away 4 hours ago The Manhattan Beach police department is warning e-bike owners again after ticketing a 13-year-old boy. Not only did it

Ferrari F8 Tributo Totaled After Crashing Into Divider On Way Out Of Cars And Coffee Event | Carscoops Mustangs aren’t the only horses that can buck and lose control on their way out of a Cars and Coffee event, as one Ferrari F8 Tributo learned recently 14 hours ago The rise of Cars and Coffee

NY Woman With Crudely Forged Hand-Drawn Inspection Sticker Faces Felony Charges | Carscoops A woman in upstate New York has learned that forging an inspection sticker is actually much worse than not having one at all July 10, 2023 at 21:01 One upstate New York woman has discovered that crudely forging a document may actually

The Mystery Behind Those Spray-Painted Nissan Z And Frontiers Is Finally Solved | Carscoops Apparently, these are demo vehicles and they’re going to be destroyed soon 5 hours ago Upon a cursory glance at these photos of the graffiti-ridden Z coupe and older-generation Frontier pickup trucks, one might think that someone had a downright vendetta