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We regularly feature some down and dirty sexy cars on this site, but we want Carscoops to be a place for fans of all ages (and backgrounds, races, religions and genders,) so usually try to come up with a reacharound, I mean workaround, when faced with the prospect of publishing potentially offensive content. Unless it’s

Canadians have been credited with inventing everything from pagers to Hawaiian pizza, but we’ll let them keep ‘Mobility Scooter Frogger’ all to themselves. In a clip noticed by Redditors, two people can be seen waiting at an intersection for their turn to cross the street. After a Chevrolet Cruze pulls up and stops, the person

The 707 hp Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is one of the most powerful and meanest SUVs ever conceived and when it gets into the wrong hands, carnage can ensue. Case in point, this video recently filmed in Los Angeles, California. The following video has been doing the rounds on social media and shows the driver

Crashing into a car and attempting to flee the scene is a very dumb idea, as the owner of this Honda CR-V recently discovered in the U.S. It’s unclear exactly where in the U.S. this video was filmed but dashcam footage shows the driver of a Ford Mustang sitting at a red light when they

On February 4, 1922, Henry Ford signed a deal to purchase the Lincoln Motor Company at the recommendation of his wife Clara and his son Edsel. Now, 100 years later, the company is on the verge of another sea change. The company was founded in 1917 by Henry Leland and his son Wilfred. Henry was

We’re fairly familiar with stories about customers suing dealers or carmakers but now one New York Nissan dealer is taking the automotive giant to court for allowing a rival outlet to open too close to his own store. The dealer in question is F. James Rourke, joint owner and general manager of Central Avenue Nissan

The Ford Maverick is proving to be a runaway success for the car manufacturer thanks in part to its $19,995 starting price. However, to achieve such a starting price, Ford did have to skimp on some features, including a digital instrument cluster on base models. Fortunately, there’s a solution to that. A Ford Maverick owner

Many of us love taking our preferred vehicle out for a little spirited drive from time to time but it’s amazing how fast that dream can turn into a nightmare. This Lotus owner from Hong Kong found that out the hard way when he lost control of his Exige and ran into a light post

The Dubai Police Force has a plethora of supercars and other exotics in its fleet and now ambulance crews have a supercar of their own, namely a special Lykan Hypersport. The unusual emergency vehicle has been unveiled at the ongoing ‘Expo 2020’ event being held in the city and is being referred to as the

Driving modern high-end supercars you’re not familiar with requires extra care as, with so much power on tap, things can easily get out of hand. This is the case with Ukrainian entrepreneur Alex Slobozhenko, who crashed a red Ferrari SF90 Stradale in Dubai during a test drive. The accident was captured on video by the co-driver

A Florida man is facing up to 15 years in prison due to his involvement in a dramatic case of road rage in June last year. The incident in question occurred on June 21, 2021, and was captured in its entirety on the dashcam of 30-year-old Eric Popper. It is this footage that could see

North Korea is a country of around 25 million people, yet estimates suggest that there are only 30,000 vehicles on its roads. That may make it the country with the lowest rate of car ownership on earth. So what do the North Koreans who do drive own? It won’t surprise you to learn that it’s

The Lamborghini Huracán LP640-4 Performante was introduced back in 2017 but it remains an impressive piece of kit despite being replaced by the more extreme Huracán STO since 2020. An owner from Canada though doesn’t seem to share our excitement for the supercar, judging from the dust it has collected while being parked for god knows

The C8 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is certainly a very appealing sports car, offering mid-engine, naturally aspirated, flat-plane crank thrills at an accessible point of entry. But how much would you be willing to pay for the first one? Apparently, $3.6 million is the magic number, as that’s how much it actually sold for at this

As automotive enthusiasts, our vehicles mean a lot more to us than we can put into words. At their core, they say a lot about who we are and what we value. They are, after all, an investment of our own personal resources. So as the new guy here at Carscoops I wanted to tell

Not too long ago, I wrote an article asking if we should start including other modern pony and muscle cars in with the Mustang memes and the wider internet seems to believe that Nissan Altima drivers deserve to be included, too. Apparently, that has gotten Mustang drivers jealous because one has gone and staked his

Officers at the Bulwell, Rise Park, and Highbury Vale Police in the UK were shocked when they caught an 83-year-old man who claims he has been driving without a license or any kind of insurance since he was 12 years old. The man, who had never been stopped by the police before, was caught after seven

Tired of causing chaos on Earth, Elon Musk has set his sights on the Moon. According to the BBC, a Falcon 9 rocket launched by SpaceX in 2015 is on a collision course with the heavenly body. If the rocket hits the lunar surface, SpaceX would win the dubious honor of causing the “first known

A two-lane bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed before 7:00 AM this morning, injuring 10 people. Fortunately, none of the injuries were life-threatening and only three of the people involved were sent to hospital with only minor injuries. The bridge was on Forbes Avenue over Fern Hollow Creek in Frick Park. The collapse prompted rescuers to rappel

After years of the internet collectively bashing Ford Mustang owners for their tendency to crash, it is quite remarkable that accidents like this continue to happen. This particular Mustang crash occurred during a car event recently held at a Lamborghini dealership in Sarasota, Florida. For the first few minutes of the video below, various cars

If you needed another reason to keep up with your oil changes, Ram is providing it in Canada by not covering an engine replacement for a truck that was still under warranty. Bowmanville, Ontario’s Moses Fosuo says he will have to scrap his 2018 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel after its engine seized while he was driving

Thought drag racing was an easy endeavor that simply requires you to pin the throttle and hold the steering wheel straight? Well, this video proves that’s not the case, particularly when you’re dealing with an extremely powerful vehicle. This clip was recently filmed during the GT-R World Cup, a drag racing event featuring the world’s

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Rally driver and stunt performer Travis Pastrana was hospitalized this weekend following a base jumping stunt gone wrong in Florida. The stunt saw Pastrana jump from a Hyatt Hotel and although his parachute did unfurl, an Instagram video shows him hitting the ground with force. Fort Lauderdale Fire Chief Stephen Gollan said, per TMZ, that

If you’re looking to buy a new or used car, expect to get comprehensively screwed over by your dealer when it’s time to cut that check. That’s the message we’ve been hearing for almost two years as supply issues relating to the pandemic and, more recently in the case of new cars, a shortage of

Legendary actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has discovered the hard way what can go wrong if you don’t pay attention while behind the wheel. During the early evening of January 21, U.S. media reports that Schwarzenegger crashed his GMC Yukon into a Toyota Prius at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Allenford Avenue in Los Angeles. A

Crashing into a police car will always be among the worst things that can happen to a driver, especially if it is their fault. This was the case with an incident that happened in Wisconsin last October, when a distracted driver of a second-gen Chevrolet Equinox rear-ended a Ford Police Interceptor Utility that was parked on the

Buying a brand new or even a used car is an exciting experience for most of us. It’s exhilarating to go from prospective buyer to proud owner and for some, that excitement is so overwhelming that they submit fraudulent loan applications. The practice has skyrocketed in recent years with around $1 billion worth of loan

If you’re looking to pick up the keys to a new Nissan Frontier, now could be a good time to do so. It has been revealed that Nissan’s finance arm, Nissan Motor Acceptance Company (NMAC), has given the 2022 Frontier Crew Cab S 4×4 an 18-month residual value (the estimated worth of the vehicle at

It shouldn’t have to be said, but when behind the wheel one must always pay attention, especially when driving at high speeds. If you don’t, you could end up like this distracted driver, who ended up causing a multiple-vehicle crash on I-95 in Maryland. The driver’s Chevy Silverado can be seen cruising in the left