MINI Sport Coupe Rendering

Now here’s a nice idea that we wouldn’t mind at all seeing materialized by the BMW Group; a MINI Sports Coupe. It won’t cost the Bavarian carmaker a fortune to develop and we firmly believe that there’s a market for an affordable compact coupe with character on both sides of the Atlantic. MINI could also build a lightweight John Cooper Works version with over 200 Hp. -Continued after the jump

The only downside compared to the hatch would be the obliteration of the rear seats but really, who buys a MINI for its seating capabilities? Plus, you’d get more luggage space and MINI could even make a speedster version of the car. The more we think about it, the more we like this idea from the guys at CWW.

Via: Autoblog.it , Image: CWW

DIY: Make Α Flinstone Kid Car

Amazingly, this Flinstone toddler car is not the work of some high-end kiddy shop but it was created by a guy that goes by the nickname “Lemaster63” at the site “Instructables”. He decided to make this cool toy car at home when he learned that his grandchildren were going to dress as Pebbles and Bambam for Halloween. If you have some spare time and you don’t live in an apartment, “Lemaster63” has kindly added instructions along with photos of the process at the site “Instructables”.

Link: Instructables

Lamborghini Reventon Test Drive by Popular Science

In all honesty, when a friend pointed out this video, we were not only convinced that it was a hoax, but a badly edited one too. However, before we made a fool of ourselves, we checked it out repeatedly comparing still images of the interior with the Lamborghini Reventon pictures (click here). To our surprise, we didn’t find any flaws or details supporting that what we were seeing here wasn’t the Reventon.

But seriously now; a big magazine like Popular Science gets the chance to drive an extremely rare (20 examples) and expensive ($1.5 million) supercar like the Lamborghini Reventon and this is what they come up with – an amateur taped and edited video that most people think it’s fake? Think it’s time we started asking for test drives here at Carscoop…

Link: Popular Science

Volvo To Display Rare & Historic Models at 2007 Classic Motor Show

Volvo will celebrate its 80th anniversary at this year’s U.K. Classic Motor Show, held at Birmingham’s NEC from 9 to 11 November, with the display of eight very rare and historic models. Among the cars that will be displayed by Volvo Cars Heritage and the Volvo Owners Club are the 1963 122S Amazon Coune Convertible 1963 (the only rolling example of the five produced) and the 1963 PV36 “Carioca” (only 500 were built). -Details after the jump

Volvo Cars Heritage displays the following cars:

Volvo PV655 Norrmalm drophead coupe 1933: A magnificent one-off, generally considered to be the world’s most beautiful Volvo.

Volvo 445 Valbo convertible 1953: Built on the 445 light truck chassis, this is one of five survivors out of 10 originally built.

Volvo Sport 1956: Often referred to as the P1900 this nice sportscar with its original plastic body carries chassis number 1.

Volvo 122S Amazon Coune convertible 1963: The only rolling example of the five open Amazons built by Belgian carrossier Jacques Coune.

Volvo 480 convertible prototype 1990: One of the two prototypes built by Volvo Car B.V. as design and feasibility studies.

The Volvo Owners Club displays:

Volvo PV36 “Carioca” 1936: Only 500 were built of this streamlined pre-war Volvo and this is the only one in the UK.
Volvo 1800S 1965: The winner of several councours awards, this is one of the best 1800s in existence and it is still in regular use.
Volvo 780 Bertone coupe 1990: Designed and built by Bertone in Italy, this was the top-of-the-line Volvo during the second half of the 1980s.

Subaru Rally Team USA Impreza WRX Prototype At SEMA

Featuring an all-new paint scheme, extensive carbon fiber racing parts and a rally-prepped 2.0-liter Boxer engine developing approximately 325 HP and 425 lb.-ft. of torque, the 2008 Impreza WRX 5-door Rally prototype was created by Subaru Rally Team USA. According to Subaru USA, the rally-ready WRX will be campaigned in the 2008 season by SRTUSA rally driver Ken Block and 2006 and 2007 Rally America National Champion, Travis Pastrana.

Jeep Outdoor Parking Campaign

Chrysler LLC has turned to the guerrilla marketing strategy to promote the Jeep brand in the city of Copenhagen in Denmark by painting parking spaces in weird places like over steps and trees. The "guerrilla marketing" concept was created by Jay Conrad Levinson and it is used to describe nontraditional, low-cost or no-cost ways of highly effective marketing, promoting, advertising, publicizing, etc. efforts. While many people might be annoyed by the fact that Jeep is telling people that they can park in pedestrian zones or up a tree, we find the campaign quite innovative and... honest -it shows the real use of 4x4s in cities… -More images after the jump

Via: Motorpasion , Source: Compradiccion

Honda CR-Z Hybrid Concept From The Tokyo Show

In our opinion, the Honda CR-Z concept (click here) was one of the most important cars that made their debut at the 2007 Tokyo Show last month. The reason is that, not only is the CR-Z Coupe heading for production, but it will also be equipped with a hybrid powertrain. You may not completely agree with Honda’s styling choices, but to us, a mainstream compact coupe with a hybrid powertrain sounds like a recipe made for success.

Breaking: Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne Crashes With Ferrari 599 GTB

Fiat Group’s chief executive officer, Sergio Marchionne was involved in a car accident after his Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano collided with a Renault late Friday on the Swiss A1 highway near the city of Basel. Luckily, both Marchionne and the driver of the Renault managed to escape unhurt from the accident. -Continued after the jump

Local Swiss newspapers quote the police as saying that Marchionne was travelling at about 100 km/h (62 miles) on the highway when the driver of the Renault suddenly slowed down. Despite emergency braking, Marchionne was not able to avoid the impact. As you can see in the pictures provided from Corriere Della Sera, Marchionne’s Ferrari ended up on the protective barriers. And yes, in case you’re wondering the 599 GTB is heading straight for the scrap yard.

Via: Autoblog.it , Source: Corriere