Badass Chevrolet Matiz Track Racer with Corvette Z06 7.0-liter V8 up for Sale

This is one Chevrolet Matiz you surely won't be making any fun of; and how could you after you learn that engineers somehow squeezed a massive Corvette Z06-sourced 7.0-liter V8 that develops anywhere from 505 to 550-horses (depending on who you ask) into its miniscule body.

We remember showing you a V8-powered Matiz racecar concept back in early 2009 (see the videos after the break) , and unless someone else had the same crazy idea, we believe that this car found for sale on eBay Germany by CarScoop reader "CobraV8" is the same one with the addition of a racing livery.

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Scoop: 2014 Acura MDX Filmed Leaving Test Facility with Current MDX and BMW X5

There's a brand-new Acura MDX on its way, but if you have been following CarScoop on a regular basis, you probably already know that as we have shared with you spy photos of the three-row crossover.

What you may have not seen yet is the camouflaged prototype of the Acura model on film and on the move.

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Nissan and Infiniti Offer Employee Pricing and Financing to Replace Cars Damaged by Sandy

As you have no doubt seen from the news as well as the numerous videos circulating around the web, Hurricane-then-turned-into-mega storm Sandy damaged or completely destroyed a great number of cars in the northeast region of the U.S.

Nissan North America (NNA) is among the automakers eager to give a helping hand to those who suffered the devastating effects of the storm and…make a few sales out it, by offering employee pricing and discounted financing on new Nissan and Infiniti vehicles (and no, you won't get a discount on the GT-R…).

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Russian Drivers Saved from Trucks Out of Control

In many parts of Russia, the winter weather has already kicked into full gear, with all that this means for the safety of drivers, or the lack thereof.

Today we bring you two separate incidents filmed in different places, but with a similar scenario that concerns heavily loaded trucks losing traction on the frozen roads.

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Renault Transforms New Dacia Logan Into the 2013 Symbol Sedan [w/Video]

In markets where Dacia isn't active, the Renault Group offers the Romanian brand's products under its own nameplate, which is the case with the new Renault Symbol that will be given its first public airing on Friday at the Istanbul Motor Show in Turkey alongside the revamped 2013 Fluence that we told you about earlier today.

Unlike the current Symbol that is based on the body and chassis of the second generation Renault Clio, the new model shifts to the Dacia Logan architecture.

The differences between the second generation of the Logan small sedan that made its world premiere in Paris at the end of September and the 2013 Renault Symbol are skin deep, or to be more precise, face deep.

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Scoop: New BMW X5M Makes Another Quick Pass for the Camera

The next BMW X5 M is increasing its public appearances on the road allowing automotive paparazzi to capture fresh footage and pictures of the prototype models, which for the most part, remain heavily camouflaged.

The F15 generation of the X5 series in general, will take an evolutionary styling step, with the M-prepped model to gain the usual cosmetic trinkets such as bespoke bumpers, bigger alloy wheels, flared fenders, spoilers, a rear diffuser and the traditional four-pipe exhaust system.

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2013 Renault Fluence Sedan Goes Under the Knife, Gains a Clio-Like Fascia

As it turns out, Renault had slightly different plans for the facelifted version of the European market Fluence sedan that will make its world premiere on November 2 at the 2012 Istanbul Motor Show in Turkey.

Whereas the Mexican market specification Fluence gained the same front end treatment as the car's Korean twin, the Samsung SM3, the European (though, it is likely to be sold in other regions as well) model has been graced with a face that features Renault's latest styling identity, as seen on the new Clio Mk4.

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