In Brazil, they are dead serious about this stuff, and if you try to smuggle drugs out of the country via plane, and the authorities hear of this and come after you, be warned, they will use their cars to prevent you from taking off in your Cessna, all of this set to the background of plentiful gunfire. Just check out the video posted below, and see just how serious they are and how dangerous their job is.
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"We were behind the guard rail and he (the driver of the Ferrari yellow) lost control in the curve," Cida Alves, a spectator at the event told Brazil's Gaz News. "Upon impact, a cyclist (who was in the audience) was thrown into the air and the rails fell on him. He was wounded in head."
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The cleanup crew, purportedly from Brazil, was trying to remove a group of derailed train wagons using another locomotive and a cable.
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Well, these experienced trail trackers from Brazil, did none of the above. What they did is tie a rope around the around the corner of one their Wrangler's rear bumper, with two men standing right next to the Jeep as it was trying to free the other vehicle.
And surprise, surprise...the bumper broke off whacking one of the men in the head, fortunately, non-fatally, though, it could have easily gone the other way.
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However, GM's best-selling brand will also showcase some of its global offerings sold in other markets outside the United States.
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While VW is not going to buy another carmaker yet (as far as we know, at least) it is getting ready to launch a new global budget car brand that will compete with the likes of Dacia, Lada and Chinese companies like Geely.
It’s a shrewd move by the Germans as, by the end of 2012, entry-level cars costing up to €10,000 (US$13,000) will account for a global sales volume of 13 percent, or 8 million units.
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The automaker said on Thursday that it sold 838,219 passenger and light commercial vehicles, representing an 11.1 percent increase over 2011 when it delivered 754,276 units, and a 10.2 percent increase over the previous sales record of 760,495 units that was set in 2010.
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The woman used anything she could get her angry hands on, from keys to bricks, to cause as much damage as she could on the Japanese sedan.
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In 2008, for example, when Ferrari’s Felipe Massa crossed the finish line, he had won not only the Brazilian Grand Prix but also the world championship as McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was in sixth place. The latter, though, passed Timo Glock in the second-to-last corner and moved up to fifth, clinching the title by a single point and leaving Massa second.
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This year alone, Infiniti added Singapore, Chile, the Dominican Republic, South Africa and Australia to the list of countries it operates within, with Hong Kong to follow in early 2013.
And that's no all, as on Saturday, Infiniti announced plans to begin sales in Brazil starting in 2014 with the opening of "Infiniti Centres" in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.
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This is something that most major car companies made sure to point out to local consumers through their presence at the ongoing 27th São Paulo International Motor Show, which is open to the public from October 24 to November 4.
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With the 1,182HP (1200PS) Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport being now the sole model in Bugatti’s range, the VW Group’s most exclusive brand is keen on launching one-off versions to keep interest going – and in the process, make a nifty profit.
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After a meeting with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in the capital city of Brasilia, on Monday, BMW board member Ian Robertson confirmed the company's plans.
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The tougher-looking version of the Fit, which is sold in Europe and other parts of the world as the Jazz, is Honda's first vehicle to be developed exclusively for the Brazilian market.
On the outside, the Twist sports plastic cladding on the front and rear bumpers and over the wheel arches and side sills, a matte aluminum finish for the protective guards, mirror caps and the taller roof bars, bigger 16-inch alloy wheels, a re-styled front grille, dark headlamps and clear tail lamp fixtures.
Both models made their first public appearance at this week's 2012 Sao Paulo International Motor Show in Brazil.
The crossover model, which will go on sale early next year, is part of Hyundai’s exclusive family of cars designed for and manufactured in Brazil at its newly opened plant in Piracicaba. All models will be badged under the name "HB" that stands for "Hyundai Brazil".
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In Brazil, Renault offers all Dacia models under its own nameplate, including the Duster. So, what is the deal with the DCross Concept?
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The world premiere of the Gol 3d follows the presentation of the redesigned five-door model in August.
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