Honda's April Fool's Day Anti-Theft Negotiator

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/honda-april-fool-day-anti-theft.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5728291339030097442" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RieU9fzpPYc/T376n4DV7iI/AAAAAAAHSBw/5v1rm5fDiUY/s800/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Yes, yes, we know that <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/scoop-on-our-april-fool-day-posts.html">April Fool's Day</a> is done and gone for 2012 but this is one trick video that somehow escaped our attention, and since there's a good possibility that some of you may not have noticed it as well, we thought we'd share. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Hop over the break to meet <span style="font-style: italic;">TERII</span>, Honda's "most advanced vehicle theft-deterrent system ever made" in the video that follows. </span></p> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/honda-april-fool-day-anti-theft.html#more">Read more »</a>

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The Scoop on Our April Fool Day's Posts

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/scoop-on-our-april-fool-day-posts.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726822605572617154" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5wBnQS0gK38/T3nC0VjVM8I/AAAAAAAHNPs/iKKb9xSaOMQ/s800/Kia-K9-2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Another year, another round of fake stories, all in the name of April Fool's Day. Our top prank was the North American version of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/kia-to-debut-north-american-9-flagship.html">Kia's K9 flagship</a>, which we renamed to 9'Series after we crafted in a double kidney grille from BMW to make it look…less like the Bavarian firm's sedans. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We also played along with MINI's "<i>ingenious</i>" Camper trailer and optional roof tent creations, and the $236,000 <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/after-camping-mini-takes-cooper.html">Cooper Yachtsman</a> amphibious vehicle, as well as Planet Subaru's, blazingly fast solar-powered <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/massachusetts-subaru-dealer-turns.html">Tribeca crossover</a>. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/scoop-on-our-april-fool-day-posts.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Kia to Debut North American 9'Series Flagship Sedan at the New York Auto Show

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/kia-to-debut-north-american-9-flagship.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726558077440897634" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YOr_vTL9vk0/T3jS6dOKaxI/AAAAAAAHNMU/jtlzk5lHBlo/s800/Kia-9-Series-5.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In a move that was to be expected after <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/first-official-photos-of-kia-new-k9-rwd.html">Kia revealed the new K9</a> in its home market of South Korea about a month ago, the automaker announced today that the North American version of its flagship sedan will welcome the public at next week's <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/carscoop-to-z-guide-to-2012-new-york.html">New York Auto Show</a>. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We were right to suspect that <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Kia">Kia</a> would change the name of the car for the United States and Canada, as 'K9' is more often than not associated with the word 'canine' in this part of the world. </span> </p><p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nQfTkkAkQ7Y/T3jSWmeoBiI/AAAAAAAHNMI/OaFPMb1ZfPk/s1600/Kia-9-Series-4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726558211929540130" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nQfTkkAkQ7Y/T3jSWmeoBiI/AAAAAAAHNMI/OaFPMb1ZfPk/s200/Kia-9-Series-4.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); width: 156px; height: 107px;"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Instead, we will come to know it as the new 9'Series after the company adopted the use of numeric names with an apostrophe between the number and the word 'Series' in a similar fashion to the European Cee'd. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">And that's not the only change to the original K9. Under the guidance of chief designer Peter Schreyer, the company's U.S studio in California redesigned the car's front grille to address critics who felt that the K9's appearance was too close to similar offerings from BMW. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/kia-to-debut-north-american-9-flagship.html#more">Read more »</a>

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Massachusetts Subaru Dealer Turns Tribeca into a Solar-Powered EV!

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/massachusetts-subaru-dealer-turns.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726515962174327282" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2T2FviaZEvk/T3ir7V4BSfI/AAAAAAAHNK0/fNr6w1AZi6g/s800/Subaru-Tribeca-EV-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">After successfully installing close to <a href="http://planetsubarusne.cms.dealer.com/planet-solar.htm">400 solar panels</a> on the roof of its dealership in Hannover, Massachusetts, <a href="http://planetsubarusne.cms.dealer.com/special-offers.htm">Planet Subaru</a> is once again pushing the envelope of lime-green innovation with the presentation of the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Subaru%20Tribeca">Tribeca SPT</a> 588QW DRX EV, powered exclusively by the sun. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The single solar panel is mounted on the Japanese crossover's roof feeding a Di-Lithium Crystal Transductor that serves as a capacitor and a very powerful electric motor that replaces the Tribeca's traditional boxer engine. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/massachusetts-subaru-dealer-turns.html#more">Read more »</a>

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After Camping, MINI Takes the Cooper Hatchback for Yachting

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/after-camping-mini-takes-cooper.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726494865689754098" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LJ8mDRLJ7VE/T3iYvXWJOfI/AAAAAAAHNJI/dMhiSPPMZXM/s800/MINI-Yachting.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">For some unexplained reason, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/MINI">Mini</a> has discovered a deep-seated love for nature introducing not one, but two different conceptions targeting buyers that love going out and enjoying the environment. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Following the presentation of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/mini-takes-hatch-countryman-and-clubman.html">the two camping solutions</a>, the British brand has crafted together a new amphibious model called the MINI Cooper Yachtsman and revealed it online before it makes its world premiere at the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/03/carscoop-to-z-guide-to-2012-new-york.html">New York International Auto Show</a>, right beside the Hudson River. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/after-camping-mini-takes-cooper.html#more">Read more »</a>

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MINI Takes the Hatch, Countryman and Clubman for Camping

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/mini-takes-hatch-countryman-and-clubman.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726436918463198802" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q24lC24RjWA/T3hkCZGudlI/AAAAAAAHMzk/4TyQxFlPCBI/s800/Mini-Campers-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The BMW Group has presented a new way for Mini hatchback, Clubman and Countryman owners to enjoy their vehicles with the presentation of two unique camping outfits on the same day a year after it revealed the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/bmws-awesome-m3-pickup-truck-with-420hp.html">BMW M3 pickup truck</a>. </span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The first solution goes by the name "Cowley caravan" and offers everything one needs for a luxurious camp out including two sleeping berths, a twin-burner gas-stove, a water tank with pump and dish-washing facility, a solar module to charge the on-board battery and a 230-volt power connection to supply the refrigerator, TV/DVD and hi-fi stereo system. </span> </p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GgGNkucMkRQ/T3hkOeD0Z5I/AAAAAAAHMzw/yRVclCYdj_k/s1600/Mini-Campers-23.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5726437125951612818" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GgGNkucMkRQ/T3hkOeD0Z5I/AAAAAAAHMzw/yRVclCYdj_k/s200/Mini-Campers-23.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); width: 114px; height: 82px;"></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The retro-styled trailer is only 120mm (less than five inches) wider than a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/MINI%20Clubman">MINI Clubman</a> from mirror to mirror and tips the scales at just under 300 kg (661 lb). </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">If you don't like carrying around a trailer at the back, the German colonizers of MINI have designed a second solution called the "Swindon" roof-top tent, which can be fitted on all three models.</span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/04/mini-takes-hatch-countryman-and-clubman.html#more">Read more »</a>

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