2016
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Audi’s Q3 has just been launched on the market, priced from about $33k, but overseas the vehicle has been around since 2011. It’s now undergone a mid-cycle update, which sees the compact crossover receive a few visual tweaks, more efficient engines and some new tech features. ALSO SEE: Bargain Ferrari Enzo For Sale: May Need Some Minor Buffing In a strange move, the Q3 that has just been launched in the U.S. is the pre-facelifted model. We’ll likely see this latest version offered for the 2016 model year or possibly even later. While the U.S.-spec Q3 comes exclusively with a...
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Mazda Announces New Global MX-5 Cup Race Series At SEMAThe Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show is getting underway in Las Vegas today, and among the more interesting announcements to come from the event is Mazda’s new Global MX-5 Cup race series. To be populated by a fleet of identically-prepared race cars, the spec series promises...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt’s Powertrain Revealed: VideoChevrolet will unveil its second-generation Volt extended-range electric car at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show in January, but it appears the automaker just couldn’t help itself from dropping a few details early. Prototypes spotted in the wild show only evolutionary changes for the exterior, but...
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First 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Rolls Off The Line: VideoOne of the most anticipated vehicles of the coming year is the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport. Its arrival finally sees Land Rover with a credible rival for the top-selling small SUVs from Germany’s three major luxury marques, which is exactly the vehicles it will be targeting with its...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Coupe (GLE-Class Coupe) Spy VideoMercedes-Benz’s rival to the BMW X6 has just been spotted in prototype form testing at the Nürburgring. Our exclusive spy video shows two separate prototypes, one of which is a high-performance AMG variant. The new X6 rival will share its underpinnings with the M-Class. The vehicle was...
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2016 Audi TT: The Wizardry That Gives It A Sports-Car SoundtrackIf you're not hearing some inspiring sounds from the driver's seat, it can feel like something is sorely missing from the entire driving experience. And that's perhaps most critical with otherwise spirited sports cars. Unfortunately it's too often the case with today's performance models. The...
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Cadillac’s new flagship sedan will be called the CT6, ride on the new Omega rear-wheel-drive platform and enter production at General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Detroit-Hamtramck Plant late next year. Now we’ve learned that it will also be one of the lightest cars in its segment and offer a plug-in hybrid option. The latest information was revealed by GM product development chief Mark Reuss in an interview with The Detroit News. Reuss said that the CT6 will offer a plug-in hybrid option enabling fuel economy upwards of 70 mpg equivalent. Similar technology is already found...
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Mercedes-AMG GT To Be A Multi-Generational CarThe Mercedes-AMG GT has just burst onto the scene but already senior management in AMG’s headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany are talking about it being a multi-generational car and not a limited-production model like its gull-winged predecessor. Yes, while the SLS AMG was with us for just...
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2016 Audi TT Roadster Revealed: 2014 Paris Auto Show Live Photos & VideoHaving just spent some time with the 2016 Audi TT in coupe form, we can confirm the car drives as good as it looks. And now Audi has revealed the convertible version of the car, appeasing sun-loving Audiphiles the world over. Both the standard TT Roadster and slightly sportier TTS Roadster have...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT, GT S Preview, Live Photos: Affalterbach’s New Super CoupeSleek, stylish, and chock full of heritage, the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT has arrived. It’s the brand’s second bespoke car, and while it shares some of its DNA with the SLS that preceded it, as well as inspiration from Mercedes’ racing past, the GT is a car of its own. That's good...
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2016 Fiat 500X Unveiled At 2014 Paris Auto Show: Live PhotosThe Fiat 500X is the latest member of the 500 range, and while it no more belongs with the cute, cuddly little 500 hatch than the lumpy, awkward 500L, it does appear to be an attractive little crossover. Sharing much of its mechanical bits with the Jeep Renegade, the 500X gets a softer, rounder...
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2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport previewThe evolution of the modern Land Rover range continues today with the introduction of the Discovery Sport, unveiled at the 2014 Paris Auto Show. Aimed at delivering Land Rover’s legendary off-road ability in a seven-passenger vehicle that won’t require a second mortgage, the Discovery...
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The United States’ version of the 2016 Mazda MX-5 will get a 2.0-liter Skyactiv-G four-cylinder engine, the company confirmed today. Combined with the Skyactiv-MT manual transmission, the fourth-gen MX-5’s powertrain should prove similar to the existing car’s setup. MUST SEE: Texas A&M Barrier Decapitates Trucks In Slow Motion: Video With that familiar powertrain taken to the next level of efficiency and refinement wrapped in the new, lighter, stiffer fourth-generation chassis, the MX-5’s legendary reputation for driving pleasure at an attainable price should not...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz S550e Plug-In Hybrid first drive reviewThe Mercedes-Benz S-Class has long been an automotive icon, one of the best cars in the world--and for more than 50 years, the vehicle of choice for prosperous German businessmen. Against it, the BMW 7-Series and the Audi A8 still seem like pretenders. In Manhattan or Tokyo or Rio or Dubai, the...
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Mercedes-AMG GT Edition 1 Leaked: 2014 Paris Auto ShowPrimed to take on the Porsche 911, Jaguar F-Type, and Chevy Corvette—among others—the Mercedes-AMG GT just recently made its web debut. At the 2014 Paris Auto Show, a special Edition 1 version of the car is expected. Images leaked (via Autocar) ahead of the official announcement reveal...
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Cadillac’s Range-Topping Sedan Will Be Called The CT6, Launch New Naming StrategyThe car previously known—or referred to—as the LTS will, in fact, be called the CT6, Cadillac announced today. The news includes confirmation of a launch date, too: late 2015. The new car is intended to push the upper end of the Cadillac range higher than today’s XTS, aiming...
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Cadillac Flagship Sedan Enters Production In Late 2015 At Detroit-Hamtramck PlantGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has confirmed that the upcoming Cadillac flagship sedan designed to take on the BMW 7-Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class will be built at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant. The plant currently builds the Cadillac ELR as well as the Volt and several other Chevy products, and...
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2016 Volvo XC90 R-Design RevealedFollowing the reveal of its all-new XC90 in late August, Volvo has now followed up with the luxury SUV’s sporty R-Design trim. Volvo’s R-Design trim doesn’t see any increase in power—for that there’s Polestar—but it does lend the Swedish vehicles a sporty...
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Volvo recently revealed its all-new XC90 SUV but missing from the lineup was a version equipped with one of the automaker’s sporty R-Design packs. Well, we now have the first photo of what’s likely to be the 2016 Volvo XC90 R-Design. The photo, posted to the SweedSpeed Forums by user w.a.p.e. (via World Car Fans), shows the XC90 with a few visual enhancements including the signature red hue used on previous Volvo R-Design vehicles. The photo was shown during a recent presentation in Sweden made by Volvo design chief Thomas Ingenlath. Volvo’s R-Design packs don’t add...
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Design Walkthrough: VideoThe design of Mazda’s fourth-generation MX-5 Miata is almost universally liked but achieving the new look was no easy task, especially given the constraints of modern design standards and regulations. Taken at the car’s North American debut in Monterey, California last week, this video...
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Watch The New Mercedes-AMG GT At The Circuit Of The Americas: VideoIf you’re wondering just what the new Mercedes-AMG GT looks like on track, wonder no more. This is the sleek and sexy missile assaulting the grounds of the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. SEE MORE: 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT, GT S Preview, Live Photos: Affalterbach’s New Super Coupe...
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Specs Leaked?Everyone knows those upside-downers in Australia are already living in the future, but how far in the future are they, exactly? A new report from Oz claims to have the specs of the 2016 Mazda MX-5—even though engineers have not yet finalized the car’s tune. The report, from Motoring...
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Drive The Mercedes-AMG GT Next Month—Virtually, In Driveclub: VideoWe've already seen teaser images showing off the new Mercedes-Benz AMG GT in the upcoming Driveclub video game. Now, PlayStation has gone ahead and released a bit of video showing off the game play—and the AMG GT—a bit more. MUST SEE: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be...
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More Photos And Video Of The 2016 Mercedes-AMG GTThe all-new 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT made its world debut last night at AMG’s headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany, with a number of stars in attendance including current points leader in the 2014 Formula One World Championship Nico Rosberg. We now have additional photos taken at last...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran