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Hyundai’s new Genesis luxury brand has revealed a small sport sedan designed to take on the BMW 3-Series and its ilk. The sedan, dubbed the G70, is a looker, although there’s no doubting the influence of some of its rivals in its design. Lexus’ LS is long overdue for a redesign. The good news is that a redesigned model has been revealed. It goes on sale next February and should only cost slightly more than the outgoing model. McLaren and Honda have finally ended their Formula 1 partnership. Honda made its return to F1 in 2015 as a power unit supplier to McLaren, but a lack...
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Genesis G70 revealed, on sale early 2018Genesis’ rival to the BMW 3-Series and other small sport sedans is finally here. The car is the G70, and it was revealed on Friday at Genesis’ design center in Namyang, Korea. Genesis has confirmed we’ll see it in the United States in early 2018, as a 2019 model. The segment is a...
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All of the wheels, all of the power; meet the new 2018 BMW M5Perhaps you've heard rumors that the new BMW M5 would be all-wheel drive. Or whispers that it would be more complicated than grad-level calculus. Or even hints that it may lack a third pedal for the first time in more than three decades. BMW last month confirmed all of the above. But there's more...
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2018 BMW i3 previewThe i3 wasn’t the home run BMW had hoped when it launched the vehicle for 2014. As Tesla has shown with its Model S, electric car buyers in the premium segment aren’t looking for quirky, ordinary to drive vehicles with only enough range to cover a day’s commute. BMW gave the i3 a...
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2018 Maserati Ghibli previewMaserati in August pulled the wraps off an updated Ghibli at the 2017 Chengdu auto show in China. The car has since made an appearance at this week's 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The updates are subtle though address some of the Ghibli’s shortcomings like the lack of refinement in the design...
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BMW Z4 concept noses the roadster in a sporty new directionFollowing a debut in mid-August during Monterey Car Week, BMW took the wraps off its Z4 concept this week at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The car is hinting at the next generation of BMW's two-seater sports car. Specifically, it previews the new Z4 that BMW says is coming in the next 12 months...
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With the self-driving car on its way, our days as drivers are numbered. Eventually, some accursed batch of engineers in a shadowy automotive tech center will put all the pieces in place and birth the first truly autonomous vehicle. Assuming Skynet doesn't become self-aware shortly after and kill us all, we will fully cede our driving responsibilities to billions of lines of code. If that sounds terrible, it's because it will be. Almost every automaker is developing autonomous technology, like lemmings coming up with new and more creative ways to kill themselves. That now includes Porsche, a...
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Lamborghini Urus will be fastest SUV around Nürburgring, top 187 mphThe biggest bull from Lamborghini will ride around the Nürburgring Nordschleife faster than any SUV before it and top 187 mph. Lamborghini research and development chief Maurizio Reggiani made those claims Wednesday at the Frankfurt auto show ahead of the SUV’s global debut later this...
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2019 Porsche Cayenne, 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Borgward Isabella concept: Today’s Car NewsPorsche’s third-generation Cayenne has just spawned its potent Turbo variant. The luxury SUV packs the same V-8 as Porsche’s Panamera Turbo, meaning there’s a healthy 550 horsepower and 567 pound-feet of torque on tap. We hear an even more potent Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid is...
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5 things you need to know about the Mercedes-AMG Project OneThe closest thing to a homologation special we're likely to see out of Formula 1, the Mercedes-AMG Project One is one very special car. On the sidelines of the Frankfurt motor show, we sat down with AMG's Rene Wollman. His business card calls him the Project One's "Project Leader," but he's much...
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Borgward Isabella concept brings a storied name back from the pastBorgward emerged in the early to mid-1900s as an underdog German automaker that would, after some great successes, fold in the early 1960s. However, the storied brand was reincarnated in 2008 and the brand showed a new production model, the BX7 SUV, in 2015. Now, Borgward is looking to the future...
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BMW M8 GTE racecar debuts in Frankfurt, ready to battle at Le MansWhile BMW holds off on unveiling the production version of its new 8-Series a while longer, the Bavarian automaker is whetting our palettes with the debut of the BMW M8 GTE racecar at this week's 2017 Frankfurt motor show. It's not the "8" we'll see on the street, but the M8 GTE program has run...
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Porsche has been promising a purist sports car for the regular production 911, but on Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, the German sport car maker showed a toned down version of the 911 GT3. It's not exactly the stripped down base 911 we've been hoping for, but it has more than a few cool features of its own. The 911 GT3 with Touring Package is easiest to spot by its adaptive rear spoiler. Instead of the GT3's standard fixed spoiler, it has an adaptive spoiler just like other base 911 models, though it adds an aerodynamic lip, otherwise known as a Gurney flap, finished in body color...
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2018 Bentley Continental GT arrives with more beauty and powerYou've seen the spy shots. You've drooled over photos of the concept. Now, the redesigned 2018 Bentley Continental GT has arrived. If beauty is pain, the new Continental GT unveiled Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show is agonizingly gorgeous. Its exterior design is mostly cribbed from the EXP...
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2018 BMW X3 previewBMW on Tuesday unveiled its redesigned X3 at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The unveiling follows an early look which took place in June at BMW’s plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where production is already underway. The first examples are due in showrooms in November, as 2018 models...
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BMW X7 concept previews new full-size, 3-row SUVBMW’s a bit late to the full-size SUV party, but as they say, “better late than never.” The German automaker has used its home show, this week's 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, to present the X7 iPerformance concept, a hulking SUV with typical BMW design cues coupled with a plug-in...
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Ferrari Portofino arrives as the California T rides off into the sunsetThe sun has set on the Ferrari California T and a new V-8-powered grand tourer has arrived to carry its torch. In August, Ferrari revealed the sharper, more defined Portofino to replace the California T. Now the car's made its debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. We use adjectives such as...
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Honda Urban EV concept marks the return of retro designA long time ago, Honda built a car called the City. It was adorable, tiny, and has garnered something of a cult following today. Think of the Honda Urban EV concept, which debuted Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA), as more than a spiritual successor. The City's inspiration is plain by...
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BMW is hinting at the next addition to its i sub-brand for electrified cars with a striking concept unveiled on Tuesday at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Called the i Vision Dynamics, the concept is a low-slung sedan in the style of the automaker’s 4-door Gran Coupes, and it’s powered by an electric powertrain BMW insists is capable of 373 miles on a single charge, most likely on the more lenient European cycle. The i Vision Dynamics is also said to be capable of 0-60 mph acceleration in under 4.0 seconds and a top speed of 120 mph. The i Vision Dynamics is BMW’s vision of a...
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2018 Jaguar E-Pace previewPint-sized crossover SUVs are all the rage right now and Jaguar is joining the fun with its 2018 E-Pace. Revealed in July, the compact SUV has since made its debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show ahead of a showroom arrival in early 2018. No doubt it's set to end up as one of the, if not the most...
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Mercedes GLC F-Cell fuel-cell powered SUV revealed, on sale in late 2019Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell-powered version of its popular GLC at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. The vehicle is virtually production ready, though we won’t see it in showrooms until late 2019, the automaker has confirmed. Called the GLC F-Cell, the design is...
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2019 Audi A8 previewThe Audi A8 is now one of the oldest among its peers but a redesigned version of the flagship sedan was unveiled in July at a special event in Barcelona, Spain. It's since made its debut at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show. This new, fourth-generation A8 is due on sale in 2018, as a 2019 model, and...
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Mercedes-AMG's Project One has landed, and its F1 powertrain has over 1,000 hpIt’s the car everyone’s been dying to see, and now it's finally here. Behold the Mercedes-AMG Project One, a road car equipped with the championship-winning powertrain of the current-era Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 racecars. Unveiled Monday ahead of a world debut during Tuesday's...
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Les Edgar on new TVR Griffith, Le Mans: "You go to win, and we will do that."We caught up with TVR CEO Les Edgar at the 2017 Goodwood Revival to talk about the new TVR Griffith, America, and Le Mans. Motor Authority: How is production coming along at the new Wales facility? Les Edgar: We have the building—or at least the shell. The Welsh government will deliver that...
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