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Mercedes-AMG’s new GT R sports car was hardly a secret, but regardless it’s finally here and there are plenty of details to divulge. The GT R is a track-focused version of the GT sports car launched by AMG two years ago, and it’s coming onto the market next year with even more power, less weight, advanced aerodynamics and active rear-wheel steering, making it a perfect match for cars like the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Nissan GT-R Nismo and Porsche 911 GT3 RS. There’s no mistaking the GT R as anything but the most extreme version of AMG’s GT, at least until a Black...
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2017 Porsche Panamera leakedPorsche is due to unveil its new Panamera sedan on June 28 but photos have already leaked onto the Internet. The leaked shots, sourced from Motor1, reveal a very handsome look for the second-generation Panamera and provide us with a few details of the interior. From previous spy shots and video we...
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Bugatti CEO drives new Chiron faster than a race car at Le MansThe fastest car at last weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans wasn't decked out with sponsor graphics and racing tires. It was, instead, a street-legal Bugatti that you, too, can buy... assuming you're of the especially well-heeled variety. We are of course talking about the new Chiron. Bugatti CEO...
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VW CEO lays out future plansVolkswagen Group CEO Matthias Müller last week announced an all-encompassing strategy that will see the automaker through the next 10 years and hopefully leave behind any lingering thoughts of the recent emissions cheating scandal, which incidentally VW is close to settling in the United...
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McLaren P1 LM is spiritual successor to most legendary F1When it comes to the McLaren F1, the most lust-worthy models are the F1 LMs, of which only six were ever made including the original prototype still owned by the British firm. So sought-after are the cars that a regular F1 converted to LM-spec sold at auction last year for a staggering $13.75...
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McLaren adds track-focused 570S Sprint to Sports Series rangeIt’s only been a year since McLaren revealed the first of its Sports Series models, the 570S, but already the automaker’s entry-level range is close to matching the variety on offer in the pricier Super Series. Already this year we’ve been treated to the more practical 570GT and...
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Dodge confirms what's been painfully obvious for a while now: that the Viper will die. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] confirmed today that the Viper's final model year will be 2017, and that a series of final editions will send it off to history's big garage after a 25-year run. Since 1992, approximately 30,000 Vipers have been built at the Connor Ave. Assembly Plant in Detroit. The final model year for the Viper will begin production on Friday, June 24. ALSO SEE: Watch a Callaway Corvette Z06 break the 200 mph mark The final production run will include these limited-edition models...
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2018 Ford Fiesta ST spy shotsFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] is currently developing its next-generation Fiesta hatchback and today we have spy shots of a prototype for the sporty ST model. The engineers have tried to make the tester look like one of the prototypes for the regular Fiesta but a few clues give away its identity. The...
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Ultimate luxury with refined performance: 2017 Bentley Mulsanne first drive reviewBentley says every car it builds is a blend of luxury and performance, with the Mulsanne taking the luxury ideal to the company's furthest extreme. Well, if you're going to go to extremes, you might as well go big, and for the 2017 model year Bentley is adding more luxury to its biggest, cushiest...
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2016 24 Hours of Le Mans: Wins for Porsche, Ford overshadowed by heartbreak for ToyotaIt was the cruelest of endings on Sunday at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, with car trouble costing Toyota the overall win in the closing minutes. Heavy rain prior to the race led to some flooding and saw the safety car on the track for almost the entire first hour. Once the race was on, Toyota led...
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2017 Ford GT in production guise surprises at Le MansThere’s an assortment of cars racing around the Circuit de la Sarthe in this weekend’s 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans, which at the time of writing is led by Toyota and one of its TS050 Hybrid LMP1s, but one car in particular is creating plenty of excitement off the track. Ford Motor Company...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG E63 spy shots and videoMercedes-Benz has shown us its new E-Class, but soon after the car reaches showrooms in the summer we should have had our first look at the high-performance version from Mercedes-AMG. No, we’re not talking about the new E43. We’re talking about the new E63 sledgehammer, which once again...
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Our friends at Hagerty Insurance spent six grueling days rebuilding a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Flathead V-8 that they bought at the Hershey Swap Meet last year. Fortunately for us, they've condensed this epic project down into about six and a half minutes in this highly-entertaining video. You don't have to get your hands dirty to enjoy watching the folks from Edelbrock and Traverse City, Michigan's Thirlby Automotive grab their spanners and set to work on the V-8, which was installed in a 1946 Ford pickup. Hagerty bought the engine at Hershey and drove the truck for 4,000 miles before...
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Lego Ford GT on display at Le MansFord thinks it has all the pieces together to dominate the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year, but the automaker's racing car isn't quite put together the same way as the 4,000-piece Lego model it is displaying on the sidelines of the grueling race in France. Rendered in 1/3 scale, the Lego version of...
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Citroën Advanced Comfort suspension bids adieu to hydropneumaticsFrench maker Citroën has been known for the comfortable ride of its cars for 60 years, since it pioneered the use of hydropneumatic suspension on the streamlined DS model unveiled to an astonished world at the 1955 Paris Motor Show. Now part of PSA Peugeot-Citroën, the company is...
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Ford, Porsche secure pole for 2016 24 Hours of Le MansThis is the moment Blue Oval fans around the world have been waiting years for: Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] imminent return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. And the American automaker is off to a solid start for this weekend’s race, the highlight of the 2016 World Endurance Championship...
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Make your Model S resemble refreshed car with Unplugged Performance kitUnplugged Performance, a tuning company that exclusively deals with Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] products, has released a conversion kit that allows existing Model S owners to make their cars resemble the recently refreshed version of the popular electric sedan. The kit consists of a smooth-look front...
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VW commits to 30 electric cars by 2025 in new strategyWhile the Volkswagen Group continues negotiations towards finalizing a settlement of its emissions cheating scandal with regulators in the United States, the embattled automaker today announced a company-wide strategy that outlines plans for the coming decade. The new Together - Strategy 2025...
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BMW turned 100 this year and as part of the celebrations unveiled a forward-looking concept aptly named the Vision Next 100. But BMW isn’t celebrating alone as the German automaker’s subsidiaries Mini and Rolls-Royce have Vision Next 100 concepts of their own. Code-named the 103EX, Rolls-Royce’s Vision Next 100 concept is a stately coupe that blends old with the—very—new. The vehicle is unlike any Rolls-Royce ever conceived yet instantly recognizable as one of the automaker’s creations. ALSO SEE: VW commits to 30 electric cars by 2025 in new strategy It was...
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8 things that make a Jaguar F-Type an SVRWhat's in an acronym? In the case of the 2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR, it's not just a pretty face and a $126,945 price tag. As it does with the gutsy Range Rover Sport SVR, Jaguar Land Rover doesn't spare much in the mission to give those letters real meaning. That meaning: pretty obvious. SVR stands...
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We go Spanish flying in the 200-mph, $126,945 Jaguar F-Type SVR: first drive reviewMaybe this is how we'll remember sports cars. Once everything runs off a silent pack of cells charged wirelessly overnight. Once no one actually owns a car outright. Once cars turn into self-driven transportation devices, run by apps, pre-programmed for convenience, drained of life. Savor this one...
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Mazzanti Evantra Millecavalli: Italy’s most powerful car in all its gloryLast week Italian supercar marque Mazzanti introduced to the world its Evantra Millecavalli. The car is a hardcore version of Mazzanti’s already extreme Evantra supercar launched in 2013 and the “Millecavalli” in the name, Italian for “a thousand horses," signifies that the...
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Mercedes announces inline-6 with 48-volt mild hybrid systemMercedes-Benz is spending up big on technology to reduce the average emissions of its fleet. The automaker has committed to spending almost $8 billion in just the next two years on green technology, including everything from clean diesels to fuel cells to next-generation batteries for electric...
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Transformers 5's Barricade revealed as Ford Mustang cop carDirector Michael Bay has revealed a new vehicle mode for one of the giant robots in the fifth Transformers movie currently under filming, Transformers: The Last Knight. The vehicle mode is for the Decepticon Barricade who in previous movies was represented by a fifth-generation Ford Motor Company...
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