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Acura’s RLX flagship sedan has been around since the 2014 model year. Launched as the replacement for the RL, the car offers a decent hit of luxury and in Sport Hybrid trim you also snag V-8-like performance combined with the thirst of a four-cylinder. For the 2016 model year, Acura has implemented a few tweaks to improve the overall package. The most significant change is the availability of the new AcuraWatch suite of electronic driver aids, which first appeared on the 2016 ILX and has since been confirmed for the 2016 MDX and 2016 RDX. Another highlight is some chassis tuning, which...
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New Porsche 911 GT3 RS Taken To Nardo: VideoThere are few cars that better suit the description “a race car built for the road” than the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which racing driver Brendon Hartley sets out to determine in this latest video. Hartley is one of Porsche’s works drivers for its LMP1 efforts in the World...
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Don Draper's 1964 Imperial Convertible Needs A Smoke-Free HomeThis 1964 Imperial convertible might be gorgeous—but "never been smoked in" probably isn't a claim that can be made about its history. That's because the massive Mopar played the role of advertising executive—and legendary cigarette fiend—Don Draper's personal ride on AMC's Mad...
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Borgward Displays Past, Announces Plans For Future In GenevaWhen we learned China's Foton was going to officially relaunch—after half a century of dormancy—Germany's Borgward marque at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, we thought the company's long-rumored concept might finally be ready for prime time. MUST WATCH: Here's A ‘Furious 7’...
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Kahn Design builds Land Rover Defender-based 6x6Just as Mercedes-Benz’s awesome G63 AMG 6x6 bows out of production, bespoke British outfit A. Kahn Design has saved the day with the promise of a six-wheeled version of the G-Class’ natural enemy, the Land Rover Defender. A. Kahn Design has been branching out beyond its tuning roots and...
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Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003 debuts at 2015 Geneva auto showThe James Glickenhaus empire of custom-bodied Ferraris for the street and track has grown, now, to include a car that won’t just be for his personal collection or race team: the SCG003S, a road car that will be offered to a handful of lucky, well-heeled customers, and is on show this week at...
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It’s no secret that British sports car brand Lotus has been struggling—heck, it only has one road-going model on sale here—but the company has embarked on a turnaround strategy devised by straight-shooting CEO Jean-Marc Gales and is planning a host of new models, starting with a revamped version of its Evora flagship. ALSO SEE: 2016 Infiniti Q60 Coming With 400- And 450-HP Outputs: Report The new version is called the Evora 400, and with 400 horsepower and 302 pound-feet of torque generated from its supercharged 3.5-liter V-6 it promises to be the fastest road-going Lotus to...
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Ferrari Sergio Debuts At 2015 Geneva Motor ShowIt was at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show that Italian design legend Pininfarina rolled out the Sergio concept car (shown below) honoring its fallen patriarch Sergio Pininfarina who passed away one year prior. The concept proved so popular that Pininfarina, together with Ferrari whose 458 Spider was the...
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Spain’s GTA reveals new version of Spano V-10 supercar at 2015 Geneva auto showSpanish supercar startup Spania GTA first burst onto the scene back in 2009 when it rolled out a pre-production prototype for a car called the Spano, which featured a big V-10 nestled behind its seats. Since then, GTA has been churning out examples of the original Spano for enthusiasts all across...
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Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4² concept debuts at 2015 Geneva auto showIt may be old, but the Mercedes-Benz G-Class shows no sign of fading away. Mercedes continues to update the venerable Gelandewagen with new versions, the latest of which has just been teased in the form of a thinly-veiled concept version starring this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The new...
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2016 Ford Focus RS Debuts At 2015 Geneva Motor Show: VideoThe all-new, U.S.-bound Ford Focus RS has finally made its international auto show debut. The car was already confirmed to be coming to the market with “more than” 316 horsepower, a standard six-speed manual transmission and an all-wheel-drive system, and now we have a few more details...
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Zenvo ST1 Supercar Gets New Transmission, Minor Updates For 2015 Geneva Motor ShowDanish supercar startup Zenvo first burst onto the scene back in 2008 when it rolled out a pre-production prototype for its ST1 supercar. The firm didn’t really make headlines, however, until a ST1 being tested by Top Gear in 2014 suffered from some mechanical issues and ultimately went up in...
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The latest addition to the McLaren fleet of supercars, the 675LT, has made its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The car is a hotter version of the 650S and sits in the Super Series of cars, which also includes the 650S and Asia-only 625C. MUST SEE: First Look At Koenigsegg Regera: 1,500 HP From Direct Drive System In Geneva, McLaren confirmed that just 500 examples of the 675LT will be built for worldwide consumption. Pricing for the U.S. market, as well as the exact number of build slots earmarked for U.S. customers, will be announced closer to the start of delivery in July of this year...
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Ferrari 488 GTB: Live Photos And Video From GenevaAs with most shows, Ferrari’s stand at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show was one of the busiest. The Prancing Horse’s star this year is the 488 GTB, the mid-cycle update for the 458 Italia and the latest of the Italian marque’s models to adopt a turbocharged powerplant. MUST SEE: First...
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Lexus LF-SA City Car Concept: 2015 Geneva Motor Show Live Photos And VideoLexus has unveiled this new concept car at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. It’s called the “LF-SA”, and it’s a minicar that hints at just one potential future direction for the Japanese automaker. The idea for the concept came about after Lexus celebrated its 25th anniversary a...
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New EXP 10 Speed 6 Concept Hints At Potential Bentley Sports Car: Live Photos And VideoLast summer, Bentley CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer revealed the British automaker was looking to add a fifth model to its existing Continental, Flying Spur, Mulsanne and soon-to-arrive Bentayga nameplates, and that it had two leading proposals: a two-seater sports car and a more conventional offering...
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2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 debuts at the 2015 Geneva auto showThe Cayman GT4, a car best described as a mini-911 GT3 but with a six-speed, three-pedal manual instead of a dual-clutch job, is here, and it's on display at the Geneva Motor Show. And yes, you read that right—Porsche’s latest road racer comes with a conventional manual, but many of its...
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2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS finally revealedHaving missed its original targeted launch date by more than six months, Porsche’s GT3 RS based on the 991 series of the 911 has finally landed, debuting this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. It may be a little late, but Porsche has made up for it with a whole new engine and a simply...
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What is the Aston Martin Vulcan? It’s a track-only supercar packing motorsport-derived technology and a powerful 7.0-liter V-12 engine, and it’s now in Switzerland for a debut at this week’s 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The Vulcan is designed to go up against other track specials such as Ferrari’s XX cars and the McLaren P1 GTR, and like its rivals it also comes with a driver development program to ensure any potential owners will be able to get the most out of their purchase. MUST WATCH: Meet The Man That Owns A Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 & Porsche 918 Spyder: Video...
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First Look At Koenigsegg Regera: 1,500 HP From Direct Drive SystemKoenigsegg’s second ‘megacar’, the Regera, has been revealed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The Regera packs technologies never before seen in one of Koenigsegg’s products, enabling it to develop more power than any car ever in production. And yes, the car is headed for...
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McLaren P1 GTR: Live Photos And Video From GenevaMcLaren has revealed its new track-focused P1 in its final form, meaning the car will soon start delivery to its eagerly awaiting buyers. It made its formal debut today at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show where McLaren is also showing off the new 675LT, which forms part of the automaker’s mid-level...
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2015 Honda Civic Type R: 305 hp and 0-62 mph in 5.7 secondsAfter what seems like an excessively long gestation period for what’s essentially a hotted-up variant of a car already on sale—Honda says the development was five years—the new Civic Type R is finally here. The awesome hot hatch has been revealed at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and...
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2017 Audi R8 Fully Revealed: Live Photos And Video From GenevaOne of our favorite supercars is completely new again: the 2016 Audi R8 has debuted this week at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Known and respected for its ability to blend daily-driver comfort with world-class handling and pace, the first-generation Audi R8 ran from 2007 through 2016 as the...
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VW previews new design language, next CC with Sport Coupe GTE conceptVolkswagen’s stylish CC (known as a Passat CC in other markets) has been around since the 2009 model year and is certainly starting to show its age, despite a mid-cycle update for 2013. The good news is that a successor is in the works, a preview of which we’re getting this week at the...
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