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These are the latest spy shots of the stretched 'Maybach' version of the latest-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Up to six different S-Class variants will eventually be launched, including this S-Class Maybach, which we’re expecting to be revealed later this year, as a 2015 model. Once a standalone brand, Maybach is expected to be turned into a sub-brand for ultra-luxurious Mercedes models, just as Mercedes-AMG is a sub-brand for the automaker’s high-performance models. And this stretched S-Class will be the first to get the Maybach treatment, and once launched will serve as the...
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BMW Won’t Build An M4 Gran CoupeA senior executive at BMW’s M division has quashed rumors that the German automaker may launch an M version of the stylish 4-Series Gran Coupe. BMW does sell an M6 Gran Coupe and considered adding a smaller M4 Gran Coupe to the lineup at one point, but has chosen to forgo it. “That is a...
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2015 Chrysler 300 Spy ShotsThese are the first spy shots of a facelifted version of the Chrysler 300 due out later this year, as a 2015 model. Being a mid-cycle update (the current 300 was all-new for 2011), the updates to the car aren’t extensive though they should help the big and boxy sedan fit in with a raft of...
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2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Packs 707 Horsepower: VideoIt’s official: the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is the most powerful production muscle car ever—and even more powerful than the Viper supercar, with 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque on tap. The massive power output dwarfs even the previous ludicrous power title-holder, the...
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Ferrari 250 GTO To Be Auctioned Off At The Quail, A Motorsports GatheringWe may see a new car receive the world’s most expensive title at this year’s The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering event on August 15, as a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO is going under the hammer. Another 250 GTO sold for a staggering $52 million just last year, and the car coming up for sale next...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe first drive reviewLife is good. Life is especially good when you’re in Tuscany behind the wheel of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe. Life gets downright magical when threading your way through hills dotted with castellos, pointing the S63 two-door down a picturesque winding two-lane and loosing the horses...
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Over the weekend, Ferrari took part in the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed and brought a number of past and present models as well as some very special cars. One of the highlights was the green LaFerrari of Jamiroquai lead singer Jay Kay, who in the video above gives us some details about his massive car collection, which now spans 100 vehicles, and why he chose the unique green shade for his latest acquisition. Also on show was the one-off F12 TRS developed by the Special Projects division, as well as Ferrari’s regular lineup consisting of the California T, 458 Speciale, FF and F12...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Wagon Spy ShotsWe’ve just driven the regular versions of the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and found them to be absolutely brilliant, but the model we’re most concerned with is yet to be launched. We’re talking about the model born out of the fire and brimstone of the AMG hot house in...
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New Audi RS 6 Avant Plus Details LeakedAudi hasn’t launched a more extreme ‘Plus’ version of its RS 6 since 2004 but a new one is planned, based on the latest RS 6 Avant wagon sold overseas. Rumors of the car first emerged a year ago but now we have the first official details, courtesy of a leak made by an Audi dealer...
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Live Photos And Video Of Nissan’s Concept 2020 VisionNissan’s latest vehicle destined to join the pantheon of 148 different Nissans that have appeared in the Gran Turismo video game series over the years is the Concept 2020 Vision. Originally designed for the virtual world, the striking concept has now leapt into the real world as a star...
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2016 Audi R8 Spy Shots (With Interior)You’re looking at the latest spy shots of a prototype for the second-generation Audi R8. The car has been developed alongside the new Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4, with which it shares a platform, though its sales launch is still about a year away, which means we’re likely to see...
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2015 McLaren 650S GT3 Race Car RevealedMcLaren has used the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed to reveal its all-new GT3-spec race car based on the latest 650S supercar. McLaren had said it was planning to showcase the latest track-focused car developed by its McLaren GT motorsport arm, and now we have it in the form of the 650S GT3. Just...
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Even in today’s supercar-rich automotive landscape, Ferrari stands out as special and awe-inspiring. Look at the critical numbers for the 2014 458 Spider that we just drove, and it’s in an elite tier among just a few of the world’s top performance machines. The high-revving, 4.5-liter V-8 makes 562 horsepower (570 ps), and it’s hooked up to a seven-speed race-derived dual-clutch gearbox. Top speed is 199 mph, while 60 mph comes in a factory-official time of ‘less than 3.4 seconds.’ It can brake from 62 mph in less than 108 feet, according to...
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McLaren To Build Limited Run Of MSO-Enhanced 650S SupercarsEarlier this year, the official personalization department of McLaren, McLaren Special Operations, unveiled a 650S concept equipped with a number of unique elements aimed at improving both the car’s styling and performance. Now, just a day out from the start of the 2014 Goodwood Festival of...
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575-Horsepower Jaguar F-Type Project 7 Revealed: VideoThe first undertaking of Jaguar Land Rover’s new Special Vehicles Operations personalization department is the F-Type Project 7, the production version of last year’s Project 7 concept car. Yes, Jaguar has confirmed that it will build 250 examples of the stunning speedster, and will...
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2015 Ford Edge Revealed, Comes Standard With EcoBoost: VideoFord has taken the wraps off its 2015 Edge. This newest member of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] hits showrooms early next year and for the first time will be sold in global markets, including as far away as Australia. Looking almost identical to a concept version unveiled a year ago, the 2015...
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#GiveAShift: The 7 Best Manual Transmissions You Can DriveEvery single day, a sportscar gets overlooked. Abandoned. Rejected. It’s fast, it’s beautiful…but it has a stick shift. Automatics, CVTs, dual-clutches—they find their forever homes while thousands of stick shifts are left behind. It's sad, but it's true. Manual...
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2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Spy VideoLand Rover introduced an updated LR2 for the 2013 model year, with the vehicle receiving a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine, a much more luxurious interior, and the latest version of the automaker’s brilliant Terrain Response off-roading system. Despite all the updates, there’s no...
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Land Rover has announced that it is bringing the fastest, most agile and most responsive SUV it’s ever built to the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed this week. And to build up excitement the British automaker has released some videos offering a taste of the vehicle’s menacing exhaust note and showing it undergoing testing at Germany’s Nürburgring race track. The new SUV is a more potent version of the latest Range Rover Sport, which is already billed as Land Rover’s most capable vehicle both on and off the road. However, as the voiceover in the video confirms...
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Official details on the one-off Ferrari F12 TRSFerrari [NYSE:RACE] has chosen to limit the number of cars it builds each year to just 7,000 units but to increase revenues the company is offering more personalization options, ranging from unique trim elements in the cabin right up to unique, coachbuilt cars. The latter option is offered through...
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2015 Alfa Romeo 4C first drive reviewQuick--ignore these unabashedly erotic images, pretend you never saw a thing...and name this car. It’s a mid-engined two-seater not from Germany or Japan. It flaunts a supercar monocoque and a humbler suspension. It cauterizes corners courtesy a dual-clutch gearbox and turbocharged power...
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Mercedes-Benz Starts C-Class Production At Alabama PlantMercedes-Benz on Wednesday started production of the 2015 C-Class at its plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the same site where it builds the M-, R- (for Chinese market only) and GL-Class models. It was first confirmed that the Tuscaloosa plant would start C-Class production as far back as 2009, and now...
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VŪHL Founders Reflect On The Launch Of The 05 Track Car: VideoIt’s been a year since the Mexican sports car startup VŪHL launched its first model, the 05 track car, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. And now the founders of the company, brothers Iker and Guillermo Echeverria, have taken a look back at all that’s passed. MUST SEE: World's Fastest...
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New Track-Focused McLaren To Debut At Goodwood Festival Of SpeedMcLaren has announced a global premiere for the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed taking place this month and has released this teaser image to whet our appetite. The global premiere will be a new track-focused version of one of McLaren’s supercars, developed by the automaker’s McLaren GT...
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