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The Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Mustang Shelby GT350 is almost ready for its showroom debut in the fall, but today we have details on one of the tech features coming in the 526-horsepower track-focused muscle car: a customizable shift light indicator. The feature comes standard in both the Shelby GT350 and extra hardcore Shelby GT350R, and Ford says it installed it to help drivers keep their eyes on the road at critical shift points instead of looking down at the tachometer. The new shift light indicator, called the Performance Shift Light Indicator, forms part of the Shelby...
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2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC450 AMG Spy ShotsThe SLC450 is set to make a comeback, only this time around the famous badge will be affixed to a version of Mercedes-Benz’s entry-level sports car and not the SL-Class. We’re talking about the SLK, which will soon be rebranded an SLC as part of its mid-cycle update, an update that...
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2016 Porsche 911 Carrera First Official Details Leak OutJust days after a completely undisguised version of Porsche’s updated 911 Carrera, the Type 991.2, was spotted tested on the Nürburgring, some of the official specs have surfaced in German media. The leaked specs confirm the updated 911 Carrera models will adopt smaller, turbocharged...
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Back-To-Back Chris Harris Videos: Ferrari 488 GTB And McLaren 675LTBritish journo Chris Harris certainly is a lucky boy. He recently got to hop in the latest supercar models from Ferrari and McLaren. Fortunately for us, he put together some video footage of his experiences with each and uploaded the clips to his YouTube channel Chris Harris on Cars. One is the 488...
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Sedan Bodystyle Returns With Audi's New RS 4, U.S. Sales LikelyWhether the new Audi RS 4 based on the latest 'B9' A4 would make it to American shores has long been the subject of speculation. But we now have the best indication yet that U.S. four-ring fans will again get an opportunity to buy the hottest version of the A4. That clue comes via Audi's...
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Stretch Limo Hit By Train, No Injuries Reported: VideoA collision between a stretch limousine and a train made for a memorable Sweet 16 party in New Paris, Indiana, last week. No one was injured in the crash, which occurred after the vehicle bottomed out on the tracks. After impact, it was pushed along the tracks for over a minute while the train...
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On Tuesday, Wired posted an account of writer Andy Greenberg's ongoing experiment to demonstrate the potential of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee to be remotely hacked. During this round, partners Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek were able to access the vehicle's climate control, entertainment, transmission, and engine via their laptops, all while miles away. At one point, the Jeep was rendered completely undrivable. The exercise was a scary demonstration of the potential for connected vehicles to be compromised, made more terrifying by the fact that it was conducted not on a closed course, but on a...
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Former Chrysler Quality Chief Heads To Apple As Rumors FlyThe Apple car rumors are officially in full swing right now. Well, they've been in full swing for a a little bit now, but that swing just got a nice big push. According to the Detroit Free Press, Apple has recently hired Doug Betts, who was formerly a quality chief at Chrysler. This is pretty big...
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Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Lines Up With A GT-R At The Strip: VideoThe Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat and Nissan GT-R couldn’t be more different. One’s a rear-wheel-drive sedan powered by a supercharged V-8 while the other is an all-wheel-drive sports car with turbocharged V-6 power. There’s one thing they have in common, however, and that’s...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe, 2018 Audi Q5, Aston Martin DB10: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz is set to unveil its new C-Class Coupe at September’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, and alongside the regular model will be the high-performance version from Mercedes-AMG: the 2017 C63 Coupe. This week the official tuner to the German luxury marque released a teaser video that...
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New Tesla Roadster Due In 2019: OfficialDuring last week’s announcement of the new Ludicrous mode for certain versions of the Model S electric sedan, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk let slip that the launch of a second-generation Roadster has been pushed back to 2019. He said Tesla has a performance level higher than...
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Aston Martin DB10 Features In Trailer For New James Bond Movie ‘Spectre’It was back in December that Aston Martin shocked us with the unveiling of a new car, the DB10, which was developed exclusively for a starring role in the new James Bond movie Spectre. Today, an extended trailer is out and we get to see several shots of the car in action and even learn some if its...
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With 1.2 million sales last year, Buick is General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] most popular brand after Chevrolet, and incredibly it has achieved this with just a five-car lineup. GM plans to plug a few of the holes in Buick’s lineup, and one of the new additions may be a version of Opel’s next-generation Adam minicar. Over the years, GM has been strengthening the link between Buick and Opel, with models like the Encore, Regal and new 2016 Cascada all starting out life as Opels. And there’s more work to be done. According to an Automotive News (subscription required)...
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Michigan Set To Open 32-Acre Autonomous Car Test 'City': VideoFlying cars still are still a pipe dream. But autonomous vehicles are coming—whether enthusiasts want them or not. Of course, there's a lot of work to be done before drivers—if we'll still call them that—will be able to hop into their cars, utter the computer equivalent of "home...
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Porsche Reportedly Bringing Electric 'Pajun' Concept To FrankfurtIt's no secret that Porsche is planning to bring a zero-emission vehicle to market. In 2011, the company revealed the Boxster E Electric Prototype, and recent patent filings indicate we could see also a fuel cell model at some point. And now we have more information on Stuttgart's latest...
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New Terrafugia Animation Keeps Flying Car Dream Alive: VideoFlying car company Terrafugia hasn't yet delivered a single example of its first effort, called the Transition, to customers. Of course, that hasn't stopped it from releasing a new animation of its next product, the TF-X. Please bear with us here. As always, the promises made in the promo are...
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New Audi TT RS Coming Next Year, No Manual Option Planned: ReportOne of the particularly enjoyable spots in the Audi lineup for the past couple of years was the TT RS. It's a fun little coupe that makes solid noise (for an Audi), has a great driver-centric cockpit space, and can be ordered up with a row-your-own manual gearbox. Those who prefer to let the car do...
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2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO Is Either Loved Or Hated: VideoThis Nissan GT-R is a hyper-focused two-door destroyer of race tracks. It's also a car that can be driven to the grocery store, or to and from work on a daily basis. That sounds like a recipe for a machine that should be beloved by all who appreciate automobiles. That's not the case though, as the...
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Two of motoring’s top journalists got together recently to go head-to-head at the track in two of the best cars money can buy, the Porsche 911 GT3 and the Ferrari 458 Speciale. In the Porsche was Chris Harris while in the Ferrari was Tiff Needell. ALSO SEE: Clarkson’s Final Top Gear Test Track Lap Done In Ferrari 488 GTB The Porsche is clearly the underdog here, as it weighs more than the Ferrari and is considerably less powerful (the GT3 has 475 horsepower while the Speciale makes do with 597). But as we see in this Fifth Gear video, the race is quite close since the GT3 remains...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Breaks Its Own Record At Spa: VideoSince it’s no longer possible to attempt a lap record at the Nürburgring due to the recently imposed speed limits at certain sections of the track, to prove the performance of its range-topping One:1 Koenigsegg has been hitting a number of other famous circuits around the globe...
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2016 Ford F-150 Limited Loads Up On Luxury And TechFord says the 2016 F-150 Limited is its most luxurious F-150 yet.
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Watch 50 Years Of Porsche 911 Evolution... In 30 SecondsIf you're a Porsche fan, you know that the 911 has evolved from its start in 1963 through to the version that we know and love today. You can probably also spout off the various generational names. If you're not up on your 911 love, however, you might think that the car has pretty much remained the...
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Fiat 124 Spider To Feature Abarth FlagshipWhile Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] has ruled out launching a dedicated sports car under its Abarth performance brand, we’ll still see a sports car wearing the famous Abarth scorpion logo in the not too distant future. That sports car will be the upcoming Fiat model based on the bones...
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PSA Peugeot Citroën to expand brand heritage effortsBoth Peugeot and Citroën left the United States during the dawn of the Reagan administration. But even before their exits, vehicles from the French marques were generally seen as the domain of dedicated Francophiles or liberal arts college professors. Or both. That said, each...
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