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Just seeing one of Ferrari's flagship cars, or “Special Series” as the automaker likes to call them, is a rare occasion that most car fans will cherish, but just imagine four examples, one each from the past four generations, spotted together—and at the track. Well that’s exactly what we have in this latest video from Ferrari itself. MUST SEE: Bugatti Veyron Successor To Do 0-60 MPH In 2.0 Seconds: Report It features the F40, F50, Enzo and latest LaFerrari, with Ferrari chief test driver Dario Benuzzi hopping behind the wheel of each and giving us his impressions. The...
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New Patents Surface For Porsche Electric And Fuel Cell SedansNew patents have emerged suggesting Porsche is serious about launching zero-emission versions of its upcoming mid-size sedan due towards the end of the decade. Nicknamed the Pajun, short for “Panamera junior”, the mid-size sedan is being developed as a rival for the Maserati Ghibli and...
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Fast & Furious The Ride Coming To Universal Studios Hollywood: VideoGiven that the latest entry in the Fast & Furious franchise accelerated from zero to a billion dollars faster than any film in history, we shouldn't be surprised to see Universal Studios capitalizing on the popularity with a theme park ride. And while the movies have long lacked anything but...
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2017 BMW 1-Series Sedan Spy VideoLast year, BMW broke with tradition by introducing its first-ever model with front-wheel drive, the 2-Series Active Tourer. Next year, the German automaker will do the unthinkable once more, this time by introducing a front-driving sedan. That sedan will be called a 1-Series, and it’s been...
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Fisker relaunches with customer support program for Karma ownersFisker introduces a new Customer Support Program with free parts and labor.
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2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Benefits From New V-8, Chassis UpgradesWe recently reported that Mercedes-Benz, in an effort to curb the emissions on its G-Class, was planning to replace the current 5.5-liter V-8 in the G550 (a G500 in other markets) with a smaller yet more powerful 4.0-liter mill. Well, the German automaker has now confirmed the news while also...
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Bugatti just sold its final Veyron, which means full attention for the crew in Molsheim, France has turned to the car’s successor, a new supercar tipped to be called the Chiron and packing a hybrid powertrain. Early test mules for the car have been spotted, but no new details could be ascertained from these as they still resemble the original Veyron. MUST SEE: Latest LaFerrari Crash Is Worst Yet--Photo Update Some things we do know about the car is that it will feature an upgraded version of the Veyron’s quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W-16 engine. The engine currently produces 1,184...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Priced From $33,995Despite a significant improvement in style, performance and practicality, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is offering its second-generation Chevrolet Volt at a lower price than the original. The automaker has confirmed pricing for the 2016 Chevy Volt will start at just $33,995, including an $825...
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George Clooney Getting Porsche 911 GT3 RS As Birthday PresentGeorge Clooney, who celebrates his 54th birthday on Wednesday, and the first with new wife Amal, is reportedly getting a Porsche 911 GT3 RS as a present. The actor’s penchant for fine autos—and motorcycles—is well known, so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that someone...
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2017 Jaguar F-Pace Spy VideoJaguar is entering new ground with its first-ever SUV, the recently confirmed F-Pace, which is featured as a prototype in our latest spy video. The new F-Pace is currently undergoing final testing ahead of a world debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September. You may recall that it was at the...
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Power Surge: Watch An All-Electric '68 Mustang Attempt A Record RunSome might think it a sacrilege to swap internal combustion from electric power in an iconic car like a 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback. But that's conventional thinking—and Mitch Medford and the team at Bloodshed Motors don't do conventional. CHECK OUT: Bugatti Veyron Successor To Do 0-60 MPH In...
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Mercedes-AMG And Cigarette Racing Partnership Makes For Smoking Hot BoatIf you're a Mercedes-Benz fan, you'd be forgiven for thinking that if an AMG product winds up in the drink, something has gone terribly wrong. But the three-pointed star's tuning wing has a history of working with uber-boat manufacturer Cigarette Racing, and over the years the partnership has...
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Chevrolet announced a few updates for its 2016 model year Corvette Z06 in the past week. One of the updates is the availability of a special edition model that will be limited to just 500 copies. It’s called the C7.R Edition, and as the name suggests it was inspired by the C7.R endurance racer from Corvette Racing. British coachbuilder and nascent automaker A. Kahn Design added a pickup to its Flying Huntsman family this week. It’s called the Flying Huntsman 105 Pick Up, and it has an extra 15 inches of wheelbase compared to the standard Defender 90 on which it’s...
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Tale Of The Tape: 1985 GTI Vs. 2015 GTIAmong enthusiasts, there will always be a portion of the population primed to lionize classic models and lament the introduction of electronic nannies like traction control. ALSO SEE: Power Surge: Watch An All-Electric '68 Mustang Attempt A Record Run Now, while those conversations...
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Aston Martin DB10 And Jaguar C-X75 On The Set Of New James Bond Movie 'Spectre': VideoIf nothing else, the latest James Bond movie will have some of the best cars in the franchise's history. In Spectre, Daniel Craig's 007 will take the wheel of an Aston Martin DB10—a model designed especially for the movie—while the bad guys will get the keys to the stillborn Jaguar...
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Cadillac May Offer More Aggressive V-Series Tune To Target Mercedes’ Black SeriesCadillac’s new ATS-V may be a genuine rival to BMW’s M3/M4 and Mercedes-AMG’s C63, but right now the American luxury brand doesn’t have an answer to more potent offerings from the Germans such as BMW’s GTS-badged cars and Mercedes’ Black Series models. That might...
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2016 Mazda CX-3, Tesla Powerwall Battery, Aston Martin SUV: Car News HeadlinesWe’ve just driven Mazda’s all-new CX-3 subcompact crossover. After tossing the CX-3 around Arizona canyon roads, we found the little crossover to be more like a little hatchback, and a damn good one at that. Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] latest product announcement wasn't for a new car but...
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Tesla's New Battery Can Power Your HomeTesla unveils its new line of batteries for homes, businesses, and utilities.
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The next-generation, B9-series Audi A4 sedan is just around the corner and that means new versions of all the separate variants such as the A4 Avant wagon, A4 Allroad soft-roader, sporty S4 and high-performance RS 4. We’ve already seen prototypes for the new A4, A4 Avant and S4, and now we have our first spy shots of prototypes for the S4 Avant. Unfortunately, the A4 Allroad is expected to remain the sole A4-based wagon offered in the U.S., thus we’re likely to miss out on the new A4 Avant and this S4 Avant. The good news is that the regular S4 sedan will make it to these shores...
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Ferdinand Piech Reportedly Unhappy With Appointment Of Nieces To VW Supervisory BoardAfter last week’s sudden departure of Volkswagen Group chairman Ferdinand Piech and his wife Ursula from the automaker’s overarching supervisory board, which came after a lost leadership battle with CEO Martin Winterkorn, there were two empty seats that needed to be filled. The...
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Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Ops To Launch SVX Off-Road BrandingJaguar Land Rover recently formed a new division called the Special Vehicles Operations (SVO), whose job is to develop vehicles that are a little bit more customized and more capable than your run-of-the-mill Jaguar or Land Rover. The first vehicle from SVO was the limited edition F-Type Project 7...
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Aston Martin Secures Funding For SUV, Other Luxury VehiclesAston Martin has managed to secure an additional round of funding from key shareholders Investindustrial and Tejara Capital to the tune of £200 million (approximately $307 million) to develop an SUV as well as other luxury-oriented models. This is in addition to previous rounds of funding...
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Legendary Cars, Distinguished Drivers To Comprise Jaguar's 2015 Mille Miglia TeamWhile Jaguar took a rather lengthy—meaning nearly half a century—break from the business of making sports cars, in the post-war years, the marque was as synonymous with performance as it was with prestige. DON'T MISS: Tesla's New Battery Can Power Your Home So to celebrate its 80th...
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2016 Mazda CX-3 first drive reviewSo, you’re growing up. That two-seat sports car was a great companion for many years, but there’s just not enough space for your stuff, your friends, your dog. What are you to do? Check out the 2016 Mazda CX-3, that’s what. ALSO SEE: Audi Attempts To Add Matrix Lighting Technology...
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