Car News
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We’re now just a little over a month out from the debut of the all-new, sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro but that hasn’t slowed down the pace of Chevy’s teaser campaign for the car. Today we learned that that the car’s structural stiffness will be 28 percent greater than in the current model, which should result in it having better ride and handling attributes as well as improved NVH levels. The key reason for the improved stiffness is the adoption of General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] brilliant Alpha platform, but advanced structural modeling also played an...
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Mercedes-Benz Starts Production Of New GLE Coupe At U.S. PlantFollowing its world debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show back in January, Mercedes-Benz’s all-new GLE Coupe is now in production at the automaker’s plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In addition to the GLE Coupe, the plant is also responsible for the regular GLE as well as the GL-Class (soon...
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2015 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix PreviewThe 2015 Formula One World Championship continues this weekend with round three, the Chinese Grand Prix. The event is once again being held at the Shanghai International Circuit, a 3.4-mile track known for its fast corners, smooth surface, and plenty of overtaking opportunities. Aerodynamic...
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Gordon Murray teams up with Shell to develop innovative city car conceptYou may recall that legendary road and race car designer Gordon Murray, the man behind the McLaren F1 supercar, recently established his own design firm where he’s been focusing his attention on diminutive city cars and more efficient production processes—which he calls...
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Alfa Romeo Announces Two New Engines Including Ferrari-Derived Six-CylinderAt present the only Alfa Romeos on sale on these shores is the 4C sports car and its 4C Spider convertible variant. Over the coming years, the automaker will start adding more models to its lineup, with an aim to have at least eight separate model lines by 2018. This will also require the addition...
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New Ford Galaxy Promises Practicality And "First Class Travel", Won't Come To U.S.It's not uncommon for American enthusiasts to get news of an exciting new model, and then immediately howl upon learning it won't be coming to our shores. While that's unlikely to happen in regard to the Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] new Galaxy, the all-new seven-seater will likely prove an...
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Cars are great. They’re awesome. We nerd out over them, drool at inconvenient times (sorry, dear), and generally spend way too much of our lives obsessing over them. But some cars suck—so much so that they hurt other cars by their mere existence. The Honda Crosstour is one of those cars. But this albatross is dead. Soon. The news comes straight from what may be the only place to mourn the ungainly Crosstour’s passing, and that for entirely selfish (and understandable) reasons: East Liberty, Ohio and The Columbus Dispatch. That’s where the Crosstour is built—was...
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GT3 Cars Can Return To Nürburgring, New Regulations To Improve Spectator SafetyRacing enthusiasts, understandably, want to be as close as possible to the action. But the horrific accident at the Nürburgring late last month—where a spectator was killed, and others were injured—during the opening round of the VLN series has triggered new restrictions for racing...
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Aston Martin And Fisker Settle Things "Amicably"Project Thunderbolt is a no-go. That's the official (and expected) word coming forth as Aston Martin and Henrik Fisker have apparently resolved their lawsuit. For those not familiar with the story, this all started when Fisker presented a new design study for a potential limited-run build of a car...
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Original Herbie Heads To Auction With Barrett-JacksonOne of the original Herbie star cars is heading to auction, so if you're a fan of precocious movie Beetles now is the time to act. The car is set to cross the auction block at the upcoming Barrett-Jackson event in Palm Beach, Florida. It's a 1963 Volkswagen wearing a particularly familiar livery...
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Evoque Gets Air Off Overpass And Passengers Walk Away: VideoA Range Rover Evoque driver in Sochi, Russia recently found out just how strong his compact luxo-ute really is. While driving in the rain and possibly slush, at what appears to be too fast a speed for the conditions, the driver strayed to the left of a sweeping highway turn, which sent him up and...
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U.K.'s Ultima Replaces GTR Supercar With New Evolution CoupeIncredibly, one of the fastest supercars on the planet is one you can build yourself, as it’s available as a kit and requires neither a great degree of engineering ability nor any specialized equipment to complete. It’s called the “GTR”, and some of its performance...
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German auto giant Volkswagen is furthering its commitment to the U.S. market with the establishment of a new engineering center at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The new center should help increase local input in vehicles designed for the U.S. market as well as speed up their development time. It will also serve as a central hub for VW's activities at smaller centers around the country as well as those with universities. According to the Times Free Press, around 130 engineers and technicians will be working at the center by 2017, with eventually as many as 200 staff being employed. The...
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Tesla Model S 70D Coming With 514-HP Rating, $75,000 Price TagJust when you think Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] can’t make any more updates to its award-winning Model S electric sedan, the automaker goes out and introduces a new variant. The new variant is the 70D, with the “D” in the name signifying that it packs the automaker’s dual-motor...
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On Heels Of Cadillac Leaving Livery, MGM Resorts Adopts CNG-Powered XTS Stretch LimosWhile Cadillac is moving out of the livery segment—it doesn't jive with new chief Johan de Nysschen's vision for the brand—we'll be seeing XTS-based limos on the road for years to come. With that in mind, MGM Resorts International has adopted the world's first fleet of CNG-fueled...
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2016 Smart ForTwo makes U.S. debutThe third-generation Smart car made its world debut last summer, in both two-door ForTwo and four-door ForFour bodystyles. The car has now made its U.S. debut, appearing at the 2015 New York Auto Show, but only the ForTwo has arrived. It goes on sale this fall, as a 2016 model. The platform of the...
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Aston Martin To Replace Rapide With New Lagonda Sedan, Launch DBX-Like CrossoverLast summer, we heard Aston Martin was planning to phase out its Rapide sedan following the introduction of the automaker’s next-generation sports car platform, which makes its debut next year in the DB9 replacement. The good news is that Aston Martin won’t be exiting the sedan segment...
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900-HP Volkswagen Passat? Say What? Tanner Foust’s New Formula Drift Ride: VideoLet’s get this out of the way: Passats don’t drift. Passats are front-drive family cars “Built for the family that’s going places,” although they also somehow have “Performance that makes a track out of a road,” (while cautioning you to “Always obey...
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Mercedes-Benz’s recent teaser sketch for a new mid-size pickup truck was no April Fools’ Day stunt, with the German automaker since confirming that the vehicle is headed for launch towards the end of the decade as a rival to the likes of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Ranger, Toyota Hilux and Volkswagen Amarok. So far, the Mercedes pickup has only been confirmed for the Australian, European, Latin American and South African markets, but there’s still the chance we’ll see it in local showrooms. The U.S. is, after all, the world's biggest market for pickup trucks...
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Delphi’s Autonomous Audi Q5 Successfully Completes Cross-Country TripA couple of weeks ago, an Audi Q5 packed with automotive supplier Delphi’s autonomous car technologies set out on a coast-to-coast trip, departing San Francisco and ending up in New York City nine days later. Nearly 3,400 miles were covered, and according to Delphi an impressive 99 percent of...
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Rolls-Royce Project Cullinan Previews Upcoming SUV DrivetrainThe hyper-luxury British SUVs are coming. Bentley has its Bentayga in the works, and Rolls-Royce is joining the party too. The latest step toward fine hand-crafted off-roading procession is Project Cullinan. ALSO SEE: How To Drive Like An A$$hole: Video Project Cullinan is an engineering mule...
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How To Drive Like An A$$hole: VideoNSFW Warning: If your ears are sensitive, or your employer is nearby, make a U-turn now. This is not the road for you. If you’ve ever been behind the wheel, you’ve seen this guy. You know the guy. The one who pisses you off so much you just wanna RAM THE GUY’S DAMNED CAR INTO THE...
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Lyons LM2 Streamliner, Ferrari FXX K, Audi RS 3: Car News HeadlinesAs promised, American supercar startup Lyons Motor Car presented a concept of its 1,700-horsepower LM2 Streamliner at the New York Auto Show. Only, the concept’s unveiling was late for the show’s press days and the vehicle itself was still far from complete. It doesn’t bode well...
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2016 Maserati Quattroporte And Ghibli Will Offer Interiors By Ermenegildo ZegnaIf you thought it would be impossible for Maserati to become any more Italian, think again. MUST WATCH: Off-Road Charger Is Our 'Furious 7' Dream Car Come True: Video The storied marque has expanded its partnership with Ermenegildo Zegna, which will bring the legendary Italian men's fashion house's...
John Coyle