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Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that the high-performance version of the GLE Coupe developed by Mercedes-AMG will debut alongside the regular models at next week’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The automaker also confirmed that the new coupe-like crossover will be in the new Jurassic Park movie. Volvo has unveiled a new model called the S60 Cross Country. The vehicle is essentially a high-riding version of the S60 sedan and in the U.S. it will come standard with all-wheel-drive. Cadillac may have been a bit too hasty in its attempt to increase pricing to a level comparable with its German rivals...
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Israeli Firm Says It’s A Year Away From Electric Car Battery That Charges In 3 MinutesLong charging times are a major drawback of modern electric cars, leading many researchers and companies to look for new charging technologies. One of those new proposed solutions to the problem of long charging times comes from an Israeli firm called Storedot, which claims it’s just one year...
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Cadillac Does U-Turn On Pricing Strategy, Drops Prices On Some CTS Trim LevelsDespite Cadillac chief Johan de Nysschen as recently as September saying he wouldn’t reduce prices or offer huge incentives, even in the face of slowing sales, the price of certain CTS trim levels have been reduced, in some cases by as much as $3,000. To help rebuild its image as a premier...
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Mercedes Confirms GLE Coupe For 'Jurassic World', Teases AMG Variant In New VideoMercedes-Benz’s new GLE Coupe is set to make its world debut next week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and today we learned that the vehicle will also feature in the upcoming fourth Jurassic Park movie, Jurassic World. The partnership continues the relationship between the movie’s...
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2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Spy Shots (With Interior)Mercedes-Benz is working on an extra, extra-long version of its S-Class sedan that’s expected to revive the Pullman name and have a price tag more than double that of the Rolls-Royce Phantom in some guises. A prototype version has been spotted again, revealing many of the car’s details...
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2016 Volvo S60 Cross Country Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Detroit Auto ShowA new Volvo S60 Cross Country is set to join the recently revealed V60 Cross Country in Volvo’s growing arsenal of jacked-up soft-roaders, and will create a new niche in the process: the crossover sedan. The vehicle was revealed in full today ahead of a world debut at next week’s...
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The Ariel Atom remains one of the all-time great automobiles thanks to its no-nonsense approach to speed. It's a bare-bones racing machine that gives its driver exactly what he or she needs to be the fastest one on the track, and nothing more. Ariel expanded its madness to the two-wheeled world when it introduced the Ace motorcycle. Now the British brand is about to get dirty with its latest beast; the Nomad. WATCH: BMW M4 Jumps The Median Strip After Show-Off Driver Loses Control: Video Essentially, what you're looking at is the love-child result of a wonderful evening spent between an Atom...
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Jeep Annual Sales Top One Million Units For The First TimeJeep records record global sales for the third year in a row.
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Ford Confirms Plans For Autonomous Car At 2015 CESFord says it will put self-driving cars into production.
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Corvette Engine Build Experience Is Back, But Only For Z06 BuyersFor several years, Chevrolet allowed buyers of high-end Corvette models like the Z06 and ZR1 to help assemble the engine powering their car as part of a special engine build experience. The program took place at General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Performance Build Center, located at Wixom...
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Aston Vantage GT3, Audi Prologue Autonomous Car, Next-Gen BMW iDrive: Today’s Car NewsAston Martin has confirmed plans to unveil a new car at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show in March. Today we have a teaser video which confirms the new car will be a road-going version of Aston Martin’s Vantage GT3 race car. Audi has unveiled a new version of its stunning Prologue concept. The...
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Detroit Electric SP:01 Sports Car Revealed In Production TrimAfter first revealing a prototype for a new electric sports car called the SP:01 in early 2013, rejuvenated historic car brand Detroit Electric has now revealed the car in production guise. Unfortunately, Detroit Electric, which has continuously pushed back the launch of the SP:01, says it still...
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BMW has presented a number of innovations at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show taking place this week in Las Vegas, with the highlights being a self-parking i3, new lighting technology previewed in an M4-based concept car, and a next-generation iDrive interface that is expected to arrive in the all-new 2016 BMW 7-Series due out later this year. ALSO SEE: Autonomous Prologue Concept Headlines Audi Tech Showcase At 2015 CES The self-parking i3, which we reported on earlier, features the latest version of BMW’s ActiveAssist autonomous technology. The i3 has been fitted with...
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Mercedes Confirms Plans To Move U.S. Headquarters To AtlantaMercedes-Benz has a home in the United States, and it's been in New Jersey since 1972. That is set to change, however, as the German automaker has confirmed it will be moving its local headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia later this year. MUST SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Does Burnout, Then Runs The...
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Land Rover Starts Celebrations For Original Defender's Last Year In Production: VideoProduction of the Land Rover Defender will finally come to an end this year, with the last example scheduled to roll off the line at Land Rover’s Solihull plant in the U.K. in December. The Defender, whose basic shape hasn’t changed much since the launch of the original ‘Land...
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Autonomous Prologue Concept Headlines Audi Tech Showcase At 2015 CESAutonomous (or self-driving) cars were clearly the central theme for automakers previewing their future tech at this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. Audi demonstrated the prowess of its autonomous driving technology, or “Piloted Driving” as the automaker calls it, by...
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Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Road Car Headed For 2015 Geneva Motor Show: VideoTeaser videos and images have become somewhat overused, dragging out what should be a nice surprise unveiling into a weeks- or months-long affair that slowly saps all of the anticipation from a new car's unveiling. This latest teaser from Aston Martin may avoid the pitfalls, however, as it leaves...
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Dodge Hellcat Runs Against Chevy Corvette Z06 On The Street: Video"Annihilates" is a pretty strong word here. It's the title that the uploader has chosen for a video showing a Dodge Challenger Hellcat making a few runs from a roll against a new Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The two cars are running side by side down the highway, you hear the three honks of a horn to...
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Speculation is the name of the game here. The automakers are constantly making moves that leave the rest of the industry curious and guessing as to what's going on. Such is the case with the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] because the automaker just moved to trademark the name "EcoBeast". ALSO SEE: 2016 Lexus GS F Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Detroit Auto Show The folks over at Car and Driver think this could be a sign that the next F-150 Raptor will employ a mighty mill utilizing forced induction (the new performance pickup is expected to debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show next week). Others think it...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Spy ShotsDue out later this year, as a 2016 model, is an updated version of the BMW 3-Series. The current generation of the popular luxury sedan was all-new for 2012, so 2016 marks the date of the car’s mid-cycle update. Today we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype for the updated sedan, with...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Unveils New Uconnect Access Services At CES: VideoFCA unveiled four new Uconnect Access services at CES 2015.
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2016 Lexus GS F Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Detroit Auto ShowLexus fans that admire the RC F but simply can’t live with a coupe have just had their prayers answered. The Japanese firm has revealed a new GS F performance sedan, which will be introduced at next week’s Detroit Auto Show before going on sale later in the year as a 2016 model. Lexus...
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Mercedes F015 Concept, Donkervoort D8 GTO, Detroit Auto Show Preview: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz used this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show to present the new F015 Luxury in Motion concept car. It’s a self-driving, fully-connected, hydrogen-electric plug-in hybrid that Mercedes says hints at what its cars in the future may be like. Dutch performance brand...
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2017 Infiniti Q60 Concept Revealed Ahead Of Detroit Debut--New PhotosA thinly-veiled concept version of Infiniti’s next-generation Q60 coupe will make its debut next week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, a teaser for which was released last month. Today we have some new photos of the concept, which features a striking design clearly influenced by...
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