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Toyota will license its fuel-cell patents to other companies for free.
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Jay Leno Encounters The Boys In Blue In The 2015 Corvette Z06: VideoWe’ll be bringing you our first drive report on the all-new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 very soon, but Jay Leno already had some time behind the wheel and has posted up a video of his experience on his YouTube channel Jay Leno’s Garage. MUST WATCH: BMW M4 Jumps The Median Strip After...
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Audi, BMW And Mercedes-Benz All Achieve Record U.S. Sales In 2014Germany’s three major luxury automotive brands experienced record sales in the U.S. in 2014, with BMW ending the year as the most successful. In 2014, BMW sold a staggering 339,738 vehicles here, up 9.8 percent on the record 309,280 it sold in 2013. The most popular model was the...
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Donkervoort D8 GTO Bilster Berg Edition RevealedDutch sports car brand Donkervoort is back with a new version of its D8 GTO. The new version is named after the Bilster Berg race track in Germany and celebrates the establishment of Donkervoort’s new German arm located at the track itself. ALSO SEE: Jay Leno Encounter The Boys In Blue In The...
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Rolls-Royce Sells Record 4,063 Cars In 2014Rolls-Royce is celebrating its fifth-straight year of record sales, with the British ultra-luxury marque managing to deliver 4,063 cars in 2014, up roughly 12 percent on the 3,630 cars it delivered in 2013. This is the highest level of sales for Rolls-Royce in its 111-year history, although it...
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2015 Jaguar F-Type R: Pretty, Powerful, ...PerfectIt's a great time to be a car enthusiast. High-horsepower offerings are everywhere, and available at a multitude of price points. There are, of course, the ultra-exotic machines with dizzying power figures to match their equally atmospheric price tags. At the other end of the spectrum sits a number...
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The new autonomous car concept Mercedes-Benz has been teasing for this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been revealed as the F015 Luxury in Motion, a self-driving, fully-connected, hydrogen-electric plug-in hybrid that offers a vision of driving in the future. In essence, it shows how the car of the future will not only be a means for getting from one point to another but also a usable space for entertainment or work as well as a platform for communication and interaction. ALSO SEE: Jay Leno Encounter The Boys In Blue In The 2015 Corvette Z06: Video The...
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VW Golf R Concept Previews Next-Gen Interface, Gesture ControlsIf you drive a nearly new vehicle, you’re probably used to touch-screen controls, steering-wheel toggles, and even some voice commands. ALSO SEE: Jay Leno Encounter The Boys In Blue In The 2015 Corvette Z06: Video Thought it would be even easier if you could just flick your wrist or wave your...
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2015 Detroit Auto Show PreviewWith two feature-packed days of global reveals and over 40 officially scheduled events, this year’s Detroit Auto Show, or North American International Auto Show as it’s officially labeled, is shaping up to be one of the biggest on record. The first reveals will be coming this weekend...
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Local Motors Announces Lightweight Car Challenge: VideoThe Local Motors LITECAR Challenge seeks radical new ways to reduce vehicle weight.
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Lamborghini Aventador Revs Up And Ignites: VideoAh the Aventador. The Lamborghini that seems to be happiest when it's sitting in a crowd, revving its engine, and burping fire out its backside. At least, that's the impression I get based on the many videos posted to YouTube featuring Aventador owners doing just that. There's a problem with this...
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BMW M4 Jumps The Median Strip After Show-Off Driver Loses Control: VideoYou’ve got a shiny new sports car. There’s a crowd egging you on. And the road ahead is empty. Your head tells you this is a bad idea but by the time it registers your foot’s already pressing the loud pedal. This exact scenario appears to be the case in this video from YouTube...
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It's no secret... we're dying to get an eye and ear-full of the latest Stuttgart track assassin. We're talking about the 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 RS, which we've seen in spy photos as well as in scale model form. Now it seems that the car has made its debut, in a quiet parking garage in Germany, by way of Instagram. These photos, and others like 'em, posted by Instagram user Johan9ff (via Jalopnik) pretty much reveal the car in full. Well, at least the exterior. The 2015 GT3 RS was spied just resting in a parking spot, looking both angry and abused. This particular Porsche has probably spent a...
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2017 Infiniti Q60, 2016 Chevy Volt, Porsche 718 Rumors: Today’s Car NewsFollowing a previous teaser of its Q60 concept, Infiniti has now revealed the stunning coupe which makes its world debut next week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Though labeled a concept, the Q60 going on show in Detroit is said to closely resemble the final production version due in showrooms next...
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Auto Industry Bailout A $9.3 Billion LossTaxpayers did not recover all of the money given to the auto industry, but got more back than initially expected.
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Chevy Previews Tech That Can Warn Of Car Trouble Before It HappensChevrolet is using this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show to preview a new connected car service that can predict and notify you when certain components of your car need attention—in many cases before performance is impacted. The service will be made available on several 2016 model...
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China’s GAC Motor To Present GS4 Crossover At 2015 Detroit Auto ShowState-owned Chinese automaker GAC Motor is determined to build up a presence in global markets and will return to the Detroit Auto Show this year to present its new GS4 compact crossover. This will be the first time GAC Motor debuts one of its vehicles outside of China, a move the automaker says...
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Autonomous Audi A7 Concept Steers Itself From San Francisco To Las Vegas For CESAudi is making two world premieres at this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, one of which is an autonomous A7 concept that drove to the event itself, after starting off Saturday in San Francisco. The total distance traveled was more than 550 miles, with a number of engineers...
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Porsche recently ruled out launching a new entry-level sports car, a car rumored to be called the 718. However, all hope is not lost as a report out over the holiday period points to the arrival of more attainable version of the Boxster and Cayman. According to Automobile, Porsche will rename the next-generation versions of its Boxster and Cayman a 718 ahead of the arrival of additional variants of the two sports cars, one of which could be a new base model undercutting the $52,395 starting price of Porsche’s most affordable sports car at present, the $52,395 Boxster. The name change...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Teased Ahead Of Next Week’s Detroit RevealGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has used this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show to tease its upcoming second-generation Chevrolet Volt. The new extended-range electric sedan was shown briefly during Chevy’s CES press preview on Sunday night and will be making its official debut in...
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More Teasers Released For Mercedes Concept Debuting At 2015 CESMercedes-Benz has released more teaser shots for its new concept car it plans to present at this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. We’ve already spied a shrouded version of the concept and Mercedes has also dropped a few hints in the recent past. The automaker is hoping the...
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Mitsubishi Evo X Final Concept, Corvette SR-2 Racer, Alfa Romeo 4C Spider: This Week’s Top PhotosProduction of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X is ending with the current 2015 model, and sadly there is no plan for a direct successor. Mitsubishi isn’t letting the Evo die quietly, however, and at the upcoming 2015 Tokyo Auto Salon will preview a special final edition model with this...
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Ford Climate Tests The 2015 Mustang: VideoSure, a great number of Ford Mustangs will wind up as rental vehicles in locations like Hawaii, California, Arizona, and Florida. The convertible V-6 versions will make many visitors happy as they escape the cold weather from whence they came. It's not just a rental special though, and the Ford...
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Australia Continues Hoon Dominance With New Burnout Record: VideoThere's Goodwood. There's Le Mans. There's the Indy 500. There are many events that an automotive enthusiast must attend over the course of his or her life. For me personally, one of those events is the Australian Summer Nationals, aka the Summernats. It's a four-day festival honoring...
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