Car News
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It's the type of story we usually dread telling. Using the words "fire" and the "Lamborghini" in the same sentence typically means disaster has struck, and another exotic bull has been put down. Thankfully, today isn't one of those days. Instead, we have a video of a Lamborghini Diablo SV that is shooting flames out of its exhaust rather than having fire burn it to the ground. ALSO SEE: Toyota Reveals Two New Versions Of Supra-Previewing FT-1 Concept: Video The car in question wears modified exhaust outlets, and the owner is clearly excited to show them off. Maybe not the outlets, per se, but...
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Tesla Model S-Based Saleen FourSixteen Heads To Pebble BeachSaleen's modified Tesla is called the FourSixteen.
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New Toyota FT-1 Concept, Blind Man Sets Record, 2015 Charger SRT Hellcat: Today’s Car NewsToyota today revealed two new versions of its FT-1 concept car. One is an upmarket version that hints at the luxury and refinement a production version of the FT-1, perhaps a Supra successor, could offer buyers. A blind man in the U.K. has set a new land speed record behind the wheel of a Nissan...
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Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 Super Trofeo Racer Revealed Early: VideoUPDATE: Lamborghini’s new car for its one-make racing series has been revealed as the Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo. Click here for all the details. Lamborghini’s new Huracán LP 610-4 race car, which will compete in the Italian automaker’s Super Trofeo one-make...
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2016 Mazda CX-5 Spy ShotsThese are the first photos of a prototype for an updated Mazda CX-5, which we’re expecting to go on sale in the fall of 2015, as a 2016 model. Being a mid-cycle update, the changes won’t be too dramatic, with the camouflage gear on this prototype likely to be masking only a revised...
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Blind Man Sets Land Speed Record In 1,000-HP Nissan GTR: VideoA man from Manchester in the U.K. appears to have set a new land speed record for blind people. 52-year old Mike Newman achieved an average of 200.9 miles per hour over two runs. DON'T MISS: 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Is World's Most Powerful Sedan Newman previously held the blind land speed...
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Yesterday, it was reported that suppliers to Saab had petitioned a Swedish court to declare the struggling automaker’s latest owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), bankrupt. According to the Associated Press, Labo Test, which supplies test equipment for car parts, said NEVS had failed to pay bills of 150,000 kronor (approximately $22,000) since February. DON'T MISS: 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Is World's Most Powerful Sedan NEVS has since released a statement on its website claiming it is not insolvent and that its assets are larger than its debts. NEVS reiterated an...
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2016 BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe Spy ShotsThe BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe was only introduced for the 2013 model year, but the car it’s based on, the 6-Series coupe, is a bit older than that and is set to receive its mid-cycle update for the 2016 model year—and it looks like the changes will be applied to the four-door Gran Coupe...
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Toyota reveals 2 new versions of Supra-previewing FT-1 conceptToyota has revealed two new versions of its stunning FT-1 sports car concept, which is thought to preview the look of an upcoming Supra successor as well as lay the groundwork for the design of future models from the Japanese automaker. The original FT-1 concept was shown back in January at the...
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2016 Honda Pilot Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy shots of a prototype for Honda’s next-generation Pilot SUV, which should roll into showrooms in the fall of 2015, as a 2016 model. The vehicle will once again share its underpinnings with the Acura MDX but this time around we can expect more expressive styling and a...
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Caterham Seven 480 And 360 Are Bound For The U.S.Caterham announces two models designed for the U.S. market.
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BMW 4-Series Convertible To Get M Performance PartsBMW previews a 4 Series convertible with M Performance accessories.
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The Big Block Smart Car is back, and this time the setup has been changed around. You may remember this high-powered ultra-compact from earlier in the year when it was ripping off wheelies and sub-12 second quarter mile drag times. Now the car has a new engine, a new clutch, and even a new name according to the Nu Big Thing script on the doors. DON'T MISS: 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Is World's Most Powerful Sedan The caged machine features some manner of oversize V-8 goodness under its skin. The previous engine used was a 462-cubic-inch behemoth, and there's no word yet on what the father...
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25 World Premieres For 2014 Los Angeles Auto ShowA record number of new-car debuts is expected for the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom, 2015 BMW X6, Saab Bankruptcy: Car News HeadlinesRolls-Royce started public road trials of its next-generation Phantom flagship but at present the vehicle’s new mechanicals are being hidden by the makeshift body of the existing car. We suspect the new Phantom will be launched in 2017, as a 2018 model. BMW has revealed pricing for its...
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2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Is World’s Most Powerful SedanThis boys and girls is officially the world’s most powerful sedan—the all-new 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, which made its debut today at the 2014 Woodward Dream Cruise muscle car fest in Detroit. Yes, this Charger is packing the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 from the 2015 Dodge...
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Callaway C7 Corvette Confirmed With 627 HP And 610 LB-FTCorvette tuner extraordinaire Callaway showed us its first take on the seventh-generation ‘Vette earlier this year and now the company has confirmed performance specs. The company has also announced pricing, with the basic ‘SC627’ package—complete with a 3 year/36,000 mile...
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Formula E Electric Racer To Feature In Forza Motorsport 5The inaugural season for the Formula E Championship commences next month, and coinciding with the impending start of the new electric car racing series is the availability of the sport’s Spark-Renault SRT_01E race car in Forza Motorsport 5. Available as a free download in the Xbox Live...
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The BMW X6 has been completely redesigned for the 2015 model year, although it’s hard to spot the differences unless you’re a true fan if the coupe-like crossover. There’s fresh styling, inside and out, but the powertrains carry over, although at this point the redesigned version of the X6 M is yet to join the fold. The 2015 BMW X6 is priced from $60,550, including a $950 destination charge. This gets you the base X6 sDrive35i model, which is powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter in-line six and comes with rear-wheel drive only. Opting for the all-wheel-drive X6 xDrive35i...
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Bentley Continental GT3-R Priced From $337,000Bentley’s most dynamic road car in the company’s history, the Continental GT3-R, is heading to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this weekend, after which it will be racing into showrooms with a staggering $337,000 price tag. That might seem steep at first, especially...
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First Ever Range Rover Going Up For AuctionNowadays you're most likely to find Range Rovers cruising the boulevards, ferrying children to school or taking groups of businessfolk to their next meeting. But the first Range Rovers launched back in 1970 had a much wider remit—they were to mix Land Rover's legendary off-road ability with...
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Mercedes-Benz GLK63 AMG In The Works: ReportMercedes-Benz is set to launch a second-generation GLK-Class next year, and it may feature a high-performance AMG variant. The key is the AMG division’s new twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, the M178, which debuts later this year in the Mercedes-AMG GT sports car and will eventually become the...
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Students Show Off BMW Deep Orange Pickup ConceptBMW has never built a production pickup truck, even if it's pulled the occasional April Fools prank with a pickup-bodied M3. But students from its U.S. design department and Clemson University in South Carolina have gotten close with their latest concept, BMW Deep Orange 4. DON'T MISS: 2015 Dodge...
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2015 Volvo S60 And V60 Polestar Priced, Selling FastPolestar doesn't yet have the mystique or history of BMW's Motorsport division, AMG or even Audi's RS line of vehicles. But what it does have is a team of engineers capable of building race-winning vehicles, access to some excellent Volvo vehicles, and several tins of bright blue paint. DON'T MISS...
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