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During its development, BMW’s front-driving compact MPV based on its Concept Active Tourer was widely expected to be badged a 1-Series, as BMW had stated that odd-numbered names would be used for more practical models like sedans, wagons and its Gran Turismo range (which is where you’d normally group a compact MPV), while even-numbered names would be used for sporty and dynamic models like coupes and convertibles. However, BMW’s compact MPV was recently spotted completely undisguised and it was wearing a 225i badge, confirming it will be grouped in the new 2-Series family...
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Gymkhana 6 'GoPro Edition' Puts You In The Driver's Seat: VideoEver wanted to imagine you're Ken Block as he flies around the Gymkhana course, setting the incendiary four-wheeled burnouts in motion? Here's your chance: Gymkhana 6 GoPro Edition. MUST SEE: Tesla Model S Takes On 2014 Corvette Stingray At The Drag Strip: Video There are dozens of other points of...
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Honda Releases Concept Model Data For 3D Printing, Including New Acura NSXUsers can download data and make miniature replicas of Honda concept cars.
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Cadillac Sweetens 2014 ELR Deal With Free Home-Charging StationA free 240-Volt Level 2 charging station could help buyers forget the 2014 Cadillac ELR's steep base price.
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Jaguar Turns Villainous With F-Type Coupe Super Bowl Ad: VideoThe NFL's Super Bowl is the time for automakers to shell out more money than normal. Why? It's time for many millions of folks to turn their attention away from the football game and place their eyeballs on the commercials. Nearly all automakers do this, and some commercials are better than others...
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Alfa Romeo’s New ‘Giorgio’ Platform To Underpin Future Chrysler, Dodge VehiclesFiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is expected to announce a new five-year strategy for his company’s struggling Alfa Romeo unit, a strategy that's expected to center on the utilization of a new modular rear-wheel-drive platform. The new platform is currently under development in Italy and...
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Mercedes-Benz’s sports car to replace its SLS AMG, the AMG GT, has been spotted yet again. Different exhaust tip designs on the test vehicles suggest that more than one version of the car may be available from launch. The latest supercar developed under Ferrari’s Special Projects program has been revealed. The new car is based on the FF and is alleged to have been commissioned by a Japanese customer. The Gran Turismo video game series turned 15 last year, and now there is a documentary that looks back over all the years. The documentary explores the "virtual divide" between art...
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Volkswagen Touts Reliability In New 'Wings' Super Bowl Ad: VideoVolkswagen may not have the best reputation for reliability, but the German brand is out to prove that the numbers say otherwise in its new Super Bowl ad, Wings. Specifically, VW is keen to let shoppers know that it has the most vehicles on the road with over 100,000 miles than any other brand...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Supercar Set For 2014 Geneva Motor Show DebutA new supercar that could prove the world’s fastest is set to debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in early March. That supercar is the highly anticipated Koenigsegg One:1, named so because of its incredible one horsepower per kilogram of weight power to weight ratio. As previously reported...
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First look at latest one-off Ferrari, the SP FFXLeaked patent drawings that showed up last October weren’t revealing Ferrari’s replacement for the California but rather a one-off version of the FF developed under Ferrari’s ultra-exclusive Special Projects program. A photo of the completed car has now surfaced, revealing a...
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2015 Hyundai Genesis Features In Super Bowl Ad: VideoThe 48th Super Bowl is less than a week away now, and aside from game day preparations like getting the beers in and perfecting your chili recipe, we're also being inundated by the automakers' game day adverts. Jaguar is going down the British villains route, Volkswagen has played with perfect...
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Red Bull Racing Reveals RB10 2014 Formula One Car: VideoInfiniti Red Bull Racing, the last of the top teams to reveal its new race car for the 2014 Formula One World Championship, has finally pulled off the covers. The car is the RB10, aptly named since it’s Red Bull’s 10th season in F1, and it's the one Sebastian Vettel will be hoping to...
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Mercedes AMG Petronas has revealed its new race car for the 2014 Formula One season on the eve of the first official tests in Jerez, Spain this week. The car is the W05, and from these early images it appears to have adopted a snout-like design similar to that used by Ferrari for its own F14 T 2014 F1 car. Designed from the ground up as an integrated project between the Mercedes AMG engineers based at Brackley and Brixworth in the U.K., the W05 marks an historic milestone in a landmark year when Mercedes-Benz celebrates 120 years of motorsport competition and 80 years since the first of its...
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Gran Turismo Documentary Released, Free To Watch On HuluThe first Gran Turismo video game was released in Japan in December 1997. Since then, the series has gone on to include six full titles, as well as a handful of 'Prologue' versions, special editions and more. There's also a movie in the works and of course the GT Academy--turning gamers into real...
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Lingenfelter-Prepped Chevy Reaper To Battle Ford Raptor?For a few years now, Chevrolet has been left to simply stare at the tailpipes of the Ford Raptor as it leaves the pavement. Dirt, jumps, and serious fun are in store for Raptor owners that truly utilize and enjoy their vehicles properly. Now though, it seems there's a Chevy out there that is poised...
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Latest Range Rovers Generate Four-Month Waiting ListsLand Rover’s improvements to its latest Range Rover and Range Rover Sport are impressive, to say the least, and this is reverberating in the marketplace where the vehicles are generating waiting lists up to four months long. The information was revealed to Edmunds by Land Rover vice president...
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New, Extended Trailer Released For Top Gear Season 21: VideoWhile we're all excited for a new series of Top Gear, the last few trailers for the new series have been... well, a little low on excitement. Or even content. With the new series less than a week away for viewers in the U.K. (and likely a few weeks longer for those watching on BBC America and BBC...
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McLaren P15, Daytona 24 Hours, Infiniti Flagship Plans: Car News HeadlinesMcLaren is reported to be planning a new supercar positioned between its 12C and P1. This positioning puts the upcoming supercar, code-named the P15, up against the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. Action in the Rolex 24 at Daytona came down to the wire, and in addition to...
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Nissan and its motorsport partner NISMO have finally revealed the engine that will feature in its 2014 ZEOD RC electrified race car, which will compete in the Garage 56 experimental entry in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The engine is a turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder putting out an incredible 400 horsepower, but what’s more impressive is that the engine weighs just 88 pounds, which means a human is quite capable of carrying it (turbocharger and all), as NISMO chief Shoichi Miyatani demonstrates above. MUST SEE: How A Lamborghini Veneno Gets Delivered To Its New Owner...
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Audi Reveals Doberhuahua-Themed Super Bowl Ad For The 2015 A3: VideoAudi's 2014 Super Bowl ad "Dog Show" features the 2015 A3 sedan.
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Musk Says Chinese Factory In Tesla's Long-Term PlansIf you're an automaker selling cars in China, doing so from outside the country is made much more difficult due to high import tariffs imposed at the border. But do so from within--as Tesla Motors is considering with its Model S electric sedan--and you skip those tariffs, allowing customers to buy...
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Hennessey Puts Its Twin-Turbo HPE700 Corvette Stingray On The Dyno: VideoHennessey is offering performance upgrades for the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that sees the car’s output top out at 1,000 horsepower, more than double that of the stock version. This one, featuring the Texan tuner’s HPE700 twin-turbocharged package, isn’t quite that powerful but...
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Infiniti Boss Confirms Flagship PlansInfiniti hasn’t had a proper flagship since 2006, when the Q45 filled this role. Previous rumors had the Q45 being revived, but these were subsequently squashed. While only a year ago Infiniti was unsure of what direction to take for any new flagship, the brand is confident now that it will...
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First details on McLaren’s P15 Aventador and F12 rivalMcLaren is reportedly working on a new supercar to fill the void in its lineup between the 12C and the million-dollar-plus P1. Such positioning would put the new McLaren, code-named the P15, up against the likes of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] F12 Berlinetta and Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4. News of...
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