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Audi is internationally recognized for its handsome car designs, so the exit of current Audi chief designer Wolfgang Egger is significant news. According to Car and Driver, Egger has been "relieved of duties" as head of Audi design, moving to the Italian design house Italdesign Giugiaro. The design and engineering company is itself 90.1 percent owned by Lamborghini, a subsidiary of Audi and responsible for several recent Audi and Volkswagen-branded concept vehicles. Egger's departure follows the recent move of Audi's former exterior design chief Achim Badstübner to rival...
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Workers Put The Finishing Touches On This Blue Carbon Pagani Zonda Revolucion: VideoThis particular Pagani Zonda Revolucion is one of five cars made, and the only one with blue carbon trim.
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 LT4 Supercharged V-8 SpiedCould this be the engine that powers the next Corvette Z06?
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Land Rover To Launch Defender Pickup In 2017: ReportLand Rover's roots lie in agricultural off-roading SUVs like the Defender. But from 2017, another type of vehicle is set to join the range--a pickup truck. While the current Defender has been sold as a pickup at several points throughout its life, Land Rover's new pickup truck will be based on a...
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Gran Turismo 6 Goes On Sale, Features Acura NSX Concept: VideoGran Turismo 6 for Sony’s PlayStation 3, which goes on sale today, features over 1,200 cars including some pretty exciting concepts. One concept in particular is a familiar one, as it is a preview of the second-generation NSX due out in 2015. Acura has confirmed today that its NSX concept...
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2015 Ford Mustang Convertible, McLaren P1 'Ring Lap, New Audi Crossover: Today’s Car NewsFord’s new 2015 Mustang Convertible has made its debut alongside the regular Mustang fastback coupe. The new car features a multilayer soft top that lowers twice as fast as before, and has a sleeker profile when down. McLaren is boasting that its P1 supercar can lap Germany’s...
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Florida's the home of the bucket lists, for obvious reasons, our national Last Chance Saloon. So this week, I took "driving, Florida-style" off mine. Here's how: First, I drilled an Aston Martin V-12 Vantage S up to 143 mph in a straight line andthenIhitFULLPANICBRAKE, yanking it and me into a floaty G-force denouement that the space jockeys up in Cape Canaveral might have enjoyed. The convenient excuse/cover story: I'm driving the Vantage at Palm Beach International Raceway, where the egrets have no regrets and the alligators have adverse possession on their tiny, walnut-sized brains. Not...
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Volvo Reveals Engine For Its 2014 V8 Supercars Race CarVolvo plans to enter the competitive world of V8 Supercars, Australia’s premier touring car series, in 2014 using a racing version of its S60 sedan. There are currently four other makes competing, one of which isn’t backed by any manufacturer. Come next year, however, the Volvo brand...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 To Debut At 2014 Detroit Auto ShowWhile the world whets its appetite for the official details on the 2015 Ford Mustang, Chevy is aiming to steal a bit of that thunder, announcing the debut of the 2015 Corvette Z06, due next month at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The Z06 will be the range-topper in the new Stingray line, for now, at...
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John Heinricy Test Drives Hennessey's HPE600 Corvette Stingray: VideoWatch the former GM Performance Division chief flog a 600-horsepower Hennessey Corvette.
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Australian Government Denies Reports Claiming Holden Production To End By 2016The Australian government has denied reports from local media that General Motors’ Aussie subsidiary Holden will be ending production in 2016, about when Holden’s Commodore range and the version of the Cruze it produces is scheduled to be replaced by their respective successors. Holden...
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Chevrolet To Become Niche Brand In Europe By 2016General Motors has confirmed that its Chevrolet brand will no longer have a mainstream presence in Western and Eastern Europe by 2016, leaving Opel (Vauxhall in the U.K.) to serve as the General’s volume brand in those markets. General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] concedes that Chevrolet has...
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The MSO 12C concept shows off the capabilities of McLaren's bespoke program.
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New Audi Crossover Concept Blends Q1 With e-tron, Debuts In DetroitThe 2014 Detroit Auto Show is just over a month away, and Audi is planning something special: a concept so new it doesn't even have a name yet. It's just referred to as "the new Audi show car." So what is this beast? It's a crossover, but it only has two doors. It's sporty and intended for spirited...
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First Tesla Model S Purchased With BitcoinIf you're not familiar with Bitcoin, you might want to change that. The electronic cryptocurrency is rapidly gaining acceptance around the globe, with many businesses--and even one university--accepting Bitcoins as readily as dollars. Now, a Tesla Model S has been purchased directly with Bitcoin...
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2015 Ford Mustang's Engines & Independent Rear Suspension: Details, PhotosThe 2015 Ford Mustang will feature three engines, including a new 2.3-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder.
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400th Bugatti Veyron Sold Is A Legend 'Jean-Pierre Wimille' Grand Sport VitesseOnly 50 cars remain in the Veyron's production run, all Grand Sport roadsters.
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2015 Mustang Revealed, 2014 F1 Calendar Confirmed, Toyota Yaris WRC: Car News HeadlinesThe 2015 Ford Mustang has finally been revealed, after literally years of speculation, leaked info and prototype sightings. The new car is wider and lower than the outgoing model, and a four-cylinder EcoBoost engine delivering 305 horsepower and 300 pound-feet of torque has been confirmed as a...
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There's much more to the Gran Turismo series of racing games than just the graphics, tracks and car handling. More than once over the game's history, it's spawned actual vehicles too--generating concepts as diverse as a Nike-designed, biometric car, the fuel-cell powered Citroen GT concept, and the Red Bull X2014--designed by none other than F1 race car designer, Adrian Newey. MUST SEE: 2015 Ford Mustang Preview: Official Photos And Video Following in the footsteps of all those, the latest title in the series could offer plenty more Gran Turismo-specific concepts. Following on from the AMG...
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2015 Audi A8 L W12 Exclusive Concept: New PhotosFollowing the success of its previous Exclusive Concept based on the A8 L W12 luxury sedan, Audi recently rolled out a new version based on its updated 2015 A8. Audi Exclusive is the personalization service for the brand with the four rings, offering customers of its cars upgrades such as special...
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James May Plans World's Slowest Isle Of Man Lap On Toy MotorcycleTop Gear's most pedantic host will love up to his nickname with this latest challenge.
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Lamborghini Seeks New U.S. Chief After Parting Ways With Michael LockLamborghini is in need of a new chief for its American operations, Automobili Lamborghini America, after the automaker terminated the contract of the American branch's current COO Michael Lock. Neither Lock nor Lamborghini have revealed the decision behind the move, but the automaker in a statement...
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2015 Hyundai Genesis Shown In New VideosHyundai’s second-generation Genesis sedan isn’t set for its global debut until the 2014 Detroit Auto Show in January, but the car has already been shown in the Korean automaker’s home market. Coinciding with the local reveal, Hyundai released a series of videos highlighting some...
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Watch 'The Blues Brothers' Chase Scene Recreated In LEGOBricktease did a shot-for-shot remake of the famous Blues Brothers car chase through the Dixie Square Mall.
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