Car News
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Performance cars are about to enter a new era, one destined to be dominated by vehicle electrification, and in typical fashion it is the world of motorsport where the technology has been bred. It should come as little surprise then that the first round of electrified performance cars is coming from automakers heavily involved in motorsports, namely, Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche. However, Acura, too, is working on an electrified performance car of its own, a new hybrid sports car that will revive its storied NSX badge. The new NSX will be nothing like the original, though that is to be...
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Lamborghini Urus SUV, 2014 BMW M5, 'Gran Turismo 6' teaser: Today's Car NewsLamborghini is in the midst of celebrating it's 50th anniversary, and it just took the wraps off the insane Egoista concept car. Now we hear the Urus SUV concept has been given the green light for production in 2017. You can expect the production Lamborghini SUV to use lightweight carbon fiber for...
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700-HP Electric Honda S2000 Built By High Schooler: VideoWhile most of us were worried about cliques, clothes, and kisses in our teens, this high school kid is building his own electric S2000. And he's doing it like an engineer. From CAD designing and building his own parts to wiring and programming the hardware and software that control the car's...
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Sony Teases Something ‘Big’ For Gran Turismo 15th Anniversary Tomorrow: VideoSony has organized an event taking place tomorrow at the Silverstone circuit in the UK in celebration of the 15th anniversary of its Gran Turismo racing sim. To help build excitement, the company released this teaser video, which suggests that we might get final confirmation of a launch date for...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Aston Martin Reveals V12 Vantage GT3 For 2013 Nürburgring 24 HoursAston Martin has waited until just a few days out from the 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours to tell us about its other entries planned for the annual endurance race. We can now confirm that Aston Martin’s previously announced Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S will be joined by a V12 Vantage GT3 race car...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Jaguar Land Rover Opens Development Center In Middle EastWith more and more of its luxury sedans and SUVs finding a home in the Middle East, Jaguar Land Rover has decided to increase its focus on testing vehicles to meet local conditions by opening up a new development center in Dubai. The new facility is located in the Al Barsha area of Dubai, where...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
If you managed to miss the last time John Lennon’s Ferrari was up for sale at auction, you’ve got one more chance, as it didn’t sell last time. The Ferrari 330GT that Lennon drove at what was perhaps the height of the Beatlemania era is back, and the car will go on the auction block at the Bonhams’ July 12 sale, to be held at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, in Chichester, UK. According to Bonhams, Lennon used this 330GT 2+2 extensively over the course of a three-year period, covering more than 20,000 miles, from when it was new until October 1967. The current owner...
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Rolls-Royce Sponsoring 1,000-MPH Bloodhound SSC ProjectThe mission: Build a car that can exceed 1,000 miles per hour. Do we have your attention yet? The jet-engine maker Rolls-Royce PLC have announced that they're supporting the Bloodhound Project, an educational program (and a real land-speed-record effort) that hopes to break that barrier. Rolls will...
Bengt Halvorson -
2014 Acura ILX: Leather, Active Noise Cancellation Now IncludedThe Acura ILX sedan enters its second model year with a few more features—and a price hike of $1,000. Leather upholstery is now standard on all 2014 ILX models, with leatherette door liners. An eight-way power driver's seat, heated front seats, and a Multi-Angle Rearview Camera system have...
Bengt Halvorson -
Handicapping Tesla's Fate: Independent Or Acquired?It's been a great run for Tesla Motors these last few months. The startup electric-car maker delivered 4,900 Model S luxury sport sedans from January through March, got a rave review from Consumer Reports, and reported its first-ever profitable quarter. CEO Elon Musk even dropped hints that it...
John Voelcker -
Volvo Starts Production Of Next-Generation Engines: VideoVolvo announced as far back as September 2011 it would be implementing a strategy where its entire lineup would feature four-cylinder engines, with the engines to be based on a next-generation design and where additional performance would be drawn upon from turbocharging and vehicle...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Lamborghini Egoista, Next-Gen 911 GT2, 2014 Hyundai Genesis: Car News HeadlinesLamborghini this weekend took the wraps off a new concept car built to celebrate the automaker’s 50th anniversary. Called the Egoista, the new concept joins the likes of the Veneno and Aventador LP 720-4 50° Anniversario in Lamborghini’s expanding lineup of celebratory models. The...
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Development of the next generation of the Audi TT has been ongoing for years, and we've followed talk of lightness, improvements to technology and power, and even seen spy shots of test mules on the road. The rumors all place the 2015 Audi TT at a major auto show for its debut in late 2013 or early 2014, with retail sales following later in 2014 as a 2015 model. The coupe is expected first, followed a year later by the roadster. Power upgrades for the Audi TT's engines will be noticeable, according to the reports, but not game-changing. The core model of the American Audi TT range is expected...
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Aussie V8 Supercars Touches Down In Texas This WeekAustralia’s unique touring car series, V8 Supercars, will be hosting its first race in the U.S. this week, the Austin 400. The race will take place at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, which becomes only the sixth venue outside Australia to host a V8 Supercars race. For years, V8...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso Wins Formula One Spanish GPScuderia Ferrari secured a superb first and third place finish in yesterday’s 2013 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix, with star driver Fernando Alonso taking home the victory and his team-mate Felipe Massa coming in third--this despite a penalized start at ninth on the grid for the Brazilian...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
First Details On Type 991 Porsche 911 GT2Following the reveal of the new 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo last week, we’re now down to just a few Type 991 Porsche 911 variants that are yet to surface. They include new generations of the 911 Targa, 911 GT3 RS and supercar-rivaling 911 GT2 and 911 GT2 RS. Today, we have the first details on the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2014 Hyundai Genesis Spy VideoThe upcoming 2014 Hyundai Genesis is shaping up to be one heck of a sports sedan, as this spy video of a prototype testing at the Nürburgring reveals. The new Genesis will be Hyundai’s first model developed extensively at the automaker's recently built Nürburgring test center and...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Lamborghini Egoista concept: Official detailsOver the weekend, the first photos and details for a brand new Lamborghini concept cropped up. We now have all the official details for the concept, which goes by the name Egoista and was developed as a tribute to Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary by a team led by Volkswagen Group design boss...
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Lamborghini has long been known for its extreme approach to design. Usually those designs are not just striking, but beautiful as well. Usually. Here we have the Egoista, apparently designed to echo the look and feel of an open-cockpit formula car as viewed through a kaleidoscope. Unveiled during an event for the brand's 50th anniversary celebrations--and apparently just to the crowd on hand in Sant'Agata--little else is known about the Egoista except for its origin. For more photos, check out the growing Egoista collection on Instagram. UPDATE: The Egoista is essentially a one-off design...
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Jaguar Heritage Racing Cars To Run 2013 Mille MigliaWith the 2014 Jaguar F-Type having recently drawn the automotive world's eyes back to the company's sports car past, the brand is capitalizing on that attention as it plans to run a trio of C-Types and an XK120 in the 2013 Mille Miglia. The Mille Miglia is no longer the no-holds-barred, flat-out...
Nelson Ireson -
One-Two For Mercedes AMG After Qualifying At Spanish GPPole position after qualifying today at the 2013 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix went to Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg. The young German posted a best time of 1.20.718, which was just enough to edge him past his Mercedes AMG team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s time of 1:20.972. This means it will...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Martini Porsche 911, Nissan Juke-R Track Test, Terrafugia’s Next Flying Car: This Week’s Top PhotosMartini Racing is set to make a return to international motorsport this weekend, with the famous logo of the Italian distillery set to appear on a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car competing in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup race preceding the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona’s Circuito...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Want An Ultra-Rare Racecar? eBay Has Just The Benz For YouThe Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR is the product of the mad minds at AMG. Built to compete in the 1997 FIA GT Championship, the CLK GTR was crafted as a racecar first but it was also a road car since it required homologation models to actually compete. Thus Mercedes-Benz was forced to churn out 25...
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Porsche Code Of The Curve App Challenges Your Driving SkillsDriving games have evolved massively from the early days of PC and console arcade. You can even get some pretty decent mobile phone sims. But what if a smartphone driving game could cross over into the real world? That's exactly what the Code of the Curve app seeks to do. At least, that's part of...
Nelson Ireson