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Not that you'd have much doubt about the Tesla Model S's qualities as a legitimate sports-luxury sedan (that just happens to be electric) if you'd read The Car Connection's full review or noticed Green Car Reports' award of Best Car To Buy 2013, but Consumer Reports has confirmed our own observations, rating the Model S 99/100 in its most recent test. That's the highest score in the brand's tests since 2007, outpacing the likes of the Porsche Panamera (itself a very impressive sports-luxury sedan), which scored 84/100, and the nearly defunct Fisker Karma, which scored a meager (and accurate)...
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CLA45 AMG's Euro Twin Fights Alien Abduction: VideoCan the European A45 AMG outrun the aliens?
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Extreme LaFerrari False, 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C, 2014 BMW 4-Series: Car News HeadlinesReports of an even higher-performance version of the LaFerrari hypercar have been making the rounds--but fear not, early reservation holders--they're false. Whew. Right? The 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C is drawing closer to its retail debut, and with it, Alfa's return to the U.S. But can the light, potent...
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Tesla Reports First Profit: $11 Million In First Quarter Of 2013Despite sinking hundreds of millions of dollars in developing its Model S electric sedan, which only went on sale last year, Californian startup Tesla has reported its first profit in the company’s history during the first quarter of 2013, something predicted by the automaker’s CEO...
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Ferrari Expands Engine Manufacturing BusinessFerrari is going against the industry trend of trying to sell more and more cars with each passing year, by vowing to limit sales in order to protect the exclusivity of its brand as well as the value of the cars it’s already sold. But Ferrari is still a business, and like any good business it...
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VW's 503-HP ‘Design Vision GTI’ Concept Revealed At Wörthersee TourVolkswagen’s hardcore GTI concept that we told you was heading for Austria’s annual Wörthersee Tour tuning event has been revealed today. Called the Design Vision GTI, the concept is based on the latest 2015 Volkswagen GTI, the seventh generation of the iconic hot hatch, and has...
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Online automotive channel Drive has a new season of its popular Chris Harris On Cars segment and the first episode starts off with a bang. The episode sees three of the world’s best sports cars pitted against one another, though the choice of cars is a bit odd. They include an Audi R8 V10 Plus, a Type 997 Porsche 911 Turbo S and a Nissan GT-R. Nothing out of the ordinary here, right? Not quite, actually. One is a brand new car, another has just been superseded by a new model and the third has thousands of dollars worth of performance modifications. In case you’re wondering, the R8...
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Amarok R-Style Concept Is VW’s Attempt At Building A RaptorPictured here is a sporty version of Volkswagen’s Amarok pickup truck sold overseas. It is strictly a concept, though it confirms the German automaker has recognized the all around awesomeness of performance pickups like Ford’s F-150 SVT Raptor and is at least toying with the idea of...
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Formula One Spanish Grand Prix PreviewWhile in previous years there have been two Formula One races held in Spain, the European and Spanish grands prix, in 2013 there will be only one, the Spanish GP, which once again takes place at the Circuit de Catalunya just outside of Barcelona. This is the first of seven European races on the...
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2014 BMW 4-Series Coupe Revealed Further In New Spy VideoBMW is in the final stages of development of its new 4-Series Coupe, which will serve as the replacement for the aging 3-Series Coupe and is just the first in a long line of upcoming 4-Series-badged cars. We’ve already spied undisguised versions of the car, which were spotted during an...
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MINI Turns Its Cooper Convertible Into A BoatTo help celebrate the 75th running of the largest inter-collegiate regatta in North America, the 2013 Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia, MINI is taking to the water itself but not with its own rowing team. Instead, MINI has unveiled a seafaring version of its Cooper Convertible, which comes...
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Aston Martin, Daimler Considering Engine Supply DealWithin the next two months, Aston Martin and Daimler could be partners in an engine supply deal. Aston Martin is said to be seeking engines for its luxury-sports lineup, and Daimler is the first choice. The news comes by way of Bloomberg, citing sources close to Aston Martin investor...
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As cars become more connected with the virtual world around us, automakers will be required to pay closer attention to the features and quality of the infotainment systems they place inside their automobiles. We want the responsiveness of an Apple iPhone touchscreen mixed with the ease of use of, well an Apple iPhone. An infotainment system should be both intuitive and full of information. Additionally, it should offer up only the information that you require at any given time. It makes sense that non-automaker institutions would be the proper establishments to provide motorists with...
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Global RallyCross Championship Adds New Lites ClassThe latest season of the Global RallyCross Championship has just kicked off and the action so far has been thick and fast. But going into the future we can look forward to even more GCR goodness, with organizers confirming today that a new Lites class is being introduced. We first heard of the new...
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Dodge Viper GTS-R Gets Own Web Show Chronicling Race SeasonDodge and the SRT crew are very excited to get a full season of racing under their respective belts. The all-new Viper is their weapon of choice, and it looks appropriately vicious in its full GTS-R spec trim. Dodge ran part of a season last year, but now the automaker is putting its full weight...
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2014 Subaru WRX, Spock Vs. Spock, 2015 BMW 5-Series: Today's Car NewsThe 2014 Subaru WRX has been spied in testing again, and as we noted in our video preview, it's not the same shape as the handsome WRX Concept. Not even close, really. Old Spock versus New Spock? Mercedes versus Audi? Age versus beauty? You'll find all of this and more in a clever advertisement...
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Alfonso Albaisa named Infiniti's new design directorInfiniti has appointed American designer Alfonso Albaisa as its new global design director, a new position that will see him shape all future Infiniti production models and concepts. Albaisa, who is 48 and of Cuban descent, will be leading a team of designers based at Infiniti’s central...
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First Look At Roberto Cavalli’s 2013 Life Ball MINI PacemanOn the 25th of this month, MINI will be supporting the Life Ball charity event for the 13th consecutive year, this time by auctioning off a Paceman crossover created especially for the event by Roberto Cavalli. The noted fashion designer is joining the likes of DSQUARED², Diesel and Missoni...
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Ferrari has denied claims it is already at work on a more extreme version of its LaFerrari supercar. The claims were made in an article from Autocar, which has since pulled the original post from its website. The British outlet had based its claims on an interview with the LaFerrari’s chief designer, Flavio Manzoni, in which he said: “When we were producing the original design proposals for LaFerrari, there was one proposal that I thought was especially beautiful. So we decided to keep that one back for something truly special in the future.” Speaking with Car Sales, a...
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2014 BMW 5-Series Spy ShotsThe current generation of the BMW 5-Series was first introduced for the 2011 model year, so in BMW tradition a facelifted model should be expected around the 2014 model year. Right on cue, prototypes for this facelifted model have been spotted, revealing a number of elements we can expect on the...
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Eight Audi R8 LMS ultras To Tackle 2013 Nürburgring 24 HoursAudi is gearing up to defend its overall victory at last year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours race, announcing today that it will have eight of its 2013-spec R8 LMS ultra race cars competing this year. Most of the cars will be fielded by private teams, though two of the cars, #14 and #15, will be...
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2015 Subaru WRX Spy VideoA prototype for Subaru’s next-generation WRX is seen here undergoing high-speed testing at Germany’s Nürburgring circuit. The new car finally drops the Impreza name in order to signify its unique engineering and technology, but sadly the exterior resembles that of the latest...
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Takata airbag recall hits BMW, 220K vehicles affected worldwideA widespread recall affecting more than 3.4 million vehicles from several different makes has now hit BMW. According to the automaker, roughly 220,000 of its 2002 and 2003 3-Series models have been affected by the recall worldwide, with 42,080 of these located in the U.S. The recall is due to a...
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Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Sets Sights On Porsche 911General Motors has big aspirations for the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. As well it should, of course, seeing as this marks the beginning of a new generation in the history of one of the world's great sports cars. In order to prove just how great the new Stingray really is, the...
Jeff Glucker