Car News
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Pending the successful completion of testing and FIA homologation, the Lotus Exige R-GT will make its FIA European Rally Championship debut at Brescia, Italy next month.
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2014 Ford Transit Will Replace U.S. E-Series, Pack EcoBoost V-6A couple of weeks ago we brought you details for the Tourneo Custom Concept—heralding the all-new version of Ford's global Transit van, and the larger cousin to the Transit Connect. While the Tourneo was revealed then in overseas guise—with a 2.2-liter Duratorq turbodiesel...
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New Audi A3 Debuts In GenevaAudi is unveiling its redesigned A3 at this week's Geneva Motor Show, but it's opted to release images ahead of the car's debut
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2013 Ford Fiesta ST Debuts At 2012 Geneva Motor ShowPowered by an EcoBoost engine and displaying aggressive styling, Ford is taking the Fiesta subcompact to a new level with the ST model due in 2013. Due to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, the new 2013 Ford Fiesta ST has had its chassis and engine developed on the famous Nürburgring...
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Lamborghini Aventador J: 2012 Geneva Motor ShowBuilt from the beginning as a one-off showpiece that just a single lucky Lamborghini fan would own, the Aventador J revealed today at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show is an expected yet stunning take on an already mind-boggling car. With a carbon monocoque, the idea of an open driving position is perhaps...
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Bentley Reveals Its EXP 9 F Luxury Performance SUV ConceptBentley's rumored SUV Concept will make its public debut at this week's Geneva Motor Show.
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Our man Kurt drove the 2013 Nissan GT-R to see if Godzilla's latest upgrades warrant the sticker price increase. After a day of driving he concluded the car is still insane as ever, but for the price it's hard to argue with its credentials. In our opinion, you should do anything you can to get behind the wheel of this Japanese beast. Volkswagen unveiled its Cross Coupe TDI Plug-In Hybrid Concept before its Geneva Motor Show debut. Utilizing a 2.0-liter TDI diesel engines and a plug-in hybrid setup, this concept offers up a total of 516 pound-feet of torque. The concept can drive up to 28...
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2012 Bentley Mulsanne Executive Interior Choices AnnouncedBentley Mulsanne buyers can now choose between two Executive Interiors, including the Theater specification and the iPad specification.
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Guilty Pleasure: Sterling 825You know what would be a great idea? A Rover with Honda running gear and Lucas Electrics, that's what! When the Sterling showed up in North America for the 1987 model year, it seemed like a chance to get a British luxury interior with Acura Legend reliability. In practice, however, things didn't...
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Volkswagen Unveils EA288 Diesel Engine FamilyVolkswagen is introducing two highly innovative engine ranges this year, both of them comprised of four-cylinder units and some of which are potentially headed to the U.S. One of these is a gasoline-powered four-cylinder engine family dubbed the EA211, which we previously reported would be the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2012 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Debuts At Geneva Motor ShowMercedes’ third-generation A Class has finally been revealed in full, with the stylish new hatch making its official world debut this week at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The latest version marks several major departures from previous generations, namely, the switch to a more conventional...
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Aston Martin Updates Vantage GT4 Race Car For 2012This year is certainly shaping up to be a busy one for Aston Martin Racing, the official motorsports division of the British sports car manufacturer. Having already announced a new Vantage-based GTE for endurance racing, as well as a Vantage GT4 Grand-Am racer, Aston Martin Racing has now unveiled...
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The 2013 SRT Viper has been revealed. Click here for all the official details. We know. This is still only a die-cast Hot Wheels model, one ostensibly based on the upcoming 2013 SRT Viper. However, it does feature many of the details we’ve seen in previous official teasers, meaning it might just be the best look yet at the upcoming supercar. Some of the design elements of the die-cast model that appear faithful to the lines seen in the official teasers include the dual-hump roof design, prominent circular rings in the headlights, and the new hood scoop, Autoblog points out. The rear...
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Volkswagen Cross Coupe TDI Plug-In Hybrid Concept Makes DebutVolkswagen is set to debut an updated version of last year’s striking Cross Coupe concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday, having replaced the original gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain with an even more fuel efficient diesel-electric plug-in hybrid setup. Volkswagen is a little...
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2012 Fiat 500 Abarth first driveLas Vegas, if you haven't been lately, kind of sucks. Everything is twice as expensive as it should be, good blackjack tables are nearly extinct (even at $100 a hand), and traffic is bad enough to make trekking on foot seem like a good idea even in the summer desert heat. But fortunately, I wasn't...
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SRT Delivers Pair Of Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8s To Massa, Alonso: VideoAs we reported last month, the SRT brand has leveraged its corporate cousinhood with Ferrari to team up with F1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, through a gift of a pair of 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8s. Now, DriveSRT has released the video detailing the drop-off in Maranello. As you...
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Q by Aston Martin Individualization Program: Geneva PreviewFerrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, BMW, Porsche--all have their own lines for making your car more yours. Now Aston Martin joins with its new Q by Aston Martin line. If the name evokes thoughts of James Bond's Q, perhaps it should--the service isn't limited to just interior and exterior...
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2013 Koenigsegg Agera R: Nanotech And Carbon ExtravaganzaIn the world of hyperfast exotics, the automotive arms race is as hot as ever. Case in point: the 2013 Koenigsegg Agera R. With things like carbon fiber monocoques, inboard-mounted pushrod dampers, 700-plus horsepower engines, and seriously significant downforce-generating wings and bodies, the...
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Even though we saw the general outlines of Audi's upcoming 2012 A5 DTM race car at last fall's Frankfurt auto show, its final design, particularly in terms of aerodynamics, has been in constant flux since then, with on-track testing being done at increasing levels of secrecy. As of yesterday, the car is finalized, as testing has closed and the design has been homologated. Just under 60 days remain until the start of the DTM season, at the Hockenheimring, where the new Audi will kick off its 2012 defense of the marque's 2011 title. Special attention to detail has been taken this year, as Audi...
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2013 Nissan GT-R, France Requires Breathalyzers, Aventador Crash: Today's Car NewsOur man Kurt has driven the 2013 Nissan GT-R and offered up his impressions of the experience, plus photos of the revised Godzilla, for your enjoyment. France has instituted a law that will make breathalyzers mandatory in all cars by July 1--but we question its effectiveness for a variety of...
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France Decrees Mandatory Breathalyzers In All Cars By July 1It's hard to believe that a nation of amateur oenologists would take such a drastic measure, but France has instituted a new rule requiring breathalyzers in all motor vehicles (except mopeds) as of July 1, 2012. The reason for the rule (which can be found, in French, at the Legifrance database) is...
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Guns For Pikes Peak Electric RecordSome may bemoan the fact that the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb in Colorado is now a paved course, but it's opened up the hill to more vehicles than ever before. That now includes electric cars--which is why, this July 8, Mitsubishi is fielding a race-prepared version of its 'i' urban electric car...
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Volvo Issues Recall On 2012 S60, S80, XC60 And XC70Volvo has issued a recall on a handful of its models due to a potential fault afflicting the vehicles’ electrical systems. The affected models are those 2012 S60 and S80 sedans and 2012 XC60 and XC70 crossovers built from May 16, 2011, through to October 6, 2011. There are some 17,000...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Buick ‘GNX’ Set For Comeback Via SLP PerformanceBuick’s ‘Grand National to end all Grand Nationals’, the semi-legendary GNX of 1987 is set to see a revival, though the latest version will be common in name only. In fact, the latest GNX won’t even be built by Buick. That’s because the guys at SLP Performance have...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran