Car News
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Infiniti will preview a planned sport sedan at April's Auto Shanghai 2019 with the Qs Inspiration concept. The sport sedan will be an electric car based on a new modular platform.
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Hyundai shares prototype for future cockpit technologyHyundai is ready to change the way drivers operate various features inside its cars. To give us a taste of how it will look, the South Korean brand shared images of its next-generation cockpit prototype. To underscore that this technology won't be reserved for only the most-expensive cars, Hyundai...
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Fan-built Lego 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 captures the look of the real dealLego bricks promise a never-ending world of creation. One builder has used only his creativity and Legos to build the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. That's correct, this car was not built from a kit with instructions or anything official from Lego. This one represents a builder's creativity...
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Apple hires away Tesla's powertrain chiefApple has poached yet another Tesla executive. The technology company has brought on Tesla's head of powertrains, Michael Schwekutsch. Schwekutsch was previously in vice president of engineering at Tesla where he oversaw electric motors, transmissions, and axles. According to his LinkedIn profile...
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2019 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport to pace 103rd Indy 500The 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 has a pace car, and it could mark the last hurrah for the C7 Corvette. A 2019 Chevy Corvette Grand Sport will lead 33 drivers to the green flag at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the brand announced on Monday. Chevrolet said in a statement that it's honored to...
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Jeep teases two Moab Easter Safari conceptsIt's nearly time for Jeep's annual Moab Easter Safari, which means the brand has a handful of concept vehicles it's almost ready to unveil. On Tuesday, Jeep teased two of several vehicles it plans to debut to the delight of off-roading fans. The two images were accompanied by no additional...
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A 5-foot pickup bed bolted behind the rear seat should clue even the least-keen observers that the 2020 Jeep Gladiator is not a Wrangler. As Motor Authority learned during a day with the 2020 Gladiator on muddy, rocky roads at the base of the Sierra Nevadas in California, Jeep’s first pickup truck in a quarter century has less in common with the evergreen Wrangler than its seven-slot grille and big fender flares suggest. DON’T MISS: First drive review: 2020 Jeep Gladiator Here’s a look at what makes the Gladiator its own breed of Jeep and not just a Wrangler with open-air...
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2020 Buick Encore, 2020 Chevy Trailblazer, 2019 Mercedes-AMG CLS53: Today's Car NewsA new Buick Encore and Chevrolet Trailblazer have been confirmed for the Auto Shanghai 2019 and a review is up on the new Mercedes-AMG CLS53.
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LA ponders congestion charge for busiest parts of cityWhile New York City is closer than ever to implementing a congestion charge, and thus becoming the first city in the United States to do so, a similar idea has been floated in Los Angeles. According to a report from The Los Angeles Times, the city is looking to follow in N.Y.'s footsteps and may...
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2020 Chevrolet Trailblazer spy shotsChevrolet's Trailblazer is about to return as a compact crossover SUV. The new model makes its debut at Auto Shanghai 2019.
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2020 Buick LaCrosse made handsome just as it's dropped in USThe Buick LaCrosse has ceased production for North America but over in China, where sedans still rule, an updated, much more handsome LaCrosse will go on sale later in 2019.
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BMW's 3-Series spawns long-wheelbase variant for ChinaBMW has revealed a stretched 3-Series with almost 5 more inches in the wheelbase, but this model is built exclusively for China.
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Bentley will unveil a redesigned Flying Spur later this year. The new model adopts the platform originally developed by Porsche for its latest Panamera and should combine this with the beauty and pure elegance we've already tasted in the latest Continental GT, only in the familiar 4-door form factor. Ahead of the debut, Bentley has taken a look back at an original Flying Spur launched six decades ago. The first was the S1 Continental Flying Spur of 1958, which was quickly followed by the S2 and S3 versions. The S2 Continental Flying Spur is a particularly impressive example of the early cars...
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This Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing isn't what it appears to beThe Mercedes-Benz 300SL is an icon for the German brand and pristine examples sell for well over $1 million. If a second mortgage and scrapping a child's college fund isn't on the table, perhaps this particular 300SL will do. The car isn't what it seems. It's not a vintage 300SL, unless you...
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Aston Martin trademarks "Valen" name, but what's it for?A new trademark has surfaced from Aston Martin for the name "Valen," but it's not entirely clear how the automaker plans to use it. The trademark was first filed with the Lebanese trademark office in October 2018, and the name was then trademarked in the United Kingdom this year. AutoGuide first...
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Volkswagen Jetta R not in the cardsAlthough a Volkswagen Jetta R is technically possible, the German brand has no plans to introduce a hotter sport sedan following the new Jetta GLI. Serban Boldea, director of product marketing for VW, said Jetta customers are far more price conscious, which rules out a Jetta with all-wheel drive...
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2021 Ford Bronco could get retractable cloth roofPatent filings are giving us an idea of how the the 2021 Ford Bronco could be taking shape. Last week we reported on a patent for nifty removable doors with built-in crash beams, and now we learn about a patent for a retractable cloth roof with a few neat tricks. The patent depicts the option of a...
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First drive review: 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS 53 AMG is adulthood servedThe swoopy four-door AMG coddles passengers in luxury and delivers V-8 power with 6-cylinder consumption.
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Jeep's Wrangler-based pickup, the Gladiator, is ready to roll out to showrooms and we've just had some time behind the wheel. We found it to be a bit less nimble around town thank the Wrangler, but other mid-size pickup trucks aren’t much different. Mercedes-Benz has a new generation of its CLA compact sedan on its hands and we've just spotted a prototype for the high-performance CLA45 from Mercedes-AMG. We hear the car will come with an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission and over 400 horsepower. The commercial vehicle division of Mercedes parent company Daimler has bought a majority...
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McLaren Senna GTR set for dynamic debut at 2019 Goodwood Members’ MeetingThe McLaren Senna is a wild, track-focused hypercar. That much is clear. But there's always more, and the automaker recently inched forward with the more extreme McLaren Senna GTR unveiled in March. This one isn't track focused; this one is track only. McLaren isn't due to start deliveries of the...
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Daimler to bring self-driving trucks to the road with America's Torc RoboticsThe commercial vehicle arm of Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler on Friday announced it acquired a majority stake in Torc Robotics, a company based in Blacksburg, Virginia, developing self-driving systems for multiple vehicle categories, ranging from SUVs to 300-ton mining trucks. The deal, which...
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Rolls-Royce's new design chief is the man who penned the VeyronRolls-Royce has been without a head designer since Giles Taylor stepped down last September after a 6-year stint to join China's FAW Group, where he's been tasked with helping shape future products from a revived Hongqi. The situation at Rolls-Royce finally changed on Monday with the appointment of...
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2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 spy shots and videoMercedes-Benz unveiled the redesigned 2020 CLA at January's 2019 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but the versions we're more interested in, those from Mercedes-AMG, are still being developed. Yes, “versions” isn't a typo as AMG is working on two performance levels...
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Hamilton clinches Bahrain F1 victory after reliability issues plague LeclercThere was heartbreak for Charles Leclerc on Sunday at the 2019 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix, with reliability issues stealing a likely first victory for the Ferrari newcomer. Leclerc was the fastest all day but with 15 laps of the Bahrain International Circuit remaining, his car's power unit went...
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