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Shoppers at the Seattle Amazon Go store were treated to a unique experience on Nov. 9 and 10. Audi partnered with the store to offer test drives of the 2019 A6 sedan, but it was hardly the typical test-drive process. Instead, Audi filled shelves inside the Amazon Go store with key boxes. The boxes allowed a shopper to claim a test drive in a 2019 A6 that waited nearby. No salesperson, no dealership, just the individual and the car. The program, called "Test Drive to the Unknown," then took shoppers on spur-of-the-moment adventures. Some test drivers arrived at impromptu personal concerts...
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Caged fury: Club Sport Package makes Porsche 911 GT2 RS even racierPorsche's 911 GT2 RS is the most track-focused model the brand sells today, but the German luxury marque has a package that doubles down on the car's track-focused nature. Called the Club Sport Package, Porsche said the option notably adds an FIA-approved steel roll cage in the rear. Per the brand...
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Going topless: McLaren teases 720S SpiderMcLaren will lift the lid on the 720S Spider on Dec. 9, but the British supercar maker has teased the car ahead of time The brand showed a sole photo of the new 720S Spider in a Wednesday teaser, and it will be the second model in the brand's $1.5 billion Track25 business plan. The first model will...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350, F-150 Raptor looks won't change, says performance bossDespite visual updates for the 2018 Ford Mustang and 2018 Ford F-150, officials from Ford last week said high-performance versions of both—the F-150 Raptor and the Shelby GT350—will skip new sheet metal. Ed Krenz, Ford Performance chief engineer, told Motor Authority at the 2019 Ford...
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2020 Genesis G90 photos leakAhead of the 2020 Genesis G90's debut at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show, leaked photos have at least partially spoiled the reveal of the flagship sedan's major design overhaul. Published to a Korean forum on Wednesday, a handful of pictures show the 2020 G90 inside and out. The front fascia is...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE, 2020 Ford Explorer, 2019 Kia K900: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz has redesigned its GLE, and the SUV is now bigger and bolder than ever. The increase in size has made it possible to bring back a third row, but thankfully this hasn't upset the dynamics. This is still one of the comfiest SUVs on the market. Ford is almost ready to show us a...
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Winter is just around the corner, and Ram has rolled out a special 1500 designed to tackle the harsh conditions, especially those experienced in the Northeast. Called the 1500 North Edition, the special truck is currently hitting dealers as a 2019 model and lists from $47,585, including destination. That's a lot of coin for a pickup truck, even a full-sizer like the 1500, but the 1500 North Edition is loaded with extras geared toward truck owners who need more capability and warmth on their frosty drives. It starts with an engine block heater, heated side mirrors, heated seats and steering...
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2020 Porsche 911 to debut at 2018 Los Angeles auto showPorsche will use next week's 2018 Los Angeles auto show to present its redesigned 911, the automaker confirmed Tuesday. Referred to internally as the 992, the new 911 represents the iconic sports car's eighth generation, and its arrival comes 55 years after the original, badged a 901, was rolled...
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Audi S1 reportedly not up for renewalAudi in June unveiled the second generation of its A1 subcompact for overseas markets. Unfortunately, a sporty version to succeed its predecessor's S1 model is “not foreseen” on the current platform. That's according to Audi spokesman Peter Oberndorfer, who in an interview with Car...
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Elon Musk open to working with Daimler on electric vanOnly last month, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche revealed in an interview with Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita that the company's 2014 divestiture of a stake in Tesla didn't exclude the possibility of a future cooperation between the two firms. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has since given similar comments...
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Watch the Ford GT strut its stuff on the dynoHennessey Performance Engineering strapped founder John Hennessey's 2018 Ford GT Heritage Edition to the dyno to see just how powerful the supercar really is. The GT laid down an impressive 581 rear-wheel horsepower and 513 pound-feet of torque. The GT's twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 engine...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE first drive review: Outrunning dinosaursOn Isla Sorna, the fictional island setting for the “The Lost World: Jurassic Park,” dinosaurs vaulted millions of years into the future and chewed up camouflaged Mercedes-Benz M-Class SUVs. The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE I find myself hustling through empty ranch roads outside of San...
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The 2019 Kia K900 will do its best to sway buyers away from established luxury marques with a $60,895 base price, including the destination charge. That's about $10,000 more than a previous-generation K900 cost. However, we found the second-generation K900 much improved over the soft and wallowy first-generation car. Thank the Kia Stinger's architecture for the dramatically different driving dynamics. The K900 is no athlete like the Stinger, but it won't recall Buicks of the 1990s. We digress. The $60,895 price earns buyers a load of standard equipment that still cements the sedan as a...
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Ford trademarks Puma name, potentially for baby BroncoFord may have scrapped the idea to call its so-called "baby Bronco" the Maverick or Timberline. A new trademark filing shows the Blue Oval has now moved to protect the "Puma" name. Australian publication GoAuto first discovered the trademark filing and reported last Friday it was submitted to the...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 will set you back $148,495The 2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 will hit the trails and coddle drivers with a base price of $148,495, the brand announced Monday. The starting price includes a mandatory $995 destination and delivery fee. The 2019 G-Class gets the first major change in the model's history. It's the first time since 1979...
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2019 Porsche Macan previewLike the Cayenne before it, the Macan has been a huge hit for Porsche. It’s the marque’s most popular model, with more than 97,000 delivered in 2017 alone. Having been introduced for 2015, the Macan is now at the midway point in its life cycle, and to keep sales brimming Porsche has...
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2019 Ford F-150 Raptor, 2020 Mercedes-AMG GT R Pro, Lamborghini Urus ST-X: Today's Car NewsFord continues to raise the performance pickup bar with its F-150 Raptor. It's still the only factory full-size truck where its maker actually encourages you use it to make jumps, and with the upgrades to the 2019 model the Raptor is now even better at handling massive air. Mercedes-AMG is almost...
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Champagne Carbon crafts a bespoke bottle for Bugatti's 110th birthdayChampagne Carbon, the beverage company with those ridiculous but awesome carbon fiber bottles of bubbly that Formula 1 drivers shower themselves with on the podium, has teamed up with Bugatti to develop a bespoke bottle celebrating the automaker's 110th anniversary in 2019. Champagne Carbon CEO...
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Following its revival last decade, Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera jumped straight back into doing what it does best: churning out beautiful, one-off, coach-built cars. Recent hits include the Alfa Romeo Competizione-based Disco Volante and F12-based Berlinetta Lusso. The latest creation, however, is the Maserati GranTurismo-based Sciadipersia. Jay Leno recently met up with Touring Superleggera's head designer Louis de Fabribeckers and was able to learn all of the intricate details surrounding the project. The funny man also got to spend some time behind the wheel, which naturally he...
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Jaguar reportedly considering electric option for F-TypeJaguar is in the process of drawing up plans for its next F-Type and one of the options reportedly on the table is an available electric powertrain. Autocar reported Tuesday that the next F-Type is due by 2021 and that an electric powertrain is just one of the options being looked at, though even...
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2019 Ford F-150 Raptor first drive review: Smarter, faster, still kingThe handheld radio crackled and a Ford Performance Driving School instructor’s voice came over the speaker: “Our target speed will be 50 mph as the front wheels hit the jump.” I’ve driven on racetracks, off road, and have played in the mud, but I’ve never launched a...
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Electric RS 3 shows what future four-wheel donuts look likeElectric motors can do amazing things. Ramp them up to four-figure horsepower, and they can make an electric car intimidating. Heck, we'd even call this electric Audi RS 3 frightening. Schaeffler Group's 4ePerformance concept is back. We've seen it fly backwards at ridiculous speeds, and now Dan...
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McLaren Special Operations creates F1 GTR-inspired 720S "Stealth"Different is better in the world of supercars, and McLaren Special Operations lets buyers do just that. This McLaren 720S "Stealth" was commissioned by McLaren London, which enlisted MSO's Bespoke services expertise to create a car inspired by the 1995 Le Mans-winning McLaren F1 GTR. McLaren...
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Lamborghini previews one-marque racing SUV with Urus ST-X conceptLamborghini will take its Urus SUV racing, and on Saturday it debuted a preview of the mean green racing machine in the form of the Urus ST-X race concept. Lamborghini showed the Urus ST-X concept at its Super Trofeo 2018 World Finals in Vallelunga, Italy. The concept previews the race-ready SUVs...
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