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Jay Kay, frontman of the British jazz-funk band Jamiroquai, will part ways with a group of cars from his private collection at the NEC Classic Motor Show this Saturday. The cars are being offered through Silverstone Auctions, and there's something for every budget and taste. The collection's highlight is a 2016 McLaren 675LT, one of 500 cars built. The singer's example features $65,000 worth of extra equipment from McLaren Special Operations. Finished in Chicane Gray with a gray and orange interior, the supercar makes 666 horsepower from a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-8. It was the last...
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Icon adds electric powertrain to 1966 Fiat 500 Giardiniera DerelictIcon is fresh off of the reveal of its Tesla-powered 1949 Mercury coupe at the 2018 SEMA show, but it has another electric powertrain swap to show off. The company has installed an electric powertrain in this 1966 Derelict Fiat 500 Giardiniera. Icon founder Jonathan Ward published a YouTube video...
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Tesla Model 3 Performance adds "Track mode," system detailedTesla has officially begun rolling out its awaited "Track mode" for the Tesla Model 3 Performance. The electric-car maker confirmed the release via Twitter on Thursday and released details on how the system works on its website. We learned initial details on the Track mode this past July, but Tesla...
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1966 Ford Shelby GT350H is a barn find gemJust when it appears the world has run dry of barn finds, the internet doesn't disappoint. The latest discovery is none other than a 1966 Ford Shelby GT350H, and the car has sat parked in a garage for three decades. BarnFinds.com reported on the special Shelby on Wednesday, and it was reportedly...
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VW wants to use quantum computers to manage public transportation and taxi fleetsVW sees a future in which quantum computers help create efficient traffic-management systems, and it's ready to test such systems today. The German automaker said on Monday that its engineers and data scientists have successfully used a quantum computer algorithm to replace today's basic forecasted...
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Buy Bavarian: 2018 Audi RS 7 discounted up to $18,500Shoppers who have an eye on a 2018 Audi can take advantage of some serious discounts through the end of November. The 2018 Audi RS 7 tops the list, with up to $18,500 in savings. CarsDirect reported Wednesday that the German luxury brand has issued dealerships "marketing allowance," which is...
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There's a new crop of electric car startups showing that the relative simplicity of electric drive systems can extend beyond the powertrain to encapsulate the whole vehicle. A prime example is America's Bollinger which is working on simple vehicles with a high level of utility, specifically an SUV and pickup truck. Another is Denmark's Biomega which recently unveiled a concept for an electric car aimed at providing transport in urban environments. The concept is called the Sin, and Biomega envisages a production version costing a little under $23,000. Similar in concept to Renault's...
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Florida's ECD now offers restored Range Rover ClassicsFlorida's ECD has made a name for itself in recent years with its range of restored and restomodded Land Rover Defenders. In fact, the company's name is an acronym for “East Coast Defender.” However, ECD isn't opposed to working on other Land Rover products and has recently turned its...
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Robyn Denholm replaces Elon Musk as Tesla chairmanTesla late on Wednesday named Robyn Denholm as its new chairman to replace Elon Musk, effective immediately. Musk was forced to give up the role as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over a lawsuit filed against him for his infamous “funding secured” tweet...
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Next-gen Mazda 3 to debut at 2018 Los Angeles auto showMazda on Thursday provided a glimpse at the next-generation Mazda 3 sedan and hatch and confirmed the reveal for this month's 2018 Los Angeles auto show. Apart from a teaser photo and video, there aren't any additional new details to go on. However, Mazda has been dropping plenty of hints about its...
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Remember this weird rebodied Ferrari F430? You can buy it for $2.8MEarlier this year, an Italian by the name of Enea Casoni revealed the EC OnlyOne P8—a fitting name for a one-off supercar. The strange creation built upon a Ferrari F430 now seeks a new home, however. The OnlyOne P8 is listed for sale with luxury classifieds JamesEdition. The going price?...
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Jay Leno shows off his first collector car, a 1954 Jaguar XK120Jay Leno owns more cars than we could ever collectively hope to buy in our lifetimes, but there's one car that started his hobby. That is the Jaguar XK120. Leno recalled the story that surrounds his love affair with the XK120 on a new episode of "Jay Leno's Garage." According to the comedian and...
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Porsche is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, and creating or restoring several cars along the way. After building a replica of its very first sports car and creating a 993-generation 911 Turbo restomod, Porsche has restored 10 986-generation Boxsters. The brand announced in late October it will bring those 10 Boxsters to the NEC Classic Motor Show in England, along with 10 other restored cars. It's hard to believe, but the Boxster nameplate is already 22 years old. The first Boxster, known internally as the 986, launched in 1996 after a concept car debuted in 1993. The 10 minty...
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Hushed hog: Harley-Davidson introduces electric Livewire motorcycleHarley-Davidson's latest motorcycle isn't a typical hog. In fact, it could be considered the antithesis. On Tuesday, the Wisconsin-based motorcycle maker unveiled the production LiveWire motorcycle with a fully electric powertrain. No V-twin engine pumping noise through pipes here. The company...
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What’s next for the original ‘Bullitt’ Mustang?Amid all the glitz and glam at the annual SEMA Show at the Las Vegas Convention Center sat the original Ford Mustang used in the Bullitt film. The appearance, along with that of owner Sean Kiernan, was part of an international tour that won’t be coming to an end anytime soon...
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Ineos' Land Rover Defender rival could be built at Ford plantLand Rover's last Defender has a tough, low-cost appeal that will likely be lost when the redesigned model arrives in 2020. That's because Land Rover looks to be basing its new Defender on a modular, aluminum-intensive platform that will be shared with future versions of the Discovery and Range...
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Best Car To Buy 2019: Cars that didn't make the cutEach year our editorial team spends countless hours driving hundreds of new cars, trucks, and SUVs. It's harder than one thinks to sort through the good, the bad, and the great, but it's a job we don't take lightly. A lot of vehicles are truly brilliant in terms of performance, luxury, design, or...
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BMW 1-Series sedan, Lexus RC F GT track car, SCG 006 coupe and roadster: Today's Car NewsBMW is working on an update for the 1-Series sedan. Unfortunately the German automaker is yet to announce plans to sell the car outside of China, though that could change due to new rivals like Mercedes-Benz's A-Class sedan. Lexus is working on a more hardcore version of its RC F. The car was...
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Formula 1 organizers together with Hanoi city officials announced Wednesday plans to host the first Vietnamese Grand Prix in 2020. It's the first new location to be announced by F1's latest owner Liberty Media, which has been eying the Southeast Asian nation for a potential race for quite some time. The move is part of F1's long-term strategy to broaden the appeal of the sport by hosting races in new locations. It isn't clear if any current races will be dropped to make way for the Vietnamese Grand Prix, though it certainly is a possibility with 2019's calendar already set to host a record 21...
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VW the latest to join Baidu's Apollo self-driving car programThere has been a flurry of announcements concerning the Apollo self-driving car program of Chinese tech giant Baidu in the past week. The latest comes from Volkswagen Group which on Friday said it would join the Apollo program. The automaker also said it would gain a seat on the program's board of...
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Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus gives update on 006 retro coupe and roadsterScuderia Cameron Glickenhaus has revealed more details on one of the several car projects it has in the works. The American race team and nascent sports car manufacturer behind the 003 supercar and upcoming 004 sports car and 007 hypercar in July released the first details on a retro sports car...
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2020 BMW 1-Series spy shotsThe smallest BMW sedan we get in the United States is the 3-Series, but over in China a compact sedan known as the 1-Series has been on sale since 2016. The car will soon reach the midway point in its life cycle and in BMW tradition will receive a round of updates to keep it looking and feeling...
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Volvo certified vehicle program now includes unlimited mileage warrantyVolvo announced its revised Certified by Volvo pre-owned vehicle program on Thursday, and it has a new offer to attract buyers. Each certified pre-owned Volvo will come with an unlimited mileage warranty. While it's not a lifetime warranty, Volvo said it can customize the warranty to a buyer's...
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Heretical four-door 1980 Chevrolet Corvette for sale for $217,203Chevrolet Corvette buyers aren't a group looking for vast amounts of cargo room or passenger space. However, those who would really like to fit more than one passenger should take a gander at this, um, oddball. It's a 1980 Chevrolet Corvette with four doors and room for a driver plus three...
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