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Buick's Regal Sportback is a fuel-efficient mid-size liftback that exudes quality and style but skips the premium price tag. For the 2019 model year, the car receives Buick's upmarket Avenir trim, helping to further bridge the gap with its luxury brand alternatives. The Regal Sportback, which is actually a rebadged Opel Insignia (the two even share the same plant in Germany), already has an inviting cabin in base trim but the Avenir makeover takes things to a new level. It adds either an ebony or beige interior theme with diamond quilt-stitched front seats, embroidered first-row headrests...
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2019 Aston Martin DBS Superleggera first drive review: Dead serious, dead sexyTwelve-cylinder engines are an endangered automotive species. Only a handful are left: Mercedes and Maybach share one, and so do BMW and Rolls-Royce. Ferrari has its holdout—and it’s impossible to leave out Bentley’s W-12, though its offbeat cylinder layout makes it an outlier...
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Porsche designed Mission E Cross Turismo with self-driving tech in mindPorsche's Mission E Cross Turismo concept was the big surprise of March's 2018 Geneva auto show. It previews a potential soft-roader version of Porsche's upcoming Taycan electric sedan, and Porsche has been dropping hints that the Cross Turismo could make it into production at some point. Not...
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Elon Musk says future Teslas will be like K.I.T.T. with AITwitter makes it incredibly easy to gain insight into what Tesla CEO Elon Musk is thinking, for better or worse. On Sunday, Musk let slip on the social media platform that future Teslas will be reminiscent of K.I.T.T. of "Knight Rider" fame, complete with artificial intelligence. Musk replied to a...
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BMW has no plans for a new Z4 MJust the other day, BMW made us smile as it remains committed to offering a manual gearbox on its performance models for the time being. Today is a new day, however, and that means it's a new chance for BMW to let us down. The automaker is achieving that goal with news that the redesigned BMW Z4...
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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon recalled because cruise control can stay onMore often than not, the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon steals headlines due to its incredible performance and otherworldly specifications. This time, it's in the news because of a recall. Owners of the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will soon see notifications in their mailboxes as Fiat-Chrysler...
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Want to rent a house in Michigan for the weekend? No problem, go to AirBnB and in a few clicks can have you in a lovely cottage on a lake. Looking to find a professional racing coach to sit right-seat during a track day or to help with launch timing at the dragstrip? A new website called MotorsportsCoach.com is launching to help connect professional racing coaches with enthusiasts seeking their help and expertise. The idea was created by racing driver and performance driving coach Nick McMillen to make coaches more accessible to enthusiasts. Interested drivers sign up for the website for...
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Ford GT that sold for $1.8M at auction is up for sale, againThe controversial 2017 Ford GT that sold at Mecum's Indianapolis auction this past May is up for sale yet again. It's once again being sold by Mecum, this time at the auction house's Monterey Car Week sale. To recap this particular GT's story, the supercar sold at auction for $1.8 million in May...
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Faraday Future FF91, final Pagani Huayra, Porsche 911 GT3 Cabrio: Car News HeadlinesElectric car startup Faraday Future reached a major milestone recently with the construction of its first body-in-white for the FF91. With the milestone passed, the company is now confident of getting the FF91 delivered to customers by the end of 2018. Pagani has built the final example of the...
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Uber ceases self-driving truck development to focus on carsUber will park its self-driving truck development in order to focus more resources on self-driving cars, the company announced Monday. The ride-hailing giant originally got into the game in 2016 when it acquired a startup by the name of Otto that was developing self-driving technology for trucks...
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Toyota's Project Portal fuel cell semi progresses to beta stageToyota isn't giving up on its support of fuel cells and is instead working on applying the technology in both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The automaker already has a fuel cell car on sale in the form of the Mirai and has hinted at more offerings, including from its upmarket brand Lexus...
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Drive.ai self-driving taxi service starts trial in TexasSilicon Valley-based Drive.ai has become the latest firm offering rides to the public in a self-driving car. Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving unit Waymo has been running its Early Riders trial in Phoenix, Arizona for several months and plans to start a commercial service later this year. Aptiv's...
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Electric car startup Faraday Future appears to be back on track with development of its first model, the FF91, following a rough couple of years resulting from cash shortages and a senior executive exodus. The company on Monday announced it has completed the first body-in-white for the FF91 at its plant in Hanford, California. It's the first time the electric SUV's unibody structure has been assembled using the same processes and tools destined for production models. Prototypes already on the road have been assembled using highly specialized processes. Faraday Future expects the first...
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2019 Mercedes-Benz B-Class spy shots and videoMercedes-Benz engineers are approaching the final stages of testing prototypes for a redesigned B-Class minivan. The car represents just one of eight body styles Mercedes plans for its new-generation compact car family, the first two members of which are the redesigned A-Class hatchback and new...
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Pagani Huayra L'Ultimo is 100th and final Huayra coupePagani calls this it's final Huayra coupe. The nickname L'Ultimo has even been applied, which translates to "The Last" in Italian. Yes, this is the 100th Huayra built, and it's a tribute to Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, who in a recent interview said Pagani's first car, the Zonda, is...
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The 1,307-horsepower Milan Red is Austria taking on the worldAustria isn't known for its cars, but a new firm confusingly named Milan Automotive aims to put the country on the map. The company has debuted its Milan Red supercar, and it packs 1,307 horsepower without hybrid power. Instead, the Red uses a 6.2-liter quad-turbocharged V-8 engine that sends power...
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First look at "I Am Paul Walker" documentary is emotion-packedFor the first time since the actor's untimely death, friends, family, and co-stars will open up about Paul Walker and his life in "I Am Paul Walker." Ahead of the documentary's debut, a new trailer shows snippets of the emotion and love people around the actor had for him. Many individuals will...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG G65 recalled for being too fast...in reverseMercedes has a completely new G-Class for the first time since the boxy beast debuted in the 1970s. The V-12 does not return, at least for now, but the outgoing V-12-powered G65 remains a tremendously powerful, exceedingly expensive, and wickedly fast square box. It's too fast, it seems, when the...
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Audi has something to show us at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance this year, and it's electric. Not just any electric car, but an electric supercar. The automaker teased what it calls the PB 18 e-tron on Monday and said the car houses a futuristic design for enthusiasts. We can also expect a powerful electric powertrain, Audi promises. As for the name, PB 18 e-tron simply refers to the debut venue, Pebble Beach, and its debut year, 2018. We don't have any other information on the electric supercar, but Audi did add that the name also recalls the R18 e-tron, its Le Mans-winning race car...
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Bugatti Divo teaser, Porsche Taycan specs, Force India bankruptcy: Today's Car NewsPorsche has confirmed the first specs for its Taycan. The electric sport sedan is set to debut in 2019 and at least one variant will offer over 600 horsepower and 300 miles of range. Bugatti is set to reveal a new hypercar based on the Chiron and targeted at ultra-wealthy track enthusiasts. Rather...
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Q70 Hybrid dropped from 2019 Infiniti Q70 lineupThe Infiniti Q70 has been with us since the 2011 model year, originally arriving as an M. A successor is planned based on a front-wheel-drive platform with electrification, but the first model based on this platform isn't due until 2021. It means Infiniti's aging products like the Q70 will have to...
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Porsche Taycan first specs confirmed: Over 600 horsepower, 300 miles of rangeIt’s been almost three years since Porsche made the announcement to put its Mission E electric sedan concept into production. In that time we’ve managed to glean very little information regarding the production version, which Porsche has decided to call a Taycan and will start producing...
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FCA didn't have prior knowledge of Marchionne's illnessSergio Marchionne's resignation from the top post at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on July 21 due to health reasons and his subsequent death four days later came as a shock to many, including close employees at the automaker he ran. This is despite Marchionne having had received treatment from...
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Force India F1 team enters bankruptcy protectionThe Force India Formula 1 team entered administration on Friday following a court decision made in London. Similar to bankruptcy protection, the administration process will see the team's operations continue as normal while a new investor or potential new owner is sought. “We shall be...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran