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"What a terrible day" current "Top Gear" host Chris Harris says as he climbs into his third performance dream machine of the day. Yes, it's raining on this particular day, but that's pretty much expected when you're in the United Kingdom. Regardless, Harris has the tough task of putting the Acura NSX, Audi R8 V10 Plus and the Porsche 911 Turbo through their requisite paces. The result? Lots of powerful skids. Each car gets the off-the-line treatment, and traction is clearly an issue for almost all of them. The 911 Turbo dispatches with the other two in a hurry. As Harris points out, this...
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Fiat Chrysler renews Cuda trademarkIs Fiat Chrysler Automobiles about to resurrect the Cuda name for a modern-day muscle car? The folks at Allpar noticed that FCA renewed its trademark for “Cuda” with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on June 16. It follows the renewal by FCA of the trademark for...
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Standalone Polestar brand, Jaguar E-Pace, Audi A8: Today’s Car NewsVolvo’s spinning off its Polestar performance sub-brand into a standalone brand for high-performance electrified cars. Polestar cars won’t wear any Volvo labels, though there will be technology sharing between the two brands. Jaguar has confirmed the launch of an E-Pace subcompact SUV...
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This is the letter Dodge sent to dealers explaining the Demon allocation processDodge on Tuesday revealed the allocation process for its 2018 Challenger SRT Demon which is due this fall and limited to just 3,300 examples in total. (There will be 3,000 for the United States with the remainder pegged for Canada.) In an effort to curb steep dealer markups, the order Dodge builds...
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More of the 2019 Audi A8 revealed in new teasersAudi has released two new videos that reveal more of its upcoming fourth-generation A8 flagship sedan. Both videos only provide glimpses of the new sedan which will be revealed to the world on July 11, but they also show some of its cool new electronic driver aids in action. The first video...
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Alpine promoted to Le Mans podium after Vaillante Rebellion disqualificationThere’s been a shakeup in the results of last weekend’s 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans regarding the LMP2 class. The No. 13 Vaillante Rebellion Oerca 07 which placed third, thanks to the efforts of Nelson Piquet Jr, Mathias Beche and David Heinemeier Hansson, was disqualified on Monday...
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Jaguar’s F-Pace has soared to the top of the sales chart in only its first year on the market. A total 45,973 of the SUVs were sold in 2016, equating to approximately 30 percent of Jaguar’s sales. Little surprise then that the British automaker is already at an advanced stage of development on its second SUV: the E-Pace. Due to be unveiled on July 13, the compact SUV has been confirmed for sale in the United States in early 2018. It will be priced from $39,595. Our spy shots and video reveal much of the design. The proportions are similar to those of the F-Pace though the E-Pace...
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2018 Lincoln Navigator priced from $73,250Lincoln's full-size luxury SUV has a price tag: the 2018 Lincoln Navigator will start at $73,250 when it goes on sale this coming fall. Foremost, the price undercuts the Navigator's most direct competition, the Cadillac Escalade, by over $1,000. However, we doubt consumers shopping in this segment...
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Polestar becomes standalone brand for high-performance electrified carsOriginally an independent motorsport team dedicated to racing Volvos, Polestar would later start tuning Volvo road cars and eventually be bought out by the Swedish automaker. Volvo’s original plan for Polestar was to make it an alternative to BMW M and Mercedes-AMG. But on Wednesday the...
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Uber CEO and founder Travis Kalanick resignsSince the start of 2017, Uber has been rocked by a litany of scandals and an exodus of senior executives. Now the ride-sharing giant has lost its CEO and founder, Travis Kalanick. His resignation was announced on Tuesday and comes after an investor revolt, The New York Times reports. Uber is a...
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Jaguar E-Pace priced at $39,595, reveal coming July 13Jaguar has taken the unusual step of announcing the price tag of a new vehicle before even showing it. The vehicle is the E-Pace compact SUV which Jaguar has priced at $39,595, including a $995 destination charge. It’s set to be revealed on July 13 and should reach showrooms in early 2018...
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Goodwood Festival of Speed to honor Bernie EcclestoneThis year, attendees of the Goodwood Festival of Speed won't be treated to a celebration of a particular marque or manufacturer. Instead, the 2017 Festival of Speed will honor the legendary and controversial Formula One figure Bernie Ecclestone. Ecclestone was chosen as the central feature after...
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All of that nonsense doodling in math class has paid off for three lucky students. Dodge has announced the three winners of its 2017 Drive for Design contest, the fifth-straight year that the contest has been running. The contest tasked students—high school students, no less—with envisioning a Dodge vehicle 30 years in the future. What the 10th and 12th graders came up with is pretty darn impressive. First place winner Davis Kunselman created the Fusion, the sleek orange, and arguably most futuristic, of the lot. Second place went to Richard Chen who crafted the angry looking, red...
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2017 Honda Civic Type R power figures may be underratedThe 2017 Honda Civic Type R arrives in the United States for the first time with some serious performance credentials. Honda engineers were able to extract a whopping 306 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque from the standard 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4. Honda has always been pretty good at...
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Watch Ken Block blast the 2017 Ford GT at Le MansOnly a lucky few have been given the tick of approval—500 individuals so far—from Ford to own the modern GT supercar. Yes, it's a rare and beautiful thing. However, we understand why someone like Ken Block would be offered the chance to muscle one around the 24 Hours of Le Mans' Circuit...
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Jay Leno shows off his 1953 Cunningham C3Briggs Cunningham is a man who lived his life well. Born in 1907, Cunningham had a family with buckets of money and he used that to fully enjoy the things that mattered to him. This included boats, cars and sports. He was an avid yachtsmen, winning the America's Cup race and also finding a home in...
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To prevent price gouging, Dodge prioritizing Demons sold close to MSRPThe 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is easily one of the most anticipated cars of the year. It may even be one of the most anticipated cars of the decade. And with only 3,300 destined to be built, 3,000 for the United States and the rest for Canada, it’s a safe bet dealer markups will be...
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Next Ford Focus will be imported from ChinaNewly-minted Ford CEO Jim Hackett hasn't been on the job long, but he's already signed off on a major manufacturing decision: the next Ford Focus will be imported to the United States from China. The original plan was to import the car, due next year, as a 2019 model, from a new plant in Mexico...
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When you have an obscene amount of money, you should be driving a grand tourer. I recommend the Aston Martin DB11 or a Ferrari GTC4 Lusso. But what if you're not a sultan, an oligarch, or a tech innovator and still want what a GT can provide? You buy the 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 Coupe. Priced from $59,895, including a mandatory $995 destination charge, the redesigned E-Class Coupe takes all the important elements that make grand tourers so desirable—a spacious, opulent cabin; high-speed stability, comfort and agility; a stunning body, and straight-line speed—and lowers the cost of...
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Bugatti Chiron test driver joins MazzantiItalian supercar marque Mazzanti has snagged the person that was responsible for honing the driving dynamics of the Bugatti Chiron: Loris Bicocchi. Bicocchi has been assigned as Mazzanti’s new R&D chief. He will be responsible for the entire development phase for future cars from the...
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2018 Kia Stonic revealedHot on the heels of last week’s reveal of the Hyundai Kona subcompact SUV comes a similar model from sister brand Kia: the Stonic. The Stonic arrives here later this year, as a 2018 model, and will go up against some solid competitors. The list includes the Chevrolet Trax, Honda HR-V, Nissan...
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Talks between city of Los Angeles and Elon Musk's Boring Company "promising"The Tesla Model 3 hasn't entered production yet, but Elon Musk never rests. The Tesla CEO claims to have had good conversations with the city of Los Angeles over the use of high-speed traffic tunnels being developed by his latest venture, The Boring Company. The entrepreneur said via Twitter on...
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Chiron-baiting Venom F5 to be first model from Hennessey Special VehiclesThe Hennessey name has been recognized in performance circles for decades, but the launch in 2010 of the Venom GT put the Texan tuner and then nascent performance car manufacturer on the world map. The car had more power than a Bugatti Veyron but weighed significantly less, and in 2014 it was...
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Richard Hammond's wife is over his risky adventuresYes, ladies, Richard Hammond is off the market. He's been married for some time and has someone at home who truly cares about his well being. That someone, Mindy Hammond, is, quite frankly, over all of Richard's risky adventures. She penned an exclusive story for Express detailing her feelings...
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