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How would you like driving instruction from a man who won the Formula One World Championship twice and then went on to take two checkered flags at the Indianapolis 500? What if he also developed the car for you, with the help of the legendary Pinninfarina design firm and some German engineering? At the Geneva auto show, retired Brazilian racing driver Emerson Fittipaldi revealed his Fittipaldi EF7 Vision Gran Turismo by Pininfarina, a carbon fiber track car motivated by a 600-horsepower 4.8-liter V-8. The car, which features a carbon fiber monocoque and body, was drawn up by the Italian...
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2017 Honda Civic Type R, 2018 Porsche 911 GT3, 2018 Volvo XC60: Car News HeadlinesThere was plenty of action on the first day of the 2017 Geneva auto show with numerous reveals from both the mainstream makes as well as the exotics. One of the early stars was Honda’s Civic Type R, which is due in showrooms this spring. Another sporty addition in Geneva was the updated...
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Spyker debuts C8 Preliator Spyder with 600-hp Koenigsegg V-8Dutch sports car marque Spyker has axed the old Audi-supplied engine used in previous versions of its C8 supercar in favor of a Koenigsegg-built V-8 for the new C8 Preliator Spyder, which it revealed on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The naturally aspirated, 90-degree 5.0-liter V-8 is said...
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Aston Martin launches AMR performance sub-brandAston Martin has a new performance sub-brand leveraging the expertise of the Aston Martin Racing motorsport department. The sub-brand will go by the name AMR and offer high-performance derivatives of each model in the Aston Martin lineup. Cars from AMR benefit from enhanced performance, sharper...
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2017 Opel Insignia Grand Sport revealedRecently, we saw Holden unveil its redesigned Commodore. At this week's 2017 Geneva auto show, we have our first look at Opel’s version of the car, the Insignia Grand Sport. Apart from their badges—and whether the steering wheel is on the left or right—the two cars are virtually...
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Aston Martin hypercar named Valkyrie, presented in GenevaThe V naming strategy at Aston Martin dates back almost 70 years to 1951, when the British brand gave a DB2 about 20 more horsepower and applied the Vantage name to the new “high performance” 125-hp car. Now, Aston Martin is applying Norse-power to the hypercar it is co-developing with...
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Math is not sexy. Math doesn't hang on many walls. Supercars have been primarily driven by emotion, seduction, or outright sex—but passion can be enough to drive anyone insane. By contrast, math drives the new McLaren 720S to 60 mph in less than 3 seconds, to 124 mph in 7.8 seconds, and well beyond 200 mph, in a shape that's a wind tunnel's wet dream. Maybe math has gotten a bad rap, after all? At the 2017 Geneva auto show, McLaren took the wraps off the newest car in its Super Series family, the 720S, which is the follow-up to the 650S. The second-generation supercar from McLaren goes...
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2018 McLaren 720S video previewNo one has the science of super cars down like McLaren. The English supercar maker is at it again, this time delivering the evolution of its ground-breaking 650S with this, the all new McLaren 720S. We’re going to gorge on the numbers, because this car is all about breathtaking and...
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Vanda Dendrobium electric supercar concept debuts in GenevaSingapore’s Vanda Electrics has used this week’s 2017 Geneva auto show to unveil a supercar concept called the Dendrobium. The concept is powered by an electric drive system and features a roof and doors that open automatically in a synchronized manner to resemble a fully-opened...
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Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet revealed, limited to 99 unitsMercedes-Maybach has just launched its first SUV, though the model isn’t based on the GLS as had been expected but rather the legendary G-Class. That mystery G-Class initially thought to be a pickup has turned out to be a new open-top model for the growing Maybach family. The vehicle is...
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Peugeot Instinct concept previews hybrid, self-driving technologiesPeugeot is providing a glimpse of its vision of the automotive future with the Instinct concept unveiled at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. It was later presented at the 2017 Geneva auto show. Peugeot, part of French auto giant PSA Group, sees self-driving capability as being a...
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2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar revealed, priced from $50,895Meet the newest addition to the Land Rover lineup: the 2018 Range Rover Velar. The Velar name is derived from the Latin velare, meaning to “veil” or “cover,” and was first used by Land Rover as a code name for prototypes for the original Range Rover launched almost five...
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Volvo on Tuesday unveiled the second generation of its XC60 SUV at the 2017 Geneva auto show. It was at the Swiss show nine years ago that we saw the original XC60. The redesigned model enhances all the things we like about the original, such as its handsome looks, high levels of comfort and excellent safety, and adds loads of new technology. The vehicle rides on a scaled down version of the platform found in the XC90 and also resembles its big brother. Up front is Volvo’s signature Thor’s Hammer daytime running lights design, though the motif now extends outside of the main...
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Bentley EXP 12 Speed 6e teases Continental GT Convertible, EV futureAt the 2015 Geneva auto show, Bentley wowed audiences with the beautiful British Racing Green EXP 10 Speed 6 concept. Over the next two years, we spotted the concept's influence on the design of the next Continental GT, while also studying the potential of an electric Bentley model. With the new...
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New Audi RS 5 debuts with 450-hp twin-turbo V-6Audi Sport (formerly Audi Quattro) unveiled a new generation of its RS 5 on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show. As expected, the car has ditched its predecessor’s naturally-aspirated V-8 and adopted a twin-turbocharged V-6 power. The engine is the same twin-turbocharged 2.9-liter V-6 that...
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Mercedes-AMG GT sedan arrives with 805-hp hybrid powertrainMercedes-AMG has signalled its intention to jump into the high-performance sedan market with the unveiling of the stunning GT sedan concept on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show. Although AMG already offers tuned versions of Mercedes-Benz sedans, the GT concept heralds a standalone four-door...
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Porsche listens, reunites 911 GT3 and manual trans for 2018Porsche 911 GT3 owners had every right to be angry after the 911 R debuted at the 2016 Geneva auto show. Not only did the R get an extra 25 ponies via the GT3 RS's 4.0-liter, 500-horsepower flat-6, it had what numerous GT3 owners wanted in the first place—a 6-speed manual transmission. A year...
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Sedric concept is VW Group’s first concept, first Level 5 self-driving carThe Volkswagen Group avoided its usual pomp and flair in the lead up to this year’s Geneva auto show by focusing on a single, community-minded concept car meant to be representative of future trends affecting its entire portfolio of brands. The concept is called the Sedric, and it’s the...
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It's the day many enthusiasts have been waiting for: The 2017 Honda Civic Type R has arrived in production trim, and it's coming to the United States. Debuting on Tuesday at the 2017 Geneva auto show, and heading to U.S. showrooms late this spring, the 2017 Honda Civic Type R is set to battle the hot Ford Focus RS and Volkswagen Golf R. Under the hood sits an American-made turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4 delivering 306 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque, and it's all sent to the front wheels. Like the Focus RS, the Civic Type R is only being offered with a 6-speed manual transmission...
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Anatomy of a record-setting Top Fuel runUnless you've ridden on top of 11,000 horsepower, Leah Pritchett has more stones than anyone one of us. She's a Top Fuel dragster driver and she holds the record for the fastest pass in NHRA history with a 3.658 run over the 1,000-foot distance at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. She set that record on...
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Why can't production cars reach 300 mph?The Bugatti Chiron is just getting out to the extremely well-heeled public. Customers have started taking deliveries of the 1,480-horsepower ballistic road machine, and we're curious if any of them will ever find the room to explore the car's rumored 288-mph top speed. Jason Fenske from Engineering...
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Jay Leno examines a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint SpecialeIf you don't know the name Afshin Behnia, you probably at least know of a particular corner of the Internet that he's created. Afshin is the founder of Petrolicious. He's also an unabashed lover of all things Alfa Romeo. The man has a number of those Italian beauties that he calls his own, and he...
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Volkswagen Arteon fastback sedan revealed, on sale mid-2018Volkswagen design hasn't been very exciting of late, but then again, it hasn't been that exciting for quite some time. One car that has exuded style since it was released is the Volkswagen CC, and the next generation of this fastback sedan has just been revealed ahead of its formal debut tomorrow...
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2018 Infiniti Q50, 2018 BMW X3, Opel sold to PSA Group: Today’s Car NewsInfiniti’s Q50 is about to receive its mid-cycle update. Among the changes will be a few visual tweaks as well as the first application of Nissan and Infiniti’s ProPilot self-driving system. BMW is gearing up for the launch of a redesigned X3 later this year. The automaker has given us...
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