Car News
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What does Redline mean to you? For Hot Wheels fans, it means the oldest, most collectible of the breed. For muscle car aficionados, the word sparks memories of the tires on their favorite cars of the 1960s. For Chicago residents, it's the train they take to get home or to go to Cubs games. And at General Motors it used to denote a slightly higher performance version of a Saturn. Now that changes as Chevrolet has just introduced a nine-vehicle portfolio of Redline models with black-and-red trim cues. The cars were revealed Thursday at the 2017 Chicago auto show. CHECK OUT: 2018 Subaru Legacy...
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Nissan gives 6 popular models the Midnight Edition treatmentNissan on Thursday at the 2017 Chicago auto show will unveil six models available with a new Midnight Edition package. The package, originally introduced on the 2016 Sentra SR, adds a number of extras including styling enhancements for only a small premium. Nissan says the average saving as opposed...
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Why does the McLaren P1 have an open differential?The McLaren P1 is a hilariously complex and deliciously expensive hyper car. However, there is a simple and inexpensive secret lying underneath its rear end. Where you might expect to find some fancy torque-vectoring, power providing, hard working limited-slip differential, instead you'll find an...
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'Top Gear' hosts visit with BBC insurance department ahead of new season"Top Gear" appears ready to move forward with a promising team firmly in place. That would be the team of Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris, and Rory Reid. All three sit down with the BBC insurance department for a new teaser trailer that gives us a glimpse at what's in store for the show's next season...
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BMW hires Bugatti Veyron designerIt’s safe to say that BMW design is in a bit of a funk. All that could be about to change, however, as the automaker is injecting some new blood into its design team. The BMW Group on Wednesday confirmed that Jozef Kaban will be in charge of design at BMW. He replaces Karim Habib who stepped...
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Lebanon Ford selling twin-turbo Mustang capable of 1,200 hp for $45,499Lebanon Ford, the Ohio dealership that made headlines last year because of a crazy offer promising brand new 727-horsepower Mustang GTs for only $39,997, is back, and its latest offer takes the dealership up a couple of notches on the insanity dial. As first discovered by The Drive, Lebanon Ford is...
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It's no secret the current Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee are closely related. The 2018 Durango SRT has been unveiled in all its American glory, but we noticed something strange. The powertrain in the new 2018 Dodge Durango SRT is exactly the same as the one in the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT. It has the same naturally aspirated 6.4-liter Hemi V-8 engine under the hood pumping out 475 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque. All that power goes to all four wheels via the same 8-speed automatic transmission. It even has the same internal driveline bits. From the 7.7-inch and 9.1-inch front...
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VW Atlas Weekend Edition, Rolls-Royce SUV, Porsche on ice: Car News HeadlinesVolkswagen is using this week’s 2017 Chicago auto show to present a concept based on its new Atlas SUV. The concept is aimed at families with active lifestyles and features a number of accessories that will be available when the Atlas goes on sale this spring. Rolls-Royce is preparing its own...
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Infiniti Q50 and QX80 get Signature special editionsInfiniti will unveil new Q50 3.0t and QX80 5.6 Signature Edition models on Thursday at the 2017 Chicago auto show. The cars essentially come loaded with some of the more popular options buyers have been choosing. The Q50 3.0t Signature Edition is powered by Infiniti’s new twin-turbocharged...
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Two special edition Ram pickup trucks roll into the Windy CityTruck owners like to make their rolling toolboxes stand out from the crowd. For them, Ram has just introduced two special edition pickup trucks headed to the 2017 Chicago auto show starting Thursday. For those looking for a more street-sport oriented truck, there's the 2017 Ram 1500 Copper Sport...
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Spotted: Lucid Air whirring through San Francisco streetsWhat would you do with a 1,000-horsepower pre-production electric sedan if you were given the keys? Well the folks at Lucid Motors took their Air for a spin... at slow San Francisco traffic speeds and another motorist managed to capture it on video. It seems Lucid had the Air out in public to grab...
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Is Elon Musk going to combine his tunnel project with the Hyperloop?The Hyperloop dreamed up by Elon Musk, and enabled by 1800s pneumatic banking technology, is still in the testing phases. It represents a potentially faster and safer way to cover long distances without relying on traditional fuels and transportation methods. Musk is also in love with another means...
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The Nissan NV cargo van isn't all that exciting. Sure, you can get a V-8 in it, but beyond that, there's little to get the blood pumping. However, Nissan just made an NV that's really cool. How? Nissan teamed up with off-road builder and "Xtreme Off-Road" television show host Ian Johnson to jack it up with some beefy suspension, throw some mudders on it, and dump a Cummins turbodiesel V-8 under the hood. The result is the Nissan NV Cargo X project, and this one-of-a-kind creation is debuting at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show. ALSO SEE: 2018 Dodge Durango SRT: The family hauler gets meaner...
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Infiniti: What’s new for 2017Infiniti had been rudderless for years, with its models lacking a cohesive design as well as suffering from product cycles that seemed to stretch for an eternity. Infiniti finally changed its tack with the introduction of the Q50 for 2014. The svelte sedan introduced a bold look for the brand, as...
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Citroën C-Aircross concept previews C3 Picasso successorCitroën will use next month’s 2017 Geneva auto show to unveil a funky compact SUV called the C-Aircross. The car may be a concept but it’s actually a thinly-veiled preview of the French automaker’s replacement for the C3 Picasso. Whereas the C3 Picasso is more of a minivan...
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Fast camp: Take me to Porsches on iceDrivers dread the moment they effectively "run out of talent." That sinking feeling in the bottom of your stomach when a turn goes pear-shaped and the car goes sideways isn't exactly thrilling. For some, talent runs out on the day's last lap, when tires are hot and tensions are hotter. For others...
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Dodge Durango SRT, Lamborghini Urus, Mercedes-Maybach G-Class: Today’s Car NewsIt’s been the thing of rumors for years but finally Dodge has unveiled a Durango SRT. The fast family hauler packs a naturally-aspirated 6.4-liter Hemi V-8, good for 475 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque. Lamborghini’s CEO has confirmed that the company’s upcoming SUV will...
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Lamborghini sticks with Urus name for SUVThe Lamborghini Urus concept, unveiled in 2012 to both fanfare and criticism, as well as comparisons to the LM002, will finally enter production this year. The design is expected to have been given an overhaul since the concept’s reveal all those years ago but the Urus name will be sticking...
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The Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee share different versions of the same architecture. Yet, while the Jeep has offered a high-performance SRT model for two generations, the Durango never has. Now we have it. Just ahead of the Chicago Auto Show, Dodge pulled the wraps off the 2018 Durango SRT, and it's exactly what enthusiasts have been waiting for. Under the hood Dodge has shoved its naturally aspirated 6.4-liter (392 cubic-inch) Hemi V-8 producing 475 horsepower and 470 pound-feet of torque. All that twist is sent to all four wheels through an all-wheel-drive system via an 8-speed...
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Mitsubishi shows new 2017 Outlander Sport LE trim ahead of Chicago debutThe Mitsubishi Outlander Sport isn't exactly new. Released as a 2010 model, it has been refreshed over the years, but it soldiers on as one of the backbones of the struggling brand. For 2017, Mitsubishi is expanding the Outlander Sport's model range with a new Limited Edition trim. The not-so...
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How Honda's self-balancing motorcycle worksDo you wake up thinking about the effects of positive and negative trail length and their relation to motorcycle stability? No? Well, we're going to change that because you're going to learn a little bit about just that topic today. Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here to walk you...
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Legendary Lola Mk6 GT makes a pit stop in Jay Leno's GarageYou all know that the Ford GT40 is an amazing and iconic racing machine. Do you know about the car that came before it and paved the way for its lovely looks? That honor sits with the Lola Mk6, or Lola GT as it's also called. Just three examples were ever built and one of them just made a stop at...
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2017 Ram Power Wagon first drive review: Irrational but appealingLas Vegas – If it were a teenager, it'd do things just “for the lulz.” Fiat Chrysler is starting to take that approach, and it's making this Italian-American brand one of the most absurd automakers on the market. CAFE standards? Start stuffing a supercharged, 6.2-liter V-8 into...
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BMW the latest to invest in 3D printing of metal partsLast year we learned about a company by the name of Divergent 3D that had partnered with French automaker PSA Group to introduce 3-D-printed metal components in mass-produced cars. Now a rival firm in this space, Desktop Metal, has been linked with another automaker, this time BMW. BMW’s i...
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