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When the CT6 went on sale in early 2016, it marked several firsts for Cadillac. The full-size luxury sedan was the first to use the new "CT" (Cadillac Touring) prefix for Cadillac’s car lineup. It was also the first to feature the brand’s new grille treatment, Omega rear-wheel-drive platform and video-streaming rearview mirror. For the 2017 model year, the CT6 marks a couple more firsts for Cadillac. The big news is the addition of the CT6 Plug-In Hybrid to the range. This is the first plug-in hybrid (the ELR was an extended-range electric) for Cadillac and the first of the...
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Cadillac Super Cruise self-driving system coming in 2017It’s been over four years since General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] first announced plans for a self-driving system for its Cadillac brand known as Super Cruise. At the time, GM said the system would be made available in the “near term.” Super Cruise is now expected to debut on a...
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You have $200,000 burning a hole in your pocket. Which supercar do you choose? Poll resultsIt's a problem we all find ourselves having so often: which $200,000 supercar should we buy? While this might sound like the world's most ridiculous first-world problem, it certainly is a large decision. We are in an era where there are quite a few options in that price range when it comes to...
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Lucid electric car, Mercedes-AMG S63 facelift, Cadillac Daytona Prototype: Car News HeadlinesElectric car startup Lucid has revealed a prototype for its first model, a high-performance luxury sedan to take on the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S. Along with the prototype reveal, Lucid confirmed the location for its new factory. Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class is about to undergo its mid-cycle...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG S63 spy shotsMercedes-Benz is in the process of updating its S-Class range, including those models from the AMG performance skunk works. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for the updated version of AMG’s S63 super sedan, which in current form has been on sale since the 2014 model year. The visual...
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BMW’s latest Art Car is the John Baldessari M6 GT3It was in 1975 that French racer and art lover Hervé Poulain in collaboration with BMW’s motorsport boss at the time, Jochen Neerpasch, asked artist Alexander Calder to design the livery for a race car. The result was a colorful BMW 3.0 CSL, which in 1975 raced at the 24 Hours of Le...
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Despite the popularity of Formula One in Germany, plus the fact that a German driver and team just claimed the 2016 title, the German Grand Prix will be absent from the calendar in 2017. The race was to be held at the Hockenheimring but the promoter pulled out due to financial reasons. It’s alleged the promoter refused to pay the high hosting fee. The German race has been on and off in recent years and was secured in 2016 after a deal for a discounted hosting fee was struck. There are still 20 races on the 2017 calendar, which was revealed by the FIA on Wednesday. The new season will...
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Lucid reveals electric car prototype, announces Arizona productionJust as Faraday Future struggles to get its plant off the ground, another Chinese-backed electric car startup based in the United States has chosen a location for its own plant. The company is Lucid, formerly known as Atieva, and on Tuesday it announced plans to build a $700 million plant in Casa...
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Tax cheat's collection takes in $55 million at auctionThe taxman taketh and sometimes the taxman taketh more. Luigi Compiano found out just how much the taxman can take. You see, Compiano took over his family's private security firm, and stopped paying the Italian government the many millions of Euros it was owed. Compiano and the family instead spent...
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Ford GT and GT40 immortalized as Lego modelsLego designers are quite good at getting us to part with our hard-earned dollars in exchange for a set of plastic bricks. That's because those bricks come in kits like the Speed Champions sets. The newest Speed Champions? A pair of iconic Ford race cars, the GT and GT40, for your scaled-down...
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Subaru-powered Porsche 356 visits Jay Leno’s GarageBefore you pull your hair out over the thought of someone ruining a Porsche 356 by swapping in a Subaru engine, note that this is a replica we’re talking about. The car belongs to Tom Murtaugh, and it’s a replica of a 1957 356 Speedster. He’s an enthusiast who’s always...
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Divergent Dagger is your 3D-printed superbikeDivergent is a company that has big plans for the world of 3D printing. This is a company that has already created a number of parts for what it's calling the first 3D-printed supercar; the DM Blade. Divergent also creates 3D-printed metal parts that could find use in a number of automobiles; names...
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Recent trademark filings reveal that BMW has protected the names of a range of potential M cars wearing the CS designation. The names range from “M1 CS” through to “M8 CS.” While it’s not unusual for automakers to trademark names even when there’s no intention to actually use them, there are rumors BMW’s M division is planning a range of hotter CS-badged cars starting with an M2 CS. News of the car, previously thought to be an M2 CSL, surfaced in July and since then partially camouflaged M2 prototypes have been spotted testing at the Nürburgring...
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Cadillac returning to prototype endurance racing for first time in 14 yearsCadillac unveiled its latest race car today. It's called the DPi-V.R and it will compete in the 2017 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship's new Daytona Prototype International (DPi) class. The last time Cadillac competed in prototype endurance racing was 2002. Cadillac joins Mazda and Nissan as...
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Dodge is reopening order books for the 2017 Viper before it diesAfter 25 years, the Dodge Viper is going to die, for good. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] confirmed this fact back in June as it announced final edition models that sold out pretty much instantly. A weird thing happens when you say you're killing off an icon: sales spike. The uptick in sales...
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Bentley Bentayga video review, BMW 2-Series facelift, Mazzanti Evantra 771: Today’s Car NewsIf money is no object, then Bentley’s Bentayga is definitely the way to go when in the market for a new SUV. It can be tailored in almost every way, including having a clock that costs fix figures installed in the dash. BMW is working on a mid-cycle update for the 2-Series. A prototype has...
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Lamborghini created a pointless commercial for the Huracán you need to seeLamborghini doesn't need to make commercials. Its cars sell themselves. That didn't stop the Italian automaker from creating a commercial featuring its Huracán lineup. The scene is simple: Four Huracáns--one representing each model in the current lineup--start in different locations...
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Fiat heir Lapo Elkann arrested after alleged fake kidnappingLapo Elkann, Fiat heir and brother to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] Chairman John Elkann, is often in the spotlight, though not always for positive reasons. The latest instance is due to the arrest of the 39-year-old in New York City on Saturday over what’s alleged to be a fake...
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The Mazzanti Evantra is a mid-engine supercar from Italy, which in Millecavalli form has the honor of being the most powerful production car to come out of the country that illustrious brands Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], Lamborghini and Pagani also call home. With 1,000 horsepower on tap, the Evantra Millecavalli is not for the faint-hearted. However, Mazzanti’s standard Evantra, still with a generous 751-hp rating, is certainly no slouch. Nevertheless, Mazzanti has developed a package to boost the standard car's performance. The package is called the 771, and as the name suggests there’s...
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Audi Quattro division renamed Audi SportAudi Quattro is a subsidiary of Audi formed in 1983 originally tasked with designing and developing high-performance cars for the automaker. Since then it’s been expanded to handle other projects including customer racing and personalization work via Audi Exclusive. Confusingly, Audi uses the...
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2018 BMW 2-Series spy shotsThe 2-Series coupe is one of our favorite cars in the BMW lineup. In fact, the high-performance M2 variant was just voted Motor Authority’s Best Car to Buy 2017. It’s mostly because the car reminds us of BMWs of old, where rear-wheel drive, inline-6s and manual transmissions ruled. Yes...
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2018 Ford Fiesta revealed, features cylinder deactivation for inline-3Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] on Tuesday unveiled a redesigned Fiesta. The car is expected in the United States in late 2017, as a 2018 model, and represents the seventh generation of Ford’s popular subcompact. The design is clearly evolutionary although the new car is slightly wider and more...
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McLaren releases new pack to bolster 570S track performanceLooking to buy a 562-horsepower McLaren 570S but just don't think this supercar offers enough performance? McLaren has the answer. It's the new 570S Track Pack, and it will make your supercar even more super. The new Track Pack adds an alcantara-upholstered interior, carbon-fiber racing seats, a...
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Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet worthy of the Maybach badge? Poll resultsMercedes is in the process of relaunching the Maybach badge, only this time it's not a standalone brand. Set as a sub-brand within Mercedes-Benz, the badge represents the most luxurious models within the three-pointed star's showroom. The latest? An ultra-luxurious version of the S-Class Cabriolet...
Joel Feder