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The seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf is about to undergo its mid-cycle update. We’ll see the updated range in showrooms around mid-2017, with the cars arriving for the 2018 model year. Prototypes are currently testing around Europe. The latest shots and video show a prototype for the updated Golf R Variant. Unfortunately, the high-performance wagon won’t be sold here. Instead, VW longroof fans in America will have to continue to settle for the Golf SportWagen and Golf Alltrack. The prototype reveals that the updated Golf R Variant will feature tweaks to the lights at both ends...
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US won’t get Hyundai i30 N but hot Elantra possibleThe new Hyundai N performance division’s first model will be a hotted-up version of the recently revealed i30, which we'll most likely see next March at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The i30 is a hatchback related to the latest Elantra and is expected in the United States as the replacement for...
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Street-legal SCG003 to be ‘fastest cornering supercar’America's Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus is in the final stages of development for the street-legal version of its SCG003 supercar and more and more details are leaking out. If you recall, we first saw the SCG003 at the 2015 Geneva auto show. Back then, SCG showed both the race car (SCG003C) and road...
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2018 Lamborghini Huracán Superleggera spy shotsLamborghini has just introduced a rear-wheel-drive Huracán but a new, more hardcore version is just around the corner. We have new spy shots of what's likely to be a Huracán Superleggera (earlier shots showed a test mule). If you look closely, you'll notice the extra aero around the...
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Self-driving pod cars take to UK streetsA trial of self-driving pod cars is currently underway in the United Kingdom. There are three cars taking part in the trial, which is part of the U.K. government’s Transport Systems Catapult Autodrive project, and none are actually traveling along roads just yet. Instead, they travel along...
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Sporty or blowing smoke? Chevy says diesel Cruze RS comingGeneral Motors Company's [NYSE:GM] chief in North America said Tuesday the automaker plans on offering a diesel-powered version of the 2018 Chevy Cruze RS and—gasp—it may actually be fun to drive. "We designed these to be sporty, as you can see," said Alan Batey, President for GM in...
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Ford couldn't have released the Focus RS at a better time. The Mitsubishi Evo is officially dead, and the Subaru WRX STI is getting long in the tooth. The most recent generation of the STI is only offered as a sedan, and an Evo hatchback was never offered in the U.S. While other automakers are giving up on hot hatches, Ford has just released the hottest of the hatches. The Focus RS makes more power than any hot hatch ever released, including its only current direct competitor, the 292-horsepower Volkswagen Golf R. It also uses some impressive hardware, highlighted by an advanced...
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1:8 Scale Bugatti Chiron will set you back over $10,000Looking to add some spice to your Hot Wheels collection? Maybe you're a bit more serious about grabbing as many scale versions of your favorite cars as you can, and that means you've already jump up to the AutoArt offerings of the world. Guess what? You're a small-time player. Just like there's...
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South African locals prep track for Bloodhound SSC land speed record attemptHakskeenpan, or Hakseen Pan as we'd say in English, is a desolate stretch of mud and salt that sits in the Kalahari Desert. This South African site is going to play host to the Bloodhound SSC next year as it seeks to break the current land speed record. To prep the desert surface for this run, the...
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Dodge closes Viper orders to assess how many are leftThe 2017 model year marks the final run of the Dodge Viper. Its 25-year run is coming to an end, and that end might be happening right now as Dodge has just halted the ordering process for the American high-performance machine. According to The Detroit News, Dodge is examining just how many cars...
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Spanish tuner promises carbon Ferrari F12A Spanish tuner by the name of Bengala is promising a carbon fiber conversion for the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] F12 Berlinetta. The conversion is the first project from Bengala’s new Privilege Program and will be limited to just ten examples. Projects in Bengala’s Privilege Program are to be...
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6th-gen Camaro overtakes Mustang in monthly sales for first timeIt wasn’t long ago that Chevrolet’s Camaro consistently outsold the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang. In fact, the Camaro enjoyed a five-year streak between 2009 and 2014. But with the launch of its sixth-generation Mustang, Ford suddenly had the edge and has been in front in the...
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There are only seven Koenigsegg One:1s in the world, and just one of them resides in the U.S.—and Jay Leno has driven it. This is one car Leno doesn’t actually own, although he's still thoroughly impressed by it, as evidenced by his reaction upon seeing it, featured in this recent episode of Jay Leno’s Garage. The car was at a Michelin test track in Laurens, South Carolina, and on hand to explain all the details was Koenigsegg CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg. All One:1s have a twin-turbocharged 5.0-liter V-8, 7-speed dual-clutch transmissions, and almost full carbon...
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1951 Porsche 356 SL, Alfa Romeo Stelvio, Ford Mustang upgrades: Today’s Car NewsOne of the rarest Porsches in existence, the 1951 356 SL Gmünd Coupe, has been returned to its original glory and is featured in a new video and gallery. It’s the first Porsche sports car converted for racing, and it’s the first to claim a victory for the Porsche marque, in the 24...
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Tesla drops entry-level Model X 60D after 3 monthsTesla [NSDQ:TSLA] in mid-July announced the entry-level 60D option for the Model X. Its arrival helped bring the price of entry for the electric SUV down to $75,200. Just three months later, the 60D is no longer available, meaning the entry-level Model X is now the 75D, which starts at $86,700...
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Mustang EcoBoost boasts V-8 torque thanks to Ford Performance upgradeThe sixth-generation Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang has now been on sale for a couple of years, and those owners used to the performance now have the option of some power upgrade kits offered direct from the factory—i.e. they won’t hurt the warranty. The power upgrade kits have...
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Ban on gas and diesel cars gains momentum in GermanyThe sale of gasoline- and diesel-powered cars in Germany may end up being prohibited as early as 2030, if guidelines set out in a resolution passed by the German upper house are adopted. The resolution, though non-binding, also urges the European Commission to implement the ban across the European...
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Meet the grand daddy of all Porsche race cars, the 1951 356 SL Gmünd CoupePriceless is a word thrown around a lot these days when describing classic cars, but for this 1951 Porsche 356 SL Gmünd Coupe there really isn’t a more appropriate descriptor. It’s the first Porsche sports car developed for racing, and it’s the first to have notched up a...
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If you have a fair number of vehicles in your garage, it might come time where you find yourself with the need to get rid of one. Maybe more, if you're Adam Carolla and need to dump your vintage Lamborghini collection. Maybe you just have one to sell though, and it's a time you pop that bad boy on eBay. That's what the CEO of Lister is doing with his 2012 Bentley Mulsanne... and there's no reserve on the auction. The front plate tells you right away who owns this machine. It reads "LI5TER", and it belongs to the man cranking out some awesome machines. This machine in particular, however...
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Dive into the engine of the Ferrari 488 GTBWe called it "Mid-Engine Magic" in our first drive of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 488 GTB. The car earned that title mostly because of the wonderful powerplant sitting behind the driver's head. It's a 3.9-liter V-8 that breathes heavily through a pair of turbochargers. That mighty eight-cylinder and...
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The Mercedes Unimog turns 70Almost exactly 70 years ago to the day, the first Unimog prototype went for its very first test drive. On October 9 in 1946, a designer named Heinrich Rößler was behind the wheel of a new vehicle that he designed. This vehicle had no hood, was fully stocked with a bundle of wood, and the...
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How powertrain competition could help push Formula E forwardFormula E is... not the most thrilling racing out there at the moment. The quality of the teams and the drivers are high, yet there's something to be said about the lack of noise when you're watching these all-electric race cars lap a given circuit. Additionally, the idea that you have to swap into...
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McLaren merges personalization and motorsport departmentsMcLaren Automotive, the road car business of the McLaren Technology Group, has merged its McLaren Special Operations personalization operation with its McLaren Motorsport GT racing arm. Heading the combined divisions is former Caterham CEO Ansar Ali. He joined McLaren in March and has since...
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New BMW 5-Series to be unveiled October 13BMW has confirmed it will unveil the new, seventh-generation 5-Series on October 13, 2016. In the lead up, the automaker has released a handful of videos previewing some of the technology that will be available on the mid-size luxury sedan (and wagon in some markets). These will include...
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