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Divergent 3D, the company that in 2015 unveiled what it claimed to be a 3D-printed supercar, has partnered with French auto giant PSA Group to introduce 3D-printed metal components in mass-produced cars. Divergent is a startup based in Los Angeles that has developed a proprietary “software-hardware platform” that can efficiently produce complex metal components using 3D printing. PSA Group, the maker of Peugeot, DS and Citroën cars, has signed a letter of intent targeting multiple joint development projects with Divergent. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is also thought to be...
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VW confirms power numbers for 3-row SUVVolkswagen is almost ready to show us its new, locally-built SUV with third-row seats, although photos showing a completely undisguised version have already cropped up. A name is yet to be confirmed but “Teramont” is the rumored option. On Wednesday the automaker released a video that...
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BMW to outsource some 5-Series production to Magna SteyrBMW is gearing up for the start of production of its seventh-generation 5-Series. Already spied extensively in prototype form, the new sedan and wagon adopt the carbon fiber-infused platform of the larger 7-Series as well as that model’s production line at BMW’s plant in Dingolfing...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster, Trump’s Lamborghini, Porsche 917 replica: Today’s Car NewsMercedes-AMG’s GT sports car will soon be available as a convertible. AMG blew the roof off the car overnight, revealing a base GT Roadster and a more extreme GT C Roadster packing much of the same hardware as the track-focused GT R. Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump was quite the car...
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The 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country is the tony wagon you didn't know you neededVolvo unveiled Thursday its newest Cross Country model—the fourth in the company's history—in a simultaneous worldwide reveal in Sweden, Switzerland, and Vail, Colorado. The locales are no coincidence—the swank wagon is priced much higher than competitors from Subaru and Audi. The...
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class All-Terrain confirmed for 2016 Paris auto showMercedes-Benz is going after the premium soft-roader segment dominated by Audi’s Allroad offerings and Volvo’s expanding Cross Country range. Mercedes has selected the All-Terrain name for its soft-roaders, the first of which will be based on the new E-Class Wagon. The German automaker...
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Is this Donald Trump's 1997 Lamborghini Diablo? That's certainly his name on the badging and the Florida insurance card. Regardless, it's a V-12-powered Italian stunner with just 15,277 miles on the odometer, and it's up for sale on eBay Motors. The Blu LeMans-colored machine is an all-wheel-drive VT model with a 5-speed manual gearbox and 492 available horses. It can be yours if you've got the cash, and the seller has started the bidding off with a price of $460,000. That's about double the price of the current market value of a late '90s Diablo VT Roadster. Still, this seems to be a...
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Audi spices up the Q3 with some sporty touchesYou can now spice up the styling of the Audi Q3 thanks to new options designed to strengthen the contrast between the regular model and those equipped with the available Sport and S line packages. On the Sport package, the front bumper adopts a more aggressive look with larger intakes. The center...
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More details on ambitious project to build Porsche 917 replicasWe recently told you about an ambitious group setting out to build Porsche 917 replicas aimed at track day enthusiasts keen to live out their Le Mans fantasies in real life. The group’s goal is clear: to build a 917 replica so fans can experience what it’s like to drive the classic...
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Get ready for Johnny Cab: Uber offering autonomous ride-sharingUber on Tuesday started allowing users of its popular ride-sharing service to hail rides from its autonomous prototypes currently testing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s not the first autonomous ride-sharing service—that honor goes to fellow American firm nuTonomy, which started a...
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Rent this Airbnb house, top-speed an Audi R8 on its dry-lakebed front yard (but don't say we told you to)Audi and Airbnb have an interesting proposition for you: rent a property, get an Audi R8, and do whatever you want with the dry lakebed that surrounds the house. You don't have to be a total loner or a speed freak to love the idea--but neither would hurt. The property in question is located on a...
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Could HCCI be the future of the internal combustion engine?The internal-combustion engine is something with which you're no doubt very familiar. Air, spark, and fuel come together over the course of four strokes to create power and move your vehicle forward. That's for a gasoline engine; in a diesel engine, fuel is compressed until it explodes, after it's...
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Who can explain the heart of man? Specifically, who can explain the heart of a man that would, for some unfathomable reason, take a 1992 Toyota Supra and turn it into a replica of a Bentley Continental GT3-R? Our heads are spinning with questions. We weep for the poor Supra under that excessive skin. Our hands are up in the classically frustrated display of, "Why?" A right-hand-drive Supra was procured for this faux Bentley. Thankfully we're not dealing with a rebodied Supra twin-turbo; instead, we have the naturally-aspirated variant and it's backed up with an automatic gearbox. It's not the...
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Ariel brings back the ‘fan car’ with Atom Aero-P conceptGenerating massive amounts of downforce without the added drag that most aerodynamic elements add to a car is the holy grail of designing fast track machines. One of the more out-there solutions is the addition of a fan that literally sucks air from below the car in order to create an area of low...
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Italian firm promises 1,341-horsepower electric carAn Italian firm by the name of Zava claims to be developing an electric car capable of accelerating from 0-62 mph in 2.0 seconds. Such pace would make Zava’s car, called the Prometheus, the fastest accelerating car to ever enter production. That alone is enough to tell you the company...
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Porsche 918 Spyder pitted against a Red Bull Air Race planeThe car versus plane video is a thing that may have run stale. It seems that everyone watched Top Gear do it, and then proceeded to dream up ground versus air battles of their own. There was probably such a stunt done even earlier, but it seems Clarkson and company opened the flood gates to these...
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Land Rover shows off new Discovery’s off-road skillsGet ready to say goodbye to the aging LR4 and hello to the new Discovery. The handsome SUV makes its world debut this month at the 2016 Paris auto show and will be on sale by mid-2017, arriving as a 2018 model. Although it’s aimed at soccer moms—it’s Land Rover’s rival to...
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N2A Motors melds 5th-gen Camaro with mish-mash of old ChevyPrepare thine eyes and feast them upon this! What you're looking at is the latest creation from American coachbuilder N2A Motors. Under that bodywork sits a fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. It's now called the Camaro 789 SS, and that's because N2A has taken styling cues from Chevys of 1957, 1958...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] accidently revealed the look of its new Alfa Romeo Stelvio in a video highlighting the production facility where the SUV will be built. The world debut won’t be taking place until the 2016 Los Angeles auto show in November. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is almost ready to unleash its new F-150 Raptor. Although we know how much the pickup truck will cost, performance numbers are still being kept secret. Some of them are starting to leak, however. Volkswagen’s Golf is about to receive a facelift. Today we have spy shots of a prototype for the Golf...
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'Mad Max: Fury Road' looks just as amazing minus the CGIIf you haven't yet seen Mad Max: Fury Road, there's a glaring hole in your life right now. You must see this film, and you must enjoy it in a dark room with the volume set to a level that will have your neighbors ready to call the cops. It's a masterpiece of old-school Mad Max action with minimal...
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Aston Martin starts hiring for SUVAston Martin’s new plant in St Athan, Wales will be up and running in 2020. The automaker will initially use the plant to build an SUV and later add production of two sedans, possibly wearing Lagonda badges. A former military base has been chosen as the site. Construction will commence in...
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV leaked ahead of 2016 L.A. auto showIt isn’t due to be unveiled until November’s 2016 Los Angeles auto show but Alfa Romeo’s first SUV, the Stelvio, has been partially revealed in an official promo video. The video was posted to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] YouTube page and has since been removed...
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Maker of Peugeot and Citroën cars confirms LA car-sharing servicePSA Group CEO Carlos Tavares on Monday confirmed the French auto giant will launch a car-sharing service in Los Angeles and possibly more cities in the United States. PSA, which represents brands Peugeot, DS and Citroën, will work with fellow French firm Bollore to launch the service. Bollore...
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Your Maserati-powered quad-tired motorcycle is finally readyRemember that Viper V-10-powered Dodge Tomahawk concept from 2003? That mean machine was a non-street-legal concept of which nine were built. They were sold as replicas through the always bonkers Neiman Marcus catalog and the asking price was a cool $550,000. If you feel like you missed out on that...
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