Photos Of The Week
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Porsche substantially brought down the price of its Taycan with this week's announcement of the Taycan 4S variant. Naturally the power and range is reduced compared to the top-end Turbo and Turbo S models, but the car is hardly lacking in performance. Another EV in the headlines this week was Volvo's new XC40 Recharge. It comes with 402 horsepower, all-wheel drive, and a 78-kilowatt-hour battery that should return around 200 miles of range. For all the readers still with gasoline pumping in their veins, we've got our first drive review up on the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. So, has the...
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2020 Chevy Corvette C8.R, 2020 Dodge Charger Widebody, 2021 BMW M3: This Week's Top PhotosIt's been rumored for years, but Chevrolet this week finally confirmed it has developed a V-8 with a flat-plane crank and dual overhead cams. The engine will initially feature in the C8.R racing version of the mid-engine Corvette but a production version is planned and will likely power the next...
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2020 Chevy Corvette Convertible, 2020 BMW X6 M, Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato: This Week's Top PhotosChevy's new Corvette Stingray Convertible was revealed this week, and the car is quite the stunner. That's partially due to the retractable hardtop that folds neatly below a tonneau cover topped by bold flying buttresses. The C8.R, the new racing variant of the eighth-generation Corvette, also made...
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2020 Porsche Taycan, 2020 Audi RS Q3, Bollinger B1 and B2: This Week's Top PhotosPorsche's Taycan is finally here, and we've just tested it. The car is the fastest EV in production, but it's also a comfy cruiser when it needs to be. You'll never get tired of the 2 g kick in the back whenever you drop the loud pedal, though. America's Genovation set a record for EVs in the...
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2021 Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, 2020 Cadillac CT4, Tesla on the 'Ring: This Week's Top PhotosMercedes-AMG has only just launched the GT R Pro as the new flagship of the GT sports car range, but the Affalterbach-based tuner is almost ready to show us a GT Black Series sitting higher up the food chain. A new prototype was spotted this week and is wearing the car's final body design. Another...
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This Weeks Top Photos: The 2019 Frankfurt auto show editionThe Frankfurt International Motor Show has come and gone and once again there was plenty to digest. The theme this year was definitely electrification, including even in the supercar arena as demonstrated by Lamborghini's new Sián which features an 807-horsepower mild-hybrid setup that...
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Here are the top photos for this week.
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Porsche Taycan at the 'Ring, Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, Putin's limo: This Week's Top PhotosPorsche this week finally set a Nurburgring lap time for its upcoming Taycan, and the automaker was kind enough to release a video of the near-silent run. The new time is a record for production EVs at the 'Ring. A car we spied testing at the 'Ring was BMW's redesigned 4-Series, in its coupe body...
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Audi RS 6 Avant, Lincoln Aviator, Porsche Cayenne Turbo S E-Hybrid: This Week's Top PhotosIt's official. The Audi RS 6 Avant is coming to the United States to challenge the Mercedes-AMG E63 S Wagon. Revealed this week, the latest generation of Audi's uber-wagon comes with close to 600 horsepower and styling that can make a supercar look tame in comparison. The sole surviving 1939 Type...
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Acura Type S concept, Gulf Heritage Mustang, Valkyrie and Valhalla: This Week's Top PhotosAcura stunned us this week with its Type S Concept. It previews a redesigned TLX based on an Acura-exclusive platform—and with a range-topping Type S variant. The show car also sets the stage for the launch of multiple Type S variants at the Japanese brand. Porsche revealed a new...
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2020 Mustang Shelby GT500's V-8, 2020 Acura NSX, 2020 Porsche Taycan: This Week's Top PhotosFord this week finally revealed some of the performance specs of its 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500. We also got our first look at the super muscle car's 760-horsepower supercharged V-8, and it's worthy of placement in an art gallery. COPO built two street-legal track-day specials off the 2017 Chevrolet...
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Pagani Huayra Roadster BC, Porsche 911 Carrera, Challenger Widebody convertible: This Week's Top PhotosA lighter, more powerful version of the Pagani Huayra Roadster was revealed. It's essentially the open-top version of the Huayra BC, and if you're interested in one, prices start at $3.4 million. Ouch. Alpina was spotted out testing its biggest model yet. The semi-official BMW tuner was spotted...
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Mercedes-Benz is coming after high-end versions of the Tesla Model S with a sleek liftback sedan to be called the EQS. The car is Mercedes' first to be based on a dedicated EV platform, and the latest spy shots reveal its true shape. If you're looking for the fastest sedan in production, look no further than Jaguar's XE SV Project 8. It just lapped the Nürburgring in a time of 7:18.361, which is the fastest time for a sedan by a significant margin. Only 300 will be built and a few build slots are still left. This week we saw the covers come off the Q3 Sportback, the first strike in...
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Old Crow Ford Mustang, mid-engine Chevy Corvette, Lotus Evija: This Week's Top PhotosA one-off 2019 Ford Mustang GT honoring World War II flying ace Bud Anderson will be auctioned off for charity. Unveiled this week, the car has been developed with Roush and Ford Performance and packs over 700 horsepower. Nissan updated its Skyline sedan sold in Japan. The car is a rebadged version...
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Bentley EXP 100 GT, 2019 Cadillac CT6, 2019 Porsche 911 RSR: This Week's Top PhotosThis week we saw Bentley unveil a concept to celebrate its centennial this year, as well as to look toward the future of grand touring. The concept is an EV measuring 19 feet in length and capable of traveling over 400 miles on a single charge. The 2019 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 turbodiesel is a tool...
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De Tomaso P72, Pagani's first car, BMW X7 pickup truck: This Week's Top PhotosDo you miss the days when performance cars also had an element of beauty? Well, the same people behind the Apollo Intensa Emozione V-12 supercar is working on a revival of De Tomaso, and the first of the new genereation of De Tomasos is the P72 supercar. It's a blend of old and new that results in...
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BMW Vision M Next, SSC Tuatara, 2020 Bentley Continental GT V8: This Week's Top PhotosBMW's new concept unveiled this week was a 600-horsepower plug-in hybrid with 62 miles of electric range. The car is thought to preview a dedicated BMW M sports car to replace the i8 early next decade. A Dutch EV startup by the name of Lightyear unveiled a sedan claimed to offer one of the best...
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2020 BMW 8-Series Gran Coupe, 2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, Shelby GT500 engine: This Week's Top PhotosBMW this week revealed its stunning 8-Series Gran Coupe, which goes on sale later this year to fill the void of the 6-Series Gran Coupe—and yes there will be an M8 variant with over 600 horsepower. At the entry point, there's an 840i with 335 hp. Also headed to BMW showrooms shortly are the...
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The true Cadillac ATS-V and CTS-V replacements are on their way, and Cadillac this week teased both of them. We hear the cars might carry the Blackwing name. The first trailer and photos for "Ford v. Ferrari" starring Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale as test driver Ken Miles surfaced, and the movie looks great. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait until November to watch it. BMW's new flagship is the M8, which is available in coupe, convertible, and soon 4-door Gran Coupe body styles. The car was revealed in regular M8 and spicier M8 Competition guises, with the latter delivering...
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Ferrari SF90 Stradale, BMW Garmisch, 2020 Cadillac CT4-V: This Week's Top PhotosWith a V-8, three electric motors, and hybrid all-wheel drive, Ferrari's new SF90 Stradale hypercar revealed this week is the fastest road-going Prancing Horse yet. Ferrari was in the headlines this week for another, completely different reason. The first photos of the upcoming “Ford v...
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2020 Porsche Cayenne Coupe, 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 2020 BMW X7 M50i: This Week's Top PhotosPorsche has introduced the 2020 Cayenne Coupe as the latest challenger in the growing field of low-slung crossover SUVs. After taking one for a spin this week, it's clear the vehicle defines a high-end performance crossover SUV better than pretty much anything else on the market. Toyota presented...
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2020 McLaren GT, 2020 Toyota Supra, the first Porsche: This Week's Top PhotosThe newest car introduced by McLaren under its Track25 business plan is the brand's interpretation of a grand tourer. Unveiled this week, McLaren's new GT supercar packs over 600 horsepower and has more storage space than some full-size sedans. Another new car unveiled this week was the BMW M5...
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2020 Chevy Camaro, 2020 Jaguar XE, 2020 Honda Civic Type R: This Week's Top PhotosThe 2020 Chevrolet Camaro got an emergency facelift this week. After enormous backlash over the 2019 Camaro's front fascia design, Chevy announced the 2020 model with a tweaked front and a new bargain V-8 model. While its rivals shy away from manual transmissions, Aston Martin's CEO has vowed to...
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2019 Jaguar F-Pace SVR, 2020 Chevy Corvette, 2021 Porsche 911 Targa: This Week's Top PhotosFor buyers looking for a high-performance SUV, Jaguar's F-Pace has just spawned an SVR variant. It packs a supercharged V-8 spitting out 550 hp, or enough to make the F-Pace SVR the most potent in its class, and this week we finally took one for a spin. Another vehicle we tested was the 2019 Audi...
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