Photos Of The Week
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Ford this week unveiled a lighter and presumably quicker version of its GT supercar. Called the Competition Series, the car uses more carbon fiber than the stock GT and loses some amenities including even the cupholders. BMW’s 7-Series was redesigned last year. For 2017 it gains a plug-in hybrid model in the form of the 740e xDrive iPerformance. Find out what it’s like in our first drive review. Italian design house Italdesign this week unveiled the first product from its new car brand Italdesign Automobili Speciali. It’s referred to as the Special Car and is based on the...
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Pagani Huayra Roadster, Ferrari 812 Superfast, next-gen Audi A6: This Week’s Top PhotosSix years after Pagani first showed us the Huayra, the automaker has finally unveiled the open-top version. Thanks to new materials, the open-top car, dubbed a Huayra Roadster, is actually stiffer and lighter than the coupe. It’s also more powerful. Mercedes-Maybach has its first SUV. The...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2017 Chicago auto show editionThe updated 2018 Ford Mustang made its world debut during this past week’s 2017 Chicago auto show. The car benefits from a new look, a digital instrument cluster, a 10-speed auto, and more power under the hood. The only downside is that there's no longer a V-6 option. There was muscle of a...
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Next-gen Chevy Corvette, next-gen Porsche 911, Mercedes-AMG E63 Wagon: This Week’s Top PhotosThe mid-engine car everyone thinks will be the C8 Chevrolet Corvette has been spotted again. The latest shots show a prototype testing alongside the mystery C7 Corvette thought to be a new ZR1 range-topper. The Porsche 911 Carrera GTS is the latest “991” series 911 model to receive its...
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Aston Martin Vanquish S, Audi R8 V10 Spyder, Dodge Demon: This Week’s Top PhotosAston Martin’s Vanquish S Volante is one of the sexiest drop-tops in production right now. It sports a 580-horsepower V-12, a carbon fiber body and extra plush Bridge of Weir Caithness leather trim. We flew to Granada, Spain to drive the refreshed 2017 Subaru BRZ with the new Performance...
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2018 Ford Mustang, 2018 BMW M4, 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio: This Week’s Top PhotosFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] this week unveiled an updated version of its Mustang. Fans are divided on the new styling but it’s hard not to love the mechanical updates, especially the more powerful V-8 in the Mustang GT. That said, there are sure to be many saddened by the demise of the V-6...
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It was all about big and bold vehicles at the Detroit auto show this year, and they didn’t come much bigger and bolder than the Audi Q8 concept. The concept hints at a production vehicle of the same name coming in 2018 and features a larger footprint than the related Q7, a fastback roof and a plug-in hybrid system delivering 442 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque. Audi also had on its stand the redesigned SQ5 and A5 Cabriolet. The 2018 Kia Stinger proves that rear-wheel-drive sports sedans can still pull a crowd. The new Kia mid-sizer was one of the most popular attractions in...
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Faraday Future FF 91, Porsche 917 replica, Ram 1500 Rebel Black: This Week’s Top PhotosWith the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show on this week, there was a lot of headlines regarding electric and self-driving cars. Thankfully, there was also some old-school grunt like the 2017 Ram 1500 Rebel Black announced. It’s a black-on-black pickup truck with 33-inch off-road tires, air...
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Ford GT prototype, Infiniti QX50 concept, Jannarelly Design-1: This Week’s Top PhotosThese days you’ll find that the 2000s-era Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT is overshadowed by the 2017 model, but it’s still a thing of beauty worthy of being added to any serious collector’s fleet. A very special example, the first working prototype, is headed for auction. This...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C, Lucid Air, Ferrari J50: This Week’s Top PhotosYou’re looking at the new Mercedes-AMG GT C coupe, the Affalterbach tuner’s rival to the Porsche 911 Turbo. It will join the GT C Roadster that we saw at the recent Paris auto show in showrooms towards the end of 2017. The DB4 GT is one of the most storied Aston Martins ever built, and...
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2017 Dodge Challenger GT, 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63, 2018 Lexus LC: This Week’s Top PhotosThe Dodge Challenger has just spawned an all-wheel-drive model dubbed the GT, which means owners up north will be able to safely drive it year round. The GT doesn’t get the hulking wide-body kit of the concept version, but we’ll see that soon enough on a new range-topping Challenger...
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Cadillac DPi-V.R, one-off LaFerrari, new Toyota Supra: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week Cadillac made the surprise news it’s returning to top-level prototype sports car racing. The American luxury brand will enter the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, competing in the new Daytona Prototype International (DPi) class with one of the most handsome prototype sports...
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Chinese electric car startup NextEV this week launched the new brand Nio whose first model is a 1,342-horsepower supercar that’s shaping up to be one of the fastest cars ever produced. According to NextEV, the car, dubbed the EP9, clocked a blistering 7:05.12 Nürburgring lap time, which is bettered by only the Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce and the Porsche 918 Spyder. This week we drove the 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLC43 for the first time. We wouldn’t go as far as to call it a proper AMG, but you certainly won’t be disappointed behind the wheel. Another car we got behind...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2016 LA auto show editionLamborghini introduced a rear-wheel-drive version of its Huracán Spyder at this week's 2016 Los Angeles auto show. The car’s arrival also marks a change in the Italian brand’s naming strategy, with the traditional alphanumeric portion of its cars’ titles to be replaced with...
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2017 Chevy Camaro 1LE, 2018 VW Golf R, Acura NSX vs. Audi R8: This Week’s Top PhotosWe spent some time with the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE this week, in both V-6 and V-8 trim. Regardless of which you pick, you’re in for a treat. The car is seriously good. Porsche has expanded its Panamera range with a base model as well as the long-wheelbase Executives. The latter sees the...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2016 SEMA show editionThe SEMA show in Las Vegas is over for another year but don’t worry if you missed it because you’ll find all the highlights here. One of the standouts was this Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang speedster from Stitchcraft. It’s based on the Mustang EcoBoost and gets a healthy...
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2018 Chevy Corvette ZR1, 2017 Lincoln Continental, Mercedes-Benz X-Class: This Week’s Top PhotosMercedes-Benz this week previewed its upcoming pickup truck with a concept. Along with the reveal of the concept, the automaker confirmed that the pickup it will spawn will be called an X-Class and offer both workhorse and lifestyle-oriented configurations. Another Mercedes in the headlines this...
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Jannarelly Design-1, Lynk & Co 01, street-legal McLaren P1 GTR: This Week’s Top PhotosSports car fans now have a new option for a lightweight road and track car, thanks to startup Jannarelly. The company’s recently revealed Design-1 is now available in the United States as Jannarelly has signed a local importer and plans to start deliveries in November. Crucially, the car is...
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There were two prevalent themes at the 2016 Paris auto show: vehicle electrification and SUVs. In some cases, we saw these themes combined. Case in point is the Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept, an electric SUV that previews the first of the automaker’s planned Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] rivals. There was still plenty of cars to thrill those with gasoline in their veins. A crowd favorite was the new Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta. It’s the convertible version of the LaFerrari coupe which debuted three years ago. It’s much more exclusive, though. Ferrari will build just 209...
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BMW 8-Series, Audi TT RS, Genesis G70: This Week’s Top PhotosRumors of its comeback have been circling for years but now, finally, we have tangible evidence that a new BMW 8-Series is in the works. A prototype for what’s clearly a large BMW coupe was spotted at one of the German automaker’s test facilities. We're expecting a market launch around...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster, 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country, 6-wheeled Jeep Wrangler: This Week’s Top PhotosMercedes-AMG’s GT sports car will soon be available as a convertible. AMG blew the roof off the car this week, revealing a base GT Roadster and a more extreme GT C Roadster. Both will be on display at the 2016 Paris auto show kicking off September 29. The mid-engine Corvette is real, as...
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2018 Audi A5 Sportback, 2018 Land Rover Discovery, LaFerrari Aperta: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week we saw Audi reveal the second generation of its A5 Sportback, in both regular and sporty S5 trim. The previous generation was never sold in the United States but the new one arrives in local showrooms in the first half of 2017. It’s a handsome car, though according to your comments...
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GT-R-powered Toyota 86, Lexus LC GT500, MV Agusta F4Z by Zagato: This Week’s Top PhotosA tuning firm in Australia has shoehorned the engine of a Nissan GT-R into a Toyota 86. Not content with a standard GT-R engine, the mad tuners used a stroked 4.1-liter example capable of delivering upwards of 1,000 horsepower. They also decided to add a mean-looking wide-body kit from Japan's...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2016 Monterey Car Week editionCadillac’s Escala concept was a major hit at last week’s Monterey Car Week extravaganza. The svelte sedan previews the new look for Cadillac, one that’s more modern and daring than anything we’ve seen from the brand since 2002’s Cien supercar. Cadillac hasn’t...
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