Photos Of The Week
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Polestar’s hotted-up Volvo S60 and a new V60 have been confirmed for sale in the U.S. The main focus of Polestar’s upgrades for the cars has been their engine, whose output now registers at 350 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque, the latter of which is available from just 2,800 rpm. Hyundai’s redesigned 2015 Genesis has been revealed, officially this time, but sales don’t commence until next fall. Given its new design and technological goodies, the car should prove a hit, especially if Hyundai can stay close to the outgoing model’s $35,095 starting price...
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2015 GT-R NISMO, 2015 S63 AMG Coupe, 2015 Subaru WRX: This Week’s Top PhotosWith three international auto shows all taking place this week (Tokyo, Los Angeles and Guangzhou), there’s no shortage of top photos for you to look at. The first is this menacing brute from Nissan, the 2015 GT-R NISMO. The car is the most potent version of the R35 GT-R platform we’ve...
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2015 Mercedes C-Class, 2015 Subaru WRX, 2014 Mustang Pace Car: This Week’s Top PhotosThe next generation of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class is almost ready for its auto show debut, and accordingly engineers testing the car have let their guard down when it comes to concealing prototypes. Our latest spy shots give a good idea as to what the new C-Class, due next year as a 2015 model, will...
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LaFerrari At The ‘Ring, Corvette Stingray At SEMA, McLaren P13: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week saw both SEMA and the Dubai Motor Show take place, but there was still plenty happening elsewhere around the globe. This photo was taken at the Nürburgring, where Ferrari is still fine-tuning its LaFerrari flagship ahead of the supercar’s start of production. It’s not...
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2017 Panamera, Land Rover Defender Challenge, Supra-Powered FR-S: This Week’s Top PhotosThere were two different Panameras to wow us this week; one was the facelifted version of the flagship of the current Panamera range, the 2014 Panamera Turbo S, and the other was a test mule for the next-generation of the car, the 2017 Porsche Panamera. Yes, Porsche has already started work on its...
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Honda S660 Concept, 3D Wraps, BMW’s Most Expensive 7-Series: This Week’s Top PhotosWhile many automakers, including mainstream brands like Chevrolet and Nissan, are bringing out high-horsepower and high-tech models to lust after, we’re glad to see that some, such as Honda, still see a market for simple sports cars that are lightweight, zippy and affordable. Case in point is...
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BMW’s new 4-Series Convertible is finally here and can be yours for $49,675. That’s only a slight increase on the starting price of the outgoing 3-Series Convertible, so naysayers warning of a sharp increase in pricing coinciding with the transition to a 4-Series badge must be red-faced now. Tuning firm Walkinshaw Performance has demonstrated the tuning potential of the 2014 Chevrolet SS by upgrading the car’s Australian twin, the Holden Commodore SS-V, to the tune of 612 horsepower and 575 pound-feet. The key is a custom supercharging kit that can be installed, and a full...
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2015 BMW 2-Series, 2015 Cadillac Escalade, Wide-Body Ferrari F12: This Week’s Top PhotosA prototype for BMW’s upcoming 2-Series, the replacement for the 1-Series Coupe, has been spotted with barely any camouflage gear. Though the proportions and overall feel of the new 2er is similar to the model it’s set to replace, the car, even in this prototype stage, looks a lot more...
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EcoBoost Daytona Prototype, Mercedes AMG GT, $52 Million Ferrari: This Week’s Top PhotosAs America prepares to witness the merger of the American Le Mans Series and Grand Am into the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Ford is preparing its weapon of war: this Daytona prototype powered by a racing version of the automaker’s familiar 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6. Its first race is the...
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Caterham AeroSeven, Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe, Jeep Jeepster: This Week’s Top PhotosCaterham’s mysterious concept it’s been teasing on its F1 cars for the past couple of weeks has turned out to be a preview of the company’s future track car and not the long-awaited sports car being developed with Renault. The AeroSeven is still a concept, but Caterham says it is...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The Frankfurt Auto Show EditionThe Frankfurt Auto Show is now vorbei, so for our latest This Week’s Top Photos post we thought we’d take a look at some of the highlights from this year’s show. It should come as little surprise that it was the German automakers out in force, but there were a few surprises from...
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Lamborghini Cabrera, Nissan GT-R NISMO, Carbon McLaren P1: This Week’s Top PhotosWith the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show just days away, many of the new car’s set to be revealed in the German financial hub have dominated the headlines this week. However, there’s plenty happening elsewhere, like the development of the Gallardo-replacing Cabrera (name not confirmed). This...
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This week Volvo revealed a new coupe concept that previews the styling of its next generation of vehicles. During a presentation held at the concept’s unveiling, Volvo also showed a few teaser photos of its 2015 XC90. The redesigned SUV hits showrooms late next year and so far looks to have an aggressive, high-tech appearance. The RF22 is America’s latest sports car, although the mid-engine speedster isn’t completely American as it is based on the bones of a Lotus Evora. The car is the creation of Californian startup Bulleta and develops as much as 505 horsepower and 410...
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2015 Ford Mustang, 2015 VW Golf R, Lamborghini Aventador Roadster: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week we received our best look yet at the upcoming 2015 Ford Mustang, or the S550 if you’re a die-hard fan. The styling of the car’s face has been revealed for the entire world to see and shows an aggressive look that borrows influences from both the outgoing model as well as...
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Acura NSX Race Car, BMW M4 Concept, Spyker B6 Venator: This Week’s Top PhotosWith the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this week, we’ve got plenty to show you from Monterey. But there was also a lot going on in the rest of the world. Take this Honda NSX Concept-GT, which previews a racing version of the second-generation Acura NSX designed for...
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2015 Mercedes GLK, 2014 Jaguar XFR-S, Subaru BRZ tS Concept: This Week’s Top PhotosThe first prototypes for the second-generation Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class have started testing, and we’ve already scooped some photos. They show a larger and more refined GLK, which makes sense since Mercedes’ upcoming 2014 GLA will now fill the role of the automaker’s entry-level...
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Macan Turbo, Gallardo Squadra Corse, GT-R Without Its Skin: This Week’s Top PhotosPorsche’s new Macan crossover is set for its debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show at the end of the year but shortly after we should see the debut of its high-performance variant, the Macan Turbo, which we recently spotted testing in Europe. This time the vehicle was wearing the least...
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2014 Corvette Stingray GT3, 2015 McLaren P13, Range Rover LWB: This Week’s Top PhotosIt may look a little crude, but this computer-generated rendering is the first official image of a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray race car. The new racing version of the seventh-generation ‘Vette is being developed by the racing arm of Corvette tuner Callaway and should be ready to hit the...
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Lexus is finally set to launch an IS coupe, only it won’t be marketed as an IS but as a standalone model. This week we got our first spy shots of the car and looking at just this single image we can see that it will feature a muscular and well-proportioned design. We’re expecting the new Lexus to be called an RC, based on some of the automaker’s recent trademark filings, and the prototype you see here is for a high-performance RC F variant. Yes, Lexus is working on a new F performance model and we’re expecting it to come with a naturally aspirated V-8. Why a separate...
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Twin-Engine Supercar, Jaguar F-Type Speedster, 2015 Acura TLX: This Week’s Top PhotosIt may not look like much at the moment, but pictured above is one of the first sketches of a new supercar being developed in Australia that will be powered by not one, but two 7.0-liter LS7 V-8 engines fused together and delivering a combined 1,200 horsepower. The supercar is the brainchild of...
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Transformers 4 Camaro Concept, Thunderbirds Mustang GT, New Popemobile: This Week’s Top PhotosMichael Bay, director of the upcoming Transformers 4 movie, has got the automotive world talking about a new Camaro concept destined to serve as the vehicle mode for the Autobot Bumblebee. Bay calls the Camaro a "2014 Concept Camaro" but the car’s styling doesn’t match that of the...
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Aston Martin Vanquish Volante, 2013 Le Mans, Corvette Stingray At VIR: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week Aston Martin took the covers off what is arguably the world’s sexiest convertible currently on offer, the 2014 Vanquish Volante. The car’s smooth, almost muscular surfaces make it look good from virtually every angle, while the interior is as cossetting and inviting as any...
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2015 Ford Mustang, 2014 S63 AMG Leak, 2014 Porsche LMP1: This Week's Top PhotosIt may not look like much at the moment, but pictured here is a prototype for one of the most anticipated cars of the new year, the 2015 Ford Mustang. The prototype confirms that the 2015 Mustang, the sixth generation of the iconic muscle car, will be as big and brawny as the outgoing model, though...
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50th Anniversary 911, Pagani Zonda Revolucion, 2,000th Aventador: This Week’s Top PhotosIn September of this year, Porsche will mark 50 years since the first 911, the 901 prototype, made its debut at the 1963 Frankfurt Auto Show. And, as part of the celebration, the automaker is launching a new special edition: the Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition. Here we see the new special...
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