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Audi has more announcements concerning its updated A3, which arrives in the fall as a 2017 model. A3s with front-wheel drive ditch the 2016 model’s turbocharged 1.8-liter inline-4 in favor of a more powerful turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4. The new engine sees output rise to 186 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque, up 16 hp and 21 lb-ft. It means the 0-60 mph sprint now takes 6.6 seconds, a reduction of 0.6 seconds compared to the 2016 model. Along with the new engine, a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission has replaced the previous 6-speed unit. Other A3 models stick with the...
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2018 Holden Commodore first detailsThough it was hardly a secret, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] on Wednesday confirmed that the next-generation Opel Insignia will serve as a Holden Commodore in the Australian and New Zealand markets. Its arrival will mark the end of four decades of Australian production of the Commodore, as the...
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Electric car startup Atieva now called Lucid, teases first carSilicon Valley-based electric car startup Atieva has changed its name to Lucid Motors and released some teasers of an electric sedan that will rival the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S. However, unlike Tesla, Lucid sees itself as a luxury brand, meaning it’s more of a direct rival to fellow...
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Fisker teases Model S-rivaling sedan with butterfly doorsHenrik Fisker in October announced he was starting a new car company under the Fisker name. His former effort, Fisker Automotive, went bankrupt in 2013, its assets later sold to China’s Wanxiang which used them to start the new company Karma. The new Fisker is based in California and is...
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2018 BMW Alpina B5 spy shotsThere’s a new 5-Series, and that means we will soon see a new B5 from semi-official BMW tuner Alpina. A prototype for the car has been spotted testing ahead of a likely debut early in 2017. We know this is the B5 and not just another prototype for BMW’s own M5 because of some signature...
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Is this the face of the new BMW M5?This may be our best look yet at the high-performance M5 model joining the rest of the seventh-generation BMW 5-Series range in 2017. Two CAD drawings allegedly revealing the front and rear design of the new M5 were obtained by the The Cammed & Tubbed Podcast. They show a design similar to the...
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Two of the most popular vehicles at the annual SEMA tuning fest are Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] F-150 and Mustang, in the respective pickup truck and sporty car categories. At the 2016 SEMA show, which runs from November 1-4, we might be able to add another Ford to that list, the Fusion. That’s because the Fusion has just spawned the high-performance Fusion Sport for the 2017 model year. The car is a twin-turbocharged, all-wheel-drive sport sedan with a reasonable price tag. In other words, it’s the ideal blank canvas for mad modders looking to move from the sports car...
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V-8-powered BMW 5-Series is now the M550i xDriveBMW on Wednesday unveiled a new generation of its 5-Series. Just two powertrain options have been announced for the United States so far, though neither of these will be a V-8. That doesn’t mean the new 5-Series will be without V-8 models. There will be a handful, in fact. The first that we...
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An inside look at production of the 2017 BMW 5-SeriesBMW on Wednesday took the wraps off its new, seventh-generation 5-Series sedan. The car is lighter, more dynamic and loaded with more tech than its predecessor and should prove a hit when it arrives on the market in the spring of 2017. Production is already underway at BMW’s main plant in...
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2017 BMW 5-Series previewMercedes-Benz has been launching hit after hit for the past few years, making it hard for rivals, even perennial luxury leader BMW, to keep up. Mercedes has catapulted to the top of the sales charts thanks to a focus on traditional values such as handsome design, plush interiors and stout...
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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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Lister CEO offers up Bentley Mulsanne on eBay with no reserveIf 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...
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BMW 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 semi-autonomous driving aids, such as features that help keep the car in its lane, allow the car to control itself in slow-moving traffic, and sense potential emergencies and provide brake support if necessary. It also looks like there will be a neat remote view feature that, via a smartphone app, provide the...
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New Fisker’s Tesla Model S rival will use batteries made with grapheneHenrik Fisker on Tuesday launched a new car brand called Fisker, the name the Danish designer and entrepreneur used for his previous car brand, the failed Fisker Automotive. Whereas Fisker Automotive focused on extended-range electric cars, the new Fisker will focus on pure, battery-powered...
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Subaru’s Japan-only WRX S4 gets ‘tuned by STI’ editionA new generation of Subaru’s Impreza has arrived but the car’s WRX and WRX STI models are still some years away. In the meantime, Subaru will continue with some special edition offerings, the latest of which has just been announced for the Japanese market. It’s called the WRX S4...
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2017 Audi RS 3 LMS ready to raceHot on the heels of Thursday’s debut of the RS 3 sport sedan at the 2016 Paris auto show, Audi has unveiled a new racing version of the car. The new race car is called the RS 3 LMS and will be ready for delivery to customer teams in time for the 2017 motorsport season. It was developed by the...
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2018 Audi RS 3 debuts with 400 horsepowerAudi’s new RS 3 has finally landed. The car is a compact sport sedan with essentially the same mechanical package as the TT RS—and it’s coming to the United States. Audi pulled the covers off on Thursday at the 2016 Paris auto show, and in the process likely unsettled the folks...
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2017 Nissan Sentra SR Turbo first drive reviewFaulkner famously told us the past isn't dead; it isn't even past. We can't prove it, but we think he had the Nissan Sentra SE-R in mind. The 1991-1994 SE-R set the cheap-car benchmark for a generation: a flyweight car with feathery controls and a lamprey lock on the pavement. Think ersatz M3 with...
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Infiniti’s Q50 has had it tough since bowing on the market as a 2014 model. First there were teething issues with its drive-by-wire steering system. Then Infiniti teased us with a high-performance version powered by the same engine as the Nissan GT-R but later dropped all hopes of a production version. Nevertheless, the Q50 remains a solid choice in the luxury sport sedan segment, and for 2017 the car receives some minor updates. The list includes new colors for the exterior, one of which is a special hue called Dynamic Sunstone Red. This was applied using a number of special techniques...
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Tesla Model S P100D does 0-60 in 2.5 s, quarter-mile in the 10sThe 100-kilowatt-hour electric car has arrived in the form of the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S P100D, and boy is it quick. The folks from DragTimes got access to one of the first Ludicrous mode-equipped examples delivered to a customer and naturally they immediately strapped a Racelogic Performance...
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2017 Audi A4 gets manual transmissionAudi’s been eliminating the manual transmission on many of its newer models but the latest A4 sedan is still available with three pedals and stick. Audi has made the manual available at no cost on its A4 equipped with all-wheel drive. The automaker is quick to point out that it’s the...
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Alfa Romeo Giulia gets all-wheel drive, Veloce trimAlfa Romeo’s Giulia is yet to reach showrooms in the United States but over in Europe the range is already being expanded. Set to debut on September 29 at the 2016 Paris auto show are two new options for the Giulia: a trim aimed at performance fans and a model aimed at those that appreciate...
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Last Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution ever made sells for $76,400Mitsubishi’s legendary Lancer Evolution has now bowed out of the market for good, as the very last example to be built was just sold in a charity auction. Recall, Mitsubishi built a run of 1,600 “Final Edition” models to celebrate the Evo’s ten-generation run. The first of...
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2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class spy shotsIt wasn't that long ago Mercedes-Benz introduced its current S-Class, the W222, but prototypes for an updated version have been out and about for some time. As the S-Class was all-new in 2013, arriving as a 2014 model, we expect this updated version to land sometime in 2017, as a 2018 model...
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