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If you’re a head of state, head of an underground organization, or just extremely paranoid—but you still enjoy the finer things in life—your new ride has arrived: the Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard. Rated at VR9-class protection in transparent and non-transparent areas, the new S600 Guard can withstand some severe punishment. The VR9 armor rating equates to the ability to withstand three shots from an M60, M14, or FAL-FN military rifle chambered in 7.62 x 51 mm caliber at 10 meters—as well as smaller arms fire including that from an M16, a .357 Magnum, a .44 Magnum, and even...
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McLaren P1, 650S Spider Get Special Operations Treatment For Pebble BeachThe 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is nearly upon us, and with it will come some of the most amazing automotive hardware on display anywhere. Contributing its new cars to the vintage fold, McLaren Special Operations will show two upgraded vehicles: a 650S Spider and a P1. The MSO 650S...
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2015 Acura TLX first drive reviewWhatever happened to the Legend, the Integra, or even the Vigor? Acura used to have such brilliant, instantly recognizable model names. Names that inspired thoughts of potential, performance, power, and style. Now, the brand has adopted the alphabet stew that plagues so much of the rest of the...
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2015 Audi Q3 Priced: At $33k, Facing Off With Mercedes GLAWith the 2015 Audi Q3 that arrives to the U.S. this fall, Audi cements the its crossover strategy, with a five-passenger, subcompact-size tall hatchback that fits five, meets all the standards for features and luxury for the brand, and makes a nice complement in the lineup both to the larger Q5 and...
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2015 Range Rover Sport SVR Claims Fastest Production SUV ‘Ring TimeLook out Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes—there’s a new king of the high-performance SUV hill, and it’s Land Rover. With a documented lap time of 8 minutes, 14 seconds, the 2015 Range Rover Sport SVR lays claim to the title of the world’s fastest production SUV around the...
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This Ferrari 250 GTO Could Become The World's Most Expensive CarA German seller's asking price makes this GTO the most expensive car ever.
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The title of European Car of the Year is one all manufacturers selling in Europe want to win, and there's sure to be hot debate over 2015's victor now the nominations list has been revealed in full. ALSO SEE: 2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During 'Ring Testing To be eligible, a vehicle has to be a new vehicle in the year of voting or available before the end of that year, in at least five or more European markets. That explains some of the more unusual choices on the list, like the next-gen Audi TT and the new Smart ForTwo, which aren't actually on sale now but will be in 2015. It's an...
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2015 Ford Mustang Inspired By F-35 Jet Revealed At 2014 EAA AirVentureThe name Mustang is as intrinsically linked with aviation as it is with automobiles, so it seems appropriate that Ford's latest one-off Mustang build has been inspired by one of America's latest fighter jets. The special 2015 Ford Mustang has been inspired by the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II...
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New Volvo XC90 To Offer New Levels Of Safety And ConvenienceWe’re now just a few weeks out from the reveal of the all-new Volvo XC90, which goes on sale in the U.S. early next year, and today we’ve received details on some of the new safety and convenience features that will be offered on the seven-seat SUV. Volvo is famous for its safety, and...
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Jaguar Builds Bespoke F-Type For Tour de France Team: VideoJaguar has revealed the second completed vehicle to be developed by its new Special Vehicles Operations, and this one’s even wearing the new SVO logo of the personalization department. The vehicle is a bespoke F-Type that not only celebrates Britain’s Team Sky cycling squad competing in...
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nanoFLOWCELL-Powered Quant e-Limo Approved For German Road TrialsSo many companies claim to have developed the future of road car propulsion that those making genuine strides run the risk of being ignored. Luckily, German firm Quant is avoiding such a fate, as its innovative 'flow-cell'-powered vehicle has just been approved for real-world testing by the German...
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2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Roadster Rolls In: VideoWith the V12 Vantage S, Aston Martin followed the tried and tested method of shoehorning its biggest engine into its smallest car, and the result—as you may have guessed—is simply astonishing. Now, the coupe has been joined by a convertible and the performance of the open-top car is...
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Mercedes-Benz’s S63 AMG Coupe certainly isn’t lacking in the power department, but the German automaker knows that some of its customers will always seek more. That’s why we have the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupe, a luxury grand tourer with a big V-12 heart. That V-12 is the familiar twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter lump found in the S65 AMG sedan and SL65 AMG convertible, and its peak output is pegged at 621 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque. This is enough for 0-60 mph acceleration in an estimated 4.0 seconds, and achieving a governed 186 mph top speed should...
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2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Runs The Quarter Mile In 11.2 Seconds: VideoWith a 707-horsepower, supercharged V-8 under the hood, we knew the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was going to be quick, but the official quarter mile times for the car are simply epic. With its available Pirelli P Zero tires, the latest Dodge muscle car will run the quarter mile in just 11.2...
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Jaguar Land Rover Gives Details On New Ingenium Four-Cylinder FamilyJaguar Land Rover has developed an advanced four-cylinder engine family, members of which will start appearing in its various models from 2015 onwards. Called Ingenium, the first recipient of the new engine family is expected to be the 2016 Jaguar XE, after which we should see the engines appear in...
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2015 Cadillac ATS PreviewCadillac’s ATS sedan is still relatively new on the market, having been introduced only in 2013. Nevertheless, the stylish sedan has come in for an update for its 2015 model year, although the changes are hard to spot. The most noticeable is at the front, with the 2015 ATS adopting...
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Volvo Announces Powertrain Lineup For New XC90Volvo’s all-new XC90 SUV is now just a month away from its reveal but today we have the first details on the powertrains that will be available for it. As previously reported, Volvo’s future lineup—starting with the new XC90—will come powered exclusively by four-cylinder...
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2015 MINI John Cooper Works Countryman And Paceman RevealedWe’ve already seen the regular versions of the updated 2015 MINI Cooper Countryman and 2015 Cooper Paceman, and now we have details for the high-performance John Cooper Works variants. MUST SEE: Stolen Tesla Police Chase Ends In Massive, Fiery Wreck, Splits Model S In Half: Video They feature...
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Information and entertainment systems are very important parts of the modern car. They’re how we interact with everything except the actual driving controls—and they can even modify the character of those as well. This week, an open source version of the under-the-skin operating system that controls those systems, and much more, was released. Automotive Grade Linux, as the software distribution is known, will allow for many of the features currently limited to OEM-developed proprietary systems to be employed in any open source car. SEE ALSO: Cadillac XTS: CUE Includes Best...
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata To Debut On September 3, 2014: VideoThe next MX-5 will go back to its roots.
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Jaguar Land Rover Adopting SVR Badge For Performance ModelsJaguar will soon phase out its R-S badge used on its performance cars like the XFR-S and XKR-S, and replace it with a new SVR badge. Sister company Land Rover will also use the SVR badge for new performance models it’s planning, the first of which will be a Range Rover Sport SVR, previewed in...
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Mercedes-Benz S-Class Pullman To Be World’s Most Expensive SedanMercedes-Benz is working on a stretched version of its latest-generation S-Class that is expected to debut at the end of the year and revive the Maybach name as a new trim level. However, this won’t be the most upmarket version of the S-Class as Mercedes is also working on an extra-long...
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Mercedes and Infiniti to build next-gen compact cars in MexicoDaimler and its alliance partner Renault Nissan have confirmed plans to build next-generation compact cars for their respective Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti brands in Aguascalientes, Mexico, the site of a Nissan plant since 1992. Approximately 1 billion euros ($1.36 billion) will be invested in the...
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BMW 2-Series Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Rating: VideoBMW's littlest coupe earns a "good" rating in the IIHS small overlap front crash test.
Stephen Edelstein