Today in Car News
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Internet Brands staffer Joel Feder recently sold his 1991 BMW M5. You can get the full back story on the car and why he sold it in the link below. One of Buick’s most famous cars, the Y-Job, regarded by many as the world’s first concept car, has just been added to the National Historic Vehicle Register. It joins other special vehicles from America’s past such as the original Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe prototype and President Reagan’s Willys Jeep. A Bugatti fan from Saudi Arabia has just bought two very special models. One of them is the one-off Bugatti Vision Gran...
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2017 Camaro ZL1, 2017 Genesis G80, Bugatti Chiron in California: Car News HeadlinesChevrolet’s new Camaro ZL1 is getting closer to its market debut and today we learned the power ratings will be higher than originally stated. The latest info comes via a leaked order guide for the complete 2017 Camaro range. The Hyundai Genesis is no more. In its place is the almost...
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2017 Opel Insignia, 2018 BMW M4 GT4, Corvette Grand Sport vs. Z06: Today’s Car NewsOpel engineers have been spotted testing the company’s next-generation Insignia sedan. There’s a lot riding on this car as it will serve as the next Buick Regal here in the United States as well as the next Holden Commodore in Australia and New Zealand. Our latest spy shots are the most...
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Ferrari’s new platform, Keating Berus supercar, Hellcat-powered Ram: Car News HeadlinesFerrari [NYSE:RACE] is in the final stages of developing its next-generation platform. The platform, which sticks with aluminum construction and features a modular design, will bring weight savings as well as improvements in crash safety and NVH characteristics for the automaker’s future...
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Tesla Gigafactory, Mercedes electric truck, 13-year-old drives Veyron: Today’s Car NewsTesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has opened its battery plant known as the Gigafactory. The plant is only 14 percent complete but it’s already churning out batteries for Tesla’s Model S and Model X. Soon it will also produce batteries for the Model 3. The Gigafactory will also produce batteries...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster, 2018 Geely SUV, LaFerrari Aperta: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-AMG has finally started public road trials of prototypes for the convertible version of its GT sports car. The first in the lineup will be called the GT C Roadster and is confirmed for a debut in early 2017. Another vehicle spotted testing is a new compact SUV being developed by Chinese...
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A prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation GLE has been spotted again. The new mid-size SUV is still in the early stages of development but already we can see that it will adopt a boxier, more rugged design. Speaking of design, one of the alternative designs for Bugatti’s Chiron hypercar has surfaced. It was the winning design of an internal contest at the Volkswagen Group during the early days of development for the Chiron, and many of its elements can be seen on the car. More and more evidence pointing towards a mid-engine Corvette continues to emerge. In the latest...
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2017 Chevy Corvette, 2017 Genesis G80, Mercedes-AMG GT C: Car News HeadlinesChevrolet’s Corvette spawns a Grand Sport model for the 2017 model year. With the Z06 now packing a supercharged heart and numerous add-ons to the body, the Grand Sport is looking like the option for purists. Find out what it’s like behind the wheel in our first drive review. Another...
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Tesla Master Plan, Land Rover Discovery, Koenigsegg One:1 crash: Today’s Car NewsTesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] overnight unveiled its new Master Plan. The plan calls for a dramatic expansion of segments that Tesla competes in, including moving into commercial segments such as those of pickup and semi trucks. Land Rover’s new Discovery SUV is almost ready for its auto show...
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Koenigsegg One:1 crash, Lamborghini Aventador facelift, Mercedes autonomous bus: Today’s Car NewsKoenigsegg only built seven of its 1,341-horsepower One:1 hypercar, and on Monday one of them was totaled. The car succumbed to the Nürburgring, where Koenigsegg was using it in preparation for an assault on the notorious German race track’s lap record. Fortunately for its owner...
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BMW 1-Series sedan, Infiniti QX30 vs. Mercedes GLA, Ole Yeller Mustang: Car News HeadlinesBMW has unveiled a new 1-Series sedan. Unfortunately the German automaker has no plans to sell the car outside of China, at least for the time being. Direct rivals include the Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz CLA. While we miss out on the 1-Series, we do get another new compact car in the premium segment...
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New Nissan body-on-frame SUV, LaFerrari for sale, Mercedes-AMG E63 spied: Today’s Car NewsNissan has been spotted testing a new body-on-frame SUV. Not much is known about the vehicle although we can confirm it is based on the platform of the NP300 Navara pickup truck sold overseas. One of just three Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerraris finished in Nero DS Opaco is going under the hammer. The...
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Porsche’s 911 GT3 is set to receive a mid-cycle update later in the year but images of the updated version have already surfaced. The images appeared in a digital coloring book on the website of Porsche of the Netherlands and have since been removed. Another car due to receive some updates is the 2017 Mazda 3, which was revealed today in its Japanese specification. The styling hasn’t changed much but there is a new technology on offer that’s said to improve the handling and dynamics. Audi will add an RS 3 sports sedan to its lineup in about a year’s time. We already...
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2018 Aston Martin Vanquish, 2018 Audi RS 3, 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Superleggera: Car News HeadlinesAston Martin’s second-generation Vanquish is soon to be replaced by a new model based on the same platform underpinning the recently revealed DB11. But before the second-generation Vanquish bows out of the market, it looks like Aston Martin will launch a more potent version. Audi’s new...
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2017 Dodge Viper, 2018 Mercedes-AMG S63, 2018 Porsche Cayenne: Today’s Car NewsThe 2017 model year is the last for the Dodge Viper supercar. To send it off into the sunset, Dodge is launching a series of special edition models. Most of these are already sold out but you can still order the regular version of the car, including the track-focused ACR. Mercedes-Benz is working...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG S63, 2017 Chevy SS, Aston Martin Vulcan for sale: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz’s entire S-Class range is about to undergo a mid-cycle update. Today we have spy shots of a prototype for the updated S63 Coupe from Mercedes-AMG. It looks to be adopting the “Panamericana” grille that’s set to become a fixture for the Affalterbach...
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Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Mercedes GLC Coupe, Acura NSX: Today’s Car NewsJeep looks to be out testing a new version of its Grand Cherokee and this one is believed to be powered by the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 known as the Hellcat. The engine delivers as much as 707 horsepower and in the Grand Cherokee will almost certainly set a new benchmark for performance SUVs...
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More Aston Martin hypercar, LaFerrari convertible, long-lost Corvette: Car News HeadlinesWe have some fresh photos from the reveal of Aston Martin’s new hypercar, the AM-RB 001. Don’t worry as that isn’t the car’s name. It’s a placeholder until Aston Martin finally settles on one. The car’s performance is said to be comparable to an LMP1 like the...
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Aston Martin has finally revealed its new hypercar being developed with the Red Bull Racing Formula One team. The car looks like an open-wheel racer converted for road use, and we’re told it will be just as fast if not faster than an F1 car. Mercedes-Benz’s iconic G-Class is due to undergo its first complete redesign since its launch almost four decades ago. The design isn’t changing much but virtually everything under the skin will be new. Subaru updated its BRZ sports car for the 2017 model and we’ve just come away from some time spent behind the wheel. It may be low...
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A new special edition Dodge Viper, Porsche 911 GT2 spy shots, first Shelby Cobra up for auction: Car News HeadlinesThe Dodge Viper hasn't been a big seller, but Dodge has seemingly found a formula for selling its powerful snake: kill it and announce a bunch of special edition models. Four of the five special editions Dodge announced just last week have already sold out, and now Dodge is offering a new one...
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The Chevrolet Camaro turns 50, another Bugatti Royale is re-created, dual-clutch transmission don'ts: Car News HeadlinesThe Camaro is turning 50 this year and Chevrolet is celebrating with a series of events and appearances, as well as a couple of videos featuring commercial and promotional footage from throughout the car's history. One of those videos is short and sweet, but we prefer the 18-minute montage showing...
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10 hottest collector cars of the summer, bad Porsche parking, Tesla human guinea pig: Car News HeadlinesHagerty, the nation's number one insurer of classic cars, has released its list of the 10 hottest collector cars of the summer. Like in recent years, cars of the 1980s and '90s are becoming more popular, and so are pickup trucks and even SUVs. We take a look at the list, give a history of each, and...
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McLaren 570S, Highs and lows of the Dodge Viper, Jay Leno crashes in a drag-racing wheelstander: Car News HeadlinesThe first car in McLaren's more attainable Sports Series is the McLaren 570S. We got behind the wheel and found that this brilliant $187,000 car is a rude wake-up call for Ferrari. It we won the lottery, you can bet we'd put one of these in our 10-car garage.. Last week Dodge announced the end of...
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2017 Porsche Panamera, 2018 Bentley Continental GT, Noble M600: Car News HeadlinesPorsche’s second-generation Panamera has been revealed a little early. Photos of the car in its range-topping Turbo trim have surfaced and reveal quite a shapely looking sedan. We also get a peek inside where traditional Porsche cues are blended with some high-tech elements. Another upcoming...
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