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Land Rover has presented an innovative technology that allows a driver to actually see a car’s wheels making contact with the road. It’s called the transparent hood and it has to be seen to be believed. Bentley has rolled out its first hybrid, a concept based on the automaker’s Mulsanne. The flagship sedan won’t be the first recipient of the hybrid system, however. That honor will go to Bentley’s upcoming SUV. Ford has revealed its 2015 Focus sedan and electric models. Unfortunately, we’re still waiting on the 2015 Focus ST, which the Blue Oval only plans...
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2015 Challenger And Charger, Audi Q4 Concept, Camaro ZL1 In Pool: Car News HeadlinesDodge has confirmed that it will present updated versions of the Challenger and Charger at the 2014 New York Auto Show next week. Coming in for the 2015 model year, the updated muscle cars get new styling and tech features. Audi has released the first images of a new concept that applies the...
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2015 Hyundai Genesis, 2015 Chevy Corvette Stingray, Ferrari 458 Replacement: Today’s Car NewsWe’ve just driven the 2015 Hyundai Genesis, the nameplate’s second generation, and found it far more enjoyable to drive than we anticipated. Yes, the car has the best steering of any Hyundai we've ever driven. Chevrolet has announced that its 2015 Corvette Stingray will be available...
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2015 BMW M4 Convertible, Drag Racing Granny, Schumacher Update: Car News HeadlinesBMW has taken the covers off the convertible version of its new M4. The car makes its world debut at this month’s 2014 New York Auto Show and will be on sale in the summer. It may be hard to believe, but there’s a grandma out there who regularly drag races a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG. She...
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Airborne Aventador, McLaren Profits, Rezvani Beast Supercar: Car News HeadlinesVideo footage shows what happens when a fast moving Lamborghini Aventador comes into contact with another vehicle on a busy London street. Spoiler alert: it gets airborne. McLaren Automotive, the road car division of the McLaren Group, has managed to turn in its first profit only two years after...
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BMW M4 Convertible, McLaren 650S Track Car, Audi TT Exhibition: Today’s Car NewsThe convertible version of the new BMW M4 is almost ready for its auto show debut. Today we spotted a prototype, and it’s wearing barely any camouflage gear. McLaren’s chief engineer has hinted at a more potent version of the 650S. Apparently the latest McLaren supercar was developed...
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Pricing information for the 2015 BMW M3 sedan and 2015 M4 coupe has hit the web. Both list for more than $60k, but offer plenty of standard options. BMW on Friday confirmed that it will build a full-size SUV called the X7 at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. No launch date was announced, but most expect the vehicle to arrive by 2018. Poland is about to get its own supercar, the Arrinera Hussarya. The car is expected to weigh less than 3,000 pounds and produce as much as 650 horsepower. You'll find all of this and more in today's car news headlines from around the High Gear Media...
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David Brown Speedback, 2015 Volvo Updates, 700-HP 2015 Mustang: Today’s Car NewsA British sports car startup by the name of David Brown Automotive (no relation to David Brown of Aston Martin fame) has released its first product, the Speedster GT. The styling of the car shows obvious links to the Aston Martin DB5, but under the hood is a supercharged V-8 good for 510...
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VW GTI Club Sport, Range Rover Sport R-S, Bertone Bankruptcy: Car News HeadlinesVolkswagen has started testing a new GTI prototype equipped with a number of modifications that make us think it’s for a possible hardcore track version of the car. It could be that we see the car at this year’s Wörthersee Tour tuning fest in Austria. Land Rover is working on a...
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Special Edition Venom GT, Porsche 911 Facelift, Mercedes AMG GT: Today’s Car NewsTexan tuner Hennessey has unveiled a special edition version of its 270.4-mph Venom GT. The car is priced at $1.25 million and is already sold out. Porsche is working on a facelift for its 911, and we’ve got our hands on a set of spy shots of a prototype for the Carrera model. The facelift...
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BMW X2 And X7, Californian Supercar, LaFerrari POV Video: Today’s Car NewsTwo new BMW SUVs have been making headlines in the past 24 hours. One is a sporty X2 crossover coupe and the other is an X7 full-size luxury SUV. A design firm based in California has released a teaser image of a new supercar it plans to reveal this year. The teaser shows a very futuristic design...
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Porsche Boxster & Cayman GTS, Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe, SRT Halting Viper Production: Car News HeadlinesPorsche’s Boxster and Cayman are coming seriously close to encroaching on the performance the automaker’s 911 Carrera models thanks to new GTS editions, which go on sale this summer. The mid-engine duo benefit from more power under the hood, unique styling treatments, and a number of...
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The next-generation Cadillac CTS-V has been spotted testing, this time revealing some new details such as a vented hood. The car is expected to feature a force-fed V-8 delivering more than the 556 horsepower of the outgoing model. With Lamborghini’s new Huracán out in the open, attention now turns to its Volkswagen Group platform-mate, the 2016 Audi R8. Today we got our hands on the first photos of a prototype for the new R8, which shows that designers are taking an evolutionary approach with the car’s styling. Yes, someone has actually built a limo using an original Ford...
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2015 Ford Falcon, 1954 Mercedes 300SL AMG, 3D Printed Cars: Car News HeadlinesFord is ending production of its Falcon rear-wheel-drive sedan in Australia in late 2016, but will update the car one last time before then. Today, photos of a prototype of the updated Falcon have surfaced revealing a look inspired by the Blue Oval’s global products like the Focus and Fusion...
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2015 Porsche Cayenne, GMC Sierra Races Ferrari 458, 2017 E-Class Details: Today’s Car NewsPorsche is working on an update for its Cayenne SUV, and we have the most revealing spy shots of a prototype yet. In addition to new styling, the vehicle is also expected to come with a new plug-in hybrid option. Normally a GMC pickup wouldn’t have much chance in a race with a Ferrari, but...
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Land Rover Discovery Sport, Jaguar XE, Koenigsegg Police Car: Car News HeadlinesLand Rover’s replacement for the LR2 has been spied, and now we know that the vehicle will be the first in a new family models grouped under the Discovery name. We expect the LR2 replacement to be called the Discovery Sport. Jaguar’s upcoming XE sport sedan has been spied again, and the...
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2015 C63 AMG Spied, Audi R8 e-tron Confirmed, Nürburgring Sold: Today’s Car NewsMercedes-Benz’s next-generation C63 AMG has been spied in prototype form ahead of its launch later this year. The car is wearing the least camouflage gear we’ve seen yet, which means an auto show debut can’t be far. Audi’s shelved R8 e-tron electric sports car is getting a...
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2015 Mercedes C-Class Driven, LaFerrari Vs. Enzo, Homemade Batpod: Car News HeadlinesWe’ve just driven the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class and found the car to be absolutely brilliant. Without doubt it's Mercedes’ best small sedan yet, and it’s the best car we’ve driven in the segment. Ferrari’s latest LaFerrari takes on its predecessor, the Enzo, in a...
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Germany’s Gumpert is back after an insolvency near-death experience, and one of the cars it has in the pipeline is a production version of its stunning Tornante concept from 2009. The new supercar will be based on the bones of Gumpert’s existing Apollo and is expected to produce in excess of 700 horsepower. Lamborghini’s Blancpain Super Trofeo one-make racing series is back for another year. However, this will be the last year the series uses a race car based on the Gallardo as Lamborghini has confirmed that a Huracán-based car will start testing soon. German tuner...
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Vipers Being Crushed, Maybach Making Comeback, BMW Reveals X4: Today’s Car NewsAs shocking as it may sound, Chrysler is destroying 93 original Dodge Viper models that were donated out to schools and community colleges for teaching purposes. One of the cars set to meet the crusher happens to be the fourth Viper ever made. Mercedes-Benz’s ill-fated ultra-luxury marque...
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Corvettes Rescued From Sinkhole, Transformers 4 Trailer, Gumpert Explosion: Car News HeadlinesThree of eight historic Corvettes that fell into a sinkhole under the National Corvette Museum last month are back on solid ground following a delicate removal process this week. Once removed, the cars were shipped over to a special department within General Motors Design in Warren, Michigan where...
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2015 Jeep Renegade, 2015 Mustang Convertible, Apple CarPlay: Car News HeadlinesJeep’s new subcompact crossover SUV is the Renegade. The first photos and details have leaked ahead of tomorrow’s world debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Ford has released new video and photos of its 2015 Mustang Convertible. The car's roof is an automated folding soft top, which now...
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Volvo Concept Estate, VW T-Roc Concept, Arash AF8 Supercar: Today’s Car NewsVolvo is on a roll with its series of forward-looking concepts, all of them inspired by the lines of the automaker’s classic P1800 sports car of the 1960s. The latest is the stunning Concept Estate, which features a shooting brake body but actually previews the design of Volvo’s future...
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2015 Bentley Flying Spur, 2014 Jaguar XFR-S Sportbrake, Fisker Karma Production: Today’s Car NewsBentley will be introducing some updated models at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show next week. One of these will be a new V-8-powered version of the Flying Spur sedan which is being introduced for the 2015 model year. Jaguar has revealed its stunning new 2014 XFR-S Sportbrake performance wagon. Sadly...
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