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Corvette specialist Callaway Cars has previewed a new shooting brake conversion for the latest 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. We’re enamored by the design and blown away by Callaway’s promise to offer it for less than $15,000 over the price of a standard C7 Corvette. We have the first spy shots of Mercedes’ replacement for its ill-fated Maybach range, the new S Class Pullman, which we expect to be introduced for the 2015 model year. It will be significantly cheaper than the last Maybach 57 but should offer similar space and performance. When you’re building one of...
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Fisker Quits Fisker, Mercedes CLA45 AMG Engine, Australian GP: Car News HeadlinesHenrik Fisker has left the company he helped establish and where he served as chairman, allegedly due to disagreement between him and other senior executives at the firm. Since then, the company, which bears Fisker’s name, has said the resignation of its chairman won’t impact the...
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2015 Mercedes S Class Coupe, 2016 Audi A5, Life With Tesla's Model S: Today’s Car NewsOur spy photographers have spotted the coupe version of the upcoming 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class, a car that will replace the current CL Class. It’s one of a handful of new S Class variants that will eventually include a convertible and extra-long Pullman. The first details on Audi’s...
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Marchionne's Challenger SRT8, Model X Delayed, McLaren Vs. LaFerrari: Car News HeadlinesChrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is giving up his custom Dodge Challenger SRT8 for charity auction. How much would you pay for a 540-horsepower special with a pedigree? The Tesla Model X has been delayed by one year, with the company seeking to focus on Model S production instead. For some, it's...
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2014 Range Rover Sport, 4-Cylinder Mustang, QX60 Hybrid: Today's Car NewsThe 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport is coming to the 2013 New York Auto Show. What will it look like? What will power it? What can you expect? We have a pretty good idea. It appears that Ford may yet bring (back) a four-cylinder engine to the next-generation Mustang, and actually sell it in the...
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LaFerrari Requests, McLaren P1 Claims, F1 Drug Test: Today's Car NewsThe Ferrari LaFerrari has already seen more than 1,000 requests from interested buyers. At the car's millian-dollar-plus price, that's no small amount of interest. Unfortunately for about half of them, only 499 units of the LaFerrari will be built. Ron Dennis is making some very aggressive claims...
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A four-cylinder next-generation Mustang may indeed be in the works--but it might only be for Europe. Why? The reason probably comes down to cost--and Ford can charge more overseas than they can in the U.S. The 2014 Hyundai Equus has been teased ahead of its planned unveiling at the New York Auto Show. The refreshed car won't be dramatically different from the current Equus, but it should perk up the details. And Alfa Romeo is building up to its return to the U.S. with the 4C Launch Edition. The first promo video alone makes us eager to see the brand back in the 'states, but the 4C itself is...
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LaFerrari Vs. McLaren P1, Bentley Flying Spur, Rolls-Royce Wraith: Today's Car NewsWith the Geneva Motor Show's cornucopia of new cars, there's a bit of something for everyone, from hyper-fast hybrids to luxurious cruisers and more. The Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1 face off for the first time--on the stat sheet--with our quick comparison infographic of the two. But the full...
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Ferrari LaFerrari, Lamborghini Veneno, McLaren P1: Car News HeadlinesThe 2013 Geneva Motor Show is in full swing, and the hypercars are the headline acts. Ferrari's redundantly named LaFerrari is an F1-inspired bit of brilliance, packing a whopping 950 horsepower between its V-12 engine and hybrid drive system. That one-ups the McLaren P1, if only by a bit, as it's...
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Lamborghini Veneno, Ferrari 'Special Series Car', Corvette Stingray Convertible: Today's Car NewsThe 2013 Geneva Motor Show is just about to open to the world's press, and in advance, the concepts and cars are launching left and right. Lamborghini's Veneno has leaked to the web in all of its 740-horsepower, Sesto Elemento-inspired glory. The full details will be even more impressive, however...
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FR-S Convertible, 2013 Alpina B3, 'Special' Ferrari At Geneva: Today's Car NewsLove the Scion FR-S, but wish it were available as a convertible? It may soon be, if the Toyota FT-86 Open Concept revealed ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut is any indication. The 2013 BMW 3-Series-based Alpina B3 will also be on display at the 2013 Geneva show. So far, it's the closest thing...
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2016 BMW 7-Series, KTM X-Bow GT, Hennessey Focus ST: Car News HeadlinesThe first spy shots of the next generation BMW 7-Series have surfaced, and they show a car with familiar proportions but very new shapes, particularly at the front end. Check out the gallery to see all of the new details. KTM's X-Bow is getting an upgrade at the Geneva Motor Show this year, in the...
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The 2014 Volkswagen GTI makes its debut next week at the Geneva Motor Show, but we have an early look at the car and its core stats. More power, refined good looks, and a new performance package option? Sounds pretty good. Land Rover's Range Rover Evoque is angling to be the first car to adopt a 9-speed transverse automatic transmission, and while it's likely dueling with the Jeep Cherokee in its run to market, either way, that's a lot of gears. The punchy little 2014 Ford Fiesta ST has been priced, and at $22,195, it makes a good argument for skipping that Fiat 500 Abarth. Or does it? You'll...
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McLaren P1, Nissan's Nismo Expansion, Rolls-Royce Wraith: Car News HeadlinesFinally, just days before the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, we're graced with the full images and details of the production version of McLaren's P1 supercar. It's mighty impressive. Now the guessing game on Nordschleife lap times begins. Nissan has decided to take its Nismo brand to the next level...
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2014 Alfa Romeo 4C, Audi Quattro 5 Million, Porsche 911 RSR: Today's Car NewsThe 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C aims to be a compact, relatively affordable supercar. It's certainly nailed the design aspect, and while we're fine with a 240-horsepower car that weighs 2,200 pounds, some might find the power a bit short of supercar status. Audi has built its 5 millionth quattro vehicle, an...
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Nismo Announcement, 50 Years Of Porsche 911, Mercedes CLA45 AMG: Today's Car NewsThere's a whole lot of excitement brewing over the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, but that's not all that's happening in the luxury and performance car universe. Nissan's high-performance Nismo brand is planning a big announcement soon, but what, exactly, it will entail is still unknown--though it's...
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2014 Volkswagen Golf GTD, 1-Liter XL1, Audi A3 e-tron: Car News HeadlinesThe Geneva Motor Show is drawing near, and the cars that will be shown are pouring out. One of the latest is the 2014 Volkswagen Golf GTD, a diesel-engined MkVII Golf that combines surprisingly good gas mileage with loads of torque. Volkswagen carries the gas mileage goal to an even more extreme...
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McLaren P1 Powertrain, VW E-Golf, 2014 Bentley Flying Spur: Car News HeadlinesOne of the last pieces in the McLaren P1 puzzle fell into place today: the final specifications for the upcoming supercar’s powertrain. That powertrain consists of a twin-turbo V-8 mated to a hybrid system, which will deliver a peak output of 903 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque. A...
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General Motors’ Australian division Holden today unveiled its VF Commodore-based Ute and Sportwagon. While the new Ute, which in a former generation was considered for sale in the U.S. as a Pontiac, has zero chance of making it to local showrooms, according to Mark Reuss, the Sportwagon could still arrive. BMW has some of the most memorable ad slogans in the industry, and its latest looks set to be another hit. This time around, the automaker is focusing on the design element of its cars, which it says is one of its strongest selling points. As impressive as the new 2014 Chevrolet...
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Porsche 911 GT3 Spy Shots, Danica On Pole, 2014 Chevy SS: Car News HeadlinesPorsche is gearing up for the launch of the latest generation of its 911 GT3 at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show next month, and the final prototypes are about to be signed off for production any moment now. We caught one of them wearing no camouflage whatsoever, revealing the new look of one of our...
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SLS AMG GT Driven, Tesla-NYT Slap Fight, Vroom Vroom: Today's Car NewsWe recently got behind the wheel of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT to bring you a video and first drive report of the car. It's an impressive machine, whether you opt for the gullwings or not. The New York Times and Tesla's Elon Musk are still at it over the former's test drive of the latter's...
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Tesla And The NY Times, 2014 Chevy SS, 2014 Mercedes E63 AMG Driven: Car News HeadlinesTesla's Elon Musk and the New York Times had a bit of a dust-up recently over the review of a Model S and the company's Supercharger network of charge points. Our sister site Green Car Reports has the full story. The 2014 Chevrolet SS, the return of an Aussie-based rear-drive sedan a la the Pontiac...
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Mercedes A45 AMG, 2014 Corvette Crashed, Paceman Driven: Today's Car NewsThe 2013 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG is out, and it's one hot little slice of forbidden fruit. Fortunately, we'll be getting its 360 horsepower engine in the CLA soon. The first 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been crashed, and while the details are murky, the image speaks for itself. Ouch. We...
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Alfa Romeo 4C, McLaren P1 Interior, Ferrari Enzo Rally: Car News HeadlinesAlfa Romeo has finally revealed its 2014 4C sports car, and we can confirm it looks just as good as the stunning concept version unveiled two years ago. We can look forward to the car landing in showrooms at the end of the year, but unfortunately only around 1,000 units will be brought in. Another...
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