Today in Car News
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The 2014 Chevrolet SS is only days away from its official unveiling, but we may already have a pretty good idea of what to expect thanks to the reveal of the new Holden Commodore, as well as an image of clay-nosed Chevy design buck. A Cobra helicopter crashed during filming of a race between it and a Corvette ZR-1 on South Korea's version of Top Gear, and it was captured on film as it happened. Despite the big impact, everyone is OK. The 2014 Cadillac CTS is on its way to the New York Auto Show according to the latest reports, and considering how good the last CTS was--and how good the ATS...
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Toyota GT 86 TRD, Nissan GT-R Track Edition, Chicago Auto Show: Today's Car NewsToyota has teamed up with its in-house tuning division, TRD, to make a hot version of the GT 86, or Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S as it's sold here. But the TRD version won't be sold here. But don't get too angry: it's still not supercharged or turbocharged; it's just fitted with some racier bodywork and a...
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2014 BMW 3-Series GT, Autonomous Cars Wait, Chevy Cruze Diesel: Car News HeadlinesThe 2014 BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo, or GT, certainly wears its elongated hatchback body better than the 5-Series GT, but would you rather have the roomier GT than the Sports Wagon? Autonomous cars have whipped up a lot of buzz lately, but they could be further away than most might think. Google...
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McLaren P1 At Geneva, Ferrari F150 Video, Mercedes A Class Driven: Today's Car NewsThe McLaren P1 is headed for Geneva, officially, and it has a newly announced "race mode" setting that will improve the new hypercar's performance on track. Ferrari's next hypercar, codenamed F150 (or perhaps F70) for now, has been captured on new spy video, and it sounds pretty incredible--as you...
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2014 Porsche 911 Turbo, New Lambo Supercar, 2014 Corvette RC Car: Today’s Car NewsPrototypes for the latest version of Porsche’s 911 Turbo have been spotted testing for over a year. Today, we have a new set of shots of the 911 Turbo Cabriolet, which we expect to be revealed later this year before going on sale in early 2014. Lamborghini is preparing a new supercar to...
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Fast & Furious 6, Super Bowl Ads, 2013 F1 Car Reveals: Car News HeadlinesSuper Bowl XLVII is now over, and that means we can tell you about all the new car ads that aired during the game as well as one for the upcoming sixth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise. Yes, a trailer for Fast and Furious 6 was shown during the Big Game and we have it here for you...
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Mercedes-Benz has sold out the C63 AMG Black Series in the U.S., so what are you to do if you want a little more juice with your C63 AMG? Get the new Edition 507, of course. Ferrari's 2013 F1 race car, the F138, has been unveiled. The name comes from a simple formula, but the real question is whether the new car will put Ferrari at the top from the start of the season, or if the team will be playing catchup for the first few races. Toyota is teasing us with a convertible version of the GT 86, called the FT-86 Open Concept. If it's built, and if it comes to the U.S., it will probably be as a...
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McLaren's 2013 F1 Racer, GM Adds To Corvette Plant, Tesla Vs. Fisker: Car News HeadlinesMcLaren's MP4-28, the car that will carry Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton's replacement, Sergio Perez, through the 2013 F1 season, has been unveiled, and it looks surprisingly...not bad. The real question, however, is whether McLaren will be able to hang with the other perennial front-runners, or...
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Chrysler Product Plan, Lexus RC F, Chinese Buy A123: Today’s Car NewsThe boss of Fiat and Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, has given an update on a wide-ranging product plan that he first introduced back in 2009. There are sweeping changes taking place across most Fiat and Chrysler brands, including the new standalone SRT brand. Late last year it was revealed that...
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2013 Aston DB9 Driven, Lamborghini Racing, Jost Capito Interview: Car News HeadlinesThe Aston Martin Vanquish has been getting most of our attention of late but the DB9 is still an impressive ride, especially now that it’s cloned the Virage’s good looks. The latest version of the car also receives more power along with some other updates, which you can find out about...
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Daytona 24 Hours, McLaren MP4-28, Huayra Lap Record: Today's Car NewsThe Rolex 24 at Daytona isn't just one of the first major races of the year--it's one of the most significant. This year, both in the Daytona Prototype and GT classes, the German brands ruled. McLaren's next F1 car, the MP4-28, has been teased. What will the 2013-spec race car look like? It looks...
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2014 Subaru Forester XT Driven, Brabham Family Wins, Audi A3 Allroad: Today's Car NewsThe 2014 Subaru Forester XT, the turbocharged, sporty version of Subaru's family-friendly crossover, is an odd duck, but in a very good way--despite the CVT. Sir Jack Brabham's family has won the legal rights to his name back. Brabham's name had been appropriated by a German tuning firm, and...
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McLaren's P1 supercar is taking strides toward production form, as evidenced in the latest photos and video from the British brand. With cars like the Koenigsegg Agera R and Pagani Huayra on the P1's target list, it's shaping up to be more of a hypercar than a supercar. At the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, we sat down with Bentley Motors president and chief operation officer Christophe Georges to talk about the brand's future. We learned quite a lot. And our esteemed colleague John Voelcker presents us with a slice of the random wrecks occurring on just a short stretch of New York City streets, in...
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Aston Martin Rapide S, Infiniti Q50 4-Cyl, Enhanced Mulsanne: Today's Car NewsThe Aston Martin Rapide S is finally here, sporting enough power to match the Porsche Panamera Turbo S along with much better looks--but can it match the Panamera's performance and handling? Infiniti's new Q50 could get four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines, though the diesel isn't a sure thing...
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2015 Land Rover LR2 Spied, First 2014 Corvette Sold, Compact Cadillac Crossover: Today's Car NewsThe 2015 Land Rover LR2 continues its mock-up parade in front of the spy photographers' lenses this morning, showing an Evoque-based exterior on a longer wheelbase chassis. What will the final LR2 look like? Follow our spy shots to find out. The first 2014 Chevrolet Corvette sold at auction for...
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2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible, Acura RLX Priced, Camaro Beats Mustang Sales: Car News HeadlinesThe 2014 Chevy Corvette is brand-spanking-new this week, but already its drop-top counterpart appears to have leaked to the web. We're glad to see it's looking sharp and dapper, but at the same time, we're bummed that the surprise has been ruined. Acura's new flagship sedan, the RLX, has finally...
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New Shelby Product, The Best Of Detroit, Ford Atlas: Today’s Car NewsThe press days for the 2013 Detroit Auto Show are finally over but we’ve still got plenty of news coming your way, so buckle up and prepare for another onslaught of live photos, videos and interviews direct from the show floor. So far today we’ve already seen a pair of new products from...
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C7 Corvette, BMW X5 Leak, Lincoln MKC, 2013 NACOTY: Car News HeadlinesIt’s all happening today in Detroit as the first press day for the city’s annual auto show gets underway. Already we’ve seen numerous new model and concept reveals, including the stunning new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, the Lincoln MKC compact crossover concept, the...
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The first production 2013 SRT Viper has rolled off the line at the Conner Avenue assembly plant, and with it, a party has held for the lucky owner. Porsche's 918 Spyder is anything but a surprise at this point, but the first image of what purports to be the production version has emerged on the web--and it looks an awful lot like the concept. Not that we're complaining; the concept was beautiful. The Hennessey Venom GT became the world's quickest car to 186 mph yesterday, doing the deed in a blazing 13.63 seconds. We're really not surprised given the car's insane blend of light weight, high...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, 2014 Chevy Corvette, Hyundai Genesis Concept: Car News HeadlinesThe 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG with standard 4Matic has been seen coming for weeks now, but today, we finally get the straight dope, including a new S model. Can the latest offering in the hot luxury sedan segment keep pace with its rivals? Detroit's most anticipated debut, the 2014 Chevrolet...
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Detroit Preview, 2014 E63 AMG, Dodge Dart SRT4: Today's Car NewsIf you're in the Detroit area next week, you'll have a hard time missing the fracas that surrounds the 2013 North American International Auto Show. But even if you're not there, you'll be able to keep up with the concepts, cars, and events as they happen with our coverage. Check out our Detroit...
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2014 Audi SQ5, 2014 Cadillac ELR, 2013 Dodge Dart GT: Car News HeadlinesIt's getting to be that time of the month--the week before the Detroit Auto Show, that is. The previews are pouring in, and three new ones have hit the web since last night. First up is the 2014 Audi SQ5, the America-bound, gasoline version of the SQ5, anyway. At 21 mpg combined (in Audi's...
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Sesto Elemento Production, Uconnect At CES, Lexus Carbon Fiber: Today's Car NewsCarbon fiber is no longer the extremely exotic material it once was, but despite its appearance as trim or even structural elements of attainable, real-world cars, it's still capable of being built into truly special vehicles, like the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento--which is made almost entirely of...
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2014 Mercedes E Coupe & Cabrio, McQueen's Pickup, Two New Shelbys: Today's Car NewsThe 2013 Detroit Auto Show is just around the corner, and we're going to see some interesting new hardware there--including the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class Coupe and Cabriolet. Steve McQueen's 1941 Chevy pickup is up for sale on eBay, and as McQueen memorabilia goes, it looks like a relative...
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