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Mercedes-Benz’s new E-Class sedan has impressed us with its handsome lines, advanced technology and sumptuous, S-Class-mimicking interior. Now we have our first look at the new E-Class Wagon, which has all the same qualities of the sedan plus the added benefit of additional cargo space. The 115.7-inch wheelbase is the same as on the sedan but thanks to the wagon’s extended roof and rear hatch there’s a ton of extra space. Mercedes hasn’t provided an exact figure for cargo space but says its comparable to the previous model which had 57.4 cubic feet. ALSO SEE: 2017...
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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor gets custom BFGoodrich KO2 tiresThe most off road-oriented half-ton pickup coming onto the market later this year, the 2017 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor, will ride on a set of BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires that aren't exactly identical to the ones you can purchase at your local tire shop. Instead, the bespoke...
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Female-only parking spots pop up in ChinaParking a car can prove to be an oddly difficult task for some. This isn't something that's specific to either sex, mind you. It's just that some folks out there have issues with spatial awareness, multi-tasking, and all of the other skills needed to be a good parker. Officials in China feel that...
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Classic Camaro cruise gets crazy crispy quicklyA father and son were out cruising in a classic Chevrolet Camaro—which is the type of sentence you read and expect good things to follow. That's not what happened here, as the old pony car quickly caught on fire and the fast-moving flames were captured on video. I'm going to tell you now...
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Here’s the best way to celebrate National Donut Day!Those gloriously fluffy rings of fried, glazed dough aren’t the only donuts we’re celebrating on National Donut Day. We also love the stinky, smoky, rubbery kind. Here’s a collection of some of our favorites, including one from Nissan featuring Formula Drift icon Chris Forsberg...
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Acura demonstrates autonomous technology at GoMentum StationAcura recently unveiled a new autonomous car prototype based on its RLX flagship sedan. Now see the prototype in action at the GoMentum Station test facility in Concord, California. GoMentum is a decommissioned military base that is now one of the world’s largest test sites for autonomous and...
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BMW’s current 5-Series has been around since the 2011 model year and was given a mid-cycle update for 2014. Now we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype for the next-generation 5-Series, and this one's wearing the least camouflage gear yet. At present, we're expecting the car on the market later this year as a 2017 model. Following the launch of the carbon fiber-bodied i3 and i8, BMW is revolutionizing the way it builds cars once again, starting with a new modular platform dubbed CLAR (formerly 35up) that made its debut in the 2016 BMW 7-Series. The new 5-Series will be the next...
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Here are the new 2018 Audi A5 and S5 coupesYou'd be forgiven for thinking the new Audi A5 Coupe is the old Audi A5 Coupe, but that's neither here nor there. The newest iteration from Ingolstadt sports relatively the same profile as the old coupe that had been with us for about a decade. This time around, however, the new A5 gets the...
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2017 Audi A4 scores top safety marksAudi's new A4 has earned top marks in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's latest round of crash tests, a huge improvement over its predecessor. IIHS says the 2017 A4 received a "good" rating, its highest, in all of its crash tests—including the demanding small-overlap frontal crash...
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New video highlights M Performance parts for the BMW M2BMW's new M2 has been hailed by many as the sporty coupe that harks back to the legendary early M3s, and now the German automaker has released details on a slew of M Performance Parts designed to hop up the little coupe even more. For now, the parts are mostly aerodynamic and styling bolt-ons, not...
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Shaq latest to go undercover as Lyft driverRetired NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal probably doesn't need to work hard for the money these days—although his son is almost college-age—so it's safe to say that his surprise appearance behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Suburban as a Lyft driver was just for the fun of it. And what fun...
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2017 Genesis G80 debuts in Korea with new Sport trimHyundai’s Genesis sedan has undergone an update for the 2017 model year, and as part of the update the car has been moved over to the new Genesis luxury brand and rechristened a G80. The Genesis G80 made its world debut today at the 2016 Busan Auto Show, and introduced alongside the regular...
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What's the coolest vehicle you've seen today? Whatever it is, it has nothing on this 1950 Mercedes-Benz race car transporter owned by Jay Leno and featured in the latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage. Then again, not all is what meets the eye with this transporter. Mercedes built just one back in 1950 to haul its race cars, but the automaker subsequently crushed it without really understanding its cultural and historical significance. That's a shame since the original transporter, nicknamed the Blue Wonder, was powered by the same engine used in the legendary 300SL. The automaker commissioned...
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Watch Bugatti’s CEO drive the Chiron on the NürburgringBugatti and its CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer turned up to this past weekend’s Nürburgring 24 Hours with the new Chiron. And the folks at Car Throttle were fortunate enough to be invited for a ride in the passenger seat as Dürheimer took the new 1,480-horsepower hypercar on a hot lap...
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Here's how your AC works and how you can recharge itYou know that when you push the button marked "AC" you should feel a nice cooling breeze upon your body in short order. Those two letters stand for air conditioning, and it's within this system that magic happens. At least, that's as far as you know at this moment. You understand the inner workings...
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Man pays for speeding ticket with 22,000 penniesA suburban Dallas man has paid for a speeding ticket he received with pennies to, in his words, "make a big spectacle of it." Brett Sanders says he was ticketed for driving 39 mph in a 30 mph zone in his Frisco, Texas, neighborhood. Even though he admits he was speeding, he says the police officer...
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One-off Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Venet spotted in the wildSeeing any Bugatti Veyron—heck, any Bugatti—on a public road will induce a double take, but the one-off collaboration between the automaker and the French artist Bernar Venet? Well, that's essentially unheard of. Car spotter Jeroen, a popular YouTuber with an uncanny ability to stumble...
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That Subaru rumble? Here's why that happensThere's no doubt that you've heard the distinctive noise that is a Subaru in the distance. It's a rumble and you know what it means. A 2.5-liter "boxer" flat-4 engine is heading your way, and it's eager to spit noise into your ear holes. Why does it sound so different than any other engine on the...
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The automotive world isn't talking as much about Alexander Rossi's fuel-saving win in the 2016 Indianapolis 500 as much as it is about the BBC's rebooted Top Gear series, which also aired over the weekend. Initial response online appears to have been largely negative, with the bulk of the criticism surrounding new presenter Chris Evans. In a move that might raise some eyebrows in the crisis PR community, Evans sounded off on Twitter over the weekend with a series of rather defensive tweets. DON'T MISS: McLaren 688HS leaked Top Gear audience grew throughout the hour. FACT. Won its slot. FACT...
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Australia home to one of the world’s biggest car collections--and it’s open to the publicFor a country with only around 23 million people, Australia always impresses us with its ability to punch above its weight when it comes to car culture. For decades it’s had its own models designed, developed and built locally; hosted a Formula One race plus its own V8 Supercars (now...
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Renault hints at new Clio RS with 275-horsepower conceptTo celebrate its return to Formula 1 as a constructor, French automaker Renault together with its Renault Sport Cars performance division unveiled the Clio RS16 concept. The concept was unveiled today at the Monaco Grand Prix and taken out on the track briefly by the Renault Sport F1 team’s...
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China's 'Land Airbus' will let you drive directly under a busA new take on mass transit may be headed to China as early as the end of the year: A so-called "Land Airbus" system that looks like an overgrown monorail as it motors over existing lanes of traffic. The big catch: cars can actually drive under the Land Airbus. For now, the concept only exists as a...
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Ford of France celebrates 50th anniversary of Le Mans win with special editionsThe latest Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT isn't quite ready for showrooms yet, so Ford of France is marking the 50th anniversary of the GT40's now-legendary 1-2-3 win at the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans with a special edition package for the Fiesta ST, Focus ST, Focus RS and Mustang GT. Only 50 units...
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Original Fast and the Furious movie returning to theatersDo you think the cast and crew of the original The Fast and the Furious expected that their 2001 movie would spawn one of the most successful franchises in Hollywood history? We certainly don't, but maybe we should take this opportunity to watch it again on the big screen. Headed to theaters in the...
Andrew Ganz