Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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It appears The Rock can't stop gifting vehicles to extended family members.
The actor and former pro-wrestler, whose real name is Dwayne Johnson, last week posted a short clip on his Instagram...
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Rivian files patent for tailgate with two methods for loweringWhen it enters production in 2020, Rivian's R1T battery-electric pickup truck might have a different tailgate design to what you'd normally find on a pickup. A patent filed by Rivian in the World Intellectual Property Organization database shows a tailgate with two methods for lowering. One method...
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VW reminds us that the Beetle really is going awayVW has released an animated short film to remind us that 2019 marks the end of the Beetle's long run.
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30 percent of Mustang Mach-E First Edition buyers opt for GT range-topperFord started accepting orders for the 2021 Mustang Mach-E following the electric crossover SUV's reveal in November. And just like the muscle car it's named after, the Mustang Mach-E comes in various grades, including a special First Edition. Ford on Monday said that build slots for the First...
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Nio joins coupe-like crossover craze with EC6Nio now has a three-car lineup but the company is still bleeding cash.
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Carlos Ghosn flees to Lebanon to escape “injustice and political persecution” in JapanFacing trial in Japan on fraud charges, the former chief of the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance somehow managed to escape to Lebanon.
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Tesla on Monday delivered the first cars built at its plant in Shanghai, China. The news comes almost six years after CEO Elon Musk first announced the company would eventually build cars in the...
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Turkey's national car, Mercedes-AMG GT 73, Bugatti Chiron Hermès: Car News HeadlinesTurkey has launched a national car brand and the first product is due in 2022. It's a compact SUV with Pininfarina styling and a battery-electric powertrain. A sedan will follow shortly after. Mercedes-AMG has teased an electrified version of the GT 4-Door Coupe. The car is rumored to be badged a...
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Uber founder Travis Kalanick sells shares, leaves boardKalanick has netted over $2.5 billion from selling down over 90 percent of his shares in Uber.
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Manny Khoshbin takes delivery of Hermès-enhanced Bugatti ChironThe wait time for the special Chiron was a painful four years.
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McLaren Speedtail takes on F-35 fighter jet in “Top Gear” season 28 trailerThe first episode is expected to drop in late January 2020.
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VW expects to hit 1M-electric car milestone two years earlyVolkswagen Group is investing $37 billion on EVs through 2024, with a third of this earmarked for the Volkswagen brand alone.
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It was in 2016 that we first learned Turkey was working on a national car brand, and on Friday the covers came off prototypes for a sedan and SUV that look production ready.
The new car brand,...
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McLaren Speedtail, Ford Shelby Super Snake, Lamborghini Aventador SVJ: This Week's Top PhotosThe McLaren Speedtail hit 250 mph during a recent round of testing, making it the first McLaren road car to exceed the F1's 240.1-mph top speed. However, to reach 250 mph, Speedtail owners will have to engage a Velocity mode which lowers the ride height by 1.4 inches and retracts the side...
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Ford developed breadcrumb tech to help off-roaders find their way homeWhen heading off-road, it's easy to get distracted and forget your way home, especially if there are no signs to guide you. Ford has come up with a technology to alleviate the issue. Called Satnav Breadcrumbs, the feature leaves a virtual pin roughly every 650 feet along the driven path so that it...
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Father and son building Aventador replica surprised with real thing by LamborghiniIn July, we reported on a father-and-son team building their own Lamborghini Aventador using a custom tubular steel chassis, 3D-printed body panels, and parts sourced from a whole host of cars. It seems Lamborghini received the news because the automaker, rather than frowning on the endeavor...
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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 #001 honors the original Green HornetFord last week delivered the first 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500, a special one-off version with a paint job that matches the color of a 1968 Mustang prototype used by Shelby American as a development mule, a car famously known as the Green Hornet because of its bright green paint finish. The Shelby...
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Rivian R1T and R1S capable of performing a "tank turn"As we edge closer to the start of production of the R1T and R1S, Rivian has been revealing new details about its upcoming electric pickup truck and SUV. The latest tidbit is the vehicles' ability to turn on the spot—a full 360 degrees—by spinning the left and right wheels in opposite...
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With 3,300 built, split 3,000 for the United States and the rest for Canada, the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is a rare bird indeed. However, it isn't the rarest of Challengers.
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EV startup Rivian raises $1.3B in latest round of fundingThe funding puts Rivian in a good position to start production of its R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV on schedule in late 2020.
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LaFerrari successor might have less power than SF90 StradaleFerrari will likely launch something along the lines of the Aston Martin Valkyrie to replace the LaFerrari.
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Watch a Christmas tree hit 181 mph strapped to a 1,000-hp Jeep Grand Cherokee TrackhawkChristmas is drawing near and you still haven't gone out and found a tree? Well, if you need to get one in a hurry, and we mean a real hurry, one of the better options is a Jeep Grand Cherokee tuned by Hennessey Performance Engineering. The Texan tuner demonstrated this by taking a tree strapped to...
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McLaren Speedtail will hit 250 mph without breaking a sweat, again and againFor high-speed testing, McLaren took the Speedtail to the Johnny Bohmer Proving Grounds located at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
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Ferrari SUV coming in 2021, will embody brand's driving characteristicsOriginally due in 2020, Ferrari's SUV, the Purosangue, has been pushed back to 2021. The information was reported on Sunday by Auto Express following an interview with Michael Lieters, Ferrari's chief engineer. He said the SUV would ride on a version of Ferrari's front-engined platform, a modular...
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