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For buyers looking for a high-performance SUV, Jaguar's F-Pace has just spawned an SVR variant. It packs a supercharged V-8 spitting out 550 hp, or enough to make the F-Pace SVR the most potent in...
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Toyota and Kenworth reveal first fuel cell-electric truck ready to haul cargoIt's been two years since Toyota and truck manufacturer Kenworth showed off a proof of concept for a semi-trailer truck powered purely by hydrogen. On Monday, they showed off the first of 10 planned examples that late this year will start transporting cargo across the Los Angeles basin and to...
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McLaren to race in North America in new WeatherTech Sprint Cup seriesMcLaren is a regular at the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix but the British firm is expanding into into sports car racing in these parts. The latest move, announced on Friday, is a multi-year agreement between McLaren and IMSA for the new WeatherTech Sprint Cup designed for the GT Daytona (GTD)...
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Porsche 911 Targa, Dodge Charger Widebody, inside FCA's heritage museum: Today's Car NewsPorsche's newest 911, the 992 generation, has only just arrived but already the car's Targa body style is out testing with zero camouflage gear. This means the debut must be coming up fast. Just like its predecessor, the new Targa looks to feature the signature chunky rollover bar, along with a...
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2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA35 Shooting Brake spy shots and videoMercedes-Benz used March's Geneva International Motor Show to unveil a redesigned CLA Shooting Brake, and sadly the automaker has no plans to introduce the second-generation model here. That means we'll miss out on cool AMG-enhanced version of the svelte compact wagon that are still being...
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Dodge Charger Widebody spotted in the wildDodge rolled out a Charger Widebody concept during March's Spring Fest Mopar meet in Pomona, California. At the time, a company spokesman said the concept was strictly a design study to gauge interest from the public. It seems production may have already been given the green light as an undisguised...
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The 2020 Lincoln Corsair will become the brand's first model produced in China, Automotive News (subscription required) reported on Wednesday.
The Corsair's MKC predecessor is Lincoln's most popular...
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Karma Pininfarina GT, 2020 Cadillac CT5, 2020 Lincoln Corsair: This Week's Top PhotosCalifornia's Karma used this week's Auto Shanghai to present a trio of vehicles pointing to the EV startup's immediate, mid-term and long-term plans. One was the 2020 Revero GT sedan due out later this year and another was the Pininfarina GT concept, a stunning coupe that may end up in production...
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US EV startup Rivian plans 6 models by 2025Rivian presented concepts for an electric pickup truck and related SUV last November at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, but the EV startup plans to follow them up with even more models, and quickly. In an interview with Bloomberg published Wednesday, Rivian CEO and founder R.J. Scaringe revealed...
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Qiantu K50 electric sports car starts US production in 2020A new Chinese EV brand by the name of Qiantu is using a sleek, carbon fiber-bodied sports car to spearhead its launch in the United States, which kicked off on Wednesday with the debut of the K50 at the 2019 New York International Auto Show. The Qiantu K50 was first shown in China in 2016 and has...
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Toyota, SoftBank buy $1B stake in Uber's self-driving car unitAhead of Uber's historic IPO in the coming weeks, the ride-hail giant's self-driving car division received a $1 billion injection from Toyota, investment firm SoftBank, and automotive supplier Denso. Toyota and Denso will together invest $667 million and SoftBank will invest $333 million, valuing...
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Daimler reportedly to end ties with Renault Nissan, cut jobsDaimler will seek to end old ties and cut jobs as it looks to reduce costs in light of falling profits and increased investment required for new technologies.
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The Nissan GT-R, an R35 to those who know their GT-Rs from their Skylines, was unveiled to the world in 2007 and on sale in the United States the following year as a 2009 model.
More than a decade...
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Aston Martin DBS 59 looks back to outright Le Mans victoryAston Martin has worked overtime to crank out numerous special editions. The latest pays homage to an iconic bit of motorsport history: the outright win at the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby in an Aston Martin DBR1. To celebrate that amazing victory and the machine...
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2020 Hyundai Venue is Korean brand's smallest SUV yetHyundai used the New York International Auto Show to present a new entry-level crossover SUV dubbed the Venue and due on sale in late 2019.
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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLS aims to be the S-Class of SUVsSales of big SUVs are booming and Mercedes-Benz will look to get a jump on the competition with a redesigned version of its GLS full-sizer. The covers came off the third-generation model on Wednesday at the 2019 New York International Auto Show, where Mercedes confirmed the handsome brute will land...
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2019 Audi Q3 previewSales of compact crossover SUVs are booming and Audi looks to have one of the strongest offerings in the form of its redesigned 2019 Q3. The new Q3 was unveiled last October at the 2018 Paris International Motor Show and on Wednesday was shown in the United States for the first time, at the 2019...
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Mercedes GLB coming this summer, will spawn electric EQB in 2021The production version of Mercedes-Benz's Concept GLB will arrive as early as summer 2019, and an electric option will follow just two years later.
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Audi's sporty S5 coupe is about to come in for a facelift. The changes are part of a mid-cycle update for the entire A5 range and related A4.
Judging by these photos of a prototype, the changes will...
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Lotus' Chinese plant under constructionLotus' new owner, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the Chinese company that turned around Volvo and made Polestar a high-end EV brand, has ambitious plans in store for the sports car manufacturer from Hethel. The goal is to transform Lotus into a proper Porsche rival, by launching high-volume models...
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2019 Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio NRING celebrate track prowessAlfa Romeo is celebrating the track prowess of its Giulia and Stelvio Quadrifoglio models with special NRING editions. The cars were developed exclusively for North America and just 55 examples of each will be built. NRING, of course, is an abbreviation for Nϋrburgring, the legendary German...
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Genesis unveils Mint EV concept at 2019 New York auto showGenesis unveiled a stylish, 2-seat electric city car concept called the Mint at the 2019 New York auto show.
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2020 Lincoln Corsair debuts in New York as the MKC replacementLincoln is using the 2019 New York International Auto Show to unveil the Corsair, a new compact crossover SUV with Aviator-inspired styling.
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2020 Mercedes-AMG A35 sport sedan arrives with 302 horsepowerMercedes-Benz's A-Class has spawned an A35 variant with 302 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque. It's the first of two AMG-tuned versions of the compact Mercedes sedan.
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