Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Dormant Spanish brand Hispano-Suiza is set to make a comeback at next week's 2019 Geneva International Motor Show with the unveiling of the Carmen electric supercar, with the team led by the great...
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F8 Tributo first of 5 new Ferraris due in 2019Ferrari on Thursday unveiled the replacement for the 488 GTB in the form of the stunning F8 Tributo. It's the first of five new models the Italian firm has planned for 2019. “Five will come in 2019, which is probably the biggest effort,” Ferrari marketing chief Enrico Galliera told...
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2019 Geneva auto show previewThe 89th running of the Geneva International Motor Show gets underway on March 5 and organizers have confirmed over 100 world or European premieres. More than 70 exhibitors will be present, too, including all your favorite performance and luxury marques plus a number of newcomers. Approximately...
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2020 Ferrari F8 Tributo, 2019 Ram 2500 Power Wagon, 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC: Car News HeadlinesFerrari has a new mid-engine supercar in the form of the F8 Tributo. The car replaces the 488 GTB in the Ferrari fold and is essentially the 488 Pista in a new wrapper. We're talking 710 horsepower of grunt, a 0-60 mph time of less than 3.0 seconds, and a top speed of 211 mph. Ram has a redesigned...
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BMW Group and Daimler partner on self-driving carsBMW Group and Daimler will partner on self-driving cars, the two automakers announced Thursday. The announcement follows last week's briefing on a 50:50 joint-venture company BMW and Daimler have set up to oversee all of their various mobility services under the one roof. In the area of...
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Honda e Prototype, McLaren 720S Spider, Mercedes-AMG GLE53: Today's Car NewsHonda is about to launch an electric car with an aesthetic that looks like it's been inspired by an iPhone. The car is the production version of 2017's Urban EV concept and a prototype will be presented in just a week's time at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. McLaren now offers an...
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BMW's X6 is set to introduce a sharper, more athletic look for its next redesign.
Prototypes for a new generation of the coupe-like crossover SUV have been spotted and reveal many of the details we...
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Sharper look for 2020 Jaguar XENew car shoppers are going wild for crossovers right now and sadly that's left many sedans languishing in showrooms. Even impressive contenders like the Jaguar XE, which features punchy engines, a low center of gravity, and a lightweight aluminum platform, are failing to excite the market, with...
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Polestar 2: 275-mile, 408-hp electric sport sedan makes debutNew EV brand Polestar unveiled its second model, the Polestar 2, on Wednesday ahead of the formal debut at next week's 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. The car is a small sport sedan that Polestar is calling a Model 3 rival. That's a fair assessment as the Polestar 2 is confirmed with a...
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Honda's cutesy Urban EV concept transforms into e Prototype for Geneva auto showHonda unveiled an adorable electric city car a couple of years back in the form of the Urban EV concept and upon the debut also confirmed that a production version was in the pipeline. Now Honda has provided a first look at the production version, albeit as a prototype. Called the Honda e...
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Nissan IMQ electric SUV concept bound for Geneva auto showNissan better hope its fans aren't suffering from EV concept fatigue as the automaker has yet another electric concept to present, this time another crossover SUV. The Japanese firm on Tuesday released a teaser for the IMQ concept, which debuts next week at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show...
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2020 Bentley Continental GTC, 2020 BMW M2 CS, Porsche Macan EV: Car News HeadlinesBentley's redesigned Continental GT is simply stunning, and now the car has spawned its convertible variant which we recently tested. How does it drive? Its beauty pairs perfectly with its new found agility courtesy of a platform borrowed from Porsche. BMW already has the M2 Competition, but it...
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Lewis Hamilton isn't only a top racing driver, he's also an avid car nut and quite particular about what cars he adds to his collection.
It's no surprise then that he's keen on having Mercedes-AMG,...
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Pull out your berets as Peugeot is returning to USPeugeot will return to the United States and Canada in the next decade, parent company PSA Group announced Tuesday. The announcement was made at a conference outlining PSA's overwhelmingly positive financial results for 2018, which included sales of 3.88 million vehicles and a net profit of $3.7...
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Honda Civic Type R production moving to North America as UK plant closesHonda will move production of the Civic's hatchback body style from a plant in the United Kingdom to North America, the automaker's CEO has confirmed. The news, which was widely expected, comes just a week after the automaker announced it will close its plant at Swindon in South West England in...
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Audi readies A8, A7, A6 and Q5 plug-in hybrids for Geneva auto showAfter years of promising, Audi is finally ready to roll out plug-in hybrid versions of its core models globally. The automaker on Monday announced that plug-in hybrid versions of the Q5, A6, A7 Sportback and A8 will be presented next week during the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. The cars...
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Cadillac CT6, Chevy Impala production to continue into 2020Two General Motors sedans previously confirmed to cease North American production this year will live on a bit longer. As first reported by Reuters on Friday, GM will continue to build the Chevrolet Impala and Cadillac CT6 at the Detroit-Hamtramck plant in Michigan until January 2020. The original...
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Volkswagen T-Roc R revealed with 2.0-liter turbo, 296 horsepowerVolkswagen will use next week's 2019 Geneva International Motor Show to reveal the T-Roc R. Before you get too excited, note that the regular T-Roc isn't sold in the United States so neither will the R version. That's a shame because the car is essentially a Golf R with the extra practicality of a...
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BMW Group and Daimler are preparing for a future where car ownership, especially in major cities, could become a thing of the past.
The two German auto giants announced a year ago plans to merge...
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SEAT's Cupra performance brand readies Formentor SUV conceptSpain's Cupra performance brand will present a concept at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show potentially previewing a new model in the works. Cupra for years has served as the performance arm of SEAT, a mainstream brand from Spain owned by the Volkswagen Group, but in 2018 it was transformed...
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2020 Volkswagen Transporter (T6.1) is the Bus we won't seeVolkswagen is working on an electric successor to its iconic Microbus based on 2017's ID Buzz concept car. It's confirmed for a launch here in 2022. However, concurrent with the development of the new electric van is continued development of VW's Transporter series of vans sold overseas, the latest...
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Honda and IED students ready Tomo mini pickup concept for Geneva showHonda has teamed up with students from the Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) in Turin, Italy, for a creative project to be showcased at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. The result of the partnership is the Honda Tomo concept, which looks to define cars of the year 2025. Think zero emissions...
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Mercedes-Benz EQV concept, Ruf GT, Piech Mark Zero: Today's Car NewsMercedes-Benz is almost ready to show us a concept previewing a potential new addition to the EQ brand for electric cars. The concept is an electric van called the EQV, and we'll see it in full at next month's 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. Legendary German sports car tuner and manufacturer...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC and CLA Shooting Brake set for Geneva debutMercedes-Benz has a bumper lineup for next month's 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. In addition to concepts for an EQV electric SUV and Formula E race car, the automaker will also present an updated GLC and redesigned CLA Shooting Brake. The tweaks to the GLC, expected to be introduced for the...
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