Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Aston Martin has previewed some of the tasty options afforded to buyers of its limited-edition Valkyrie hypercar.
The Valkyrie is due to start deliveries this year and buyers, all 175 of them, will...
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2021 Mercedes-Benz E-Class spy shotsMercedes-Benz's E-Class family is approaching the midway point in its life cycle and a prototype for an updated member has just been spotted. The prototype is for the E-Class sedan but similar updates should be bound for other E-Class members. We've also spied prototypes for the updated E-Class...
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BMW and Daimler reportedly in talks over subcompact, self-driving car partnershipMercedes-Benz parent company Daimler is already partnered with BMW Group in the area of mobility, with the two German auto giants last month having received regulatory approval to merge their various mobility divisions into a single joint-venture company. Now the two are reportedly in talks over...
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Toyota and Panasonic to form battery joint ventureToyota and Panasonic on Tuesday confirmed plans for a joint-venture company responsible for production of vehicle batteries, not only to supply Toyota but also rivals. Pending approval by regulatory authorities, which is expected to take until late 2020, the joint-venture company will be...
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2020 Cadillac XT5, 2020 Karma Revero, Schumacher at Ferrari: Today's Car NewsCadillac plans to introduce a new or refreshed model roughly every six months through to the end of 2021, and one of these will be an updated XT5. Photos of the refreshed crossover have surfaced on a Chinese government website ahead of the debut later this year. Tesla isn't the only EV manufacturer...
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2021 Audi S4 Avant spy shotsAudi's A4 just received some minor tweaks for 2019 but a more substantial update is on the way for the car's mid-cycle refresh, as evidenced by the recent sighting of prototypes. Now a new prototype has been spotted, and this one is for the sporty S4 in Avant wagon guise. While this updated S4...
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Exotic cars and luxury watches go together like fine wine and cheese, and two of our favorite brands are already inexorably linked via their involvement with the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team.
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2020 Karma Revero spy shotsAfter bowing out of production in 2012, the Fisker Karma extended-range electric sedan, whose design really was too good to waste, was revived for 2017 by the new company Karma, which rebadged the stylish sedan a Revero. Karma is a new EV brand from Chinese parts supplier Wanxiang. After Wanxiang...
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Next Dodge Challenger, 2019 Lincoln Continental, 2020 Toyota Supra: Car News HeadlinesFiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO has dropped some hints on the next Dodge Challenger, and they point to a very different type of car coming down the line. Most worryingly, he's suggested that there will no longer be supercharged V-8s spitting out 700 horsepower. Lincoln's Continental Coach Edition...
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FCA boss: Next Challenger to use electric boost, skip 700-hp supercharged V-8You better get them while they last, folks, as the next Dodge Challenger looks like it's going to be a very different beast to the car on sale today. That's the word of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Mike Manley, who took over following the sudden death of his predecessor, Sergio Marchionne, last...
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2020 Toyota Supra #001 sells for $2.1M at Barrett-Jackson auctionToyota only unveiled its long-awaited 2020 Supra sports car a week ago at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. And while the reborn sports car isn't due in showrooms until the summer, the first retail example has already been sold. Toyota offered up the first retail example...
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2019 Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition is sold outLincoln's 2019 Continental Coach Door Edition sees the brand revive the rear-opening doors found on some of its most iconic models of the 1960s. While the front doors open in normal fashion, the rear pair swing back 90 degrees, much like on a Rolls-Royce. No doubt the feature will grab...
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Karma, the electric car startup born out of the remains of the original Fisker, has teamed up with Italian design house and fellow EV startup Pininfarina to collaborate on future electric cars.
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2019 Ford GT Heritage Edition with famous Gulf livery sells for $2.5MA 2019 Ford GT was just sold for a staggering $2.5 million in a charity auction. The particular car is one of the Heritage Editions, which for 2019—and 2020—wears the iconic Gulf Oil livery. The same livery featured on the GT40 that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1968 and 1969. The 2019...
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VW to chase Nürburgring EV record with ID R electric racerThe Volkswagen ID R electric time attack special has a new mission on its hands: Obliterate the EV lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The current record is the 6:45.9 set by Nio and its EP9 track car back in 2017. VW will attempt to break the record this summer and insiders have...
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This Week's Top Photos: The 2019 Detroit auto show editionThe Shelby GT500 name made a comeback this week at the 2019 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, and this time it's applied to a 2020 Mustang packing over 700 horsepower. We were able to get a Ford rep to start the car, and it sounds absolutely insane. Another storied name that made a...
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Toyota Dakar winner, BMW M3 and M4, Lotus' Chinese production: Today In Car NewsAfter winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the first time last year, Toyota has another title under its belt that has so far alluded it. The automaker has won the 2019 Dakar Rally, with Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah dominating the event with a specially prepped Toyota Hilux mid-size pickup truck...
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Rumored 2019 Corvette special edition could be last with engine up frontChevrolet is set to introduce its highly anticipated mid-engine Corvette later this year. The new car represents the eighth generation of the Corvette line and its arrival will likely mark the end of the nameplate's front-engine era. This means a special-edition Corvette that Chevy is rumored to be...
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Tesla on Friday announced in a company email that it has cut 7 percent of its full-time workforce.
The move is aimed at getting overheads down so the company can start churning out more affordable ...
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US indicts 4 former Audi execs over diesel scandalA federal grand jury in Detroit on Thursday indicted four former executives at Audi over their alleged involvement in the Volkswagen Group's diesel emissions cheating scandal, according to court documents obtained by Bloomberg. They include Richard Bauder, Axel Eiser, Stefan Knirsch and Carsten...
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2019 Lynk & Co. 04 spy shotsThe fourth model from Volvo sister company Lynk & Co. has been spotted. It's a compact hatchback set to reach the market sometime in 2019. Lynk & Co. is already selling its 01 and 02 compact crossover SUVs and 03 compact sedan in China. The models will soon be followed by this 04 hatch and...
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2020 Audi A1 Allroad spy shotsAudi last June unveiled the second generation of its A1 subcompact sold overseas. Now we have spy shots of what looks to be a new Allroad version. Audi applies its Allroad label to standard models featuring a raised ride height and underbody protection. Referred to as soft-roaders, the Allroad...
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Toyota Hilux driven to 2019 Dakar Rally victoryA specially prepped Toyota Hilux pickup truck was driven to victory in the premier Car category of the 2019 Dakar Rally, the first for the Japanese automaker. Doing the driving was Nasser Al Attiyah and co-driver Mathieu Baumel, who finished the final stage of the grueling trek on Thursday with a...
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Volvo V40 hatch will likely be replaced by a crossoverVolvo's handsome V40 compact hatchback sold overseas won't get a repeat. That's according to the Swedish brand's European boss, Lex Kerssemakers, who has revealed that Volvo will replace the V40 with a high-riding model of some sort. “We need to do something more creative, which is why we...
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