Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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BMW unveiled a concept on Tuesday at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but it isn't a car. Instead it's a camper that BMW's California-based design house, Designworks, cooked up with...
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2019 Nissan Leaf Plus comes with more power, rangeNissan on Tuesday finally unveiled a long-range option for its Leaf electric car. The 2019 Nissan Leaf Plus made its debut at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and will be in showrooms in the spring. Nissan didn't say how much the Leaf Plus would cost when it goes on sale. The Plus in...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA brings its svelte looks to CESMercedes-Benz scored a hit with the original CLA. Combining sportiness and style, its attributes helped shine a positive light on the German firm's full compact car portfolio. Now a redesigned model has been revealed, with the covers coming off Tuesday at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las...
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2020 BMW 7-Series, Subaru WRX STI S209, new Ferrari F1 boss: Car News HeadlinesBMW is preparing a major update for its 7-Series and the first photo of an unmasked version has hit the web. The update represents a mid-cycle refresh for the current 7-Series, which was launched in its current guise for 2016, and sees the BMW flagship sedan take on a much more distinctive look...
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Mattia Binotto replaces Maurizio Arrivabene as Ferrari F1 bossFerrari on Monday named Mattia Binotto as the new head of its Formula 1 team. Binotto, who was previously the team's chief technical officer, replaces Maurizio Arrivabene in the team principal role. "The decision was taken together with the company’s top management after lengthy discussions...
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Hyundai takes off-roading to next level with Elevate walking carA car that can walk? Yes, that's exactly what Hyundai has proposed with its Elevate concept unveiled Tuesday at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The concept combines the power of an electric car and the capability of robotics to rethink where cars can travel. Wheels with robotic...
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Track-only supercars are a neat thing, but only for fleeting moments. That's why the Brabham BT62 is cool, but only gets partial credit on the awesomeness test that exists in our minds. The boffins...
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Atlis XT, BMW iX3, Lamborghini Huracan Evo: Today's Car NewsAn American electric car startup by the name of Atlis has announced plans for a full-size pickup truck that has the potential to threaten the dominance of the Detroit 3's offerings. Atlis' truck is called the XT, and it's said to be coming in 2020 with a starting price of $45,000 and up to 500...
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Jay Leno goes for a drive in the 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQCThe first Mercedes-Benz product from Daimler's new EQ sub-brand for electrified cars was revealed last fall in the form of the 2020 EQC. The small electric SUV isn't due in showrooms until mid-2020, but Jay Leno was recently able to sample a pre-production example and has given us the lowdown. Also...
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Lamborghini Huracan Evo arrives with Performante power, better aeroIt's hard to believe it's been more than four years since Lamborghini first graced us with the Huracan, especially since the design remains as intoxicating as ever and, in Performante trim, you'll be hard pressed to find a faster car around a racetrack. Nevertheless, Lamborghini has prepared a...
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Atlis XT 500-mile electric truck to challenge Detroit 3's pickup dominanceThere's another electric car startup that aims to challenge the bread and butter of the Detroit 3 automakers, by offering a full-size pickup truck boasting some serious numbers. The company is Atlis Motor Vehicles, which so far has been operating in stealth mode but this week revealed the XT, a...
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Byton M-Byte will have a 48-inch screen running the length of the windscreenByton will use this week's 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to showcase the production-ready interior design of its upcoming M-Byte electric crossover SUV, and crucially the design maintains the ultra-wide digital screen first shown in concept form a year ago. The curved screen, referred...
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Mercedes 300SL AMG, 2020 Ford Explorer, 2020 Buick Encore: This Week's Top Photos Viknesh VijayenthiranIt's hard to believe given today's interest in classic cars, but back in the 1990s a few extremely wealthy car enthusiasts with equally extreme levels of poor taste decided to violate original...
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Toyota prepares next-gen self-driving car prototype for 2019 CESToyota isn’t as vocal as some rivals in the self-driving space but the Japanese auto giant is making steady progress and at next week’s 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will unveil a fourth-generation prototype. Toyota used last year's CES to show off the third-gen design...
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Mercedes' S680 and GLS680 trademarks likely point to new Maybach modelsMercedes-Benz parent company Daimler in the past six months has made moves to protect the S680 and GLS680 designations. First discovered by Motor1, the designations were registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and specifically relate to usage on land vehicles and structural...
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New Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 revealed in race car guisePorsche is preparing a successor to the awesome Cayman GT4, based on its updated 718 Cayman, but prior to the car's arrival in the coming months the German firm has shown the racing variant: the 2019 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport. The race car provides plenty of clues for the upcoming road car, namely...
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SCG Boot to tackle 2019 Baja 1000It appears off-road racing is also on the agenda for Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus. The American race team and sports car manufacturer confirmed this week that it will tackle the 2019 Baja 1000 with its Boot off-roader. Five examples will be entered in the November race, competing in a class for...
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2020 Buick Encore, Mercedes-Benz 300SL AMG, Lego Corvette ZR1: Today's Car NewsA prototype for a redesigned Buick Encore has been spotted. With the popularity of the current model, which racked up 88,000 sales in the United States in 2017 and expected to have sold even better last year, Buick's design team was never going to rock the boat, and that's just what our spy shots...
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Hyundai and Kia on Thursday showcased a fully automated valet system that is currently under consideration for production.
The system leverages technology being developed for self-driving cars and...
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Kia concept for 2019 CES previews a world with self-driving carsMuch of the focus on self-driving cars, naturally, has centered on the driving technology, however, the future user experience that a fully automated car can potentially deliver should also be looked at. Kia is aware of this and will preview just such a future with its READ (Real-time Emotion...
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Rare Mercedes 300SL with AMG upgrades heads for auctionA deadly cocktail of shockingly poor taste and vast wealth led to the travesty that is the Mercedes-Benz 300SL AMG. A total of 11 of them were built between 1996 and 2009, and now one is up for sale. The car is listed for sale at Best Heritage Auction and is one of only two built with right-hand...
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2020 Buick Encore spy shotsBuick's pint-sized crossover, the Encore, is about to get a redesign and we've just spotted a prototype. The prototype reveals that the redesigned Encore, just like the current generation, will be twinned with an Opel Mokka X to be sold overseas. Opel's redesigned Mokka X has already been spotted...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC spy shots and videoMercedes-Benz's GLC is about to come in for a minor facelift. The changes represent a mid-cycle update for the small luxury SUV which first arrived in 2015 as a 2016 model. We should see this updated version in the second half of 2019 as a 2020 model. The GLC is an important model for Mercedes. The...
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Go behind the scenes in the development of the Audi e-tronThe battle for electric car supremacy is starting to really heat up now that established automakers are joining the fray. The most recent salvo was launched by Audi in the form of the 2019 e-tron, a mid-size crossover SUV with a big 95-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery and a reasonable $75,795...
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