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Year after year, Porsche consistently ranks at or near the top of multiple reliability surveys, such as the annual J.D. Power Dependability Study. Part of the reason for this is the extensive...
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Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus picks Connecticut for new plantAmerican sports car manufacturer and race team Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus on Thursday revealed the first details on a new plant to be assembled in Connecticut. The site (shown below) will join SCG's existing plant in New York where the company builds the 003 supercar and is laying the groundwork...
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2020 Mercedes-AMG A45 hatchback spy shots and videoMercedes-Benz has a redesigned A-Class on its hands, and this time around there is both a hatchback and a sedan, the latter of which we'll see here in the United States. They're the first of eight body styles planned for Mercedes' new generation of compacts. Another is a redesigned B-Class minivan...
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This Week's Top Photos: The 2018 SEMA show editionThis 1968 Dodge Charger from Mopar was easily the star of the past week's 2018 SEMA show in Las Vegas, not only because of its wicked look but also the engine lurking under the hood. Said engine is the new Hellephant 7.0-liter supercharged V-8 from Mopar's crate engine portfolio. Straight out of...
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Volvo will jointly develop self-driving car with Chinese tech giant BaiduVolvo hit the accelerator Thursday on the further integration of the automotive and tech industries by announcing plans to jointly develop a self-driving car with Chinese internet services giant Baidu. The plan is to mass produce the cars in China for sale to fleets as well as individuals. Timing...
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2020 BMW X6 M spy shots and videoThere's a new generation of the BMW X6 in the works, and like its predecessor it will spawn a high-performance X6 M variant. Today we have our first look at the high-performance variant from BMW M thanks to the sighting of a prototype testing in Germany. Clear give-aways that this is the BMW M...
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BMW on Thursday unveiled the convertible version of its revived 8-Series. The car makes its formal debut this month at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show and will be in showrooms next March, arriving as...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA, 2019 Lexus LX, 2018 McLaren 570S Spider: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz is working on a redesign for its CLA compact sedan. Today we have the first spy shots of the wagon variant known as the CLA Shooting Brake. The new CLA is due out next year but sadly the wagon will likely skip the United States. The Lexus LX receives the Inspiration Series treatment...
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Redesigned Land Rover Defender could spawn Sport, EV modelsThe beloved Land Rover Defender was sent to the automotive graveyard in early 2016 after decades of production. The good news is that a successor is in the works, and it's confirmed for an arrival in 2020. The last Defender was in production for more than three decades and could trace its roots to...
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Toyota surprises at SEMA show with 850-horsepower, nitrous-fed Corolla hatchToyota showed up to this week's 2018 SEMA show in Las Vegas with a handful of Corolla Hatchbacks. The highlight was this drift special developed by Toyota Racing Development in partnership with noted professional drift team Papadakis Racing. Called the Corolla Hatchback Drift Demo, the car is based...
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VW promises commercial self-driving service in Israel by 2022The Volkswagen Group is the latest firm to announce plans for a commercial ride-hailing service involving self-driving cars. The German auto giant will join Intel's recently acquired self-driving car business Mobileye to develop the service whose development will commence in early 2019 and roll out...
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Jaguar Land Rover announces turnaround plan as sales slideJaguar Land Rover is reeling from a sharp decline in sales in the third quarter as the automaker faces falling demand in its key markets of China and the United Kingdom. Global sales for the Jaguar and Land Rover brands were down 13.2 percent on the same period a year ago, coming in at 129,887...
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Mercedes-Benz is working on a redesigned CLA, and like the outgoing model the new one will spawn a wagon variant known as the CLA Shooting Brake.
A prototype for the redesigned CLA Shooting Brake...
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Lexus goes for sinister look with 2019 LX Inspiration SeriesLexus will use next month's 2018 Los Angeles auto show to unveil a new Inspiration Series model. Based on the 2019 LX, the latest in the line of special-edition Lexuses features a sinister exterior combining a deep black paint finish with 21-inch wheels wearing gloss black. This new beauty also...
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Ringbrothers reveals custom Chevy K5 Blazer at 2018 SEMA showRingbrothers has a penchant for building memorable vehicles. The company's 1972 AMC Javelin AMX unveiled last year still gets the heart buzzing, and so does a handful of other creations born out of its Spring Green, Wisconsin shop. With this backdrop, we're excited to bring you the first look at a...
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Hyundai and Kia will offer cars with solar roofs from 2019Hyundai and Kia are the latest automakers to announce plans to offer solar panel roofs on their cars. The Korean firms on Wednesday said solar roofs, some with a translucent design, will start being made available from 2019, without mentioning specific markets and vehicles. Audi announced plans to...
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Mercedes-AMG planning 6-cylinder option for GT sports car?Mercedes-AMG is working on a mid-cycle update for its GT sports car due in time for the 2020 model year. At the top end, we know AMG is planning a so-called “clubsport” package for the GT R model. But judging by our latest spy shots we could also be looking at a new six-cylinder option...
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Former Audi CEO Rupert Stadler released from prisonFormer Audi CEO Rupert Stadler was released from a German prison this week after spending four months behind bars. While never charged, Stadler was taken into custody over concerns he would suppress evidence related to a German investigation into the Volkswagen Group diesel emissions cheating...
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It seems like development of Toyota's new Supra is taking forever but now we finally have confirmation of the debut.
As had been rumored for some time, the covers will come off the fifth-generation...
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Mopar ready to stomp the competition with 1,000-horsepower Hellephant crate engineWe knew the folks at Mopar were planning something big for this week's SEMA show, and on Tuesday collective jaws dropped when the covers were pulled off a 1,000-horsepower crate engine dubbed the Hellephant. The engine, which also generates 950 pound-feet of torque, is a supercharged V-8 with 7.0...
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Kia brings custom Telluride SUVs, new Forte GT to 2018 SEMA showKia has a full-size SUV headed to showrooms early next year in the form of the recently revealed 2020 Telluride. The Korean firm doesn't want you to miss it, which is why it's brought five of the SUVs to this week's 2018 SEMA show in Las Vegas. One of the five is the example developed with fashion...
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2019 Hyundai Veloster N, 2019 Ford GT, Chevy eCOPO Camaro: Car News HeadlinesThe first model from Hyundai's N performance division on sale in the United States is the 2019 Veloster N. It delivers up to 275 horsepower and was developed by a former BMW M engineering boss. Find out what it's like to drive in the links below. Ford's GT supercar will be available in Carbon...
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Ford and RTR Vehicles collaborate on Series 1 MustangProfessional drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. and his RTR Vehicles team are working with Ford to develop a range of performance and style upgrades that can be added before a car leaves the dealership. The first is the Series 1 Mustang RTR Powered by Ford Performance announced Monday and due on sale in...
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Demon-powered, carbon fiber-bodied 1970 Dodge Charger arrives at SEMAImagine a 1970 Dodge Charger with all of the best modifications imaginable thrown in. The result, we'd wager, would be something close to SpeedKore Performance Group's Charger Evolution unveiled Tuesday at the 2018 SEMA show. It's a carbon fiber-bodied beast with a V-8 borrowed from a 2018 Dodge...
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