Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Ford has promised to deliver a self-driving car by 2021. The automaker is targeting Level 4 self-driving capability, meaning the car will drive on its own but be limited on where it can go and in...
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Long-lost Shelby prototype, Mercedes-AMG CLA35, GAC A10: Today's Car NewsA 1967 Ford Shelby GT500 prototype used by Shelby American to develop performance parts has been found. It's the only GT500 of this vintage to feature the Mustang's boxier coupe body instead of the fastback, making the car just that little bit more special. Mercedes-AMG is out testing a new CLA35...
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GAC confirms European expansion, new A10 for 2018 Paris auto showGAC Motor is on track to be the first major Chinese automaker to launch in the United States. The state-owned company said in 2017 that it plans to start selling its cars in the U.S. in 2019, with the mid-size GS8 SUV confirmed as one of the first models. The automaker has already been showing its...
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Gasly to join Verstappen at Red Bull Racing in 2019Red Bull Racing late on Monday confirmed that Formula 1 rising star Pierre Gasly will join the team in 2019 as the replacement for Daniel Ricciardo, who is leaving to join Renault. Gasly currently drives for Red Bull feeder team Toro Rosso and his promotion to the top team was largely expected. He...
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Pininfarina reflects on past US connections ahead of Monterey Car Week presenceItalian design house and coachbuilder Pininfarina is in the process of launching its own car brand focused on high-performance, ultra-luxury vehicles. The first model will be an electric rival to the Bugatti Chiron. The car is code-named the PF0 and will be shown privately to prospective buyers...
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2020 Hyundai Ioniq spy shotsHyundai looks to be preparing an update for its Ioniq family of hybrid and electric cars. A prototype for the updated version was recently spotted undergoing hot-weather tests in California's Death Valley. The Ioniq was introduced for 2017 and we expect this updated version to bow next year as a...
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There's been plenty of talk of Bentley adding a fifth model line to join its Continental GT, Flying Spur, Bentayga and Mulsanne, with the leading speculation calling for a two-seat sports car along...
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Eagle Squadron Mustang delivered to fan with $420,000 winning bidVaughn Gittin Jr. and Ford Performance unveiled a special Mustang earlier this year. It's called the Eagle Squadron Mustang, and it went under the hammer during July's The Gathering (formerly the Gathering of Eagles), a charity evening in Oshkosh, Wisconsin supporting the Experimental Aircraft...
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2019 Ford Shelby GT debuts at 2018 Woodward Dream CruiseVisitors to the 2018 Woodward Dream Cruise on Saturday were treated to the debut of the latest offering from Shelby American: the 2019 Ford Shelby GT. After a brief hiatus, the Shelby GT returns to the market with revised looks and more power from its V-8. Available as a coupe or convertible, the...
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Porsche 718 Cayman rally car concept makes debutPorsche's rally cars of the 1980s are the stuff of legends. We're talking cars like the 911 SC RS and 959 Group B heroes. While Porsche has focused more on the race track than the dirt track in recent years, you'll still find modern Porsches at rally races around the globe. These are typically...
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Aston Martin to build 25 James Bond-spec DB5sEven to this day, 1964's “Goldfinger” is considered by most to be the best James Bond movie ever made, particularly if those fans are also car nuts. Yes, what endeared the movie into the hearts of many car enthusiasts was Bond’s tricked-out Aston Martin DB5. While in the novels he...
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2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet, 2019 Mazda MX-5 Miata, SSC Tuatara: This Week's Top PhotosFord rolled out a new Mustang Cobra Jet this week. The drag special comes 50 years after the original and packs a new 5.2-liter supercharged V-8—the same configuration bound for the new Shelby GT500. Another Mustang in the headlines this week was Steeda's custom Mustang Bullitt. The car was...
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SSC Tuatara engine, Audi RS Q3 spy shots, Microlino electric car: Today's Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranSSC has revealed the first photos of the powerplant that will feature in its Tuatara hypercar. The company boasts that the engine will deliver numbers sufficient to outperform other hypercars...
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2019 Audi A4 and A5 lose manual transmissionJust as BMW aims to put the sport back in sport sedan with its redesigned 3-Series, Audi's A4 is losing the manual transmission for the 2019 model year. Audi made the manual available as a no-cost option on A4s equipped with all-wheel drive for 2017. It pointed out at the time that it was the only...
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Classic Recreations will show its Shelby Mustangs in Monterey for first timeClassic Recreations has been churning out continuation versions of some of America's most cherished muscle cars for some time now. What the company hasn't done yet, however, is show its wares in front of the crowds that attend Monterey Car Week. That changes this year as Classic Recreations will be...
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SSC reveals Tuatara hypercar's twin-turbo V-8It’s been a while since we last heard about SSC North America (formerly Shelby SuperCars) and its promised Tuatara hypercar, a car that could potentially reclaim the production car land speed record for the firm. The good news is that the Tuatara is coming, and soon. After first showing us a...
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Chinese luxury EV brand Gyon debuts without a carYet another Chinese electric car startup has announced its intentions, only this one doesn't have a flashy concept to show us just yet. The new company goes by the name Gyon, and its launch took place on August 8 in Los Angeles, California. Present at the event was Tom LaSorda, a former Chrysler...
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Infiniti Prototype 10 speedster concept takes shape in new teaser sketchInfiniti will start switching over to an electrified lineup around 2021 when the first models based on a new modular platform are introduced. That date's a few years off but in the interim Infiniti will provide a glimpse into its future with concept cars. The Q Inspiration unveiled in January gave...
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2020 Pininfarina hypercar, 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet, 2018 Hertz Corvette Z06: Car News Headlines Viknesh VijayenthiranPininfarina has revealed more of its electric hypercar coming in 2020 to challenge the Bugatti Chiron. Today we received a glimpse of the car's interior which is dressed in carbon fiber and accented...
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2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet debuts with 5.2-liter supercharged V-8It was 50 years ago that Ford dealer and racer Bob Tasca came out with the original Mustang Cobra Jet. Now Ford has unveiled a 50th anniversary special based on the sixth-generation Mustang, and it's the fastest and most powerful Mustang drag racer ever offered by the factory. The big news is that...
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McLaren confirms Carlos Sainz as Fernando Alonso's replacementFormula 1 driver Carlos Sainz will join McLaren for the 2019 season. The Bahraini government-owned team said Thursday it signed a multi-year contract with Sainz, who will fill the seat of Fernando Alonso who announced Tuesday he will step down from F1 after the current season. Sainz currently...
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Hertz celebrates 100th anniversary with special Corvette Z06It was only 10 years after Henry Ford introduced the Model T that the company we know today as Hertz was renting them out. That was back in 1918 when Chicago resident Walter Jacobs started a rental car company with a dozen Ford Model Ts. John Hertz, who founded Yellow Cab Company a few years...
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This Ferrari was only just discovered to be the overall winner at Le Mans in 1963After reading the heading you're probably wondering how the overall winner at the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans was only just discovered after more than half a century. Well, it was only due to a little digging by RM Sotheby's after being consigned a very special 1963 Ferrari 275 P. The car, bearing...
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Polestar will increase the rear bias of your AWD VolvoPolestar may be its own independent brand now but the former motorsport and tuning company is still offering performance upgrades for its parent Volvo. Its latest upgrade is a software tune that sees the all-wheel-drive systems of popular Volvo models increase their rear bias. The software...
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