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2019 Land Rover Range Rover Sport P400e priced from $79,295, Range Rover P400e from $96,145 Viknesh VijayenthiranLand Rover Range Rover fans can now ease their guilt of driving big SUVs around town thanks to the addition of a plug-in hybrid option, badged P400e, for both the Range Rover and smaller Range Rover...
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BMW M2 CS and CSL still possibleIt appears that the recently introduced M2 Competition might just be the start of BMW M's tuning program for the M2. In fact, we could see both CS and CSL versions added the down the line to keep interest in the M2 on the boil. Citing one of its sources, the BMW Blog reported Wednesday that an M2...
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More details on Alfa Romeo's new 8C supercar due by 2022Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, in its latest product roadmap for Alfa Romeo revealed on June 1, confirmed plans for a new 8C tech flagship to join the Italian marque's fleet by 2022. At the time, we learned that the new 8C will be a mid-engine supercar with a carbon fiber monocoque chassis and a hybrid...
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You'll soon be able to compare safety of electronic driver aids across vehiclesMost major automakers offer electronic driver aids these days, some of which like Tesla's Autopilot can control the steering of a car. However, the performance levels of driver aids vary across brands and road conditions, in some cases dramatically. Currently, there's no independent body that...
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2019 Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye, 2019 F-Pace SVR, Tesla going private: Car News HeadlinesThe biggest, baddest Challenger right now is the SRT Hellcat Redeye. It generates a massive 797 horsepower from the famous Hellcat V-8, thanks in part to the biggest supercharger ever fitted to a production car. Find out what it's like to drive in the links below. For buyers looking for a little...
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Tourist racks up $47,000 in speeding fines with rented LamboIt can happen to anyone. You're on vacation driving along roads you've never driven on before and you inadvertently creep past the speed limit, only to get nabbed by a speed camera or speed trap. For one tourist in Dubai, it happened multiple times in a matter of hours, and he clearly must have...
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While we can only dream of a modern Microbus, Volkswagen customers overseas have a number of options based on the German automaker's Transporter and Crafter vans.
Earlier this year we were able to...
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Jaguar explains why its 2019 F-Pace SVR means businessJaguar Land Rover along with its Special Vehicle Operations blew the competition out of the water with the reveal of the 2019 Jaguar F-Pace SVR back in March at the 2018 New York auto show. The small SUV comes equipped with a 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 delivering 550 horsepower and 502 pound-feet...
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Force India saved by F1 driver Lance Stroll's billionaire fatherCanadian fashion mogul Lawrence Stroll has emerged as the head of a consortium of investors with a rescue deal for the financially capped but highly competitive Force India F1 team. Force India entered administration on July 27, a process similar to bankruptcy protection, following a court decision...
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Lamborghini Huracán-based Ares Panther will pack 5.6-liter V-10, 650 horsepowerResidents of Modena, Italy are used to seeing supercars testing on local roads, but they've probably never seen one sporting the logo of Ares. That won't be the case for much longer as the coachbuilder and tuner formed by ex-Lotus CEO Dany Bahar has started road tests of a new model called the...
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Aston Martin Valkyrie, Bugatti Divo, Wiesmann sports car: Today's Car NewsThe principal architect of the Aston Martin Valkyrie has explained why the hypercar will be powered by a naturally aspirated V-12. Interestingly, the leading alternative was a turbocharged V-6. Bugatti has a series of videos featuring its senior executives talking about the upcoming Divo hypercar...
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Usher starts 2018 Gumball 3000 rally in a BAC MonoThe 2018 Gumball 3000 rally kicked off in London on Sunday and among the crowd was none other than Usher, whose choice of ride for this year's rally is a BAC Mono. A car like the Mono can be intimidating, especially on public roads where you're driving alongside tall SUVs and trucks. However, it's...
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It might seem odd that Aston Martin chose to go with the relatively old-school choice of a big V-12 for its Valkyrie hypercar at a time when rivals are downsizing to turbocharged V-8s and even V-6s....
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Report: Ferrari, Ford pull out of WEC's “Hypercar” class talksOrganizers of the World Endurance Championship, whose highlight is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, are currently embroiled with automakers, teams and other stakeholders over a major shakeup to the series' top class in time for the 2020/2021 season. The current proposal is to replace the current LMP1 class...
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Bugatti execs talk about the Divo hypercarIt wasn't long ago that Bugatti's focus was on building the fastest car on the planet. However, the title of the maker of the fastest car on the planet currently sits with Koenigsegg, whose Agera RS hit a speed of 277.9 mph on a Nevada highway last November. Bugatti doesn't appear interested in...
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Ferrari patents new targa top designTarga tops are great as the design enables a car to have the open-roof feel of a convertible without the loss of structural rigidity that normally comes by removing a car's roof. Popular targa models on sale today include the Chevrolet Corvette and of course the Porsche 911 Targa. Ferrari is an...
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2019 Mustang Bullitt, 2017 Civic Type R, 2006 Viper ASC Diamondback: Car News HeadlinesFord has a new Mustang variant slotted between the GT and the Shelby GT350: the 2019 Mustang Bullitt. It boasts a unique 475-horsepower rating and a few additional performance upgrades, not to mention a coat of Dark Highland Green paint. Honda's Civic Type R is now the fastest front-wheel-drive car...
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F1 champ Jenson Button sets 2017 Honda Civic Type R's final lap recordHonda has been out to prove the performance of its Civic Type R since the feisty hatch debuted for the 2017 model year, and its yardstick has been to set the lap record for front-wheel-drive cars at famous race tracks around the globe, including the Nürburgring. The final attempt took place...
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Nissan confirmed Friday that its electric car battery manufacturing division will be sold to Envision Group, a Chinese energy company specializing in renewables and energy management systems.
The...
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Monterey Car Week will see Brabham BT62 make US debutOne of the most successful race teams in the history of Formula 1 is leaping into the world of supercars. The new Brabham Automotive is a spinoff of the Brabham race team which boasts no less than four Drivers' and two Constructors' championships, and its first product is the BT62, a track-only...
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Meet the woman who the Lotus Elise is named afterDespite no longer being on sale in the United States, the Lotus Elise has been pivotal in keeping the British sports car marque alive during decades of financial hardship. Development started shortly after Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli bought Lotus from General Motors in 1993, with the car's...
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Porsche building its own 911 restomod to celebrate 70th anniversaryPorsche isn't done with its celebrations for its 70th anniversary this year. Having already built a highly authentic replica of its very first sports car, as well as unveiling a spiritual successor in the form of the 911 Speedster concept, Porsche is now working on a restomod based on a classic...
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2019 Aston Martin DBS, 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS, 2019 Hennessey Heritage Mustang: This Week's Top PhotosAston Martin's DBS Superleggera features a full carbon fiber body and 715 horsepower of grunt, and it's coming to showrooms by the end of the year. This is a car that sticks to GT roots. That means it isn't the most hardcore member of Aston Martin's lineup; the title instead goes to the Vantage...
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2020 Hyundai Sonata spy shots and videoHyundai is close to finalizing a redesigned Sonata with styling inspired by the handsome Le Fil Rouge concept car (shown below) unveiled in March at the Geneva auto show. A prototype for the new mid-size sedan has been spotted at the Nürburgring and looks to be wearing its final skin. A few...
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