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Vanderhall Venice Speedster, Ferrari F50 prototype, cars get crushed: Today's Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranVanderhall's Venice reverse trike is now even more affordable thanks to the addition of a new Speedster variant. It's powered by a turbocharged inline-4 and comes with only one seat, which Vanderhall...
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Daniel Ricciardo to quit Red Bull to join Renault in 2019 F1 seasonAustralian racing driver Daniel Ricciardo will quit Red Bull Racing at the end of the current Formula 1 season to join Renault, where he'll race alongside the team's current driver Nico Hülkenberg in the 2019 season. It means Ricciardo will replace Renault's other current driver Carlos Sainz...
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Vanderhall Venice now available as single-seat SpeedsterYou don't always need high-dollar, high-horsepower cars to have fun out on the road or track. Motorcycles have traditionally been the weapon of choice for performance fans on a budget but more recently the new segment of reverse trikes has been gaining popularity. Familiar names like Morgan...
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Kahn Design's Chelsea Truck Company reveals posh Defender pickupThe original Land Rover Defender was designed as a workhorse but that doesn't mean it can't do with a bit of luxury thrown in. Kahn Design knows this particularly well, as the company has been churning out posh Defenders for years. Its latest is based on the Defender Double Cab Pickup. The vehicle...
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Ferrari F50 prototype with an interesting history is up for grabsA Ferrari F50 that was the star of the 1995 Geneva auto show and driven by multiple Formula 1 legends can be yours. The car is currently listed for sale at Autosport Designs of Huntington Station, New York, which has detailed documentation on the car's provenance. The documents confirm the chassis...
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New Ligier GT race car celebrates French brand's 50th anniversaryLigier is a French car brand established in 1969 by former racing driver and rugby player Guy Ligier. Ligier is still in operation today but sells tiny city cars and commercial vehicles. It also produces single-seat and prototype race cars through an association with fellow French firm Onroak...
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Volkswagen is working on a family of electric cars, members of which have been previewed by the ID series of concept cars.
The good news is that electrification and performance aren't mutually...
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New Ferrari CEO says Marchionne's targets were “aspirational”Ferrari shares dropped 11 percent on Wednesday after new CEO Louis Camilleri told analysts in a conference call that profit targets previously announced by his predecessor Sergio Marchionne were "aspirational." Nevertheless, Camilleri will still attempt to reach the targets, which call for an...
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Mercedes-Benz CLS review, BMW X7 leak, Hennessey Heritage Mustang: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz is out with a third generation of the CLS but now the nameplate faces some internal competition in the form of the AMG GT 4-Door Coupe. Will it be overshadowed or can it stand on its own? Find out in our first drive review. BMW will add a full-size SUV with third-row seats to its...
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Mercedes-AMG will block Project One owners from flipping cars earlyMercedes-AMG's Project One hypercar is right up there with most anticipated cars of the decade, and with just 275 examples destined to be built you can bet they'll probably be worth a lot more than the $2.8 million retail price once on the used car market. But in what's starting to become a common...
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Hennessey's 10,000th car is an 808-horsepower Ford MustangThe folks at Hennessey Performance Engineering based in Sealy, Texas have been building fast cars since 1991. They've now unveiled their 10,000th build: the 2019 Hennessey Heritage Edition Ford Mustang. It features Hennessey's HPE800 upgrade designed for the current Mustang GT, but this special...
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First details on Aston Martin DBS Superleggera AMRAston Martin has just unleashed upon the world the 715-horsepower DBS Superleggera, but it doesn't represent the end of the performance road for the new super GT. Just as we've seen with the automaker's other performance cars, the DBS Superleggera will eventually receive the AMR treatment. Not to...
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BMW is working on a full-size SUV with third-row seats called the X7. Prototypes have been testing for a while and a world debut is expected at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show this November.
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Ferrari improves painting processAlways looking for ways to improve its production process, Ferrari has a new paint that reduces energy consumption at its plant and improves the resistance of the painted surfaces. The paint has been developed in collaboration with supplier PPG and offers several benefits. It incorporates a...
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Mercedes EQS spy shots, Aston Martin DBS review, Opel GT X teaser: Today's Car NewsMercedes-Benz's new electric sedan to sit alongside the S-Class has been spotted. Expected to be called the EQS, the electric sedan can already be seen to feature a low-slung, sleek design. Aston Martin's rival to the Ferrari 812 Superfast features a full carbon fiber body and 715 horsepower of...
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Lynk & Co. reveals 03 sedanLynk & Co. has unveiled its third model, a compact sedan called the 03. It joins the 01 and 02 compact SUVs in Lynk & Co.'s expanding lineup and will hit Chinese showrooms late this year. It makes its debut in September at the Chengdu auto show. Lynk & Co. first burst on the scene in...
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2019 Volkswagen T-Cross spy shots and videoAlmost a year on from the reveal of the compact T-Roc, another member of Volkswagen’s expanded SUV family has been spotted. The latest prototype is for a new subcompact SUV that VW previewed at the 2016 Geneva auto show with the T-Cross Breeze concept (shown below). The production model keeps...
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Ferrari book comes with signatures of Marchionne, Enzo's sonFerrari owners tend to be a passionate bunch. They also tend to be relatively wealthy. Now, art book specialist Taschen is out with a new work we're sure many Ferrari owners will be clamouring after. It's dedicated to the Prancing Horse, and the first 250 editions come complete with the signatures...
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Buick's Regal Sportback is a fuel-efficient mid-size liftback that exudes quality and style but skips the premium price tag.
For the 2019 model year, the car receives Buick's upmarket Avenir trim,...
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Porsche designed Mission E Cross Turismo with self-driving tech in mindPorsche's Mission E Cross Turismo concept was the big surprise of March's 2018 Geneva auto show. It previews a potential soft-roader version of Porsche's upcoming Taycan electric sedan, and Porsche has been dropping hints that the Cross Turismo could make it into production at some point. Not...
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Faraday Future FF91, final Pagani Huayra, Porsche 911 GT3 Cabrio: Car News HeadlinesElectric car startup Faraday Future reached a major milestone recently with the construction of its first body-in-white for the FF91. With the milestone passed, the company is now confident of getting the FF91 delivered to customers by the end of 2018. Pagani has built the final example of the...
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Uber ceases self-driving truck development to focus on carsUber will park its self-driving truck development in order to focus more resources on self-driving cars, the company announced Monday. The ride-hailing giant originally got into the game in 2016 when it acquired a startup by the name of Otto that was developing self-driving technology for trucks...
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Toyota's Project Portal fuel cell semi progresses to beta stageToyota isn't giving up on its support of fuel cells and is instead working on applying the technology in both passenger cars and commercial vehicles. The automaker already has a fuel cell car on sale in the form of the Mirai and has hinted at more offerings, including from its upmarket brand Lexus...
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Drive.ai self-driving taxi service starts trial in TexasSilicon Valley-based Drive.ai has become the latest firm offering rides to the public in a self-driving car. Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving unit Waymo has been running its Early Riders trial in Phoenix, Arizona for several months and plans to start a commercial service later this year. Aptiv's...
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