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Techeetah's Jean-Eric Vergne claims 2017/2018 Formula E drivers' title, Audi claims teams' title Viknesh VijayenthiranThe 2017/2018 Formula E Championship, the fourth season of the electric car racing series, wrapped up this past weekend with the running of the dual-race New York ePrix.
Jean-Éric Vergne,...
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BMW's ReachNow app now with Uber-rivaling ride-hailing serviceBMW on Tuesday announced that its car-sharing app ReachNow designed for Apple and Android smartphones will offer users the ability to hail a ride, just like the apps of Uber and Lyft. The ride-hailing service is currently open exclusively to ReachNow users in Seattle, Washington, after they've...
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India startup Vazirani unveils Shul supercar conceptIndian startup Vazirani Automotive used last week's 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed for the premiere of a wild supercar concept the company hopes to put into production someday. Vazirani is the creation of Indian automotive designer Chunky Vazirani, and its concept is an extended-range electric...
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2019 Genesis G70 review, 2020 Hyundai Sonata spy shots, SCG 006 teaser: Car News HeadlinesHyundai's new luxury brand Genesis is entering the small sport sedan fray with the 2019 G70. Does it hold up against its more established competition? We've just taken one for a spin and have a first drive review in the links below. Engineers from Hyundai are out testing a new generation of the...
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2019 Acura MDX A-Spec priced from $55,795Acura is boosting interest in its MDX with a new-for-2019 MDX A-Spec model, which is on sale now priced from $55,795. That's up on the 2019 MDX base model, which is priced from $45,295. Both figures include destination. Unveiled in March at the 2018 New York auto show, the A-Spec upgrade is...
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Jaguar protects J-Type name, potentially for new sports carJaguar has made moves to protect the J-Type name, though whether the automaker is planning a new model under the name or just out to protect rivals from using it remains to be seen. Autoguide reported last week that Jaguar had filed for trademark protection for the J-Type name with the European...
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Porsche is putting the final touches on a mid-cycle update for its Macan and a new video out hints at some of the upgrades we can expect.
The updated Macan is due later this year as a 2019 model,...
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Nio EP9 track car blasts through Goodwood hill climbNio EP9's electric track car has set a blistering time up Goodwood Festival of Speed's famous hill climb. The car ran a time of 44.61 seconds during Saturday's Supercar shootout event, which is just a few seconds off the overall record of 41.6 seconds set by Nick Heidfeld in a McLaren MP4/13...
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VW ID R claims electric car record at Goodwood with 43.05 runThe Pikes Peak record-smashing Volkswagen ID R has already toppled another top time. VW brought the electric time attack special to this week's 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed in an attempt to blitz the event's hill climb and set a new record for electric cars. And on Saturday, with Romain Dumas...
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This Week's Top Photos: the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed EditionThis year's Goodwood Festival of Speed was one of the biggest on record. There were quite the number of attractions at the British event, and not just from the local automakers. One of the real highlights was a collaboration between California's Singer Vehicle Design and Williams Advanced...
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2019 Ferrari Portofino previewFerrari introduced the California in 2008 as a more accessible, more versatile offering, but the car was criticized for being heavy, underpowered and generally lacking focus, none of which should be a descriptor for a Prancing Horse. Rumor has it the car was originally meant to be a Maserati...
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2019 Dodge Durango delivers SRT look for GT trimDodge is spreading some of the SRT love with its 2019 Durango, which sees the run-of-the-mill Durango GT receive some sporty looks inspired by the fire-breathing Durango SRT. The Durango GT could already be dressed up with the Rallye Appearance package introduced for 2018, but for 2019 it shares...
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Development of a next-generation Audi Q3 is well underway as our latest spy shots confirm.
The new compact crossover SUV is expected on sale in 2019 as a 2020 model, and so far it doesn’t...
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Lotus Exige Type 49 and 79 celebrate British marque's historic F1 victoriesLotus used this week's Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom to unveil two new special versions of its Exige sports car. They were built to mark this year's 70th anniversary of when Lotus founder Colin Chapman built his first race car, based upon his philosophy of “performance...
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Mini teases design of electric Hardtop due in 2019Mini on Thursday gave us our first look at some of the design of its electric Hardtop due in 2019. The vehicle was previewed as a concept at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show, and judging by the latest teasers design elements from the show car will make it onto the upcoming production model...
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McLaren P1 GT Longtail by Lanzante revealedHaving already built a modern successor to the McLaren F1 LM based on the P1 hypercar, the folks at British motorsport and engineering company Lanzante have turned their sights on another legendary F1: the F1 GT Longtail. Lanzante is the same company that fielded the F1 GTR that won overall at the...
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Bentley to celebrate centenary with Mulsanne homage to brand founderBentley will celebrate the centenary of its founding next year and one of the highlights planned is the launch of a special Mulsanne that pays home to brand founder Walter Owen (W.O.) Bentley. In particular, the car pays homage to the Bentley founder's personal 1930 8 Litre. The special Mulsanne is...
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Q by Aston Martin drops V-8 into Cygnet city carEarlier this decade, Aston Martin rebadged a Scion iQ and sold the car complete with a wheezy 1.3-liter engine as the Cygnet. It was a cost-effective way for Aston Martin to get its average emissions down but, for obvious reasons, the car was a dud and thankfully killed off a couple of years after...
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BMW M already offers a host of upgrades for the M2 via its M Performance Parts line, however the official tuner to BMW has showcased the potential for even more goodies with the new M2 M Performance...
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2019 Maserati Levante GTS joins the fray with 550 horsepowerThe Maserati Levante currently tops out with the 424-horsepower S but two new performance variants are being introduced for 2019. One is the 590-horsepower Levante Trofeo (shown below) that we saw in March at the 2018 New York auto show. The other is the slightly tamer Levante GTS that Maserati...
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Singer and Williams go into detail on their lightweight 911California Porsche restorer Singer Vehicle Design last year teamed up with Williams Advanced Engineering, the technology offshoot of the Williams Formula 1 team, to use the latest engineering knowledge, including some F1 techniques, to transform an original air-cooled Porsche 911 into the ultimate...
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2019 Lamborghini Urus previewBuilt with Italian design for an intended U.S. military contract, the Lamborghini LM002 of the 1980s was and remains an unprecedented departure from the brand's supercar ethos. The 2019 Lamborghini Urus, the brand's second SUV, is much less so. With 650 horsepower of grunt generated by a 4.0-liter...
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Opel design language, Ariel Atom 4, Mercedes GLC spy shots: Car News HeadlinesGerman automaker Opel will preview its new design language with a concept to be unveiled later this year. The new look is an evolution of the lines we saw on Opel's GT sports car concept from 2016 and is said to feature strong proportions in combination with simple, sculptural surfaces. Britain's...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe spy shotsMercedes-Benz's GLC and GLC Coupe are about to come in for a minor facelift. We spotted a prototype for the updated GLC earlier this year and now we have the first shots of the updated GLC Coupe. The changes represent a mid-cycle update for the coupe-like SUV which first arrived in 2016 as a 2017...
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