Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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BMW M5 Competition, Dodge Viper Targa, Mercedes-AMG G63: This Week's Top Photos Viknesh VijayenthiranThe standard BMW M5 just not quick enough for you? Well, you're in luck as the car has spawned a Competition model with extra power and stiffer suspension. The result is a mid-size luxury sedan that...
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2019 Aston Martin DB11 gets the AMR treatmentThe DB11 is very much the grand tourer of Aston Martin's lineup, meaning it's big and comfy though not necessarily the best choice when heading for a track. For that there's the Vantage. However, not everyone will want to go with the smaller car, so Aston Martin has developed a sharper, more...
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Boring Company tunnel under LA nearly done, free rides to public in few monthsElon Musk revealed Thursday that the first tunnel from his newest transport venture The Boring Company is almost ready and that the public will be able to test it out for free within a few months. Musk made the announcement in an Instagram post that included a video taking us through the tunnel...
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Porsche 911 GT3 R, Lamborghini Marzal, Lister Lightning: Car News HeadlinesPorsche's 911 GT3 R race car has just been updated. The car is closely aligned to the 911 GT3 RS, with its 4.0-liter flat-6 said to be almost identical to the one in the road car. Back in 1967, Lamborghini unveiled a concept car with see-through doors. The car is called the Marzal, and it's set to...
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2018 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix previewThe Formula 1 World Championship heads into the European leg of the calendar, starting this weekend with round five, the Spanish Grand Prix, which once again takes place at the Circuit de Catalunya just outside of Barcelona. The 4.6-mile track is one teams and drivers know well, as it's been on the...
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Miami gives green light for Formula 1 race as early as 2019Plans for a potential Miami Grand Prix as early as the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship have passed the first major hurdle. Stakeholders, including F1 owner Liberty Media, aim to hold the race in downtown Miami and on Thursday were given preliminary approval from City of Miami Commissioners and...
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Porsche has introduced a major update for the GT3 R racing version of its 911 sports car designed for the 2019 motorsport season.
The 911 GT3 R represents the middle tier of 911 race cars,...
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Opel's OPC performance sub-brand likely safeSince its sale last year by General Motors to French auto giant PSA Group, Opel has refrained from using its OPC (Opel Performance Center) designation for performance models, instead opting for GSi, which traditionally has sat below OPC. It doesn't mean Opel has dropped the OPC sub-brand, however...
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Rolls-Royce Cullinan, VW Golf GTI TCR, Mercedes-Benz GLS: Today's Car NewsRolls-Royce has entered the SUV race with a new model called the Cullinan. It starts almost $100k above the Bentley Bentayga and could quite possibly become the British brand's most popular model. Volkswagen has revealed its fastest, most powerful Golf GTI in the nameplate's history. It's modeled...
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290-horsepower VW Golf GTI TCR road car previewed by conceptVolkswagen's Golf GTI race car developed for the TCR International Series is about to spawn a road-going version. To be called the Golf GTI TCR, VW previewed the new range-topping GTI with a thinly veiled concept version on Thursday at the 2018 Wörthersee Tour, a tuning fest with a focus on...
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Durango Pursuit joins Dodge's police fleet offeringsPolice forces looking for extra space in their vehicles now have a new option in the form of the 2018 Dodge Durango Pursuit. Dodge says it was prompted to offer the Durango Pursuit following positive feedback from unofficial testing results conducted by Michigan State Police. The vehicle takes...
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2019 Rolls-Royce Cullinan ultra-luxury SUV revealedIt may be named after the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, but Rolls-Royce's new Cullinan ultra-luxury SUV is certainly no diamond in the rough. It's polished from the get go and answers a direct call from Rolls-Royce customers seeking a vehicle that can handle any terrain together...
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Starting with the e-tron electric SUV debuting on August 30, Audi cars will offer a new level of digitization enabling them to be upgraded with new services and features without costly hardware...
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2018 Buick Excelle compact sedan revealed for Chinese marketBuick on Wednesday unveiled a new generation of its Excelle compact sedan for the Chinese market. The car adopts Buick's latest design cues and gives us a hint of what a modern Verano might look like if the nameplate was still sold here. All Buick will say about its new Excelle is that the car has...
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2019 BMW M5 Competition, 2019 Dodge Charger, 2021 Lagonda SUV: Car News HeadlinesBMW's M5 has spawned a Competition model with extra power and stiffer suspension. The result is a mid-size luxury sedan that will hit 60 mph in just 3.1 seconds. Dodge will introduce some updates for the 2019 Charger. A teaser shot released today reveals the new grille design for the Charger SRT...
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Lagonda previews ultra-luxury electric SUV coming in 2021The Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan better watch out as Aston Martin's revived ultra-luxury brand Lagonda is preparing an SUV for launch in 2021. A preview sketch released Wednesday gives us our first look at the Lagonda SUV and hints at similar radical design themes to those featured on...
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Audi Aicon self-driving car to hit the road in 2021Audi on Wednesday revealed that its fully self-driving car due to hit the roads in 2021 will be based on its Aicon concept car unveiled at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show. The Aicon is a fully electric, fully self-driving car devoid of a steering wheel and pedals, and Audi envisions a future where the...
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Tuner builds wild Mercedes-Benz X-Class pickup truckMercedes-AMG isn't planning to upgrade the X-Class anytime soon—it probably has to do with the fact the mid-size pickup truck is based on a donor Nissan platform—but there are plenty of tuners out there willing to step in. One of them is Pickup Design, the pickup truck division of...
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There's a new G-Class headed to showrooms, and it represents the first true redesign of the boxy SUV since the original civilian version made its debut 40 years ago. We recently got to spend some...
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Jaguar XJR575 registers for 'Ring taxi dutyFor $236, you can take a thrilling ride around the Nürburgring in the passenger seat of a high-performance Jaguar. The British automaker has been offering the service, known as the Jaguar Race Taxi, since about 2012, initially with the XJ Supersport only and later with the F-Type SVR as well...
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Japanese automakers partner on solid-state batteries in EV raceJapan's major automakers and battery manufacturers have teamed up with their government to fast-track the development of solid-state batteries. The automakers include Toyota, Nissan and Honda, who have joined forces with Japanese battery manufacturers Panasonic and GS Yuasa in the program, the...
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Watch lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano melt a MustangLava and hot gasses have spewed out of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island since Thursday, causing the evacuation of thousands of residents in the surrounding area. There haven't been any injuries but approximately 35 structures have been destroyed by the various fissures that have opened up...
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Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV teased ahead of May 10 revealRolls-Royce is set to enter the SUV game this year with a new model called the Cullinan, the name borrowed from the largest diamond in the British Crown Jewels. It was in early 2015 that Rolls-Royce first announced plans for the vehicle and on May 10 the covers will finally come off. To build the...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe gets Edition 1 treatmentMercedes-AMG's new super sedan, the GT 4-Door Coupe, is ready for its market launch and to mark the occasion the Affalterbach tuner has revealed a special launch edition. Dubbed the Edition 1, the car is based on the GT 4-Door Coupe's range-topping 63 S model and features exclusive interior and...
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