Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Former “Wheeler Dealers” mechanic Edd China is back with a new show whose pilot episode went live Tuesday.
Called “Edd China's Garage Revival,” it sees China doing what he...
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Meet the folks behind the world's first Tesla Model S wagonA company by the name of QWest Norfolk based in the United Kingdom late last year completed development of a wagon conversion for the Tesla Model S. The company is a carbon fiber specialist and chose to use the lightweight stuff for the modifications on its Model S, with some of the carbon fiber...
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Ford execs reveal reasons behind decision to drop most passenger carsFord last week announced drastic plans to drop most of its passenger car lineup in North America in order to focus on utility-type vehicles, i.e. SUVs, pickup trucks and commercial vans. Under the plan, the only cars the Blue Oval will sell will be the Mustang and a new Focus Active (a soft-roader...
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Kia Stinger, Infiniti EV platform, Abt Audi R8 art car: Car News HeadlinesThe Kia Stinger is your new performance bargain but the car isn't perfect. After spending an extended period of time with one, we've come up with a list of the good and the bad. Almost all Infinitis will be underpinned by a new electrified platform that's set to spawn its first model in 2021. It...
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Bentley Mulsanne successor might go electric routeBentley's successor to the Mulsanne is due early next decade, and according to Autocar the automaker is yet to decide on what route its new flagship will take. A direct replacement such as a large sedan with traditional styling and a powerful internal combustion engine is one possibility. An...
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DS electric car set for 2018 Paris auto show, full lineup to be electrified starting 2025DS is the latest automotive brand to announce plans for a fully electrified lineup. The luxury arm of French auto giant PSA Group announced Monday that every new model launched from 2025 will either feature a hybrid or pure electric powertrain. DS already sells a hybrid in the form of the DS 7...
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Attendees of this year's Wörthersee Tour tuning fest in Austria will be treated to the unveiling of an Audi R8 art car crafted by top tuner Abt Sportsline.
Responsible for the design is...
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Former Opel boss joins US electric car startup EvelozcityEvelozcity, an electric car startup based in Los Angeles and formed by ex-Faraday Future staff, announced last week the appointment of Karl-Thomas Neumann as the new head of mobility and European operations. Neumann has almost three decades of experience in the auto industry and served as CEO at...
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Audi A1 spy shots, Mercedes-AMG E53, mystery Porsche 911 GT2 RS: Today's Car NewsAudi is working on a new generation of its A1 subcompact hatchback. The latest prototypes are wearing barely any camouflage gear, which suggests the reveal can't be far. Sadly, it isn't expected in the United States. Mercedes-AMG has revealed a new E53 sport sedan. It replaces the current E43 and...
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Pure McLaren one-make race series gets off to a successful startThe Pure McLaren driver training program has spawned a new one-make race series, with the first round held over the weekend at the legendary Spa-Francorchamps race track. The FIA-sanctioned series, which rivals the Ferrari Challenge and Lamborghini Super Trofeo series, is organized by the McLaren...
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Is Porsche testing a track-only version of its 911 GT2 RS?Porsche's 911 GT2 RS is already the fastest production car around the Nürburgring but a quicker version designed strictly for track use may be in the works. Porsche over the past six months has been testing a GT2 RS fitted with additional air vents, a more aggressive rear wing borrowed from...
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Drive Toyota's GR Supra Racing concept in “Gran Turismo Sport”Toyota's new Supra won't reach showrooms until next year but you can already test the car, or at least a concept of it, in the latest update for the “Gran Turismo Sport” video game on Sony's PlayStation 4. The concept is the GR Supra Racing concept that Toyota rolled out at last month's...
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Engineers from Audi are out testing prototypes for a new generation of the A1 subcompact hatchback.
The current A1 debuted in 2010 and sadly was never offered in the United States. We’re...
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Hamilton snatches victory at 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix after Red Bull blunderMercedes-AMG's Lewis Hamilton secured his first-ever win in the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a bout of luck on more than one occasion during Sunday's eventful race in Baku. Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen crossed the finish line second just 2.460 seconds back while Force India's Sergio...
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This Week's Top Photos: the 2018 Beijing auto show editionMercedes-Maybach's Ultimate Luxury concept was one of the major talking points of this week's 2018 Beijing auto show, though not entirely for positive reasons. The concept blends elements of sedans and SUVs but with results that can best be described as polarizing. While the concept isn't bound for...
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2018 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix previewRound four of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which takes place this weekend in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. The race is held on the Baku City Circuit, a Hermann Tilke-designed street circuit that stretches 3.73 miles and features the key characteristics of a...
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Hybrid Kinetic presents Pininfarina-styled K350 SUV and H500 sedan concepts in BeijingHybrid Kinetic is an electric car startup from China that hopes to enter the luxury arena with a full lineup powered by an extended-range electric powertrain that uses a microturbine as the range extender. The company is working with Pininfarina on the technology for its cars, with the Italian...
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Ford drops sedans, Canepa Porsche 959SC, BMW M850i xDrive: Today's Car NewsIt's hard to imagine but in a few short years Ford will no longer have a sedan in its lineup, at least in North America. The automaker sees the shift to SUVs and pickups as permanent and is going all in on the vehicles. The folks at Canepa continue to churn out tantalizing upgrades for the Porsche...
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Audi used this week's 2018 Beijing auto show to unveil the Q5L, the automaker's first long-wheelbase SUV.
The vehicle will be built and sold exclusively in China where it caters to the market's...
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Jeep Grand Commander debuts at 2018 Beijing auto showJeep's Grand Commander made its debut on Wednesday at the 2018 Beijing auto show. The three-row crossover SUV has been developed exclusively for the Chinese market so won't be sold in the United States. The low approach and departure angles belie Jeep’s off-road credentials, which is probably...
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Ford will prune passenger car lineup to just 2 models in North AmericaGet ready to say goodbye to beloved nameplates such as the Fusion and Taurus, as well as the Fiesta, as Ford has confirmed that its passenger car lineup will be pruned to just two models by around 2020: the Mustang and Focus Active (a soft-roader version of the redesigned 2020 Focus.) The move is...
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BMW confirms first specs for new 8-SeriesBMW has dropped the first details on its new 8-Series ahead of the car's debut in June at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 8-Series will mark BMW's return to the French classic, with a dedicated race version set to compete in the GTE class for production-based cars. The road-going 8-Series has now...
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Isdera Commendatore GT electric gullwing revealed, limited to just 2 carsYou've probably never heard of Isdera. The company is a niche sports car manufacturer from Germany, and since its founding in the early 1980s has churned out less than a hundred cars, all of them mostly crafted by hand. One of the most famous is the original Commendatore 112i launched in the early...
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Honda launches Everus brand in China with EV conceptHonda and its Chinese partner GAC have launched the new brand Everus in China—and the first model will be an electric car previewed by the Everus EV concept unveiled Wednesday at the 2018 Beijing auto show. Honda says the production version of the Everus EV concept will be in Chinese...
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