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Jörg Kerner, who was promoted to the head of powertrains at Porsche in 2011, was arrested in relation to the Volkswagen Group's diesel scandal, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on...
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2019 Corvette ZR1 is most powerful pace car in Indy 500 historyThe 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has been named the official pace car of the 2018 Indianapolis 500, and with 755 horsepower on tap it will be the fastest, most powerful car to ever handle pacing duties in the race's 100-plus-year history. A blue example of the Corvette flagship will be used for the...
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2019 Porsche 911 GT3 RS sets 6:56.4 Nürburgring lap timeIt's a Porsche RS so you know it's going to be fast but we bet you'd have never guessed that the latest Porsche 911 GT3 RS could lap the Nürburgring in under seven minutes. Remember, this is a sports car equipped with a naturally aspirated six-cylinder. But somehow Porsche has done it, with a...
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Mercedes-Maybach SUV concept leaked ahead of Beijing debutThe first photos of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury concept have surfaced ahead of next week's debut at the 2018 Beijing auto show. The photos were published early by accident on an official website and give us a clear look at the concept, inside and out. The folks at Maybach weren't...
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Classic Recreations ready to churn out original Boss and Mach 1 MustangsIt's been a while since we last heard from the folks at Classic Recreations, but they've been busy. It turns out the Oklahoma-based company has secured a license from Ford to recreate some of the automaker's most cherished Mustangs. We're talking the 1960s-era Boss 302 and 429, as well as the Mach...
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Presidential limos, Brabham supercar, VW ID R electric racer: Car News HeadlinesBoth President Trump and Putin are set to receive their respective presidential limos this summer. Details are scarce for security reasons but we already have a good idea of what each will look like thanks to our spy shots. The Brabham race team launched by legendary Australian Formula 1 driver...
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Brabham drops first details, photo of BT62 supercarThe new automotive division of the Brabham race team released the first specs and photos for its upcoming track-focused supercar on Thursday. Called the BT62, a naming convention that links the car with past Brabham race cars, including several Formula 1 World Championship winners, the new supercar...
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Polestar 1's torque vectoring honed at the Arctic CirclePolestar's been conducting extensive tests of prototypes for its Polestar 1 since the high-performance luxury coupe was shown last fall. This has included long stints at one of the coldest places on the planet. Polestar engineers took prototypes north of the Arctic Circle during the winter, where...
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VW to return to Pikes Peak with ID R electric racerVolkswagen’s motorsport division has been busy since ending its dominant run in the World Rally Championship at the close of the 2016 season. VW confirmed last year it will be returning to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2018, with 2017's winner Romain Dumas set to hop behind the...
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Trump and Putin receive their presidential rides this summerOne of the perks of being the head of state of a major country is that you normally receive a heavily armored albeit still plush limo to ride in. And when we're talking nations the size of the United States and Russia, you'll find the leaders often receive standalone models that you won't see in a...
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2020 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque spy shots and videoLand Rover took a gamble with the Range Rover Evoque in that the vehicle eschewed serious off-roading capability in favor of a blend of design and luxury. It’s a gamble that paid off as the Evoque has attracted plenty of customers that previously wouldn’t have considered one of the...
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Lamborghini has once again been caught testing a more hardcore version of its Aventador.
And thanks to a photo of the car's digital instrument cluster (shown below), taken by the folks at Salento...
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BMW M2 Competition, Aston Martin DBS, Porsche 911 Turbo: Today's Car NewsBMW's M2 has spawned a spicier Competition model. It generates 405 horsepower from the same engine found in the M3/M4, and if you're considering buying one we'd say don't even hesitate for a minute on pulling the trigger. You will not be disappointed. Aston Martin's replacement for the Vanquish...
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Buick Velite 6 hybrid and electric cars bound for ChinaBuick on Wednesday revealed a new electrified car called the Velite 6 that's due to hit the Chinese market this year. It's a follow-up to the Velite 5 extended-range electric sedan Buick launched in China last year, the brand's biggest market. However, unlike the Velite 5, which is really just a...
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Pininfarina PF0 hypercar will do 0-60 in under 2 seconds, debut in 2019Mahindra, the parent company of Italian design firm Pininfarina, on Friday announced the formation of Automobili Pininfarina, a new automotive brand specializing in high-end electric cars. A soft-launch for Pininfarina will happen this year with a small run—just 12 cars—of the H2 Speed...
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2019 Lexus ES first lookA redesigned Lexus ES is coming for the 2019 model year and Lexus on Wednesday released the first full photo of the car and confirmed its debut at next week's 2018 Beijing auto show. So far the design of the new ES looks to be a slightly sharper, more athletic take on the current model's themes...
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Aston Martin revives DBS name for Vanquish replacementAston Martin's upcoming super grand tourer to replace the Vanquish won't be called a Vanquish as previously thought. The automaker confirmed Wednesday the car will revive the DBS name when it makes its debut in June. But it will also include Superleggera this time, a name normally associated with...
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Byton seemed to come out of nowhere when it showed up at the 2018 Consumer Electornics Show in January with a cool-looking SUV concept and confirmed the start of production for next year.
But the SUV...
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Shelby GT500 spy shots, Focus ST spy shots, Maybach SUV concept: Car News HeadlinesFord's latest prototypes for the new Mustang Shelby GT500 are wearing the least camouflage gear yet. Clearly visible are the car's new aero elements, massive brake discs, and Cobra badge. Another Ford making the spy shots round is the sporty ST variant of the recently revealed fourth-generation...
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Acura CDX Hybrid confirmed for 2018 Beijing auto showAcura sells a compact SUV based on the bones of the Honda HR-V in China. It's called the CDX, and Acura first revealed the vehicle two years ago at the Beijing auto show. At this year's auto show in the Chinese capital, which runs next week, Acura will introduce a new hybrid version of the CDX. No...
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Mercedes-Maybach teases Ultimate Luxury SUV conceptMercedes-Maybach has given us our first look at a concept set to debut this month at the 2018 Beijing auto show. Maybach has released a teaser sketch and video that provide a glimpse at the concept's interior, which is lined in leather and accented with polished metal and blue ambient lighting...
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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 spy shots and videoFord engineers are out testing the next step in performance for the sixth-generation Mustang: the Shelby GT500. The new model will fill the void left by the previous generation’s Shelby GT500 and is confirmed for sale in 2019, likely as a 2020 model. Ford has already given us our first look...
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Ford Mustang to take on Australian Supercars series from 2019Ford pulled out of Australia's Supercars race series at the end of 2015 as the automaker's local division prepared to end production of its Falcon sedan, which served as the basis of Ford's entry in the thrilling touring car series. Soon, though, the Blue Oval will make its return. Supercars...
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