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Toyota Supra leak, Bentley Flying Spur spy shots, George Carlin's BMW: Today's Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranAn image of Toyota's race car concept previewing a new generation of the Supra has surfaced. The concept is due at next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, and crucially it wears the body...
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Cigarette Racing 515 Project One is a 3,100-horsepower, hypercar-inspired boatMercedes-AMG's Project One hypercar, which is set to transition from concept to production this year, has served as the inspiration for the latest speedboat from AMG's partner on the seas, Cigarette Racing. The Miami-Dade County-based company used this week's 2018 Miami International Boat Show to...
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2019 Ford Focus leakedA completely undisguised 2019 Ford Focus hatchback has been snapped during what looks to be an official photo shoot. The photo, from Hungarian website Vezess, shows a stylish design with proportions similar to a key rival overseas, the Opel Astra. Ford is expected to launch the new Focus soon, as...
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This is probably Toyota's Supra concept headed for GenevaToyota's new race car concept previewing the soon-to-be-launched fifth-generation Supra may have just been revealed in photos published by Japanese magazine Best Car. Scans taken from the magazine have been posted to the Supra MKV forum and show a design similar to what we see in a teaser shot...
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Subaru hints at possible sport wagon with Viziv Tourer conceptIn recent years, Subaru has produced a series of Viziv concepts, the name derived from the phrase “Vision for Innovation.” The latest is the Viziv Tourer concept, which is set for a debut at next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. All Subaru will say about the concept is that...
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Ford Focus RS production ends April 6, 2018There's a new generation of the Ford Focus just around the corner, and if past experience is anything to go by we likely won't see an RS version of the car until well into the product cycle. That means if you were considering buying a Focus RS, you had better act fast as the current model is set to...
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Multiple World Rally Champion. Bertone design. Ferrari engine. All of those added up to make the original Lancia Stratos one of the seven wonders of the automotive world.
Now there's a New Stratos...
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Aston Martin gives update on plant where DBX SUV, Lagonda sedans will be builtAston Martin's main plant is located in Gaydon, England, but in late 2016 the automaker started construction of a second plant in St Athan, Wales in anticipation of new, higher volume models. Located on the site of a former military air base, the plant is scheduled to start production of Aston...
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2018 Porsche 911 GT3 RS spy shots and videoThe track weapon that is the Porsche 911 GT3 RS is about to be sharpened just a little bit more. Our spy shots and video reveal a prototype for an updated GT3 RS that we’re expecting to be revealed next month at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. Official photos of the car have already...
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New Aston Martin Vantage race car ready to take on 2018/2019 WEC seasonAston Martin has a new Vantage on its hands, and that means the Aston Martin Racing motorsport department gets a new platform on which to build its challenger for the GTE Pro class of the World Endurance Championship. Aston Martin revealed the new Vantage GTE alongside its road car cousin late last...
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Toyota Supra race car, Mercedes-AMG G63, Rolls-Royce Cullinan: Today's Car NewsToyota will present its new Supra at next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. However, the version we'll be treated with is a Supra race car concept, a teaser for which was released today. Mercedes-Benz will use the Geneva show for the debut of the AMG version of its new G-Class. The...
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Geneva-bound race car concept previews new Toyota SupraWe're getting awfully close to the reveal of Toyota's new Supra. The automaker on Tuesday released a teaser for a race car concept scheduled for a debut next month at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, and most of the lines match up with prototypes for the new Supra spotted in the wild...
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What was originally just a code name is now the official label for Rolls-Royce's SUV.
Rolls-Royce on Tuesday confirmed the Cullinan name for its first-ever SUV, though the British brand would prefer...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 muscles in with 577 horsepowerMercedes-Benz on Tuesday took the covers off the AMG version of the redesigned 2019 G-Class. The G-Class is unique in the Mercedes lineup in that half of all models sold are from AMG, with the V-8-powered G63 being the most popular. Until recently, there was also a V-12-powered G65. For the new...
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2019 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class made swankier with custom grille, 2-tone paintThe revival of Maybach as a Mercedes-Benz sub-brand has been a runaway success. As an example, during the course of 2017 one out of every 10 S-Classes sold was a Maybach, with China, Russia and the United States gobbling up most of the cars. Mercedes, for the 2019 model year, is taking new steps to...
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AMG Project One's electric drive system to feature in more modelsAMG will build just 275 examples of its Project One hypercar, but instead of letting all of the car's high-tech wizardry go to waste after the final one is built, the company will import it into future models. That's the word of AMG boss Tobias Moers who in an interview with Autocar published...
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C8 Corvette spied, Mulsanne coupe revealed, VW Touareg teased: Car News HeadlinesFor years we've heard rumors of the mid-engine Corvette, and now, finally, we have proof that such a car exists thanks to spy shots of prototypes testing in the wild. The latest tester is wearing the least camouflage gear yet and gives us a good sense of the car's final design. Bentley won't build...
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Ares Project Panther: Huracán-based, Pantera-inspired coach-built special revealedAres, the Modena-based coachbuilder and tuner formed by ex-Lotus CEO Dany Bahar, has unveiled its most ambitious car yet: the Project Panther. Based on the bones of a Lamborghini Huracán, the Project Panther takes its inspiration from another Italian performance machine, the De Tomaso...
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Dave Blake is the owner of one very special car.
It's a hot rod built in 1947 by brothers Hal and Bill Ulrich using a 1934 Ford Roadster chassis and a masterpiece of an engine lifted out of a...
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Polestar's new headquarters will be a translucent cubePolestar was only spun off from Volvo last October but the performance brand for electric cars already has a plant under construction in China and now a headquarters being readied in Sweden. Expected to be completed in September 2018, Polestar's headquarters will resemble a cube carved out of snow...
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2019 Maserati Levante GTS spy shotsThe Maserati Levante currently tops out with the 424-horsepower S but a high-performance GTS is being developed as an alternative to the likes of the BMW X6 M, Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Coupe and Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Prototypes for the Levante GTS are already out testing and reveal only subtle changes...
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Ares realizes the Mulsanne coupe that Bentley won'tTalk of coupe and convertible versions of the Mulsanne dates back to when the Bentley flagship sedan made its debut in 2009. Bentley last year finally got around to confirming a small run of Mulsanne convertibles, referred to as the Bentley Grand Convertible. However, we're still yet to see...
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2018 Volkswagen Touareg to debut on March 23 in BeijingVolkswagen has locked in the reveal date for its third-generation Touareg, which we'll straight up tell you isn't coming to the United States. The covers will come off the new mid-size SUV on March 23 in Beijing, China. The formal debut will likely take place at the Beijing auto show scheduled for...
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McLaren Senna, New Stratos, 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro: This Week's Top PhotosMcLaren's latest supercar is the stripped-out track special known as the Senna. Only 500 will be built and all are accounted for. This week we saw the 789-horsepower beast in a new baby blue color and learned all the juicy specs. We headed to South Africa to test the 2019 Audi A7. Right now there's...
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