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Sunday's Super Bowl LII saw the Philadelphia Eagles overthrow the New England Patriots in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 41 to 33. But it also saw a number of car ads, including a record five from Fiat...
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“Top Gear” hosts narrowly escape Alpine A110 fire“Top Gear” is no stranger to cars catching fire. There's been a number of incidents in the decades the series has been on television, and now the latest crew to do the hosting have a story of their own to tell. In this case it was the new A110 sports car from revived French brand Alpine...
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2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1, 2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class, 2018 Lister Thunder: This Week's Top PhotosChevrolet this week revealed that its 2019 Corvette ZR1 blasted around Virginia International Raceway's Grand Course West in a time of 2:37.25 during routine testing last month, beating the previous record set by a Ford GT by a full 1.37 seconds. Now, if the front-engine Corvette is already this...
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Nissan 370Zki headed to 2018 Chicago auto showNissan will have some Z-related news to make at next week's 2018 Chicago auto show, but don't get your hopes up about a new model debuting. Nissan has announced it is bringing the "370Zki" to the Chicago show, and if we had to hazard a guess we'd go with a 370Z modified to handle a ski slope. Well...
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Porsche 911 Turbo spied, Infiniti QX50 reviewed, BMW M2 GC rumored: Car News HeadlinesA prototype for Porsche's next-generation 911 Turbo has been spotted testing. Interestingly, it looks like the car is wearing the front fascia of the all-conquering 991-series 911 GT2 RS. Infiniti has finally redesigned its QX50. The latest model looks the part, and now it also has the technology...
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Xpeng gets $350M in funding, including from iPhone maker FoxconnChinese electric car startup Xpeng only revealed its G3 SUV to the world at last month's 2018 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but the vehicle, a potential rival to the Tesla Model X, has been testing in prototype form since 2016. That's why Xpeng is confident of getting the G3 into...
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It may be early days for electric cars but they already have support from motorsport's governing body, the FIA, in formula racing, and now in GT racing too.
The FIA this week sanctioned the new GT...
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2020 Kia Soul spy shotsA new generation of the Kia Soul is brewing, and judging by our spy shots the funky look we've grown accustomed to with past versions of the Kia compact crossover SUV will be retained. The boxy shape was first shown in 2006 on a Soul concept car and today is instantly recognisable as Kia's smallest...
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Rezvani Beast Alpha X Blackbird lands with 700 horsepowerCalifornia's Rezvani is back with another crazy creation from its Beast line of sports cars. The latest is a 700-horsepower version of the Beast Alpha that appropriately is dubbed the Beast Alpha X Blackbird. The Beast Alpha cars are based on Lotus Elise chassis, instead of Ariel Atom chassis like...
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Cadillac CT5 spied, Ford GT outmatched, Subaru BRZ reviewed: Today's Car NewsA new sedan to replace both the ATS and CTS in Cadillac's lineup has been spotted, and we can see plenty of cues from the Escala concept. It will go by the name CT5 and start sales in 2019. Just days after it was revealed Ford had set a new record at Virginia International Raceway with the GT...
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Ex-Google engineers show self-driving car for last-mile deliveriesWhile the likes of General Motors and Waymo get ready to deploy self-driving taxis in major urban areas, there's another company in the self-driving space that's focused on the transport of packages rather than people. The company is Nuro, and on Tuesday it revealed a pod-like self-driving car...
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2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 destroys Ford GT's VIR lap recordThere's a new king of Virginia International Raceway, and it's the 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. It was only a few days ago we learned that Ford's halo, the $450,000, all-carbon fiber GT, set a lap record for production cars at VIR with a time of 2:38.62, beating the previous record of 2:40.02 set...
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Behold the first spy shots of Cadillac's CT5, the closest embodiment of the brand's stunning Escala concept we're likely to see.
First confirmed by Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen last summer,...
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One-off McLaren 720S enhanced by MSO raises $650K for charityThe McLaren 720S is definitely a hot commodity right now, but one punter has plunkered down $650,000 to drive off in one. Sure, that price was paid for a one-off example featuring a few enhancements by the MSO personalization department. However, we're still talking far more than double the car's...
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Lister unveils 'new' Thunder sports carRevived British sports car marque Lister has unveiled its first new car since the Storm of the 1990s. We use the term “new” lightly, however, because the car unveiled by Lister on Wednesday is actually a modified Jaguar F-Type. Lister is calling it the Thunder, and just like its Storm...
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SEAT turns Cupra label into performance sub-brandThe Volkswagen Group's Spanish unit SEAT on Wednesday announced the launch of Cupra as a new performance sub-brand. Previously a label for its hottest performers, SEAT is in the process of transforming Cupra into a sub-brand to rival the likes of Nissan's Nismo unit or Volkswagen's R division. So...
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Jaguar I-Pace set for 2018 Geneva auto show debutJaguar's I-Pace electric SUV will be revealed to the world in production trim on March 1. The reveal will take place online ahead of a formal debut on March 6 at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The I-Pace was first previewed in concept form in 2016. Prototypes have been testing on public...
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2019 DS 3 Crossback spy shotsThe next vehicle to join the growing lineup of DS has been spotted testing for the first time. The vehicle is a subcompact crossover SUV related to the C3 Aircross from sister brand Citroen, and will likely be known as the DS 3 Crossback when it reaches showrooms sometime next year. DS is the...
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The abject failure of Nissan's Murano CrossCabriolet, pulled from the market after just four years, didn't deter Land Rover from attempting its own convertible SUV in the form of the Range Rover...
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Gen2 Formula E racer revealed, debuts in 2018/2019 seasonThe Formula E Championship has managed to transform from a minor spectacle to a vital race series backed by major automakers in the space of a few short years. It's hard to believe that we're only at the start of season four of the FIA-sanctioned electric car racing series, but despite this short...
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VW Group holds on to title of world's biggest automakerThe Volkswagen Group was the biggest automaker by volume in 2017 after its various brands delivered a combined 10.74 million vehicles, representing a substantial rise of 4.3 percent on 2016's total. It means the VW Group has now been the biggest automaker for two consecutive years. In second place...
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Fernando Alonso will race at Le Mans with ToyotaMcLaren on Tuesday confirmed that star driver Fernando Alonso will take time out from his busy schedule in the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship to contend some rounds for Toyota in the 2018/2019 super season of the World Endurance Championship. Yes, we're finally going to see the double-F1 world...
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Report: Ford Explorer ST in the works for next generation of popular SUVFord this month introduced a new Edge ST, but this won't be last Blue Oval SUV to wear the performance badge. According to The Truth About Cars' sources, an Explorer ST is in the works for the next generation of the popular 3-row SUV. The new Explorer is currently thought to be on sale in 2019, as...
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Waymo orders thousands of self-driving cars ahead of deployment in multiple US citiesWaymo is making huge strides in the race to develop a safe and robust self-driving taxi service. The Alphabet-owned company formerly known as the Google Self-Driving Car Project on Tuesday announced it was ordering “thousands” of Chrysler Pacifica Hybrids pre-fitted with all the various...
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