Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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As much as we love cars like the Ford Focus RS and Honda Civic Type R, there's no denying they lack the lightness and chuckable feeling of hot hatches from the '80s and '90s. Something like a...
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First LMP1 racer for revamped 2018/2019 WEC season revealedMost readers won’t be familiar with the Ginetta name but that should change in the very near future. The British motorsport company is one of the biggest race car constructors in the world, and it also offers a line of sports cars for road use. Now Ginetta's also offering a race car for top...
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Cadillac CT6 spied, Ford GT auctioned off, electric Jaguar XJ rumored: Today's Car NewsThe full-size Cadillac CT6 sedan is about to receive a round of updates, and among the updates is thought to be a revised face resembling the one on 2016's Escala concept car. We also hear that the car might finally receive a V-8 option. Owners of the modern Ford GT supercar are forbidden from...
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Bugatti brake caliper is world's largest 3D-printed titanium component3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is starting to gain traction in the manufacturing of cars. Where the process is particularly useful is the manufacturing of complex, low-volume metal parts. Traditionally, complex molds would have to be built and then a foundry would have to cast...
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2019 Cadillac CT6 spy shots and videoWhen it arrived as a 2016 model, Cadillac’s CT6 ushered in a new naming strategy for the brand and marked the first use of the lightweight, aluminum-infused Omega platform for large, rear-wheel-drive cars at General Motors. While the CT6 was never meant to be the true flagship sedan Cadillac...
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2017 Ford GT and first retail 2019 Mustang Bullitt bring big bucks at auctionIt wasn't just Chevrolet raising big bucks for charity during the past weekend's Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. In fact, it was a Ford that raised the most funds, in this case a 2017 GT that sold on Saturday—with Ford's full blessing—for $2.55 million. The car was...
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Nissan is the latest automaker to get into the home energy storage business, following early movers Tesla and Mercedes-Benz.
Nissan calls its solution Nissan Energy Solar, and the automaker announced...
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Pair of Corvettes, including first 2019 ZR1, fetches $2.3M at auctionGeneral Motors has raised $2.325 million for charity, although the automaker didn't do it all on its own. It had a little help from none other than George W. Bush, plus auction house Barrett-Jackson. The former president attended a Barrett-Jackson auction on Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona and...
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This Week's Top Photos: the 2018 Detroit auto show editionFord pulled off a huge surprise at this past week's 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit by presenting the original Highland Green 1968 Mustang driven by Steve McQueen in front of the cameras during filming of the hit movie “Bullitt.” Long thought to be lost, the car...
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Ram may have just dropped a clue about a Hellcat-powered 1500Ram on Monday unveiled a new generation of its 1500 pickup truck, and tucked away in the plethora of materials handed out to the media was possibly a clue about a Hellcat-powered model. The clue came in the form of a “7:07” reading on the digital clock shown in one of the photos of the...
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Audi Q3 spy shots, Ferrari 488 GTO leaked details, Mk8 Golf production date: Car News HeadlinesAudi is out testing the next generation of its Q3 compact crossover SUV. Our latest spy shots show a current-generation Q3 testing alongside the new model, helping to highlight the differences between the two. Ferrari this week revealed details on the upcoming hardcore version of its 488 GTB to...
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Next-gen Volkswagen Golf coming in 2019Volkswagen on Friday revealed critical details on its next-generation Golf during a presentation with suppliers. The automaker said it is spending $2.2 billion developing the new Mk8 model, which is due to enter production at VW's main plant in Wolfsburg, Germany in June 2019. We'll likely see the...
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Audi is conducting a trial of what the automaker calls a “virtual power plant.” It's a system where thousands of individual energy sources, typically homes with solar panels, can be...
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Leaked details suggest Ferrari 488 GTO could be faster than a LaFerrariFerrari is working on a hardcore version of the 488 GTB to celebrate the car's run ahead of the arrival of a successor model. The hardcore car is rumored to be called a 488 GTO, and word on the street is that it will be the fastest Ferrari road car to date. Yes, faster than even the LaFerrari...
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No plans to sell off any FCA brands, says MachionneFiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has come out and denied that any of the automaker's brands could be up for sale. His comments were made on Monday at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and finally put an end to the speculation that one or more FCA brands could...
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BMW Z4 spied, McLaren carbon center opened, Rivian EV confirmed: Today's Car NewsThe latest prototypes for BMW's redesigned Z4 have shed a bit more camouflage. It looks like the new roadster will feature more styling cues from the recently revealed Z4 concept than previously thought. Demand for McLaren supercars is going gangbusters. So much so that the company has had to open...
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Jamie Foxx spotted driving the Rezvani TankJamie Foxx is someone who's not shy about posting photos of what he's currently driving on his Instagram page. For instance, last summer he posted a photo of himself posing with a Bugatti Veyron he had wrapped in gold. Fast forward today and it appears his current ride is a Rezvani Tank. We're not...
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2019 Hyundai Santa Fe spy shots and videoEngineers from Hyundai have been spotted testing the next generation of the Santa Fe mid-size SUV. The prototype is for the redesigned version of the larger 3-row model, though it’s a safe bet Hyundai is also at work on a redesigned version of the 2-row Santa Fe Sport. We've heard that...
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It seems like an electric car startup surfaces every other day, but there's reason to take Rivian a bit more seriously than most.
Instead of making bold promises that end up being pushed back or...
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Lamborghini delivers record 3,815 supercars in 2017It's been another good year for Lamborghini which on Wednesday reported it delivered 3,815 supercars in 2017, an almost 10 percent increase on the previous year's result. It represents a new record for the Italian marque which now boasts its seventh-straight year of rising sales. The boost was...
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Mercedes CLA spied, electric Ferrari confirmed, V-8 Defender revealed: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz's next-generation CLA has been spotted for the first time. Despite the heavy camouflage gear, we can already tell the new CLA will resemble a scaled-down version of the recently revealed third-generation CLS. Despite previously deriding the idea, Ferrari Chairman Sergio Marchionne has...
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China’s GAC returns to Detroit auto show with GA4 sedan, Enverge conceptChinese automaker GAC Motor returned to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit for the fourth time and brought with it three new vehicles, including an electric concept the automaker says is aimed at younger buyers. The state-owned company, which operates the Gonow and Trumpchi...
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Full-size Kia SUV based on Telluride concept in the worksIt wasn’t long ago that Kia had a large, rugged SUV in its lineup. The vehicle was called the Borrego (a Mohave in other markets), and was offered for only a couple of years before finally being dropped in 2010. The vehicle had simply fallen victim to the twin effects of the global financial...
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Land Rover Defender V-8 conversion marks 70th anniversaryIt was 70 years ago that the Rover company introduced the first Land Rover. The vehicle stayed in production right through to the 1980s when it was replaced by the Defender, which itself finally ceased production in 2016. Land Rover is expected to celebrate the historic run by revealing a...
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