Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Infiniti may have been one of the early pioneers of electrification in the luxury segment, having introduced the M35h hybrid sedan as early as 2010, but the brand has been slow when it comes to...
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Ferrari will beat Tesla to electric supercar, says MarchionneFerrari Chairman Sergio Marchionne, who only two years ago said the idea of an electric Ferrari was “almost an obscene concept,” was out at this week's 2018 Detroit auto show boasting the Italian firm could beat all rivals to market with an electric supercar, including Tesla. “If...
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2019 Toyota Avalon debuts in DetroitDemand for mainstream sedans may be waning but not at Toyota it seems. A year on from redesigning its Camry, the Japanese firm has taken the covers off a redesigned Avalon. The new 2019 Avalon was presented for the first time on Monday at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit...
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2018 Lexus LS priced from $75,995Lexus has introduced a significantly improved LS for 2018. The car has been designed from the ground up around a lightweight platform shared with the LC coupe, and it features two new powertrains, one of which is a hybrid. The good news is that there's only a small premium for all this as the new...
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US-spec Volkswagen Passat to be redesigned in 2019Volkswagen's Passat sold in the United States will be redesigned in 2019, brand boss Herbert Diess revealed to the Chattanooga Times Free Press on Monday at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Production will take place at VW's plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the...
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Mercedes-Benz EQC, long-lost Bullitt Mustang, Shelby GT500: Today's Car NewsMercedes-Benz's EQC has been spotted for the first time in prototype form. The electric SUV is due on sale in 2019 and should have at least 300 miles of range on a single charge. The actual 1968 Ford Mustang driven by Steve McQueen in the hit movie “Bullitt” recently came out of hiding...
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Sergey Sirotkin picked as driver for Williams F1 team, Robert Kubica picked as reserve Viknesh VijayenthiranWilliams has ended the hopes of Robert Kubica driving with the team in the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship by announcing on Tuesday that it has signed Sergey Sirotkin.
The 22-year-old Russian...
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Mercedes-Benz delivers 2.3M cars in 2017It's been record sales almost across the board for luxury car brands in the past 12 months, and none have been doing it better than Mercedes-Benz. The Three-Pointed Star delivered a record 2,289,344 vehicles in 2017, an impressive 9.9 percent rise on the previous year. It means Mercedes now has...
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Efficiency meets performance in AMG's new 53 seriesMercedes fans looking for something sporty but not quite ready to step up to a fully fledged AMG product have another option in the form of the “AMG sport” range, which at present are those cars with a 43 in their titles. Soon, though, AMG will start to replace these with a new series...
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2018 BMW X2 priced from $39,395The 2018 BMW X2 made its debut at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and will follow up with a showroom appearance in the spring. According to order guides obtained by Cars Direct, pricing for the X2 will start at $39,395, including destination. That, as the name already...
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2019 Ram 1500, 2019 Mercedes-AMG CLS53, 2019 Ford Ranger: Car News HeadlinesThe first day of the 2018 North American International Auto Show is in full swing and there's been plenty of debuts already. One of the big reveals was the next-generation Ram 1500. This is one of the most important vehicles for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and so far it's managed to impress the...
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Infiniti Q Inspiration concept debuts new look, not much elseIf you were excited about the reveal of Infiniti's Q Inspiration concept at the 2018 North American International Auto Show, and all that it potentially heralded for the brand, be prepared for disappointment. As we learned Monday at the reveal, the Q Inspiration doesn't bring much to the table...
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Honda used this week's 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit to present its 2019 Insight.
Though officially a prototype, the version we were treated with shows the final design...
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World's fastest car headed to DetroitA Koenigsegg Agera RS was driven to a top speed of 277.9 mph on a closed-off section of Nevada's Highway 160 on November 4, 2017, and in the process was entered into the record books as the fastest production car in history. The car happens to be owned by a customer in the United States and he's...
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Ford Mach 1 performance electric SUV coming in 2020Ford is working on an electric SUV due in 2020, and at a preview event on Sunday for this week's 2018 North American International Auto Show the automaker let slip that the vehicle might be called the Mach 1. Ford made the revelation in a teaser video, which indicates the automaker is going the...
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Subaru Viziv Performance STI concept debuts, could hint at next-gen WRX STISubaru on Friday took the covers off a concept that may just preview the next-generation WRX STI. The concept, dubbed the Viziv Performance STI, is an evolution of the Viziv Performance concept unveiled last fall at the 2017 Tokyo auto show. The Viziv Performance STI debuted at the 2018 Tokyo Auto...
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This Week's Top Photos: the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show editionThe Consumer Electronics Show is certainly not an auto show but cars were very much the central theme at this year's event. One of the standouts was the Fisker EMotion electric sedan, which is slated for production in late 2019 and promised with a 140-kilowatt-hour battery with more than 400 miles...
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Jaguar Land Rover invests in self-driving startup VoyageThere's no shortage of startups looking to be among the first to develop safe and reliable self-driving systems to power fleets of potentially lucrative self-driving taxis. Among them is America's Voyage, which was formed by ex-engineers of Apple and Alphabet and on Thursday received $3 million in...
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Toyota is serious about transferring its motorsport technology to its road cars. Today the automaker unveiled a concept that embodies this philosophy: the GR Super Sport.
Jeep is working on a new...
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FCA invests $1B in Michigan plant for Ram Heavy Duty, Jeep Wagoneer productionFiat Chrysler Automobiles on Friday confirmed a $1 billion investment in its Warren Truck Assembly plant in Michigan to prepare it for production of next-generation Ram Heavy Duty pickups as well as new Jeep flagship SUVs. The plant currently builds the Ram 1500 but will switch to next-generation...
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Bentley Bentayga V8 arrives with 550 horsepowerAs much as we love a good V-12, it's often the case that a V-8 will suffice. That's certainly true with Bentley's Continental GT where the lighter weight of the V-8 over the car's 12-cylinder option (in this case a W-12) makes the handling sharper and more agile. And we bet the same will be true in...
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Toyota debuts Le Mans-inspired GR Super Sport conceptToyota on Friday presented a supercar concept with a design influenced by the hugely successful TS050 Hybrid Le Mans prototype that competes in the World Endurance Championship. The concept, called the GR Super Sport, was shown for the first time at the 2018 Tokyo Auto Salon tuning fest, where...
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GM's latest self-driving car has no steering wheel or pedalsGeneral Motors on Friday revealed a self-driving car devoid of a steering wheel and pedals. Called the Cruise AV (Autonomous Vehicle), the car is based on the Chevrolet Bolt EV and will hit the road as early as 2019, assuming GM receives regulatory approval. The automaker is seeking approval from...
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Baidu to have self-driving vehicles in operation in 2018While most companies competing in the self-driving space are closely guarding their developments, Baidu, a search engine giant from China and leader in the development of artificial intelligence, is taking the opposite approach. It's developing a fully open-source self-driving system called Apollo...
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