Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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The 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has finally landed, and in Dubai of all places.
We’ll get to the reasons behind the Dubai debut later. Right now you’re probably craving specs, so have at...
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2018 Infiniti QX80 previewInfiniti on Tuesday revealed the 2018 QX80 at the 2017 Dubai motor show. This is the vehicle Infiniti previewed in April with the QX80 Monograph concept, though it barely resembles the handsome show car. Sadly, Nissan's upmarket brand has pulled a Subaru and given us the exciting concept to dull...
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Lamborghini Terzo Millennio, Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 GT2 RS: This Week’s Top PhotosWhile arch rival Ferrari has shied away from electric mobility, Lamborghini is embracing it with both hands. This week the company demonstrated its innovativeness with the unveiling of an electric supercar concept called the Terzo Millennio. Koenigsegg finally eclipsed Bugatti as the maker of the...
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2018 Land Rover Discovery, 2019 Aston Martin Vantage, Opel’s future: Car News HeadlinesLand Rover’s new Discovery only arrived this year but it’s already come in for some updates. There are more standard features but the starting price is higher too. Aston Martin will reveal its new Vantage this month. The car is following a familiar formula but this time around it should...
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2017 Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix previewRound 19 of the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship takes us this weekend to the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in Sao Paolo, Brazil. And although the championship has already been decided this year, the Brazilian Grand Prix is a race that shouldn’t be missed. And also upping the...
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Land Rover Discovery sees price rise for 2018Land Rover’s fifth-generation Discovery arrived on the scene earlier this year as a 2017 model. The vehicle replaced the LR4 and introduced a radical new look as well as new levels of refinement and technology. Now entering its second year of production, Land Rover continues the momentum with...
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The identity of the mysterious mid-engine Honda sports car that’s been surfacing in patent drawings over the past two years has been determined.
Sadly, the car isn’t a concept previewing...
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2019 Aston Martin Vantage teased, reveal set for November 21The second model in Aston Martin’s vaunted Second Century plan is almost upon us. The car is the redesigned Vantage which is due for a reveal on November 21, the British automaker confirmed on Thursday via a social media post depicting a hungry wolf’s eyes. Numerous prototypes for the...
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Elon Musk meets Turkish President to discuss SpaceX, TeslaElon Musk met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday to discuss ways in which Tesla and SpaceX, both run by Musk, could aid Turkey in some ambitious projects the country is undertaking. Erdogan, who last year sought to punish a German comedian for making fun of him, met with Musk...
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Opel gives glimpse at new design direction, potential electric SUVFinally free of years of mismanagement at the hands of General Motors, Opel has the potential to thrive under the stewardship of new owner PSA Group. In its new PACE! strategy announced on Thursday, Opel will address the complexities and inefficiencies that have led to almost two decades of losses...
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2018 Dodge Challenger previewThe Dodge Challenger has been with us since 2008, but like a fine wine the car just gets better with age. It’s now more powerful than ever, and it offers the strongest model lineup in its history. In fact, there are 16 distinct models all up. There really is something for everybody, with the...
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Chevy Corvette ZR1, Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Mercedes CLS: Today’s Car NewsThe Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has finally been revealed, though not via official means. The reveal came via a leak in a magazine and includes details on the car’s powertrain and output. The most powerful SUV in production is based on a humble Jeep Grand Cherokee. We’re talking about the...
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Ford shied away from partnerships under former CEO Mark Fields, but that’s all out the door under new CEO Jim Hackett. And he’s gotten to work fast since taking up the reins in May. In...
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EU proposes stricter emissions regulations for 2030A handful of European nations have recently announced calls to drastically reduce vehicle emissions and in some cases ban completely the sale of cars powered solely by gasoline or diesel. Now the European Union has joined the discussion by proposing tougher emission targets in addition to an...
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Audi will turn renewable energy into synthetic dieselIn 2011, Audi announced radical plans to start energy production using wind farms located in the North Sea. By feeding this renewable energy back into the grid, Audi could boast that the energy used by its future electric cars would be completely clean. However, instead of stopping there, Audi...
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BMW electric car to debut at 2017 Los Angeles Auto ShowBMW has confirmed its lineup for this month’s 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show, and among the various production models and concepts on display will be a new electric car. Automakers often refer to hybrids as electric cars, so that could mean the mystery car is the new i8 Roadster which is tipped...
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PSA Group announces strategy for OpelOpel has been a money pit going on two decades. It’s arguably the main reason General Motors finally decided to sell the brand to France’s PSA Group, which also controls the Citroën, DS and Peugeot brands. PSA itself wasn’t in ideal financial shape not long ago but the...
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2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS spy shots and videoMercedes-Benz is out testing prototypes for its next-generation CLS, the current generation of which has been on sale since the 2012 model year. Even though the CLS is more closely related to the E-Class than the S-Class, Mercedes won’t rename the vehicle a CLE, as some have speculated. When...
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BMW M3 CS revealed, Porsche 911 GT2 RS tested, VW Jetta GLI spied: Car News Headlines Viknesh VijayenthiranBMW has just unveiled an M3 sedan with a little more kick. The car is the latest to don the automaker’s CS branding which so far we’ve only seen on an M4 CS. It equates to more power and...
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Update: The Chevy Corvette ZR1 will debut on 11/12/17Update–Chevrolet has release a teaser video embedded above that confirms confirms some model of Corvette will be unveiled on 11/12/17, and you can bet your uncle's lucky penny it will be the new ZR1. A new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has been testing for a while now. The last we heard the car was...
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2018 Buick LaCrosse gets upmarket Avenir treatmentThe LaCrosse is the second model in the United States to receive Buick’s upmarket Avenir treatment. In case you’ve forgotten, Avenir, French for “future,” is the name of a luxurious sedan concept Buick rolled out in 2015. The concept didn’t make it to production but...
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2019 GMC Sierra 1500 spy shotsEarlier this week we brought you spy shots of the 2019 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Today we have the first shots of the pickup’s corporate cousin, the 2019 GMC Sierra 1500. The current Sierra was introduced in 2014 and updated in 2016. The Sierra seen here testing is more of an extensive update...
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Pagani decides to build a new Zonda for customer of tuning firm TopCar DesignAnother day, another Zonda. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but there’s still a surprising number of new Zondas being churned out by Pagani despite the car officially being out of production. Remember all the hoopla over the Revolucion? The car, of which just five examples were...
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2018 BMW M3 CS sheds weight, ups powerM3 fans can look forward to a quicker, more extreme version of BMW’s sport sedan benchmark arriving next year. The vehicle we’re talking about is the first-ever M3 CS which is limited to just 550 units in the United States. It arrives next spring, as a 2018 model. Yes, BMW seems to be...
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