Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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We’re still coming down from the perilous drift action of last month’s “Climbkhana: Pikes Peak,” but rallycross racer and entrepreneur Ken Block is already out touting the...
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Bloodhound SSC hits 210 mph in 8 seconds in first public testIt was in 2008 that the team behind the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (SSC) announced the goal to not only tackle the current land speed record of 763.035 mph but to reach the staggeringly high mark of 1,000 mph. On Thursday, team Bloodhound took a major step toward reaching the goal. Bloodhound's...
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Glickenhaus sports car, second Maserati SUV, BMW X2: Today’s Car NewsJames Glickenhaus has revealed the first details on a new model being developed at Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus. The car will be a simpler, more accessible model than the SCG003, but it will still be able to swap between road and race guises with relative ease. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio...
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Zagato pays homage to the Iso Rivolta with supercar conceptItalian design house Zagato used this week’s 2017 Tokyo Motor Show to unveil its concept developed for the Vision Gran Turismo project, a challenge put out by the makers of the “Gran Turismo” video game in 2013 to automakers and design firms to see who could come up with the best...
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E-Fuso Vision One heavy-duty electric truck concept with 217-mile range debuts in TokyoDaimler’s Japanese truck brand Fuso used this week’s 2017 Tokyo Motor Show to present a heavy-duty electric truck. Called the E-Fuso Vision One, the truck’s debut also marked the launch of E-Fuso, Fuso’s new sub-brand for electric trucks and buses. The E-Fuso Vision One...
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Suzuki imagines the SUV of the future with e-Survivor conceptThough Suzuki no longer operates in the United States, the brand seems to be on the up and up elsewhere as it’s just introduced a striking new Swift Sport and will soon add a much more macho Jimny. But what does the future hold for the brand? Suzuki gave some indication this week with the...
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American sports car manufacturer and motorsport team Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus stunned the world in 2015 when it unveiled the SCG003, a car that can swap between road and race versions and thus...
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Toyota channels Lincoln for redesign of Century flagship sedanYou’ll be forgiven for not knowing what the Toyota Century is. After all, the car is sold exclusively in Japan and there have been just two generations in the nameplate’s 50-year history. Considering how infrequently the cars are launched, the arrival of a new third-generation model at...
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Mazda Kai concept, Nissan IMx concept, next-gen Subaru WRX: Car News HeadlinesToday is the opening day of the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show and one of the many vehicles on display is Mazda’s Kai concept. The concept previews the design of the next-generation Mazda 3 which is expected in 2019, as 2020 model. Nissan also had a concept on display, in this case the IMx electric...
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V-12-powered Apollo Intensa Emozione supercar revealedSupercar startup Apollo has finally unveiled its Intensa Emozione, the name being Italian for “intense emotion.” The car was presented late on Tuesday at a special event in Italy where Apollo confirmed that just 10 examples will be sold, each at a price approaching $2.71 million. Apollo...
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Honda brings electric sports car concept to Tokyo Motor ShowHonda’s Urban EV concept was one of the stars of September’s 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show. Honda has now followed up the concept with a similar sports car variant unveiled on Wednesday at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show. Called the Honda Sports EV, the sports car concept wears a striking...
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Mitsubishi e-Evolution concept debuts in Tokyo, ushers in new strategyMitsubishi pulled the plug on the Lancer Evolution last year, but the automaker won't lay the iconic nameplate to rest permanently. On Wednesday, at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi gave us a look at a potential new direction for the Evo with the unveiling of an electric SUV concept called the...
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Subaru in recent years has been hinting at spinning off the WRX into a standalone car, as opposed to it being a high-performance variant of the Impreza as is the case at present.
Well, if the new...
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Lexus LS+ concept previews new design cues, self-driving techLexus rolled out the LS+ concept car on Wednesday at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show. The concept is based on the recently introduced fifth-generation LS but is slightly longer, wider and lower, giving it a more imposing stance. It also features unique styling treatments that hint at the next evolution...
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Nissan IMx is a self-driving electric SUV conceptNissan is developing its next generation of cars around the three core tenets of connectivity, electrification and self-driving capability, which the automaker groups under the heading of Nissan Intelligent Mobility. These attributes, Nissan says, help strengthen the link between the car and its...
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Next-gen Mazda 3 previewed with Kai technology conceptMazda on Wednesday at the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show unveiled a pair of concepts that preview upcoming technologies and design themes. One of these is in the form of a compact hatch and is essentially an early look at the next-generation Mazda 3. We’ve already driven a prototype for the next-gen...
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Mazda embraces minimalism with Vision Coupe conceptMazda used this week’s 2017 Tokyo Motor Show to unveil two concepts previewing its upcoming technologies and design themes, though sadly neither of them is a rotary-powered sports cars as had been rumored at one point. One of the concepts is a striking sedan that Mazda is calling the Vision...
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Nissan to replace Renault in Formula E by 2018/2019 seasonThe Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance, currently the world’s biggest automaker by volume, plans to launch 12 electric cars between now and 2022. Most of these will come from Nissan which is being positioned as the alliance’s core brand for electric cars. However, it’s Renault...
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2018 Chevy Corvette, 2018 Mercedes A-Class, 2018 Best Car To Buy: Today’s Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranChevrolet has just announced a 2018 Corvette. No, it isn’t the highly anticipated mid-engine car we’ve been spying. It’s the current C7 with a few tweaks and a limited-edition...
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Fashion label Barbour commissions bespoke Defender to celebrate Land Rover-inspired lineBarbour is a British fashion label famous for its rugged, waterproof clothing. The Land Rover Defender is also British, is also rugged, and is also quite adept at wading through water. Now these two icons have come together. Barbour sells a line of Land Rover Defender-inspired clothing, and to help...
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2018 Chevrolet Corvette previewCorvette fans have a lot to look forward to in the coming months and years, with our sleuth spy photographers in the recent past capturing both a Corvette ZR1 and a long-awaited mid-engine Corvette out testing. Chevrolet understandably is tight with details on the new cars as the current C7...
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Jaguar targeting 4-door Nürburgring record with XE SV Project 8?Jaguar this week was out testing its limited-edition XE SV Project 8 at the Nürburgring. Since the car has already been revealed—it was formally presented during June’s 2017 Goodwood Festival of Speed—there are suggestions Jaguar might have been attempting to challenge the...
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Aston Martin’s new Lagondas won’t be traditional 3-box sedansAston Martin’s turnaround plan, known as the Second Century plan since it was announced just as the British automaker entered its second century of operation, calls for seven cars in seven years. The plan kicked off with the arrival of the DB11 in 2016 and will soon see a new Vantage...
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Holden’s secret plan to build a Zeta-based SUVBefore there was the Alpha and Omega, General Motors had a platform for rear-wheel-drive large cars called Zeta. Developed in Australia by GM’s local subsidiary Holden, the platform was economical enough to use in non-premium cars but it was also a bit on the heavy side. (It featured in the...
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