Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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After taking over the CEO position at Ford in May, Jim Hackett immediately set to work on a 100-day review of the company to develop a strategy to address the massive forces afflicting the automotive...
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2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR revealed with 575 horsepowerLand Rover’s Range Rover Sport SVR is hard to beat when it comes to a combination of performance, luxury and off-road capability. The existing vehicle is bloody brilliant but Land Rover has seen fit to add a few enhancements, one of which is, yes, more power. The enhancements are part of more...
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2019 Land Rover Range Rover Sport P400e plug-in hybrid first lookLand Rover’s Range Rover SUVs, for decades the image of inefficiency and excess, are being transformed into some of the cleanest vehicles on the road. Land Rover is starting with the Range Rover Sport which for the 2019 model year will offer a plug-in hybrid option: the P400e. Arriving in...
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Jeep Wrangler-based Rezvani Tank revealed with 500 horsepowerHaving impressed us with its sports car designs over the years, Californian coachbuilder Rezvani has now tackled the SUV segment with the imposing Tank off-roader. Based on the Jeep Wrangler, the vehicle boasts a 500-horsepower V-8, suicide-style rear doors and night vision. Everything about this...
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Porsche 911 spy shots, Nissan Leaf Nismo, GM electric car plans: Car News HeadlinesA new generation of the Porsche 911 is just around the corner. The latest shots reveal the new digital dash that will feature in the car. Nissan has a new Leaf for 2018. The automaker wants the vehicle to appeal to a much wider audience, including performance buyers. That’s why the automaker...
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2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia scores best safety rating from IIHSAlfa Romeo’s Giulia has been shown to be one of the safest options in its class. The small luxury sedan aced the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s latest round of testing, for which it achieved the institute’s highest rating of "Top Safety Pick+." To earn the Top Safety...
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More details on the 2018 Ford Mustang have emerged ahead of the car’s arrival in showrooms later this fall.
The latest tidbit comes by way of a window sticker for the 2018 Mustang GT equipped...
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Volkswagen Group decides to keep DucatiThe Volkswagen Group has ruled out selling Ducati following strong opposition from the Italian motorcycle brand’s labor union, FIOM CIGL. Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali made the announcement to staff on Friday, union representative Bruno Papignani confirmed to Bloomberg. Helping to sway the...
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First of 20 new GM electric cars by 2023 due within next 18 monthsWhile Europe’s major automakers have been quick to jump on the electric car bandwagon, automakers in other regions have so far been more reserved. The tide is slowly changing, though, as evidenced by General Motors’ announcement on Monday it will launch 20 electric cars by 2023. And the...
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VW introduces 6-year/72,000-mile warrantyVolkswagen doesn’t quite have the same reputation for dependability as some of its rivals, an issue only worsened by the diesel scandal. The automaker is keen to change perceptions, though. That’s why it announced on Friday a new 6-year/72,000-mile (whichever comes first) People First...
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Volkswagen Group low-cost brand back on the table?The VW Group for years has been mulling whether to launch a low-cost brand to challenge the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance’s successful Dacia brand as well as some popular emerging market brands such as India’s Tata and several offerings from China. The biggest hurdle remains...
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Mercedes tests the waters with on-demand drone delivery serviceAutomakers often tout “mobility services” as a potential source of future growth. It’s easy to see car- and ride-sharing services fitting in with the portfolio of mobility services but there are many more possibilities. Mercedes-Benz, or more specifically Mercedes-Benz Vans, is...
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It’s been rumored for years that Mercedes-Benz is looking to introduce a pint-sized version of its G-Class, and soon we may just see such a vehicle.
However, it seems Suzuki will beat Mercedes...
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Verstappen stuns with 2017 Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix winCall it redemption for his bad luck in the previous race in Singapore, but Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen managed to take home the win on Sunday at the 2017 Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix. The Dutch youngster, who celebrated his 20th birthday the previous day, now has two F1 wins under his...
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LS-based V-12, Porsche 911 GT2 RS, wide-body Ford Mustang: This Week’s Top PhotosFeast your eyes on a V-12 based on a pair of LS1 V-8s. This is actually the prototype of the engine which was displayed a year ago at the SEMA show in a wicked 1967 Chevrolet Camaro. The final version uses a custom one-piece block and offers outputs of over 700 horsepower without the need for...
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Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in finally on sale in US, prices start at $35,535As the saying goes, “better late than never.” That’s certainly the case with Mitsubishi’s Outlander PHEV which is finally ready for sale in the United States. We’ll remind you the vehicle was first shown as far back as the 2012 Paris Motor Show, although the Outlander...
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BMW 2-Series Gran Coupe, Honda electric sports car, new McLaren F1: Today’s Car NewsBMW is working on its second sedan smaller than the 3-Series. The automaker has already launched a 1-Series sedan in China. Now it’s working on a more stylish coupe-like version likely to be called a 2-Series Gran Coupe. The good news is this one should be sold worldwide. Honda will unveil an...
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2017 Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix previewRound 15 of the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship takes us to Kuala Lumpur’s Sepang International Circuit, a Hermann Tilke-designed venue that was first in the spate of modern circuits built in emerging markets. It opened in March 1999 and has been a permanent fixture on the F1 calendar as...
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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in May agreed to purchase 51 percent of Lotus, giving the Chinese automaker a sports car brand to sit alongside its other brands which include the likes of Volvo, Lynk...
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Report: Former Porsche R&D chief arrested in connection to diesel scandalFormer Porsche R&D chief Wolfgang Hatz who stepped down in the wake of the diesel scandal afflicting the Volkswagen Group has been arrested in Germany as part of an investigation into the scandal by local prosecutors, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. German business...
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Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio the fastest SUV around the ‘RingAlfa Romeo’s Stelvio in Quadrifoglio guise is now the fastest SUV around the Nürburgring. The 505-horsepower SUV needed just 7:51.7 to lap the circuit, squashing the previous record of 7:59.7 set by the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S in 2014. Alfa Romeo also holds the fastest time for a sedan...
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2018 Nissan Armada goes lux with Platinum Reserve trimNissan on Thursday unveiled the 2018 Armada Platinum Reserve at the 2017 Texas State Fair. The Platinum Reserve trim is the highest for the Armada and adds a number of features that brings the big SUV closer in spec to its Infiniti QX80 sibling. The list includes a dark chrome finish for the front...
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Audi Formula E racecar, BMW 7-Series spy shots, LS-based V-12: Car News HeadlinesAudi will have its own team lining up on the grid for the 2017/2018 season of the Formula E Championship. Formula E reigning world champion Lucas di Grassi will be driving for the Audi team, and this week we saw the car he will be piloting. BMW looks set to introduce some drastic changes to its...
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Canada's Anibal shows 920-horsepower supercar based on Porsche 911A firm by the name of Anibal Automotive based in Montreal, Canada is promising a new car boasting some fantastic numbers. The car is the Anibal Icon which is promised to deliver 920 horsepower and a 0-60 mph time of 2.4 seconds. Such numbers would make the Icon the fastest accelerating car in...
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