Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Who among us hasn't had the idea? Just chop a couple of engines in two and smush the pieces together: instant V-12/V-16/V-24/awesomeness.
Well, the fantasy recipe works, friends. At least it does...
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Passenger Drone the latest to unveil autonomous manned flying vehicleAmerica’s Passenger Drone is the latest startup to announce plans for an autonomous flying vehicle for personal use. Passenger Drone’s design is still in the prototype stage but the company has already demonstrated the vehicle’s flying abilities, made possible by 16 electric...
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Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant coming to BMWs and MinisThe BMW Group is the latest automaker to announce the addition of Amazon’s Alexa to its cars. The cloud-based voice activation system will start appearing in all BMW and Mini models from mid-2018. Voice activation has been around for years but most systems are still finicky things that more...
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Audi reveals e-tron FE04 Formula E racecarThe 2017/2018 season of the Formula E Championship which kicks off this December will be the first in which Audi fields its own team, and on Wednesday night we got our first look at the team’s car: the Audi e-tron FE04. For the new season, which will be Formula E’s fourth, teams still...
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Forget about a self-driving Lamborghini, says R&D bossMajor automakers are in a rush to introduce self-driving technology but Lamborghini, for obvious reasons, wants no part of it. That’s the word of the brand’s R&D chief, Maurizio Reggiani. “If you buy a Lamborghini, you buy it to have fun and enjoy the driving,” Reggiani...
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Porsche 911 ‘Ring record, Dyson electric car, Ford Ranger spy shots: Today’s Car NewsPorsche’s 911 in GT2 RS guise has set the new production car record for a lap of the Nürburgring. The 700-horsepower speed machine is also the first production car to crack the 6:50 mark. Incredibly, the time was achieved with drive going to the rear wheels only. You know Dyson for its...
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Jaguar Land Rover's new powertrain classification is easier to understand than Audi's Viknesh VijayenthiranJaguar Land Rover is introducing a new powertrain classification as it prepares for the rollout of electric cars.
Automakers have traditionally relied on engine displacement for powertrain...
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Ford and Lyft partner on self-driving carsFord has partnered with ride-sharing company Lyft to help accelerate the rollout of a fully self-driving taxi service. It’s a goal a number of firms spanning the automotive, ride-share and tech industries are chasing, and this has led to several partnerships like the one between Ford and...
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Vacuum company Dyson plans electric car by 2020British household appliance firm Dyson’s claim to fame may be a bagless vacuum cleaner, but in the not too distant future we may also associate the company with cars. In an email sent to Dyson employees on Tuesday, founder and chief engineer James Dyson confirmed plans for an electric car to...
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2019 Ford Ranger spy shots and videoFord’s bringing back the Ranger for the 2019 model year, and prototypes for the new mid-size pickup truck have been spotted. The design is a familiar one as the 2019 Ranger will actually be an extensive update of the current Ranger that’s been offered globally since the start of the...
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2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS sets record 6:47.3 Nürburgring lap timeAll hail the new king of the ‘Ring. Porsche has done it. The German sports car marque’s latest baby, the 2018 911 GT2 RS, has lapped the punishing Nürburgring-Nordschleife in time of only 6:47.3. That’s the new record for production cars, and it was achieved with drive only...
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Saudi Arabia lifts ban on female drivers, finallyIt’s hard to believe that in this day and age women are forbidden from driving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Well, that’s finally set to change as the oil-rich country’s leader, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, on Tuesday issued a decree to lift the asinine ban which was introduced...
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Liberty Walk is not at all shy at attempting to add a wide-body kit to a car.
The Japanese tuning shop has kits designed for a wide variety of cars ranging from the obvious, such as the Nissan GT-R...
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Toyota GR likely to be branded TRD in US, launch standalone sports carToyota last week launched the new performance sub-brand GR in Japan. Toyota said the GR name, which refers to the automaker’s Gazoo Racing motorsport department, will be expanded to other markets. It seems, however, that the United States won't be one of them. Speaking with Automotive News...
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2018 Cadillac CT6, 2018 Porsche Panamera, 2019 Volvo S60: Car News HeadlinesCadillac’s CT6 is the first recipient of the brand’s Super Cruise self-driving system. Super Cruise offers hands-free driving on the highway, but you won’t be able to nod off as the system requires you monitor the road in case you need to take back control. The Porsche...
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Volvo to build next-gen XC90 in US starting from 2021Volvo on Monday confirmed it will add XC90 production to its new plant being constructed just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. The first model to be produced at the plant which becomes operational in the fall of 2018 will be the next-generation S60. XC90 production will start in 2021. By...
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Hands-free highway driving now possible with Cadillac’s Super Cruise debuting on 2018 CT6Cadillac’s self-driving system known as Super Cruise makes its debut on the 2018 CT6 on sale this fall. To mark the introduction, Cadillac on Monday kicked off a cross-country trip with 12 CT6 sedans equipped with Super Cruise. The fleet is traveling from New York to California and will cross...
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Polestar marks end of Volvo era ahead of major October announcementVolvo in-house tuner Polestar is about to be morphed into a standalone brand for high-performance electrified cars. Volvo announced the shakeup in June and at the time said to expect a major announcement regarding Polestar’s future in October. Word on the street is that we’ll see a...
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The most powerful Porsche in regular production is actually a hybrid.
The car is the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid whose plug-in hybrid powertrain dishes out a meaty 680 horsepower and 626 pound-feet of...
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Why Care by Volvo could revolutionize car ownershipAutomakers go to great lengths to make their cars stand out, but surprisingly they do very little to make the actual ownership experience pleasant. Typically, it’s the exclusive responsibility of the dealership or third-party firms to look after the customer. Volvo is introducing a new model...
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Aston Martin Red Bull Racing, BMW X3 M, Subaru sport sedan concept: Today’s Car NewsAston Martin hasn’t had much success in Formula 1, but after five decades the automaker is finally returning to the sport. Aston Martin is serving as title sponsor to Red Bull Racing, and the two organizations also plan to develop more cars together. BMW has just launched a new X3 and soon...
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Ken Block’s "Climbkhana: Pikes Peak" is a race to the clouds like never beforeKen Block has revealed his latest Internet-shattering drift video: “Climbkhana: Pikes Peak.” The video, which launched on Monday, predictably shows plenty of gripping, edge-of-your-seat drift action. Announced a year ago, the video sees the enterprising rally driver rocket his way up...
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Ken Okuyama gives Jay Leno the ins and outs of the Kode 57 supercarKen Okuyama is the designer of some impressive cars, most notably the models during his time at Pininfarina such as the Ferrari Enzo and Maserati Birdcage 75th anniversary concept. Okuyama has been running his own industrial design firm since 2006, working on everything from trains to eyewear...
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Aston Martin enters F1 as title sponsor of Red Bull RacingAston Martin has inked a deal with Red Bull Racing to become the Formula 1 team’s title sponsor from 2018. The team will be rebranded Aston Martin Red Bull Racing as part of the deal which could pave the way towards a more substantial role for Aston Martin in motorsport’s top echelon...
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