Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Feast your eyes on the latest spy shots and video of BMW’s upcoming X3 M.
The high-performance crossover SUV is based on the recently revealed third-generation X3, and when it arrives it will...
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Land Rover to reportedly target Mercedes-Benz S-Class with Road RoverLand Rover is poised to offer a road-biased luxobarge to rival the Mercedes-Benz S-Class by the end of the decade. That’s according to Autocar which reports that Land Rover is developing the vehicle, code-named the Road Rover, in parallel with a next-generation Jaguar XJ. The vehicle will...
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Subaru BRZ STI Sport confirmed for 2017 Tokyo Motor ShowThe star of Subaru’s stand at next month’s 2017 Tokyo Motor Show will be a sporty sedan concept that may just hint at the next-generation WRX. However, the automaker will also present a new version of its BRZ: the BRZ STI Sport. Before you get too excited note that the BRZ STI Sport...
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2019 Volvo XC40 allows your friend or family to borrow the car without a keySay you’re away on vacation and someone you trust, perhaps a close friend or family member, needs to borrow your car. With the 2019 Volvo XC40 arriving next spring, you’ll be able to grant a person access to the car via an app. The person borrowing the car will be able to access and...
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TVR returns with 500-horsepower Griffith sports carDormant British brand TVR, famous for its fearsome sports cars such as the Sagaris and Typhon, has been revived and has just revealed a new car. Developed from scratch, the new car wears TVR’s Griffith nameplate and made its debut on Friday at the 2017 Goodwood Revival taking place in the...
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Volvo XC40, Porsche 911 GT2 RS ‘Ring time, Infiniti electric car: Car News HeadlinesVolvo hasn’t sold a compact car in the United States since the C30 went the way of the dodo bird. There will soon be a compact in Volvo’s showrooms, though, and it’s shaping up to be one of the best options in its class. Porsche is confident its 911 GT2 RS will set the...
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Hyundai engineers are out testing prototypes for a new generation of the Veloster.
The prototypes reveal the redesigned Veloster will keep the basic shape of the current model, including the unique...
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Ferrari F12 tdf burns to a crisp on German AutobahnA Ferrari F12 tdf was burned to a crisp on Thursday on a stretch of German Autobahn. The owner and a passenger were traveling on the A3 Autobahn near the city of Neuwied when the limited-edition supercar caught fire. They told police there was a loud bang and then flames started shooting from the...
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2018 Porsche 718 Cayman GTS spy shotsThe current Porsche Boxster and Cayman were morphed into the new 718 line when the vehicles received their respective mid-cycle updates in 2017. Porsche is now readying the next stage of performance for the 718 line, the GTS models. A prototype for the 718 Boxster GTS was spotted in July. Today we...
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Great Wall launches luxury SUV brand WeyGreat Wall is China’s largest producer of SUVs and pickup trucks but the company has ambitions to be much more than that. Great Wall has openly admitted its desire to acquire Jeep in its attempts to become the world’s biggest producer of SUVs but at the same time the company wants to...
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Did Porsche’s 911 GT2 RS just set a sub-7:00 'Ring time?We all know the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is a fast car. The 700-horsepower rating will tell you that. But is it the fastest in production car history? Possibly. Porsche has been out testing the 991-series GT2 RS at the Nürburgring, and according to enthusiast site Bridge to Gantry the car...
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Mercedes-AMG A45, electric Hummer H1, Dodge Durango Hellcat: Today’s Car NewsMercedes-Benz is almost ready to start introducing its next-generation compacts. First off the line will be a new A-Class hatchback. Today we have spy shots of the car’s feisty AMG variant. It’s shaping up to be a very sporty car. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a big promoter of green...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s dream of an electric Hummer H1 comes true thanks to Kreisel Viknesh VijayenthiranArnold Schwarzenegger was influential in getting AM General’s military-duty Humvee converted for civilian use in the 1990s.
Since then his environmental consciousness has grown, making his...
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Mitsubishi Evo concept, Cadillac Beast limo, wide-body Ford Mustang: Car News HeadlinesMitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution bowed out of production last year, but the Japanese automaker is already ready to show us a concept that likely previews a new Evo. The concept is called the e-Evolution, and yes that small e denotes an electric powertrain of some sort. General Motors is out...
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Cadillac's new ‘Beast’ presidential limousine for Donald Trump spied testingA new president was inaugurated this year, and soon he’ll have a new set of wheels to cruise around in. The prototype you see here isn’t for a new Cadillac flagship but rather the next presidential limousine of the United States. Yes, you’re looking at Donald Trump’s new...
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A Mitsubishi Evo concept is coming, and it's an electric SUVAfter multiple generations, Mitsubishi put its rally-bred Lancer Evolution out to pasture last year. Execs at the Japanese firm have been hinting for several years about a radical successor that would utilize electrification, come in new body style, and finally shed all vestiges with the humble...
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Next-gen Range Rover Evoque will offer plug-in hybrid optionLand Rover is working on a redesign for its Range Rover Evoque. The new compact SUV is expected in 2019 and should offer a plug-in hybrid option. The information was reported by Autocar and follows news this week that the larger Range Rover Sport and Ranger Rover models will offer a plug-in hybrid...
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Bugatti might replace Chiron with a sedanBugatti’s Chiron has only just arrived but a decision on a successor will have to be made soon as development will have to start in 2019. Why the rush? Because the rate at which Bugatti is building the Chiron, approximately 70 cars per year, means all 500 planned examples will have been...
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Jeep’s next-generation Wrangler, the JL, is almost here.
The reveal is now just a few months away and the latest prototypes are wearing barely any camouflage gear.
They reveal a number of...
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Toyota GR sub-brand, next-gen Dodge Challenger, Audi SQ8: Today’s Car NewsToyota has launched a new performance sub-brand. It’s named after Toyota’s Gazoo Racing motorsport department and will offer vehicles in three categories. At the top will be limited-edition models wearing the GRMN badge. We have good news and bad news regarding the next-generation Dodge...
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You can already reserve Mercedes’ EQC electric SUV in NorwayThe first product from Mercedes-Benz’s new EQ sub-brand for electrified cars will be a small electric SUV labeled the EQC. The vehicle was previewed by the Generation EQ concept unveiled at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, and it has already been spotted in test mule form. It’s confirmed to...
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Unofficial Land Rover Defender successor gets a name: Projekt GrenadierDecades of Land Rover Defender production finally came to a close in early 2016. While Land Rover has confirmed a successor is coming soon, there are concerns this modern Defender won’t quite the match the original’s rugged, no-nonsense design and ability to master everything from muddy...
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Toyota launches GR performance sub-brand, but new Supra noticeably missingToyota has a penchant for launching performance sub-brands that’s bordering on neurotic. The latest is GR which was launched in Japan on Tuesday. GR is a reference to Toyota’s Gazoo Racing motorsport department, and cars from the sub-brand will fall into one of three performance...
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Next Dodge Challenger, Charger to ride on Maserati platform, arrive in 2021?It seems there’s been another major change in Fiat Chrysler Automobile’s planning, one that, if true, will undoubtedly cause further delays in the redesign of several key models. According to Automotive News (subscription required), FCA has ditched plans to base the next-generation...
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