Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Not every electric car needs to be a high-tech speed machine capable of sorting your email, giving you a back rub and making you an espresso, all while hustling down the highway on its own.
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Porsche commits to Formula E, ends LMP1 campaignPorsche on Friday confirmed plans to enter the Formula E Championship with its own factory-backed team starting in the 2019/2020 season, the electric car racing series’ sixth. It means Porsche will be entering Formula E at the same time as Mercedes-Benz, though it will be a year later than...
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Porsche ranks highest again in J.D. Power study measuring brand appealJ.D. Power isn't the be-all and end-all of automotive evaluation, but the influential research firm and its various studies are a solid and fairly comprehensive resource to consult when searching for a new car, as the results are based on the responses of real owners. One of the most popular with...
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2018 Opel Insignia GSi Sports Tourer spy shotsOpel’s new Insignia GSi, which we’re getting as the 2018 Buick Regal GS, has just been spotted testing in its wagon body style, which Opel refers to as a Sports Tourer. We’re only getting the Regal GS as a fastback sedan but Opel will offer both fastback sedan and wagon versions...
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Acura NSX GT3, Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato, BMW 8-Series: Car News HeadlinesCustomer teams will soon be able to buy an Acura NSX race car. The car is designed to GT3 specifications and can be entered into two dozen FIA-sanctioned competitions. It also looks downright mean in bare carbon fiber. Aston Martin’s Vanquish Zagato unveiled last year is about to spawn...
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Acura NSX GT3 now available as customer race carAcura is joining the likes of its German rivals by allowing its performance flagship, the NSX supercar, to be available as a customer race car. The NSX GT3 started racing in 2017 and has already racked up two wins in the highly competitive GTD class of the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The...
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Remember the stunning Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato coupe unveiled last summer?
Well, the car is about to spawn both a Vanquish Zagato Volante convertible and a permanently roofless Vanquish Zagato...
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Celebrate 30 years of the Ferrari F40 with these rare photos from the car’s debutFerrari’s F40 is considered by many to be the greatest supercar of all time. Not only was it the last Ferrari signed off by Ferrari founder and namesake Enzo Ferrari, but it was also the ultimate expression of the technology thus far developed by the Prancing Horse. It also represented a rare...
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Report: Ford, GM consider axing non-premium large sedansSales of sedans from mainstream brands continue to dwindle in the United States as buyers turn to more practical crossover SUVs. It’s gotten so bad that Ford hasn’t even bothered renewing its Taurus despite a redesigned model being launched in China in 2015. In addition, Fiat Chrysler...
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Electric Mini, new McLaren Ultimate Series model, UK ban on gas and diesel cars: Today’s Car NewsLate last decade, Mini leased electric versions of its Hardtop on a trial basis to gather feedback as well as lay the groundwork for more widespread adoption of electric propulsion. Knowledge gained from the project is currently being used for the development of a new Mini electric car due in 2019...
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Aston Martin open to supplying F1 power unitsAston Martin is open to supplying power units to Formula 1, the automaker’s CEO has revealed. Speaking with Motorsport.com, Andy Palmer, who has led Aston Martin since 2014, said involvement in F1 makes sense given the presence of close rival Ferrari, but it would only be possible if major...
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UK joins France in pledging to ban sale of non-electrified cars by 2040The United Kingdom will ban the sale of vehicles powered purely by gasoline or diesel by 2040, environment minister Michael Gove said on Wednesday. “Today we are confirming that that means there should be no new diesel or petrol vehicles by 2040,” Gove told BBC Radio. He went on to...
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Remember the stunning Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato coupe unveiled last summer?
Well, the car is about to spawn both a Vanquish Zagato Volante convertible and a permanently roofless Vanquish Zagato...
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McLaren P15 to be faster than P1, arrive in 2018McLaren has just launched the 720S and it’s certainly an impressive bit of kit. But there’s a lot of white space above the Ferrari 488 and Lamborghini Huracán rival that McLaren could fill until a replacement for the P1 finally arrives. McLaren has been working on a model to sit...
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Kubica to test Renault’s 2017 F1 car, Ogier samples a vintage Red BullStrengthening rumors that Robert Kubica may make a return to Formula 1, Renault Sport has confirmed that the Polish driver will test its R.S.17 following this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. The French team, whose current drivers are Nico Hulkenberg and Jolyon Palmer, has revealed that it has...
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Aston Martin speedster, Ford Mustang specs, Viper ACR ‘Ring attempt: Car News HeadlinesStrictly the subject of rumors not long ago, Aston Martin’s upcoming Vanquish Zagato Speedster has been spotted testing. The limited edition model has been penned by Italian design house Zagato and features a 592-horsepower V-12 under its long hood. Ford revealed its updated Mustang earlier...
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Mercedes-AMG reveals GT4 race carMercedes-AMG is getting into the lucrative GT4 gig with the launch of a new GT4-spec race car based on its popular GT sports car, specifically the GT R variant. The GT4 race car was revealed on Tuesday at an event preceding this weekend’s 24 Hours of Spa in which many customer teams will be...
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Dodge Viper ACR prepares for Nürburgring lap record assaultThe Dodge Viper is weeks away from ceasing production for good, and fans are determined to see it go out with a bang. That’s why 378 of them banded together to provide funds for one final assault on the Nürburgring. The funds were required to ship two 2017 Dodge Viper ACRs to the German...
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Mercedes-Benz has confirmed its entry into the electric car racing series that is the Formula E Championship.
The German automaker, which in recent years has dominated Formula 1, will be lining up on...
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Jaguar XJR575, Infiniti QX70, BMW 7-Series Edition 40 Jahre: Today’s Car NewsJaguar’s added a slew of updates to its XJ, among which is a new performance flagship called the XJR575. As the name suggests, the car packs 575 horsepower which Jaguar says is enough for 0-60 mph acceleration in 4.2 seconds and a top speed of 186 mph. The 2017 model year will be the last for...
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Mercedes and Bosch reveal fully automated valetOver the past few years, we’ve seen a handful of demonstrations of automated valet systems. Mercedes-Benz and Bosch are now taking the next step by implementing just such a system, in this case at the multi-storey car park of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. You simply drive to...
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New Suzuki Swift Sport to debut at 2017 Frankfurt auto showThe Suzuki Swift is a hot little hatch that was briefly offered in the United States in the late 1990s and still offered elsewhere. A redesigned model was launched earlier this year, and now the car’s Swift Sport variant has been revealed. We don’t have any specs yet as Suzuki is...
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Cadillac 3-row crossover SUV to be an XT6?It’s been known for a while that Cadillac is developing a large crossover SUV with third-row seats. The last we heard, the vehicle will be based on the longest version of General Motors’ C1XX platform which is already found in the latest versions of the Chevrolet Traverse and Buick...
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2018 Jaguar XJ gets 575-horsepower performance flagshipJaguar’s XJ is still one of the sharpest looking sedans on the market, though it’s starting to fall behind in the tech race. Jaguar has sought to address the issue with some 2018 model year updates—among which is the addition of a new XJR575 performance flagship. Compared to the...
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