Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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It was in 1977 that BMW’s first 7-Series was launched. To celebrate the car’s 40th anniversary this year, BMW has introduced the 7-Series Edition 40 Jahre based on the current, ...
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Infiniti drops QX70Although it’s BMW that’s generally accepted for instigating the coupe-like SUV segment with the first-generation X6, some credit should be given to Infiniti whose slinky FX was introduced several years prior to the BMW. The FX is currently in its second generation and known today as the...
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BMW M8, Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, Mercedes-Benz S-Class: This Week’s Top PhotosOne of the cars we drove this week is Mercedes-Benz’s updated S-Class. The current generation of the flagship sedan is at the midway point in its life cycle, and to spruce it up Mercedes revised the styling and renewed the powertrain lineup. Another car we got behind the wheel of is the Dodge...
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VW Group, Daimler and BMW accused of cartel behaviorAs investigations into diesel-emission cheating deepen, accusations have arisen that the Volkswagen Group, Daimler and the BMW Group may have colluded on development of diesel engines and other areas. Germany’s Der Spiegel reported on Friday that starting in the 1990s, the three automakers...
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Dodge Durango SRT, Jeep Wrangler diesel, Volvo XC40: Car News HeadlinesDodge’s new Durango SRT is one of the fastest, most powerful SUVs on the market—and it has a usable third row. Find out what it’s like behind the wheel in our first drive review. A new generation of the Jeep Wrangler bows later this year. It arrives as a 2018 model and will offer...
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Jeep Wrangler will get diesel option for 2019Fiat Chrysler Automobiles held a meeting with select Jeep dealers this week specifically to discuss the JL-series Wrangler. The folks at JLWranglerForums have managed to source some of the information that was discussed, including powertrain details. The new off-roader will be introduced in...
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Prior to the reveal of the Chiron at the 2016 Geneva auto show, former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn hinted that there would be two performance levels for the Chiron, with the more extreme...
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Ford GT deliveries delayedDeliveries of its GT supercar aren’t going as smoothly as Ford had anticipated. The automaker, in a letter sent to some customers waiting for their GT, said, “The craftsmanship required to build these vehicles for global markets has required that we adjust our original timing...
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Volvo XC40 coming soon, will offer high level of customizationVolvo's moving full steam ahead with the renewal of its lineup. The next new model to arrive will be an XC40 compact SUV, which Volvo says is coming shortly. The XC40 was first hinted at in May 2016 with the unveiling of the 40.1 concept car. Since then, prototypes for the production model have...
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Evora GT430 is most powerful Lotus road car yetLotus on Thursday unveiled the most powerful road car in the marque’s history. The car is the Evora GT430, and as the name suggests it’s packing 430 horsepower. The power, together with 325 pound-feet of torque, is generated by the Evora’s familiar 3.5-liter supercharged V-6 and...
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BMW M8 GTE, Buick Regal GS, Porsche 718 Boxster GTS: Today’s Car NewsBMW is working on a new 8-Series that will spawn a high-performance M8 variant. There will also be an M8 race car competing in the World Endurance Championship and United SportsCar Championship, and judging by the camouflaged prototypes it’s going to be a mean machine. Buick has just unveiled...
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Audi RS Q5 coming soon with RS 5’s 450-horsepower V-6A new generation of the Audi Q5 has just gone on sale and available in standard form and sporty SQ5 trim, the latter with a 3.0-liter turbocharged V-6 good for 354 horsepower. Eventually, a high-performance RS Q5 will be added to the fold. It’s part of Audi Sport’s plan to add more SUVs...
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Formula One cars will have to be fitted with the Halo cockpit protection system starting from the 2018 World Championship, motorsport’s organizing body, the FIA, has decided.
While it had...
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Buick Regal GS does double duty as Holden Commodore VXR, Opel Insignia GSiBuick on Wednesday unveiled a new Regal GS for North America, but elsewhere the car will be badged a Holden Commodore VXR or Opel Insignia GSi or Vauxhall Insignia GSi. The Commodore VXR will serve as the performance flagship for the latest Commodore which is essentially a rebadged Buick Regal sold...
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2018 BMW M8 race car first lookBehold the new BMW M8 race car that will be taking to top circuits around the globe in 2018. The car is still heavily camouflaged but it’s easy to make out the general shape. And take away the pumped fenders and aerodynamic elements and you’re pretty much looking at the new BMW 8-Series...
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2018 Porsche 718 Boxster GTS spy shotsPorsche is cooking up the next level of performance for its 718 range. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for the new 718 Boxster GTS. Compared to the regular 718 Boxster, the prototype is wearing a new front fascia incorporating an A-wing design similar to what we see on the 918 Spyder...
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Could Lucid be up for sale?Electric car startup Faraday Future has made the headlines repeatedly in recent months, albeit for all the wrong reasons. Given the lack of news concerning rival electric car startup Lucid, one might have assumed it’s all smooth sailing at the Silicon Valley-based company. That may not be the...
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BMW Z4 spy shots, Buick Regal GS official details, Dodge Demon driven: Car News HeadlinesBMW’s new sports car developed alongside a new Toyota Supra is no longer thought to be called a Z5. Instead, it should stick with the Z4 name of the car it’s set to replace. Our latest spy shots reveal a design similar to what we saw on BMW’s 8-Series concept unveiled in May...
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The 2018 Buick Regal GS has been one of the worst-kept secrets of the year.
Days after the April reveal of the Regal Sportback and TourX models, Buick’s website in Canada let slip that a Regal...
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More patent drawings for mystery mid-engine Honda emergeWhether you want to call it a baby NSX, an S2000 successor, or something entirely different, mounting evidence suggests Honda is cooking up a sports car of some sort. Patent drawings for a mid-engine sports car filed by Honda with the European Patent Organization were discovered in 2015. Now a new...
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Rolls-Royce teases new Phantom ahead of July 27 debutHot on the heels of yesterday’s leaked shots of the new Phantom, Rolls-Royce has released its own teaser shot along with a few new details. The teaser shows some of the sculpting that’s gone into the design and provides more depth to the rather unflattering leaked shots. They also hint...
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SpeedKore will dress your Ford Mustang in carbon fiber for about $70KSpeedKore Performance Group of Grafton, Wisconsin is in the business of churning out wild muscle cars. Who could forget the company’s insane 1970 Dodge Charger? Nicknamed the Tantrum, the old-school muscle car came with a 9.0-liter Mercury Marine racing engine turbocharged to the tune of...
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BMW X5 M, Jaguar XE SVR, Mercedes-AMG GLE63: Today’s Car NewsBMW is working on a new generation of the X5, and once again there will be a high-performance X5 M. The latter has just been spotted in prototype form and is believed to be packing a twin-turbocharged V-8 with as much as 600 horsepower on tap. Another prototype spotted today is believed to be for a...
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New Rolls-Royce Phantom leaked ahead of July 27 debutThis is likely our best look yet at the new Rolls-Royce Phantom which is scheduled for a reveal on July 27. The images are supposedly screen shots depicting an online brochure for the eighth-generation Phantom, in Extended Wheelbase form. They were first posted to the website CarNewsChina and show...
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