Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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There’s a company down in Orlando, Florida that’s churning out custom Land Rover Defenders for sale in the United States.
The company is East Coast Defender, and it’s offering...
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Aston Martin Valkyrie detailed, Volkswagen Touareg dropped, Mini Hardtop spied: Today’s Car NewsAston Martin has revealed a near production-ready example of its Valkyrie hypercar. The latest example is said to be 95 percent of the way there. It seems a few more elements will change as the design team, led by Red Bull’s expert aerodynamicist, Adrian Newey, attempts to eke out as much...
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Here's your chance to buy the machinery that built the Chevy SSMachinery used to build some legendary muscle cars, including the Chevrolet SS, is up for sale. The machinery is located in the vehicle plant of General Motors’ Australian division, Holden, which is set to close its doors for good in October. GM has teamed up with Maynards, an expert at...
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Porsche probed, ex-Audi manager arrested for fraud and false advertisingFurther investigations into the Volkswagen Group’s diesel scandal have led to the arrest of a former Audi manager as well as a probe into Porsche by investigators in Germany. Both instances involve allegations of fraud and false advertising relating to diesel emissions. In the case of...
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2019 Mini Hardtop 4 Door spy shotsIt was only in the past couple of months that we saw prototypes for updated versions of the Mini Hardtop and Mini Convertible. Now engineers from BMW’s small car brand are out testing a prototype for an updated Hardtop 4 Door. (Elsewhere the vehicle is known as the Mini 5 Door.) Since the...
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Volkswagen Touareg dropped in USThe 2017 model year will be the last for the Volkswagen Touareg in the United States. The mid-size SUV is in its second generation and while a redesigned model is just around the corner, we won’t see it here. The information was first reported by MotorTrend. Instead, VW will fill the gap left...
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Jaws all over the world collectively dropped last summer with the reveal of a concept showcasing an early design for Aston Martin’s new Valkyrie hypercar being developed in partnership with...
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BMW to race in Formula E starting in 2018/2019 seasonDays after Audi confirmed plans to field its own team in the Formula E Championship, BMW has said it will do the same. BMW will trail Audi by a year, however, having committed to the 2018/2019 season for the start of its Formula E campaign. BMW currently participates in Formula E as a partner of...
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2019 Audi A8, Lucid Air top speed, inside a Tesla battery: Car News HeadlinesAudi has redesigned its A8 flagship sedan. The new, fourth-generation model is the first car with a self-driving system where you can safely take your eyes off the road and hands off the steering wheel for extended periods. A potential rival for the new A8 is the Lucid Air. Engineers developing the...
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R8 and TT RS first to receive Audi Sport performance partsAudi Sport is leaping into the aftermarket business with a range of parts under the Audi Sport Performance Parts banner. The parts can be ordered at the dealership level and can be fitted to both new and existing cars. The first two models to receive the Audi Sport Performance Parts treatment are...
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Lucid Air hits an unrestricted 235.44 mph during testingA prototype for Lucid’s Air electric sedan hit a top speed of 235.44 mph during a recent high-speed test on the banked oval at Ohio’s Transportation Research Center. The achievement follows a test run up to a governed 217 mph which the Air prototype conducted in April. We’re...
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Faraday Future stops work on Nevada plantWork on Faraday Future’s planned $1 billion vehicle assembly plant in Nevada has been put on indefinite hold, the company confirmed on Monday. In a statement given to The Nevada Independent, Faraday Future said it’s looking for another means of production that will get its first model...
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Audi has been involved in the Formula E Championship since the start of the 2014/2015 season, the inaugural season of the electric car racing series.
However, Audi hasn’t been fielding its own...
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2018 Tesla Model 3, 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS, 2017 Ford GT: Today’s Car NewsTesla, as promised, completed the first production example of its Model 3 on Friday. The highly anticipated electric sedan starts deliveries on July 28 but if you haven’t got a reservation in yet the wait could be a long one. Previous generations of the Porsche 911 GT2 have a reputation for...
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Future McLarens may go AWD to cope with power increasesThe all-wheel-drive Bugatti Veyron ushered in the era of the 1,000-horsepower hypercar more than a decade ago. Today, its successor, the Chiron, also an all-wheel-drive car, is encroaching on the 1,500-hp mark. Getting 4-figure power levels to the ground in a controllable fashion via the rear...
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The Ford GT finally features at Jay Leno’s GarageIf you’re anything like us, you’ve probably been waiting for the low down on the 2017 Ford GT from Jay Leno ever since the car was first shown at the 2015 Detroit auto show. Well, the wait is finally over as the modern Ford supercar stars in the latest episode of Jay Leno’s web...
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2018 Jaguar XEL spy shotsJaguar’s lineup is about to get its second long-wheelbase sedan in the form of the XEL, a prototype for which has just been spotted. The XEL will join the XFL in Jaguar’s lineup sometime next year. Unfortunately, just like the larger XFL, the XEL will be sold exclusively in China where...
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Bottas holds off Vettel for 2017 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix winMercedes AMG’s Valtteri Bottas on Sunday took his second Formula One victory after crossing the finish line of the 2017 Austrian Grand Prix first, albeit just 0.6 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Bottas started the race on pole and was joined on the front row by Vettel...
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter on Saturday to reveal the first production example of the Model 3.
The car, referred to internally as “SN1,” an acronym for “Serial Number...
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Dodge Durango SRT, F-22-inspired F-150 Raptor, Subaru WRX STI Type RA: This Week’s Top PhotosDodge’s new Durango SRT is one of the fastest, most powerful SUVs on the market—and it has a usable third row. This week we learned the all-important pricing details. A prototype for Porsche’s third-generation Cayenne was spotted this week. The mid-size SUV features evolutionary...
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2017 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix previewRound nine of the 2017 Formula One World Championship takes us to the town of Spielberg located in the picturesque Styrian Mountains of Austria. The race is held on the 2.688-mile Red Bull Ring, known as the Österreichring and later the A1-Ring in former times, and while it’s not as big...
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Moller Skycar, Tesla Powerpack, Mercedes G-Class spy shots: Car News HeadlinesCanadian Paul Moller has been trying to develop a commercially viable flying car for over four decades. He hasn’t given up yet and is selling off an early prototype to fund the development of a new, fifth-generation design. He claims he’s spent more than $150 million on the project so...
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Moller not dead, puts flying car prototype for sale on eBayBack before flying car startups were commonplace, engineer Paul Moller sunk millions of dollars in attempt to develop a commercially viable flying car capable of vertical takeoff and landing. He’s now been working on flying cars for over four decades, during which time a handful of prototypes...
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Tesla to build world's biggest battery in AustraliaTesla has entered a partnership with an Australian state to build the world’s biggest battery. The lithium-ion battery will be made up of Tesla’s industrial-scale Powerpacks and serve as a storage system for the power grid of South Australia. The total capacity will be 129...
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