Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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The 2017 Formula One World Championship arrives in North America for the Canadian Grand Prix on this weekend. It’s the 50th anniversary for the event which once again is being held at the...
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Dallara sports car tipped to be called the StradaleIn April, we brought you spy shots of a new road car being developed by Italian race car constructor Dallara. The car is a lightweight mid-engine sports car similar in size to the Alfa Romeo 4C, KTM X-Bow and Lotus Elise, and it’s due to be revealed in late 2017. (The reveal is thought to be...
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Audi A5 Sportback review, Aston Martin Vulcan burnout, Range Rover Velar SVR spy shots: Today’s Car NewsAudi’s latest A4 is a fine car but you can get the same package in a sportier, more stylish form factor with the A5 Sportback. Find out what it’s like to drive in our first drive review. Aston Martin’s Vulcan is designed for tearing up the track, so it should come as no surprise...
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Italian firm unveils bizarre supercar complete with built-in fish tankAs proof positive that not every supercar originating from Italy is a masterpiece of design, behold the oddball Asfané Charlotte Roadster from Frangivento. It’s an electric supercar claimed to be capable of 0-60 mph acceleration in under 3.0 seconds, but the car’s real claim to...
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Nio wants to sell a Level 4 self-driving car in US in 2020Chinese electric car startup Nio’s first volume model, the ES8 SUV, will enter production in China in late 2017. (The company has already built a handful of EP9 supercars.) The ES8, unveiled in April at the 2017 Shanghai auto show, is a premium SUV with third-row seats and a swappable battery...
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Porsche establishes standalone Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur personalization departmentYou might think an out-of-the-box Porsche is plenty exclusive—and you'd be right. But for some, that's not enough, and that's why Porsche has been offering personalization options through its Porsche Exclusive program for over three decades now. The program has become so popular that...
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Holden has a new Commodore coming in 2018, though the car is really a rebadged Opel Insignia Grand Sport (a Buick Regal Sportback to us Yanks) that will be sourced from Germany, as opposed to made...
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Acura is bringing a 500-horsepower TLX to 2017 Pikes PeakFollowing an impressive performance last year with a near-stock NSX and an all-electric version, Acura is returning to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, and this time it’s bringing not only the NSX but also its latest baby, the TLX A-Spec. But rather than run a stock TLX up the...
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2018 Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series ups the power to 607 horsesPorsche’s 911 Turbo S certainly isn’t lacking in the performance department, but the German sports car marque has decided to introduce a more powerful, more exclusive version nonetheless. Meet the 2018 Porsche 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series, a limited edition model that makes 607...
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2018 Subaru BRZ tS revealed with suspension, aero upgradesAfter years of neglecting the United States, Subaru’s official performance division, Subaru Tecnica International (STI), is about to do a little brand building on local soil to convince buyers it’s much more than just a model designation. Sure, we’ve had the WRX STI for a while...
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2018 Subaru WRX STI Type RA revealed with more power, less weightSubaru is finally getting serious about Subaru Tecnica International (STI) in the United States. For years the official tuner of Subaru cars has been neglected here, with most of its coolest stuff sold in Japan only. But that’s starting to change. How do we know? Because a WRX STI Type RA has...
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Acura mulls electric power for next NSXHonda is considering a pure electric powertrain for its next-generation Acura NSX. Recall, the automaker entered a pure electric version of its current NSX in the 2016 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Though a concept, Honda R&D boss Sekino Yosuke has revealed to Autocar that the...
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Honda presents 2030 Vision strategy, aims to have Level 4 self-driving car by 2025 Viknesh VijayenthiranHonda has outlined its plans for the coming decade in a company-wide strategy dubbed the 2030 Vision.
As outlined in the strategy, Honda plans to follow the now-familiar path of electrifying its...
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Saleen builds a special Mustang to celebrate a championship win from 1987Saleen hasn’t always been a manufacturer and tuner of high-performance cars. Back in 1986, just three years after the company was founded, Saleen entered the SCCA/Escort Endurance Championship with a version of its Saleen Mustang prepped for motorsport duty. One year later, Saleen took home...
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Subaru teases US-bound BRZ tSSubaru is set to unveil two new models on June 8, and both of them are headed to the United States. One of these will be a WRX STI Type RA, essentially a more hardcore version of the already hardcore sport sedan. The other will be a new BRZ tS. Previously offered in Japan, the BRZ tS isn’t a...
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The new Porsche 911 GT2 RS sounds brutalPorsche is cooking up a new generation of its 911 GT2, and this time around the German firm is skipping the standard GT2 and going straight to the full-bore GT2 RS. Some outlets were recently allowed to ride shotgun in a prototype, including Sport Auto which filmed this quick clip of the car...
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Alfa Romeo Giulia track day, Dodge Viper ‘Ring attempt, Tesla Model Y teaser: Car News HeadlinesAlfa Romeo’s sharpest tool in the shed right now is the Giulia Quadrifoglio. It’s brilliant on the track though Alfa Romeo still needs to iron out some quality issues. Speaking of the track, a pair of Dodge Viper ACRs will be taking to the Nürburgring in July to attempt a...
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Kia teases Stonic subcompact SUVKia has confirmed the new Stonic subcompact SUV after prototypes were first spotted in March. The Stonic will go on sale in Europe later this year, with the debut most likely taking place at the 2017 Frankfurt auto show in September. Kia hasn’t confirmed the vehicle for sale in the United...
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At the start of the year, we learned that Dodge Viper fans were raising funds to see the car make one final attempt at the Nürburgring production car record before being discontinued. In case...
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Fisker EMotion priced from $129,900, pre-orders start June 30It was less than a year ago that Henrik Fisker came out with the announcement he was starting a new electric car company under the Fisker name and that the first product would be an electric sedan with more range than a Tesla Model S. The Danish designer must have been working on the project for a...
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NEVS presents 9-3, 9-3X electric cars at 2017 CES AsiaNEVS on Wednesday at the 2017 CES Asia taking place in Shanghai, China previewed a pair of electric cars destined for production and outlined a new mobility program to be run in the Chinese port city of Tianjin. NEVS is the company that bought the assets of Saab following the Swedish firm’s...
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NEVS presents InMotion self-driving city car concept at 2017 CES AsiaNEVS on Wednesday unveiled the InMotion self-driving city car concept at 2017 CES Asia in Shanghai, China. The concept is NEVS’s vision of a car devoid of a steering wheel and pedals, i.e. a Level 5 self-driving vehicle, and signals the company’s intention to compete in the mobility...
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French team to race wild Corvette C7.R art car in 24 Hours of Le MansFrench race team Larbre Competition has revealed a wild livery for the No. 50 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R it plans to enter in the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans, which runs the weekend starting June 17. The livery was created by French artist Ramzi Adek who came up with a pop art theme that would fit right...
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Buick LaCrosse mild-hybrid, “Dirt 4” review, Toyota Supra spy shots: Today’s Car NewsBuick’s brought down the price of its LaCrosse by introducing a new mild-hybrid powertrain as the base option. Above it remains the LaCrosse’s naturally-aspirated V-6. Codemasters "Dirt 4" has beautiful graphics, immersive physics, delightful sounds, and intimidating weather. The video...
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