Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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As part of its Second Century business plan, Aston Martin will introduce seven standalone cars over seven years.
The first of these new cars was the DB11 that arrived in 2016. It will be followed by...
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Faraday Future highlights FF 91’s dynamic qualities, confirms 2017 Pikes Peak entryFaraday Future may be desperate for cash these days but this isn’t stopping the company from pressing ahead with plans for production of the FF 91 electric car. In a new video, Faraday Future highlights the dynamic qualities of the FF 91 and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the...
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Vauxhall gets final run of VXR8 super sedans from Down UnderGeneral Motors’ British outfit, Vauxhall, has received its last batch of VXR8 muscle sedans. The final version is the VXR8 GTSR, which is just a rebadged version of the GTSR from semi-official Holden tuner HSV. The GTSR is based on the VF-Series Holden Commodore, a version of which is sold...
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2018 Buick LaCrosse offered with standard mild-hybrid powertrainThe 2017 Buick LaCrosse made waves with its attractive design and impressive build quality at its unveiling at the 2015 Los Angeles auto show. For 2018, the large sedan gets a new standard powertrain which happens to be a mild-hybrid system, referred to as eAssist by General Motors. Like the...
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Report: Porsche being investigated for defeat device in GermanyThe Volkswagen Group’s diesel scandal is finally starting to settle here in the United States but over in Europe things are flaring up again. This time it’s the Audi and Porsche brands in the crossfire. Germany’s Wirtschaftswoche reported on Friday that Porsche is being...
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East Coast Defender offering V-8-powered Land Rover Defenders in USThere’s a company based in Orlando, Florida offering Land Rover Defenders for sale in the United States. But these aren’t your run-of-the-mill Defenders. No, the Defenders being offered by East Coast Defender are V-8-powered brutes capable of handling the toughest terrain but at the...
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Porsche Panamera 4S review, Porsche 911 GT2 RS specs, BMW M8 spy shots: Car News Headlines Viknesh VijayenthiranPorsche’s Panamera is now offered with more variants than ever. That makes choosing the right one much more difficult. Our latest first drive review looks closely at the Panamera 4S.
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2019 Lamborghini Urus spy shots and videoA prototype for Lamborghini’s upcoming Urus SUV has been spotted carving up the Nürburgring. The sighting comes just weeks after Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali confirmed some of the SUV’s details. The prototype reveals for the first time the shape of the Urus in production...
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Porsche 911 GT2 RS specs surface, sub-7:00 'Ring time mootedPorsche is cooking up a new generation of its 911 GT2, and for the first time we have some official specs on the car. Some outlets were recently allowed to ride shotgun in a prototype and have come away with a number of key details. One of those outlets was EVO which reports that Porsche plans to...
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Jost Capito quits McLaren F1 team to run Volkswagen R divisionThe driving force behind Ford’s first Focus RS and F-150 Raptor has now been tasked with churning out high-performance Volkswagens, including the next Golf R. We’re talking about motorsport veteran Jost Capito who has quit his job as CEO of the McLaren Formula One team to return to the...
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Toyota offloaded Tesla shares in 2016Toyota on Saturday revealed that it sold its remaining shares in Tesla at the end of 2016. The Japanese automaker previously sold some of the shares in 2014. Toyota’s investment in Tesla followed that of Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler in 2009. Daimler bought 10 percent of Tesla for an...
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Jack Roush takes delivery of Ford GT; we wonder what he’ll cook upJack Roush on Friday took delivery of a 2017 Ford GT. The gunmetal gray example wears white racing stripes and is the 15th car in the series. Incidentally, a previous-generation Ford GT Roush took delivery of 2005 was also the 15th car in the series. In the case of the modern GT, Ford Chairman Bill...
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BMW 8-Series, Ford Focus RS Limited Edition, Rolls-Royce Sweptail: This Week’s Top Photos Viknesh VijayenthiranBMW impressed us with photos of its 8-Series concept, but the handsome coupe looks even better in the metal. It’s big and imposing but at the same time you get the feeling it’s also lithe...
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Could BMW follow Volvo, GM in exporting Chinese-made cars?BMW builds a number of models in China through a joint venture with local automaker Brilliance. The cars are only sold in China at present but that could change as BMW has been granted an export license by the Chinese government. The information was confirmed to Automotive News (subscription...
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Lexus gives inside look at LC productionOn a dedicated line at the Toyota Motomachi Plant in Aichi, Japan, Lexus’ most skilled craftspeople, known as Takumi, Japanese for “artisan,” work on LC production. Many of the same staff worked on Lexus’ LFA at the Motomachi plant and now they’re using the skills...
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Audi mild-hybrid tech, Dodge Demon deep dive, Dubuc Tomahawk: Today’s Car NewsAudi has revealed the first details on a new mild-hybrid system it will be fitting as standard to its next-generation A8. The system will be fitted regardless of engine type and is said to provide a 16-horsepower boost. We were fortunate enough to spend some time with the folks responsible for the...
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Jenson Button to race NSX-GT at Suzuka round of 2017 Super GT SeriesFollowing Fernando Alonso’s stint in last weekend’s Indianapolis 500, his former teammate at the McLaren Formula One team, Jenson Button, plans to test out Japan’s Super GT touring car series. Honda has confirmed that Button, who is currently a reserve driver for the McLaren F1...
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2019 Audi A8 to feature 48-volt mild-hybrid systemAs power demand rises in modern cars from all the ancillary features they are being fitted with, automakers are responding by installing more powerful 48-volt electrical systems to complement the existing 12-volt systems we’re all used to. The higher voltage of the system also means smaller...
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Mercedes-AMG is on track to surpass 100,000 annual sales this year but numbers could go much higher in years to come.
Mercedes-Benz is readying a next-generation compact car range that will expand to...
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Jeep Cherokee spy shots, BMW 8-Series live shots, Civic Type R pricing: Car News HeadlinesJeep is working on a mid-cycle update for its Cherokee. Judging from spy shots, it appears that the vehicle’s controversial styling will be toned down a little with this update. BMW impressed us with photos of its 8-Series concept, but the handsome coupe looks even better in the metal...
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A closer look at the BMW 8-Series conceptBMW stunned audiences at this past weekend’s 2017 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy with the unveiling of the 8-Series concept. The sultry coupe introduces a new and very modern take on the typical BMW design cues. BMW design has been in a funk for some time so the marked...
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Oliver Heilmer named Mini design bossThe BMW Group confirmed on Thursday that Oliver Heilmer will take over as the new design boss at Mini. Mini's last design boss, Anders Warming, left the brand last summer to join Chinese-backed automaker Borgward. Heilmer is currently head of BMW Group’s Designworks studio and will start his...
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Rolls-Royce to unveil new Phantom in JulyA new Rolls-Royce Phantom, the eighth iteration of the famous nameplate, will be unveiled shortly. The debut will take place on July 27 during the “Great Eight Phantoms” exhibition in London where Rolls-Royce will showcase seven previous generations of the Phantom dating back close to a...
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Uber loses $708M in first quarter, fires engineer at center of self-driving car disputeUber on Wednesday announced its first-quarter financial results and though shocking they actually represent an improvement on the preceding quarter. The ride-sharing giant lost $708 million in the first three months of 2017 on revenues of $3.4 billion. That compares with a loss of $991 million and...
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