Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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“Ghost in the Shell” is an upcoming movie based on a popular Japanese manga of the same name. It’s set in a future city landscape which means audiences will be treated to some...
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Volvo: What’s new for 2017Volvo has quite successfully transformed itself from a mainstream brand to a genuine alternative to established luxury brands such as Audi and BMW. It has done so via a combination of technologically-advanced vehicles, a focus on comfort, and good Swedish design. The transformation really started...
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Rimac adds power, battery capacity to Concept_One electric supercarIt’s hard to believe that it’s been almost six years since we first laid eyes on Rimac’s Concept_One. Since then the company has been signing OEM supply deals to boost its revenues while also continuing to refine its electric supercar. As Rimac signs up dealers for the...
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BMW i8 convertible, Dodge Demon torque reserve, Jaguar F-Pace SVR: Today’s Car NewsThe open-top version of BMW’s i8 plug-in hybrid sports car has been spotted for the first time. The car is more of a targa than a true convertible, with its roof likely to be a removable panel that needs to be manually stowed away. Today we learned that the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon...
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Torque reserve gives Dodge Demon its devilish exhaust noteThe 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon will be one of the meanest sounding cars on the road, and that's not only due to the car’s uprated supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V-8. You'll notice a distinct exhaust burble in the latest teaser video. The sound is partially due to the car’s advanced...
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New Mitsubishi Montero could be developed alongside next Nissan ArmadaHaving successfully acquired Mitsubishi last fall, the newly minted Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance is now drawing up a future product plan that will see closer integration of the three automakers’ respective lineups. The product plan is to be finalized by the end of March and is expected...
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Talk of Porsche adding a second sedan to its lineup has been making the rounds since 2011. We’re talking about the oft-rumored Pajun, whose nickname, a portmanteau of “Panamera” and...
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Tesla Model S-rivaling Lucid Air to start at just $60,000There’s nothing like a bit of competition to help you get more for your dollar. Case in point is the battle that could be about to erupt between electric car firms Tesla and Lucid. Lucid fired a shot at Tesla on Wednesday by announcing that its first product, the Air electric sedan, will be...
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Report: US-spec Buick Regal to adopt Opel Insignia Grand Sport’s fastback bodyBuick’s next Regal for the United States will reportedly adopt the fastback sedan body style of the Opel Insignia Grand Sport that debuted last week at the 2017 Geneva auto show. A Regal with a conventional notchback sedan body style is also in the works, but this will reportedly be sold in...
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Following Opel sale, more downsizing in store for GMGeneral Motors this month finally sold its struggling European unit Opel (along with Vauxhall, Opel’s brand for the United Kingdom) to France's PSA Group after racking up two decades of losses totaling close to $20 billion. However, it’s unlikely the automaker has finished its...
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Audi Q4, Genesis G70, Porsche 911 GT2: Car News HeadlinesAudi has confirmed plans to launch a Q4 in 2019. It’s one of at least three new SUVs to be added to the automaker’s lineup. The others are the Q8 and e-tron electric SUV. Genesis’ rival to the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class has been spotted in prototype form. The upcoming...
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2018 Kia Stonic spy shotsKia is about to expand its lineup with a subcompact crossover SUV tipped to be called the Stonic, and prototypes for the vehicle have just been spotted. Kia filed the Stonic name with the United States Trademark and Patent Office last October, and while there’s no confirmation the name will...
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During a press conference on Wednesday to discuss financial results, Audi confirmed a number of upcoming models.
The identity of most of the models was already known but among them was a new model to...
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Cadillac compact crossover to be an XT4, launch in EuropeCadillac has confirmed it’s working on a crossover SUV smaller than the XT5, and that the vehicle will be called an XT4. We've already spied prototypes for the vehicle and initially thought it would be called an XT3. The XT4 will be launched on the market in 2018 and will eventually be sold...
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Porsche to offer 911 GT2 with PDK only, manual as no-cost option on GT3There’s a new generation of the Porsche 911 brewing but the current 991 series still has some life left in it. In fact, it’s about to spawn a new GT2 variant. We’ve been spying prototypes for almost a year but now Porsche CEO Oliver Blume has dropped a few details. Speaking to...
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Volkswagen CEO says he's open to merger talks with Fiat ChryslerFiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne has made little secret of his desire to merge with another major automaker due to the significant changes facing the auto industry and the steep capital costs those changes entail. Automakers Marchionne has courted include Ford, General Motors, Toyota...
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Lamborghini open to electric supercar, says CEOLamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali is open to launching an electric supercar but says the technology isn’t ready for the Italian marque just yet. Speaking with Reuters at last week’s 2017 Geneva auto show, Domenicali said not to expect an electric supercar from Lamborghini before 2025...
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McLaren 720S design details, Volvo electric car, BMW designer at Infiniti: Today’s Car NewsThe design of McLaren’s new 720S has proven controversial, but that’s to be expected when the concept of form following function is taken to the extremes typical of the supercar world. We’ve taken a look at why the 720S looks the way it does. Volvo has dropped some new details on...
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The Enclave is the vehicle that kicked off Buick’s renaissance 10 years ago, and despite its age sales are still brimming. It’s a vehicle General Motors can’t afford to muck up, so...
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2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter spy shotsMercedes-Benz’s Sprinter is about to undergo a redesign. The large van last received an update for 2014 but we’ll be seeing a complete overhaul this time around. Our spy shots show a test mule for the redesigned Sprinter. The tester features the body of the current generation but the...
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Veteran Nissan designer Shiro Nakamura retires, replaced by Alfonso Albaisa, Karim HabibVeteran Nissan designer Shiro Nakamura has retired. He will be replaced by Alfonso Albaisa, who currently heads design at Infiniti. Albaisa in turn will be replaced at Infiniti by former BMW brand design boss Karim Habib. Nakamura was brought in by Carlos Ghosn in 1999 to oversee design at Nissan...
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Audi to follow e-tron SUV with compact electric carThe Volkswagen Group is committed to launching as many as 30 electric cars by the end of 2025, many of which will come from Audi. Last summer, Audi CEO Rupert Stadler revealed that the brand’s first three electric cars will be launched by 2020. The first is to be an electric SUV sized between...
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Intel to buy Mobileye in $15.3B dealIntel on Monday agreed to pay $15.3 billion to Mobileye, a leading supplier of driver assistance and self-driving technology. Mobileye’s claim to fame is its EyeQ technology which uses proprietary image recognition software to help self-driving cars see the world, and the company is already a...
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VW pleads guilty to diesel scandal feloniesThe Volkswagen Group on Friday pleaded guilty to three felony charges relating to its diesel emissions cheating scandal as part of January’s settlement with the Justice Department and Customs and Border Protection regarding any criminal misconduct tied with the scandal. The charges included...
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