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Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] sixth-generation Mustang has scored just two out of a possible five stars in the latest crash test run by Euro NCAP, the first time since 2008 such a low score has been...
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Viper fans raising cash to fund Nürburgring record attemptThe Dodge Viper is on its way out and fans are determined to see it go out with a bang, with one final attempt at claiming the production car lap record at the Nürburgring. Dodge doesn’t appear to be interested in an official attempt but so determined are the fans that they’ve set...
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New technique allows Audi to embed symbols within paintVehicle personalization is all the rage these days and Audi has developed a new technique for painted surfaces that could take off in a big way. The technique, which will initially be made available on the R8 supercar, enables virtually any symbol to be embedded within a painted surface. The...
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2017 Ford GT confirmed with 647 hp, 216 mph top speedFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] has finally revealed some of the performance specs for its new GT supercar. We can confirm that the twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 fitted to the car makes 647 horsepower at 6,250 rpm and 550 pound-feet of torque at 5,900 rpm, with 90 percent of that torque figure coming...
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McLaren: What’s new for 2017McLaren has been around for more than half a century but when it comes to volume car production we only need look back to 2010, when the British firm's road car business was rebooted under the McLaren Automotive name. In that short time the firm has launched a handful of products and grown to...
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Ford F-150 Raptor purchase comes with off-road driving courseThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor is the latest member of the Ford Performance fleet to come with a complimentary driving course to help owners get the most out of their vehicles. The course is called the Raptor Assault program and joins the previous GT350 Track Attack and ST Octane...
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Ever since last August’s introduction of a 100-kilowatt-hour battery in its Model S P100D, it was known that Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] would eventually offer a 100D minus the larger and more powerful...
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2018 BMW 5-Series previewBMW’s redesigned 5-Series was a late arrival for the 2017 model year. That’s why the automaker has already announced the 2018 5-Series which sees the lineup expanded with plug-in and performance-oriented models. Look hard. You'll need to focus to spot the differences between the...
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Juan Pablo Montoya secures 2017 Race of Champions title in MiamiThe Race of Champions is an annual motorsport event held since 1988 that brings together the best drivers from various competitions to compete against one another in a variety of cars. In 2017 the ROC was held on January 21-22 in Miami, Florida and saw some big names compete including Formula One...
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Lotus to renew sports car lineup before adding SUVLotus is committed to adding an SUV to its lineup but the vehicle will probably not arrive for another four or five years, at the earliest. Speaking with Autocar, Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales said the automaker will renew its sports car lineup before adding the SUV. The first to arrive will be a...
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Mitsubishi teases new SUV between Outlander and Outlander SportMitsubishi has inundated us with a series of SUV concepts in recent years. Soon, though, the automaker will unveil an SUV that’s bound for production—an SUV that may end up being the basis for the next Evo. The automaker will use the 2017 Geneva auto show this March to present an SUV...
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Bernie Ecclestone cedes control of F1After nearly four decades of commanding Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone on Monday finally relinquished control of the sport. He didn’t have much say in the decision which was made by F1’s new owner Liberty Media. The American media giant agreed in September 2016 to buy control of F1 in a...
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Jaguar last fall indicated that its current XF sedan would soon spawn a wagon, releasing a single teaser photo of a camouflaged prototype.
We now have our own spy shots and video of a prototype for...
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Pagani to boost power on Huayra Roadster?Could Pagani be planning to boost power on the Huayra when it introduces the new Roadster variant at March’s 2017 Geneva auto show? The automaker’s latest teaser gives us a glimpse of the Huayra Roadster’s twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-12, and there are some differences to the...
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2018 Ford Mustang, 2018 BMW M4, 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio: This Week’s Top PhotosFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] this week unveiled an updated version of its Mustang. Fans are divided on the new styling but it’s hard not to love the mechanical updates, especially the more powerful V-8 in the Mustang GT. That said, there are sure to be many saddened by the demise of the V-6...
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Genesis: What’s new for 2017Talk of Hyundai following in the footsteps of Honda and Lexus and launching its own luxury brand to take on the more established marques has been around since the original Genesis sedan took top honors in the car category of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards back in '09. Hyundai...
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Shelby rolls out 50th anniversary Super SnakeIt was 50 years ago that Carroll Shelby and his team at Shelby American built the first Mustang-based Super Snake, a high-performance machine that started out life as a tester for Goodyear. It was based on Shelby’s original GT500 and featured the V-8 of the GT40 race car. Unfortunately, it...
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Alpine sports car spied, Dodge Demon outed, Hennessey Venom GT retired: Car News HeadlinesFrench automaker Renault is hard at work developing a new mid-engine sports car to be sold under a revived Alpine brand, and we have new spy shots of a prototype. Unfortunately, there are no plans to bring the Alfa Romeo 4C and Porsche 718 Cayman rival to the United States. The Dodge Challenger SRT...
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Audi may have quit the World Endurance Championship but that doesn't mean it's closed off to other forms of motorsport. The automaker also competes in the German touring car series DTM and is...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe spy shotsMercedes-Benz’s C-Class Coupe is one of the more handsome offerings in its segment, but the car is facing tough competition in the form of redesigned versions of the Audi A5 and Infiniti Q60. Mercedes will attempt to keep the C-Class Coupe looking fresh with some mild updates that should be...
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Hennessey Venom GT Final Edition marks end of world-beating supercarHennessey Performance Engineering of Sealy, Texas has announced that production of its world-beating Venom GT has come to an end. The last example is a Venom GT coupe marked the Final Edition and clothed in a unique blue finish called Glacier Blue. It’s already been sold at a price of $1.2...
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Italdesign to unveil limited edition car at 2017 Geneva auto showItaldesign Giugiaro has confirmed plans to unveil a new car at the 2017 Geneva auto show, but it won’t be a one-off concept like we’re used to seeing from the Italian firm. The design house says the car in Geneva will be for “five visionary collectors.” This suggests that...
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2017 Renault Alpine A120 spy shotsThe long road to the market return of the Alpine sports car brand is almost over. It was in late 2012 that French automaker Renault announced plans to partner with British track car specialist Caterham to develop a new platform to underpin a future sports car for Alpine and a similar model for...
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Lamborghini sells record number of cars in 2016McLaren wasn’t the only supercar marque with record deliveries in 2016. Rival firm Lamborghini has confirmed it delivered 3,457 cars in 2016, which represents a 7 percent increase on the record 3,245 cars it delivered in 2015. It means Lamborghini has experienced a growth in sales for the...
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