Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Organizers of the Electric GT Championship on Thursday at the 2017 Autosport International in the United Kingdom confirmed some of the specs for the series’ race car based on the Tesla...
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Lexus inadvertently confirms electrified LSA hybrid model was noticeably absent when Lexus took the covers off its fifth-generation LS flagship sedan at last week’s 2017 Detroit auto show. The sole model was an LS 500 powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 delivering 415 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque. The related LC...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG G63 4x4² pickup spy shotsDespite a price tag of around half a million dollars and the fact the vehicle barely squeezed into a regular parking spot, Mercedes-AMG’s G63 6x6 proved such a hit that a tamer, four-wheeled version was introduced in the form of the Mercedes-Benz G550 4x4². But the G63 6x6 is a pickup...
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1-2-3 finish for Peugeot in 2017 Dakar rallyPeugeot’s new 3008 DKR has established itself as the undisputed king of the 2017 Dakar rally. The rugged machine scored a one-two-three finish in the grueling 5,600-mile trek through Paraguay, Bolivia and Argentina. On top was the talented Stéphane Peterhansel who now has 13 Dakar...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2017 Detroit auto show editionIt was all about big and bold vehicles at the Detroit auto show this year, and they didn’t come much bigger and bolder than the Audi Q8 concept. The concept hints at a production vehicle of the same name coming in 2018 and features a larger footprint than the related Q7, a fastback roof and a...
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Audi: What’s new for 2017After a dearth of new product that ended up stretching for years, Audi has rebounded with most of its models either being redesigned or updated for 2017. Among the redesigned models are core offerings such as the A4 and Q7 as well as the more niche options such as the R8 supercar. What’s...
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The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang-based Rocket developed by Galpin Auto Sports and Henrik Fisker will now be manufactured and sold by VLF. VLF is the car company run by Fisker in partnership...
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Mustang-based Rocket super muscle car added to VLF lineupRemember the Galpin Rocket? The 725-horsepower beast based on the sixth-generation Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang, co-designed by Galpin Auto Sports and Henrik Fisker. Unveiled at the 2014 Los Angeles auto show, the car turned out to be quite a hit and was even selected for the opening scene...
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Mercedes overtakes BMW in sales race in US and abroadThe past 12 months have been very good for Mercedes-Benz. The luxury marque recorded worldwide sales of 2,083,888 million cars in 2016, the first time it’s cracked the 2.0 million mark and the first time since 2005 that it’s outsold arch rival BMW. The figure represents a substantial...
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Avatar Roadster debuts in production trimBritish sports car startup Avatar burst on the scene a year ago with the unveiling of a lightweight Lotus Elise rival called the Roadster. On Thursday at the 2017 Autosport International in the United Kingdom, Avatar showed off the production version and confirmed the car would be available later...
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Lotus Exige Sport 380 spawns dedicated track modelThe Lotus Exige is no longer offered here as a road car but you can still purchase versions designed for track. The latest in a long line of Exige-based track cars is the Exige Race 380. As the name suggests, the car is based on the Exige Sport 380 road car unveiled in November. Lotus hasn’t...
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'Cars 3’ trailer reveals movie plot, main villainAfter the somewhat ominous initial teaser trailer for "Cars 3" hit the web in November, we’ve been eager to find out more about the upcoming animated movie. The first full trailer is out and reveals not only the movie's plot but also the main villain—a C7 Chevrolet Corvette-resembling...
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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, 2019 Mercedes-AMG C43, VW execs charged: Car News Headlines Viknesh VijayenthiranDodge dropped a huge surprise overnight: the muscle car brand announced that there will be a new model dubbed the Challenger SRT Demon launched for the 2018 model year. We think it will be a...
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Honda sends out current Civic Type R with Black EditionThe Honda Civic Type R finally reaches the United States this year, but the car we’re getting is a different beast to the Civic Type R launched elsewhere less than two years ago. That Civic Type R was based on the previous-generation Civic Hatchback sold outside the U.S., and Honda has...
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Tesla ‘Ludicrous Plus’ mode slashes Model S P100D 0-60 mph time to below 2.5 sTesla’s [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S P100D was already the quickest car to 60 mph currently on sale, but the Californian company has released a software tweak that unleashes even more performance. The software tweak is part of Tesla’s most recent over-the-air software update and, when the...
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6 VW execs charged, including former R&D bossOn the same day that Volkswagen agreed to plead guilty to three felony counts and pay fines totaling $4.3 billion to the Justice Department and Customs and Border Protection regarding criminal misconduct linked with the diesel scandal, the Justice Department confirmed that six executives have been...
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VW to plead guilty, pay $4.3B, to settle diesel-scandal criminal charges (Update)The Volkswagen Group has reached agreement on another part of its diesel emissions scandal in the United States, at least as far as regulators are concerned. Having already settled with EPA officials and its customers regarding its 2.0-liter and 3.0-liter diesel engines—which in 2015 were...
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China’s GAC returns to Detroit auto show with 3 new carsState-owned Chinese automaker GAC unveiled three cars on Monday at the 2017 Detroit auto show, in what was the company’s third appearance at the show. The cars were the GS7 SUV, GE3 electric hatchback and EnSpirit concept. GAC’s first appearance at the Detroit auto show was in 2013...
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It was widely expected to debut at the 2017 Detroit auto show on this week, but a new range-topping version of the C7 Chevrolet Corvette was nowhere to be seen.
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Porsche Mission E spied, end of the road for Chevy SS, VLF X-Series: Today’s Car NewsPorsche’s stunning Mission E concept from the 2015 Frankfurt auto show is headed for production and today we posted photos of an early test mule for the car. In the shots, you get a glimpse of the car’s flat battery pack. We have some sad news for anyone that’s a fan of...
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Mercedes AMG F1 technical boss rumored to join WilliamsThe Mercedes AMG Formula One team on Tuesday confirmed that its Technical Director Paddy Lowe has stepped down. Lowe is currently on garden leave but is expected to join another team. It’s rumored he may end up at Williams, which is using Mercedes power units. “I have had a...
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Chevrolet SS successor 'unlikely'Chevrolet’s SS muscle sedan was only introduced for 2014 but supplies of the car will run out in late 2017. That’s because the only place in the world where the SS is produced, Holden’s plant in Australia, is winding up production for good and retiring the rear-wheel-drive Zeta...
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Mercedes to add 3 new cars to compact range?Mercedes-Benz has reportedly confirmed plans to add more models to its compact car range. The range at present consists of the A-Class, B-Class, CLA, CLA Shooting Brake and GLA but by 2020 should have three new additions. The information was reported by Autocar, whose sources claim two of the three...
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VLF turns Chevy Colorado into Hummer H2-esque off-roaderBelieve it or not but this orange monster comes from a company backed by the man who designed cars like the Aston Martin Vantage, BMW Z8 and Fisker Karma. That man, of course, is Henrik Fisker, and this orange SUV is the X-Series from VLF Automotive, the coachbuilder run by Fisker in partnership...
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