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Nissan GT-R history, Dartz Prombron Black Alligator, Tesla Model S EGT: Today’s Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranNissan’s GT-R has only been officially on sale in the United States since the launch of the current model, known to fans as the R35. But Godzilla’s lineage goes back much further than...
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Electric GT racing series upgrades to Tesla Model S P100DStarting in 2017 is a new electric car racing series called the Electric GT Championship in which teams compete using race cars based on the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S. The series aims to be the world’s first competition for production-based electric cars, although unlike the Formula E...
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Dartz teases GLS63-based Prombron Black AlligatorFollowing the success of its Kombat line of SUVs, widely recognized as some of the most expensive, most oversized and most obnoxious passenger vehicles ever sold, Latvian firm Dartz is ready to launch a successor. The successor is the PRVY, which like the Kombat will be sold under Dartz’s...
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Volvo makes moves to become public companyVolvo Cars, not to be mistaken with the Volvo Group bus and truck giant, is wholly owned by Chinese automaker Geely. However, the company has a long-term goal of becoming publicly traded and has already made the first steps towards reaching the goal. The last major automaker to go public was...
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Massa to skip retirement for 1 more year with Williams?Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa might be planning to hold off on retirement for another year in order to continue driving for Williams. Massa in September announced that his contract with Williams would expire at the end of the 2016 season and that he had no intention to renew it. Shortly...
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VW reaches $1B settlement for cars with 3.0-liter dieselsThe Volkswagen Group on Tuesday announced it reached a $1 billion settlement with regulators in the United States to resolve claims related to its vehicles fitted with 3.0-liter diesel engines. The settlement still needs to be approved by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer, who is presiding over...
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Just weeks out from the debut of its first model at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show, electric car startup Faraday Future has released a video that shows the car taking on the Bentley Bentayga,...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 sticking around for 2018The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang is due to receive a mid-cycle update for the 2018 model year. Among the changes will be tweaks to the bumpers and the availability of a 10-speed automatic transmission. There is also a new range-topping model in the works expected to revive the Shelby GT500...
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Mercedes-Benz S-Class Coupe Night Edition to debut in DetroitAlready one of the most desirable cars in production, Mercedes-Benz’s S-Class Coupe gets a little more lustworthy with a new Night Edition treatment. The S-Class Coupe Night Edition is a limited edition version of the stunning coupe that Mercedes will introduce next month at the 2017 Detroit...
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Mercedes-AMG GLC63, Huracán RWD Spyder, VW Arteon shooting brake: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-AMG engineers are out testing a prototype for a GLC63. Out latest spy shots reveal its “Panamericana” grille, a feature that’s set to become a signature design element of AMG models. Lamborghini’s Huracán Spyder is now available in rear-wheel-drive form...
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2017 Toyota Yaris WRC gets massive air in cold-weather testsOrganizers of the World Rally Championship have implemented numerous rule changes to ensure there’s plenty of action throughout the 2017 season, and a video out showing Toyota’s new Yaris WRC rally car testing is proof of the awesomeness that is to come. The video comes to us from...
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Bugatti names new development bossBugatti has named Stefan Ellrott as its new development boss. Ellrott was previously in charge of development at the Volkswagen brand. He starts his new role at Bugatti on January 1, 2017, replacing the retiring Willi Netuschil who has been Bugatti’s development boss since 2012. Ellrott, 48...
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Mercedes-AMG engineers are in the final stages of development of a new GLC63, a model confirmed by the Affalterbach tuner’s boss Tobias Moers in March.
That’s right. AMG has dropped its...
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Waymo unveils Chrysler Pacifica-based self-driving prototypeGoogle on Monday unveiled a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid-based self-driving prototype that will be taking part in various trials run by its new self-driving business Waymo. Waymo, which is led by auto industry veteran John Krafcik, aims to be among the first to offer a self-driving taxi service to the...
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Schumacher family launches ‘Keep Fighting’ initiativeMichael Schumacher’s family has launched a not-for-profit initiative to serve as a form of inspiration for anyone struggling in any endeavor, just as the Formula One legend has throughout his career and now in his recovery from the 2013 skiing accident that caused serious injury to his head...
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VW teases 7-seat Tiguan Allspace ahead of Detroit auto showVolkswagen will present a three-row, seven-seat version of its second-generation Tiguan compact SUV at next month’s 2017 Detroit auto show. It’s called the Tiguan Allspace and it goes on sale in 2017, as a 2018 model. The Tiguan Allspace is the second three-row SUV due from VW in 2017...
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2017 Ford GT, 2018 BMW 5-Series, 2018 Chevy Traverse: Today’s Car NewsFord Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar is finally in production. Ford on Friday showed the first completed examples, with car number one and two off the line bound for a couple of the automaker's own senior executives. BMW’s 5-Series is spawning new models for the 2018 model...
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Lincoln calls on Matthew McConaughey for Continental spotLincoln has a new Continental on sale and to help promote it the automaker has once again called on actor Matthew McConaughey. He features in a new spot to be beamed out to televisions across the country on December 31. You don’t have to wait until then to watch it as an extended version is...
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First 2017 Ford GT bound for Ford Chairman Bill Ford, second to CEO Mark Fields Viknesh VijayenthiranFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] on Friday announced that the first examples of its new GT supercar had been completed and would be on their way to customers before the year is out.
It turns out that the...
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2018 Mercedes-AMG GT C, Lucid Air, Ferrari J50: This Week’s Top PhotosYou’re looking at the new Mercedes-AMG GT C coupe, the Affalterbach tuner’s rival to the Porsche 911 Turbo. It will join the GT C Roadster that we saw at the recent Paris auto show in showrooms towards the end of 2017. The DB4 GT is one of the most storied Aston Martins ever built, and...
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Self-driving Chevy Bolt EVs to hit Michigan roadsLess than a week after the signing of the SAVE Act legislation in Michigan, the most lenient yet when it comes to self-driving cars, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has announced that it will start testing Chevrolet Bolt EV-based self-driving prototypes in the state. The announcement was made by...
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CEOs of GM, Tesla and Uber named as advisors to TrumpThe CEOs of three major firms linked to the auto industry have been added to an advisory panel known as the Strategic and Policy Forum that will regularly meet with Donald Trump when President to offer advice on issues such as job creation, technological trends and the economy. They include General...
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Watch as Taiwanese authorities destroy Lamborghini MurciélagoThere’s nothing like government to take something beautiful and ruin it. A prime example is the destruction of a hapless Lamborghini Murciélago by Taiwanese authorities because the owner flouted the law when importing it. As Focus Taiwan reports, the owner was stopped in 2013 during a...
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1,000-hp Lucid Air, Aston Martin DB11 Volante, Uber self-driving taxi service: Car News HeadlinesAmerican electric car startup Lucid has revealed its first model, a luxury sedan with 1,000 horsepower and a range of 300 miles. The car is called the Air and Lucid is hoping to have it production in 2018. Aston Martin is out testing the convertible version of its DB11 grand tourer. The car is due...
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