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Rosberg is 2016 F1 champion, redesigned BMW X3 spied, Ferrari 70th anniversary liveries: Today’s Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranHe’s done it. Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg on Sunday secured his first Formula One World Championship crown. It didn’t come easy, though, as the German was challenged right up until...
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Ferrari reveals all 70 themes for its 70th anniversary special edition liveriesFerrari [NYSE:RACE] in 2017 will celebrate 70 years since the unveiling of its first car, the 1947 125 S. To mark the occasion, Ferrari plans to offer special edition cars finished in one of 70 different liveries marking important milestones of the company’s history. Each of Ferrari’s...
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Opel previews new Insignia Grand Sport’s chassis technologyOpel is working on a new generation of its Insignia mid-size sedan, a version of which will eventually make it into Buick showrooms as the 2018 Regal and into Holden showrooms as the 2018 Commodore. The outgoing Insignia is already a competent handler, particularly in OPC trim, but Opel engineers...
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Audi hires former Volvo exec as new R&D chiefAudi has named former Volvo executive Peter Mertens as its new R&D chief. Mertens is one of the first from outside the company to be given a top role at the Volkswagen Group following the emergence of the diesel emissions scandal in September 2015. ALSO SEE: VW, Audi, Porsche reportedly racing...
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Rosberg named 2016 Formula One world champion after Abu Dhabi Grand PrixMercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg was crowned the 2016 Formula One world champion after a nail-biting finish to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Teammate Lewis Hamilton comfortably won the race, having led from pole, but Rosberg only needed to finish third to win the title. In the end the German...
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2017 Acura RLX previewAcura’s RLX flagship sedan doesn’t get much attention in luxury circles but it has a lot to offer, especially for technology buffs. The RLX was introduced for the 2014 model year as the replacement for the RL, and though it isn’t on the same level of some of its German rivals when...
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Chinese electric car startup NextEV this week launched the new brand Nio whose first model is a 1,342-horsepower supercar that’s shaping up to be one of the fastest cars ever produced....
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2017 Buick Envision previewBuick’s Envision raised a lot of eyebrows when it hit the market earlier in 2016 as the compact crossover SUV was the first vehicle from General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] to be imported from China. (Soon we’ll also be getting the Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid by way of China.) The...
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2016 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix previewThe final round of the 2016 Formula One World Championship is on this weekend in Abu Dhabi and the title is still up for grabs for two drivers: Mercedes AMG duo Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton. As has been the case for the past several weeks, the championship is very much Rosberg’s to lose...
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2018 Hyundai Elantra Touring (i30 Tourer) spy shotsHyundai’s latest i30 hatchback is about to spawn a wagon variant, as evidenced by a prototype spotted at a secret location in Europe. The car is the next-generation i30 Tourer, which Hyundai may offer in the United States as an Elantra Touring. The last Elantra Touring bowed out of the market...
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Lotus launches Exige Sport 380Lotus is in the best financial shape it’s been in perhaps in its entirety. CEO Jean-Marc Gales has revealed that the company has turned in its first operating profit in almost four decades, though he hasn’t revealed any figures just yet. Nevertheless, the company is keen to mark the...
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Upgrade your Camaro ZL1 to 740-hp Callaway-spec for $17,995Straight out of the box the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 comes with 640 horsepower of supercharged grunt. That’s already seen the car set a sub-7:30 lap time at the Nürburgring. But in the world of muscle cars bragging rights matter, and right now the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and...
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Volvo is rolling out some updates on its 90 series cars which for the 2017 model year include the S90, V90 Cross Country and XC90. (A V90 joins the lineup for 2018.)
The updates enhance what was...
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Lamborghini Aventador S, Girfalco Azkarra, McLaren 570S Design Edition: Car News HeadlinesLamborghini might be about to launch an Aventador S to coincide with the mid-cycle update of the brand’s flagship supercar. The car would follow in the footsteps of cars like the Miura and Countach S models. A company by the name of Girfalco plans an electric three-wheel sports car. A...
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Canada’s Girfalco plans 3-wheel electric sports carMove over Morgan. A Canadian sports car startup is working on a rival to the British firm’s EV3 electric 3 Wheeler and it promises to be one of the fastest accelerating cars in production. The company is Girfalco, based in Boucherville, Quebec, and its first model is a three-wheel...
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VW rules out diesels for US while confirming North American electric car productionAs it continues to deal with its diesel emissions scandal and push into electric cars, the Volkswagen Group in the past week has been making statements on future strategy. On Friday we learned that the automaker planned to shed around 30,000 jobs over the coming years as it scales back production...
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Trademark filing suggests Lamborghini Aventador S is comingLamborghini is working on a mid-cycle update for its Aventador and a recent trademark filing suggests the updated car could don the automaker’s “S” badge. A trademark filing for “Aventador S” was made with a European trademark and patent office on November 18 and...
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Tesla demonstrates what its self-driving cars ‘see’Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] has released a video that provides insight into what its self-driving cars view the world like. In the demonstration, a person is behind the wheel, though only for legal purposes. He doesn’t even place his hands on the wheel throughout the demo. The vehicle, in this case a...
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Volkswagen’s famous Transparent Factory in the German city of Dresden will soon be churning out cars again.
The plant, which features glass walls and an open-plan design, was last used to build...
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McLaren confirms talks with Apple took placeA lot has been going on behind the scenes at McLaren and slowly details of the dealings are starting to emerge. In September, the Financial Times reported that Apple [NSDQ:AAPL] was in talks with the McLaren Technology Group about a possible takeover. The McLaren Technology Group is a private...
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2018 Audi Q5, 2018 BMW 6-Series, 2018 Ford Mustang: Today’s Car NewsAudi’s Q5 has been completely redesigned for the 2018 model year, though to the casual observer it may not look like it. There’s a new platform, a new engine and a very slick interior. But how does it drive? Find out in our first drive review. Another vehicle that we expect to be...
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2018 BMW 6-Series GT spy shots: 5-Series GT gets a new nameThe BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo is soon to be phased out, but before you pop the champagne cork over the demise of the ungainly luxo-hatch note that it isn’t completely going away. It’s just being positioned higher, slotting into the 6-Series range for its successor. A prototype for the...
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BMW 1-Series sedan debuts at 2016 Guangzhou auto showBMW has unveiled the smallest sedan in its lineup, the 1-Series. The compact sedan was first shown in July and on Friday it was formally introduced at the 2016 Guangzhou auto show. BMW has confirmed that the 1-Series will only be sold in China, where it is being assembled by the joint venture...
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Gordon Ramsay shows off his pearl white LaFerrari ApertaCelebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is one of the first in the world to take delivery of a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta, the open-top version of the Italian firm’s flagship supercar. He posted a short clip to his Instagram account on Monday in which he joked that there was a big...
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