Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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The question every die-hard Top Gear fan is wondering: can Amazon with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May recreate the magic of the old show on The Grand Tour.
The first trailer showed...
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Watch Sebastian Vettel hoon the LaFerrari ApertaFour-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel recently took time out from his busy schedule to test drive the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta. He starts out on the road but eventually heads to the track where, naturally, he turns off the car’s electronic nannies and manages to...
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2017 Ram Power Wagon priced from $53,015We’re still hoping for Ram to put its awesome Rebel TRX concept into production but until that happens your best bet at a Ram-badged rival to Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor is the Power Wagon. Built on Ram’s 2500 platform, the Power Wagon gets a new, more aggressive...
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Lexus Skyjet spaceship to star in Luc Besson movie ‘Valerian’Lexus is never shy for a bit of product placement. We’re sure everyone remembers the company’s futuristic sports car that starred in 2002’s Minority Report. Now Lexus is projecting its brand even further into the future, with a single-seat spaceship that’s set to appear in...
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BMW 6-Series GT, Mercedes-Maybach S650, Ferrari 250 GTO: Car News HeadlinesBMW’s 5-Series Gran Turismo will be moved up into the 6-Series family for its next iteration. A prototype has been spotted and reveals the sleeker, sexier shape BMW’s designers are going with. The next Mercedes model to receive the Maybach treatment will be the S-Class Cabriolet. The...
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Samsung to buy Harman in $8B dealSamsung is making a major push into the in-car electronics game with the acquisition of Harman [NYSE:HAR] in a deal worth $8 billion. The Korean electronics giant will pay $112.00 per Harman share, which represents a premium of 28 percent on Friday’s closing price. The deal is still subject...
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The Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 250 GTO isn’t the rarest Prancing Horse around, though it does tend to fetch the highest bids whenever one comes up for sale.
Just 39 of the homologation specials were...
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VW admits Audi transmission distorts emissions during testsOn November 6, German media first reported that certain automatic transmissions used in gasoline- and diesel-powered Audi cars had software that could determine whether the car was being tested by regulators and then switch to a more economical shift program in order to reduce carbon dioxide...
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2016 Formula One title fight down to final race with Hamilton win in BrazilThe winner of the 2016 Formula One World Championship will go down to the wire after Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton took victory on Sunday in the penultimate round, the Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace. The title fight is between Hamilton and his Mercedes AMG...
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2017 Chevy Camaro 1LE, 2018 VW Golf R, Acura NSX vs. Audi R8: This Week’s Top PhotosWe spent some time with the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro 1LE this week, in both V-6 and V-8 trim. Regardless of which you pick, you’re in for a treat. The car is seriously good. Porsche has expanded its Panamera range with a base model as well as the long-wheelbase Executives. The latter sees the...
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2016 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix previewThere are now just two races left in the 2016 Formula One World Championship and taking the penultimate spot is the Brazilian Grand Prix, which is on this weekend at Sao Paulo’s legendary Autódromo José Carlos Pace, commonly known as Interlagos. The championship is very much...
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2018 Ferrari F12 M spy shots and videoIn Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] five-year strategy announcement for Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] made in May 2014, it was confirmed the Italian maker of some of the finest supercars on the planet would give its cars a lifespan of about eight years, with a significant update—Modificato...
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Could a vehicle that’s authentically American as the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Bronco be engineered in another country for its next generation?
That could be the case if a report out of...
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Ohio’s Workhorse announces extended-range pickup with 80-mile electric rangeAfter being bought out by EV conversion experts AMP in 2013, Ohio-based step van manufacturer Workhorse started offering its customers extended-range electric drivetrains in its load luggers. Now, Workhorse is looking to expand into the lucrative light-duty pickup market and has previewed its first...
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Pagani Huayra Roadster, Porsche Panamera Executive, VW Golf facelift: Car News HeadlinesPagani’s Huayra Roadster has finally been spotted. The car gets a removable roof panel, though sadly this has come at the cost of the gullwing doors found on the coupe. A 2017 Geneva auto show debut is likely. Porsche is expanding its Panamera range with a base model as well as the...
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Tesla confirms European GigafactoryTesla [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk confirmed on Tuesday that the company’s next major plant, referred to as a Gigafactory, will be located in Europe. Musk made the announcement at a press conference in Germany following Tesla’s announcement that it was acquiring German automation systems...
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Pagani Huayra Roadster finally spottedWe’ve known for some time that Pagani was planning an open-top version of its Huayra supercar. Now a prototype has been spotted, ahead of the car’s likely debut during next March’s 2017 Geneva auto show. Instagram user just_supercars_ has posted up two photos of the new Huayra...
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2018 Volkswagen Golf debuts with more power, techVolkswagen’s taking its humble Golf down the high-tech road by introducing some advanced features not normally found in the compact class. The features are part of a mid-cycle update for the seventh-generation Golf and will be available during 2017. Specifications for the United States are...
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Hyperloop One, one of two leading firms attempting to develop a working Hyperloop high-speed transport system first proposed by Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk in 2013, has provided a look at what...
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2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio spy shotsAlfa Romeo’s new Stelvio SUV has been spotted ahead of its world debut at the upcoming 2016 Los Angeles auto show. The latest prototype is the most revealing yet, although an almost completely undisguised version was shown briefly in a video that emerged in September highlighting the...
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Ferrari 456M with Lexus engine swap sells for $45K on eBayA Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 456M that’s had its V-12 replaced by the engine of a Lexus GS 300 has managed to sell via eBay Motors for $44,999. The ‘90s-era Ferrari GT in good nick could be bought for much lower prices not long ago but the current mania in classic cars, especially those out of...
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8 more supercars of African dictator’s son seized, including LaFerrari, P1 and 918 SpyderAnother eight supercars belonging to Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the son of Equatorial Guinea’s dictator-like leader Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, have been seized by authorities in Switzerland. Among the cars seized were a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 599 GTB, Enzo, F12 tdf and LaFerrari, a...
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More Ferrari hybrids, Tesla makes acquisition, new G-Class spied: Today’s Car NewsFerrari [NYSE:RACE] CEO and Chairman Sergio Marchionne has revealed that most of the Italian marque’s cars will be hybrids after 2019. The move will allow Ferrari to boost production beyond 10,000 cars annually, the limit that triggers stricter carbon dioxide emissions regulations that major...
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Opel teases new Insignia Grand Sport’s matrix LED headlightsThe Opel Insignia will be redesigned in 2017, with the new model to also serve as a replacement for the existing Buick Regal and Holden Commodore in General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] global fleet. Opel on Tuesday gave a glimpse at the headlight design of the new car and confirmed it will...
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