Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Vin Diesel has confirmed via social media that the first trailer for Fast 8 will be released on December 11, 2016.
The new movie is the upcoming eighth installment of the Fast and the Furious...
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2018 Dodge Challenger ADR (wide-body SRT Hellcat) spy shotsDodge’s wide-body Challenger is real. Prototypes for a new range-topping Challenger, one positioned above the SRT Hellcat, have been spotted testing on Michigan roads ahead of a likely market launch in 2017. This would make it a 2018 model. The prototypes are wearing standard body panels but...
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Ram unloads new details, video for Hellcat-powered Rebel TRXRam’s mission statement for the Rebel TRX concept was simple: Build a high-horsepower off-roading truck with the ability to clear miles of desert in the blink of an eye. That should make Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] a little bit worried, because while the Blue Oval is heading down the...
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2017 Audi RS 3 LMS, 2017 Land Rover Discovery, 2017 Infiniti Q60: Today’s Car NewsAudi’s new RS 3 sport sedan goes on sale in mid-2017. However, the German firm will start selling a racing version well before that. The racing version is the RS 3 LMS, which was developed by the Audi Sport division, primarily for the low-cost TCR International Series. Also going on sale in...
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Hyundai, Toyota unveil new-generation 2017 WRC carsThe World Rally Championship has struggled in recent years, despite incredibly scenic locations, impressive cars, and some of the best drivers the world has ever seen. Starting from 2017, though, we may see a resurgence in the sport’s popularity, as both the cars and competition will be...
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2017 Land Rover Discovery design and details videoLand Rover on Thursday took the covers off its new 2017 Discovery at the 2016 Paris auto show. The vehicle is the British firm’s rival to premium three-row SUVs like the Audi Q7 and Volvo XC90, but as you’ll soon discover the Discovery is loaded with innovative technologies that make it...
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Hot on the heels of Thursday’s debut of the RS 3 sport sedan at the 2016 Paris auto show, Audi has unveiled a new racing version of the car.
The new race car is called the RS 3 LMS and will be...
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Shock 1-2 finish for Red Bull at 2016 Malaysian Grand PrixSunday’s 2016 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix ended with a shock result, with Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen fighting it out in front of all other drivers. Ricciardo crossed the line first, with Verstappen following less than two and half seconds behind. Third...
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2017 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car revealedDon't think there's any relevance or relationship between modern road and race cars? Then meet the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, which shares around 80 percent of its components with the 911 GT3 RS road car—and the remaining 20 percent mostly concerns safety and weight reduction, rather than raw...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2016 Paris auto show editionThere were two prevalent themes at the 2016 Paris auto show: vehicle electrification and SUVs. In some cases, we saw these themes combined. Case in point is the Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept, an electric SUV that previews the first of the automaker’s planned Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] rivals...
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Mitsubishi GT-PHEV concept previews next-gen hybrid tech, SUV designMitsubishi has an annoying habit of showing us lots of concepts but rarely rolling out new cars. Sadly, the trend shows no sign of slowing as the Japanese automaker has revealed yet another concept hinting at what’s to come while it holds off on existing models here in the United States. The...
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Hellcat-powered Ram Rebel, Hyundai RN30, 2018 Audi Q5: Car News HeadlinesRam on Thursday unveiled a pickup truck powered by the Hellcat supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine, and in the process made the automotive world almost forget that there was an auto show going on across the pond. The Hellcat-powered pickup is a concept called the Ram Rebel TRX, and we’re...
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Round 16 of the 2016 Formula One World Championship is on this weekend in Kuala Lumpur, the Malaysian capital.
The Malaysian Grand Prix is normally found at the start of the calendar though it was...
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2018 Audi RS 3 debuts with 400 horsepowerAudi’s new RS 3 has finally landed. The car is a compact sport sedan with essentially the same mechanical package as the TT RS—and it’s coming to the United States. Audi pulled the covers off on Thursday at the 2016 Paris auto show, and in the process likely unsettled the folks...
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A close look at Infiniti’s VC-Turbo variable compression engineInfiniti on Thursday gave a tech briefing on its remarkable new variable compression engine and confirmed the unit’s availability from 2018. The engine has been in development for almost two decades and was shown to the public for the first time at the 2016 Paris auto show. Although other...
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Savage Rivale Roadyacht reborn as GLM G4 electric sports carIt’s been a while since we last heard from Dutch supercar startup Savage Rivale. The company made headlines in 2011 when it unveiled a four-door, four-seat convertible supercar called the Roadyacht GTS. It rode on Savage’s own chassis and featured a powertrain borrowed from the Corvette...
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Mercedes targets soft-roader segment with E-Class All-TerrainSUVs are all the rage right now and automakers see opportunity for even more slicing of the niche with new soft-roaders. Audi and Volvo have enjoyed some success in the luxury segment with their respective Allroad and Cross Country offerings, and there’s also Subaru with the Outback in the...
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RN30 concept previews Hyundai’s first ‘N’ performance carHyundai established a standalone performance division in 2015 to develop cars leveraging knowhow from its various motorsport programs, namely its World Rally Championship efforts. The division is called Hyundai N and the first product will be a hotted-up version of the new i30 hatchback. The i30 is...
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Renault on Thursday rolled out a sultry GT concept at the 2016 Paris auto show.
Called the Trezor, the concept doesn’t herald a production model, unfortunately. Rather, it hints at the...
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2018 Audi Q5 revealedA redesigned Audi Q5 made its debut on Thursday at the 2016 Paris auto show, one that’s lighter, more dynamic and more fuel-efficient that the model it replaces. The vehicle features a design inspired by the larger Q7 and with its sculpted lines and bold grille appears much more masculine...
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Lexus UX concept is a tiny luxury SUV with big techLexus is using the 2016 Paris auto show to present a concept car that hints at a new SUV positioned below the automaker’s NX. The concept is called the UX and was shown for the first time on Thursday. The UX hasn’t been confirmed for production but senior Lexus executives have said such...
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BMW X2 concept debuts at 2016 Paris auto showGet ready for a new BMW compact SUV arriving soon. It’s going to be called the X2 and on Thursday, at the 2016 Paris auto show, we got a preview of it in the form of a concept car. Though an SUV, the X2 is designed to conquer the concrete jungle. The concept version projects a sporty image...
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V-8-powered, rear-wheel-drive Ferrari GTC4 Lusso T makes debutFerrari’s [NYSE:RACE] GTC4 Lusso, an extensively revised version of the FF, made its debut in March at the 2016 Geneva auto show. At the time, the car was fitted exclusively with the automaker’s familiar 6.3-liter V-12. Now Ferrari has introduced an entry-level V-8 option. Debuting on...
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2017 Infiniti Q50 debuts in Paris with minor updatesInfiniti’s Q50 has had it tough since bowing on the market as a 2014 model. First there were teething issues with its drive-by-wire steering system. Then Infiniti teased us with a high-performance version powered by the same engine as the Nissan GT-R but later dropped all hopes of a...
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