Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Infiniti stunned the automotive world in April when it rolled out the QX Sport Inspiration concept at the 2016 Beijing auto show. The concept combined flowing sculptural lines and strong, muscular...
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Mercedes previews first of ‘EQ’ electric cars with SUV conceptMercedes-Benz’s much-hyped electric car concept has finally made its 2016 Paris auto show debut. Like Volkswagen’s own I.D. concept on display in Paris, the star of Mercedes’ stand previews the first of the automaker’s next-generation electric cars. The concept is called the...
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VW ID concept to spawn 300-plus-mile electric hatch in 2020The Volkswagen Group in order to shed any vestiges of its diesel emissions cheating scandal is embracing vehicle electrification with open arms. The automaker is committed to launching 30 electric cars by 2025 across its various brands, many of which will come from the namesake Volkswagen brand. VW...
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Mercedes-AMG teases hypercarAt a special event on the eve of the 2016 Paris auto show, Mercedes-Benz finally confirmed that it’s Mercedes-AMG skunk works is working on a world-beating hypercar. The confirmation came from Mercedes-Benz’s outgoing R&D boss Thomas Weber. “Under the lead of Mercedes-AMG, our...
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A new era at Aston Martin as first DB11s roll off the lineIt’s the start of a new era for Aston Martin today. The first customer examples of the new DB11 grand tourer rolled off the production line at the automaker’s plant in Gaydon, United Kingdom. On hand was CEO Andy Palmer who has promised to personally inspect the first 1,000 examples to...
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2018 Ford Mustang, 2017 Jeep Compass Trailhawk, NextEV supercar: Today’s Car NewsFord Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] Mustang will receive its mid-cycle update in 2017. Today we posted our first spy shots of a prototype. Though heavily camouflaged, we can see that the vehicle will be adopting some new bumpers and tweaks to the headlights. There will also be some significant...
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Speaking at the International Astronautical Congress in Mexico on Tuesday, Elon Musk, this time with his SpaceX cap on, made the case for colonizing Mars.
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GM prepares for C8 Corvette with ‘LT5’ trademark filingMore and more pieces of the C8 Chevrolet Corvette puzzle are coming together. The latest concerns a trademark filing made by General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] for the use of the “LT5” name on automotive engines. First identified by GM Authority, the filing was made with the United States...
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NextEV teases 1,000-horsepower electric supercarThere’s a handful of automotive startups out to challenge Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] as well as the more established makes, with new electric cars. Many of these are Chinese-backed firms operating in the United States. They’re using Silicon Valley knowhow to rapidly develop electric cars to meet...
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2018 Ford Mustang spy shotsFeast your eyes on the first photos of a prototype for the facelifted Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang. Being a facelift, the visible tweaks should be minimal. Nevertheless, Ford engineers have gone to great lengths to mask any changes. From what we can gather, there will be tweaks made to the...
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Tesla Model S-based Electric GT racing series launched in IbizaIn March we brought you news about an electric car racing series being developed for production-based cars, namely the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S. At a ceremony held at Ibiza on Tuesday, the new series was officially launched as the Electric GT Championship (EGT). The ceremony included the unveiling...
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BMW confirms Le Mans return and Formula E roleSeven years after its withdrawal from Formula One and four years after returning to DTM, BMW has announced an overhaul of its motorsport program which will see the German automaker once again competing at the top level on the world stage. The big news is that BMW will join the World Endurance...
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The 2017 Nissan GT-R range has just been expanded with a new Track Edition model. The car sits between the Premium and Nismo models in the GT-R hierarchy, and as the name suggests it comes with a few...
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Mercedes teases electric car concept debuting in ParisMercedes-Benz has been offering electric cars for several years but these have all been niche products limited to a handful of markets. The list includes the Electric Drive versions of the Smart ForTwo, B-Class and SLS AMG. With Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] demonstrating that there's serious interest in...
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HERE to start collecting real-time traffic data from Audi, BMW and Mercedes carsA cloud-based database of highly-detailed three-dimensional maps that can be updated in real time will be essential for self-driving cars. And one of the firms working to make such a database a reality is HERE, a former unit of Nokia that in 2015 was sold to Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. HERE has...
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Mark Webber hits London in a Porsche 919 HybridPorsche surprised commuters in London this morning with a drive by of its 919 Hybrid. The 919 Hybrid was driven by Mark Webber in a stunt to highlight the technology transfer between the Le Mans-winning race car and Porsche’s new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid, an example of which also participated in...
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2017 Nissan GT-R Track Edition revealedThe Nissan GT-R for the 2017 model year has undergone its most significant update to date. Nissan says the 2017 GT-R will eventually offer four models for customers to choose from. Two of these have been revealed in the form of the GT-R Premium and GT-R Nismo. Now we can add a third to the list...
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2017 Jeep Compass first lookThere’s a new Jeep Compass arriving in showrooms in the first quarter of 2017, and it will replace not only the aging current model but also the Patriot. Jeep says it retained the Compass name since it’s more recognized around the globe. The automaker is making little secret of its...
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The Dakar rally may no longer kick off in Paris but in a way the French capital is linked with the 2017 rally.
Peugeot will use the 2016 Paris auto show to present its 2017 3008 DKR, which will be...
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2018 BMW M4 spy shots (with interior)A prototype for an updated version of the BMW M4 has been spotted once more. The changes are part of a mid-cycle update planned for the entire 4-Series range. The cars should be introduced in 2017, as 2018 models. The prototype reveals that the updated M4 will be receiving some of the mods fitted...
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China’s Geely is new partner for Bloodhound land speed record teamThe United Kingdom’s Bloodhound has secured vital funding from Chinese automaker Geely in order to complete its attempt on the world land speed record, scheduled to for South Africa in October 2017. Geely, which is the parent company to Volvo, has been named the prime sponsor of Bloodhound...
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Mercedes Urban eTruck, Infiniti Q60 Convertible, Tesla Model S in the 10s: Today’s Car NewsMercedes-Benz has given us a glimpse of the future of the delivery truck in the form of the Urban eTruck concept. It’s an electric truck with 124 miles of range and a high-tech look and cabin. A senior executive at Infiniti has revealed that the Japanese luxury brand won’t renew the...
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Audi R&D chief hired in wake of emissions cheating scandal steps downAudi confirmed on Monday that its R&D chief Stefan Knirsch is stepping down from his position with immediate effect. The news follows a September 16 report from German newspaper Donaukurier that Knirsch would be leaving the automaker as he may have been aware of the diesel emissions cheating at...
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Chris Harris and Rory Reid to join Matt LeBlanc as lead hosts on ‘Top Gear’Top Gear producer the BBC has confirmed Chris Harris and Rory Reid will join Matt LeBlanc as lead hosts for future episodes of the struggling show. Harris and Reid were previously relegated to the spinoff series Extra Gear but proved to be more popular with fans than former lead host Chris Evans...
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