Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Koenigsegg is ready to deliver its first federalized car in the United States.
While there are a handful of the Swedish supercar marque’s cars already on these shores, including an uber-rare...
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Ferrari collector reveals plans for Steve McQueen-inspired brown F12Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] 275 was the successor to the automaker’s hugely-successful 250 series, and to many it’s still the definitive Ferrari. The cars were beautiful to look at, incredibly fast and even had a few celebrity owners to boot, one of which was Steve McQueen. One of the...
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Infiniti confirms variable compression engineInfiniti is destined to become the first major automaker with a variable compression engine. The engine, dubbed the VC-T (Variable Compression-Turbo), has the ability to alter the compression ratio, i.e. the volume of the combustion chamber when a piston is at the bottom of the stroke compared to...
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Tesla P100D option for Model S, Model X show up in Dutch databaseType approval for the Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S and Model X in Europe reveal that the next step up in performance for the popular electric sedan and SUV will be in the form of a 100-kilowatt-hour battery. As first discovered by enthusiast website Kenteken, the Dutch government’s...
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2017 Honda Civic Hatchback first lookThe 10th-generation Honda Civic Hatchback has been revealed ahead of its world debut in late September at the 2016 Paris auto show. The car arrives in showrooms in the fall, as a 2017 model, where it will join the related Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe. It will be the first Civic Hatchback offered in...
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Possible Mercedes-AMG E63 Black Series spiedIt’s been a while since Mercedes-AMG last had a Black Series in its lineup but a new one could now be brewing. A prototype for AMG’s new E63 Wagon is featured in this video from YouTube user walkoART – Videos, but the tester is sporting some modifications that suggest it may be...
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New VW CC spied, Karma Revero revealed, World Rallycross explained: Today’s Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranVolkswagen is working on a new generation of its CC sedan and a prototype has just been spotted. It reveals that the new CC will be a roomier, more dynamic-looking car than the model it replaces.
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Is ZSX the name of Honda’s next sports car?A recent trademark filing made by Honda may hint at a new sports car to sit below the flagship NSX, sold in the United States and a few other markets as an Acura. The trademark filing was made with the European Union Intellectual Property Office and is for the “ZSX” name. A search of...
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Prototype for DeltaWing GT road car revealedIt’s been a long and rocky road for the radical, arrow-shaped DeltaWing project. The project was born as a proposal for a new type of chassis for IndyCar and later morphed into a race car for the American Le Mans Series, the series founded by key DeltaWing backer Don Panoz. The benefits of...
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Chinese tech giant LeEco confirms car plantAfter wowing audiences in April with the unveiling of its LeSee concept car at the 2016 Beijing auto show, Chinese tech giant LeEco appears to be moving ahead with plans to start car production. The company, famous for its smartphones and online streaming services, announced on Wednesday that it...
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2017 BMW 740e plug-in hybrid gets 64 mpge, 14-mile electric rangeBMW’s 7-Series gets a few new additions for the 2017 model year, one of which is a plug-in hybrid model in the form of the 740e xDrive i Performance. The eco-friendly luxury sedan is priced from $90,095, including a $995 destination charge, and is available in dealerships from August. The EPA...
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Ford Maverick serves as Fast and Furious star Sung Kang’s latest project carAfter wowing crowds with his custom 240Z at SEMA in 2015, Fast and the Furious star Sung Kang has a new project car in the works for this year’s show, and this time he’s enlisted a little help. Kang has teamed up with Alexis, Christian and Tony, all of them students from Alhambra...
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BMW’s M4 is about to undergo its mid-cycle update. A prototype has been spotted and reveals that some of the changes will include a few parts lifted from the high-performance M4 GTS.
A car that...
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Karma Revero: first look at reborn extended-range electric sedanThe long road to getting the Fisker Karma back in production is approaching its end. It was in early 2014 that China’s Wanxiang bought the remains of Fisker, including the rights to the failed automaker’s handsome albeit somewhat flawed extended-range electric sedan. Since them Wanxiang...
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McLaren bringing 570GT, MSO concept to MontereyMcLaren is about to introduce a new model in the United States in the form of the 570GT, which as the name suggests is a car more suited to grand touring than carving up a race track. We first saw the 570GT in March at the 2016 Geneva auto show, but now it’s ready to make its North American...
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2017 Audi S3 previewAudi has just updated its A3 range of compact sedans, hatchbacks and convertibles. The updates, which are being introduced for the 2017 model year, affect the sporty S3 models as well. They include styling tweaks, a digital instrument cluster, updated menus for the infotainment system, and new...
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2017 Audi A3 previewAudi’s entry-level model in the United States, the A3, receives some significant updates for the 2017 model year. The current-generation A3 still seems like it only arrived yesterday, but the car actually made its debut overseas in 2012 and is now at the midway point in its life...
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2017 Range Rover, BMW teases Tesla, Audi suspension-energy recovery: Today’s Car NewsLand Rover’s Range Rover SUV has undergone its mid-cycle update. Among the changes is the addition of a new SVAutobiography Dynamic model that sports a 550-horsepower V-8. BMW has released some ads that make fun of the potentially long wait time for the Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] Model 3. The...
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The Mazda 6 enters the 2017 model year with the same handsome design it adopted in 2014 but there’s a few technological changes aimed at improving the vehicle's dynamic qualities.
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1989 Peugeot 205 GTI achieves record price at classic car auctionPeugeot’s 205 GTI is a 1980s-era hero. Regarded as one of the best hot hatches ever built, the cars dominated not only on the road but also in rally competition, including in top-level Group B events. Peugeot 205 GTIs in good condition are highly sought, which is why it comes as little...
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Audi unveils suspension-energy regeneration technologyRecovering electrical energy from braking is common in hybrids and electric cars, but brake force isn't the only energy that can be harvested while a car is on the move. We've already written about thermoelectric technology, which recovers energy from hot surfaces such as those of the exhaust, and...
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2017 Land Rover Range Rover previewFor years, the Land Rover Range Rover was unparalleled in the luxury SUV segment. But with demand for SUVs soaring over the past decade it was only a matter of time until rivals started to challenge it. The Range Rover is still hard to beat when it comes to an SUV that offers sublime luxury and...
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Karma to build cars in China, including Atlantic small sedanIt was only yesterday that we reported on the plans of Karma, an automaker owned by Chinese auto parts giant Wanxiang and born out of the remains of bankrupt Fisker Automotive, to sell an updated version of the Fisker Karma through franchised stores as well as its own “brand experience...
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Legendary Lambo test driver Valentino Balboni starts tuning firmLong-time Lamborghini test driver Valentino Balboni has formed a new tuning firm focused on the supercars churned out of Sant'Agata Bolognese. The firm is called VB, and its first product is a titanium exhaust for the Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce that looks more like sculpture than a car...
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