Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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It doesn’t get more badass than this.
Strapped to the dyno of Hennessey Performance Engineering is a 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat dishing out hypercar-like numbers.
The car features the...
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Hyundai Genesis Coupe bows out, successor to be sold under Genesis brandThe 2016 model year will be the last for Hyundai’s Genesis Coupe, the automaker has confirmed. A successor is planned but will be sold under Hyundai’s new Genesis luxury brand. The successor will be a larger, more luxurious model possibly hinted at by 2015’s Vision G concept car...
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Just 150 BMW M3 30 Jahre Editions head to U.S.BMW’s M3 nameplate turned 30 this year and to celebrate the automaker rolled out the 30 Jahre Edition based on the latest, fifth-generation M3. Just 500 are being built for worldwide consumption and 150 will make it to the United States. They'll arrive as 2017 models. They’re all likely...
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1991 BMW M5, Buick Y-Job, Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo concept: Car News HeadlinesInternet Brands staffer Joel Feder recently sold his 1991 BMW M5. You can get the full back story on the car and why he sold it in the link below. One of Buick’s most famous cars, the Y-Job, regarded by many as the world’s first concept car, has just been added to the National Historic...
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Famous collector sues Ferrari after denial of LaFerrari convertiblePerhaps as a sign of how comical exclusiveness in the supercar scene has become, a famous collector is suing Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] North American division for defamation after being denied a build slot for the upcoming LaFerrari convertible. As Autoweek discovered in a Verified Complaint for...
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VW is world’s biggest automaker for first half of 2016, but woes keep pilingDespite the fallout from its diesel emissions cheating scandal, the Volkswagen Group has managed to take the lead in global sales for the first six months of 2016. The German automaker delivered 5.12 million vehicles over the period, a 1.5 percent improvement over the same period a year ago, which...
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A Bugatti fan from Saudi Arabia has managed to convince the French marque to sell its Chiron unveiled at the car’s 2016 Geneva auto show debut, as well as the one-off Vision Gran Turismo...
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China’s traffic-straddling bus is real, carries first passengersThe Chinese port city of Qinhuangdao was the location for the first test of an innovative new mode of public transport called the Transit Elevated Bus (TEB), a high-riding bus that can glide over gridlocked traffic. According to China Xinhua News, the test was carried out on Tuesday, with engineers...
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Mini design boss Anders Warming moves to BorgwardDanish designer Anders Warming has left the BMW Group where he worked for the past 16 years to join fellow German automaker Borgward. Borgward went out of business more than half a century ago but was recently revived by a descendant of the founder of the original company, as well as Chinese...
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Watch the Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4 at NardoLamborghini’s current flagship is the Centenario LP 770-4, a 759-horsepower raging bull that’s destined to be built in a run of just 40 cars. Lamborghini has released its first video showing the supercar on the move, in this case at Italy’s Nardo test track. The Centenario was...
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Shelby GT350 turns into fireball after flames kill brakes at 100 mphOne track enthusiast is lucky to be alive after a fiery incident involving his 2016 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Shelby GT350. As explained in detail on his Facebook page, Joe Charles was enjoying a long day at the track when a series of disasters struck, culminating in his car being engulfed in...
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Report: Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster to debut at 2016 Paris auto showMercedes-AMG is readying an al fresco version of its GT sports car, with prototypes already spotted testing in Europe. According to Motoring, the car, which will be called a GT Roadster, will debut as early as the 2016 Paris auto show. Interestingly, the Australian publication says both a base GT...
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Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk has fleshed out some of the plans he alluded to in his overarching “master plan” announced on July 20.
In the original post on Tesla’s blog,...
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2017 Infiniti QX30 priced from $30,945Infiniti is taking on the segment for premium compact cars with a new SUV called the QX30. The vehicle is virtually identical to the Q30 sold overseas and shares most of its internals with the Mercedes-Benz GLA. The QX30 will reach showrooms in September as a 2017 model and with a starting price of...
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Ole Yeller Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 raises $295k for charityFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] in 2016 has continued its tradition of supporting the Experimental Aircraft Association and its Young Eagles youth education programs with the auction of a one-off Mustang once again sporting a design inspired by America’s aviation history. The latest of the...
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Here’s the car Linkin Park designed for Mercedes-AMGMercedes-AMG recently undertook one of its more unusual partnerships, teaming up with American rock band Linkin Park to design a race car. The band has previously provided their song Papercut for the debut of AMG’s GT R sports car at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed in late June. The...
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Sebastian Vettel tests 2017 F1 season’s extra-wide tiresThere are some radical changes coming to Formula One in 2017. The list includes longer, wider cars and much wider tires. The changes are aimed at increasing downforce and grip, which should lead to higher speeds and thus faster lap times. Earlier today we were treated with a preview of what the new...
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Flyin' Miata’s turnkey MX-5 V-8 ready to order, Fiat 124 Spider plannedRemember that V-8 conversion for the latest-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata we told you about at the start of the year? Well, it’s ready to order and the confirmed specifications are every bit as impressive as we’d hoped. The company doing the conversion is Flyin’ Miata, based in...
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After a fierce battle for market share in China’s ride-sharing industry over the past year, Uber looks to have finally thrown in the towel.
In a deal expected to be formally announced tomorrow,...
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2017 Camaro ZL1, 2017 Genesis G80, Bugatti Chiron in California: Car News HeadlinesChevrolet’s new Camaro ZL1 is getting closer to its market debut and today we learned the power ratings will be higher than originally stated. The latest info comes via a leaked order guide for the complete 2017 Camaro range. The Hyundai Genesis is no more. In its place is the almost...
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2017 Genesis G80 priced from $42,350Hyundai’s Genesis sedan transforms into the Genesis G80 for the 2017 model year, and along with the name change comes a price rise. The 2017 Genesis G80 starts at $42,350, which represents a $2,650 premium on the starting price of the 2016 Hyundai Genesis. ALSO SEE: Why Ford is making a huge...
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Bugatti Chiron and Vision Gran Turismo head to Monterey Car WeekBugatti fans are in for a treat at Monterey Car Week, which runs August 15-21 in Monterey, California and concludes with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Bugatti has confirmed the appearance of both its Chiron hypercar and Vision Gran Turismo concept. The Chiron will be present at The...
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F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s kidnapped mother-in-law rescuedPolice in Brazil have rescued 67-year-old Aparecida Schunck, the mother-in-law of 85-year-old Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, after she was kidnapped at her home in São Paulo on July 21. The kidnappers demanded 120 million Brazilian Reals (approximately $36.5 million) for her release but...
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2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 output revised higher, leaked order guide revealsAt its March reveal, the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 was estimated to deliver 640 horsepower and 640 pound-feet of torque. Those numbers are already staggering for a production Camaro, but a leaked order guide for the muscle car icon’s 2017 model year has revealed the ZL1 will be getting an...
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