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Australia’s Holden Commodore is slated to cease production next year which means our Chevrolet SS, essentially a rebadged version of the sporty Commodore SS V, is soon to be phased out.
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2019 Mercedes-AMG S63 Coupe spy shotsBuyers seeking a combination of luxury, performance and stunning good looks would do well to take a gander at Mercedes-AMG’s S63 Coupe. The sensuous lines and supercar-like performance thoroughly impressed at the car’s debut in 2014, and now the team at AMG is out to improve the...
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Report: Audi’s latest V-8 could be its lastAudi has just introduced an advanced diesel V-8 engine complete with electric compressor technology in its SQ7 TDI performance SUV. But the engine, which will also have a gasoline counterpart, may end up being the automaker’s last V-8. The information was revealed to Autocar by a source at...
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Acura NSX GT3 looks mean in bare carbon fiberWe already know what the new Acura NSX GT3 race car looks like because it was presented at the 2016 New York Auto Show back in March. However, Acura has now released photos taken during testing and this time the car is shown in its bare carbon fiber, and boy does it look menacing. Compared to the...
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Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Mercedes GLC Coupe, Acura NSX: Today’s Car NewsJeep looks to be out testing a new version of its Grand Cherokee and this one is believed to be powered by the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 known as the Hellcat. The engine delivers as much as 707 horsepower and in the Grand Cherokee will almost certainly set a new benchmark for performance SUVs...
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Jaguar Land Rover establishes new tech center to handle more personalized workJaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicles Operations (SVO) responsible for the British automaker’s personalization work is so in demand that it is being expanded. The move is part of long-term strategy to boost profitability. Jaguar Land Rover has revealed that SVO is hiring 250 staff, which...
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Within days of it emerging that a driver of a Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S died on May 7 when his electric sedan in semi-autonomous Autopilot mode ran under a trailer that was in the process of...
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When Bugatti designed a car for SuzukiBugatti is currently the flagship brand of the Volkswagen Group but the German auto giant isn’t responsible for reviving the historic French marque, which originally ceased making cars in 1952. That honor goes to Italian entrepreneur Romano Artioli who established Bugatti Automobili in 1987...
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Fernando Alonso: 2017 Acura NSX braking feel similar to F1Fernando Alonso is used to Honda power in his McLaren Formula One race car, but now he’s experienced it in a road car, in this case the 2017 Acura NSX. The two-time world champion recently got behind the wheel at Portugal’s Estoril race track and treated some journalists with a hot lap...
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2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk spy shotsUpdate: The pictured vehicle isn’t the Hellcat-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee but rather an updated version of the regular Grand Cherokee SRT. However, much of the new design will be shared with the Hellcat-powered model due in late 2017. Our spy photographers have spotted what’s believed...
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Ford GT to continue racing through 2019Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar will keep racing through the 2019 motorsport season in both the World Endurance Championship and the United SportsCar Championship. The automaker confirmed the extended motorsport program for the GT on Saturday, explaining that the program is...
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Update: Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer to be standalone modelsUpdate: An earlier version of this story based on incorrect information reported by 'Automotive News' claimed Jeep’s new Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer models would be trim levels of the next-generation Grand Cherokee rather than standalone models. New Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer models...
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More Aston Martin hypercar, LaFerrari convertible, long-lost Corvette: Car News Headlines Viknesh VijayenthiranWe have some fresh photos from the reveal of Aston Martin’s new hypercar, the AM-RB 001. Don’t worry as that isn’t the car’s name. It’s a placeholder until Aston Martin...
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Replica of long-lost Briggs Cunningham Corvette shows up at Le MansUpdate: This car is a replica of the Briggs Cunningham #1 1960 Chevrolet Corvette and not the original as stated in an earlier version of the story. A 1960 Chevrolet Corvette long thought lost to history was finally found in 2012. The car was one of three Corvettes fielded in the 1960 24 Hours of...
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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor coming with 6 drive modesIt’s been over a year since Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] revealed its new F-150 Raptor but there’s still plenty to learn about this performance-oriented, off-road pickup. This week Ford revealed details about the vehicle’s drive modes selector which has six modes capable of...
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Renault rolls out new Clio RSWhen Renault rolled out the Clio RS16 concept car a little over a month ago, it was clear a production version wasn’t far off. On Tuesday the French automaker finally unveiled the car as the latest in its series of Clio RS hot hatchbacks. The “RS” in the name stands for Renault...
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New photos from the Aston Martin AM-RB 001’s launchYesterday we were treated to the reveal of a new hypercar being developed by Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing. The development is far from complete yet already the car, code-named the AM-RB 001, is being billed as the McLaren F1 for this generation. That’s because just like the F1, the new...
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Open-top Ferrari LaFerrari revealed ahead of 2016 Paris auto showFerrari [NYSE:RACE] has dropped the top on its LaFerrari flagship. The automaker is keeping the car’s name and most of the technical details a secret until the world debut at the 2016 Paris Auto Show, but we already know a lot about it. Production will be limited and all build slots are...
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Aston Martin hypercar, next-gen Mercedes G-Class, Subaru BRZ driven: Today’s Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranAston Martin has finally revealed its new hypercar being developed with the Red Bull Racing Formula One team. The car looks like an open-wheel racer converted for road use, and we’re told it...
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Aston Martin and Red Bull’s AM-RB 001 hypercar revealedAston Martin has provided us with a first look at its revolutionary new hypercar being developed in partnership with the Red Bull Racing Formula One team. The new car, code-named AM-RB 001, will be one of two special edition models Aston Martin introduces in 2018, and it’s destined to be the...
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Fully autonomous BMW coming in 2021BMW on Friday announced a partnership with Intel and Mobileye to help spur the development of autonomous driving technology. Intel is a leader when it comes to artificial intelligence while Mobileye is a developer of monitoring systems autonomous technology relies on. Mobileye supplies monitoring...
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'Top Gear' host Chris Evans resigns amid dismal ratingsNew Top Gear frontman Chris Evans has called it quits after just six episodes. Evans, who has starred on both radio and television, confirmed the news via Twitter. “Gave it my best shot but sometimes that's not enough,” Evans said in a Twitter post. “The team are beyond brilliant...
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2017 Honda CR-V spy shotsThese are our latest spy shots of a prototype for the next-generation Honda CR-V. This will be the fifth generation of the popular compact crossover SUV, and it’s shaping up to be the most radical redesign yet. The new CR-V looks to be growing substantially in size, which makes sense with the...
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Hamilton holds off Rosberg at 2016 Formula One Austrian Grand PrixMercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton clinched victory during Sunday’s 2016 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix, by overtaking his teammate Nico Rosberg on the final lap. We came close to a repeat of the stuff up caused by the two drivers during May’s 2016 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix...
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