Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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French automaker Peugeot has ditched the minivan bodystyle of its current 3008 in order to jump on the SUV bandwagon for the vehicle’s successor.
The second-generation 3008 has been unveiled...
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Koenigsegg One:1 hits 240 mph at Vmax200The Vmax200 is a regular gathering in the United Kingdom where performance enthusiasts get to push their cars to the limit on the safe confines of a runway. Drivers accelerate their cars down a 1.4-mile stretch before having to slam their brakes. A Koenigsegg One:1 with British racing driver Oliver...
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2018 Maserati Quattroporte spy shotsMaserati is working on a mid-cycle update for its Quattroporte. The luxury sedan, now in its sixth generation, arrived in its current form as a 2014 model. The updated model should go on sale next year as a 2018 model. The cladding on the car suggests the only visual changes will be some tweaks to...
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Car flies through roundabout after driver falls asleep at wheelIt appears Romania has its own Evel Knievel. A driver in the town of Braila in the country’s east is lucky to be alive after falling asleep behind the wheel and crashing into a roundabout. DON'T MISS: What if your next Uber driver picked you up in a Bugatti? Like a scene from a Hollywood...
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Recent trademark filing hints at return of Corvette ZR1General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] on May 16 trademarked the ZR1 name with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, supporting rumors the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is set for a return. GM applies the ZR1 name to its most extreme Corvettes (ZR-1 for earlier generations) and so far has used it on...
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Rolls-Royce presents Zenith range of final Phantom coupes and convertibles at Villa d'EsteRolls-Royce is gearing up for the launch of an all-new Phantom in 2018 but sadly there will no longer be coupe and convertible versions to go along with the sedan. That means the current Phantom Coupe and Phantom Drophead Coupe will be the last of their kind. To mark their swan song, the British...
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BMW pulled out a surprise at this weekend’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este with its 2002 Hommage concept.
The concept marks the 50th anniversary of the start of production of ...
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Shelby GT500 barn find, very first Chevy Camaro, military-spec G-Class: This Week’s Top PhotosIt may be a 2010 model, but this Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang Shelby GT500 with just 21 miles on the clock is still a barn find in our book. It was bought and tucked away in a barn for the past several years but came up for sale recently after its original owner passed away. Swedish design...
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Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato, 2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn, 2018 Jeep Wrangler: Car News HeadlinesAston Martin teamed up with Italian design house Zagato to develop a new custom creation based on its Vanquish supercar. The result is the stunning Vanquish Zagato which will be on display this weekend at the 2016 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. We’ve just driven Rolls-Royce’s Dawn...
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Tesla Model S to tackle Pikes Peak Hill ClimbElectric cars have proven to be the weapon of choice for many tackling the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in recent years. In fact, last year’s overall winner was powered solely by a battery and electric motor. The air gets thinner the higher you go up and this has a detrimental effect on the...
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M4 driver with death wish drifts through Moscow streetsWarning: This video contains some NSFW language. Someone behind the wheel of a BMW M4 recently went on a drifting spree through the streets of Moscow. The driver drifts around corners, crosses center lines and completes a few donuts in front of traffic all with what seems to be reckless abandon...
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First look at TVR sports car’s iStream Carbon chassisBritish sports car marque TVR plans to launch a new model next year powered by a Cosworth-enhanced version of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang GT’s 5.0-liter V-8 and riding on a chassis developed by legendary Formula One designer Gordon Murray. TVR was present at the 2016 London Motor...
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This month has seen a wave of announcements regarding autonomous cars and its application to ride-sharing.
Not wanting to be left out, ride-sharing giant Uber, which is developing its own autonomous...
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Cadillac ends ELR productionCadillac’s ELR has bowed out of production a little more than two years after reaching showrooms. The last ELR rolled off the line at General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Detroit-Hamtramck plant in February, a Cadillac spokesman confirmed to HybridCars. It was also in February that...
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Update: Chinese automaker GAC denies interest in FCA stakeUpdate: State-owned Chinese automaker Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) has denied a report it is interested in acquiring a majority stake in Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU]. A GAC spokesperson told Reuters there is “currently no plans" for acquiring a stake in FCA. State-owned Chinese...
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2018 Jeep Wrangler spied with 4-cylinder engineJeep is working on a new Wrangler. It’s due on the market late next year, most likely as a 2018 model, and it’s clear from spy shots that its design will be evolutionary. Production is also set to continue in Toledo, Ohio. However, there will be some key differences for the new...
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Genesis product roadmap leakedHyundai’s new luxury brand Genesis was launched late last year with the promise it will have six distinct models in its lineup by 2020. Those six models have been confirmed to be a trio of sedans, a pair of SUVs and a coupe, and designing many of them are former Bentley designers Luc...
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Tesla to raise $2 billion with stock saleTesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has confirmed via a Securities and Exchange Commission filing it plans to sell new stock in a bid to raise as much as $2 billion. About $1.4 billion will be raised by the sale of new shares while the rest will come from the sale of CEO Elon Musk’s own shares to cover...
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Once the domain of the world’s most expensive supercars, carbon fiber wheels are now entering the mainstream.
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] was first to offer carbon fiber wheels as standard...
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Google’s Android OS may take over car infotainment systemsGoogle held its latest I/O press conference yesterday at its headquarters in Mountain View, California, where the tech giant announced a wave of future plans including new products for the house and car. Right now Google’s popular Android Auto smartphone integration system is being updated...
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Volvo concepts preview new S40 and XC40 compact carsWith the launch of its large cars complete, Volvo is now focused on introducing a new generation of compact cars. The first of these compacts, or “40” series models, isn’t due until 2017 but to help build excitement—and perhaps persuade buyers to hold off on a...
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Famous Porsche 356, Camaro Funny Car, 2017 GMC Acadia driven: Car News HeadlinesMatt Hummel is not at all like your typical Porsche 356 owner. Instead of fully restoring his cars and driving them sparingly, keeping them locked away in temperature-controlled environments the rest of the time, he’s out enjoying them almost every day, even heading off road when he feels...
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Ford GT’s twin-turbocharged V-6 may end up as crate engineFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] has developed a special twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 for use in its new GT supercar starting deliveries later this year. The engine, based on the unit originally developed for Ford’s Daytona Prototype, is already in use in racing versions of the GT competing in...
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Koenigsegg One:1 testing at the Nürburgring as part of lap record preparationWith speed limits no longer in place at the Nürburgring, Sweden’s Koenigsegg is setting out once again to attempt a lap record. The automaker confirmed a few weeks ago it will be running cars at the ‘Ring over the coming months in preparation for its record attempt. As previously...
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