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Update: An earlier version of this story claimed BMW i product chief Henrik Wenders confirmed plans for an i5. A BMW spokesperson reached out to Motor Authority and stated that Wenders did not...
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2017 Porsche Macan gets 4-cylinder base option, $48,550 starting priceThe Macan has been a roaring success for Porsche, with the small SUV rocketing to the top of the sales chart in only its first full year on the market. Porsche sold more than 80,000 Macans last year globally, enough to put it ahead of the automaker’s next best-seller, the Cayenne, which...
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Lamborghini design boss Filippo Perini moves to Italdesign, is replaced by Porsche designerFollowing the appointment of Lamborghini’s longstanding CEO Stephan Winkelmann at Audi’s Quattro division a couple of weeks ago, the Italian supercar marque has since confirmed that its design boss Filippo Perini will also be heading to another Volkswagen Group subsidiary. Perini will...
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2017 Mercedes E-Class driven, 2018 Rolls-Royce SUV spied, Electric supercar revealed: Car News HeadlinesWe’ve just driven Mercedes-Benz’s new E-Class and have a first drive report up. One of the more standout features is its autonomous technology, which is miles ahead of the competition. Rolls-Royce will launch its first SUV in 2018. A test mule for the vehicle has been spotted and...
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2018 Audi A5 Sportback spy shotsAudi is working on a new generation of its A5 and once again there will be three separate bodystyles: coupe, convertible and hatchback. We’ve already spied prototypes for the coupe and now we have our first look at a prototype for the hatchback, or Sportback as Audi refers to it. The car is...
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Enjoy this driving footage of the Aston Martin DB11: VideoAston Martin stunned the world with the reveal of its all-new DB11 during last week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show, though so far we’ve only been able to see the car motionless. That’s no longer the case as Aston Martin has released a video showing the DB11 carving up some great driving...
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Mercedes parent Daimler building additional battery plant for future electric cars Viknesh VijayenthiranTesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] much-hyped Gigafactory battery plant is currently under construction in Nevada, but it's not the only plant of its kind from an automaker.
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Rimac Concept_One electric supercar debuts in production trim, is joined by track-focused modelCroatian firm Rimac first presented the Concept_One at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Even back then the company, which at the time few knew about, was confident that its electric supercar would enter production, complete with a promised four-motor, 1,088-horsepower output and 82-kilowatt-hour...
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2017 Chevy Camaro, 2017 Fiat 500 Abarth, Polestar Performance Parts: Today’s Car NewsChevrolet’s Camaro turns 50 next year and the Bowtie brand is celebrating with a special edition trim. It will be offered on the 2017 Camaro, but only for top-trim versions of the V-6 and V-8-powered models. Fiat’s feisty 500 Abarth is getting a major update. Look for new styling, a new...
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See the Bugatti Chiron in more colors thanks to configuratorBugatti’s new Chiron has been generating a lot of buzz since its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. However, so far Bugatti has only shown the car in two colors. These include a solid navy blue and a two-tone configuration featuring two lighter shades of blue. Now you can view the Chiron in...
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2016 World Car of the Year finalists namedIn the world of automotive awards, there are numerous titles vying for relevancy. The majors include the North American Car and Truck of the Year, the European Car of the Year, and the World Car of the Year. The last on that list to be concluded for 2016 is the World Car of the Year. The winners...
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Toyota unveils boat with multi-material constructionToyota is a powerhouse in the auto industry but its manufacturing capabilities stretch well beyond cars. Toyota also has a nautical department that has been building a range of boats for several years, mainly aluminum-hulled models equipped with engines borrowed from some of the firm’s cars...
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French automaker Peugeot is working on a new compact crossover, as evidenced by our latest spy shots. The vehicle is the second generation of the 3008 and should be launched in markets where the...
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Polestar launches official performance parts range for VolvoSince the middle of last year, Polestar, once a standalone motorsport and engineering firm, has been an official subsidiary of Volvo. Going forward, Polestar will continue to develop dedicated performance vehicles for Volvo like the previous S60 and V60 Polestar models, as well as offer performance...
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VW GTI to go racing in new TCR International SeriesThere’s a new FIA-sanctioned racing series known as the TCR International Series, where the cars competing are all based on affordable compacts. The series was started by organizers of the World Touring Car Championship and prides itself on having a low cost of entry and low running costs...
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2017 Fiat 500 Abarth spy shotsIt seems like the current Fiat 500 has been around forever—it was actually in 2007 that we first saw the covers come off—but the car has a few years left in it until a complete redesign is introduced so in the meantime the designers are giving it an update. The updated version of the...
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New Infiniti Q60 coupe will be second model with Red Sport performance trimInfiniti’s new Q60 coupe will be the second model to offer the Red Sport performance trim, the Japanese firm confirmed during the past week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Already offered on the Q50 sedan, the performance trim indicates the most potent powertrain of the range, in this case a...
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BMW Vision Next 100, Aston Martin future, Ferrari LaFerrari Spider: Car News HeadlinesBMW turned 100 today and the automaker is celebrating with a look towards the future. That look came in the form of a wild concept car with autonomous driving capability and shape-shifting skin. While BMW’s concept hints at a future much further out, Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer sat down with...
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Talk of a Koenigsegg sedan dates back quite a few years but the company’s CEO and founder Christian von Koenigsegg has finally confirmed that such a car is in the works.
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BMW celebrates centenary with Vision Next 100 autonomous conceptIt was 100 years ago today that the company currently known as the Bayerische Motoren Werke was first registered, though it would be more than a decade until it started churning out cars. Nevertheless, BMW is keen to celebrate and is doing so with a gala event today in Munich, Germany that saw the...
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First look at Subaru’s new modular platformSubaru has developed a new modular platform that promises improved levels of safety and a more engaging driving experience for its next-generation vehicles. The platform is called the Subaru Global platform and it will underpin virtually every next-gen model starting with the 2017 Impreza range...
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2018 Rolls-Royce Wraith Series II spy shotsA prototype for an updated Rolls-Royce Wraith has been spotted testing once again. And these latest photos give us a hint at the new styling we can expect for the updated model, which in Rolls-Royce tradition will likely be called the Wraith Series II. The photos reveal that changes are only being...
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Ferrari LaFerrari Spider allegedly shown to customersFerrari’s [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari flagship is being built in an exclusive run of just 499 cars but there could be more if new rumors of a convertible version turn out to be accurate. Rumors of an open-top LaFerrari originally surfaced about a year after the reveal of the coupe at 2013’s...
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Opel Astra named 2016 European Car of the YearDuring the hustle and bustle of last week’s Geneva Motor Show, organizers of the European Car of the Year awards named the latest Opel Astra the winner for 2016. This bodes well for cars in the United States as the underlying platform of the Astra, General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM]...
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