Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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It’s hard to imagine but the current iteration of McLaren’s road car division, McLaren Automotive, has only been up and running for about six years. In that time, the company has managed...
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Apollo arrives in Geneva with 986-hp Arrow supercarGumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur at one point was the maker of the fastest road car in the world. The car was the Apollo Sport, which in 2009 set the fastest lap time for a production car at the Nürburgring. Even today the time of 7:11.57 remains one of the fastest set at the Green Hell...
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McLaren's most practical car is the 570GTLove to take your mid-engine sports car everywhere but tired of being limited to only an overnight bag to hold all your gear? Well McLaren has you covered with its latest model. The car is the much-hyped more practical member of the entry-level Sports Series range and it has just been unveiled at...
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2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia’s regular trim levels revealed in Geneva: Live photosAlfa Romeo’s new Giulia sedan will finally hit showrooms this year, though the car will initially arrive in its high-performance Quadrifoglio trim, which is the equivalent of cars like the BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C63. The starting price of this 505-horsepower sports sedan will be up around...
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Spyker C8 Preliator bows with Audi V-8, 525 hpLiving up to the Spyker motto, Nulla tenaci invia est via, Latin for “For the tenacious, no road is impassable,” CEO and founder Victor R. Muller hasn’t given up on his dream to run a successful sports car company despite some major setbacks. The list is a long one and includes...
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2017 Maserati Levante lands in Geneva: Live photos and videoIt’s been years in the making but finally Maserati’s first SUV, the Levante, has made its public debut, appearing today at the Geneva Motor Show. Maserati first hinted at a high-riding model as far back as 2003, when it rolled out the original Kubang concept. A second Kubang concept was...
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Lamborghini has brought a new supercar to this week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of company founder Ferrucio Lamborghini this year. The car will be...
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Koenigsegg Regera revealed in production trim, will hit 186 mph in 10.9 secondsBugatti stunned us yesterday with its numbers for its Veyron-replacing Chiron but incredibly it isn’t the most powerful car on show this week at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Swedish rival Koenigsegg has a production-ready example of its Regera on its stand and the new hybrid supercar boasts an...
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2017 Aston Martin DB11 debuts at Geneva Motor Show: Live photos and videoAston Martin’s brand renaissance, known as the Second Century Plan, kicked off today at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show with the unveiling of the DB11. The new grand tourer is the direct replacement for Aston Martin’s aging DB9 and the first model to be based on the British marque’s...
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Arash enters hybrid supercar league with 2,080-hp AF10: Live photosIt’s been a while since we last heard from British supercar marque Arash and its determined founder Arash Farboud. A couple of years ago the company rolled out the AF8, a mid-engine supercar powered by one of General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] 7.0-liter LS7 V-8s and billed as a rival to...
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Jay Leno takes a spin in the 2017 Acura NSX: VideoThe 2017 Acura NSX has just gone on sale and naturally Jay Leno is one of the first people outside of Acura to drive it. On the latest episode of his web series Jay Leno’s Garage, the comedian and television host learns the ins and outs of the 573-horsepower hybrid supercar from its designer...
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2016 Porsche 911 R debuts at Geneva auto showFollowing yesterday’s leak, we now have official details on the new Porsche 911 R following the car’s world debut this morning at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The car is designed for those Porsche purists lamenting the somewhat radical direction engineers took with the latest 911 GT3 and...
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It was at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show that Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] surprised the world with the FF, a shooting brake with V-12 performance and all-wheel drive. At this year’s show, Ferrari has...
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2016 Audi Q2 debuts at Geneva motor showAudi has just taken the wraps off its new Q2 at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle is a sleek compact crossover slightly smaller than the Q3 and based on the Volkswagen Group’s flexible MQB platform. The Q2 started out life as the Q1 but only because the rights to the Q2 name were owned...
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Hear the Bugatti Chiron’s 8.0-liter W-16 engine roarBugatti’s Chiron is one of the major stars of this week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The car is the replacement for the Veyron and just like its predecessor the Chiron is powered by a quad-turbocharged engine with 16 cylinders displacing a total 8.0 liters. The engine in the Chiron is much...
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2017 Honda Civic Hatchback previewed by prototypeHonda’s 10th-generation Civic has been a huge success, with the car even taking out the prestigious 2016 North American Car of the Year award. But the show isn’t over yet as Honda is planning another, much more practical bodystyle for the range. We’re talking about the new Civic...
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BMW Presents i8 Protonic Red Special Edition: live photosBMW is patting itself on the back for strong sales of its i8 by rolling out a special edition model. The car is called the i8 Protonic Red Edition, and it was on display this week at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. WATCH: 2015 BMW i8 First Drive: Video BMW managed to sell 5,456 examples of the plug-in...
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Bugatti Chiron revealed: 1,480 hp and 0-62 mph in under 2.5 secondsBehold Bugatti’s new Chiron. The much-hyped successor to the Veyron and potentially the fastest car ever to enter production has been revealed today ahead of its world debut tomorrow at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. We’ll cut right to the chase. Bugatti hasn’t revealed how fast the...
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Pagani is introducing its first update to the Huayra since the car made its debut in 2011. The update is in the form of a new special edition model that Pagani will build in a limited run of just 20...
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VW Phideon luxury sedan revealed, destined for China onlyVolkswagen has taken the unusual step of unveiling a new model developed exclusively for the Chinese market at a major auto show outside of China. The new model is the Phideon sedan and it’s on show this week at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The Phideon is the production version VW’s C...
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Bugatti Chiron detailed, 2017 Porsche 911 R leaked, 2018 Buick Regal spied: Today’s Car NewsIt’s hard to believe that Bugatti’s Veyron was revealed to the world more than a decade ago. The car’s successor is the much more powerful Chiron which Bugatti says is significantly faster than the Veyron. Learn about all the specs in our in-depth preview. Another car revealed...
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2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR revealed, priced from $126,945: Live photosJaguar’s F-Type was already one of the most compelling sports cars on the market thanks to a combination of stunning good looks, one of the best-sounding V-8s in production, plus a tasteful, well-built cabin. Now the British brand has thrown supercar performance into the mix, albeit without...
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Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera returns with Disco Volante SpyderItalian coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera is back with another hit, this time a convertible version of 2013’s stunning Alfa Romeo Disco Volante coupe. The Disco Volante is a modern take on the equally stunning 1952 Alfa Romeo C52 Disco Volante and is based on the bones of the Alfa...
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New 'Top Gear' Delayed, Season Cut Short: ReportApparently there have been a few teething problems for the new episodes of Top Gear though that was to be expected given recent departures of several key people from the production crew plus news there would be no less than six co-hosts (seven if you include the Stig). It’s also been reported...
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