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Volkswagen engineers are out testing a prototype for what’s clearly a large sedan but we’re not talking about the next-generation Phaeton. The German automaker recently confirmed that...
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2017 Buick Encore Previewed By Opel Mokka XAt next month’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Opel will introduce the Mokka X. The vehicle is the updated version of the Mokka subcompact crossover on sale since 2012 and known in these parts as the Buick Encore. It will go on sale in Europe this spring. For readers back home, the updates should...
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Cadillac Unlikely To Renew ELRCadillac’s Converj concept, unveiled in early 2009 during the height of the global financial crisis, was meant to be a way of sexing up the extended-range electric car technology offered in the much more mundane Chevrolet Volt, whose platform it borrowed. The concept had an extreme...
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Jeep Sales Starting In India By Mid-2016Jeep managed to sell 1,237,583 vehicles worldwide in 2015, which represents the highest total in the brand’s 75-year history. The total this year is likely to be even higher, though, as Jeep will finally have an official presence in the growing Indian market. ALSO SEE: Scion Axed, Most Models...
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Scion axed, most models to become ToyotasToyota confirmed today that its Scion brand will be axed. All existing Scions apart from the tC coupe will become Toyotas. The changeover will take place once the first 2017 models start arriving, currently scheduled for this August. This means cars like the FR-S sports car, iA sedan and iM 5-door...
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Renault Restructures Performance Divisions, Reveals 2016 Formula One CarAfter announcing its return as a constructor in the Formula One World Championship late last year, Renault today unveiled its race car for the 2016 season. Along with the reveal, the French automaker confirmed drivers Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer for the squad. The official name of the new F1...
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Audi has had mixed results with its Super Bowl spots over the years—we’re still trying to forget last year’s Doberhuahua shocker—but this year the automaker looks like it has...
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Nissan Armada To Return As Rebadged Patrol?Nissan is expected to return to the full-size SUV segment this year with a new Armada, the previous version of which bowed out of the market after the 2015 model year. It’s not clear what form the new Armada will take but there are rumors it may be a rebadged version of the Patrol sold...
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Ferrari Teases Updated FF Ahead Of 2016 Geneva Motor ShowIt 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 will introduce an updated version of the car, a teaser for which was tucked away in a recent presentation for...
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Ferrari Share Price Dives Despite “Best Ever” FinancialsWhile Ferrari's [NYSE:RACE] cars may have waiting lists stretching out more than a year, it’s a different story when it comes to demand for the automaker’s shares. Ferrari’s share price as traded on the New York Stock Exchange dropped to a new low of $34.03 yesterday before...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Cabriolet Spy ShotsA new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet is set to debut this year, and arriving alongside the car will be two performance-oriented versions developed by Mercedes-AMG. One will be the V-6-equipped C43 Cabriolet we spied yesterday and another will be this V-8 powered C63 Cabriolet range-topper...
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New Ford F-150 Raptor ready for Best in the Desert RacingFord Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new F-150 Raptor isn’t due in showrooms until the later part of the year but you’ll be able to see it in action much sooner than that. Ford has confirmed that a virtually stock version will enter the off-roading racing series that is the Best in the...
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Jay Leno Revealed As One Of The 37 Owners Of A 2015 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R: Video Viknesh VijayenthiranAnyone familiar with the latest Mustang Shelby GT350 will know that Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] built only 137 examples for the 2015 model year, with just 37 of these being the more hardcore GT350R...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG C43, Ford GT Ordering, Transformers Vehicles Sold: Today’s Car NewsMercedes-Benz’s new AMG Sport range is thought to be on its way out. Instead, the cars will be marketed by the Mercedes-AMG performance division and designated with a “43” badge. Today we have spy shots of what’s likely to be a C43 Cabriolet. We’ve just learned that...
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Go Inside The Workshop Where McLaren P1 GTRs Are Kept And MaintainedIn a small corner of McLaren’s sprawling headquarters in Woking, England is a small shed set up for the P1 GTR. In case you’re not familiar with the car, it’s a more extreme version of the P1 supercar designed and built exclusively for the track, meaning the engineers...
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Hyundai & MINI Hire Some Big Names For Super Bowl 50: VideoWhen it comes to Super Bowl spots, animals and celebrities tend to be the two most popular options. We’ll be seeing both during Super Bowl 50, where on February 7 the Carolina Panthers will take on the Denver Broncos at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Yesterday, we saw...
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Jaguar Land Rover Wants Its Autonomous Cars To React Like Human DriversJaguar Land Rover, like most major automakers, is working on autonomous car technology. For the British automaker, it’s important its autonomous cars have a very similar reaction to a human driver so that not only the person behind the wheel but also other people on the road are more...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG C43 Cabriolet Spy ShotsMercedes-Benz’s C-Class range is about to spawn a convertible for the first time, or Cabriolet as the German automaker refers to it. And along with the regular car, there will be a couple of performance-oriented models developed by Mercedes-AMG. One of these will be a new C63 Cabriolet, which...
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Renault is finally back in Formula One with its own team after acquiring a controlling stake in cash-strapped Lotus F1 at the end of last year. But that’s not the only bit of good news for fans...
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8 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Shelby Daytona Coupe: VideoLast fall’s Goodwood Revival served as the stage for Shelby American’s 50th anniversary celebrations of the monumental 1965 World Sportscar Championship, a championship in which Shelby finished ahead of Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] to secure a manufacturers’ title—a first for an...
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Daytona 24 Hours Results, BMW 1-Series Spied, First Acura NSX Sold: Car News HeadlinesThe 2016 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship’s season-opener, the Rolex 24 at Daytona, is now over. It brought plenty of action along with plenty of mishaps for teams. BMW is working on a direct rival for the likes of the Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz CLA. The car is expected to debut later...
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Lexus To Enter IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship With RC F GT3Lexus recently announced that it will offer factory support for the new F Performance Racing team led by Scott Pruett. The veteran racer has extensive experience in North American racing series so it comes as no surprise that the Lexus-backed team just announced it will initially compete in the...
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2017 BMW 1-Series Sedan Spy ShotsA prototype for BMW’s upcoming 1-Series sedan has been spotted yet again. Yes, after watching Audi and Mercedes-Benz have all the fun in the luxury compact sedan segment with their respective A3 and CLA, BMW now wants a piece of the action. As the spy shots reveal, BMW’s entry to the...
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Another Bandit Pontiac Firebird crosses the auction block, raises $550KThere’s been a bit of a frenzy in the market for Pontiac Firebird Trans Ams connected to the 1977 classic "Smokey and the Bandit," though one could say it’s simply a reflection of the current mania in the world of collector cars. The mania certainly hasn’t hit its peak as...
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