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Mercedes Highlights 2017 E-Class Development… Including One Special Feature: Video Viknesh VijayenthiranAn all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class is just a few weeks away from its debut at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. The car, which will arrive in showrooms next year, as a 2017 model, has been in gestation for...
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Fire Breathing Nissan GT-R Plays In The Snow: VideoJust imagine getting the keys to a Nissan GT-R during the winter season. We know we’d run out and do exactly what the driver in this video from YouTube user Vehicle Virgins is doing. More than 500 horsepower of twin-turbo grunt, one of the best all-wheel-drive systems in production, and an...
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This Might Just Be The Quickest Lamborghini Aventador In The World: VideoThe Lamborghini Aventador is a quick car in any form. But hand it to the men and women at Underground Racing of Charlotte, North Carolina, and it becomes a completely different beast, one capable of outpacing virtually any other car on the planet--at least in a straight line. A Lamborghini...
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Mercedes Unveils New Models Just In Time For ChristmasIf you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet, Mercedes-Benz may be able to help. The automaker has unveiled three new cars, each of which would make a welcome addition in any home. They’re part of the new Santa Class range, and there’s a bodystyle to suit most. For...
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Elon Musk: Fully Autonomous Cars Possible Within Two YearsTesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] recently introduced a software update for its Model S that enabled the car to operate autonomously in certain situations, namely on fairly straight, multi-lane highways. However, cars capable of navigating any type of road or traffic conditions autonomously are just two...
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Jay Leno Drives A Six-Wheeled Dodge Power Wagon Restomod: VideoBefore there was the Dodge Ram, there was the Dodge Power Wagon. The versatile light truck was built in various forms from the mid-1940s right up until 1981 when the first Ram was introduced, and today the vehicle has a little bit of a cult following, especially among collectors and history buffs...
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Nissan GT-R LM Nismo Killed, BMW M760Li Rumored, Hemi Cudas Being Sold: Car News Headlines Viknesh VijayenthiranAfter a disastrous season in this year’s World Endurance Championship, in which it contested just one race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nissan has decided it's best not to proceed with another...
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Chris Harris & Sabine Schmitz To Join Chris Evans As New ‘Top Gear’ Hosts?While Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have all left Top Gear, the world’s most popular car show will live on, with a new season set to premiere next year. So far just one person has been confirmed to host the show, British television and radio personality Chris Evans, but now...
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Not One, But Two Hemi Cuda Convertibles Head To Auction: VideoWhen it comes to classic American muscle, it doesn’t get much rarer than the Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible. Now, incredibly, two of these rare beasts are coming up for auction. They will go under the hammer at the Mecum Auctions event in Kissimmee, Florida running from January 15-24, 2016...
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More Details On Mission To Save Holden PlantEarlier this week we learned that a Belgian entrepreneur with a habit of buying distressed businesses and turning them around is looking to acquire the production facilities of General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Australian subsidiary Holden, as the facilities are scheduled to close at the end...
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BMW M760Li: V-12-Powered 7-Series M Performance Model RumoredIf you want a fast, full-size German sedan, there’s no shortage of models available on the market. Audi has its S8, Mercedes-Benz has its Mercedes-AMG-tuned S-Class and BMW has its Alpina-tuned 7-Series, though the latter isn’t quite in the same league as some of its rivals...
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Kia Gears Up For ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ With Special Sportage: VideoThere’s a new X-Men movie coming next year and Kia is taking advantage of the popular comic book franchise with a special version of its 2017 Sportage inspired by one of the characters, in this case the shape-shifting character known as Mystique. The new movie is X-Men: Apocalypse, and it...
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During the reveal of BMW’s M4 GTS earlier this year, the German automaker confirmed that the car managed to lap the Nürburgring race track in a time of only 7:28. Now we know that the...
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2016 Camaro Convertible Pricing, Ford Falcon XR Sprint, Jannarelly Design-1: Today’s Car NewsChevrolet’s new Camaro Convertible goes on sale in the coming months and today we learned how much the different versions will cost. There’s a good jump in prices over the previous, fifth-generation car but you have to remember that the new Camaro is a much, much better car. Ford Motor...
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Google Might Partner With Ford For Autonomous Car DevelopmentThere are reports Google is in talks with Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] over autonomous car development. The talks are said to involve a deal where Ford ends up building autonomous cars for Google, though it’s not clear if the cars are meant to be dedicated models for the tech giant or versions...
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Lykan Hypersport designer starts own car companyYou’ve probably never heard of Anthony Jannarelly but we’re sure you’re familiar with his work. He’s responsible for penning the world’s most expensive car, the $3.4 million W Motors Lykan Hypersport, which starred in the hit movie Furious 7 and has just spawned a...
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McLaren 675LT Spider sells out in 2 weeksIt was at the start of the month that McLaren unveiled the convertible version of its hardcore 675LT supercar. Incredibly, McLaren managed to sell all 500 build slots in the space of only two weeks--despite the 675LT Spider costing a staggering $372,600. In the video, ex-Formula One driver Bruno...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Priced From $33,695Chevrolet has confirmed that the convertible version of the new Camaro will be available for sale early next year, along with the new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder option. We now know how much extra you’ll have to pay for the Camaro Convertible over pricing for the coupe. Cars Direct...
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Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] famously became the first to introduce a network of fast-charging stations for its customers and offered the services for free, meaning owners of vehicles like the Model S...
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Ford Oz To Send Off Falcon With XR Sprint Performance SpecialOnly yesterday we learned that there’s a mission on to save local production of Australia’s Holden Commodore. However, it’s just one big, rear-wheel-drive offering from Down Under as Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] offers a similar model called the Falcon. Unfortunately, Ford is also...
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Take a behind-the-scenes look at Tesla Model X productionTesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] started production of the first customer examples of its Model X electric high-riding hatch in the fall. The first batch are all high-end 90D versions equipped with Tesla’s biggest battery and you can watch as the vehicles are assembled in this video from YouTube...
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Bugatti Chiron Spy Video, Most Searched Cars On Google, MINI Clubman Driven: Car News HeadlinesOver the weekend, a video surfaced showing two prototypes for Bugatti’s new Chiron supercar. Interestingly, they were spotted testing alongside hybrids like the BMW i8 and Porsche 918 Spyder as well as an original Veyron Super Sport. Google has come out with a list of cars that were searched...
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BMW bringing M2, X4 M40i to 2016 Detroit Auto ShowBMW will be out to remind fans that it’s still capable of building some fast cars with the presentation of the M2 and X4 M40i models at next month’s 2016 Detroit Auto Show. The M2 was shown briefly at last month’s SEMA show but this will be the first time that the X4 M40i is being...
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Ferrari LaFerrari meets its predecessors...in a drag raceJust seeing one of Ferrari's [NYSE:RACE] flagship cars, or Special Series as the automaker likes to call them, is a rare occasion that most car fans will cherish, but just imagine all five of them, from the 288 GTO of the 1980s right up to the latest LaFerrari, spotted together, and at a track...
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