Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Rallying can be extremely dangerous, especially for spectators who often line up right alongside the track to get as close to the action as possible.
Sometimes, this results in tragedy. But...
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Mercedes-AMG GT S And Nissan GT-R NISMO Drag Race: VideoThe Mercedes-AMG GT S and Nissan GT-R NISMO have been designed to appeal to very different buyers, but it’s still awesome to see the two cars go head-to-head in a drag race. The drivers get a 31-mph rolling start and there are two separate runs featured in the video from GTBoard. MUST SEE...
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2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder, 2016 Best Car To Buy, Huracán Road Trip: Today’s Car NewsWe’ve just driven the 2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder. It’s the most powerful Boxster ever launched, and we can’t find much reason to fault it. We recently trekked to the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo World Finals at Sebring in a fleet of Huracáns. The cops were present...
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2017 Hyundai Ioniq spy shotsIt was only yesterday that Hyundai confirmed its upcoming Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius rival will be called an Ioniq, and now we have a new set of spy shots of the car. As we learned yesterday, the Ioniq will go on sale next year, and it will be the first car ever to offer electric, hybrid and...
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Audi R8 Turned Into A Skoda Hits The Track: VideoRemember the Audi R8 that Czech prototype and low-volume manufacturer Hoffmann & Novague turned into a retro take on the Skoda 130 RS rally car of the 1980s? Well, just in case you thought it was nothing but a mockup, here’s the car being flung around a race track. The video comes to us...
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Ferrari Design Challenge Makes Return: Meet The FinalistsEvery few years, Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] reaches out to students at some of the world’s most prestigious automotive design schools, urging them to pen the Ferrari of the future. The design challenge was first run in 2005 and made a return in 2011. MUST SEE: Devel’s 12.3-Liter Quad-Turbo...
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Yesterday, we learned that BMW won’t launch a standalone supercar as part of its centenary celebrations in 2016, but the automaker is sure to have something special to mark the milestone....
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Renntech Previews More Upgrades For The Mercedes-AMG GTHaving already impressed us with its initial tuning for the Mercedes-AMG GT S, which we might add saw the car creep into the 10s over the quarter mile, America’s Renntech used the recent SEMA show to announce a new round of upgrades for the stunning sports car. CHECK OUT: Porsche To Build...
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2017 Hyundai Ioniq coming with electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid optionsHyundai is set to become the first automaker to offer a single vehicle with electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains when it launches its new Ioniq sedan next year. The Chevrolet Volt and Toyota Prius rival will be unveiled next month before a formal debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show next...
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2016 Buick Envision, Subaru WRX STI Hybrid, New Land Rover Defender: Car News HeadlinesGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has confirmed plans to bring its Chinese-built Buick Envision to the United States. The stylish small crossover hits local showrooms in the summer of 2016. Subaru is working on new generation of its Impreza compact and the good news is that there will once again be...
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One-off Pagani Zonda 760 LM Roadster hits the trackA Pagani Zonda owner recently took his car for a track session and video from the day reminds once again just how awesome the Zonda is, even after all of these years. Of course, the version shown here is the most powerful of the road-going Zondas. ALSO SEE: Koenigsegg Agera R Crashes In China...
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BMW Rules Out Centenary Supercar But Tuning Firm Steps Up To The PlateBMW turns 100 next year but it looks like the celebrations won’t involve the unveiling of a new, standalone supercar. Speaking with Auto Motor und Sport, BMW product chief Klaus Fröhlich said the automaker isn’t interested in a traditional supercar with a heavy V-8 or V-10 engine...
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The calendar for the 2016 Formula One World Championship has been confirmed, and as expected there are 21 races including a new event in Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani race will mark the return of the...
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Next Subaru WRX STI to be a hybrid?Subaru is set to introduce an all-new Impreza next year and that means the sporty WRX and WRX STI will soon be renewed as well. We've already spied some prototypes and Subaru has unveiled concepts previewing both the hatch and sedan. Underpinning the vehicles will be a new platform called the...
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Infiniti ends Red Bull Racing Formula 1 sponsorshipInfiniti has ended its sponsorship arrangement with the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team, with one year left in the contract. The arrangement, signed at the end of the 2012 season when Red Bull was still at its peak, saw Infiniti become the title sponsor for the team, but it never really made much...
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Mercedes Launches Designo Manufaktur Personalization ProgramPreviously only a high-end brand for various cabin trims used in Mercedes-Benz’s cars, Designo is now being transformed into a standalone personalization program for the German automaker. The new program, called Designo Manufaktur, allows customers to personalize their cars in ways not...
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Aston Martin Vulcan, 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo, 2017 Volvo S90: This Week’s Top PhotosThe 800-plus-horsepower Aston Martin Vulcan supercar is being built in a run of just 24 cars. Of these, three have been bought by customers in the United States and the first was recently delivered. It went to a man who runs a number of dealerships including Aston Martin Cleveland. Audi this week...
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Red Bull Formula One Team To Use Tag Heuer-Branded Renault Power Unit In 2016As a sign of how silly Formula One sponsorship can get, Red Bull Racing, which is funded by the Red Bull energy drinks company and has Infiniti as a title sponsor as well as Renault as a power unit supplier, has decided to give its power unit a name. The name will be that of Swiss watch company Tag...
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A rare Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione visited the Ferrari Classiche department a year ago to undergo some restoration work. It turned out that the car stayed for 14 months as there was a...
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Porsche to build Mission E electric carChristmas has come early for Porsche fans as the German sports car marque has confirmed it will launch an all-electric car based on its Mission E concept unveiled earlier this year. The car will be manufactured at Porsche’s main site in Stuttgart, Germany and is due on the market at the end...
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McLaren 675LT Spider, Dodge Star Wars Ad, Renault Revives F1 Team: Today’s Car NewsMcLaren has unleased the convertible version of its 675LT track-focused supercar. It was presented in a new color called Solis. Dodge is gearing up for the December 18 release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a new Star Wars-themed ad. The ad features a Dodge Viper ACR mimicking Darth Vader...
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Palmer Johnson Building The Bugatti Of BoatsLegendary yacht builder Palmer Johnson, whose creations are known for their speed and luxury, with some even ending up in the hands of royalty, plans to build a range of yachts featuring distinctive design elements and advanced materials similar to those used in Bugatti’s supercars. ALSO SEE...
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Slowing China Causes FCA To Rethink Plans For Alfa Romeo, Maserati: ReportAs the Chinese new car market starts to mature and sales slow, competition, especially at the upper echelons, is becoming much tougher. Growth of the overall Chinese economy is also slowing, with forecasts suggesting a rate of growth not seen since 1990, and this no doubt will play on the minds of...
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Dodge Stars Wars Ad Sees Viper Play The Role Of Vader: VideoUnless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’ll know that the first in a new trilogy of Star Wars movies is coming to theaters on December 18. In celebration of the new movie, entitled Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Dodge has released its own Star Wars-themed ad. The ad...
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