Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Buick will sell a rebadged version of the latest Opel Astra hatch in China, raising hopes that the car may be offered in more markets outside of Europe. The Astra will go on sale in China later this...
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Dubai Police Add Porsche 918 Spyder To Growing Supercar FleetFollowing the reveal of the three hybrid supercars from Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], McLaren and Porsche back in 2013, it seemed that the 918 Spyder, the heaviest and least powerful of the cars, would be the slowest. Now that independent tests pitting the cars against each other are finally being run...
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2016 Volkswagen Beetle Gets Dune And Denim Special EditionsVolkswagen used this week’s 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show to introduce a pair of Beetle special editions based on recent concept cars. The special editions are the Beetle Dune and Beetle Denim, and they’re due to go on sale next year. The more interesting of the two is the Beetle Dune. It...
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German Sports Car Brand Wiesmann Sold To Indian InvestorsWiesmann, the German manufacturer of lightweight, retro-styled sports cars powered by BMW M engines, finally went out of business last year after several years of barely scraping by. Since then, founders Martin and Friedhelm Wiesmann have been on the lookout for a buyer, and now it seems...
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2017 GMC Canyon Denali Drops In Ahead Of L.A. Auto ShowGMC’s Canyon, along with the related Colorado from sister brand Chevrolet, was revived for the 2015 model year and saw General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] once again offer a mid-size pickup truck to counter the likes of the Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma. For 2017, the Canyon borrows the...
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2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, Wrangler Special Editions Head To L.A. Auto ShowJeep is preparing to unveil two new special edition SUVs at this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show based on its Grand Cherokee and Wrangler models. First up is the Grand Cherokee SRT Night, which will be available in showrooms in the first quarter of 2016. It boasts a stealth-like black...
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2017 BMW 3-Series GT, Chinese-Made Buick, 2015 L.A. Auto Show Preview: Car News Headlines Viknesh VijayenthiranBMW is working on an update for its 3-Series Gran Turismo, and we have spy shots of a prototype. The car is expected to adopt some revised styling and a new six-cylinder engine.
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Huayra, LaFerrari, P1, Veyron & 918 Spyder Do Battle In 'Hyper 5' Track Shootout: VideoAbout a week ago, car nut Alejandro Salomon released on his YouTube channel the first video in a three-part series testing five of the fastest cars ever built. The series is called Hyper 5 and today we have the second installment. The first video outlined the test procedure and the five cars...
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Chinese-Made Buick Envision In U.S. By Early 2016: ReportGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] may be the first major American automaker to sell a Chinese-made vehicle in the United States. It’s being reported GM has decided to bring over its Buick Envision to the U.S. from China by early 2016. The information was first reported by The Wall Street...
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Pininfarina Confident Of Acquisition By MahindraEarlier in the year it was revealed legendary Italian design firm Pininfarina was in talks with Indian conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra about a possible sale. Now it’s been revealed an announcement of a sale of Pininfarina to Mahindra is likely to be made soon. A spokesperson for...
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Rosberg Holds Off Hamilton For 2015 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix WinMercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg drove flawlessly yesterday at the 2015 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix to take out the win. But it was no easy task as his Mercedes teammate and newly crowned world champion Lewis Hamilton challenged him throughout the race and only really gave up towards the end...
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Backstory Of 'Hyper 5' Supercar Comparo--And Why There's No Koenigsegg: VideoWarning: This video contains some NSFW language. Supercar lover and rising YouTube star Alejandro Salomon has put together an impressive test comparing five of the fastest cars on the planet. The list includes the hybrid trio made up of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe, Ferrari F12 tdf, Carbon-Bodied Mustang: This Week’s Top Photos Viknesh VijayenthiranWe recently drove Mercedes-AMG’s all-new C63 Coupe in beautiful Malaga. We tested the slightly sportier S variant and found it to be extremely impressive behind the wheel. But is it better than...
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2015 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe 18th and penultimate round of the 2015 Formula One World Championship, the Brazilian Grand Prix, is currently underway at São Paulo’s Autódromo José Carlos Pace, or Interlagos as the fans refer to it. The weather can be tricky here, as there is often high heat and...
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2017 Genesis G80 spy shotsHyundai recently confirmed it was launching a new luxury brand under the Genesis name, which by the end of the decade will have six distinct models. These models will feature names consisting of a capital G and a number, 90, 80 or 70 etc., representing their positioning in the lineup, with the...
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Karma (formerly Fisker) to source parts from BMWAbout a month ago we learned that the automaker formerly known as Fisker, which now operates under the control of Chinese parent Wanxiang, had changed its name to Karma. This, of course, is the same name Fisker used for its extended-range electric sedan, which Karma plans to start selling in...
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2018 Mercedes S-Class, 2017 Jaguar F-Type, Hotter Focus RS: Today's Car NewsMercedes-Benz has started work on an updated version of its S-Class sedan. From our spy shots, we can see that the car is adopting new lights and more tech in the cabin. Jaguar has dropped prices on its F-Type coupe and convertible for the 2017 model year. The savings range as high as $3,600. There...
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2017 Mercedes-Benz SL Leaked Ahead Of Los Angeles Auto ShowThough it isn’t due to be revealed until November 18 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the first photos and details for Mercedes-Benz's updated SL range have surfaced. As expected, the luxurious two-seater convertible packs a heavily revised front end that makes it look rather elegant, as opposed...
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In the summer, the operator of the Nürburgring race track, Capricorn, announced speed limits of 155 mph at certain sections prone to accidents. The move, one of the fallouts of a fatal crash in...
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2016 Honda Civic Coupe Spy ShotsHonda’s all-new, 10th-generation Civic Sedan has just gone on sale and will soon be joined by its coupe counterpart. Honda only a few days ago confirmed that the new Civic Coupe will make its debut at next week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, and now we have spy shots of an almost completely...
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Ford Mulls More Performance, Dual-Clutch Gearbox For Focus RS: ReportFord Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Focus RS hasn’t even reached showrooms yet—at least here in the United States—but there’s already talk of an even hotter version. According to reports out of the United Kingdom, the reaction to the 350-horsepower Focus RS is being...
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Mystery BMW Is A Plug-In Hybrid Research VehiclePatent drawings for a vehicle with distinct BMW-design cues recently surfaced and were initially thought to be for a new research vehicle from the German automaker, one equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell stack. It’s since been revealed that the patent drawings are in fact for a BMW research...
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Audi Prices 2016 S8 Plus From $115,825, RS 7 Performance From $129,925It was only yesterday that Audi confirmed the new S8 Plus and RS 7 Performance models for sale in the United States, and now we have the all-important pricing details. The S8 Plus starts at $115,825 while the RS 7 Performance will set you back $129,925. Both prices include a $925 destination...
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2017 Porsche Cayman, 2017 Infiniti QX30, 2017 Buick LaCrosse: Car News HeadlinesAn updated version of the Porsche Cayman has been spied wearing barely any camouflage gear. Though the styling isn’t changing much, the updated car will boast a new range of four-cylinder engines. Another car we’ve spied with minimal camouflage is the all-new Infiniti QX30. The compact...
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