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Williams Formula One driver Felipe Massa took some time out from his busy schedule during the past weekend’s Mexican Grand Prix to hop behind the wheel of the burnt orange Jaguar C-X75 supercar...
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2017 Bentley Mulsanne Spy ShotsNamed after a famous Le Mans corner, Bentley’s Mulsanne flagship sedan is about to enter its sixth year on the market and thus can do with a little sprucing up. We now have spy shots of a prototype for an updated Mulsanne, which we’re expecting on the market late next year or in early...
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2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS Leaked--Photo UpdateMercedes-Benz’s full-size SUV, the GL-Class, is about to undergo a mid-cycle update. In the process, the vehicle will be rebadged a GLS in line with Mercedes’ new naming strategy. We’ve been spying prototypes for months, but now we have our first look at a completely undisguised...
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Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg Wins At Revived Formula One Mexican Grand PrixAfter a 23-year hiatus, the Formula One World Championship made its return to Mexico this past weekend and the event went off without a hitch. Mercedes AMG once again proved unstoppable, with this time Nico Rosberg winning ahead of teammate and newly crowned world champion Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg...
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2016 Jaguar XF LWB Spy ShotsJaguar already offers a long-wheelbase version of its XJ flagship sedan, the XJ LWB, and soon the smaller XF, now in its second generation, will offer up the option too. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for the long-wheelbase XF, or XF LWB as it will be known, testing hard at the...
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2015 Tokyo Motor Show EditionEasily the star of this past week’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda’s RX-Vision concept is simply begging to be put into production. Unfortunately, the RX-Vision is purely a concept Mazda built to preview a next-generation rotary powertrain the automaker says will eventually be put into a...
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For the first time in 23 years, the Formula One World Championship returns to Mexico, with the race once again taking place at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. Due to the lengthy...
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LaFerrari, P1 And 918 Spyder Tested Over The Quarter Mile: VideoWe now have the second installment of a three part series pitting the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder in a three-way fight. The first test pitted the cars against each other in a track shootout at the Silverstone Circuit, and this second one sees them run down the quarter mile...
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2018 Audi RS 4, 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Keno Bros. Classic Cars: Today’s Car NewsAudi has started the first public road trials of its next-generation RS 4. The current RS 4 isn’t sold in the United States, but this new one is a likely bet for our market because unlike the current car it will once again offer a sedan bodystyle. Two upcoming Mercedes-Benz models are making...
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VW prepares new strategy 2025, prioritizes profitability over sizePrior to its diesel emissions cheating scandal, the Volkswagen Group was focused on reaching the number one spot in auto sales and had even set a date of 2018 as a target. However, the growth at any cost mentality has blown up quite spectacularly in the face of the German auto giant, so now...
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This Is How Expensive It Is To Own A Bugatti VeyronEveryone knows that owning a supercar is an expensive hobby. But when it comes to exotics like the Bugatti Veyron, maintenance costs start to rival some mortgages. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari, P1 And 918 Spyder Tested Over The Quarter Mile: Video Entrepreneur Alejandro Salomon, the man who told us 10...
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Sample Bentley’s New Bentayga By Attending Automaker’s Ice-Driving Event: VideoBentley’s Power on Ice driving event has been running successfully for a number of years. The next one, which runs in January and February of next year on some frozen lakes in Finland, will be quite different to any of the previous events, though. That’s because it will be the first...
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Formula One returns to Mexico this weekend to host the first Mexican Grand Prix since 1992, when Nigel Mansell drove to victory behind the wheel of a Williams. The first Mexican race was held in 1963...
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2018 Audi A5 spy shots and videoThe second generation of Audi’s handsome A5 is expected to arrive in time for the 2018 model year, which puts its showroom arrival sometime in the second half of 2017, although the car may end up being launched earlier that year. We now have new spy shots plus a video of some prototypes. They...
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Ferrari Deliveries Up 21 Percent In Q3, Chairman Targets 9,000 Annual Figure By 2019Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] listing on the New York Stock Exchange on October 21st went off without a hitch, with the company’s share price opening at $53 and almost immediately rising to $55. Since then, the initial euphoria has worn off, with the share price closing yesterday at $51.87. And...
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Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turimso Debuts In Updated Form At Tokyo Motor ShowNissan has a varied lineup of vehicles on show this week at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, with the star attraction being an updated version of the Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo that we first saw in 2014. The concept was developed exclusively for the virtual world of Gran Turismo 6 but also hints at...
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Subaru WRX STI S207 Debuts At 2015 Tokyo Motor ShowSubaru’s STI division is notorious for churning out special models offered exclusively in Japan, and the latest WRX STI S207 on display this week at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show doesn’t deviate from that pattern. So what exactly is the S207? It’s a stiffer, more powerful and much...
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Nissan IDS concept hints at next-gen LeafNissan has a handful of concepts on show this week at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, one of which is a small electric hatch that may just preview some of the styling and technology bound for the next-generation Leaf. The new concept is called the IDS, and Nissan says the futuristic five-door hatch is...
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Mitsubishi eX Concept Previews Future All-Electric Outlander Sport: Live Photos Viknesh VijayenthiranMitsubishi has been showing off a series of compact crossover concept vehicles in recent years that are meant to preview a successor to the Outlander Sport debuting at next month's 2015 Los Angeles...
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2016 Mini Convertible debuts at 2015 Tokyo auto showSet to join the latest Hardtop and Clubman in MINI showrooms next year is a new Convertible, revealed in full today at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. The pint-sized drop-top is confirmed to go on sale in the United States next March, meaning it will most likely arrive as a 2016 model. At launch there...
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Toyota previews new entry-level sports car with S-FR conceptToyota is keen to inject some fun into its lineup and will attempt this with some new sports cars, one positioned above the GT 86 (Scion FR-S for Americans) and likely to revive the Supra name, and another positioned below it and previewed at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show in the form of the S-FR...
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Mazda RX-Vision, Lexus LF-FC, Gordon Murray’s Latest Sports Car: Today’s Car NewsThe 2015 Tokyo Motor Show is just ramping up but already we’ve seen a new rotary-powered sports car from Mazda, a flagship sedan concept from Lexus and a new sports car developed together with McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray from Yamaha. The rotary-powered sports car is the RX-Vision...
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Honda’s Rival To The Toyota Mirai Is The 2017 Clarity Fuel CellHonda is an industry leader in the development of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. In 2002, it was the first automaker to begin a retail initiative when it started leasing its original FCX hatch to fleet customers, and by 2005 it was already leasing the cars to individuals. Three years later...
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Subaru Viziv Future Concept Previews Next-Gen XV Crosstrek, TechSubaru brought two concepts to this week’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show that preview new production models from the firm. We’ve already detailed the Impreza 5-Door concept, which previews the all-new 2017 Impreza compact. Now we have details on the Viziv Future concept, which previews...
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