Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Swiss architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, best known as Le Corbusier and a pioneer in modern design, passed away on August, 1965. To mark the 50th anniversary of his death, French...
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Lingenfelter Unveils Wide-Body Kit For The C7 CorvetteIt’s been a while since we last heard from Lingenfelter, but the tuning firm, based in Brighton, Michigan, has been toiling away on some interesting new products. One of these is a new wide-body kit designed for the seventh-generation Corvette. CHECK OUT: Audi RS 6 And RS 7 Performance Models...
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2015 Formula One United States Grand Prix PreviewThe 2015 Formula One World Championship this weekend heads to local soil for round sixteen, the United States Grand Prix. The race is once again taking place at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, a track designed to combine the best corners from various circuits around the globe and...
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2016 Chevy Camaro Driven, 2017 BMW Alpina B7 Spied, Electric Aston Martin Revealed: Today’s Car NewsEager to find out what it’s like to drive the all-new 2016 Chevrolet Camaro? Our first drive report is now live. Here’s a little snippet: “Handling is where the Camaro peels off the muscle car label for good—it's narrower and leaner in absolute terms: it’s how much...
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2017 BMW Alpina B7 Spy ShotsWhile BMW’s M division has no plans to develop its own version of the latest-generation 7-Series, the men and women at nearby Alpina are already hard at work developing a high-performance version of the new BMW flagship sedan. Shown here is a prototype for the new BMW Alpina B7, which...
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Chevy Previews New Accessories Range With SEMA Red Line ConceptsChevrolet will roll out a barrage of concepts at this year’s SEMA show to highlight a range of new accessories the automaker plans to offer. The aftermarket continues to see growth, with SEMA organizers stating that spending on automotive specialty equipment parts and accessories topped $36...
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Audi is upping the potency of its already extreme RS 6 Avant and RS 7 by introducing new Performance models that boast increased engine output and numerous RS-spec equipment as standard. The engine...
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Aston Martin gets serious about EVs, rolls out electric Rapid-E conceptWhile rivals in the sports luxury segment such as Lamborghini and Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] are shunning fully electric cars, Aston Martin is embracing the technology as a clever means to stand out from the crowd while also reducing fleet average CO2 emissions. CEO Andy Palmer, a former senior Nissan...
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2016 Mini John Cooper Works Convertible spy shotsA new generation of the MINI Convertible is just around the corner, and once again there will be all the separate variants such as the base Cooper, sporty Cooper S and high-performance John Cooper Works. It’s the latter that’s featured in our latest round of spy shots, with the car...
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Lexus starts production in the US: VideoLexus has been talking about starting production in the United States for years, and this week it finally happened. The first Lexus to be built on local soil was a 2016 ES 350. It rolled off the line at a plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Toyota’s first plant in the...
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Chris Harris Gets Behind The Wheel Of The New McLaren 570S: VideoThere’s a new entry-level range of cars at McLaren, called the Sports Series. There are just two models that make up the Sports Series at present, the 540C and 570S, and British journo Chris Harris was lucky enough to spend some time with the latter. He drives the car both on the road and...
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2017 Maserati Levante, Ferrari Share Price, New Lexus Concept: Car News HeadlinesA prototype for Maserati’s upcoming Levante SUV has been spotted at the Nürburgring, and it was wearing the least camouflage gear we’ve seen yet. Numerous new details have been revealed, such as the design of the headlights and front intakes. Shares in Ferrari are now trading on...
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Here’s Some Of The 30 World Premieres Pegged For The 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show Viknesh VijayenthiranLast month we told you that there would be at least 30 world premieres taking place at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, whose doors open to the media on November 18. Now the organizers have given us a...
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2017 Bentley Mulsanne Long-Wheelbase Spy ShotsIt was only a day ago that we saw a prototype for an updated version of the Bentley Mulsanne, and now we have a new prototype for a long-wheelbase Mulsanne. At 219.5 inches in length, and with a wheelbase of 128.5 in, few would consider the Mulsanne as lacking in size, but there’s been strong...
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Opel reveals Astra racer for new low-cost TCR seriesThere’s a new race series called the Touringcar Racer International Series (TCR) that held its inaugural season this year. With its low cost of entry and low running costs, the series is aimed at enthusiasts and up-and-coming drivers and features cars with only around 300 horsepower...
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Ferrari valued at $9.8 billion, shares start trading todayA year after Ferrari parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] first announced that the storied Italian sports car manufacturer and race team would be spun off and its shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the initial public offering is finally complete and the shares ready to...
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Teaser For New Lexus Concept Hints At Next-Gen LS PreviewLexus will unveil a new concept at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show that’s meant to preview its new, progressive take on luxury. A single teaser shot has been released today, revealing the concept’s headlight plus a little bit of its grille. There were rumors Lexus might bring its...
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Bentley Bentayga Diesel To Feature Electric-Aided TurbochargerBentley’s new Bentayga debuted with a W-12 gasoline engine, but the British automaker has confirmed that the SUV will eventually offer diesel and plug-in hybrid options. We can now reveal that the diesel engine fitted to the Bentayga will be equipped with an electric-aided turbocharger. The...
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We are yet to even spot a prototype for Volvo’s new V90 wagon but the vehicle has already been revealed in full thanks to a leaked scale model. The V90 together with an S90 will join the...
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Saab Owner NEVS Licenses 9-3 Tech To Turkey For New National Car ProjectFresh from securing a deal with state-owned Chinese automaker Dongfeng to help stave off bankruptcy, Saab’s struggling parent company National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) has now announced a new partnership with the government of Turkey. Tübitak, Turkey’s science and research...
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Meet the people behind BMW’s new M2BMW’s new M2 is already in production at a plant located in Leipzig, Germany. In the above gallery, we see the first one to roll off the line, a nice Long Beach Blue example. The first M2s are due in the United States in the spring. They arrive as 2016 models and should be priced from...
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More Powerful Cadillac CTS-V In The Works?The 2016 Cadillac CTS-V is already one of the most powerful four-doors on the planet, but could an even hotter version be in the works? The current car develops a massive 640 horsepower and 630 pound-feet of torque from its supercharged 6.2-liter LT4 V-8, the same V-8 found in the Corvette Z06, but...
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Chris Harris Drives The GT-R-Powered Renault R.S. 01 Race Car: VideoIn motorsport circles, Renault is probably best known for its participation in Formula One. However, the French automaker remains active in other forms of motorsport, including its own one-make series called the Renaultsport Trophy. The series forms part of the ever-expanding World Series by...
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Mercedes-Benz C111 drops by Jay Leno’s GarageThe latest episode of "Jay Leno’s Garage" features a very special car: the Mercedes-Benz C111. First shown at the 1969 Frankfurt Auto Show, the C111 broke new ground in terms of both engineering and design, and with its gullwing doors there were immediately claims that it might be a preview...
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