Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Nissan’s controversial Gripz concept has finally made its auto show debut, and contrary to popular belief the sporty crossover doesn’t herald a replacement for Nissan’s 370Z....
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2016 BMW M6 GT3 races into FrankfurtCome the 2016 motorsport season, BMW customer teams competing in GT racing will be able to field a new M6-based race car. The car is being shown for the first time at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show and confirmed to start at 379,000 euros (approximately $423,570) in Europe. Pricing for the...
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Bugatti previews Veyron Successor with Vision GT conceptBugatti has joined the pantheon of automakers taking part in the Vision Gran Turismo video game challenge, with its design taking the form of a stunning supercar-turned-racer. Crucially, the design is a preview of Bugatti’s Veyron successor, an even faster model currently thought to be called...
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2017 Infiniti Q30: 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show Live Photos & VideoInfiniti’s major announcement for this week’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show is the all-new Q30 compact hatch. It was at the German show two years ago that Infiniti first previewed the Q30 with a thinly-veiled concept version. At the time, Infiniti stressed that the vehicle wouldn’t be...
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2017 Porsche 911 Carrera revealed with turbocharged engine, higher price: Live photos & videoThe 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show is in full swing, and it is where Porsche is showing its updated 911 Carrera models for the first time. Porsche die-hards may recall that it was in Frankfurt four years ago that we first saw the 991-series introduced, and at this year's show the updated 991.2-series is...
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600-Horsepower BMW M6 Competition Package Debuts At 2015 Frankfurt Auto ShowBMW’s M6 range is now available with a more powerful Competition Package, full details for which have been announced today at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. The new pack will offer 600 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, up from the 575 hp and 501 lb-ft the M6’s previous Competition...
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Audi is working on an electric crossover SUV designed to challenge Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model X. The vehicle, expected to be badged a Q6, won’t arrive until early 2018, but at this...
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Porsche Mission E electric sedan concept: 310-mile range, 15-minute chargingIf you ever wanted to know what a Porsche ten years down the track might be like, look no further than the Mission E concept car unveiled moments ago. It’s a sleek, mid-size sedan that looks almost like an elongated 911, and Porsche boasts that the concept develops more than 600 horsepower...
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Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 Spyder Revealed: Live Photos & VideoLamborghini’s new Huracán LP 610-4 burst onto the scene a year ago and immediately impressed us with its stunning looks, screaming V-10 engine and precision handling. Now the lineup is being expanded with a convertible in the form of the Huracán LP 610-4 Spyder, revealed today...
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2017 Bentley Bentayga Is World’s Most Powerful, Most Luxurious SUV: Live Photos & VideoThere’s an insatiable thirst for SUVs affecting the globe and the ultra-luxury segment certainly hasn’t been spared. That’s why you have the likes of Mercedes-Maybach and Rolls-Royce planning high-riding models for the first time, but Bentley has beaten them to the punch with its...
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New Volkswagen Tiguan unveiled at 2015 Frankfurt auto showVolkswagen has unveiled its all-new, second-generation Tiguan compact crossover SUV at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. This is the version that will be sold in most markets, but the one headed Stateside, in late 2016 or early the following year, is expected to differ slightly. Ours will offer more...
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2017 Jaguar F-Pace Revealed With $41,985 Starting PriceJaguar’s new F-Pace has been revealed ahead of its debut tomorrow at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. The small, sporty crossover SUV represents the British automaker’s first foray into the world of high-riding vehicles and is sure to sizzle in the marketplace thanks to a combination of...
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2016 Chevy Camaro Specs, 2017 Buick LaCrosse, 2018 VW Tiguan: Today’s Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranChevrolet’s sixth-generation Camaro goes on sale this fall, and today the Bowtie brand released some final specs for the car. The quickest in the pack, the V-8-powered Camaro SS, needs just 4.0...
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Google Hires Former Hyundai U.S. Chief To Head Autonomous Car ProjectGoogle’s autonomous car project now has its own CEO in the form of auto industry veteran John Krafcik. The 53-year-old has previously worked for the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] as well as Hyundai where he ran operations in the United States from 2008 to 2013. Most recently he was working for...
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2017 Buick LaCrosse Spy ShotsA redesigned Buick LaCrosse isn’t due out until next year but an undisguised version has already been spotted. The photo, and others like it posted to Chinese website Autohome (via AutoEvolution), reveals an evolutionary look for the new large sedan, albeit with influences from the latest...
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2016 Holden Commodore Revealed, May Preview Updates For The Chevy SSHolden has unveiled what’s likely to be the last major update for its Commodore family of models before the Australian General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] subsidiary ceases production in late 2017 and finally retires the car’s rear-wheel-drive Zeta platform. There will be a next-generation...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Performance Specs Confirmed: VideoThough we’ve already had a taste of the performance of the all-new, sixth-generation Camaro during our brief drive of a prototype, we now know exactly what it can muster as Chevrolet has confirmed key performance specs for the car. The new Camaro, which lands in showrooms this fall as a 2016...
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Be Sure Of Your Classic Aston Martin’s Provenance With New Assurance ProgramThe strong interest in classic cars in recent years, sadly often purely for investment purposes, has led to a number of popular brands launching departments that cater exclusively to owners of older models. These departments, like Ferrari Classiche, Porsche Classic or the more recent Lamborghini...
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2017 Cadillac XT5, 2016 Jaguar XF, 2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn: This Week’s Top Photos Viknesh VijayenthiranCadillac this week gave us our first official glimpse at its upcoming XT5, the successor to the SRX and the second model to adopt the automaker’s new naming strategy (the first was the CT6)....
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Brabus Extracts 600 Horsepower From The Mercedes-AMG GT SLegendary Mercedes-Benz tuner Brabus has finally unveiled its first take on the stunning Mercedes-AMG GT S sports car, and already, even in this initial state of tune, the car is developing a meaty 600 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of torque. That, says Brabus, is enough for 0-62 mph acceleration...
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2017 Porsche 911, Nissan Gripz Concept, Ford Shelby GT EcoBoost: Car News HeadlinesSoon, every Porsche 911 will be fitted with a turbocharged engine bar the track-focused models like the GT3 and GT3 RS. The good news is that the new turbocharged engine Porsche has developed for the Carrera and Carrera S sounds like a proper 911 powerplant. You can judge for yourself in our video...
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'Spectre' Stunt Driver Takes The Aston Martin DB10 For A Spin: VideoIt was back in December that Aston Martin surprised us with the unveiling of a new car, the DB10, developed exclusively for a starring role in the new James Bond movie Spectre. Aston Martin has built just 10 examples, all of them for filming purposes, and while the car was never intended for...
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Nissan Gripz Crossover Concept Teased, May Hint At High-Riding Z: VideoA couple of weeks ago, we heard that Nissan was tossing up a radical change in direction for its next Z car, one that would ditch the conventional sports car format in favor of a small, sporty crossover body. As previously reported, the logic behind such a move is to get new, younger enthusiasts...
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Ford Shelby GT Now Available With Mustang's EcoBoost EngineShelby American’s first vehicle based on the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] sixth-generation Mustang was the Shelby GT, which is built from a donor Mustang GT and delivers in excess of 600 horsepower thanks to a custom supercharger upgrade for the car’s 5.0-liter V-8. But as Shelby...
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