Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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After remaining dormant for almost half a century, Germany’s Borgward is finally back with a new model. The company unveiled the BX7 at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show.
The modern incarnation of...
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2017 Hyundai Elantra Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Los Angeles Auto ShowHyundai’s all-new, sixth-generation Elantra compact sedan has been revealed in the automaker’s home market of Korea, where the car is known as an Avante. It will make its global debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show in November and reach showrooms sometime in 2016, as a 2017 model. It...
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Hear The 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera’s New Twin-Turbo 3.0-Liter Six: VideoNext spring, Porsche will be selling a turbocharged Carrera for the first time in the 911’s 50-year history. It’s a bold move, perhaps one even more controversial than the decision to drop the 911’s air-cooled engines back in the 1990s, but in terms of performance numbers...
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New Ford GT Coming With 630 HP And 539 LB-FT, According To 'Forza Motorsport 6'At the debut of its new GT supercar back at January’s Detroit Auto Show, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] would only say that the final version due in showrooms next year will have more than 600 horsepower. How much more is a question that’s been bugging fans ever since, though we may...
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2017 Cadillac XT5, 2017 Bentley Bentayga, Autonomous Cars For The Elderly: Today’s Car NewsCadillac has confirmed plans to unveil its new XT5 crossover on November 10 at the 2015 Dubai Motor Show. The XT5 is the successor to the SRX, and today we got our first official look at the vehicle. It goes on sale early next year, as a 2017 model. Also due in showrooms early next year is...
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Rezvani Launches Tamer, More Affordable Beast SpeedsterCalifornian sports car startup Rezvani has launched a new version of its Beast street-legal track car, one that’s slightly less of a beast in character than the original and slightly less expensive to boot. The new version is called the Beast Speedster, and it’s on sale now priced from...
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If you were keen on parking Bentley’s new Bentayga on your driveway, you’ll need to front up at least $229,100. That’s how much the world’s first ultra-luxury SUV will cost...
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2016 Audi R8 LMS GT3 Race Car Ready For OrderAfter a successful trial run during various events this year, including an impressive win in the grueling Nürburgring 24 Hours, Audi’s second-generation R8 LMS endurance racer is now ready to order. It starts at 398,000 euros (approximately $445,550), before taxes, and production of the...
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2016 Opel Astra Sports Tourer RevealedOpel’s new Astra compact hatch will be joined by its Sports Tourer wagon variant at the official debut next week at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. We saw the new hatch for the first time back in June and now we have our first look at the wagon. Other additions to the new Astra range should...
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Lamborghini Teases New Huracán Spyder Ahead Of Frankfurt Debut: VideoLamborghini has released a teaser video for a new model debuting at next week’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. We can’t see or even hear the car in the short clip but the cryptic message “The sky will never be the same” gives away its identity. The new model is the Huracán...
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2017 Cadillac XT5 Revealed In First Official PhotosCadillac’s replacement for the SRX, the 2017 XT5, will make its auto show debut in Dubai on November 10. A local debut will then follow at the Los Angeles Auto Show just one week later. However, we already have a good look at the design thanks to a round of teaser photos released overnight...
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2017 Cadillac XT5 To Debut At 2015 Dubai Motor Show: ReportFollowing the CT6, Cadillac’s replacement for the SRX will be the next model to adopt the brand’s new naming strategy where sedans and coupes all feature a “CT” in their names and the high-riding models get an “XT”. The names also feature a number corresponding...
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Bentley’s first ever SUV, the Bentayga, has finally been revealed. The vehicle can handle the roughest terrain and be driven at speeds as high as 187 mph, all while cosseting you in the finest...
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Jaguar Land Rover Previews Future Tech Including New Electric Car ConceptsJaguar Land Rover is fully embracing the concept of vehicle electrification and has already developed a series of technology demonstrators that will be used to test various systems that one day could be offered to customers. The vehicles are all described as concepts, though they hint at...
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2017 Volvo S90 Spy ShotsVolvo’s next all-new car will be a mid-size sedan reviving the automaker’s S90 nameplate, and a prototype for it has just been spotted. The car will replace the aging S80 in Volvo’s lineup and should make its debut late this year or early next. It’s due in showrooms around...
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Bugatti Veyron Suffers Breakdown On The Streets Of London: VideoNormally a car coming to a stop on the side of the road isn’t worth a second look but when said car is a Bugatti Veyron, and there’s video involved, it’s worthy of posting. This clip comes to us by way of Almuraba and depicts a Veyron Grand Sport whose driver futilely attempts to...
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261-Horsepower VW GTI Clubsport 40th Anniversary Model RevealedVolkswagen at next week’s Frankfurt Auto Show will introduce a new, more potent GTI hot hatch. It’s called the GTI Clubsport, and it’s been built to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original GTI’s arrival on the scene back in 1976. Previewed in concept form earlier this...
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2015 Frankfurt Auto Show PreviewThe Frankfurt Auto Show is renowned for its size and prestige, with last year’s event seeing 80 automotive brands take part and 159 world premieres made. This makes the German show the biggest on the automotive calendar, and this year is shaping up to be just as grand. We’ve sorted...
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2018 Jeep Wrangler Spied, 2016 Jaguar XF Driven, 2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn Revealed: Today’s Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranA test mule for the next-generation Jeep Wrangler has been spotted in the high heat of the Southwest. The new mechanicals remain hidden but there are some clues that point to what we can expect on...
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2016 Rolls-Royce Dawn Drops Top Ahead Of Frankfurt Debut: VideoRolls-Royce is introducing a new model to its lineup of ultra-luxurious rides in the form of the Dawn convertible, which the automaker describes as the “sexiest” car it’s ever built. Due for a formal debut at next week’s Frankfurt Auto Show, Rolls-Royce previewed the vehicle...
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Ford Mustang Poised To Be World’s Most Popular Sports Car In 2015The Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] sixth-generation Mustang is already the top selling sports car in the world over the first six months of the year, based on data compiled by industry source IHS Automotive, and at the current rate of sales it’s poised to be the world’s most...
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Borgward Teases Its First New Car In More Than 50 YearsMany readers won’t be familiar with historic German brand Borgward, since the company originally went bankrupt back in 1961. That’s set to change, however, as a revival is in the works, with brand founder Carl F. W. Borgward’s grandson Christian Borgward and Chinese industrial...
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Jaguar Land Rover SVO Division Cooks Up Range Rover Sentinel Armored SUV: VideoAlready responsible for developing more luxurious and higher performing vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover, the Special Vehicles Operations division has now been tasked with building armored cars for the British automaker. And the first off the list is an armored Land Rover Range Rover which dons the...
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Google Exec's Wife Hits Fiorano In Her New Ferrari FXX K: VideoWe first heard about Google executive Benjamin Sloss and his admiration for the Ferrari brand in 2012 when he paid close to $1.8 million for a Ferrari 599XX Evo in a charity auction. Then, a week ago, he was back proving his generosity once again, this time by presenting his wife Christine with a...
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