Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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About a month ago we told you Hyundai would be bringing a new concept car code-named HCD-16 to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and that this concept would be in the form of a large, luxurious...
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Chris Brown First To Take Delivery Of 500-HP Rezvani Beast: VideoIt was only in June that Californian startup Rezvani finalized specs for its first product, the Ariel Atom-based Beast track car, but the company has already managed to secure a celebrity owner: Chris Brown. The singer’s choice of cars is about as varied as his wardrobe, with everything from...
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2017 Infiniti Q60, McLaren 570S By MSO, Spoiled Son Destroys Ferrari: Car News HeadlinesInfiniti has confirmed that a redesigned Q60 coupe will be introduced for the 2017 model year. The new coupe, which is expected to closely resemble the handsome concept version unveiled earlier this year, will start sales in the third quarter of 2016. McLaren is bringing to the upcoming Pebble...
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2016 Opel Astra Sports Tourer Spy ShotsIt looks like the Sports Tourer wagon variant of the new Opel Astra will join the previously revealed hatchback at the car’s official world debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, scheduled to get underway September 15. Our latest spy shots show a near-complete prototype for the new Astra...
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Spoiled Son Sets Fire To Gifted Ferrari In Order To Upgrade To New ModelIn a bizarre case out of Europe, a 20-year-old Swiss man reportedly set fire to a Ferrari 458 Italia given to him by his father in a half-baked scheme to use the insurance money to upgrade to a new model. Incredibly, the spoiled brat is said to have had 14 other cars (including a Lamborghini) at...
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Infiniti Confirms Q30, QX30 And Redesigned Q60 Coupe For 2017 Model YearIt’s been a quiet year for Infiniti, with the only significant news being a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine being added to the Q50, a longer wheelbase being fitted to the QX50, and a limited edition Signature Edition model being added to the QX80. Next year, however, the...
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Lexus has confirmed plans to unveil two updated models at this week’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance without going into detail over the identity of the vehicles. The reveal will take...
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McLaren Special Operations Prepares Pair Of 570S Coupes For Pebble Beach ConcoursIt was at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance that McLaren’s personalization department, McLaren Special Operations, had its coming out party. It was where we first saw the polarizing X-1, a custom-bodied supercar that was based on the bones of the 12C and showcased the extent of...
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Lexus RX with third-row seats spy shotsTalk of a new Lexus crossover with third-row seats dates back several years, with Lexus even rolling out a concept of just such a vehicle, the HPX, as far back as 2003. However, Lexus general manager for the United States Jeff Bracken said in an interview last year that the brand may simply launch...
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2016 Honda Accord, 2016 Lexus LX 570, 2016 Mercedes G-Class: Today’s Car NewsHonda has introduced substantial updates for its Accord Sedan and Accord Coupe for the 2016 model year. In addition to a sharp new look, the cars benefit from loads more tech and even some body and chassis upgrades. Another vehicle being updated for the 2016 model year is the Lexus LX 570. New...
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America’s Trion Rolls Out Concept For 2,000-HP Nemesis Supercar: VideoWe have to admit that when we first heard about Californian supercar startup Trion and its plans for a 2,000-horsepower supercar, we were a little skeptical. In fact, we even called the car vaporware at the time. DON'T MISS: Spoiled Son Sets Fire To Gifted Ferrari In Order To Upgrade To New Model...
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Updated 2016 Honda Accord Coupe Joins SedanHonda’s 2016 Accord Sedan and Accord Coupe receive significant updates for the 2016 model year. The Japanese automaker has already detailed the sedan, and now we have our first look at its coupe sibling. The updates build on the solid platform of the ninth-generation Accord that was first...
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Hot on the heels of leaked images of the updated 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser comes new images of the big SUV’s corporate cousin, the 2016 Lexus LX 570. Both vehicles trace their roots back to the...
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Nissan LMP1 Campaign On Hold While GT-R LM NISMO Bugs Are AddressedNissan’s troubled LMP1 campaign in the 2015 World Endurance Championship shows little signs of improving, with the Japanese automaker confirming this month that it won’t be attending future races until it sorts out technical issues that hampered its performance at its debut race...
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Kahn Design’s Defender-Based 6x6 Can Be Yours For $310kFresh from its debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show, Kahn Design’s insane Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6 based on the iconic Land Rover Defender is now up for sale, and the very first example, marked the “Prototype Mission 1”, can be yours for £199,875 (approximately...
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Ferrari F40 Sells For Record $1.2 MillionDespite being considered by many as possibly the greatest supercar of all the time, the F40, Ferrari’s last car signed off by company founder Enzo Ferrari, fails to attract the multimillion-dollar bids at auction typical of other rare Ferraris. That may soon change, however, as values of F40s...
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2016 Audi S8 Plus, 2017 Ford GT, Bugatti Royale Replica: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week saw Audi take the covers off a new version of its S8 full-size performance sedan. The new version is called the S8 Plus, with the “Plus” in the name signifying the car is packing 605 horsepower under the hood. That’s more than Mercedes-AMG’s S63, and it means the...
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Alfa Romeo's New Giulia Spotted On The Streets: VideoWe saw it at the initial private reveal in Milan back in June, and we’ve since seen it in some official promo videos. But now for the first time we have a taste of what Alfa Romeo’s new Giulia will look like when it’s in customer hands and cruising around local streets. YouTube...
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The 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 is certainly no slouch with its ample 523 horsepower and 612 pound-feet of torque, but if you’re the type that needs your luxury behemoth to keep up with top...
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2016 Audi A3 e-tron Sportback Priced From $38,825More than two years on from its reveal at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, Audi’s A3 e-tron Sportback is ready for its market debut here in the United States. The plug-in hybrid hatch goes on sale in October and has been priced from $38,825, which includes the automaker’s standard $925...
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F1's Jenson Button And Wife Jessica Gassed In Holiday Home RobberyMcLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button, 35, and wife Jessica Michibata, 30, were involved in a robbery at their holiday home in the south of France earlier this week. The robbers are thought to have circulated an anaesthetic gas through the air conditioning system of the home located in...
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Kia Sports Car Back On The TableWhen it comes to sports cars, we bet the first name you think of is not Kia. It's probably not even the 10th, or the 50th. It's really not even on the list. But that may change in the not too distant future. Kia surprised many when it rolled out the striking GT4 Stinger concept at 2014’s...
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Mazda Koeru Concept Teased Ahead Of Frankfurt DebutMazda has given us our first look at a new crossover concept it plans to unveil at next month’s Frankfurt Auto Show. The concept is called the Koeru and is said to preview a new high-riding model from the Japanese firm. We know a next-generation Mazda CX-9 is coming soon, with many predicting...
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Ford F-150 Gets New Sport Mode Derived From Mustang TechThe Raptor is the F-150 to get if you enjoy performance driving as much as hauling stuff around, but even the standard F-150 comes with a few performance-oriented features thanks to technology sharing with the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] Mustang program. We’ve already seen how the...
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