Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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When Mercedes-Benz starting leaking info about all the technological highlights of its new, sixth-generation SL-Class back in 2011, we were thrilled, especially when we learned that the car’s ...
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Lamborghini Chief Engineer Explains The SuperVeloce Ethos: VideoThe 2016 Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce is possibly the best car to ever roll out of the factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, but as its chief engineer Maurizio Reggiani explains here in this video, the famous SV badging represents much more than just the cutting of weight and an increase...
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2017 Audi R8, 2015 Chevrolet SS, 2015 Ford Mustang Apollo: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week we posted our first drive report on the second-generation R8 supercar, which Audi has confirmed will be hitting local showrooms next spring, as a 2017 model. The car is a major improvement over the original R8 in almost every way, though it’s not without its faults. Bulgarian...
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Formula One Driver Jules Bianchi Dies From Injuries Sustained In 2014 CrashWe’re sad to report that French Formula One driver Jules Bianchi has succumbed to his injuries sustained during a horrific crash in 2014’s rain-affected Japanese Grand Prix. The news was confirmed overnight in a statement released by Bianchi’s family. He was only 25 years old...
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Cadillac ATS Gets Midnight And Black Sport Appearance PacksCadillac is sharpening the style of its ATS range with a pair of packages that adds some darkened elements on the exteriors of the cars as well as some extra luxuries inside. The packages, labeled the Midnight and Black Sport, are available now on the 2015 ATS and 2015 ATS Coupe, with prices...
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Land Rover Defender Production To Extend Into 2016 Due To Strong Demand: ReportLand Rover’s Defender is officially slated to end production this December, but a report is out claiming production may be extended into 2016 due to strong demand for the iconic off-roader. If true, Land Rover’s ongoing celebrations for the Defender’s final year in production may...
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2017 Mercedes SLC, Shelby Daytona Coupe, Lincoln Continental Production: Today’s Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranMercedes-Benz’s SLK is due to receive a mid-cycle update soon, and included in the update will be a new name. That new name will be SLC, a name we haven’t seen used since the SLC coupe...
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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale Spotted In MoroccoBugatti’s very last Veyron, the aptly named Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse La Finale, has been spotted in the wild, caught while being unloaded from a transporter somewhere in Morocco. Bugatti confirmed that the final Veyron was sold well before the car’s debut back in March at the 2015...
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Shelby Announces 50th Anniversary Daytona CoupeThe original Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe is the stuff of legend. Just six of them were built between 1964 and 1965, and in ’65 the car helped secure the Constructors’ title in the FIA World Sportscar Championship, making Shelby the first American constructor to win a title on the...
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Here’s Deadmau5’s McLaren P1 After A Little Customization WorkLate last year, Deadmau5 confirmed via Twitter that he was one of the 375 lucky people to have been promised a McLaren P1. After taking delivery earlier this year, the Canadian DJ and Uber driver took the supercar to vehicle customizer Sekanskin in his home town of Toronto, and the results are...
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First Lamborghini Aventador SV Touches Down In U.S.Start keeping an eye out for Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloces, because the first examples have landed in the United States and will soon be in the hands of their eagerly awaiting owners. The very first one is this bright green example that was caught by the lens of photographer Jordan...
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Lincoln Continental To Be Built At Ford’s Flat Rock Plant In MichiganLincoln is in the process of overhauling its lineup, as well as introducing some brand new additions, and the next model we’re likely to see is a flagship sedan that will revive the Continental nameplate and serve as a replacement for the aging MKS. The new Continental was previewed in...
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BMW’s new M2 sports coupe has been spied ahead of its debut later this year. The car appears to be considerably wider than the 2-Series on which it’s based, and we hear that its power...
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Hyundai HCD-16 Concept May Be A Preview Of New Genesis CoupeHyundai has confirmed plans to unveil a new concept next month that may just preview the next-generation Genesis Coupe. The concept is said to be in the form of a “flagship two-door coupe” and designed in line with the premium ethos the Korean automaker reserves for its upmarket models...
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2017 Mitsubishi Montero Sport Teased In New VideoMitsubishi has been hinting at a return of a legend, its Montero nameplate, for a couple of years, and recently some teaser shots for an all-new Montero, a Montero Sport to be exact, hit the web. Now we have a teaser video that reveals even more of the new Montero Sport. In other markets the SUV...
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MINI Sports Car Based On Superleggera Concept Coming In 2019: ReportRemember that very un-MINI MINI concept? It seems the automaker is examining the idea of creating a production version. MINI recently confirmed it was moving to a lineup of five core models, and one of these is to be a sports car-like offering to fill the void left by the discontinued Coupe and...
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BMW i8 Fuel Cell Car Sounds Like The Future: VideoBMW recently unveiled an i8-based research vehicle that it built several years ago when it first started looking at developing a production-ready hydrogen fuel cell stack. A new video from YouTube channel Cars confirms that the vehicle sounds almost as strange as it looks. ALSO SEE: 5,000-HP...
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Even Honda’s CEO Is Waiting To Buy A Civic Type RWhen Takahiro Hachigo moved back to Japan in March to be the new CEO of Honda, after the previous CEO Takanobu Ito stepped down amid slowing sales and the ongoing Takata airbag fiasco, he was without a car. Rather than pick up a car straight away, however, Hachigo decided to wait so that he could...
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It was only on Monday that we got our first look at the updated 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, and now General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has dropped the first details on the updated version of the popular...
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Apollo Program-Themed Mustang Built For 2015 EAA AirVenture--Photo UpdateIt’s that time of year again. Time for the EAA AirVenture fly-in aircraft convention which takes place each and every year in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and where the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] typically auctions off a one-of-a-kind Mustang to help raise funds for training of the next generation of...
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2016 BMW 7-Series, LaFerrari For Sale, Volkswagen V-Charge: Today’s Car NewsA new video out shows the complex process that goes into building each and every example of the all-new BMW 7-Series. That’s because the sixth-generation car, which lands in showrooms this fall, as a 2016 model, features carbon fiber-reinforced plastic in its construction. The only known...
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Only LaFerrari For Sale In North America Lists At $5 MillionDespite Ferrari’s vetting of LaFerrari buyers, a number of the hybrid supercars have showed up on the used car lot, typically with price tags well in excess of the estimated $1.3 million factory price. While previous examples for sale were found in Europe or the Middle East, this sexy black...
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Audi RS 7 Autonomous Concept Drops 880 Pounds, Laps Sonoma RacewayStep by step, a fully autonomous Audi is edging closer to reality. Late last year we saw the brand with the four rings send an RS 7 concept around Germany’s Hockenheimring without anyone onboard. Impressively, the car lapped the circuit in a similar time achieved with a professional driver...
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Watch how BMW adds carbon fiber to its 2016 7-SeriesBMW proved with its i3 and i8 that carbon fiber in the form of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) could be used effectively in the mass production of vehicles. Now the automaker is implementing the lightweight yet sturdy stuff in its regular models, starting with the 2016 7-Series flagship...
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