Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] about to resurrect the Barracuda nameplate for a new muscle car?
Only a few years ago it certainly seemed that way but then in 2014 Ralph Gilles, who at the...
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Following Ferrari Spin Off, Maserati To Become FCA’s Flagship BrandLast October, we received the shock news that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] was planning to spin off Ferrari, which this week FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne said he thought was worth “at least” $11 billion as a standalone firm. Most of the new shares in Ferrari will end up in the...
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This Mysterious Truck Has Ferrari's Five Flagship Supercars Tucked Away: VideoNow here’s something you don’t see every day. This mysterious truck, which looks like it could have rolled off the set of a Transformers movie, has hidden away all five special series Ferraris. The special series cars are those Ferrari flagship models that come roughly once a decade and...
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C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 ‘Ring Time Rumored To Be Around 7:08About a month ago, we learned that Chevrolet had clocked a lap time for its latest Corvette Z06 around the Nürburgring, and that a press release and video regarding the time would be coming shortly. The information came directly from Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter and quickly led to...
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Aventador SV Roadster, 2017 Mercedes E-Class Tech, 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor: Car News HeadlinesThe first photos of Lamborghini’s upcoming Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce Roadster have hit the web, courtesy of ace photographer Jordan Shiraki. The version shown is finished in a new blue color called Blu Glauco, and it looks absolutely stunning. We recently visited Mercedes-Benz’s...
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Rally Legend Tommi Mäkinen To Lead Toyota’s 2017 WRC ReturnFinnish rally legend Tommi Mäkinen, a winner of four World Rally Championship titles during the 1990s, will serve as team principal for the Toyota WRC team, which is set to start throwing gravel come 2017. The team will be competing under the newly established Toyota Gazoo Racing banner, and...
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The semi-official tuner to Holden, HSV, is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its ClubSport nameplate with a special edition version of the latest ClubSport R8. HSV is famous for building...
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2017 Jaguar F-Type SVR Spy ShotsThe Porsche 911 Turbo and Mercedes-AMG GT better watch out as Jaguar is working on a new F-Type variant, and word on the street is that the car will pack about 600 horsepower. By comparison, the 911 Turbo and GT in their most potent form come with 560 and 503 hp, respectively. Our latest spy shots...
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2016 Fiat 500, 2016 Range Rover, 2017 Mercedes S-Class Cabrio: Today’s Car NewsFiat’s 500 subcompact has just undergone its most significant update since launching on the market. The list of changes includes revised styling, some extra tech and improved efficiency. Land Rover’s Range Rover and Range Rover Sport SUVs have received a round of updates for the 2016...
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Honda Civic Type R Production Gets Underway In U.K.Production of Honda’s new Civic Type R hot hatch is finally underway at the Honda plant in Swindon, England. The plant is the global hub for the Civic Hatchback, meaning it will also be supplying the United States with cars once the new Civic range goes on sale here in the fall. Other Civic...
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2017 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy shots of the upcoming convertible version of Mercedes-Benz's S-Class Coupe, which we found to be extremely impressive, particularly in high-performance S63 AMG flavor. A convertible S-Class has been rumored ever since the unveiling of the stunning Ocean Drive concept at the...
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Renault Replaces Laguna With New Talisman Sedan: VideoFrench automaker Renault’s entry in the competitive mid-size sedan segment, the Laguna, has been replaced by an all-new model that bears the name Talisman. The car makes its official world debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September, and in markets where it will be offered it will go...
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Hot on the heels of news Aston Martin is considering making a return to Formula One as a technology partner of Red Bull Racing, a role currently fulfilled by Infiniti, more rumors emerging from the...
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2016 Fiat 500 Revealed With Revised Styling, More TechThe current Fiat 500 subcompact landed on these shores in 2010 but it’s been in showrooms overseas since 2007 and thus is getting rather long in the tooth. An all-new new model is still some way off but an updated version is being introduced in the meantime to keep fans satisfied. ALSO SEE...
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2016 Toyota Land Cruiser Leaked AgainWe now have our third look at the updated version of Toyota’s Land Cruiser, which in its current ‘200 Series’ form has been on the market since the 2008 model year. We’ll have to wait several more years until an all-new Land Cruiser is launched but in the meantime it looks...
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Mercedes AMG One-Two Finish At 2015 Formula One British Grand PrixPure talent and an impressive bit of strategy helped Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton secure victory yesterday in a rain-affected 2015 Formula One British Grand Prix. It was the Briton’s 38th career win in F1, plus the fifth of the current season. Furthermore, it’s his third win at...
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BMW Shows Off More Vehicles With Power-Boosting Water InjectionBMW held a presentation at its test center in Miramas, France during the past week where the automaker showed off a number of its upcoming powertrain technologies. The highlight was an i8 technology demonstrator fitted with a hydrogen fuel cell, and alongside it BMW showed a fuel cell-powered...
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2016 Mercedes A-Class, 2017 Audi A4, 2018 BMW M5: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week, Mercedes-Benz unveiled an updated version of its A-Class compact, and we’re glad to report that the A45 from Mercedes-AMG is now producing as much as 376 horsepower. We’re gladder still to report that this same extra potency is expected to feature on updated versions of the...
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In late May, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] let slip that the redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee may be delayed beyond the 2017 launch promised in the automaker’s five-year strategy...
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2015 Formula One British Grand Prix previewThe 2015 Formula One World Championship continues this weekend with round nine, the British Grand Prix, which once again takes place at the Silverstone Circuit in England. A number of today’s F1 teams are also based in England, so the British Grand Prix is the home event for many...
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2015 Formula One British Grand Prix Weather ForecastQuestionable weather typically plagues the Formula One British Grand Prix, which is held each year at the legendary Silverstone Circuit in central England, but this year conditions are looking fine. The temperature should peak at about 75 degrees F (24 degrees C) on Sunday and the skies should...
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BMW 2-Series Active Tourer Plug-In Hybrid Edges Closer To ProductionWhen BMW first previewed its 2-Series Active Tourer back in 2012 with the Concept Active Tourer, it chose to fit the vehicle with a plug-in hybrid powertrain, suggesting that a gasoline-electric setup would be offered in the production version. Now we’re getting our first look at the plug-in...
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BMW Fuel Cells, Next-Gen Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge 'Predators' Ad: Car News HeadlinesBMW is committed to developing a production-viable fuel cell powertrain, and this week showed two research vehicles that it is using to develop the technology. One of them is based on the sleek i8 sports car, which has a modified body designed to be even slipperier through the air. Jeep’s...
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Mercedes-AMG Teases Something Fast In New VideoWe all know that pretty much everything from Mercedes-AMG is fast, so the caption in this latest teaser video from the official Mercedes tuner doesn’t really give much away. But look beyond the mere words and perceive what else the video is telling us. The sound you hear is clearly the...
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