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Infiniti’s first-ever compact car, the Q30 hatchback, has been confirmed for a debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, which gets underway September 15. It was at the German show two years ago...
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2015 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix PreviewLast year, Formula One returned to Austria after an 11-season hiatus, with the action taking place at the Red Bull Ring located in the small town of Spielberg. The short 2.688-mile circuit with its undulating features and stunning scenery was a popular return to the F1 calendar, and no doubt this...
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Porsche Ranks Highest In J.D. Power Initial Quality Study For Third Year In A RowInfluential market research firm J.D. Power has released the results of its latest Initial Quality Study, and it’s Porsche that once again ranks highest, with 2015 being the third year in a row the German sports car marque has been on top. What’s surprising is the drop in quality of...
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2018 Audi S5 Spy ShotsEarlier this week, we saw our first spy shots of a prototype for the second-generation Audi A5, which we’re expecting to be introduced for the 2018 model year. Now we have shots of the sporty S5 variant, which should arrive roughly the same time as the regular model. Power is expected to come...
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Bentley Flying Spur Beluga, New Fisker Plant, Peugeot 308 GTI: Today’s Car NewsBuyers of Bentley’s Flying Spur equipped with a V-8 engine can now opt for a sporty new trim labeled Beluga. It adds a few visual cues inside and out, but there’s still no extra power available from the car’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8. After going bankrupt in 2013, Fisker...
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2016 MINI Convertible Spy ShotsMINI’s third-generation Hardtop has been on sale for more than a year now, but those hoping to order the convertible version have a little while longer to wait. Engineers are still fine-tuning the car ahead of its auto show debut later this year. We expect the new MINI Convertible to...
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Bentley’s Flying Spur received a number of updates for 2016, including new wheel and leather options as well as cylinder-deactivation tech for its W-12 engine. The automaker has now announced...
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The new Fisker plans to start Karma production in CaliforniaSince buying up the remains of bankrupt automaker Fisker Automotive in early 2014, China's Wanxiang has been adamant it will be able to relaunch Fisker’s Karma extended-range electric sedan as well as move production from the previous plant in Finland to a new site located in the U.S. The new...
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Ex-Bentley design chief joins Hyundai-KiaBelgian designer Luc Donckerwolke is headed to Korea to replace Peter Schreyer, who is currently in charge of design at Hyundai and Kia. It was announced earlier this month that Donckerwolke would be leaving the top post at Bentley design after only joining the brand in 2012. No reason was given...
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Mercedes May Take On A4 Allroad With C-Class Wagon-Based Soft-RoaderMercedes-Benz is rapidly expanding its lineup with new SUVs, with models like the subcompact GLA and midsized GLE Coupe being introduced in the past 12 months and additional models like a compact GLC Coupe and an ultra-luxurious Maybach SUV still in the works. But the automaker sees room for even...
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2015 Peugeot 308 GTI: Forbidden FruitThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus ST and Volkswagen GTI better watch out as French automaker Peugeot has unveiled a new 308 GTI that delivers upwards of 270 horsepower. The car is the high-performance variant of Peugeot’s 308 compact range and its development was handled together with the...
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BMW i8 Powertrain Voted 2015 International Engine Of The YearThe sophisticated plug-in hybrid powertrain of the BMW i8 sports car has been rated the top engine in this year’s International Engine of the Year Awards, the official award of British publication Engine Technology International. The i8’s powertrain consists of a turbocharged 1.5-liter...
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Mercedes-Benz’s boxy GLK has been replaced by a rounder, much smoother successor badged the GLC, and beyond its handsome exterior the latest small SUV out of Stuttgart represents a big step...
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Audi SQ7 Prototype Crashes During Nürburgring Testing: VideoA high-performance version of Audi’s second-generation Q7 that's to be badged an SQ7 suffered a crash recently while undergoing high-speed testing on Germany’s Nürburgring. This video from YouTube user cvdzijden shows a barely-disguised SQ7 prototype exiting the famous Karussell...
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Wildtwelve Concept, 2016 Mercedes SLK, 2017 Mercedes SL: Car News HeadlinesItaly’s Torino Design has come out with a striking supercar concept called the Wildtwelve. Power in the concept comes from a V-12-based hybrid system said to be producing more than 800 horsepower. It turns out Mercedes-Benz’s SLK has one more model year left in it before it’s...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz SLK Gets A Few Updates Ahead Of 2017 SLC’s ArrivalMercedes-Benz is working on an updated version of its SLK that when complete will carry the SLC title in line with the automaker’s new naming strategy. It turns out the SLC, prototypes of which can be viewed here, will be introduced as a 2017 model, which means there will be a final, 2016...
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2016 MINI Clubman Spy ShotsDespite the introduction of the Hardtop 4 Door (a 5 Door for other markets), there are no plans to phase out MINI's existing extra-versatile variant, the Clubman. Our latest spy shots show a prototype for the second-generation MINI Clubman, which is expected to make its debut in the coming months...
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Is Porsche hinting at a new supercar in this Facebook post?Porsche recently made a Facebook post highlighting its participation in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, where its latest 919 Hybrid LMP1 race cars finished first, second and fifth overall. The Facebook post talked about Porsche’s strong performance in Le Mans qualifying but more...
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BMW’s new 7-Series going on sale this fall will feature a world-first remote control system that will allow you to park in tight or tricky spots by getting out of the vehicle and then...
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2015 Rezvani Beast, 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C, 2018 Audi A5: Today’s Car NewsCalifornian startup Rezvani has kept to its word and launched on the market a stunning track-focused sports car called the Beast. It’s an ultra-exclusive, carbon fiber-bodied track weapon with 500 horsepower on tap, and it will only set you back $165,000. We’ve just driven Alfa...
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Ferrari LaFerrari Sets Unofficial 1:14.2 Lap Time For Top Gear Track: VideoUPDATE: It has been confirmed that Chris Evans will host future episodes of Top Gear. More details here. With the future of Top Gear in doubt, we may never see Ferrari’s LaFerrari put down an official power lap around the show’s test track, the 1.75-mile loop at the old Dunsfold...
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Jeremy Clarkson Returns To The BBC To Finish Up His Last Top Gear EpisodeRecently, the BBC released a teaser trailer for a special episode of Top Gear that will round out the current season 22 of the popular car-themed show and, more importantly, be the last to feature Jeremy Clarkson. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, Clarkson...
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2016 Honda Civic Coming This Fall: OfficialHonda has confirmed that its all-new, 10th-generation Civic will be launched this fall. The car will once again be offered with sedan and coupe variants but we should also see the European-spec hatchback (perhaps in high-performance Type R trim only) at some point and possibly a new liftback as...
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500-Horsepower Rezvani Beast Revealed In The Carbon Fiber: VideoWhen we first heard about Californian startup Rezvani and its plans for a new track-focused sports car called the Beast, we didn’t have high hopes for the company considering its founder Ferris Rezvani’s links with two previous failed sports car projects: the Bulleta RF22 and Volarra...
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