Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Mercedes-AMG’s turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine used in the tuner’s compact cars like the A45 and CLA45 produces 355 horsepower, but Audi has upped the ante with its 362-hp RS...
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Nissan’s Next Z Sports Car May Be DelayedIt wasn’t that long ago that Nissan was planning to have a new three-tier sports car lineup: the GT-R at the top, a new Z sports car in the middle and an entry-level model based on 2013's funky IDx concepts targeting younger buyers. Limited demand for sporty coupes, especially after the first...
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Alpine Sports Car Concept, 2016 Jaguar XJ, 2017 Infiniti Q30: Car News HeadlinesOver the weekend, French automaker Renault unveiled a concept previewing a new sports car that will mark the return of the Alpine brand when it launches in 2016. The concept was unveiled at the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans where an Alpine-branded prototype racer was competing in the event’s LMP2...
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Volkswagen Group To Be Reorganized, Four Smaller Structures Possible: ReportThe Volkswagen Group controls more than a dozen brands and has more than half a million employees around the globe. Understandably, such complexity is difficult to oversee from a central hub which is why we may see the automaker’s management and corporate structure reorganized into four...
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2017 Infiniti Q30 Spy ShotsInfiniti’s upcoming Q30 and QX30 compacts are nearing the end of their long gestation, with a debut of at least one of the models, most likely the Q30 hatch, due to take place at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September. The QX30 crossover will likely appear towards the end of the year...
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2016 Jaguar XJ Revealed With More Tech, Autobiography Range-TopperJaguar has a busy year ahead of it, with an expanded F-Type range and all-new XF already announced for the 2016 model year and now we can add an updated version of the XJ flagship sedan too. As expected, Jaguar’s design team has left the sultry lines of the XJ untouched, though there have...
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Mercedes-Benz’s replacement for its GLK-Class, the GLC, has been confirmed for a June 17 reveal and in the lead up to the new small SUV’s arrival the German automaker has released this...
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Porsche One-Two Finish At 2015 24 Hours Of Le Mans, Corvette Racing First In GTE ClassThe new 2012 Porsche 911 is set for a world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show but barely disguised prototypes can already be seen testing in the south of Germany.
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Video Provides 360-Degree View Of A Lap At Le MansAt the time of writing, we’re now into the final hours of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race. You can get a feel for what it’s like driving around the 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe where the race is held thanks to this interactive video. ALSO SEE: Porsche One-Two Finish At 2015...
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Renault’s Alpine Sports Car Previewed By New Concept Revealed At Le MansWhile this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans rages on, we have some news from the track. French automaker Renault presented a new concept car in Le Mans that previews its new Alpine-branded sports car set for launch in 2016. It’s called the Alpine Celebration, and its arrival also marks 60...
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2016 Ford GT Racer, 2016 BMW 7-Series, Mid-Engine Honda Sports Car: This Week’s Top PhotosThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] this week finally confirmed its return to Le Mans, and along with the confirmation we got our first look at the new race car the Blue Oval will be campaigning. Naturally, the new race car is based on the GT supercar that will be launching on the market next year. It...
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This Open-Top, Hybrid Range Rover Is Fit For A QueenThe British royal family have been supplied with vehicles from Land Rover for a number years but we’re quite positive it’s never received one like this. A Range Rover Hybrid Long-Wheelbase with a missing roof was used by Queen Elizabeth II recently during a military parade in Wales...
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With its second-generation R8, Audi has launched the car with a V-10 engine as the standard option and is offering a battery-powered electric e-tron model as an alternative. This is in contrast to...
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Nissan Juke-R NISMO, Ford GT At Le Mans, Tesla Model X Launch: Today’s Car NewsNissan is planning a new version of its GT-R-powered Juke-R. This time the vehicle has been branded a NISMO project, which means we’re likely to see the performance bar lifted even higher. The full reveal is coming in a couple of weeks but a teaser photo has been released today. The Ford...
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Ford Returning To Le Mans In 2016 With GT Supercar: OfficialOn the eve of this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] finally confirmed what everyone’s been expecting: an official return to Le Mans in 2016 with a race car based on the all-new GT supercar. Yes, 50 years after Ford’s famous overall victory at the 1966...
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Ford May Use Raptor Name On Trucks Beyond F-150The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] no longer offers the Ranger in these parts but overseas the compact truck is still going strong, with a new model just unveiled this year. The most exciting version of this global Ranger is called the Wildtrak, though it doesn’t offer any serious performance...
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New E-Class To Feature Much More Capable Autonomous System Than S-ClassMercedes-Benz’s latest S-Class is the first production car to be able to steer itself, though only in certain situations. Right now the system can handle low-speed traffic on roads with gentle curves and preventing highway lane changes when a car is in your blind spot, but a more advanced...
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Corvette Racing Ready To Take On Le Mans But Team Already Hurt By Qualifying CrashThis weekend is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the highlight of the World Endurance Championship and one of the most popular motorsport events of the year. While the premier LMP1 class draws most of the attention, when it comes to cars that you and I can actually drive then it’s the...
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BMW has developed a new modular platform that in some shape or form will be found in all of the automaker’s vehicles from the next-generation 3-Series up. The new platform, codenamed the 35up,...
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Watch This 1,300-Horsepower Audi R8 Shoot Flames: VideoAudi has just launched its second-generation R8 but the old one still has plenty of life left in it, especially if you modify the heck out of it. Here’s a first-generation R8 V10 that’s been modified by America’s own AMS Performance. The car is strapped to a dyno and as...
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2016 Honda Civic, 2016 BMW 7-Series, 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R: Car News HeadlinesHonda’s all-new, 10th-generation Civic is due on the market later this year. The car was recently previewed in concept form and now we have spy shots showing the sedan variant. A new Civic Coupe is also planned, and we could see a liftback model launched as well. The one we’re most...
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BMW To Return To Le Mans With Radical Hydrogen Fuel Cell Racer?BMW hasn’t competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1999, when its V12 LMR secured the first and only overall victory for the German automaker in the prestigious race. Now, BMW might be planning a comeback, though the goal this time isn’t thought to be competing with the likes of...
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2016 Fiat 500 Getting Updates, July 4th RevealFiat will unveil an updated version of its 500 hatchback on July 4th. This particular date has great significance for Fiat—no, not because of Independence Day—as it was on July 4th of 2007 that the current 500 was first introduced and it was on the same day back in 1957 that the...
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Watch The 2016 BMW 7-Series On The Move In New VideoYesterday, BMW took the wraps off its all-new 7-Series flagship sedan, which arrives in showrooms this fall, as a 2016 model. For the U.S. market, BMW has confirmed that the new 7-Series will be available initially with 740i and 750i xDrive variants, with a 740e xDrive plug-in hybrid due next year...
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