Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Uncertain weather is often a factor at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, and looking at the forecast for Montreal where the race is being held we’re expecting some rain during today’s...
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U.K. Dealer Lists Koenigsegg Regera At 2.1 Millon Euros In Online AdKoenigsegg’s new Regera has been listed for sale by U.K. dealership SuperVettura in an online ad at Mobile.de (via AutoEvolution), with the asking price set at a staggering 2,100,010 euros with taxes. That equates to about $2.36 million at current exchange rates. Of course, the Regera is one...
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PT Cruiser Designer Bryan Nesbitt To Lead Buick DesignBryan Nesbitt, most famous for his work on the Chrysler PT Cruiser, has returned to the States to head up Buick’s design team. The American spent the last four years leading the design team at General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] International Operations, based in Shanghai, China, and is...
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Jaguar’s Next SUV Likely To Be Smaller Than F-PaceNot that long ago, the idea of a Jaguar SUV seemed preposterous. Now Jaguar is just months away from unveiling its new F-Pace SUV, and there’s mounting talking of a second high-riding model from the British brand. Jaguar, like many of the major automakers, is simply meeting the market’s...
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Sergio Marchionne Hints At New Ferrari DinoRumors of Ferrari’s revival of its Dino nameplate date back almost a decade, with most new rumors typically getting quashed within weeks of first springing up. The latest to stir the pot is none other than Ferrari chairman and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] CEO Sergio Marchionne...
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2016 Audi Q3 Priced From $34,625Audi’s Q3 compact crossover has just been updated, even though it only hit showrooms last year. And with the update comes a slight price rise. Audi has confirmed that the latest 2016 Q3 in base Premium Plus trim will start at $34,625, which includes a $925 destination charge and is exactly...
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The 2015 Formula One World Championship continues with round seven, the Canadian Grand Prix, which once again is being held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Located on Montreal’s man-made...
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Bentley Hires Stefan Sielaff As New Design ChiefBentley has named Stefan Sielaff as its new design chief. The German designer is a Volkswagen Group man, having previously led design at Audi and more recently serving as head of interior design for all group brands as well as head of the Volkswagen Design Center in Potsdam, Germany. He replaces...
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2017 Bentley Bentayga Spy VideoBentley is in the final stages of development of the Bentayga SUV, which is expected to be unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September before heading into showrooms sometime next year. The new SUV was first hinted at with 2012’s controversial EXP 9 F concept car, but since then the...
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2016 BMW X1, Mustang Shelby GT350 Specs, TVR Comeback: Car News HeadlinesBMW has taken the covers off its second-generation X1. The latest compact crossover will go on sale this fall, as a 2016 model, taking on the likes of the Audi Q3, Lincoln MKC and Mercedes-Benz GLA. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has finally confirmed specs for the Mustang Shelby GT350’s new...
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2016 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid Gets More Tech, Same Great PriceAcura’s RLX flagship sedan doesn’t get that much attention in luxury circles but, in Sport Hybrid trim, actually features one of the most sophisticated drivetrains offered in a production car. That drivetrain is called the Sport Hybrid Super-Handling All-Wheel-Drive system, and it...
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Report: Numerous vehicle redesigns delayed at Fiat Chrysler AutomobilesFiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] five-year strategy announcement made a year ago may have been a little too ambitious, as we’re already starting to hear about possible delays of a number of key vehicle redesigns. A fortnight ago, FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne let slip that the...
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The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has already revealed many of the secrets of the new Mustang Shelby GT350 but arguably the most crucial factor, the output of its new 5.2-liter V-8 engine, has...
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TVR Teams Up With Gordon Murray For New Sports Car Coming In 2017For fifty years, TVR built quirky sports cars, by hand, in Blackpool, England. Known for their distinctive (and occasionally odd) styling, TVRs were among the most polarizing boutique sports cars ever built. Fans of the marque loved its cars for the unique look and personality each TVR had, while...
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2016 BMW X1 PreviewThe current BMW X1 only reached U.S. shores in 2012, but overseas the compact crossover has been on sale since 2009. That’s why BMW is already introducing a new model, which has been revealed in full ahead of a likely debut at September’s 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show. A sales launch has...
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Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima Teams Up With Rimac For Pikes Peak Electric Car RecordPikes Peak legend Nobuhiro ‘Monster’ Tajima has in recent years been tackling the famous race to the clouds in purpose-built electric cars, fielded by his own team Monster Sport. This year, he’s teaming up with Croatia’s Rimac, the company behind the 1,088-horsepower Concept...
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German Collector Commissions Seven Bespoke Aston Martin Vanquish CoupesAston Martin has announced that a German collector by the name of Markus Storck has commissioned a series of seven bespoke Vanquish sports cars for himself and presumably six of his friends. The automaker says that Storck, the founder of bicycle manufacturer Storck Bikes, has taken delivery of the...
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Peugeot 308 GTI Tipped To Make 2015 Goodwood Festival Of Speed DebutThe 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed gets underway June 25 and one of the stars this year will be Peugeot, which plans to unveil a new performance-oriented 308 hatch that’s widely tipped to be the long-awaited 308 GTI. The new 308 variant will take part in the U.K. event’s famous hill...
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Nissan and its radical GT-R LM NISMO are currently in France taking part in the official testing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, which this year runs the weekend starting June 13. Nissan is entering...
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2016 Hyundai Equus Gets A Few Updates Ahead Of New Model’s ArrivalHyundai Equus sales have slowed to a trickle, with the Korean automaker managing to move just 12,562 of them last year, with around two thirds of the sales taking place in the automaker’s home market. Back in 2011, when the Equus was first launched, more than 27,700 of the cars were sold...
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2016 BMW 7-Series Teased Ahead Of June 10 Reveal: VideoBMW is almost ready to unveil its all-new, sixth-generation 7-Series, with the German automaker confirming that the covers will come off on June 10, well ahead of the first public outing at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September. We’ll see the car in showrooms towards the end of the year...
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2016 Opel Astra Revealed Ahead Of Frankfurt Auto Show DebutWe weren’t meant to see the new Opel Astra until the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September but following a leak earlier today the European arm of General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has revealed the car in full. Right now we only have a look at the regular five-door hatchback but new versions of...
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You Can Now Buy A New Dashboard For Your Classic 911Thanks to the likes of Magnus Walker and Singer, owning and restoring a classic Porsche 911 has never been more popular. Another reason is that Porsche, through its own classic car department Porsche Classic, is making it easier for fans to find all the necessary parts for their project builds...
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Lewis Hamilton Joins Gumball 3000 Rally In A Koenigsegg Agera S: VideoFormula One ace Lewis Hamilton, after a tumultuous weekend in Monaco where he had to give up an almost certain win due to an error by his Mercedes AMG team, headed to California to let off some steam by taking part in the final leg of the 2015 Gumball 3000 rally. But Hamilton wasn’t in his...
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