Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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These are our latest spy shots of a prototype for the new ForTwo Cabrio based on the third generation of the popular Smart minicar. The new ForTwo made its debut last summer alongside a returning...
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More Details On Next-Gen Audi A8Audi’s next-generation A8 is still a couple of years away from its market debut but there’s already a lot we know about the new flagship sedan. The car will ride on a stretched version of the MLB Evo platform that debuts in the 2016 Q7, bringing significant weight savings for the big...
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Cadillac ATS-V ‘Plus’ Trim To Feature 7.0-Liter LS7 V-8?Back in the Cadillac ATS-V’s early development days, there was talk there might be two versions of the car: a standard version equipped with a V-6 and a more extreme ‘Plus’ offering packing a V-8. The ATS-V has since made its debut in both sedan and coupe form, and so far it comes...
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Audi R8 e-tron, 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350, 2017 Porsche Boxster: Car News HeadlinesAudi has unveiled a new concept that combines its R8 e-tron electric supercar with its Piloted Driving autonomous car technology. The concept was unveiled this week at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show Asia in Shanghai, China. Pricing information for the 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350 has emerged and...
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Leaked Pricing Info Suggests 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350 Will Start At $49,955, GT350R At $63,495The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will have a new performance bargain on its hands if leaked pricing information for the new Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 proves accurate. When it goes on sale later this year, the latest Mustang variant will bring to the table a new 5.2-liter V-8 with a flat-plane crank...
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Porsche Points Out Benefits Of Its 2015 911 Carrera GTS: VideoWe’ve already pointed out what separates the latest 2015 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS from the standard Carrera, but here’s a great visual representation direct from the German sports car marque. It shows the new Carrera GTS being put through its paces at the Porsche Experience Center at...
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The 2015 Consumer Electronics Show Asia is taking place this week in Shanghai, China, and there to give a keynote address on the opening day was Audi CEO Rupert Stadtler who talked about the car...
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Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Zagato Awarded Best Of Show Honors At Villa D’EsteZagato had a lot to celebrate at this past weekend’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. After revealing the stunning Mostro powered by Maserati sports car concept and confirming a limited production run of just five units, another of the legendary Italian coachbuilder’s cars...
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Nico Rosberg Pulls Surprise Victory At 2015 Formula One Monaco Grand PrixMercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg secured his third victory in a row at the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, with his win in yesterday’s race coming after a mistake made by his own team that cost his teammate and Monaco pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton the top prize. The mistake came when Hamilton...
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Lewis Hamilton Takes 2015 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix PoleMercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton will start at pole tomorrow at the 2015 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix after a stunning performance during today’s qualifying. Monaco is a race where qualifying is crucial and for Hamilton it was his first pole at the famous location. He put in an impressive...
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Toyota Investigating Radical Lotus Seven-Style Sports Car?Toyota raked in $18.1 billion in profit last year on the back of a reliable albeit somewhat dull lineup. We could now see some of those funds invested in building excitement in the brand. The automaker, run by performance-loving president Akio Toyoda, is keen to turn around the rather staid image...
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GM Spends $439 Million On Corvette Plant UpgradesGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] will spend $439 million in upgrades for its Corvette plant located in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Most of the funds will go into a new 450,000 square-foot paint shop that will be roughly half the size of the current Bowling Green assembly plant once complete. ALSO SEE...
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Zagato Mostro Concept, Carroll Shelby’s Last Car, Audi Q8 Confirmed: Today’s Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranZagato’s latest coachbuilt special is a V-8-powered GT called the Mostro, Italian for “Monster”. It’s been built to both celebrate Maserati’s centenary as well as honor...
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2015 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix Weather ForecastMonaco’s favorable Mediterranean climate seems to have taken leave for the 2015 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix this weekend, with overcast conditions and some rain predicted for both Saturday and Sunday. A mild high of 68 degrees F (20 degrees C) is forecast together with a very mild easterly...
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Last Car Built With Carroll Shelby Finally Going Up For AuctionBack in 2011, Electronic Arts, the publisher of the Need for Speed video game franchise, teamed up with Carroll Shelby and his crew at Shelby American to create a one-off Ford Shelby GT500 Super Snake that was to be auctioned off the following year to help raise funds for the Carroll Shelby...
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Audi confirms Q1 for 2016, electric Q6 for 2018, and Q8 for 2019With growth in SUVs proving to be stronger than in any other segment, Audi, like many of its rivals, is pushing ahead with the launch of more high-riding models. The automaker has now confirmed three additional SUVs for its lineup which will be growing from 52 distinct models today to 60 by 2020...
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Audi And Partners Develop E-Benzin Synthetic Gasoline: VideoAudi in recent years has been making strides to move away from fossil fuels but without abandoning the internal combustion engine and current refueling infrastructure. It’s been doing this with its research in the area of synthetic fuels and has already come up with synthetic natural gas and...
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Volvo Prices 2016 S60 Inscription From $39,695, S60 Cross Country From $44,495Volvo is expanding its S60 range with two new additions for the 2016 model year. One is the long-wheelbase S60 Inscription that’s sourced from China and the other is the unique S60 Cross Country soft-road sedan. The 2016 S60 Inscription is the less expensive of the two, with its pricing...
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Chris Harris has joined the likes of racing driver Brendon Hartley and actor George Clooney to be among the first to have driven the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Fortunately for us, Harris was kind...
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Marchionne: Wrangler Won’t Get All-Aluminum Body, New Grand Cherokee May Be DelayedIn its five-year strategy announcement for its Jeep brand made one year ago, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] said new versions of the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee would be introduced in 2017. Now there have been some changes made to the original plans. There’s been a lot of talk about...
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2016 BMW M4 GTS Shows Up In U.S. Dealership Ordering SystemBMW has been testing a hardcore version of its M4 coupe for several months that we suspected might end up reviving the GTS designation last used on an M3 coupe back in 2010. We now have some semi-official confirmation that the car will in fact be an M4 GTS and that it will be available in the U.S...
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2015 Formula One Monaco Grand Prix PreviewThe Formula One Monaco Grand Prix is right up there with the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500 as one motorsport’s top events, and despite its beautiful location and party atmosphere it’s actually one of the toughest races on the calendar. The race lines are so close to the...
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McLaren F1 GTR Once Sponsored By Top Gear Up For SaleAn uber-rare 1997 McLaren F1 GTR Longtail is up for sale, and making this one just that little bit more special is its “Top Gear” sponsorship stickers. Yes, this classic racer was briefly sponsored by Top Gear the magazine back in 1997 when it competed in the FIA GT Championship under...
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2017 Audi SQ7 Spy ShotsWe’ve just been in the new Audi Q7 and find it to be incredibly nimble despite its size. The versions we drove were the regular gasoline and diesel V-6 models but a more powerful, more dynamic Q7 is in the works and has been spotted in prototype form for the first time. The new version will...
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