Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation GLK-Class is in the final phases of its development, and it looks like the popular small SUV will sport a very handsome new look—in addition to a new name...
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Dartz shows up at Cannes Film Festival with world’s most expensive vodka and caviarDartz, the Latvian firm responsible for the over-the-top Prombron line of SUVs, has taken a lot of flak in the past for its egotistical vehicles that at one point even came with whale penis trim on the seats, but the company is always quick to support a good cause, as demonstrated this week at the...
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Hyperloop Test Track, Ford GT Spy Shots, F&F Supra Sold: Today’s Car NewsTwo years after Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk first proposed the Hyperloop, an independent company hoping to build a working example is preparing to build a test track. Today we learned that the company, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, has secured a location for its Hyperloop test...
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Analyst Predicts Autonomous Cars Could Slash Car SalesThe world’s top automakers and a handful of tech and supply firms are working hard to develop autonomous car technology, with the goal for most being a car capable of driving without any human intervention whatsoever. One of the leaders in this field is tech giant Google, which this summer...
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2017 Volkswagen Golf R 400 Spy ShotsVolkswagen shocked many when it rolled out its 395-horsepower Golf R 400 concept back at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. But what was more shocking was that the wild concept was quickly confirmed for production. Now we have our first look at what’s almost certain to be a prototype for the...
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Jaguar Unveils F-Type R AWD Bloodhound SSC Rapid Response VehicleLate last year, Jaguar announced a partnership with current land speed record holder Andy Green and his team at Bloodhound, which is working on a jet and rocket-powered supersonic car (SSC) that will be used in a new land speed record attempt in the next six to 12 months. Green’s previous...
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It emerged last month that Aston Martin was looking to add a second plant in preparation for several new models due out in the coming years and the extra capacity they’ll require. A possible...
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Original Fast And Furious Toyota Supra Sells For $185,000 At AuctionThe 1993 Toyota Supra stunt car used during filming for the original Fast and the Furious movie that came out in 2001—and driven by the late Paul Walker—has sold at auction for $185,000. It crossed the block last week at the Mecum Auctions event held in Indianapolis and landed right...
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Maserati Levante SUV Revealed In Patent DrawingsMaserati has gone to great lengths to hide the look of its new Levante, with even the most recent test mules relying on makeshift Ghibli bodies in order to keep the final design a secret. Unfortunately for the Italian brand, some patent drawings that are likely to be the real deal have just...
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2016 Buick Enclave Gets 4G LTE ConnectivityBuick’s Enclave crossover is starting to get long in the tooth, with the latest version able to trace its roots back to the original launched in 2008. However, the big crossover remains as popular as ever with buyers, with General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] managing to move 62,300 of them last...
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Porsche 911 Carrera And Boxster Get Special ‘Black Edition’ TrimThere’s a new version of the Porsche 911 Carrera just around the corner but in the meantime dealers still need to move the current model. To help entice buyers to sign up now, Porsche is throwing in a few extras at barely any additional cost with new Black Edition trim. As the name suggest...
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GM Product Chief Downplays Chances Of Small Chevy Sports CarFollowing the reveal of the Chevrolet 130R concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, there was a lot of talk about the bowtie brand possibly launching a small, affordable sports car with rear-wheel drive to take on the Scion FR-S/Subaru BRZ twins as well as the Mazda MX-5 Miata. Unfortunately, the...
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The 2016 Chevrolet Camaro may just have landed but it’s going to have some tough competition out of the blocks thanks to the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] Mustang Shelby GT350. The...
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Bugatti’s Two Land Speed Record Holders Meet At The NürburgringHaving just sold its final Veyron, Bugatti is now celebrating the car’s 10-year run while work on a successor continues in earnest. This past weekend, two significant Veyrons, the examples used to set the current land speed records for both a production car and a production open-top car, took...
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Close Look At The 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO's Twin-Turbo V-6: VideoNissan developed a new twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine for its GT-R LM NISMO race car, which makes its competition debut at next month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The engine’s basic design is shared with a production unit of the same displacement that Nissan’s upmarket brand...
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Porsche Confirms Four-Cylinder Engine For 2017 Boxster And CaymanPorsche officials have hinted at the possibility of a four-cylinder engine for the Boxster and Cayman since at least 2008. And in 2011 a senior Porsche exec confirmed that a four-cylinder engine with a horizontally-opposed ‘boxer’ design was in fact in the works. Now, Porsche CEO...
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Mercedes Fleet Including Unimogs And G63 6x6 Starring In ‘Jurassic World’: VideoMercedes-Benz used 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park to help launch its original M-Class SUV, and the automaker will do the same with next month’s Jurassic World, which will feature the all-new GLE Coupe, a coupe-like version of the M-Class-replacing GLE. But the GLE Coupe...
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Fresh Details On Toyota’s Sub-FR-S Sports CarThe FR-S might not be selling well (Scion sold just 1,000 examples last month, a 29 percent decrease from levels one year ago) but parent company Toyota is planning to launch two new sports cars, one above the FR-S and one below it. The model above the FR-S will be a spiritual successor to the...
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The 2017 Lotus Evora 400 will go on sale later this year priced from $89,900. That’s a significant jump on pricing for the previous Evora, but the new model is a much more substantial car. In...
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More Powerful Competition Package For BMW M6 On The WayStarting this summer, BMW’s M6 range will be available with a more powerful Competition Package. The new pack will offer 600 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, up from the 575 hp and 501 lb-ft the M6’s existing Competition Package offers. BMW also points out that peak torque is...
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Audi Sport Team WRT Drives New R8 To 2015 Nürburgring 24 Hours VictoryTwo months after its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, Audi’s new R8 supercar in its LMS race car trim is already a top-level endurance race winner, having just taken victory at one of the toughest races in the world: the Nürburgring 24 Hours, the highlight of the VLN series...
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SCG003 Falls Victim To The ‘Ring--Updated With VideoDuring practice on Thursday for this weekend’s Nürburgring 24 Hours race, one of Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus’ SCG003 road-going racers crashed into a barrier at a speed in excess of 120 mph. Behind the wheel was American Ken Dobson who was said to be “fine” after the...
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2016 Porsche 911 GT3 R Race Car RevealedPorsche’s race car lineup based on the latest 991-series 911 is complete following this weekend’s introduction of the all-new 911 GT3 R, which sits between the 911 GT3 Cup and 911 RSR in Porsche’s 911 race car hierarchy. The latest model made its debut on the eve of the 2015...
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Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce laps Nürburgring in 6:59.73Lamborghini has released a video showing its new Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce lapping the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a time of 6:59.73, meaning the car joins the Porsche 918 Spyder in an elite group of production cars that have lapped the notorious German circuit under the magic 7:00 mark...
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