Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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We recently reported that Mercedes-Benz, in an effort to curb the emissions on its G-Class, was planning to replace the current 5.5-liter V-8 in the G550 (a G500 in other markets) with a smaller yet...
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Bugatti Veyron Successor To Do 0-60 MPH In 2.0 Seconds: ReportBugatti just sold its final Veyron, which means full attention for the crew in Molsheim, France has turned to the car’s successor, a new supercar tipped to be called the Chiron and packing a hybrid powertrain. Early test mules for the car have been spotted, but no new details could be...
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2016 Chevrolet Volt Priced From $33,995Despite a significant improvement in style, performance and practicality, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is offering its second-generation Chevrolet Volt at a lower price than the original. The automaker has confirmed pricing for the 2016 Chevy Volt will start at just $33,995, including an $825...
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George Clooney Getting Porsche 911 GT3 RS As Birthday PresentGeorge Clooney, who celebrates his 54th birthday on Wednesday, and the first with new wife Amal, is reportedly getting a Porsche 911 GT3 RS as a present. The actor’s penchant for fine autos—and motorcycles—is well known, so it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that someone...
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2017 Jaguar F-Pace Spy VideoJaguar is entering new ground with its first-ever SUV, the recently confirmed F-Pace, which is featured as a prototype in our latest spy video. The new F-Pace is currently undergoing final testing ahead of a world debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September. You may recall that it was at the...
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2016 Chevy Corvette Z06, 2016 Cadillac ATS-V, Infiniti Vision GT: This Week’s Top PhotosChevrolet announced a few updates for its 2016 model year Corvette Z06 in the past week. One of the updates is the availability of a special edition model that will be limited to just 500 copies. It’s called the C7.R Edition, and as the name suggests it was inspired by the C7.R endurance...
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Cadillac May Offer More Aggressive V-Series Tune To Target Mercedes’ Black Series Viknesh VijayenthiranCadillac’s new ATS-V may be a genuine rival to BMW’s M3/M4 and Mercedes-AMG’s C63, but right now the American luxury brand doesn’t have an answer to more potent offerings from...
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2016 Mazda CX-3, Tesla Powerwall Battery, Aston Martin SUV: Car News HeadlinesWe’ve just driven Mazda’s all-new CX-3 subcompact crossover. After tossing the CX-3 around Arizona canyon roads, we found the little crossover to be more like a little hatchback, and a damn good one at that. Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] latest product announcement wasn't for a new car but...
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2017 Audi S4 Avant Spy ShotsThe next-generation, B9-series Audi A4 sedan is just around the corner and that means new versions of all the separate variants such as the A4 Avant wagon, A4 Allroad soft-roader, sporty S4 and high-performance RS 4. We’ve already seen prototypes for the new A4, A4 Avant and S4, and now we...
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Ferdinand Piech Reportedly Unhappy With Appointment Of Nieces To VW Supervisory BoardAfter last week’s sudden departure of Volkswagen Group chairman Ferdinand Piech and his wife Ursula from the automaker’s overarching supervisory board, which came after a lost leadership battle with CEO Martin Winterkorn, there were two empty seats that needed to be filled. The...
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Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Ops To Launch SVX Off-Road BrandingJaguar Land Rover recently formed a new division called the Special Vehicles Operations (SVO), whose job is to develop vehicles that are a little bit more customized and more capable than your run-of-the-mill Jaguar or Land Rover. The first vehicle from SVO was the limited edition F-Type Project 7...
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Aston Martin Secures Funding For SUV, Other Luxury VehiclesAston Martin has managed to secure an additional round of funding from key shareholders Investindustrial and Tejara Capital to the tune of £200 million (approximately $307 million) to develop an SUV as well as other luxury-oriented models. This is in addition to previous rounds of funding...
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NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon isn’t racing as much as he used to but the four-time Sprint Cup champion will be at next month’s 2015 Indianapolis 500, where he’ll be behind the wheel...
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Minor Updates For 2016 Scion FR-SScion’s FR-S sports car has been with us since 2013, and while parent company Toyota has ruled out any serious upgrades that hasn’t stopped the automaker from adding a few new features with each subsequent model year. That remains true for the 2016 model year, which sees the Scion FR-S...
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2016 Chevy Camaro, 2016 Cadillac CTS-V, Another Flying Car: Today’s Car NewsThe 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is almost with us, and today the bowtie brand released two new teasers showing some of the exterior. According to General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] design chief Ed Welburn, the goal in designing the exterior was to create a leaner, more athletic shape that complements the...
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GM Design Chief Ed Welburn Talks About The 2016 Chevy CamaroWe’re now just a little over two weeks away from the debut of the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro at General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] May 16 celebration of the car at a public event being hosted at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park. And after several teasers showing the inner workings of the...
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R36 GT-R’s Twin-Turbo V-6 Derived From Unit In Nissan Le Mans PrototypeBefore he quit to take the top job at Aston Martin, former Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer said the next-generation GT-R, the R36, was being developed alongside the Japanese automaker’s new GT-R LM NISMO Le Mans prototype, which is set to make its competition debut this June at...
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Lewis Hamilton To Take Part In 2015 Gumball 3000 RallyDespite entering its 17th year, the Gumball 3000 rally—it’s more of a road trip than rally and doesn’t involve any actual racing—remains as popular as ever, with this year’s assortment of celebrities and well-heeled car fans taking part now including reigning Formula...
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The order books are now open for the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V, which officially goes on sale this summer priced from $84,990, including a $995 destination charge. That’s a lot of coin for a General...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Long-Wheelbase Sedan Spy ShotsBMW’s 3-Series is about to undergo its mid-cycle update, with the popular range of sedans and wagons due to receive a few styling tweaks as well as a renewed powertrain lineup. Today we have spy shots of a prototype for the long-wheelbase 3-Series sedan, and although this model is sold...
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De Tomaso Sold To Chinese Consortium After Previous Sale Falls ThroughThe trials and tribulations of legendary Italian sports car brand De Tomaso is beginning to resemble a story played out in one of Italy’s famed operas, with news emerging today that a planned sale of the brand announced just one month ago has fallen through and the brand now lying in the...
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2017 Jaguar XE, Audi Matrix Laser Lights, Final Mad Max Trailer: Car News HeadlinesJaguar has confirmed U.S. specs for its upcoming XE small sedan. The car hits showrooms in the spring of 2016, initially in XE 20d four-cylinder diesel and XE 35t supercharged V-6 guises. Having already developed Matrix LED and laser headlights, Audi is now attempting to merge the two technologies...
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Second SUV A Possibility, Says Bentley ExecBentley’s first-ever SUV, the Bentayga, hasn’t even reached the market but the British ultra-luxury brand is already considering whether to add a second high-riding model to its lineup. The reason is insatiable demand for SUVs all over the globe but particularly in China, where some...
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Infiniti Unveils Real-World Vision GT Supercar ConceptInfiniti is among the major automakers to have come up with a stunning concept car for the Gran Turismo video game series, with the Japanese brand’s concept, the Infiniti Concept Vision Gran Turismo, having made its virtual debut late last year. At last week’s 2015 Shanghai Auto Show...
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