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Sebastian Vettel Secures Ferrari’s First F1 Win Since 2013 After Thrilling Malaysian GP Viknesh VijayenthiranSebastian Vettel managed to do what seemed like the impossible just a fortnight ago: end the dominance of the Mercedes AMG Formula One team. The German, in only his second race for Ferrari, won...
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Spectator Dies When Nissan GT Academy Driver’s GT-R Gets AirborneWARNING: Viewer discretion advised as video depicts a fatal accident. A horror crash at the opening round of the VLN race series held at the Nürburgring left one spectator dead and several others injured. The crash, which took place yesterday, involved the number 23 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3...
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Hamilton Edges Out Vettel For 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix PoleIn the first sign that Ferrari could prove a major threat to the ongoing dominance of Mercedes AMG in Formula One, the Italian team’s star driver Sebastian Vettel has managed to set the second fastest time during qualifying today at the Malaysian Grand Prix. This means the German will start...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE63, 2016 Jaguar XF, 2015 Saleen S302 Mustang: This Week’s Top PhotosMercedes-Benz's "M-Class" nameplate is no more, replaced instead by "GLE". The new GLE, which is essentially an updated version of the current M-Class, was revealed this week and makes its world debut April 1 at the 2015 New York Auto Show—oh, and there’s this tasty GLE63 variant from...
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2015 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe 2015 Formula One World Championship continues with round two, the Malaysian Grand Prix, which once again is being held at the hot and steamy Sepang International Circuit, located just outside Kuala Lumpur. The track is notorious for its changeable weather, but there’s one aspect...
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2016 BMW 7-Series Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy shots of a prototype for the 2016 BMW 7-Series, the next generation of BMW’s flagship sedan. The automaker is taking an evolutionary approach with the styling of its next 7-Series, code-named the "G11", although the latest prototype does reveal a slightly sporty...
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Update: The vehicle has been unveiled as a Montero Sport and is not due in the United States. Click here for more details.
It was at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show where Mitsubishi presented three...
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Toyota previews new TNGA modular platformToyota is implementing a raft of measures to ensure it remains among the top automakers not only in terms of volume but profitability, too. And one of the key measures is the introduction of a new modular platform, the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA), designed for mid-size cars. Other...
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First Look At 2016 Cadillac CT6 Interior, Bose Panaray Sound SystemWe’re now just days away from the new Cadillac CT6’s debut at the 2015 New York Auto Show, however, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] still can’t manage to contain itself from dropping some early info on the car. We’ve already been given a sneak peek at the CT6's exterior...
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Mercedes-Benz Planning Pickup?Already a formidable force in the commercial van market, Mercedes-Benz may be about to branch out into the light truck segment with a new pickup. The automaker’s commercial vehicles unit has released a statement that a Mercedes-badged pickup truck will be launched by the end of the decade as...
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2016 Buick Enclave Gets Tuscan Edition TrimBuick’s Enclave is billed as the vehicle that ignited the brand’s renaissance, and in a sense that’s true considering its styling, premium-feel materials and technologies are still influencing some of the brand’s newer models. The Enclave has been with us since the 2008...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE, 2016 Kia Optima, 2016 BMW M2: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz's "M-Class" nameplate is no more, replaced instead by "GLE". The new GLE, which is essentially an updated version of the current M-Class, was revealed overnight and makes its world debut next week at the 2015 New York Auto Show. Another vehicle appearing in the Big Apple will be the...
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During pre-season testing for the 2015 Formula One World Championship at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain last month, double world champion Fernando Alonso unexpectedly left the track, causing the...
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Jay Leno Shows Off Mercedes-Benz 300SL Just Oozing With Patina: VideoJay Leno’s managed to get his hands on a Mercedes-Benz 300SL, arguably the most legendary car to wear the three-pointed star. Just last week we saw the very first 300SL to be built, a Briggs Cunningham-owned example from 1954 that’s now listed in the national Historic Vehicle...
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2015 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix PreviewRound two of the 2015 Formula One World Championship takes us to Kuala Lumpur’s Sepang International Circuit, a Hermann Tilke-designed track that was first in the spate of modern tracks in emerging markets for the sport. It opened in March of 1999, and since then it’s been a permanent...
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Pirelli Sold To State-Owned ChemChina, Pininfarina May Go To MahindraPirelli will be sold to state-owned China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) after shareholders for the Italian tire manufacturer agreed to the deal, estimated to be worth 7.3 billion euros (approximately $8 billion). Pirelli is the fifth largest tire manufacturer in the world and is known for its...
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Fast And Furious Crew Show Love For The $3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport: VideoOne of the rarest and most expensive cars in the world is set to star in the new Fast and Furious movie, Furious 7, in theaters April 3. The car is the $3.4 million Lykan Hypersport from United Arab Emirates-based W Motors. DON'T MISS: Hear The $3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport Start & Drive: Video...
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2015 New York Auto Show PreviewThe dust is only starting to settle on the floors of the Palexpo Arena in Geneva after a barrage of new cars and concepts were unveiled just weeks ago, but already we’re gearing up for the next major event on the auto show calendar, the 2015 New York Auto Show. Over the next few pages...
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Infiniti’s QX50 dates back to the EX35 launched in 2007. The vehicle is long overdue for replacement but we’ll have to wait a little while longer for any successor as Infiniti has some...
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2016 Jaguar XF, 2016 Ford Focus RS, Mid-Engine Corvette: Today’s Car NewsThe all-new Jaguar XF has been revealed ahead of a world debut at next week’s 2015 New York Auto Show, and an eventual showroom appearance in the fall. The design of the exterior may not have changed much but underneath the pretty sheet metal are some significant updates that allow the new XF...
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First McLaren Sports Series Member Is The 570S Coupe: OfficialMcLaren is set to introduce its new Sports Series at next month’s 2015 New York Auto Show, and like the Super Series and Ultimate Series it will sit under the Sports Series will be made up of several models distinguished by performance and styling attributes. McLaren has previously hinted...
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2015 Honda S660 LeakedHonda’s tiny S660 mid-engine sports car that we first saw in concept form two years ago is ready for its showroom debut, only those showrooms will all be in Japan as Honda is yet to announce sales of the car outside its home market. These shots from enthusiast site Minkara show the S660 in...
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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible Spy ShotsThe caffè latte crowd has a new model to look forward to in the form of the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Convertible—yes, an open-top version of the popular compact crossover not unlike Nissan’s failed Murano CrossCabriolet. Land Rover first previewed its Evoque Convertible in...
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Witness The Assembly Of The Final Bugatti Veyron: VideoA decade after first bursting onto the scene and smashing a land speed record, the Bugatti Veyron is now driving off into the sunset, soon to be replaced by a faster and more powerful model packing hybrid technology. Recently, Bugatti showed off the last of the Veyron, car number 450. That car, a...
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