Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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The all-new 2015 Ford Edge hits showrooms this spring, priced from $28,925. The model we’re most interested in, however, is the Edge Sport, which the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed...
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Ferrari 488 GTB, Ford Focus RS, Porsche Cayman GT4: This Week’s Top PhotosThis past week was a great one for performance fans, with a number of cars, both for the road and track, making their debut. One of our favorites was the new 488 GTB from Ferrari. The car represents the mid-cycle update for the 458 Italia as well as the end of the naturally-aspirated V-8 engine for...
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Lexus RC F Added To Dubai Police FleetThe 2015 Lexus RC F is the latest car to be added to the ever-growing pantheon of exotic machinery that is the fleet of the Dubai Police force. DON'T MISS: Jeep Driver Out-Jerks Corvette Driver’s Jerk Parking Job: Video The 467-horsepower RC F police car won’t exactly be speeding after...
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2016 Lotus Evora, Koenigsegg Agera RS, Final Bugatti Veyron: Today’s Car NewsA prototype for the revamped Lotus Evora debuting at next month’s 2015 Geneva Motor Show has been spotted. In addition to new styling, the car should also pack more power and less weight. Koenigsegg will also have something new at the upcoming Swiss show. The Swedish supercar manufacturer has...
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Will The Sultry XKSS Be Jaguar’s Next Continuation Model?Remember the six Lightweight E-Type continuation models Jaguar was working on with its new performance and personalization department Special Vehicles Operations? Well, the automaker may be about to embark on similar project, this time for the sultry XKSS. DON'T MISS: Jeep Driver Out-Jerks Corvette...
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New Porsche Cayman GT4 Hits The Track: VideoAnyone saddened by the lack of a conventional manual in the latest 911 GT3, a car considered the purest of Porsches, can instead look forward to the all-new Cayman GT4, which the German automaker has confirmed will come exclusively with a six-speed, three-pedal manual transmission. MUST SEE: Hoon...
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Following the sudden departure of Gerry Dorizas after just eight months in the head role at Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has now announced that veteran GM...
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MINI Hardtop And Hardtop 4 Door Get New Sport PacksMINI has just introduced its new John Cooper Works performance edition of its latest Hardtop but if you want the same sporty look for less than the car’s $31,450 starting price, the British brand is offering a new Sport Pack that adds many of the visual tweaks of the dedicated JCW model. The...
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Bugatti Will Present Final Veyron At 2015 Geneva Motor ShowBugatti only ever planned to build 450 Veyrons, made up of 300 coupes and 150 open-top Grand Sports. Recently, we reported that there were just eight build slots left for the car, and that these slots were all for the open-top Grand Sport (the run of 300 Veyron coupes sold out years ago). Now...
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Caterham F1 Hopes Fade As Administrator Puts Assets Up For SaleDespite raising enough cash to finish off the 2014 Formula One World Championship, struggling team Caterham F1, now a separate unit to the Caterham sports car brand, looks like it’s lost all chance of racing this season and will now likely be sold off or disbanded altogether. Administrators...
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Kia To Debut New Trail’ster Concept At 2015 Chicago Auto ShowRemember Kia’s funky Soul’ster and Track’ster concept cars from a few years back? They hinted at more exciting versions of the Korean automaker’s Soul hatchback, such as a funky pickup truck in the case of the Soul’ster and an edgy hot hatch in the case of the...
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2016 BMW M6 GT3 Race Car Starts TestingBMW is set to phase out its Z4-based race car from GT competition at the end of this year and replace it in 2016 with a new car based on the M6 platform. The new race car is being developed to GT3 specifications, with versions likely developed for the similar-spec GTE and GTD categories of the...
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Infiniti has released a teaser for a new concept previewing its upcoming QX30 compact crossover. The concept will be shown at next month’s Geneva Motor Show but the production version...
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New 'Furious 7' Extended Trailer Released: VideoYou’ve memorized every sequence in the first trailer. And you’ve hit the replay button on the Super Bowl spot a hundred times already. Now here’s a new, extended trailer for Furious 7 with even more scenes to salivate over. CHECK OUT: Watch The New ‘Furious 7’ Super...
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2016 Toyota Avalon Teased Ahead Of 2015 Chicago Auto ShowThe Toyota Avalon is about to receive a major makeover for the 2016 model year, which we’ll see for the first time at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show kicking off next week. The current Avalon has been on sale since the 2013 model year, with its arrival marking a dramatic departure from the rather...
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Hoon Ferrari 458 Driver Causes Nissan GT-R Crash: VideoHere’s a prime example of why you should never speed on a public road. Because it’s not only you and your own pride and joy at risk, but everyone else you may encounter. MUST WATCH: New 'Furious 7' Extended Trailer Released: Video In the video above, posted to YouTube by Car_Slides (via...
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2016 BMW M6 Is A Thrill For The Senses: VideoFor anyone that’s thinking BMW has lost its way with cars like the oddly-shaped Gran Turismos and the blasphemous front-driving 2-Series Active Tourer, this promo video for the 2016 M6 range should restore your faith in the blue and white roundel. The cars have just been updated for the 2016...
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One-Off Pagani Huayra 730 S Delivered To New Owner Alejandro Salomon: VideoAny Pagani is special, as so few of the cars are built each year and each and every one of them is crafted to the exacting standards of the company’s CEO and founder Horacio Pagani. However, some Paganis are just a little bit more special than others, like this one-off Huayra commissioned by...
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Porsche’s new Cayman GT4 has finally landed. This new track-focused version of the popular mid-engine Porsche features a 3.8-liter flat-six, 385 horsepower and a Nürburgring time...
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Ken Block Rips Around Ford’s Cologne Plant In The New Focus RS: VideoYesterday we saw the covers come off the new Ford Focus RS and now we get to see Ken Block tackle the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] plant in Cologne, Germany in the highly-anticipated hot hatch. Block, who happens to own some classic RS Fords, including a 1978 Escort rally car and a 1980s-era...
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Noble M600 Speedster Production May Start This YearWe first heard about an open-top version of Noble’s M600 supercar back in 2012. Now, the British firm has rolled out a working prototype of the car, which it has labeled the M600 Speedster. ALSO SEE: 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Geneva Motor Show: Video Being such a small...
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2015 Opel Corsa OPC: Forbidden FruitGeneral Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] European arm Opel recently launched an updated version of its Corsa subcompact. The good news, for anyone living in areas where Opels are sold, is that the updated Corsa still has a high-performance OPC version, which has been revealed today ahead of its...
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Ferrari 488 GTB, Ford Focus RS, R36 Nissan GT-R: Car News HeadlinesFerrari’s mid-cycle update for the 458 Italia has been revealed. The car is now called the 488 GTB and it comes powered by an all-new twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V-8 engine. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has finally revealed its new Focus RS. The vehicle packs the Mustang EcoBoost’s...
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Audi TT Crossover Confirmed For Production, May Wear TTQ Badge: ReportAudi used the 2014 Beijing Auto Show to present a high-riding version of its TT sports car in the form of the TT Offroad concept. At the reveal, Audi said the crossover concept provided a glimpse at how the automaker might turn the TT sports car into a family of vehicles spanning a number of...
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