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Jaguar F-Pace Spied, Lamborghini Aventador SV Leaked, 'Furious 7' Teased: Today’s Car News Viknesh VijayenthiranJaguar recently confirmed that its first-ever SUV will be called an F-Pace, and today we have new spy shots of a prototype for the vehicle. The F-Pace will compete against the likes of the BMW X3 and...
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McLaren Reveals Honda-Powered MP4-30 2015 Formula One Car: VideoIt’s been more than two decades since a Honda-powered McLaren has raced in Formula One, and in 2015 that partnership is being rekindled. Between 1988 and 1992, using Honda power, McLaren won eight world championships and 44 grands prix, took 53 pole positions and set 30 fastest laps, all in...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf GTD Variant: Forbidden FruitVolkswagen has revealed yet another model we in the U.S. can only dream about. You’re looking at the all-new Golf GTD Variant, essentially a more practical wagon version of the diesel-powered Golf GTD hot hatch. It makes its debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show and like its five-door...
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Nissan, Infiniti Backtrack On Radical Performance OfferingsA lot can change in a year, especially in the auto industry it would seem. Not long ago, senior Nissan and Infiniti execs were touting some pretty radical performance offerings but now it looks like the cars are all off the table. In the Nissan camp, there were plans for an electric sports car...
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Henrik Fisker Looks To Form Joint Venture With Indian FirmIt appears Henrik Fisker hasn’t given up on making a lasting statement in the automotive world. After suffering the setback of seeing his own car company go bankrupt and then sold off to Chinese interests, the Danish designer and entrepreneur is now seeking a tie-up with a firm in India...
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Report: New Fiesta RS may join Focus RS in Ford’s hot hatch fleetThe Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is about to unleash upon the world a new generation of its Focus RS on February 3, however, the car may not be the only high-performance hatchback in the Blue Oval’s fleet for very long. News has emerged that Ford is working on a version of its Fiesta hotter...
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McLaren has confirmed a new model called the 675LT that will pack a hellish 666 horsepower. It will be the most extreme variant in a new family of cars called the Super Series, other members of which...
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McLaren Confirms New 675LT, Announces Super Series Family Of CarsMcLaren has confirmed that its new track-focused supercar based on the 650S will be called the 675LT, where the “675” portion of the name represents the car’s output in metric horsepower and the “LT” signifies an extended long-tail design similar to that used on the...
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New A4 To Be First Audi Road Car With e-quattro Hybrid All-Wheel Drive: ReportAudi’s new A4, due out later this year, will be the automaker’s first road-going vehicle to feature a hybrid-based all-wheel-drive system called the e-quattro. The e-quattro system has been used by Audi in its Le Mans prototype racers for the past couple of years, where it’s known...
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Alpine Vision Gran Turismo Concept Is A 21st Century Speedster: VideoBy this point, you may be getting a little tired of all the new Vision Gran Turismo concepts being churned out in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Gran Turismo video game series, but the latest from Renault is certainly a sight to behold. The car is technically an Alpine, Renault’s...
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More Details On Porsche’s Hardcore BoxsterWe recently brought you spy shots of a prototype for a new variant of the Porsche Boxster that we called an RS Spyder. Since the sighting of the prototype, some new information has emerged. According to Autocar, the new Boxster variant may be badged a Club Sport, a name Porsche is yet to utilize...
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Aston Martin To Reveal Future Plans At 2015 Geneva Motor ShowAbout a month ago, it was revealed that Aston Martin was seeking additional funds to develop some new technologies as well as additional models beyond the planned replacements for the Vantage and DB9 sports cars. This week, the chairman of key Aston Martin investor Investindustrial, Andrea Bonomi...
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Bentley, which is enjoying record sales at the moment, here in the U.S. and across the world, has announced it is appointing Michael Winkler as the new head of Bentley Motors Inc., the...
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2016 Ferrari FF M Spy ShotsWe recently brought you a spy video showing a FF with makeshift exhaust pipes and a louder-than-usual engine testing at Ferrari’s Fiorano track in Italy, confirming that work was well underway on an update for the striking grand tourer. Now, a camouflaged prototype has been spotted undergoing...
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Mercedes-Maybach S600 Driven, Lotus F1 Car Revealed, Mitsubishi Concept Teased: Today’s Car NewsWe’ve just driven the 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600, the first model from the new Mercedes-Maybach ultra-luxury sub-brand. Is it worth the premium over an already-plush S-Class? Read on to find out. Lotus is the latest Formula One team to reveal its new car for the 2015 season. After a...
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Mercedes-Benz May Have The Best Ad Of Super Bowl XLIX: VideoThe classic tale of the tortoise and the hare gets a fresh, modern spin in Mercedes-Benz’s ad for Super Bowl XLIX. The tortoise is still the winner, but this time he doesn’t rely on the hare falling asleep but rather the pace of the all-new 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT. MUST SEE: Valet Fired...
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Ford GT Supercar’s Design Detailed, Possible Racing Version Teased: VideoIt’s safe to say that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] pretty much stunned everybody at the recent Detroit Auto Show with the reveal of its all-new GT supercar, which is scheduled for launch in 2016. It was amazing Ford was able to keep the car away from prying eyes prior to the reveal, so...
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Production MINI Rocketman Back On The Table Due To Possible Tie-Up With Toyota: ReportMINI’s Rocketman concept from 2011 is an odd homage to the brand’s minicar roots. While modern MINIs, like the Countryman crossover, have stretched in both dimensions and weight, the Rocketman concept returns to what the original Alec Issigonis-designed Mini was intended to be: a...
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For a car that’s officially been out of production since 2013, Pagani’s original Zonda supercar appears to have an awful lot of special edition models still in the works. The latest is...
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Lotus F1 Team Switches To Mercedes Power For 2015 Formula One CarAfter a disastrous performance in 2014, finishing eighth, financially-stricken Lotus F1 has revealed the car it hopes will turn around its fortunes in the 2015 Formula One World Championship. The new race car is called the E23 Hybrid, and it’s the team’s first to pack a power unit...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT Priced, 2016 Discovery Sport Driven, 2017 Porsche Panamera Spied: Car News HeadlinesThe Mercedes-AMG GT is just about ready for its showroom debut in April, and today we have the all-important pricing details. Unfortunately, we only have pricing for the GT S variant because the base GT won’t be available until the spring of 2016. We’ve just driven the all-new Discovery...
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Ford & Chip Ganassi Racing Win The 2015 Rolex 24 At DaytonaThis past weekend was the 53rd running of the Daytona 24 Hours, and the winning team was Chip Ganassi Racing running a Riley-Ford Daytona Prototype powered by an EcoBoost V-6 in the premier Prototype category. Taking turns behind the wheel of the winning #2 car were Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Kyle...
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Did The 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R Lap The 'Ring In Just 7:32.19?The all-new 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350R only made its debut a fortnight ago in Detroit but already there are whispers the car lapped the Nürburgring in a time of 7:32.19. The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is yet to announce an official time but numerous prototypes for the Shelby GT350R were...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT S Priced From $130,825, Tamer GT Variant Arriving Spring 2016The Mercedes-AMG GT sports car is almost here, with Mercedes-Benz confirming the car will go on sale in April of 2015 priced from $130,825, which includes a $925 destination charge. This is for the car’s GT S trim, which comes with a 503-horsepower version of Mercedes-AMG’s new...
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