Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Dubai’s Al-Ain Class Motors is one of the few dealerships in the world selected by W Motors to sell its first product, the Lykan Hypersport. Just seven examples are destined for production,...
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Kahn Design reveals Land Rover Defender-based Flying Huntsman 105 LongnoseBritish coachbuilder A. Kahn Design is slowly branching out into the world of fully bespoke cars, some of which will come with unique bodies penned by the company’s CEO and chief designer Afzal Kahn. The first of these will be a family of Land Rover Defender-based models falling under the...
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Bentley Sells Record 11,020 Cars In 2014, Mulls Second SUVIt’s looking like 2014 was a bumper year for luxury automakers, with many reporting record sales for the period. One of these was Bentley, which reported sales of 11,020 cars during the past year, a 9 percent increase on the 10,120 it sold in 2013. MUST SEE: Mid-Engined Chevrolet Corvette Spy...
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Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Coupe, Volvo S60 Cross Country, Cadillac Drops Prices: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz has confirmed that the high-performance version of the GLE Coupe developed by Mercedes-AMG will debut alongside the regular models at next week’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The automaker also confirmed that the new coupe-like crossover will be in the new Jurassic Park movie. Volvo...
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Cadillac Does U-Turn On Pricing Strategy, Drops Prices On Some CTS Trim LevelsDespite Cadillac chief Johan de Nysschen as recently as September saying he wouldn’t reduce prices or offer huge incentives, even in the face of slowing sales, the price of certain CTS trim levels have been reduced, in some cases by as much as $3,000. To help rebuild its image as a premier...
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Mercedes Confirms GLE Coupe For 'Jurassic World', Teases AMG Variant In New VideoMercedes-Benz’s new GLE Coupe is set to make its world debut next week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, and today we learned that the vehicle will also feature in the upcoming fourth Jurassic Park movie, Jurassic World. The partnership continues the relationship between the movie’s...
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Mercedes-Benz is working on an extra, extra-long version of its S-Class sedan that’s expected to revive the Pullman name and have a price tag more than double that of the Rolls-Royce Phantom in...
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2016 Volvo S60 Cross Country Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Detroit Auto ShowA new Volvo S60 Cross Country is set to join the recently revealed V60 Cross Country in Volvo’s growing arsenal of jacked-up soft-roaders, and will create a new niche in the process: the crossover sedan. The vehicle was revealed in full today ahead of a world debut at next week’s...
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Aston Vantage GT3, Audi Prologue Autonomous Car, Next-Gen BMW iDrive: Today’s Car NewsAston Martin has confirmed plans to unveil a new car at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show in March. Today we have a teaser video which confirms the new car will be a road-going version of Aston Martin’s Vantage GT3 race car. Audi has unveiled a new version of its stunning Prologue concept. The...
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Detroit Electric SP:01 Sports Car Revealed In Production TrimAfter first revealing a prototype for a new electric sports car called the SP:01 in early 2013, rejuvenated historic car brand Detroit Electric has now revealed the car in production guise. Unfortunately, Detroit Electric, which has continuously pushed back the launch of the SP:01, says it still...
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BMW Previews Next-Gen iDrive And Lighting Technologies At 2015 CESBMW has presented a number of innovations at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show taking place this week in Las Vegas, with the highlights being a self-parking i3, new lighting technology previewed in an M4-based concept car, and a next-generation iDrive interface that is expected to arrive in the...
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Land Rover Starts Celebrations For Original Defender's Last Year In Production: VideoProduction of the Land Rover Defender will finally come to an end this year, with the last example scheduled to roll off the line at Land Rover’s Solihull plant in the U.K. in December. The Defender, whose basic shape hasn’t changed much since the launch of the original ‘Land...
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Autonomous (or self-driving) cars were clearly the central theme for automakers previewing their future tech at this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. Audi demonstrated the prowess of its...
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Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Road Car Headed For 2015 Geneva Motor Show: VideoTeaser videos and images have become somewhat overused, dragging out what should be a nice surprise unveiling into a weeks- or months-long affair that slowly saps all of the anticipation from a new car's unveiling. This latest teaser from Aston Martin may avoid the pitfalls, however, as it leaves...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Spy ShotsDue out later this year, as a 2016 model, is an updated version of the BMW 3-Series. The current generation of the popular luxury sedan was all-new for 2012, so 2016 marks the date of the car’s mid-cycle update. Today we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype for the updated sedan, with...
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2016 Lexus GS F Revealed Ahead Of 2015 Detroit Auto ShowLexus fans that admire the RC F but simply can’t live with a coupe have just had their prayers answered. The Japanese firm has revealed a new GS F performance sedan, which will be introduced at next week’s Detroit Auto Show before going on sale later in the year as a 2016 model. Lexus...
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Mercedes F015 Concept, Donkervoort D8 GTO, Detroit Auto Show Preview: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz used this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show to present the new F015 Luxury in Motion concept car. It’s a self-driving, fully-connected, hydrogen-electric plug-in hybrid that Mercedes says hints at what its cars in the future may be like. Dutch performance brand...
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2017 Infiniti Q60 Concept Revealed Ahead Of Detroit Debut--New PhotosA thinly-veiled concept version of Infiniti’s next-generation Q60 coupe will make its debut next week at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, a teaser for which was released last month. Today we have some new photos of the concept, which features a striking design clearly influenced by...
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We’ll be bringing you our first drive report on the all-new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 very soon, but Jay Leno already had some time behind the wheel and has posted up a video of his...
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Audi, BMW And Mercedes-Benz All Achieve Record U.S. Sales In 2014Germany’s three major luxury automotive brands experienced record sales in the U.S. in 2014, with BMW ending the year as the most successful. In 2014, BMW sold a staggering 339,738 vehicles here, up 9.8 percent on the record 309,280 it sold in 2013. The most popular model was the...
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Donkervoort D8 GTO Bilster Berg Edition RevealedDutch sports car brand Donkervoort is back with a new version of its D8 GTO. The new version is named after the Bilster Berg race track in Germany and celebrates the establishment of Donkervoort’s new German arm located at the track itself. ALSO SEE: Jay Leno Encounter The Boys In Blue In The...
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Rolls-Royce Sells Record 4,063 Cars In 2014Rolls-Royce is celebrating its fifth-straight year of record sales, with the British ultra-luxury marque managing to deliver 4,063 cars in 2014, up roughly 12 percent on the 3,630 cars it delivered in 2013. This is the highest level of sales for Rolls-Royce in its 111-year history, although it...
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The future arrives early with Mercedes-Benz F015 self-driving car conceptThe new autonomous car concept Mercedes-Benz has been teasing for this week’s 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been revealed as the F015 Luxury in Motion, a self-driving, fully-connected, hydrogen-electric plug-in hybrid that offers a vision of driving in the future. In...
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2015 Detroit Auto Show PreviewWith two feature-packed days of global reveals and over 40 officially scheduled events, this year’s Detroit Auto Show, or North American International Auto Show as it’s officially labeled, is shaping up to be one of the biggest on record. The first reveals will be coming this weekend...
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