Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Lincoln is set to launch a replacement for its MKS in 2016 and according to a somewhat unusual source it may end up being called a Continental. The source of the information is none other than singer...
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Eleanor Ford Mustang Fails To Sell At AuctionThe only drivable ‘Eleanor’ Ford Mustang to have survived the filming ordeal of 2000’s hit movie Gone In 60 Seconds went up for auction over the weekend at Mecum’s first-ever collector car auction in Austin, Texas, but unfortunately for its owner the car failed to sell. That...
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Alfa Romeo Working On New Range Of EnginesAlfa Romeo’s most potent engine right now is the turbocharged 1.75-liter four-cylinder that’s fitted to the 2015 4C sports car, where it rates in at 237 horsepower. However, the automaker is reportedly working on new, more powerful engines that are set to start appearing with the...
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Nissan Sets World Record For Longest Two-Car Drift: VideoA stunt pulled off by Nissan in the Middle East over the weekend has seen the automaker awarded the Guinness World Record for the longest two-car drift. The drift involved a pair of Nissan Zs—a 350Z and a 370Z—going sideways around a wet track in close proximity. ALSO SEE: Raminator Is...
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Mysterious BMW 2-Series Mule Could Be For New Z2 RoadsterEarlier this week, a mysterious BMW 2-Series-based test mule was spotted in Germany. The vehicle was obviously a mule of some sort and not a regular 2-Series because of its much shorter wheelbase, lowered roof and possibly an extended front overhang. The test mule was also fitted with a carbon...
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Chrysler Group Renamed FCA USThe American arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU], the Chrysler Group, which represents brands such as Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram, has been renamed FCA US. The change doesn’t have any major effects, with the company’s headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan as well as the...
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Mercedes-Benz made headlines last year when it announced it would be bringing in its CLA-Class priced from just $29,900 before adding $925 in destination charges. Now, pricing is creeping up, with...
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Volvo Online Sales, Mystery BMW 2-Series, Bond Villain’s Car: Today’s Car NewsVolvo is embarking on a new marketing strategy where its main presence will become an online one. The automaker says it eventually plans to have online sales of its vehicles up and running in most countries. A mysterious BMW 2-Series coupe sporting a smaller wheelbase than the regular version, as...
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Engineering Guru Matt Becker Leaves Lotus For Aston MartinAston Martin has managed to snag a top engineer from the ranks of Lotus. It has been confirmed that Matt Becker, the current head of vehicle testing and development at Lotus, a company he’s worked at for more than two decades, will join the team at Aston Martin next month. Becker will be in...
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Volvo To Sell Cars Online, Skip Most Auto ShowsVolvo is about to make a dramatic shift in the way it markets its cars. In an effort to direct advertising dollars where they are most effective, at least according to Volvo’s marketing department, the Swedish automaker will stop turning up to most auto shows around the globe and instead...
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BMW 2-Series Gets Three-Cylinder Engine OverseasThe entry-level BMW 2-Series coupe in the U.S. is the 228i, which sports a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine good for 240 horsepower and 255 pound-feet of torque. Overseas, however, BMW has just introduced a new 218i variant which gets a turbocharged 1.5-liter three-cylinder engine. The...
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C-X75 Coming At Last: Bond Villain To Drive Jaguar Supercar In ‘Spectre’While James Bond will be driving the new Aston Martin DB10 in the upcoming movie Spectre, his nemesis is reported to be getting an even cooler set of wheels: Jaguar’s canceled C-X75 supercar. Such a role would tie in with Jaguar’s Good to be Bad advertising campaign for the F-Type...
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In just a few weeks, we’ll see the winners of the 2015 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards announced at the Detroit Auto Show but over in Europe a separate awards event, one just as...
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Reiter Engineering Teases Turnkey KTM X-Bow Race Car: New RenderingIt’s been a while since we last heard about KTM’s X-Bow track car, but we now have a new rendering of the new GT4 race car currently being developed by Reiter Engineering. The motorsport and engineering firm, famous for building several Lamborghini-based race cars as well as a GT3-spec...
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New Chevys To Feature Corvette-Inspired StylingGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] design chief Ed Welburn has revealed that future Chevrolet models will feature styling inspired by the Corvette. The link between the respective designs of the new cars and the brand’s halo vehicle will be subtle, with the new Chevys likely to borrow Corvette...
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Jaguar Transparent Pillars, Self-Parking BMW, Aston Martin Hybrid: Car News HeadlinesJaguar Land Rover has shown off a new technology that makes the pillars of a car invisible for the driver. The technology is called the 360 Virtual Urban Windscreen, and it makes pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles visible all around the car. BMW will be presenting a new version of its...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Headed To The U.S., More Models To FollowRight now, Koenigsegg’s only model available in the U.S. is the 1,140-horsepower Agera R, sold exclusively at Manhattan Motorcars in New York. However, the Swedish supercar brand has much more ambitious plans for the world’s biggest market for performance cars, with more dealers and...
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Jaguar Land Rover Shows Off Transparent Pillar Technology: VideoRemember Land Rover’s unique transparent hood technology that allows you to see the position of a vehicle’s wheels from behind the wheel for easier off-roading? Well, sister brand Jaguar has come out with its own version of the technology, this time making the pillars of a car...
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A little over a year ago, a Land Rover Defender privately imported from the U.K. was crushed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection because it wasn’t old enough to be legally imported under...
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BMW To Present Self-Parking Technology At 2015 CESAt this year’s Consumer Electronics Show, BMW gave us our first taste of its new ActiveAssist autonomous technology in the form of a 2-Series prototype that could handle itself while driving at the limit. At next year’s show, which runs from January 6 to 9 in Las Vegas, BMW will show an...
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Top Gear Teases Controversial Patagonia Christmas Special: VideoThe BBC has released the first footage from the controversial Top Gear Christmas special shot earlier this year. During filming in Argentina back in October, the crew, including hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, had to flee the country under police escort when an angry mob...
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Aston Martin Seeks Funding For SUV, Hybrid Tech: ReportCash-strapped Aston Martin is seeking funds for an expansion from its current model range, two sources familiar with the matter have revealed to Reuters. The automaker, which is majority owned by Kuwaiti and Italian investment firms, and run by newly appointed CEO Andy Palmer, is expected to issue...
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BMW previews 670-horsepower plug-in hybrid system in 5-Series GT prototypeFor years, hybrid technology has been marketed purely as a means of improving vehicle efficiency, but now that the technology has matured we’re starting to see automakers investigate ways of using the addition of an electric motor(s) to boost performance as well. The turning point was...
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Eleanor Ford Mustang, Mercedes GLE Coupe, 2016 Audi Q7: This Week’s Top PhotosThe sole surviving drivable ‘Eleanor’ Ford Mustang from 2000’s hit movie Gone In 60 Seconds will go under the hammer this weekend. The last time the car changed hands the selling price was $1 million. No less than a hundred cars dating back to the early part of the last century...
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