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A company based in Canada by the name of Dubuc Motors has announced plans for a four-seat electric sports car that it hopes to start selling in 2016.
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Koenigsegg Aiming For Nürburgring Production Car Lap Record--Not Once, But TwiceThe fastest production car around the Nürburgring, at least officially, is Porsche’s 918 Spyder, which late last year was driven around the 12.9 miles of the Nürburgring Nordschleife in just 6:57. Shortly after, McLaren stated that its P1 lapped the ‘Ring in under seven...
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Ferrari LaFerrari FXX K revealedFerrari’s new track-only version of its LaFerrari flagship is the FXX K, where the K refers to the special kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) fitted to the car. The FXX K has been revealed today ahead of its official debut at the Finali Mondiali event taking place at Abu Dhabi’s Yas...
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Spyker Files For Bankruptcy Protection, Says It Will Merge With Electric Aircraft ManufacturerStill reeling from its failed attempt to rebuild Saab, Dutch sports car manufacturer Spyker has run into what the company describes as “short-term operational and liquidity challenges” and has been forced to file for bankruptcy protection. A Dutch court has approved the application for...
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Sebastian Vettel Samples Ferrari’s Fiorano For The First Time: VideoLast Saturday saw four-time Formula One world championship Sebastian Vettel visit Ferrari’s headquarters in Maranello and sample its Fiorano test track for the first time. Vettel, who replaces Fernando Alonso in Ferrari’s F1 driver lineup, recently signed a three-year contract with the...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Starts Heading Out To DealersThe wait is almost over for those early bird customers that put a deposit down for a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The cars started shipping out to dealerships across the country yesterday, with Chevy telling us that some lucky customers will have the keys in their hands as early as this week. The...
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Damaged 250 GTO owned by billionaire Christopher Cox restored by Ferrari Classiche Viknesh VijayenthiranThe Ferrari 250 GTO is one of the most expensive cars in existence, with versions of the classic racer, of which there were only 39 ever built, regularly swapping hands for more than $30 million...
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Ford Pulls Out Of V8 Supercars Just As Lexus Looks To Hop InThere was a time when Holden and Ford dominated the Australian touring car series known as V8 Supercars, with their respective Commodore- and Falcon-based race cars going head to head each round and legions of fans turning up to support their favorite teams and drivers. Unfortunately, the...
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Ford Planning Detroit Reveal For Focus RS, F-150 Raptor, Shelby GT350R & New GT Supercar?Put Your Hands Up For Detroit! Well, that’s what we’ll all be singing if rumors of a Ford performance onslaught in Motor City prove true. There’s word on the street that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is looking to launch a new global performance sub-brand (apparently SVT...
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2016 BMW 6-Series Spy Shots (With Interior)The current-generation BMW 6-Series was all-new for the 2012 model year, so we’ll soon see the vehicle undergo its mid-cycle update. Today, we have new spy shots of a prototype for the updated 6-Series coupe, which we expect to be revealed next year, as a 2016 model. Being a mid-cycle update...
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Latest Pagani Zonda Special Edition Is The 760 RSJX: VideoAlthough officially the track-only Zonda Revolucion is the last of Pagani’s Zonda line of supercars, it appears the automaker is happy to keep churning out new special editions indefinitely (although perhaps these latest cars are based on existing chassis). The latest is the Zonda 760 RSJX...
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Facing Bankruptcy, Saab Owner NEVS Says It Has New Asian InvestorThe Saab name continues to be dragged through the mud, with its current owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), struggling to stave off bankruptcy and secure a new investor. NEVS purchased the assets of Saab in late 2012 after the Swedish automaker’s previous owner Spyker went...
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Mercedes-Benz’s rival to the BMW X6, the all-new GLE-Class Coupe (essentially an M-Class with coupe-like styling), is set to make a debut at next month’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show, but it...
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2016 BMW 3-Series, Mercedes Stars & Cars, McLaren P1 Crash Update: Car News HeadlinesPrototypes for an updated version of the BMW 3-Series have been spotted in Europe. In addition to revised styling and some new interior details, the updated 3-Series should also feature new engines and a plug-in hybrid option. Mercedes-Benz has celebrated its titles in the 2014 Formula One World...
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27-year-old that crashed McLaren P1 had car for less than 24 hoursLast Wednesday we brought you news about a serious crash involving a McLaren P1 on a stretch of road near Dallas, Texas. While the crash is still being investigated by local police, a few details surrounding the circumstances have emerged. It turns out the P1’s owner, a 27-year-old male, had...
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Toyota To Build Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle At Former Lexus LFA PlantSadly, Toyota’s advanced Motomachi plant in Japan that was previously responsible for the Lexus LFA supercar won’t be tooled up to produce another carbon fiber-bodied performance vehicle. Instead, it will soon start churning out Toyota’s new hydrogen-powered Mirai fuel cell...
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Toyota And Star Drivers Anthony Davidson And Sébastien Buemi Claim 2014 WEC TitlesThis past weekend’s 6 Hours of Sao Paulo in Brazil marked the end of the 2014 World Endurance Championship, with Toyota and its TS040 LMP1 Hybrid declared the victor in the Manufacturers’ Championship thanks to its 289 points. Second in the standings was Audi with 244 points, followed...
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Mercedes Rolls Out Special SL63 AMGs Celebrating F1 VictoryMercedes-Benz has celebrated its victory in the 2014 Formula One World Championship with a pair of special edition SL63 AMGs developed together with its star drivers. The car of the 2014 world champion Lewis Hamilton is the one in black while runner-up Nico Rosberg’s car is the one in white...
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Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake, GT-R 45th Anniversary Model, Joss Supercar: This Week’s Top Photos Viknesh VijayenthiranThis week saw Mercedes-Benz unveil the all-new CLA Shooting Brake, a stylish compact that comes in seven different flavors including high-performance AMG trim. Sadly, both the regular CLA Shooting... -
2016 BMW 7-Series, Mercedes-AMG Sport Range, Thanksgiving Gas Prices: Today’s Car NewsA prototype for the next-generation BMW 7-Series has been spotted again, and this latest one is wearing the least camouflage gear we’ve seen yet. It reveals much of the car’s final design, including what appears to be a Bangle Butt-style trunklid. Mercedes-AMG has confirmed plans to...
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Mercedes-AMG Teases New AMG Sport Versions Of The C-Class And Upcoming GLE CoupeWe’ve known for some time that Mercedes-AMG was planning a new range of performance vehicles to fill the gap between Mercedes-Benz’s range-topping variants and its own dedicated high-performance cars. We can now confirm that the new range is to be grouped under the AMG Sport heading and...
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2015 Dodge Viper SRT, 2016 BMW 3-Series Plug-In Hybrid, McLaren P1 Crash: Today’s Car NewsDodge recently announced that it was dropping the price of its 2015 Viper SRT by $15,000. However, this was only for the base model. Pricing for the other variants, like the GTS, Time Attack and new GT, has now been revealed. A facelifted version of the BMW 3-Series is due next year, and this...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Plug-In Hybrid First DetailsNext year we’ll see the first regular BMW models fitted with the advanced plug-in hybrid technology already found in the automaker’s i8 sports car, starting with an X5 plug-in hybrid which we’ve already seen in concept form. The technology, dubbed eDrive, is also destined for...
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Watch McLaren Start Testing Honda’s New Formula One Engine: VideoBetween 1988 and 1992, McLaren Formula One cars powered by Honda engines were dominant on the track. In fact, during those years McLaren racked up 44 wins and eight titles thanks to the likes of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. Now, McLaren and Honda are looking to rekindle those glory days by once...
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