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While the high-performance RC F may have stolen much of the limelight, the Lexus RC's tamer RC 350 variant certainly shouldn’t be overlooked by anyone in the market for a sporty two-door with...
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2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Heads To Dealers: VideoThe wait is finally over boys and girls. The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and all its 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque is on its way to dealerships across the country. And as you may have guessed there has been plenty of interest surrounding this future collectible; Dodge tells us...
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McLaren Starts Testing New Honda Power Unit In Its F1 CarMcLaren today started testing of a new Honda power unit in a modified version of its 2014 Formula One car. The testing took place during a filming day at the Silverstone circuit in the U.K. under strict conditions. MUST SEE: Meet The Man That Modified The Car For 'Furious 7': Video McLaren, along...
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Audi Introduces Three-Cylinder Engines With 2014 A1: Forbidden FruitAudi’s smallest car, the A1 subcompact, has been on sale overseas since its launch back in 2010. It’s now received a mid-cycle update, which not only includes some changes to the styling but also the launch of the sporty S1 variant that we saw back at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The...
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Ford Drops Fourth Teaser For New Performance Car Coming November 17: VideoA fourth teaser video is out for a new performance vehicle set to be unveiled by Ford on November 17, and the car’s engine heard towards the end of the teaser sounds an awful lot like a V-8, which makes sense as the new performance vehicle is almost certainly the SVT-enhanced Mustang GT350...
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‘Furious 7’ Cars, 2015 Mercedes C-Class Video, 2016 Lotus Evora: Today’s Car NewsThe first trailer for Furious 7 was recently aired and now we have a new video that features the man responsible for building many of the cars appearing in the upcoming movie. One of his standout creations is a cool off-roading Dodge Charger. The 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is now in showrooms all...
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Pagani has established new operations in China and to celebrate the occasion has unveiled a trio of special edition Huayras developed exclusively for the Chinese market. The three special edition...
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Meet The Man That Modified The Cars For 'Furious 7': VideoBy now you’ve almost certainly seen the first trailer for Furious 7 in which a number of the cars starring in the new movie were teased. Now you can meet the man who helped build many of them, Dennis McCarthy of California’s Vehicle Effects. MUST SEE: Texas Armored Car Company Literally...
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Eight MINI ALL4 Racings To Take On 2015 Dakar RallyThe 2015 Dakar Rally is coming up and in the lead up MINI has announced that eight of its custom-built ALL4 Racings will take part. MINI, together with its partner in the Dakar Rally, German motorsport and engineering firm X-raid, will be aiming to defend its title, which last year was won by...
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Sports Car Market Waning, Says BMWBMW is well-known for its performance cars but the automaker hasn’t offered a pure sports model for years. There’s a good reason for this, according to its sales chief Ian Robertson, and that’s because the sports car market is waning. “The sports car market is roughly half...
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2015 Maserati Quattroporte And Ghibli Receive UpdatesMaserati’s Quattroporte and Ghibli sedans are still fresh on the market but they’re already receiving their first updates. The changes are being introduced for the 2015 model year and we’ll see them for the first time next week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. The most...
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2016 Lotus Evora To Debut At 2015 Geneva Motor Show: ReportLotus’ current flagship, the Evora, has been on sale here since the 2010 model year and hasn’t changed much over the years. That won’t be the case for long as a heavily updated model is set to be introduced for the 2016 model year, and we’ll reportedly get our first look at...
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Now in its 107th year, the Los Angeles Auto Show is showing no signs of age as the list of world and North American premieres set to take place during the upcoming event is one of the biggest on...
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2015 Corvette Z06 Crash, 2016 Audi S6 & S7, Toyota Supra Successor: Car News HeadlinesAnother 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has been involved in a crash, this time a convertible variant. Fortunately this one’s only a pre-production unit, which means it was likely going to end up in the crusher regardless. Audi’s A6 and A7 have been updated for the 2016 model year and will...
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Ferrari LaFerrari XX To Be Revealed Next Month?Ferrari is currently working on a more extreme version of its LaFerrari flagship that will follow in the footsteps of previous ‘XX’ experimental cars like the 599XX and Enzo-based FXX. Prototypes have been spotted for the past year and now we’re hearing that the reveal is set to...
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Toyota Supra Successor To Cost More Than Corvette: ReportToyota is working with BMW on a new sports car platform that will eventually be used by the Japanese automaker for a Supra successor, which has been previewed by the series of FT-1 concept cars. BMW has been quiet on its plans for the platform but is currently thought to be using it for a...
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2016 Audi A6 And A7 U.S. Specs RevealedAudi’s A6 and A7 have just received their respective mid-cycle updates, with the updated cars shown for the first time at the recent 2014 Paris Auto Show. They’re set to make their U.S. debut next week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show but we’ve already got all the details. The...
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Former Ferrari Boss Luca di Montezemolo To Head Italian Airline: ReportDespite walking out the door with an eight-figure severance package, it appears former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo is itching to start a new job, this time running Italy’s struggling national airline Alitalia. The 67-year-old Italian announced his resignation from Ferrari back in...
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A bit over a year ago, Polyphony Digital, the creator of the Gran Turismo video game series, reached out to the world’s major automakers, asking them to come up with a futuristic concept to... -
Volvo Confirms S90 Production For Chinese PlantVolvo, which is owned by Chinese automaker Geely as well as the Chinese government, has started vehicle production at a second plant in China. The new plant is located in the city of Daqing, which owns 37 percent of Volvo, and at present is building the original XC90 for the Chinese market where it...
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First 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Convertible CrashedThe 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is yet to go on sale but has already suffered its second crash, this time in its convertible bodystyle. This makes the latest crash, which took place on a wet highway near Jackson, Michigan, the first for the 2015 Corvette Z06 Convertible. The previous crash involved...
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VW Future Tech To Include 10-Speed DSG And Electrically-Driven TurbosVolkswagen has announced several new technologies that will be making their way into its cars in the not too distant future. Headlining the list is a new diesel engine that displaces just 2.0 liters but churns out 268 horsepower. No torque figure has been mentioned but insiders have suggested...
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Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, Koenigsegg One:1 Vs. Truck, Cadillac ATS-V: Today’s Car NewsMaybach is back, only this time around it’s not a standalone brand but an ultra-luxurious, ultra-exclusive sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz. The sub-brand will be known as Mercedes-Maybach, and its first model will be a stretched version of the S-Class. Following its famous video featuring...
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Man On Rocket-Powered Bicycle Sets World Record, Smokes Ferrari In The Process: VideoIf your aim is to build the fastest set of wheels on the planet, then you’re going to have to employ some pretty out of the ordinary means of propulsion, usually a rocket. If in doubt, just ask the guys behind the Bloodhound SSC, who next year will attempt to break the current land speed...
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