Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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There have been numerous reports and official hints that Mazda could launch a rotary-powered sports car to either celebrate the 50th anniversary of its first rotary-powered model in 2017 or its own...
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Mercedes-Benz Confirms Return Of Maybach As New Ultra-Luxury Sub-BrandMercedes-Benz has finally confirmed one of the year’s worst-kept secrets: That its Maybach brand is making a return as a new “Mercedes-Maybach” sub-brand specializing in ultra-luxury, similar to how the existing Mercedes-AMG sub-brand specializes in performance. Along with the...
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Mercedes-Benz Implements New Naming Strategy, Confirms 11 All-New ModelsMercedes-Benz is overhauling its naming strategy in preparation for a flood of new models due to be released in the coming years. The changes aren’t as dramatic as those made recently by Infiniti and Cadillac, with many model names remaining unaffected, and they're only gradually being phased...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Races The World’s First Truck Equipped With A Dual-Clutch Gearbox: VideoVolvo Trucks, a separate entity to the Volvo car brand, is renowned for its out of the ordinary ad campaigns, like the 2012 campaign where a woman walked a tightrope between two moving trucks, or the more recent one where Jean-Claude Van Damme did the splits standing on the side mirrors of two...
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2016 Chevrolet Malibu Spy ShotsChevrolet’s current Malibu was all-new for the 2013 model year but after lacklustre sales some updates were rushed for 2014. Unfortunately, one of the car’s most prominent drawbacks, a lack of room in the rear, will have to wait until a full redesign. A prototype for a new Malibu has...
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Best Car To Buy Winners, McLaren Sports Series Teaser, Marussia Disbanded: Car News HeadlinesHigh Gear Media websites Motor Authority, The Car Connection and Green Car Reports have chosen the best cars to buy for the 2015 model year. Three winners are listed, based on separate performance/luxury, value and green categories. McLaren’s new entry-level model will be called the Sports...
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A McLaren P1 has suffered its first crash, albeit only a minor one as this photo confirms. The crash took place at a tollbooth on a highway in Japan and saw the P1 mount one of the curbs dividing up...
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Chevy Picks Green Flash Name For Latest Camaro Special EditionAbout a month ago, Chevrolet revealed a pair of special edition Camaros destined to be the last for the current fifth-gen car (the all-new sixth-gen Camaro is just around the corner). One of these didn’t have a name, with Chevy providing fans the opportunity to name the car by posting...
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2015 Hyundai Azera Gets New Look, More TechHyundai’s Azera nameplate has lost much of its shine since the Korean brand's more upmarket Genesis and Equus models arrived on the scene, with the Genesis in particular outselling the Azera as much as three to one last year. Nevertheless, the Azera remains on the market and for the 2015...
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Marussia F1 Team Disbanded, Caterham Turns To CrowdfundingBoth the Marussia and Caterham Formula One teams have missed the last two races of the 2014 season due to financial difficulties, with the former still reeling from the Japanese Grand Prix accident that caused one of its drivers, Jules Bianchi, to suffer serious head injuries. The latest statement...
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2016 Mazda CX-5 Leaked Ahead Of 2014 Los Angeles Auto ShowMazda has three world debuts pegged for next week’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, one of which is a facelifted 2016 CX-5 that has been revealed today in some scans from an official brochure. Joining it in L.A. will be a facelifted 2016 Mazda 6, which itself was leaked a week ago, as well as an...
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2014 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix ResultsThe fight for the 2014 Formula One World Championship is still very much alive after Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg secured top honors at the past weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, held once again at the legendary Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace. This means he's now just 17 points behind his...
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SEMA is over for another year but don’t sweat if you missed out as we have all the highlights right here. The star of the show was undoubtedly the 2015 Ford Mustang, and one of the best... -
McLaren’s Entry-Level Car To Be Called The Sports Series: First ImageMcLaren Automotive is set to launch a new supercar positioned below its 650S and plans to reveal it for the first time next year, most likely at the Geneva Motor Show in March. We’ve already spotted test mules for the new car, which is referred to internally as the P13 and has been confirmed...
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2014 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix Weather ForecastRound 18 of the 2014 Formula One World Championship takes place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace which has been home to the Brazilian Grand Prix since 1990. It’s a track that presents many difficulties, including the need to find the right compromise between qualifying...
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Panoz Esperante Spyder GT Debuts At 2014 SEMA ShowAmerican sports car brand Panoz has been making headlines lately with its Esperante Spyder, which has just been extensively updated. The car is available in basic Spyder or more potent Spyder GT variants, and this year is being offered as an exclusive 25th anniversary model. Panoz plans to build...
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Acura Teams Up With Galpin Auto Sports To Build A Custom TLX For SEMAAcura isn’t a brand you normally associate with SEMA but the Japanese automaker was there this week with a modified version of its TLX, which was developed together with Galpin Auto Sports (GAS). The vehicle is strictly a concept but hints at the tuning potential of the new sport sedan, which...
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BMW And Toyota Sports Car Platform Progresses To Concept Stage: ReportIn late 2011, BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration between the two on a number of projects, one of which was the development of a “midsize sports car platform.” For BMW the new platform is expected to spawn a replacement for the Z4, while for Toyota...
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Today’s the last day for the 2014 SEMA show but don’t sweat if you’ve missed it, especially if you’re a Ford fan, because we have a gallery of the some of the best 2015...
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Land Rover SVO Builds An Ultra-Luxurious Range Rover With Holland & HollandLand Rover has revealed its most expensive SUV to date, the Range Rover Holland & Holland edition. The vehicle has only been announced for the British market at present, where it is priced from a staggering £180,000 (approximately 285,022). The justification for such a lofty price tag is...
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Bentley Releases New Teaser Video For 2016 SUVPrototypes for Bentley’s new SUV have been testing on public roads for the past year, but now we have a new teaser video that offers us a glimpse of the final version due in showrooms in 2016. The new video, plus a previous one and some official shots, confirm that designers have implemented...
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Ford Mustang Once Again Picked SEMA’s Hottest CarFor the third year in a row, the Ford Mustang has been voted the Hottest Car at SEMA, though the fact that it’s an all-new model this year was always going to be in its favor. The Mustang once again edged out its Chevrolet Camaro arch rival, but the tables may turn next year as the bowtie...
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2017 Buick Verano, Audi Q3 Facelift, McLaren Sports Series: Car News HeadlinesA prototype for the second-generation Buick Verano has been spotted. The car rides on General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] new D2XX compact car platform and is set to arrive in showrooms as a 2017 model. Audi’s new Q3 compact crossover has just gone on sale but an updated version has...
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2014 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix PreviewThere are now just two races left in the 2014 Formula One World Championship, including this weekend’s event in Brazil which once again is being held at Interlagos’ Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace. The 2.6-mile track is one of the oldest in the sport, having hosted its first F1 grand prix in...
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