Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Acura had high hopes for its newest gateway vehicle, the ILX compact sedan, which was introduced at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The idea behind its creation seemed logical enough: by basing an Acura...
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BMW M4 DTM Edition, SEMA-Ready 2015 Ford F-150s, Autonomous Audi RS 7: Today’s Car NewsBMW is celebrating its titles in both the 2014 DTM Drivers’ and Constructors’ championships with a special edition M4. Only 23 examples will be built, and none of them will be coming to the U.S. The annual SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada is just around the corner and two modified 2015...
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Hyundai Considering New Sports Car: ReportCould Hyundai be considering a new sports car? According to one of the automaker’s senior executives, a launch of a new sports car has been discussed but no decision has been made yet. The information was revealed by Hyundai’s European chief Allan Rushforth in an interview with Autocar...
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Ford Previews A Pair Of 2015 F-150s Modded For SEMAHaving shed around 700 pounds compared to its predecessor, the 2015 Ford F-150 is already the smartest, toughest and most capable F-150 ever launched by the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F]. But at next month’s SEMA show in Las Vegas we’ll get a look at how tuning firms intend to further...
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More details on Dartz’s Prombron Black SharkLatvian firm Dartz has just revealed a new model for its Prombron brand, the Black Shark, which is based on the bones of the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class full-size SUV and is loaded with tech goodies. Like all Dartz vehicles, the Black Shark can be equipped with various levels of armor protection ranging...
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First 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Rolls Off The Line: VideoOne of the most anticipated vehicles of the coming year is the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport. Its arrival finally sees Land Rover with a credible rival for the top-selling small SUVs from Germany’s three major luxury marques, which is exactly the vehicles it will be targeting with its...
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After losing out to Audi last year, BMW is back in the winner’s circle of the popular touring car series DTM. Both the 2014 Drivers’ and Teams’ titles went to the Munich-based...
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Audi’s Autonomous RS 7 Successfully Laps Hockenheimring At Race Pace: VideoAt the season finale for Germany’s DTM touring car series, held at the Hockenheimring over the weekend, Audi demonstrated a self-driving RS 7 concept car that could lap the circuit at race speeds. The video shows the successful lap, which Audi tells us took just over two minutes. That’s...
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Audi TT Gets Its Own Racing Series: VideoAudi is the latest automaker to launch a new one-make racing series, in this case based around the all-new 2016 TT sports car. The series is called the Audi Sport TT Cup and its inaugural season will take place next year, with the rounds scheduled to coincide with those of the DTM series. DON'T...
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2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost, Martini Porsches, McLaren P1 Track Day: This Week’s Top PhotosPorsche currently offers the classic Martini Racing livery on its flagship 918 Spyder but imagine if the distinct dark blue, light blue and red hues were available across the German sports car brand’s lineup. Well, imagine no more. If you thought the Focus ST was the limit of Ford’s...
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Dartz Prombron Black Shark, Mercedes GL-Based 1,500 HP Super SUV RevealedLatvia’s Dartz is back with an all-new model for its Prombron brand based on the bones of the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class full-size SUV. However, don’t call the new Dartz an SUV because the company says it’s much more than that. Called the Black Shark, it’s named after a Russian...
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Audi R8 Production Moved To New SiteSince launch, Audi’s R8 supercar has been built at a special facility located at the automaker’s main plant in Neckarsulm, Germany. However, production of the car has now been moved to a new facility, located in the city of Heilbronn about four miles south from the main plant. ALSO SEE...
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Porsche is working on a mid-cycle update for its 991-series 911, which in the automaker’s tradition will be classified a 991.2. The update is expected to consist of a few visual tweaks for the... -
Mercedes-Benz Sells Over 100,000 S-Classes In A Single YearMercedes-Benz’s latest S-Class, the W222, has been with us for just over a year and already it's managed to rack up more than 100,000 sales worldwide. This is the best rate of sales for any S-Class generation in its first full year on the market, and with new S-Class variants coming like the...
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2015 Lexus NX Priced From $35,405The all-new Lexus NX crossover goes on sale next month with a starting price of $35,405, including a $925 destination charge. That price tag is for the entry-level NX 200t. The only additional model available at launch for U.S. customers is the NX 300h, a hybrid that starts at $40,645, including...
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Jaguar Lets Fans Drive Its Heritage CollectionIt’s no secret that owning classic cars is more popular than ever but unfortunately this has pushed up prices, in some cases to astronomical levels. But you don’t have to be a multimillionaire to experience some of the best classics, even extremely rare ones, as Jaguar is offering its...
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Imagine Porsche Offered Martini Racing Livery On All Its Cars
Porsche currently offers the classic Martini Racing livery on its flagship 918 Spyder, and in the past has offered it on a couple of special edition models, but what if the distinct dark blue, light blue and red livery was available throughout the German automaker’s lineup. Well, Porsche has...
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All-Wheel-Drive Jaguar F-Type To Debut At 2014 L.A. Auto Show: ReportJaguar’s F-Type is already available in a number of variants but the expansion of the sports car range is far from complete. The strategy mimics that used by Porsche for its 911, which caters to a wide variety of buyers, and it’s one Mercedes-AMG plans to implement for its new GT sports...
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Mercedes-Benz’s rival to the BMW X6 has just been spotted in prototype form testing at the Nürburgring. Our exclusive spy video shows two separate prototypes, one of which is a ...
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2016 Ford Focus RS, Autonomous Audi RS 7, McLaren P1 Track Time: Today’s Car NewsIf you thought the Focus ST was the limit of Ford’s tuning potential of its Focus, then you’d be wrong. Coming next year is a new Focus RS, and we hear it will pack an all-wheel-drive system and an uprated version of the Mustang EcoBoost’s four-cylinder engine. An autonomous Audi...
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Volvo SUVs To Get The Polestar Treatment, Including New XC90Volvo performance partner Polestar’s first dedicated models, the S60 and V60 Polestar, have just been launched on the market and already they’re selling out fast. And now the boss of Polestar has confirmed that additional Volvos are being looked at for performance tuning, including SUV...
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Acura Looks At Making All-Wheel Drive A Standard Feature On Its CarsAcura may take a page out of Subaru’s playbook and make all-wheel drive a standard feature on its cars. The move is just one strategy Acura is looking at to stand out from rivals in the luxury segment. "The key is awd," Acura chief Koichi Fukuo told Automotive News (subscription required)...
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Infiniti To Enter British Touring Car Championship In 2015 With Q50 RacerInfiniti will seek to boost its profile in the U.K. by entering the British Touring Car Championship next season with a new race car based on its Q50 sedan. Infiniti will field two of the cars in a partnership with Support Our Paras Racing, a race team linked with the veteran’s charity...
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McLaren P1 Owner Enjoys Laguna Seca Track Session: VideoUPDATE: Video has been removed by owner. McLaren’s P1 has been designed to be pushed hard on the track but sadly many owners of the rare supercar will never go beyond the world’s popular boulevards. That isn’t the case of the P1 owner in this latest video, who after just taking...
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