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Audi R&D chief Ulrich Hackenberg has hinted on a number of occasions about the possibility of expanding the TT range to include a third bodystyle beyond the current coupe and convertible versions...
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Up To 200 Saab Employees To Be Let GoSaab’s owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden said it intends to lay off up to 200 of the Swedish automaker’s employees as it attempts to reduce costs during its restructuring process. After briefly restarting Saab 9-3 production late last year, in May of this year NEVS ran out of cash...
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2015 Saleen S302 Mustang Specs Revealed, Order Books OpenedFollowing yesterday’s release of a teaser shot of its 2015 S302 Mustang, Saleen has now released all the tasty specs and announced that it’s started taking orders for the car. The 2015 S302 Mustang is Saleen’s first take on the 2015 Ford Mustang, and having tuned Ford Motor...
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2015 Mercedes-AMG C63, 2016 Audi TT Roadster, 2017 Porsche Panamera: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz’s all-new C63 AMG has been revealed, only it’s no longer called a C63 AMG. The car’s official title is now Mercedes-AMG C63, and it’s ready to take on its rivals with power outputs ranging from 469 up to 503 horsepower. Audi has revealed the convertible version...
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NHTSA Concerned Someone Will Get Stuck In The Ferrari 458’s TrunkIn case you were planning to lock someone inside the front trunk of your Ferrari 458 Italia, your plans have just been foiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The safety agency has issued a recall on the sultry supercar to ensure that the front trunk can always be opened from...
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This Is What The 2015 Ford Mustang Might Have Looked LikeBy now you’ve probably read our first drive report on the 2015 Ford Mustang and come up with your own impressions of the car. But would your impressions be any different had the new Mustang turned out like the one pictured here? It’s just one of the hundreds of design proposals for the...
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Volkswagen is working on a new generation of its Phaeton flagship sedan, and it’s to be sold in the U.S. market once again. However, the German auto giant isn’t rushing things so...
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Former Boss Of Audi’s quattro Performance Division To Run BMW MBack in January, it was revealed that the head of Audi’s quattro performance division, Franciscus van Meel, was being reassigned to an R&D role in China. No reason was stated but it was rumored at the time that more senior Audi managers were displeased with van Meel’s progress on...
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2015 North American Car And Truck Of The Year Short List AnnouncedOne of the highlights of the annual Detroit Auto Show is the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, where the best car and the best truck or SUV available for the latest model year are recognized. The awards have been around since 1994 and rely on the impressions of more than 50...
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2015 Saleen S302 Mustang, 2016 Mercedes GLK, Cadillac’s Future Cars: Today’s Car NewsSaleen’s first take on the 2015 Ford Mustang will wear the tuner’s S302 badge. Today we got a few more glimpses of the upcoming muscle car. Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation GLK-Class has been spotted. It’s due on the market next fall, as a 2016 model, and might be rebranded a...
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Meet Mercedes-Benz's Futuristic Autonomous Truck Concept: VideoWhile we’ve frequently reported on autonomous cars and the impact of the technology on the car industry, one of the areas we’re likely to see the technology take hold first is in interstate trucking. Mercedes-Benz is well aware of this and at this week’s 2014 Hannover Commercial...
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Cadillac Chief Talks About ELR Successor And Models Beyond New Full-Size SedanCadillac has a new chief in the form of Audi veteran Johan de Nysschen, and the South African executive has bold plans for the brand that will see its lineup expand substantially in the coming years. We already know Cadillac will be launching a redesigned SRX and an all-new full-size sedan next...
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At last year’s SEMA show, we saw Hyundai and Californian tuner Bisimoto unveil a Genesis Coupe with, wait for it, 1,000 horsepower! Well, the two have partnered up again and this time the basis...
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Brand New Ferrari 458 Italia Crashed During Test DriveOnly yesterday we brought you details of a McLaren 650S Spider that crashed in Austria. Now we have details of a crash involving the car’s Italian rival in neighboring Germany. This sorry looking Ferrari 458 Italia is only a month old but it’s already likely destined for the scrapheap...
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Infiniti To Reveal New Q60 In 2015, Partner With Dongfeng In ChinaInfiniti may have just lost its turnaround strategist Johan de Nysschen but the automaker has no intention of slowing down the expansion plans devised under the guidance of the South African executive. Infiniti recently appointed a new chief in the form of former BMW exec Roland Krüger, and at...
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Ferrari 458 VS Spider, Mercedes C350 Plug-In, 2016 Lexus RX: Car News HeadlinesThe convertible version of the Ferrari 458 Speciale is tipped to feature the VS name, and we have some leaked images of the new open-top supercar. The debut is scheduled for next week’s 2014 Paris Auto Show. Mercedes-Benz’s next plug-in car will be from the C-Class family. The car will...
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McLaren 650S Spider Crashes Into Guardrail In AustriaThis sorry looking McLaren 650S Spider is one of the first examples of the newest McLaren supercar to end up in a crash. The driver of the 650S Spider was traveling on a highway in Austria just south of the capital Vienna and lost control in what appears to be wet conditions. The car then crashed...
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2016 Lexus RX To Shed Weight With AluminumMany automakers in the luxury segment use lightweight but pricey aluminum in the construction of their vehicles to help shed weight and thus boost fuel economy, including Lexus which has several models with aluminum hoods. Going forward, Lexus plans to increase its usage of the lightweight stuff...
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Mitsubishi has revealed a new plug-in hybrid concept that it will be showing at next week’s 2014 Paris Auto Show. The concept is called the Outlander PHEV Concept-S and it’s described as...
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Lotus Evora To Also Be Dropped From U.S. Market?Lotus looks set to fade further into obscurity in the U.S. market with news emerging that sales of the Evora 2+2 sports car in local showrooms could soon cease for the same reason Lotus’ Elise and Exige lines are no longer sold here. Like the Elise and Exige, the Evora doesn’t meeting...
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Mercedes-Benz C350 Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain Specs RevealedMercedes-Benz’s first plug-in hybrid model, the S550 Plug-In Hybrid, is due to go on sale next year (our first drive report is coming soon). It will be the first of as many as 10 plug-in hybrid models the German automaker plans to introduce over the coming years, with the next one to be based...
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2014 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix ResultsMercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton is back in the title lead of the 2014 Formula One World Championship, made possible by the retirement of his teammate Nico Rosberg on lap 13 of yesterday's Singapore Grand Prix due to car trouble. Hamilton was the eventual victor in the thrilling race, with...
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Ferrari 458 Speciale Spider Leaked, May Feature VS NameFerrari is set to present a convertible version of its hardcore 458 Speciale at the 2014 Paris Auto Show next month, and we now have the first images showing the undisguised car. The images are from an internal Ferrari configurator and were first scooped by 4WheelsNews, which also reports that the...
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Mercedes AMG Front Row For 2014 Formula One Singapore Grand PrixMercedes AMG drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg managed to lock out the front row for tomorrow’s 2014 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix after putting in a brilliant performance at qualifying today. It was Hamilton who set the fastest time, managing a 1:45.681 in the third session. This...
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