Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Audi was one of the pioneers in the area of autonomous cars, having built a TT prototype that in 2010 tackled Colorado’s Pikes Peak Hill Climb entirely on its own. A year ago Audi demonstrated...
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Renault Reveals 235 MPG EOLAB Concept: VideoRenault is out to prove that not only the Volkswagen Group can build a car that’s capable of consuming just 1 liter of fuel per 100 kilometers of travel, equivalent to 235 mpg. The French automaker has just revealed the EOLAB concept car, which is said to be as efficient as VW’s XL1 but...
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Porsche Explains Why Its 911 GT3 Is So Formidable On The Track: VideoRegarded by many as the purest of the Porsche 911s, the GT3 is something of a sacred cow to many. Here, we get a glimpse at the reason why. DON'T MISS: Lamborghini Veneno Roadster For Sale: Just $7.4 Million When it comes to race cars you can drive on the street, few come close to matching the...
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CLA-Class Sales Come In At Double Mercedes-Benz’s ExpectationMercedes-Benz’s new CLA-Class is selling far better than the automaker had expected, according to Dieter Zetsche, the CEO of Mercedes' parent Daimler. The compact sedan, which is priced from $30,825, including destination, has proven so popular that tight supplies (in some cases just 10 days)...
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2015 Bentley Mulsanne Speed, 2015 Chrysler 300, Porsche Project Secret: Car News HeadlinesBentley’s built a faster Mulsanne, appeasing the needs of lead-footed chauffeurs the world over. The car is called the Mulsanne Speed, and it can rocket to 60 mph in just 4.8 seconds despite weighing almost 6,000 pounds. A photo alleged to be of the facelifted 2015 Chrysler 300 has hit the...
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Penske Enters V8 Supercars, With NASCAR’s Marcos Ambrose In TowLeading NASCAR team owner and businessman Roger Penske has confirmed plans to enter Australia’s awesome V8 Supercars touring car series, starting from the 2015 season. Penske has secured a controlling 51 percent stake in existing V8 Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing (DJR), and will compete...
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Chrysler is set to introduce a facelifted version of its 300 sedan at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show in November, and this could be our first undisguised look at the car. Prototypes for the...
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First Lincolns Land In ChinaIt was back in 2012 that Lincoln first announced it was expanding into the lucrative Chinese market, and now the first cars have landed. An additional two shipments of Lincolns will arrive by early October to support a series of grand opening events scheduled for later that same month. Despite...
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2015 BMW 2-Series Convertible Gets M Sport PackageThe all-new 2015 BMW 2-Series Convertible has been revealed and is due in showrooms early next year. The pick of the bunch is clearly the M235i, which sports a turbocharged straight-six engine good for 320 horsepower and 330 pound-feet of torque. Of course, it’s the priciest, too, with the...
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50 Years Of Top Secret Concepts & Prototypes On Display At Porsche Museum: VideoLocated next to Porsche’s headquarters in the Zuffenhausen district of Stuttgart, Germany lies the automaker’s official museum. The modern structure, opened in 2009, serves as a celebration of all things Porsche. It's open to the public, costs just a few euros to get in, and is a...
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2016 Volvo XC90 R-Design Shown During PresentationVolvo recently revealed its all-new XC90 SUV but missing from the lineup was a version equipped with one of the automaker’s sporty R-Design packs. Well, we now have the first photo of what’s likely to be the 2016 Volvo XC90 R-Design. The photo, posted to the SweedSpeed Forums by user...
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2015 Formula One Calendar Revealed, Lists 20 RacesThe FIA has revealed the calendar for the 2015 Formula One World Championship, and as expected there are 20 races planned, which is one more than the current season. There are no major surprises, with the only change being the return of the Mexican Grand Prix. DON'T MISS: Lamborghini Veneno...
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The first-ever sanctioned electric car race took place in Beijing, China on Saturday, and it proved to be quite a buzz (no pun intended). On the final corner of the final lap, a huge crash took place... -
2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Design Walkthrough: VideoThe design of Mazda’s fourth-generation MX-5 Miata is almost universally liked but achieving the new look was no easy task, especially given the constraints of modern design standards and regulations. Taken at the car’s North American debut in Monterey, California last week, this video...
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Evanta Barchetta Debuts At 2014 Goodwood RevivalYou may not have heard of Evanta before, but you’re about to hear of them a lot more as the niche British sports car outfit is planning to expand its lineup with even more deliciously retro sports cars as well as work with A. Kahn Design on several projects under the Ant-Kahn label (the Ant...
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Ford Mustang GT350 To Pack 5.2-Liter V-8 With Flat-Plane Crank?The sixth-generation Ford Mustang recently entered production, but engineers are still testing a high-performance variant of the new muscle car that we’re expecting to be launched on the market sometime next year. Not much is known about the new Mustang variant but it’s believed the car...
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2015 Ford S-Max Revealed, Still Unconfirmed For U.S. MarketFirst previewed in concept form a year ago, Ford’s second-generation S-Max has now been revealed ahead of its world debut at the 2014 Paris Auto Show on October 2. The new S-Max is yet to be confirmed for the U.S. market but during its development prototypes for the vehicle were spotted near...
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Ferrari Celebrating 60 Years Of U.S. Sales With $3.2 Million SupercarFerrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo last week confirmed his resignation from the company he’s run for the past 23 years, but before he steps down he has one final undertaking—celebrating 60 years of the Prancing Horse’s sales in the U.S. with the unveiling of a new special...
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Huge Crash Hands Inaugural Formula E Victory To Audi Sport ABT’s Lucas di Grassi: Video Viknesh VijayenthiranThe first round of the inaugural season of the Formula E Championship got underway in Beijing, China over the weekend, and like any good sport there was plenty of action to behold. Victory in the...
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Deadmau5 Does Uber In His New McLaren 650S Spider: VideoHaving given up his famous Nyan Cat-themed Ferrari 458 Italia because of a dispute with Ferrari over the use of his own "Purrari" badges on the car, Canadian DJ Deadmau5 has since switched over to a McLaren. His McLaren of choice is the 650S Spider, which he’s already started modding with...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GT, 2015 Lexus RC F, New Batmobile: This Week’s Top PhotosThe 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT finally made its debut this week, and from just its looks alone the car was certainly worth the wait. The new sports car is the second dedicated model from Mercedes tuner AMG and not only is it more stunning than the SLS AMG it replaces it’s going to be cheaper too...
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Formula E Electric Car Championship Starts TomorrowTomorrow, motorsport enters a new era with the first ever sanctioned electric car race set to take place. We’re talking about the new Formula E Championship, whose inaugural season gets underway tomorrow in Beijing and will feature 10 events hosted all around the globe. The final race will...
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Jerry Seinfeld Spotted In His Porsche 918 Spyder: VideoIt’s no secret that Jerry Seinfeld is a huge Porsche fan. After all, the comedian and actor has one of the rarest Porsches in the world, one of the original 356 coupes that were built in Gmünd, Austria; and he’s also owned a Carrera GT at one point, though for some reason that...
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2015 B-Class Facelift, 2015 Mustang Gas Mileage, HSV GTS Maloo Reveal: Car News HeadlinesMercedes-Benz has revealed an updated version of its B-Class. Key among the updates are a sporty new look and a host of tech upgrades. The EPA has published gas mileage for the complete 2015 Ford Mustang range. Predictably, the most fuel efficient is the four-cylinder Mustang EcoBoost. Holden tuner...
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