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Round 13 of the 2014 Formula One World Championship gets underway this weekend at Italy’s legendary Autodromo di Monza, just outside of Milan. The race track, which hosted the Italian Grand...
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Cadillac Crossover With Third-Row Seats Back In The SpotlightDuring the bankruptcy days of General Motors Company [NYSE:GM], there were rumblings the automaker was looking to axe its Cadillac Escalade SUV and replace it with a large crossover with third-row seats. The new crossover was to be based on the Lambda platform found in the Buick Enclave and...
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Jaguar Teases The 2016 XE Sport Sedan: VideoJaguar’s all-new XE sport sedan is almost here. In fact, the reveal is scheduled for this coming Monday. But Jaguar simply can’t contain itself from teasing its new 3-Series rival and has released a video showing glimpses of the car juxtaposed against the automaker’s other...
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Meet The World’s Fastest Mobility Scooter: VideoCare to hazard a guess the top speed of the world’s fastest mobility scooter? We’ll help you out. The current land speed record for a scooter is 82 mph and the one in the video above has just smashed that figure. DON'T MISS: First Look At 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak: Video This clip...
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Infiniti Releases Teaser For Flagship-Previewing Q80 Inspiration ConceptInfiniti has made little secret of its desire to launch a new flagship to finally fill the void left by the departure of the Q45. At the 2014 Paris Auto Show next month, we’ll get our first solid look at the automaker’s progress in this regard. Recently, Infiniti started teasing a new...
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2015 BMW M3 Spotted On The Set Of Mission Impossible 5: VideoThe BMW brand had a starring role in 2011's Mission Impossible 4 – Ghost Protocol, with two of its vehicles, a 6-Series Convertible and the i8-previewing Vision EfficientDynamics concept, featuring in the hit movie. Now it’s been revealed that at least one BMW vehicle will feature in...
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General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] new eight-speed automatic, the 8L90, is a brilliant piece of kit. Not only can it shift faster than Porsche’s PDK dual-clutch transmission, but we also...
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V-8-Powered Karma To Be Sold Under WM Brand Following VL Automotive's Merger With WM GreenTechVL Automotive, founded by former GM exec Bob Lutz and industrialist Gilbert Villarreal, has made headlines in the recent past because of its plans to sell Fisker Karma sedans stripped of their electric drivetrains and powered by Corvette V-8s. The modified Karmas were to feature the Destino name...
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Sebastian Vettel Gives His Thoughts On Russia’s Sochi F1 Circuit: VideoInfiniti Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel recently became the first Formula One driver to sample the completed Sochi Circuit, which next month will hold the inaugural Russian Grand Prix. Now, the four-time world champion has given us his thoughts on the new track. Vettel wasn’t in his...
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Land Rover Giving The Chance For Four People To Go Into Space: VideoYou and three of your mates could win the trip of a lifetime thanks to Land Rover and its new ‘Galactic Discovery’ competition. As part of its efforts to launch the all-new 2015 Discovery Sport, Land Rover wants to trigger the excitement of discovery and adventure by partnering with...
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2016 Audi TT Roadster Spy ShotsPrototypes for the convertible version of the upcoming 2016 Audi TT coupe have been spotted again, this time undergoing high-speed testing at Germany's Nürburgring. The new convertible is expected to debut in the coming months and join the coupe in showrooms early next year, also as a 2016...
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V-12-Powered Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG On Its Way For 2016: ReportIf you thought the G63 AMG wasn’t badass enough, wait until the G65 AMG hits the scene in 2016. The V-12 brute has been on sale elsewhere since 2012 but a new report claims we’ll be seeing it introduced to local showrooms for the 2016 model year. According to Automotive News...
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2015 Dodge Viper SRT, 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, New Aston Martin CEO: Car News Headlines Viknesh VijayenthiranThe Dodge Viper SRT has undergone a few updates for the 2015 model year. The car’s 8.4-liter V-10 gets some more power, and an enhanced Viper Time Attack model has been added to the lineup.
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2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Gets Power BoostDespite the repositioning of SRT as an official tuner to Dodge, the awesome Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT isn’t going anywhere and to really send the message home the performance SUV has been given a power boost for the latest model year. Yes, our favorite Jeep muscles into 2015 with output from...
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Zenos Expands Lineup With More Potent E10 S and E10 S Track ModelsAfter launching its first product, the E10 track car, at the start of this year, British sports car startup Zenos has now followed up with more potent E10 S and E10 S Track variants. Zenos is the creation of former Caterham managers, and the company’s E10 has already been confirmed for U.S...
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Product Guru Andy Palmer Quits Nissan To Head Aston MartinNissan executive vice president Andy Palmer, a performance car champion with an engineering background, has been named CEO of Aston Martin. The famous British sports car brand has been without a CEO for some time, with previous CEO Ulrich Bez stepping down in early 2013, so Palmer’s...
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2015 Dodge Viper SRT Gets GT And TA 2.0 Variants Plus More PowerThe Dodge Viper SRT supercar muscles into the 2015 model year with a few changes, including some additional horsepower. New variants have also been added to the lineup, with a new Viper GT squeezing in between the base Viper and upmarket Viper GTS, and a new-and-improved Viper Time Attack arriving...
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Renault Alpine Sports Car Design Signed Off, Won’t Look Like ConceptRenault and Caterham announced plans in 2012 to jointly develop a new platform that could underpin sports car models for their respective brands. Development started in earnest shortly after but earlier this year the two automakers went their separate ways. The good news is that both Renault and...
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It was in the spring of 2010 that BMW first confirmed plans for a new front-wheel-drive car, and now that car has arrived in the form of the 2016 2-Series Active Tourer. However, the 2-Series AT is...
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Volkswagen Lamando, Buick Envision, Labor Day Traffic: Today’s Car NewsVolkswagen unveiled what is essentially a Jetta CC at the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show. The new vehicle is called the Lamando and at present it’s only been confirmed for the Chinese market. Another vehicle unveiled in Chengdu is the Buick Envision crossover. This vehicle is expected in the U.S. and...
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2015 Buick Envision Revealed In Full At Chengdu Auto ShowBuick’s lineup is about to expand with two all-new models. One will be a rebadged version of the Opel Cascada convertible and the other will be the new Envision crossover, the latter of which was just unveiled at the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show taking place in China. Though yet to be confirmed...
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Production Volkswagen New Midsize Coupe Is The LamandoAt the 2014 Beijing Auto Show back in April, Volkswagen took the covers off a striking four-door coupe concept called the New Midsize Coupe. At the 2014 Chengdu Auto Show that took place last week, the German automaker introduced the production version, which dons the Lamando nameplate. ALSO SEE...
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Facing Bankruptcy, NEVS Loses Rights To Saab NameSaab owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden recently ran out of cash but on Friday was thrown a lifeline by a Swedish court, which has given the struggling firm time to restructure and source new investment. During the restructure, NEVS parent company National Modern Energy Holdings will provide it...
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2016 Volvo XC90 Live Photos And VideoVolvo’s second-generation XC90 finally made its debut at an event in Stockholm, Sweden last week, and these are our first live photos of the all-new SUV direct from its premiere. The original XC90 was launched in 2002, and it revolutionized the SUV segment with its combination of space...
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