Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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The Mercedes-AMG GT sports car is nearing its unveiling, but as testing draws to a close, the final spy shots are emerging. This time around, we have a visual of a new, larger rear spoiler. It's a...
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Infiniti Gets Its Own Formula One BossInfiniti looks to be further strengthening its presence in Formula One with the appointment of Tommaso Volpe as its new F1 global director. Effective September 1, Volpe will be responsible for Infiniti’s entire activities concerning the sport, namely, its title sponsorship of the Infiniti Red...
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Subaru WRX STI Type S, Supercharged Honda CR-Z, Wrecked Bugatti Veyron: Car News HeadlinesSubaru has unveiled new versions of its WRX and WRX STI in Japan. Both cars feature new styling and LED headlights as well as a series of body and chassis mods. After years on the market with no major upgrades, Honda’s CR-Z has finally been given a power boost. The boost comes from a...
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Porsche To Unveil New 911 GTS At 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show: RumorCalifornia just so happens to be one of the most popular spots in the world for Porsche sales, so it’s become a bit of a tradition for the German sports car manufacturer to use the state’s annual auto show to unveil something new. This year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, which kicks off...
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More Aggressive Look For Nissan’s IDx-Based Sports CarShortly after the unveiling of the IDx Freeflow and IDx NISMO concept cars at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer said the concepts turned out to be such a hit that senior execs were already mulling which version to put into production, and that Nissan...
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Wrecked Bugatti Veyron Sells At Auction For $277kThe Bugatti Veyron, even with some miles on the clock, normally retails for upwards of a million dollars. However, one example that went up for auction in Switzerland has sold for 254,000 Swiss francs (approximately $277,344). WATCH: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be More Powerful...
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Alfa Romeo has revealed plans to launch eight new cars by the end of 2018, one of which is described as a “specialty sports car.” We’re not talking about the 4C sports car, which is... -
Subaru launches WRX S4 and WRX STI Type S in JapanSubaru has introduced two new versions of its WRX for its home market, which build upon the solid platform of the 2015 WRX by adding some much-needed horsepower and a few unique touches to further differentiate them. The first is the WRX S4, whose turbocharged and direct-injected 2.0-liter...
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2014 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix ResultsWith both Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton starting on the front row of the 2014 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix, many thought the race would end up being just another battle between the two Mercedes AMG drivers. But it wasn’t to be. On the first lap, pole-sitter Rosberg got away slowly and was...
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2015 Chevy Corvette, 2015 Ford Mustang RTR, Joss Supercar: This Week’s Top PhotosFord and drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. are working on a new RTR version of the 2015 Mustang, and this week we saw the first teaser for the upgraded muscle car. The new Mustang RTR goes on sale next January and will be available worldwide for the first time. McLaren unveiled a new version of its P1...
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Opel Cascada Shown To Buick Dealers, May Arrive As 2016 ModelIt's widely accepted that Buick will get its own version of Opel’s stylish Cascada convertible, and now there are claims the vehicle has been shown to the brand’s dealers in the U.S. ahead of a possible 2016 model year launch. General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] recently registered the...
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2014 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe weather is often very changeable in the area surrounding the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, where the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix has been held since the sport’s inaugural season back in 1950. Because of this, races at Spa are rarely straightforward. The current weather forecast for...
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Ferrari is working on a convertible version of its hardcore 458 Speciale, as evidenced by a prototype spotted outside the company’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy. The prototype, photos of... -
2015 Corvette 8-Speed, 2017 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, Joss Supercar: Car News HeadlinesFor 2015, Chevrolet’s Corvette sports car is getting an eight-speed automatic as a replacement for the 2014 model’s six-speeder. We’ve just tested it and found it to be great—on the street and at the track. Hyundai engineers are working on a second-generation Genesis Coupe...
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Sebastian Vettel Drives The Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge On Eau Rouge: VideoInfiniti’s Q50 Eau Rouge, which is officially ‘just’ a prototype, despite Infiniti’s non-stop announcements concerning it, has finally met the famous corner from which it derives its name. We’re talking, of course, about the Eau Rouge corner of the Spa-Francorchamps...
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Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be More Powerful Than Claimed: VideoWe all know the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is rated at 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, making it the most powerful muscle car ever to enter production. But could the car be producing even more power than the official numbers suggest? Motor Trend recently took an example down to...
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Cadillac ATS-V To Debut At L.A. Auto Show, CTS-V At Detroit: ReportCadillac is gearing up for a raft of new model arrivals in the next 12 to 18 months, the highlight of which will be a new flagship sedan. The good news is that we don’t have long to wait until we see the brand’s new model onslaught start, as the first new arrival will reportedly appear...
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2014 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix PreviewAfter the long summer break, Formula One racing returns this weekend with the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix, which will once again be held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the beautiful Ardennes. A lot has transpired in the past couple of weeks, with Toro Rosso confirming 16-year-old Dutch racing...
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Australians are well known for their love of performance cars but in a few years the country’s auto industry will be almost non-existent, with the remaining plants of Ford, Holden and Toyota...
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Aston Martin Trademarks New Names, DB9 Replacement Tipped To Be A DB10Aston Martin is developing a new platform that will underpin all of its next-generation models, starting with the next DB9 due around 2016. There is now some debate within the company as to what name should be used for the new car. The "DB" part, the initials of David Brown, who owned and ran the...
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2015 Lotus Elise S Cup R road car spy shotsLotus appears to be working on a new version of its Elise sports car, believed to be based on the Elise S Cup R race car that debuted earlier this year and was designed for the Lotus Cup racing series. This prototype, spotted at the Nürburgring, features a body kit almost identical to the one...
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2015 Corvette Z06, 2016 Discovery Sport, New Infiniti Concept: Today’s Car NewsThe official order guide for the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette lineup has come online, and it reveals that the weight of the 2015 Z06 will be substantially higher than that of the previous-generation model. Of course, power in the latest Z06 is also substantially higher. Land Rover has given us a glimpse...
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Lamborghini CEO Hints At Rear-Wheel-Drive HuracánAt the recent 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Lamborghini presented its new Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo race car. Curiously, the new race car featured a rear-wheel-drive system as opposed to the all-wheel-drive setup found in the Gallardo Super Trofeo that it replaces from...
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2015 BMW 2-Series Convertible Spy ShotsBMW’s new 2-Series in coupe form has been on the market for several months and has proven to be a bundle of fun, particularly in M235i guise. But there are plenty of other additions to the 2-Series family on the way. One of these has already been revealed in the form of the 2-Series Active...
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