Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Jaguar’s F-Type Project 7 made its world debut back in June at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, but now the stunning speedster is being showcased in its American specification in the lead up to...
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New Toyota FT-1 Concept, Blind Man Sets Record, 2015 Charger SRT Hellcat: Today’s Car NewsToyota today revealed two new versions of its FT-1 concept car. One is an upmarket version that hints at the luxury and refinement a production version of the FT-1, perhaps a Supra successor, could offer buyers. A blind man in the U.K. has set a new land speed record behind the wheel of a Nissan...
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Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 Super Trofeo Racer Revealed Early: VideoUPDATE: Lamborghini’s new car for its one-make racing series has been revealed as the Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo. Click here for all the details. Lamborghini’s new Huracán LP 610-4 race car, which will compete in the Italian automaker’s Super Trofeo one-make...
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2016 Mazda CX-5 Spy ShotsThese are the first photos of a prototype for an updated Mazda CX-5, which we’re expecting to go on sale in the fall of 2015, as a 2016 model. Being a mid-cycle update, the changes won’t be too dramatic, with the camouflage gear on this prototype likely to be masking only a revised...
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UPDATE: Saab Owner’s Bankruptcy Petition Withdrawn, Investor Talks OngoingYesterday, it was reported that suppliers to Saab had petitioned a Swedish court to declare the struggling automaker’s latest owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), bankrupt. According to the Associated Press, Labo Test, which supplies test equipment for car parts, said NEVS had...
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2016 BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe Spy ShotsThe BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe was only introduced for the 2013 model year, but the car it’s based on, the 6-Series coupe, is a bit older than that and is set to receive its mid-cycle update for the 2016 model year—and it looks like the changes will be applied to the four-door Gran Coupe...
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Toyota has revealed two new versions of its stunning FT-1 sports car concept, which is thought to preview the look of an upcoming Supra successor as well as lay the groundwork for the design of...
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2016 Honda Pilot Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy shots of a prototype for Honda’s next-generation Pilot SUV, which should roll into showrooms in the fall of 2015, as a 2016 model. The vehicle will once again share its underpinnings with the Acura MDX but this time around we can expect more expressive styling and a...
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2018 Rolls-Royce Phantom, 2015 BMW X6, Saab Bankruptcy: Car News HeadlinesRolls-Royce started public road trials of its next-generation Phantom flagship but at present the vehicle’s new mechanicals are being hidden by the makeshift body of the existing car. We suspect the new Phantom will be launched in 2017, as a 2018 model. BMW has revealed pricing for its...
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2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Is World’s Most Powerful SedanThis boys and girls is officially the world’s most powerful sedan—the all-new 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, which made its debut today at the 2014 Woodward Dream Cruise muscle car fest in Detroit. Yes, this Charger is packing the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 from the 2015 Dodge...
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Callaway C7 Corvette Confirmed With 627 HP And 610 LB-FTCorvette tuner extraordinaire Callaway showed us its first take on the seventh-generation ‘Vette earlier this year and now the company has confirmed performance specs. The company has also announced pricing, with the basic ‘SC627’ package—complete with a 3 year/36,000 mile...
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Formula E Electric Racer To Feature In Forza Motorsport 5The inaugural season for the Formula E Championship commences next month, and coinciding with the impending start of the new electric car racing series is the availability of the sport’s Spark-Renault SRT_01E race car in Forza Motorsport 5. Available as a free download in the Xbox Live...
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The BMW X6 has been completely redesigned for the 2015 model year, although it’s hard to spot the differences unless you’re a true fan if the coupe-like crossover. There’s fresh...
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Bentley Continental GT3-R Priced From $337,000Bentley’s most dynamic road car in the company’s history, the Continental GT3-R, is heading to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this weekend, after which it will be racing into showrooms with a staggering $337,000 price tag. That might seem steep at first, especially...
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Mercedes-Benz GLK63 AMG In The Works: ReportMercedes-Benz is set to launch a second-generation GLK-Class next year, and it may feature a high-performance AMG variant. The key is the AMG division’s new twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, the M178, which debuts later this year in the Mercedes-AMG GT sports car and will eventually become the...
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Spied, 2015 Volvo XC90 Teased, McLaren 650S Sprint Revealed: Today’s Car NewsMazda’s all-new MX-5 Miata is set for a reveal on September 3, but up until now we’re yet to see any prototypes. Today, we have the first photos and video of the new MX-5, which should be on sale next year as a 2016 model. Volvo has released the first photo showing part of the exterior...
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Volvo Reveals 'Face' Of New XC90 In Latest TeaserVolvo’s second-generation XC90 is set to be revealed in a fortnight at a special event in Stockholm, Sweden. But this being the first all-new version of the SUV since the original’s debut at the 2002 Detroit Auto Show, Volvo simply can’t help itself from revealing many of the...
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2015 Cadillac Escalade Platinum Revealed, Priced From $90,270The range-topping Platinum version of the latest Cadillac Escalade has been revealed, and will join the rest of the 2015 Escalade range in showrooms in the fourth quarter of the year, priced from $90,270 with a $995 destination charge tacked on. The regular Escalade starts at $73,965, including the...
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Mazda’s all-new, fourth-generation MX-5 Miata is set for a reveal on September 3, and while the Japanese automaker has done a good job of keeping its prototypes hidden, one has finally been... -
Volvo Presents New XC90’s Modular SPA PlatformVolvo is about to introduce a new modular platform called the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) that will soon underpin all of its models sized from the S60 up. The first to be based on the SPA platform will be the all-new Volvo XC90, which thanks to the capabilities of its platform promises to...
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McLaren 650S Sprint revealed ahead of Pebble Beach ConcoursHot on the heels of the McLaren 650S GT3 race car revealed earlier this summer comes the all-new 650S Sprint, a slightly tamer version of the GT3 racer designed for track enthusiasts. The 650S Sprint is the follow-up to last year’s 12C GT Sprint and will be on sale shortly after a debut at...
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2015 Range Rover Sport SVR, Updated Ferrari FF, 2015 Chevy SS: Car News HeadlinesLand Rover’s high-performance Range Rover Sport developed by its new Special Vehicles Operations unit has been revealed. The vehicle is called the Range Rover Sport SVR and it's said to be the fastest SUV in production. Ferrari will launch an updated version of its FF shooting brake in 2016...
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More Power, Revised Styling For Ferrari FF Mid-Cycle Update: ReportWe’ve heard plenty of details about Ferrari’s plans for its 458 Italia mid-cycle update due next year, but the FF is almost as old, having first hit the scene in 2011, and should be receiving its own mid-cycle update in 2016. We now have some news on the updated FF, courtesy of a report...
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Lexus Exec Hints at LFA SuccessorThe Lexus LFA was only ever built for a single model year, and it’s likely the company lost money on each of the 500 examples it sold, despite the astronomical $375,000 price tag. But that doesn’t mean the project was a failure, as the halo effect it’s had on the rest of the Lexus...
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