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2016 XE Will Be The Most Fuel-Efficient Jaguar Ever Thanks To Aluminum Construction Viknesh VijayenthiranJaguar’s all-new 3-Series and C-Class fighter, the XE, is set for a reveal on September 8 but the British automaker simply can’t help itself from releasing a few details early. In...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class Priced From $32,225, GLA45 AMG From $49,225Mercedes-Benz’s all-new 2015 GLA-Class is set to go on sale this fall, priced from as little as $32,225 including a $925 destination charge. The entry-level model is a GLA250 with front-wheel drive. Should you require all-wheel drive, the price tag increases by $2,000 to $34,225. Also...
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America’s Alexander Rossi Joins Marussia F1 Team As Reserve DriverHaving already done testing duties for the likes of Caterham and Force India, America’s Alexander Rossi has now been signed by rival Formula One team Marussia as its new reserve driver. It’s not clear why Rossi left Caterham to join Marussia, as both teams are backmarkers, but we know...
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Ferrari Plans Electrically-Driven Turbo: ReportAudi has just shown an engine packing a turbocharger that is electrically-driven at low revs to help eliminate lag. Audi is expected to initially offer the technology in its next-generation Q7 SUV, most likely in 2016, but the German automaker isn’t the only one investigating the advanced...
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2015 Dodge Charger SRT, One-Off BMW i8, Mad Max 4: Car News HeadlinesThe 2015 Dodge Charger SRT is coming, and it’s set to be powered by the new Hellcat supercharged HEMI. Peak output of the car will be 707 horsepower, which will make it the most powerful sedan to ever land in showrooms. BMW is bringing a special one-off i8 to August’s Pebble Beach...
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Supercar Startup Tushek & Spigel Chooses Morel Sound System For New TS 600Austrian supercar startup Tushek & Spigel has formed a partnership with audio expert Morel and plans to start using the Israeli firm’s high-end audio systems in its first product, the upcoming Tushek TS 600. The move follows a recent announcement from rival supercar startup Pagani, which...
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Dodge gave us an early look at its redesigned 2015 Charger muscle sedan at the 2014 New York Auto Show in April, but the automaker is yet to reveal the high-performance SRT version. During the Fiat...
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Belgian Audi Club Team WRT R8 LMS ultra Wins 2014 Spa 24 HoursThis past weekend saw an Audi R8 LMS ultra race car driven to victory in the 2014 Spa 24 Hours at Belgium’s legendary Spa Francorchamps race track. The winning car was the #1 R8 LMS ultra of Belgian Audi Club Team WRT, driven by René Rast, Laurens Vanthoor and Markus Winkelhock. Just...
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2015 Ford Territory Revealed, Will Be Last Aussie-Built SUVLast week we saw the final version of the Falcon rear-wheel-drive sedan that Ford plans to build in Australia until it finally winds up production there in 2016. Today, we have our first look at the car’s SUV sibling, the Territory, which is destined to be the last volume SUV built Down...
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'Mad Max: Fury Road' First Trailer ReleasedMad Max is back! The first trailer for the fourth installment of the series, Mad Max: Fury Road, was shown during the recent Comic-Con event, and it looks like the new movie has all the right ingredients to be another hit. Only this time Max is played by Tom Hardy rather than Mel Gibson, but...
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Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo Emerges Victorious After Thrilling Hungarian GPWith Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg starting from pole in yesterday’s 2014 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, it looked like the German driver was set to bag yet another victory. It wasn’t to be, however, thanks to the strong performances of Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo...
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Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg Secures Pole For 2014 Formula One Hungarian Grand PrixMercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg will start on pole tomorrow for the 2014 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix after yet another strong performance during today’s qualifying. Unfortunately for his teammate Lewis Hamilton, who was the fastest during practice, an engine fire just minutes into the...
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2015 Porsche Cayenne, 2016 Acura NSX, Aston Martin Lagonda: This Week's Top Photos Viknesh VijayenthiranPorsche’s second-generation Cayenne SUV has just undergone its mid-cycle update and this week we got our first look at the latest model, which goes on sale later this year as a 2015 model....
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2014 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix Weather ForecastThey say no drivers are indifferent to the Hungarian Grand Prix’s Hungaroring; either they love it or hate it, along with the hot weather that it’s famous for. And teams will certainly be in for some hot weather during this weekend’s event. Temperatures are expected to peak around...
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Six McLaren 12C GT3s Competing In 2014 Spa 24 HoursIn the beautiful Ardennes Forest of Belgium is the legendary Spa Francorchamps race track, where once a year the Spa 24 Hours, the highlight of the Blancpain Endurance Series, takes place. This year’s race gets underway tomorrow and McLaren has confirmed that six of its 12C GT3 race cars will...
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2015 Ford Mustang F35, Aston Martin Lagonda, Toyota Supra Details: Today’s Car NewsIt’s the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin this week and Ford has taken the wraps of a new customized Mustang. The car is based on the latest 2015 Mustang GT and takes its inspiration from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Aston Martin’s Lagonda marque is making a...
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Aston Martin In No Rush To Appoint New CEOIt was revealed as far back as May of 2013 that Aston Martin’s Dr. Ulrich Bez would be stepping down from the CEO position after running the company since 2000. A replacement for Bez is yet to be appointed but senior executives from the firm say there is no rush to find a successor because...
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New Toyota Supra Powertrain Details EmergeToyota has teamed up with BMW to develop a new sports car platform that will underpin a new Supra from the Japanese automaker and a replacement for the Z4 from the German side. BMW is thought to be doing most of the development work for the platform and engines that will power the cars, in return...
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This is the final version of Ford’s Falcon sedan designed and built in Australia. The latest Falcon was revealed today in its XR6 and XR8 performance trim and will be hitting the Aussie and New...
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2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During ‘Ring Testing: UpdateA prototype for Acura’s second-generation NSX supercar only started testing at the Nürburgring yesterday, but already the car has been destroyed. The prototype caught fire during today's round of testing but fortunately the driver managed to pull over and jump out before the flames...
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2016 Cadillac CTS-V Spy VideoCadillac’s next-generation CTS-V sedan has been spotted at the Nürburgring and on some of the German race track’s surrounding roads. Like previous CTS-Vs, the new one, due out next year as a 2016 model, will pack a V-8 engine, helping to differentiate it from the smaller ATS-V...
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Bentley Confirms Fifth Model LineBentley will add an SUV to its lineup in 2016 but just a couple of years later the British automaker will launch another model line, expanding its lineup to five distinct offerings. The information was revealed by Bentley CEO Wolfgang Dürheimer. Dürheimer, who also heads Bugatti, said...
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Opel Plans Ampera Successor, New EV May Offer 200-Mile RangeGeneral Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] European division Opel has confirmed it will drop the Ampera extended-range electric car when the car's global twin, the Chevrolet Volt, is replaced next year by all-new model. That doesn’t mean Opel is giving up on electric cars, as the...
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2014 Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix PreviewThis weekend sees the 29th edition of the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix. The race has always been held at the Hungaroring, on the outskirts of Budapest, and though the track has gone through various modifications it remains one of the slowest on the calendar (average speeds are about 120 mph)...
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