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Formula One returns to Mexico in 2015 after more than two decades. The race will be held once again at Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and the race organizer, live events firm CIE,... -
BMW To Mark Centenary In 2016 With i9 Hybrid Supercar?BMW turns 100 in 2016 and you can bet the automaker will mark the occasion with something special… like a celebratory vehicle. We’ve already heard that BMW might launch a hardcore version of its M4 or perhaps a new supercar from its M division. Now there are claims that we might see...
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Eight Audi R8 LMS ultra Race Cars To Tackle 2014 Spa 24 HoursFollowing the likes of Aston Martin and Bentley, Audi has now confirmed its lineup of race cars for the 2014 Spa 24 Hours taking place this weekend. Eight examples of the Audi R8 LMS ultra race car will be taking part in the grueling event, held on the beautiful Spa Francorchamps circuit, and these...
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Kumar Galhotra To Head LincolnFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that Kumar Galhotra, one of its top engineers, will head its luxury brand Lincoln. Galhotra, the current head of vehicle component and systems engineering, will serve as vice president and president of Lincoln from September 1, 2014. His old job will go to...
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Nissan Note subcompact gets Nismo treatmentThe latest Nissan model to receive the Nismo treatment has been revealed in the form of the Note Nismo, a sporty compact hatch that goes on sale in Japan this fall. A version of the Note is sold in the United States as the Versa Note, but don’t expect a Nismo version to be gracing local...
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Buick’s Future To Include New Crossover And ConvertibleAfter a relatively quiet past 12 months, Buick is about to embark on a new model explosion that will see all-new crossover and convertible models added to its lineup. The new crossover has just been revealed in China as the Envision and is due in U.S. showrooms in the second half of 2015, as a 2016...
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Next Lexus LS To Arrive As 2017 Model, Target Jaguar XJ And Porsche Panamera: Report Viknesh VijayenthiranThe current Lexus LS flagship sedan has been with us since the 2007 model year. It was given a major update for 2013 that will see the car up to the end of its life, expected to be the 2016 model...
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Could The Volkswagen Group Be Rebranded The Auto Union?With the Volkswagen Group currently controlling almost a dozen brands, including the likes of Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducati, Lamborghini and Porsche, there are rumblings the auto giant may rebrand itself the Auto Union, a German automaker founded in the 1930s when four separate brands came under...
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Five Aston Martins To Take On 2014 Spa 24 HoursAston Martin cars will be taking part in a 24-hour race this weekend at Belgium’s beautiful Spa Francorchamps circuit, the Spa 24 Hours. The British automaker is supplying five of its V12 Vantage GT3 race cars to teams competing in the event, and will also offer the talent of some of its own...
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2015 Dodge Challenger Driven, 2016 2-Series Active Tourer, 2017 E63 AMG: Car News HeadlinesWe’ve just driven the 2015 Dodge Challenger lineup, which includes the 707-horsepower SRT Hellcat variant. Interestingly, the SRT wasn’t our pick of the bunch. BMW’s new 2-Series Active Tourer will hit showrooms early next year, as a 2016 model. BMW is expecting that as many as...
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More Details On Ford’s Rumored Le Mans ComebackA week ago we heard that Ford was looking to return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2016 to mark 50 years since its legendary first win at the event with the GT40. While we originally heard that Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] was looking to launch a new GT supercar and compete in Le Mans' GTE category...
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Compact Lexus crossover possible, says senior execLexus has just launched a small crossover SUV in the form of the 2015 NX, but the automaker may end up launching an even smaller high-riding model to take on the new generation of compact crossovers from luxury rivals such as Audi and BMW. The information was revealed by Lexus’ European vice...
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We’re now just a few weeks out from the reveal of the all-new Volvo XC90, which goes on sale in the U.S. early next year, and today we’ve received details on some of the new safety and...
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75 Percent Of 2016 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer Buyers Expected To Be New To BrandThe BMW 2-Series Active Tourer is unlike any BMW we’ve seen before. For starters, the vehicle sends drive to front wheels in standard form and in some markets the engine will have just three cylinders. It should probably come as no surprise then that BMW sees the 2-Series Active Tourer as a...
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2015 Ford Falcon XR8 Teased In New VideoFord’s Australian division is working on a final update for its Falcon sedan before production of the car and its ute and SUV derivatives finally comes to an end in 2016. We’re already spotted a prototype for the updated Falcon sedan, and been treated to a couple of teasers, but now we...
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Bentley To Race In Spa 24 Hours For First TimeWith already two victories under its belt in the Blancpain Endurance Series, Bentley and its motorsport partner M-Sport are gearing up for the season’s toughest race: the Spa 24 Hours. The classic endurance race this year is taking place this weekend and Bentley is aiming to have both its...
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Ford Mustang GT350, Bentley Mulsanne Speed, Audi A8 e-tron: Today’s Car NewsPrototypes for Ford’s new Mustang variant developed by its SVT performance division have taken to the Nürburgring. Expected to be called a Mustang GT350, our exclusive spy video confirms that it will be a beast of a car. Bentley plans to launch a sportier Speed version of its Mulsanne...
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Jaguar Builds Bespoke F-Type For Tour de France Team: VideoJaguar has revealed the second completed vehicle to be developed by its new Special Vehicles Operations, and this one’s even wearing the new SVO logo of the personalization department. The vehicle is a bespoke F-Type that not only celebrates Britain’s Team Sky cycling squad competing in...
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Reports of the Chevrolet SS muscle sedan receiving a six-speed manual transmission and magnetic ride suspension for the 2015 model year emerged back in April, and now we have semi-official...
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Mercedes AMG Dominant At 2014 Formula One German Grand PrixMercedes AMG driver Nico Rosberg was never really under threat during the entire 2014 Formula One German Grand Prix yesterday, with the German taking a dominating home victory at his home event, held this year at the Hockenheimring. This was Rosberg’s fourth win of the season and Mercedes...
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2016 Ford Mustang GT350 (SVT) Spy VideoFord’s all-new, sixth-generation Mustang is now just a couple of months away from hitting the showroom floor, in base, EcoBoost and GT trim, but we’ve got details on an additional variant that will be arriving in the near future. We still don’t have confirmation of the car’s...
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Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg Takes Pole At Formula One German Grand Prix QualifyingMercedes AMG driver Nico Rosberg secured pole position in front of his home crowd during today’s qualifying session for the 2014 Formula One German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring. His teammate Lewis Hamilton was quicker during yesterday’s practice but the Briton suffered a brake...
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2015 Mercedes S65 AMG Coupe, 2016 Ford Mustang GT350, 2016 Cadillac ATS-V: This Week’s Top PhotosMercedes-Benz this week revealed its latest 12-cylinder grand tourer: the 2015 S65 AMG Coupe. The car packs a V-12 that rates in at 621 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque, and all of that is funneled to the rear wheels only. We’ve just driven the 2015 Bentley Continental GT Speed...
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2014 Formula One German Grand Prix Weather ForecastAlthough the weather was good during practice today at the 2014 Formula One German Grand Prix, some rain is predicted for Sunday’s race. The race this year is taking place at the Hockenheimring, where in addition to rain we should see winds of just 6 mph and a peak temperature of 86 degrees F...
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