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British Formula One team Williams has made steady progress this season, no doubt thanks to its decision to run superior Mercedes AMG engines as well as its new blood in the form of Valtteri Bottas... -
2015 Ford Falcon Teaser ReleasedAt a media event in Australia last year, Ford confirmed sales of the 2015 Mustang for the Aussie market, revealed a new SUV based on the platform underpinning the Ranger pickup, and presented a short teaser video depicting the final version of the rear-wheel-drive Falcon sedan built in Australia...
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Jaguar Confirms September 8 Debut For 2016 XE, Reveals New DetailsJaguar has confirmed it will reveal its all-new XE small sedan at an event in London on September 8, ahead of the car’s formal debut at the 2014 Paris Auto Show in early October. In the lead up to the reveal, Jaguar has started a teaser campaign where the automaker plans to drip-feed...
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2015 Continental GT Speed, 2015 S65 AMG Coupe, 2016 Cadillac CTS-V: Car News HeadlinesWe’ve just driven the 2015 Bentley Continental GT Speed and found it to be a stunning performance machine that’s more useful than it needs to be. If you can afford this $227,600 brute, we promise you won’t be disappointed. Mercedes-Benz has revealed today its own 12-cylinder grand...
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Ralph Gilles Does Massive Burnout In 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat: VideoHe might not be running the SRT performance division anymore, but it’s good to see that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles executive Ralph Gilles still knows exactly how to let fans know just what it means when a car is wearing the SRT badge. We’re talking about a burnout here… and a...
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VW To Start Building Seven-Seat SUV In Chattanooga In 2016Volkswagen confirmed this morning that a midsize, seven-seat SUV based on 2013’s CrossBlue concept will be built at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the U.A.W. plans to form a new local. VW is hoping the new model will help it gain sales in America’s all-important SUV market...
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It was at the 1989 Frankfurt Auto Show that Audi showed off its TDI technology for the first time. TDI is the name Audi—and Volkswagen—uses for its electronically-controlled diesel... -
Man Crashes Ferrari California During Maranello Test Drive: VideoWhat starts out as a dream test drive of a Ferrari through the streets of Maranello, the home of the Prancing Horse, soon turns into a nightmare for one young man recently. This video from YouTube user Testdrive maranello ITALIA shows the man driving a Ferrari California in Maranello, with an...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupe RevealedMercedes-Benz’s S63 AMG Coupe certainly isn’t lacking in the power department, but the German automaker knows that some of its customers will always seek more. That’s why we have the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Coupe, a luxury grand tourer with a big V-12 heart. That V-12...
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2015 Mitsubishi Evo, 2017 Porsche Boxster, North America’s First LaFerrari: This Week’s Top PhotosMitsubishi confirmed this week that the 2015 Lancer Evolution will be its last Evo. Mitsubishi is likely to launch a new sports car in the future, though it won’t be anything like the past 10 generations of the rally-dominating four-door. A prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s all-new C-Class...
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Stile Bertone Declared Bankrupt, Assets Go Up For SaleItaly's Bertone, established in 1912 as a coachbuilder, has been hit hard by financial strife in the past decade, with the company forced to end its vehicle manufacturing operations following the financial crisis of 2008 and split off its Stile Bertone design house. Unfortunately, Stile Bertone has...
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Infiniti Boss Quits After Two Years To Head CadillacInfiniti president Johan de Nysschen has resigned just two years after taking up the reins at the Japanese luxury brand. Until a replacement is found, Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer will oversee Infiniti’s operations. It’s been revealed that de Nysschen will be heading...
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2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Runs The Quarter Mile In 11.2 Seconds: Video Viknesh VijayenthiranWith a 707-horsepower, supercharged V-8 under the hood, we knew the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was going to be quick, but the official quarter mile times for the car are simply epic. With its...
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Mercedes C-Class Convertible Spied, LaFerrari XX Breaks, Infiniti Boss Quits: Today’s Car NewsA prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s all-new C-Class Cabriolet has been spotted. The new convertible is due on the market next year and will be joined by a new generation of the C-Class Coupe. Ferrari is heavily testing its upcoming LaFerrari XX and one of the prototypes was recently spotted at...
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U.S. Accounts For 40 Percent Of Pagani Huayra SalesWith Pagani’s first supercar, the Zonda, never officially being sold in the U.S., there was always going to be some pent-up-demand among the nation’s One-Percenters for the Italian marque’s latest model, the Huayra, which has been approved for local sale. What’s surprising...
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Fast And Furious 7 Filming Finished, Release Pushed Back To April 2015The producers of Fast and Furious 7 have confirmed that filming of the new movie is complete, and that we’ll now see it premiere on April 3, 2015. The seventh installment of the hugely-popular Fast and the Furious franchise was originally scheduled to air today but the project was delayed...
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LaFerrari XX Proves Too Potent For Its Own Good: VideoFerrari is currently testing its track-only LaFerrari XX at race tracks in Europe and one of the prototypes, seen recently at Monza, was cornering so hard that its right rear wheel suddenly gets some serious positive camber. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Drag Races LaFerrari: Video This...
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Diesel Engine Planned For New Audi R8: ReportTalk of a diesel-powered R8 has been around since the launch of the Audi supercar and really peaked in 2008 when not one but two R8 concept cars powered by diesel engines were presented, each fitted with a monster 6.0-liter V-12 TDI good for 500 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque. Audi...
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Audi is working on its next-generation A8 flagship sedan, which we’re expecting in showrooms for the 2018 model year. A test mule has been spotted and suggests that the next A8 will be similar... -
Bugatti's Next Car To Offer 1,500 HP, Outpace Veyron Super Sport: ReportBugatti is scheduled to end Veyron production within the next 12 months, with only around 20 build slots left for the 450-car run of Veyrons. However, fans shouldn’t be too saddened as an even more potent successor is in the works and likely to be revealed next year. MUST SEE: Lamborghini...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach Spy VideoMercedes-Benz is working on a stretched version of its S-Class sedan, a prototype for which is featured in our exclusive spy video. Up to six different S-Class variants will eventually be launched, including this S-Class Maybach, which we’re expecting to be revealed later this year, as a 2015...
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Jaguar Land Rover Gives Details On New Ingenium Four-Cylinder FamilyJaguar Land Rover has developed an advanced four-cylinder engine family, members of which will start appearing in its various models from 2015 onwards. Called Ingenium, the first recipient of the new engine family is expected to be the 2016 Jaguar XE, after which we should see the engines appear in...
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Bentley Considering Coachbuilding ServiceBentley is considering launching a new personalization department that could offer coachbuilding services to its wealthy clients looking for additional exclusivity and luxury. Traditionally, such services have been offered through established coachbuilding firms, most of them based in Italy, but...
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Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Drag Races LaFerrari: VideoWhile we don’t condone street racing of any kind, it’s hard not to be enthralled by two of the rarest and most capable supercars on the planet going all out on a lone desert highway. That’s exactly what we have in this video, posted on the Instagram account of aziz_qtr. It shows a...
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