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Mitsubishi has confirmed that its Lancer Evolution will bow out of the market after the 2015 model year, and at this point it’s not clear what will replace it. Mitsubishi has said in the past...
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Meet North America's First LaFerrari: VideoFerrari’s LaFerrari supercar has finally made its way to North America, with the car’s local launch taking place in Mont-Tremblant in Canada. The launch took place during the Ferrari Racing Days event held at the Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant late last month, where the LaFerrari was able to...
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George Lucas & Samuel L. Jackson Explain Their Love Of Ferrari: VideoOn a recent trip to Italy, Hollywood stars George Lucas and Samuel L. Jackson decided to stop by Ferrari’s headquarters in Maranello. There, they were able to get a tour of the facilities as well as meet up with company president Luca di Montezemolo. DON'T MISS: Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder...
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Exagon Furtive-eGT Electric Sports Car Revealed In Production TrimFrench electric sports car startup Exagon, a spinoff of the Exagon Engineering motorsport firm, first presented its Furtive-eGT in concept form at the 2010 Paris Auto Show. Exagon started taking orders for the car soon after the debut and since then a handful have reportedly made their way into...
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2015 Cadillac ATS PreviewCadillac’s ATS sedan is still relatively new on the market, having been introduced only in 2013. Nevertheless, the stylish sedan has come in for an update for its 2015 model year, although the changes are hard to spot. The most noticeable is at the front, with the 2015 ATS adopting...
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Horacio Pagani Takes A Spin In The McLaren P1In the automotive business, it’s quite common for companies to test their rivals’ products. However, it’s not often that you see a company’s CEO and founder get behind the wheel of the competition but that’s exactly what you see here. This photo, sourced from Keno...
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Porsche has increased its stake in German engineering firm Bertrandt to 29 percent, up from a previous 25 percent stake first acquired back in 2001. The move strengthens Porsche’s engineering... -
New Volvo XC90, Dodge Viper Production, Ferrari LaFerrari Fire: Car News HeadlinesVolvo isn't set to reveal its all-new XC90 SUV until next month, but today the automaker has announced the powertrains that will be available for it. Two powertrains have been announced for the U.S. market, one of which is a plug-in hybrid. After a temporary shutdown, Dodge is set to resume...
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Second-Generation BRZ Coming, Says Boss Of Subaru’s Parent CompanyRecently, senior Toyota engineer Tetsuya Tada, the man responsible for the GT 86 and Toyota’s future sports cars, said that it was possible the Japanese automaker chooses BMW instead of Subaru to help develop its next-generation GT 86. This led to speculation that there might not be a second...
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Dodge Viper Production To Restart After Temporary ShutdownDodge will restart production of its Viper on July 21 after a temporary shutdown was instigated at the car’s Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit to better align inventories with sales. Production had resumed briefly late last month, but Dodge has confirmed to Autoblog that full production...
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Volvo Announces Powertrain Lineup For New XC90Volvo’s all-new XC90 SUV is now just a month away from its reveal but today we have the first details on the powertrains that will be available for it. As previously reported, Volvo’s future lineup—starting with the new XC90—will come powered exclusively by four-cylinder...
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Audi S1 Rally Car Driven To Victory In Fifth Round Of World RXA rally car based on the sporty Audi S1 hot hatch has been driven to victory in the fifth round of the 2014 World Rallycross Championship, held in Sweden over the weekend. Driving the S1 World Rallycross car was local hero Mattias Ekstrom, racing under his own team EKS in the top Super Car...
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Jaguar Land Rover has just established a new personalization department called Special Vehicles Operations (SVO), which will not only be responsible for coming up with new color and trim options but... -
Did A Ferrari LaFerrari Just Catch Fire?The Ferrari LaFerrari has been in customer hands for less than a year, but already we’ve seen an example involved in a crash and now we have a photo depicting what is said to be the first LaFerrari to have caught fire. As the photo reveals, there is some damage at the rear of the car that...
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Haas becomes sponsor of Ferrari F1 team, plans further collaborationAmerican businessman and NASCAR team co-owner Gene Haas plans to launch a Formula One team in 2016, but he will be making his presence felt in the sport much sooner by becoming a sponsor of Ferrari. The logo of Haas Automation, a CNC machine company founded by Haas, appeared on Ferrari’s F1...
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Brabus To Build New Mercedes-Benz S-Class Pullman?Mercedes-Benz is working on an extra, extra-long version of its S-Class sedan that will revive the Pullman name and have a price tag that’s more than double that of the Rolls-Royce Phantom. Like previous-generations Mercedes Pullmans, the new one will likely come exclusively in S600 trim and...
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New Mid-Engine Porsche, 2015 MINI Crossovers, Maybach Comeback: Today’s Car NewsRumors of a new mid-engine model from Porsche are making headlines once again. The new model, which is tipped to be called the 960, is expected to be launched in 2017 and come with a flat-eight engine. MINI has released details on its 2015 John Cooper Works Countryman and Paceman models. They join...
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Bentley Forms Partnership With Luxury Smartphone Firm VertuVertu, the independent luxury phone company originally started by Nokia, will work closely with Bentley to develop a series of smartphones that feature the design, craftsmanship and contemporary elegance Bentley’s lineup of cars are renowned for. Vertu has worked with automakers in the past...
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We’ve already seen the regular versions of the updated 2015 MINI Cooper Countryman and 2015 Cooper Paceman, and now we have details for the high-performance John Cooper Works variants.
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Maybach Tag To Spread To Multiple Mercedes Models Including GL SUV: ReportDaimler’s Maybach revival is not over yet, with the German automaker expected to start using the Maybach name on ultra-luxurious versions of high-end models from the Mercedes-Benz range. The first Mercedes to feature the Maybach tag is expected to be a stretched S-Class due at the end of this...
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New details on Porsche’s mid-engine Ferrari 458 rivalWe first heard that Porsche was considering a new mid-engine supercar to take on the likes of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 458 Italia back in 2011. No, we’re not talking about the limited edition 918 Spyder plug-in hybrid that recently went on sale, but a more accessible supercar sitting just...
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Lewis Hamilton Back In Title Fight After Thrilling British Grand PrixMercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton is back in the 2014 Formula One World Championship title fight after he took victory yesterday in his home race, the British Grand Prix, which was once again held at the legendary Silverstone circuit. Current leader Nico Rosberg, also of Mercedes AMG, was forced to...
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Nico Rosberg Secures Pole For Formula One British Grand PrixMercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton looked set to start on pole tomorrow in the 2014 Formula One British Grand Prix after posting some of the quickest times during today’s rain-affected qualifying session, but in the final moments five other drivers posted quicker times. Hamilton’s...
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2015 Challenger SRT, 2015 Charger SRT, Ferrari SP America: This Week’s Top PhotosWhen Dodge revealed its Challenger SRT Hellcat earlier this year, the company said it would have “more than” 600 horsepower. Well, Dodge has dropped jaws everywhere with the news that its Challenger SRT Hellcat will have 707 horsepower on tap. We think this photo is totally appropriate...
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