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The first undertaking of Jaguar Land Rover’s new Special Vehicles Operations personalization department is the F-Type Project 7, the production version of last year’s Project 7 concept...
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Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Races From Virtual World To RealityNissan’s stunning Concept 2020 Vision was originally designed for the virtual world of Gran Turismo, where it sits among a handful of equally-wild concepts designed in celebration of the popular video game’s 15th anniversary last year. However, Nissan was so pleased with the initial...
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Land Rover’s High-Performance Range Rover Sport Is The SVR: VideoLand Rover has confirmed that the high-performance version of its Range Rover Sport that we’ve been seeing for months in prototype form is called the SVR. The British automaker has also confirmed that the vehicle will be presented, still as a prototype, at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed...
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2015 Ford Edge Revealed, Comes Standard With EcoBoost: VideoFord has taken the wraps off its 2015 Edge. This newest member of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] hits showrooms early next year and for the first time will be sold in global markets, including as far away as Australia. Looking almost identical to a concept version unveiled a year ago, the 2015...
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Ferrari To Curb C02 With Turbocharging And Hybrid TechnologyFerrari has already managed to curb its CO2 emissions by almost 40 percent since 2007, back when its cars were averaging about 435 grams per kilometer as opposed to the current rate of about 270 g/km, but the Italian automaker isn’t applying the brakes just yet. A senior Ferrari exec says the...
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Toyota Supra Successor To Feature Convertible Variant?Toyota plans to have a three-tiered sports car lineup, with the GT 86 (Scion FR-S) to sit in the middle and be flanked by a new entry-level model and a range-topping one serving as a spiritual successor to the Supra. We’ve heard that the latter, which will borrow elements from the FT-1...
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The first crash involving the all-new 2015 BMW M4 has occurred, with a 20-year-old male in Munich, Germany reportedly losing control of this white example before it ran off the road and crashed... -
2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Spy VideoLand Rover introduced an updated LR2 for the 2013 model year, with the vehicle receiving a new turbocharged four-cylinder engine, a much more luxurious interior, and the latest version of the automaker’s brilliant Terrain Response off-roading system. Despite all the updates, there’s no...
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TMG Unlikely To Build Hotter Toyota And Lexus Road CarsToyota’s motorsport partner TMG is unlikely to develop high-performance road cars based on Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The motorsport skunk works, which is based in Cologne, Germany, currently builds Toyota’s Le Mans prototypes as well as customer race cars based on the Yaris and GT 86...
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Ferrari F12 TRS, Toyota Sports Car Plans, 2015 Ford Mustang Safety: Today’s Car NewsFerrari has released official details for its latest one-off creation, the F12 TRS. The car is based on the F12 Berlinetta and features a design inspired by the 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. Toyota may turn to BMW for help with development of more cars in the future, including a successor for the...
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Land Rover Releases Second Teaser Video For Its ‘Fastest And Most Agile’ Range Rover SportLand Rover has announced that it is bringing the fastest, most agile and most responsive SUV it’s ever built to the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed this week. And to build up excitement the British automaker has released some videos offering a taste of the vehicle’s menacing exhaust...
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Ferrari 360 Modena Crashes Down Steep Malibu Embankment: VideoWe have dramatic video footage that shows a driver of a Ferrari 360 Modena suddenly losing control of his exotic and crashing down a steep embankment. The crash recently took place on a stretch of the Mulholland Highway in Malibu. CHECK OUT: Official Details On The One-Off Ferrari F12 TRS: Video...
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Toyota and Subaru worked together to develop their respective GT 86 (Scion FR-S) and BRZ sports cars, but that may not be the case for any replacement models. Toyota turned to BMW for development of...
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Audi Wins 2014 Nürburgring 24 HoursJust a week after its victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Audi has won the equally arduous Nürburgring 24 Hours. Audi and its partner team Phoenix Racing celebrated a hard-fought victory yesterday at the Green Hell after its #4 R8 LMS ultra, competing in the top SP9 GT3 class and driven by...
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Official details on the one-off Ferrari F12 TRSFerrari [NYSE:RACE] has chosen to limit the number of cars it builds each year to just 7,000 units but to increase revenues the company is offering more personalization options, ranging from unique trim elements in the cabin right up to unique, coachbuilt cars. The latter option is offered through...
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Mercedes AMG Returns To Winning Form At Formula One Austrian Grand PrixMercedes AMG drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton took a hard-fought one-two victory yesterday at the 2014 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix to make it six one-two finishes this season after just eight races—a feat only achieved once before in F1. Rosberg claimed his third win of the season...
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Williams Locks Out Front Row At 2014 Formula One Austrian Grand PrixReminding us that there are more teams in the 2014 Formula One World Championship than just Ferrari, Mercedes AMG and Red Bull Racing, Williams managed to lock out the front row of tomorrow’s Austrian Grand Prix after a brilliant performance in today’s qualifying session. Star driver...
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Bentley Continental GT3-R, Nissan Concept 2020, 2015 Volvo XC90: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week saw Nissan reveal a new concept car for the Gran Turismo video game series called the Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo. Although the concept isn’t destined for production, its design is likely to influence the lines of the next-generation Nissan GT-R. Last weekend saw Audi drive to...
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There was some rain during the first free practice session for the 2014 Formula One Austrian Grand Prix, which hindered teams from gathering crucial data for the new venue. The good news is that the... -
2015 Audi A3, 2015 Mercedes C-Class, Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations: Car News HeadlinesAudi has released pricing information for more of its 2015 A3 range. This striking convertible version will cost you just $35,600 excluding shipping. Mercedes-Benz has started production of its all-new C-Class at its plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This is the first time that a C-Class has been built...
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2014 Volkswagen Beetle Global RallyCross Championship Car RevealedThe 2014 Global RallyCross Championship got underway back in May and after the first two rounds it’s America’s Scott Speed, driving for the Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team, who sits at the top of the points ladder. The Volkswagen Andretti Rallycross team, which also includes Tanner...
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Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations To Reveal New Car At GoodwoodIt was only a week ago that Jaguar Land Rover announced the formation of a new department called Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations, whose job will be to handle the personalization of vehicles as well as develop high-performance models and work on historic vehicles. Now, Jaguar Land Rover has...
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Bentley To Enter Nürburgring 24 Hours For First Time In 2015After making its official comeback to motorsport this year, by competing in the Blancpain Endurance Series, British automaker Bentley has already enjoyed a maiden victory with its Continental GT3 race car and is likely set for more victories given its strong performance so far. Now, Bentley is...
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Mercedes-Benz Starts C-Class Production At Alabama PlantMercedes-Benz on Wednesday started production of the 2015 C-Class at its plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the same site where it builds the M-, R- (for Chinese market only) and GL-Class models. It was first confirmed that the Tuscaloosa plant would start C-Class production as far back as 2009, and now...
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