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German racing team Kodewa, which aimed to enter the 2014 World Endurance Championship under the Lotus banner, competing in the LMP1-L category for private teams, was scheduled to make its debut in...
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2016 BMW 7-Series Spy VideoSeveral prototypes for BMW’s next-generation 7-Series, the G11, have been caught on video while testing in Italy. The prototypes give us a good idea what the new 7-Series will look on the road when it’s finally launched, with the reveal likely to take place midway through next year...
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Track-Focused Pagani Huayra To Carry ‘Nürburgring Edition’ Title?When it came to launching a track-focused version of the Zonda supercar, Pagani went with the simple “R” appellation, which in the world of autos is almost universally recognized as signifying a model designed for racing. With the latest Huayra supercar, the Zonda’s successor...
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2015 Nissan GT-R, Final Ford Falcon GT, Rear-Wheel-Drive Lincoln: Car News HeadlinesAfter driving the 2015 Nissan GT-R in Japan late last year, we finally got to test the car on U.S. soil. We’re not talking about the insane NISMO edition, but a regular model, still one of the quickest road cars at any price. Ford’s Australian division has revealed the last of its...
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Subaru Planning Hybrid SVX Successor?With the next Acura NSX and Nissan GT-R set to go down the hybrid route, and Mitsubishi and Toyota both rumored to be launching new generations of their respective Lancer Evolution and Supra nameplates complete with hybrid power, it doesn’t come as much surprise that Subaru is also reported...
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Bentley Continental GT3 Road Car Set For 2014 Goodwood Festival Of Speed: ReportBentley is working on a hardcore version of its Continental GT inspired by the car's GT3 racing variant, and we could see it unveiled as early as this month. It is expected to be the most potent version of the Continental GT yet, meaning it will fill the space previously occupied by the Continental...
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Lincoln is in the process of renewing its entire lineup but at the same time the company is aware that it desperately needs some new product to fill some obvious gaps. The first of these all-new... -
2014 FPV 351 GT F Is Ford’s Final GT-Badged Falcon Muscle SedanFord’s Australian division is planning a major update for its Falcon before production of the rear-wheel-drive sedan finally ceases in 2016, but the updated Falcon will no longer wear the famous GT badge that has signified hot Falcons for the past several decades—the first was the XR...
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Ferrari Forms Partnership With Shangri-La Hotels And ResortsGuests staying at Shangri-La hotels and resorts in Asia and Europe will soon be able to experience Ferrari’s Challenge one-make racing series up close. Ferrari has formed a partnership with the luxury hotel chain, making it an official hotel partner for the Ferrari Challenge and some of the...
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2015 BMW X6 M50d, Oullim Spirra Sports Car, Tesla Model S In UK: Today’s Car NewsBMW’s second-generation X6 was revealed last week, and now we have our first look at the vehicle’s available M Sport package and M50d M Performance variant. Sadly, the wait is still on for the reveal of the model we’re most interested in, the X6 M. Think of exotic sports cars, and...
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Lotus Celebrates F1 History With Exige LF1: Forbidden FruitLotus is celebrating its Formula One provenance with a special edition Exige S called the Exige LF1 (Lotus F1). The car marks the 81 victories in F1 that have been made by Lotus-branded cars, from the very first win at the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix up to the final one at the 2013 Australian Grand...
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Scion FR-S Hybrid In DoubtAnyone hoping for a new variant of the Scion FR-S sports car is in for disappointment, with yet another official from parent company Toyota ruling out one of the car’s many rumored variants, this time the hybrid. It was a couple of years ago that we first heard Toyota was seriously...
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BMW has just revealed its second-generation X6 crossover, and soon its high-performance X6 M variant will debut. In the meantime, X6 fans looking to add some sport to the new 2015 X6 will have to... -
Arrinera Hussarya supercar priced from $218K, production to start in late 2015Polish supercar startup Arrinera has confirmed that production of its first model, the Hussarya, will commence in late 2015, close to five years after the initial concept version was unveiled. For those unfamiliar with the Hussarya, it is a bespoke supercar powered by a V-8 engine and developed...
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Korea’s Spirra Sports Car Gets Electric Version For EuropeThe South Korean sports car known as the Spirra, built by Oullim Motors, is about to launch on the European market. However, instead of the usual mid-mounted, twin-turbocharged V-6, the Spirra sold in Europe will be fitted with an electric powertrain. According to Autovisie, a Dutch businessman by...
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Daniel Ricciardo Canadian GP Victory Ends Mercedes AMG Winning StreakRed Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo finally ended Mercedes AMG’s six-race winning streak in the 2014 Formula One World Championship after claiming victory yesterday in the Canadian Grand Prix. The Australian capitalized on car trouble experienced by Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and...
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Rosberg Edges Out Hamilton For 2014 Canadian Grand Prix PoleMercedes AMG has locked out the front row for the 2014 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, with Nico Rosberg securing pole position earlier today during qualifying. His teammate Lewis Hamilton will start next to him in tomorrow’s race, setting up the Mercedes AMG team for yet another...
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2015 Lincoln MKC, 2015 Audi RS 7, Production Spyker B6: This Week’s Top PhotosWe finally drove the 2015 Lincoln MKC this week. With the new compact crossover, Lincoln finally has a vehicle that's going to play well outside the Midwest. It's a no-brainer in concept, and impressive in function and form. Lincoln could use a few more of these. MINI this week took the wraps off...
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Weather conditions look good for this weekend’s 2014 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, with the forecast for Sunday’s race just a touch of cloud scatter and a warm peak temperature of 81... -
2015 Corvette Z06 HP Numbers, 2015 Lincoln MKC, 2015 BMW X6: Car News HeadlinesChevrolet has confirmed the power and torque figures for its 2015 Corvette Z06. They’re higher than the previous estimates, and they're even higher than the figures for the Corvette ZR1. We’ve just driven the 2015 Lincoln MKC. With the new compact crossover, Lincoln finally has a...
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Renault’s First Premium Initiale Paris Model To Debut At 2014 Paris Auto ShowIt was back in 2012 that Carlos Tavares, who at the time was head of Renault (he now runs rival French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën), proposed launching a luxury sub-brand for Renault to be called Initiale Paris. Just a year later we got our first taste of Initiale Paris in the form of the...
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Watch A Pickup Truck Get Struck By Lightning: VideoA lowly pickup truck driving along a rural highway near the town of Tofield in central Alberta, Canada was struck by lightning this past weekend. Inside the pickup were Al and Betty Perry, who described the sound made when the lightning struck as being like a sonic boom. MUST SEE: Dubai Police Cars...
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2015 Buick Verano Gains Appearance Package, Loses Manual TransmissionBuick is believed to be working on a new generation of its Verano compact sedan for the 2016 model year, so that means the current model, introduced for 2012, needs to soldier on for at least one more year. To keep it competitive, Buick has introduced some updates, but sadly those updates have come...
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Renault Nissan Boss Says Autonomous Cars Could Be Ready By 2018Nissan is committed to introducing an autonomous car by 2020, but the automaker’s CEO Carlos Ghosn said the technology could be ready two years before that date. Speaking with Reuters, Ghosn, the head of the world’s fourth largest automaker, Renault Nissan, said self-driving cars could...
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