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Start Of i8 Deliveries Means BMW Is First To Market With Laser Headlights: Video Viknesh VijayenthiranAlthough BMW was the first to announce plans to introduce laser headlights to its cars, revealing the technology in concept form as far back as 2011, Audi hinted earlier this year that it may in fact...
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Infiniti Boss Hints At Using GT-R Engine In More ModelsThe twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6 in Nissan’s GT-R produces a stout 600 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque in its most potent form, so it’s understandable Nissan would be keen to drop the engine into some of its other models. While most other Nissans couldn’t command the...
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2014 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix PreviewRound Seven of the 2014 Formula One World Championship brings us to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix, held at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. The 2.71-mile circuit is situated on the man-made Ile Notre Dame in the St Lawrence river and it's the first high-speed challenge of the season. A lap of...
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Mercedes-Benz Chooses Hamburg For First 'Mercedes me' StoreWhile brand stores are quite common for the companies that build supercars and other exotics, they’re still a rather new concept for more mainstream makes although that is slowly starting to change. BMW has opened a series of brand stores over the past couple of years and now Mercedes-Benz is...
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Meet the first Porsche 911 TurboIt was at the 1973 Frankfurt auto show that Porsche first showed a concept of a turbocharged 911 that would go on to spawn the original 911 Turbo presented at the 1974 Paris auto show and put into production the following year. However, what many may not know is that 1975 wasn’t the first...
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New GT-R Development Closely Linked With Nissan's Le Mans ProjectNissan is expected to introduce an all-new GT-R sports car for the 2016 model year, the highly-anticipated R36 model, and for the first time since the mid-1990s Nissan is developing its GT-R in close collaboration with a GT-R Le Mans racer. Nissan’s previous R33 GT-R first competed in Le Mans...
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BMW’s 2-Series coupe was all-new for 2014 but there’s already some updates headed our way for the 2015 model year. After confirming it for the European market, BMW has now announced that...
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Opel To Launch 27 New Models And 17 New Engines By 2018The turnaround strategy of General Motors’ European unit Opel continues, with the automaker announcing this week it will introduce 17 new engines and 27 new models by 2018. The aggressive model rollout is part of Opel’s DRIVE!2022 strategy, which aims to see Opel (Vauxhall in the U.K.)...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf, GTI Score Top Safety Pick+ Rating From IIHS: VideoThe all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf and its high-performance GTI variant have proven to be among the safest compact cars on the market, with the entire range scoring the coveted Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) after acing the institute’s latest...
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Spyker B6 Venator, Pagani Zonda 760 X, Lightweight Fusion Concept: Today’s Car NewsWe have the first images of the production version of the Spyker B6 Venator sports car. We’re glad to report it looks almost identical to the stunning concept version, although there are some key differences. It appears Italian supercar marque Pagani hasn’t finished launching new...
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GM Identifies Problem With Supercharger On Certain Cadillac CTS-V And Camaro ZL1 ModelsGeneral Motors has discovered a problem with the supercharged 6.2-liter LSA V-8s fitted to certain versions of the Cadillac CTS-V and Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The affected models are all 2009-2013 CTS-Vs and all 2012-2013 Camaro ZL1s. ALSO SEE: Ferrari FXX Evoluzione Does What It Does Best At Monza...
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Supercar Manufacturer Tushek Morphs Into Tushek & SpigelSupercar startup Tushek, founded by Slovenian racing driver Aljoša Tushek, first hit the scene back in 2012 when it unveiled the Renovatio T500 at Top Marques Monaco. Since then, Tushek has gained new investors and relocated its operations from Slovenia to Austria. The company has also...
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McLaren Automotive, the road car division of the famous British racing team, has announced its financial results for 2013 and during the announcement also confirmed two new cars. Although we already...
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First look at production-spec Spyker B6 VenatorWhen Spyker showed its B6 Venator concept at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, it was easy to write off the shapely coupe as just another design exercise from a company struggling to find its niche (and even stay afloat in a changing market). The response to the B6 Venator, however, was overwhelmingly...
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Pagani Zonda Returns In New 760 X And 760 LM VariationsDespite Pagani telling the world that that its Zonda Revolucion would be the last of its Zonda line of cars, it appears the Italian supercar marque will still build you a new Zonda should your pockets be deep enough. Today we have the first details on two new Zonda special editions: the 760 X and...
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2015 Aston Martin Vantage GT To Race In Nürburgring 24 HoursAston Martin’s recently revealed 2015 Vantage GT, or Vantage N430 if you’re outside the U.S., will run in this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race. Two examples will be entered, one of them in the SP8 class and another in the SP10 class. The cars will race in...
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2015 Acura MDX Sees Slight Price IncreaseAcura’s current-generation MDX was all-new for 2014 so there aren’t many changes to report on for the 2015 model, although there has been a slight increase in price. The 2015 MDX starts at $43,460, including an $895 destination charge, which represents a $275 increase on pricing for the...
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2015 Porsche Cayenne, Ferrari 458M, New Volvo XC90’s Interface: Car News HeadlinesPorsche is set to launch an updated version of its Cayenne SUV for the 2015 model year and a prototype with barely any camouflage gear has been spotted. A debut is expected in the second half of the year. Ferrari recently confirmed that each of its cars, apart from special series models like the...
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In just a couple of months Volvo will reveal its first all-new XC90 since the launch of the original SUV all the way back in 2002. The new XC90 is shaping up to be a much more luxurious and refined... -
More Details On Ferrari’s Turbocharged '458M' Due In 2015Ferrari recently confirmed it plans to give each of its models a shelf life of about eight years, but will also give them a significant update—or “modificato” as Ferrari describes it—midway through their product cycles to keep ‘em fresh and allow a ‘new’...
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2015 Porsche Cayenne Spy ShotsPorsche introduced a facelifted version of its Panamera for 2014, and soon a similarly updated version of its Cayenne SUV will be launched. The changes will bring the sporty SUV’s styling into line with that of the smaller and more dynamic Macan, and should keep sales brimming into the new...
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First Details On Porsche’s New Four-Cylinder Boxer, 360-HP Version PlannedPorsche fans who fondly recall the marque's last mid-engine sports car powered by a four-cylinder ‘boxer’ engine, the 914 (1969 - 1976), will be glad to know the German automaker will soon launch another one. Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller recently confirmed the automaker was working on a...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class Spy Shots (With Interior)These are the latest spy shots of a prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s updated CLS-Class. The second generation of the CLS, which spans both sedan and shooting brake wagon bodystyles, was introduced for the 2012 model year so it's now about due for a mid-cycle update, which will most likely arrive...
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VW Looks To Shorter Product Life Cycles To Boost SalesVolkswagen has set itself an ambitious sales target for the U.S. market, aiming to hit 800,000 annual sales by 2018. Last year the automaker sold just over 400,000 units, which has led some to believe the 2018 target date may need to be pushed back. VW isn’t giving up, however, and is looking...
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