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We’ve just driven the 2015 BMW i8 and found it to be quite impressive, although we have to concede that it doesn’t feel like a finely-tuned sports car but rather a luxurious tourer with...
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20 Years After His Death, The World Remembers Ayrton SennaThough he only lived to the age of 34, Ayrton Senna da Silva is widely regarded by past and present racers the world around to be one of, if not the all-time, greatest to have taken a wheel in anger. It was 20 years ago today that the Brazilian, with three Formula One world championships, 41 wins...
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Ferrari’s New LaFerrari XX To Feature V-6 Turbo?Ferrari is hard at work developing its LaFerrari XX experimental car for launch in early 2015, and word on the street is the car has ditched the regular model’s V-12 engine for a new V-6 whose design is based on the engine powering the Prancing Horse’s latest Formula One car. The...
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EV West's Factory Five 818 Is The Zero-Emission Track Car You Can Build Yourself: VideoFactory Five Racing builds a brilliant kit for track day enthusiasts on a budget in the form of the 818. The kit has been designed to house the mechanicals of a donor Subaru Impreza but the innovative folk over at EV West, a company that specializes in electric car conversions, has developed a...
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Hennessey Releases Details On Chevy SS Upgrades, Most Powerful Offers 1,000 HPFor some, the stock 415 horsepower and 415 pound-feet of torque of the 2014 Chevrolet SS is a little tame, especially with the Dodge Charger SRT bringing 470 horses to the table and possibly even more in its updated 2015 form. Thankfully there are companies like Hennessey Performance that have...
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Volvo Autonomous Car, Next-Gen Aston Martin DB9, Roger Ramjet Lives: Car News HeadlinesVolvo has started an autonomous car test in its hometown of Gothenburg in preparation for the rollout of a fleet of self-driving cars that will be delivered to participating customers by 2017. These customers will drive the cars in everyday conditions on approximately 31 miles of selected roads in...
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Honda’s Mean Mower is back. After setting the Guinness World Record for the fastest speed reached by a lawn mower, the 109-horsepower garden tool has now tacked Belgium’s legendary Spa...
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Aston Martin’s new platform to debut in next-gen DB9: ReportAston Martin has confirmed it is working on a new platform to underpin its next generation of sports cars, but apart from the fact the platform will be designed to accommodate a new V-8 engine and electrical systems sourced from Mercedes-AMG, there is very little we know about it. The platform will...
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Volvo Drive Me autonomous car pilot project announced in SwedenWhile in the U.S. Google is making strides in the development of autonomous cars, overseas major automakers such as Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Volvo are also at an advanced stage and hope to have the technology ready for the mainstream by as early as the end of this decade. Volvo recently launched a...
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Inside Koenigsegg Looks At The One:1 Supercar’s Advanced Turbo: VideoThe engine powering Koenigsegg’s new One:1 is a V-8 that displaces just 5.0 liters, which may seem odd when you consider the fact that the latest supercar is the most powerful production car ever launched. The engine delivers one megawatt of power (1,341 horsepower), which it achieves by the...
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Mercedes GLA-Based Coupe Crossover Possible, Says R&D ChiefDepending on how successful Mercedes-Benz’s new coupe crossover based on the Concept Coupe SUV is, we could see the German automaker launch more of the style-oriented vehicles including one based on the latest GLA-Class. The first, tipped to be called an MLC, will be based on the bones of the...
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Popular Jaguar Models Recalled Because Of Detaching Toe LinksJaguar has issued a recall on three of its models--the XF, XJ and XK--because of a toe link that could end up separating from the rear sub-frame. Toe links are used to control the alignment of the wheels, in this case the rear pair, and without them the driver may experience a loss of vehicle...
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Aston Martin has confirmed that it is working on a new platform to replace its venerable VH design, which debuted in the first-generation Vanquish at the start of the century. The new platform will... -
Trident Adds New Bodystyles For Diesel-Powered Iceni Sports CarIf you have a penchant for diesel performance, then British sports car startup Trident may be worth a closer look at. Established in 2005 by Phil Bevan and Daniel Monaghan, Trident only revealed its first model, the Iceni, in 2012 but the car has already spawned two new bodystyles. MUST SEE: Watch...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive Priced From $41,450Just in time to fend off BMW’s new i3 in the still nascent electric car market is the 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive, which is priced at $41,450 before factoring in any subsidies. That compares with pricing for the i3, although the Mercedes misses out on the BMW’s advanced...
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Lexus IS To Be Next Recipient Of New Turbocharged Engine: VideoAt the 2014 Beijing Auto Show last week, Lexus unveiled its new NX compact crossover and confirmed that the base model for the U.S. would be a NX 200t powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. The engine, Lexus’s first turbo, will eventually make its way into other models from...
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Nick Heidfeld To Pilot Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 In 2014 Nürburgring 24 HoursDespite the fact that the Nürburgring is completely different from almost any real world roads out there, car manufacturers continue to use the track as a testing bed for their cars. One of the most prominent is Nissan, whose 2015 GT-R NISMO equipped with an available N-Attack package managed...
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Lexus Yet To Commit To New Crossover With Third-Row Seats, May Launch Stretched RX InsteadTalk of a new Lexus crossover with third-row seats dates back several years, with Lexus even rolling out a concept of just such a vehicle, the HPX, as far back as 2003. The last we heard, Lexus was looking at launching a new crossover, possibly named the TX, as a replacement for the truck-based GX...
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We’ve just driven the 2015 BMW i8 and found that it’s more of a touring car than a pure performance thoroughbred, despite it offering head-turning, supercar-like styling. We’re... -
McLaren MSO Personalization Department Develops New Parts For The 650SIt’s been a while since we last heard from McLaren Special Operations, McLaren Automotive’s official personalization department and the group responsible for 2012’s insane 12C-based X-1 supercar. This time around, MSO has developed some enhancements for the 650S supercar and is...
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Audi Boss Rules Out Sub-A1 Model, Hints At Flagship SUVAudi will expand its lineup to 60 different models by the end of the decade to help it reach two million annual sales, but none of the new cars will be positioned below the current A1 subcompact. Previously, Audi was rumored to be working on its own version of Volkswagen’s Up minicar but it...
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Production Volkswagen New Midsize Coupe Leaked?Volkswagen only took the covers off its New Midsize Coupe concept car at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show a week ago, but the production version of the stylish four-door coupe has already been spotted. Photos confirm that the production version will look almost identical to the concept, although the...
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No Plans For Subaru BRZ STI, Says Top ExecDespite numerous reports of a hotter, STI-enhanced BRZ in the works, a top Subaru executive has confirmed that there are no plans for such a car at present. Instead, the Japanese automaker is focused on boosting sales of its mainstream models. "The focus has been on growing [Subaru] sales around...
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Mattias Ekström To Do Battle In World Rallycross Championship With Audi S1Swedish racing driver Mattias Ekström, a man with several titles under his belt, including two in the unique Race of Champions event, has found a new endeavor: the World Rallycross Championship. Ekström will compete in the inaugural season of World RX this year driving a rally car based...
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