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Bentley is the latest automaker to announce its intentions to compete in the North American racing series that is the Pirelli World Challenge. Other recent entrants include Acura, which will start...
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2015 Lexus NX U.S. Specs Confirmed: VideoLexus has presented its all-new 2015 NX at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, and that means we have all the specs for the compact crossover, including those of the turbocharged model, Lexus’s first force-fed car. The 2015 NX launches with two powertrain options here in the U.S., one of them the...
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Mercedes S-Class Pullman, Morgan 3 Wheeler Review, 2015 Ford Mustang Options: Car News HeadlinesA prototype of an extra, extra-long S-Class has been spotted in Europe, suggesting that Mercedes-Benz is about to launch a new Pullman version of its latest flagship sedan. This will be in addition to another stretched S-Class that is expected to wear a Maybach badge. It may not be high-tech, but...
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2015 Chevrolet Trax Confirmed For Transformers 4 MovieThe fourth instalment of the Transformers movie franchise, Transformers: Age Of Extinction, is now just a couple of months away from its cinematic debut, but we’re still learning of new cars that are set to appear onscreen. The latest to be confirmed is the 2015 Chevrolet Trax, the Bowtie...
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560-HP Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Confirmed For Production: ReportInfiniti has dropped numerous hints that it wants a powerful sport sedan like the Q50 Eau Rouge concept in its lineup. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show on Sunday the automaker rolled out a prototype version of the car that is being used for an engineering feasibility study and was previously driven by...
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Toyota Wins Opening Round Of 2014 WEC, Porsche Comes Third In Debut RaceThe opening round of the 2014 World Endurance Championship, the 6 Hours of Silverstone, took place over the weekend and Toyota with its TS040 Hybrid emerged the victor in the premier LMP1 category of the rain-affected race. The race was red flagged because of heavy rain 24 minutes before the...
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Volkswagen’s insane Golf R 400 concept from the recent 2014 Beijing Auto Show has been confirmed for production, according to VW R&D chief Heinz-Jakob Neusser. Speaking with Car and Driver,... -
2016 Chevrolet Cruze Debuts At 2014 Beijing Auto ShowChevrolet is about to start sales of a facelifted version of its Cruze sedan in the U.S. later this year, but the next generation of the car has already been revealed. The new Cruze, which is due in local showrooms next year, as a 2016 model, was revealed over the weekend at the 2014 Beijing Auto...
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Honda Debuts Spirior And B Sedan Concepts In ChinaHonda used the recent 2014 Beijing Auto Show to debut two new sedan concepts that preview future production models for the Chinese market. One is closely related to the recently revealed 2015 Acura TLX, while the other is targeted at the subcompact sedan market comprised of models such as the...
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Is The Sixth And Final Mercedes S-Class Variant An Extra, Extra-Long Pullman?Mercedes-Benz has hinted on several occasions that its latest S-Class will eventually be offered in as many as six different bodystyles. The first two to hit the market were the regular model sold overseas and long-wheelbase version that we get as standard in the U.S. Later this year we’ll...
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BMW Vision Future Luxury, Next-Gen Lincoln MKX, VW Golf R 400: Today’s Car NewsBMW used this weekend’s 2014 Beijing Auto Show to preview its future styling themes and technology with the Vision Future Luxury concept. One of the first BMW models to be influenced by the concept will be the next-generation 7-Series due for a reveal sometime next year. Lincoln also used the...
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Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Nazionale Debuts At 2014 Beijing Auto ShowLast month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini unveiled a version of its Aventador LP 700-4 supercar that had been enhanced by the automaker’s Ad Personam personalization department. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show this past weekend, Lamborghini unveiled another Aventador worked over by...
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With MINI’s Cooper Countryman receiving a series of updates for the 2015 model year, the car’s three-door variant, the Cooper Paceman, is also set to receive the same updates and has been...
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VW’s Stylish New Midsize Coupe Makes Debut At 2014 Beijing Auto ShowVolkswagen presented a stylish four-door coupe concept at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show over the weekend. The concept is called the New Midsize Coupe and it’s about the size of a Jetta, although its proportions are much sportier than any production VW. Designers say it gives an idea of what a...
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Mercedes AMG Takes Third Straight One-Two Finish At 2014 F1 Chinese Grand PrixThe Mercedes AMG Formula One team looks unstoppable at the moment, with its star driver Lewis Hamilton winning yesterday’s 2014 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in dominant style and in the process earning himself his first three-race winning streak and the Mercedes team its fourth consecutive...
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Audi TT Offroad concept debuts at 2014 Beijing auto showAudi has revealed a new concept car at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. The concept is based on the recently revealed 2016 TT sports car but features four doors, a raised ride height and four individual seats. It’s called the TT Offroad, and according to Audi it provides a glimpse of how the...
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Next-Gen Lincoln MKX Previewed With Beijing Auto Show ConceptLincoln’s current MKX has been on sale since the 2007 model year and has only been updated once during all these years. Lincoln is well aware that its mid-size crossover is in need of renewal, and we’re getting our first look at the next-generation version in the form of a concept at...
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BMW Vision Future Luxury Concept: 2014 Beijing Auto ShowBMW’s new concept for the 2014 Beijing Auto Show isn’t the 7-Series-aping mega sedan that we were expecting, but it does pack enough technologies, premium materials and innovations to be worthy of a new BMW flagship. The concept is the BMW Vision Future Luxury, and as its name suggests...
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The updates to the 2015 Dodge Challenger may be hard to spot, but they make the latest 2015 model a significantly better car than the outgoing model. At the top of the list is an eight-speed... -
VW Americas Chief Promises New Phaeton By 2019Volkswagen is due to launch a new generation of its Phaeton full-size luxury sedan overseas sometime in the next couple of years, and this one’s destined to reach U.S. showrooms. It’s been eight years since the Phaeton was dropped from the local market, but rumors of its return have...
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2016 Audi A6 Spied, Mercedes Develops Intelligent Hybrid, New BMW Concept: Car News HeadlinesAudi is working on an update for its A6, which we’re expecting to be introduced in time for the 2016 model year. We’ve just posted photos of a prototype for the sporty S6 variant. Mercedes-Benz has released the first details for a new hybrid system it is working on. Called Intelligent...
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2014 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix Weather ForecastConditions are predicted to be only slightly overcast for this weekend’s 2014 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix taking place at the Shanghai International Circuit. We may still see some rain during tomorrow’s qualifying session, but things are expected to remain dry during Sunday's race...
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Aston Martin Launches Special Edition Vantage And DB9 At 2014 New York Auto Show: Live PhotosAston Martin has launched two new special editions at the 2014 New York Auto Show this week, but the cars aren’t completely new as we saw them a month ago at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. They’re now being shown in their U.S. specification, and the good news is that we have the...
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BMW Confirms Exclusive Design Study For Beijng, Is It The 9-Series?About a month ago we heard the BMW was planning a new concept for the 2014 Beijing Auto Show that envisions a potential 9-Series flagship. Now the German automaker has confirmed that it will present a forward-looking concept at the Chinese show that demonstrates its perception of luxury. As a taste...
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