Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Last year, the industrious team at /DRIVE came out with a series titled Inside Koenigsegg, which looked at the inner workings of Sweden's first and only supercar brand and gave a little detail on... -
Audi R18 e-tron quattro Takes To The Streets In Its New LiveryAudi will field an updated version of its multiple race-winning R18 e-tron quattro Le Mans prototype in the 2014 World Endurance Championship and the series’ highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The 2014-spec car was shown for the first time late last year but now it’s been revealed in...
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Dario Franchitti To Pace Indy 500 Using 2014 Camaro Z/28Recently retired racing driver Dario Franchitti, a three-time Indianapolis 500 winner and four-time IndyCar champion, will be pacing this year’s ‘Greatest Spectacle in Racing’ from behind the wheel of a 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28. Franchitti’s appearance at the Indy 500...
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SRT’s ‘Hellcat’ Supercharged HEMI May Be More Powerful Than Viper V-10Dodge is set to introduce a mild update for its Challenger for the 2015 model year, an update that's expected to include the addition of a new supercharged HEMI V-8 for the range-topping SRT model. The new supercharged HEMI V-8, which has been nicknamed the Hellcat, is believed to be a 6.2-liter...
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2016 Jaguar XJR Spy ShotsJaguar’s current XJR only hit the market last year but an update is already on the way, as evidenced by these spy shots of a prototype version of the luxurious sport sedan. The update will coincide with the introduction of a facelifted XJ range later this year, and appears to include subtle...
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Jay Leno Takes A Second Spin In The Porsche 918 Spyder: VideoFollowing its world debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show late last year, Porsche’s new 918 Spyder is slowly making its way into buyer hands. Avid Porsche fan Jay Leno hasn’t confirmed if he’s bought one yet (he's already bought a McLaren P1), but he did recently take a closer...
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Volvo presented a stunning shooting brake concept at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show that previewed technologies and styling themes the Swedish automaker will apply to its future cars, namely those... -
SRT Won't Race Viper In This Year's 24 Hours Of Le MansAfter making its return to the 24 Hours Of Le Mans last year, the Viper GTS-R race car won’t be among the lineup at this year’s race. The information was revealed by SRT boss Ralph Gilles, though he is yet to give a reason for the decision. “We regretfully and respectfully decline...
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Next BMW Z4 To Share Platform With Toyota Model, Feature Hybrid Tech: ReportIn late 2011, BMW and Toyota signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration on a number of projects, one of which was joint development of a sports car platform that would underpin a model for each automaker. While Toyota has made little secret of its plans for the new platform, having...
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Alfa Romeo 4C To Receive Yearly Updates, Hotter Version Not Ruled OutAlfa Romeo’s stunning 4C sports car is due in local showrooms around June, but overseas the car has been on sale for several months and has already managed to rack up more than 1,700 orders. By the time we finally get it, Alfa Romeo will already be preparing an update for the car...
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Saleen taking S7 supercar to Beijing auto show, will offer it for saleIf you ever wanted to get your hands on a brand new Saleen S7, you’ll have your chance at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show next month. Yes, Saleen has confirmed it will be taking one of the all-American supercars to the show to help spearhead its launch in the Chinese market, and will be offering...
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2015 Nissan Murano Teased Ahead Of 2014 New York Auto ShowNissan has confirmed that its third-generation Murano will be revealed at the 2014 New York Auto Show, and along with the confirmation has released a teaser image showing some details of the new mid-size crossover. The vehicle is expected to go on sale this fall, as a 2015 model. While most of the...
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Aston Martin may take advantage of a new sports car platform being developed by Mercedes-Benz to spawn future versions of its Vantage and DB9 models. The new platform, dubbed MSA (modular sports car... -
Renault And Caterham To Go Their Separate Ways On Joint Sports Car Project: ReportIn 2012 French automaker Renault and British track car specialist and Formula One team Caterham confirmed plans to develop a new sports car platform that would spawn separate models for the two parties in 2016. Renault was to launch its sports car under a revived Alpine brand while Caterham’s...
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Audi Sends Out Second-Gen TT With Some Updates For 2015Audi has just revealed its third-generation TT, which arrives on these shores early next year, as a 2016 model. However, if you want to get behind the wheel of a new TT today, Audi is sweetening the deal for buyers of the current model with some special offers for the 2015 model year. MUST SEE: LIT...
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Tackle Some Of Europe’s Best Roads And Tracks With The Autobahn TourAnyone who’s a serious fan of autos needs to, at least once in their life, travel to Europe and visit places like Monaco, Germany’s speed-unlimited sections of autobahn, and the Swiss Alps, to not only soak up the atmosphere but tackle some of the best driving roads the world has to...
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BMW Bringing Special Anniversary Model To Goodwood Festival Of SpeedBMW will present an assortment of performance vehicles at the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed this June, including a special anniversary model. Unfortunately, the automaker hasn’t mentioned which anniversary it will be celebrating or the model that will form the basis for the latest special...
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Cadillac Launches 2014 ATS Crimson Sport Special EditionCadillac is offering buyers in the small luxury segment more reasons to opt for its award-winning ATS sedan with the launch of a new special edition dubbed the ATS Crimson Sport. The special edition sedan will be produced during the spring of 2014 only, and comes exclusively in a seductive Crimson...
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Porsche’s next 911 GT3 RS track monster has been spotted testing in prototype form for the past several months and was originally expected to be launched sometime this summer. We’ve just... -
Full Specs On Callaway’s 652-Horsepower Supercharged Camaro Z/28Just in case the 500 horsepower of the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 isn’t enough to satisfy your power demands, Callaway has developed a supercharger kit that will boost output of the car to a supercar-like 652 horsepower. We recently brought you the first details on the kit, which costs...
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Volvo’s CMA Platform To Spawn C30 Replacement, Other CompactsWe’ve heard a lot about Volvo’s new Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) over the past year, a modular platform that will underpin all of the Swedish automaker’s next-gen models sized from the S60 up, but what few may know is that Volvo is working on a second platform. The second...
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Mazda May Show Next-Gen MX-5 Chassis At New York Auto ShowYesterday we told you that Mazda would be celebrating the past 25 years of its MX-5 Miata sports car at the 2014 New York Auto Show next month, and that there would be 15 significant models on display spanning concepts, race cars and production cars. Now we’ve learned that we may just get a...
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Alfa 4C Buyers Will Be Able To Ditch Bug-Like Lights For 4C Spider’s Cleaner Look: ReportWhen Alfa Romeo first revealed the production 4C sports car, many were surprised that the elegant twin-lens design of the original concept’s headlights were replaced with units dotted with a handful of tiny lenses that resembled the eyes of an insect. At the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Alfa Romeo...
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Bentley Becomes VW Group’s Center Of Excellence For W-12 EnginesAt the end of this year, Bentley will become the center of excellence for all W-12 engines in the Volkswagen Group, meaning not only production of current units but future development too. In 2012, Mercedes-Benz employed a similar strategy by making its in-house tuner AMG the center of excellence...
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