Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Two new BMW SUVs have been making headlines in the past 24 hours. One is a sporty X2 crossover coupe and the other is an X7 full-size luxury SUV.
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Cyclist Hit By Truck Lands Safely On… A Mattress? Security Video Explains It AllIf someone told you they saw a cyclist end up safely on a mattress after being hit by a truck moving at high speed, you’d probably think they were making it up or referencing a scene from a Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Well, such an incident happened recently, likely somewhere in Brazil, with the...
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Factory Five Racing’s 818 Kit Car Now On Sale: VideoRemember Factory Five Racing’s competition to come up with a design for a new kit car based on the underpinnings of a Subaru WRX? Well, the winning design was the 818 from Nouphone Bansasi, and it’s now available for sale. MUST SEE: Cyclist Hit By Truck Lands Safely On...A Mattress?...
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BMW X7 Full-Size Luxury SUV Back In The SpotlightPrior to the global financial crisis of 2008, BMW was working on a full-size SUV to sit above its X5 and X6 models and compete against the likes of the Cadillac Escalade, Mercedes-Benz GL-Class and Land Rover Range Rover. The crisis caused BMW to rethink the strategy, with the German automaker...
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Audi RS 1 In The Works?Audi’s A1 hatchback sold overseas has just spawned a 231-horsepower S1, whose market launch later this year will coincide with the arrival of a facelifted A1 range. However, further down the track the A1 range may be expanded to include a proper RS 1 built by Audi’s quattro performance...
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Toyota Yaris WRC Starts TestingLate last year we heard that Toyota and its TMG motorsport skunk works in Germany had started development of a new Yaris rally car designed to tackle the World Rally Championship, which has been gaining momentum in recent years thanks to newcomers like Volkswagen and Hyundai. We now have...
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Porsche’s Boxster and Cayman are coming seriously close to encroaching on the performance the automaker’s 911 Carrera models thanks to new GTS editions, which go on sale this summer. The... -
Chrysler To Temporarily Shut Viper Plant Due To Slow SalesAfter returning to the market in late 2012, it was revealed that after just one year of sales Chrysler was reducing the rate of production of its SRT Viper--from nine cars per day to just six--due to inventory piling up on dealer lots. SRT boss Ralph Gilles explained that the build-up in...
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Shelby Announces New Performance Parts For Fifth-Gen MustangsFord’s about to launch the sixth generation of its Mustang icon but there’s still plenty of life left in the previous fifth-gen model, which spanned the 2005-2014 model years. Thanks to outfits like Shelby American, existing owners as well as potential buyers of the fifth-gen car can...
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Porsche Boxster And Cayman Get GTS Trim For 2015The latest Porsche Boxster and Cayman are two of the most capable sports cars on the planet. In fact, both have been voted Motor Authority’s Best Car To Buy in recent years. However, never one to rest on its laurels, Porsche has now enhanced both cars by launching more potent...
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2013-2014 Cadillac XTS Sedans Recalled Due To Potential FireCadillac has issued a recall on certain versions of its XTS luxury sedan because of a problem that could lead to a fire. The recall affects both 2013 and 2014 model XTS sedans, but only those manufactured from February 14, 2012 through March 7, 2014. Cadillac says there are 63,903 affected vehicles...
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2016 Cadillac CTS-V, 2016 Audi R8, Ford Mustang Limo: Today’s Car NewsThe next-generation Cadillac CTS-V has been spotted testing, this time revealing some new details such as a vented hood. The car is expected to feature a force-fed V-8 delivering more than the 556 horsepower of the outgoing model. With Lamborghini’s new Huracán out in the open...
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BMW has finally released the first video of its new M4 being driven in anger. Behind the wheel is racing driver Andy Priaulx, a European and World Touring Car champion, and he does a great job of...
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Next Audi RS 4 To Downsize To A Turbo V-6: ReportAudi looks set to follow its rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz by downsizing to a force-fed engine for the next generation of its RS 4. The current model is powered by a high-revving 4.2-liter V-8, good for 450 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque, but Car and Driver is reporting that the next...
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Holden Tuner HSV Eyes Chevy Models, Mulls U.S. ExpansionWith the demise of Holden production in Australia, the brand’s in-house tuner Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) is looking to expand its business in other markets, and one of those could be the United States. For those unfamiliar with HSV, it’s a builder of V-8-powered sedans, wagons and...
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Mercedes To Celebrate Motorsport History At Goodwood With 1914 Grand Prix RacerOne of the world’s most historic race cars will be rolling up to the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, helping to celebrate the 120th anniversary of Mercedes-Benz’s motorsport endeavors. The race car is a 1914 Mercedes Grand Prix car, a trio of which claimed a one-two-three victory...
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2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO With N-Attack Package Tested At Fuji Speedway: VideoThe 2015 Nissan GT- R NISMO is one of the fastest cars ever produced, having set an incredible 7:08.679 Nürburgring lap time at the hands of racing driver Michael Krumm. However, to achieve that time, Krumm’s GT-R NISMO was fitted with some special parts that don’t come on the...
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2015 Ford Falcon, 1954 Mercedes 300SL AMG, 3D Printed Cars: Car News HeadlinesFord is ending production of its Falcon rear-wheel-drive sedan in Australia in late 2016, but will update the car one last time before then. Today, photos of a prototype of the updated Falcon have surfaced revealing a look inspired by the Blue Oval’s global products like the Focus and Fusion...
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Mercedes-Benz’s in-house tuner AMG was only established in 1967 but the company has built a handful of original 300SLs in the past, including this 1954 gullwing. As the story goes, ...
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Volvo Secures V8 Supercars Victory After Just Two RoundsVolvo and its performance partner Polestar has secured their first victory in Australia’s competitive V8 Supercars race series after just two rounds of competition. Driving the S60 race car was Scott McLaughlin who won the fourth and final race of V8 Supercars’ second round, which...
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Porsche To Announce Remedy For 2014 911 GT3 Fires SoonPorsche has come up with a solution for the issue that caused two of its 2014 911 GT3 sports cars to catch fire.
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2015 Ford Falcon Spy ShotsFord’s final Falcon has been spotted testing in Australia ahead of its market launch in November. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:] has confirmed it is ending production in Australia in late 2016, and with no replacement models planned it means the local Falcon sedan and its Territory SUV derivative...
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Rosberg Wins Aussie GP, Second-Placed Ricciardo ExcludedThe first race of the 2014 Formula One season took place in Melbourne, Australia yesterday and it turned out to be an action-packed event, and not just because of the rule changes. The eventual winner of this year's Australian Grand Prix was Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg, who jumped into the...
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2015 Mercedes C63 AMG, Ferrari Land Theme Park, LaFerrari Chases Enzo: This Week’s Top PhotosBMW’s new M3 better watch out, as a new generation of the C63 AMG is about to land and this one’s packing a twin-turbocharged V-8. Based on the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which is a blast to drive, the upcoming C63 AMG won’t only look good but should also be an absolute hoot...
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