Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Tennis star and Porsche ambassador Maria Sharapova was down in her native Russia recently where she showed off a new Panamera built to her specifications by the Porsche Exclusive personalization...
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2015 BMW X6 M Spy ShotsThe next generation of BMW's X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs are currently in the works and should make their debut by the end of the year, meaning we could see them arrive as 2015 models. While we’ve already seen prototypes for the new X5 M, this is the first time that we are seeing a...
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Nissan’s GT-R Returns To Bathurst: VideoIn 2013 Nissan made a return to touring car racing in Australia using its Altima sedan, after exiting the sport two decades prior. The Japanese automaker was famously forced to exit the local competition in 1993 when its R32 Skyline GT-R, which at the time was dominating the field, was banned due...
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Renault Previews Future Tech With Next Two Autonomous Car: VideoFrench automaker Renault has rolled out a new prototype that it will use to develop autonomous driving and connected car technologies. Like its alliance partner Nissan, which has promised to deliver a fully autonomous car by 2020, Renault sees the technology as a real step towards mobility of the...
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2015 Subaru Legacy Debuts At 2014 Chicago Auto Show: Live PhotosSubaru introduced an all-new Legacy sedan at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show today, but the car was hardly a secret given the recent prototype sightings and Subaru’s own Legacy concept shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show late last year. While the production Legacy, which goes on sale this summer as...
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Mahindra Rolls Out Halo Electric Sports Car Concept At 2014 Delhi Auto ExpoIndian automaker Mahindra, mostly known for its SUVs and pickup trucks, has rolled out a sleek electric sports car concept at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo this week. The new concept is called the Halo, and it’s destined to be one of the hottest products from Mahindra’s electric car...
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Volvo’s S60 sedan and recently launched V60 wagon have just received some new performance variants from the automaker’s motorsport partner Polestar. The cars, labeled the S60 and V60... -
2015 BMW X3, 2015 Volvo XC90, Packard Plant Sold: Car News HeadlinesBMW’s X3 crossover has undergone a minor facelift for the 2015 model year. While not much has changed on the outside, the vehicle gets a new diesel engine and a rear-wheel-drive option. Volvo’s next-generation XC90 has been spotted in prototype form. The new SUV can’t come soon...
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VW And Andretti Autosport To Field Beetle In Global RallyCrossThe Global RallyCross Championship is back for another year and one of the teams to watch in 2014 is newcomer Volkswagen, which has partnered with Andretti Autosport and will be fielding a new GRC racer based on its Beetle compact. The team has also managed to snag 2011 and 2012 GRC champion Tanner...
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Meet The Bugatti Veyron Of The Dubai Police Fleet: VideoWhile officials in Dubai are known to have deep pockets, there were many that doubted their claims that a Bugatti Veyron supercar would be added to the official fleet of the Dubai Police force. Well, here it is, complete with the white and green livery of the Dubai Police and a flashing light bar...
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Chris Harris’ Ode To The W204 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG: VideoThe current W204-series C63 AMG is on its way out, set to be replaced by an all-new model based on the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. In celebration of its greatness, Brit journo Chris Harris has released this tribute video. Oh, and it features the brutal Edition 507 run-out model, which, as you may...
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Corvette Stingray From New Captain America Movie Bows In ChicagoChevrolet’s stand at this week’s 2014 Chicago Auto Show has been graced by one very special Corvette, a black-on-black 2014 Corvette Stingray used by S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Black Widow in the upcoming movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier. MUST WATCH: Audi S5 Snow Drift Goes Very, Very...
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The BMW Group is the latest automaker to announce a plan to consolidate platforms used across different models and brands. The move, says BMW, will help operations remain profitable during volatile... -
Ford Mustang GT350 Spied, Dog Bites Aston Martin, Bugatti Veyron Concept: Today’s Car NewsThe 2015 Ford Mustang has already been revealed but now we’ve spotted one of the first high-performance variants that the new car will spawn. Ford is yet to confirm a name for it but we suspect it will use the GT350 label. An Aston Martin DB9 owner in the U.K. recently discovered that his...
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Audi Teases World Premiere, Most Likely The S1: VideoAudi has released the second video in a series teasing a new model the automaker is planning to unveil at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show in early March. While many were predicting the model to be the redesigned 2015 TT sports car, which is tipped for a debut at the upcoming Swiss show, the latest...
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Porsche Exclusive Personalization Department Shows Off Lime Gold 911 TurboAs sales of luxury autos have soared in recent years, so has the rate of personalization done on the cars. Porsche was one of the first automakers to offer a personalization department, Porsche Exclusive, which has been churning out unique creations since 1986. MUST WATCH: Alpha Nissan GT-R...
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Audi Marks 20th Anniversary Of The RS 2 With New RS 4 Avant NogaroIt was 20 years ago that Audi’s first RS model hit the scene, the legendary RS 2 Avant. The car was a high-performance version of Audi’s 80 Avant wagon, the predecessor to the A4 Avant, and it would set the tone for a string of new RS models to be launched over the next two...
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Dog Chews Owner's Aston Martin DB9, Gets Given AwayA late-model Aston Martin has succumbed to a pet pooch in the U.K. The car, a black DB9 Volante similar to the one pictured above, was the pride and joy of builder Royston Grimstead. MUST WATCH: Audi S5 Snow Drift Goes Very, Very Wrong: Video Upon arriving home one day, he found that his border...
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Now that Mercedes-Benz’s new C-Class has entered production, we thought it’d be a good time to take a closer look at the car’s stunning design and identify what exactly makes it so... -
New Trailers Reveal More Of Need For Speed Movie: VideoTransformers 4: Age Of Extinction wasn’t the only major upcoming Hollywood flick previewed during last weekend’s Super Bowl; a trailer for the new Need For Speed movie was also shown and revealed some never before seen footage. MUST WATCH: Audi S5 Snow Drift Goes Very, Very Wrong: Video...
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Original Bugatti Veyron EB 18.4 Concept Headed To Salon RétromobileThe Bugatti Veyron is nearing the end of its run, with less than 50 build slots for the car remaining. In what could very well be the car’s last year on the market, Bugatti is now celebrating the Veyron, starting with the display of the original Veyron EB 18.4 concept car at the Salon...
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2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport R-S Spy VideoThe 2014 Range Rover Sport from Land Rover has just gone on sale, but of more interest to performance fans is the sighting yet again of a prototype of a more potent version, something that’s been hinted at in the past by Land Rover officials. Featured in this exclusive spy video is a Range...
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Fast & Furious GT-R, Ferrari 149M Project, Audi Q8 e-tron: Car News HeadlinesAn R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R driven by Paul Walker in Fast & Furious 4 is currently up for sale. The asking price may be steep, but the car’s current owner will donate half of the sum to Walker's own Reach Out WorldWide (ROWW) charity. Ferrari is teasing a new car which it plans to reveal...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Enters ProductionThe first retail example of the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class rolled off the line today at the car’s plant in Bremen, Germany. The event marks the start of another chapter for Mercedes’ best-selling vehicle, which has found a home with 8.5 million customers since the...
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