Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Subaru’s 2015 WRX STI has finally landed and is sure to suffice to the brand’s legion of fans. Subaru didn’t pull any surprises with the design, with the latest model once again...
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Hardcore McLaren 12C To Rival Ferrari 458 SpecialeMcLaren’s MP4-12C already outmuscles Ferrari’s 458 Italia in some of the most vital metrics, but the British firm currently has no answer to Ferrari’s new 458 Speciale, which has proven to be significantly faster than the stock 458 and comes close to rivaling the much more...
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425 Horsepower And Twin-Turbo V-6 For Cadillac ATS-V: ReportCadillac introduced a new ATS Coupe at the Detroit Auto Show this week, but missing from the automaker’s stand was a high-performance ‘V’ version. We know Cadillac still plans to launch an ATS-V, initially as a sedan and then as a coupe, and the choice of powerplant for these cars...
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Bernie Ecclestone Quits F1 Board Following Bribery IndictmentClaims of bribery by prosecutors in Germany continue to haunt Bernie Ecclestone, with the allegations getting so serious that the British billionaire and Formula One figurehead was finally indicted last summer. The 83-year-old has since stepped down from the board of the company which runs F1...
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2015 Mercedes C63 Details, Armored Audi A8, Detroit Show Highlights: Today’s Car NewsMercedes-Benz’s next C63 AMG is due in about a year and we have some fresh details on the car straight from the head of AMG. The good news is that the car will continue to offer a V-8 and rear-wheel drive, but this time around it will be turbocharged. Audi has revealed its updated 2015 A8 L...
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Nissan Starts Another Crowd-Sourcing Project, This Time For The TitanNissan is turning to the public for help in the design of a custom Titan pickup, announcing this week at the 2014 Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show in Las Vegas that it will crowd-source ideas to “help determine the adventure” the vehicle’s design takes. This will be the...
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Acura is reportedly considering the launch of a compact crossover based on the Honda Vezel, which debuted at the 2013 Motor Show and is due in local showrooms later this year, most likely under a new... -
Audi Rolls Out 2015 A8 L SecurityThough it wasn’t on show with the rest of the updated 2015 A8 range at the Detroit Auto Show this week, Audi’s 2015 A8 L Security has also received a round of updates. The A8 L Security is the version of Audi’s flagship sedan built by the automaker’s own armored car division...
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2015 Ford F-150 Details, Live Photos & Video: 2.7-Liter EcoBoost & 700-Pound Weight LossThe all-new 2015 Ford F-150 pickup truck, the latest version of America’s best-selling vehicle, has been revealed on the eve of the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The new workhorse is radically different to anything we’ve seen before in the full-size pickup market, as it features a body...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Video PreviewOne of the big stars of this week’s 2014 Detroit Auto Show was the all-new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. It’s the range-topper in the seventh-generation Corvette line, at least until a successor to the previous generation’s ZR1 is launched, if one is actually planned. And if...
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Callaway Reveals Supercharged Corvette Stingray, Offers 610 HPCorvette tuner extraordinaire Callaway has finally revealed its first tuned version of the Corvette Stingray, a new supercharged model that comes close to matching Chevy’s own Z06 in the horsepower stakes. Callaway’s new Corvette carries the SC610 designation, which as you may have...
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2015 Acura TLX, 2015 Subaru WRX STI, Next-Gen Chevy SS: Car News HeadlinesIt’s been a busy 48 hours, with dozens of new cars and concepts revealed at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. One of the highlights was the 2015 Acura TLX Prototype. The car is a preview of Acura’s new mid-size sedan due out later this year, which will replace both the aging TSX and TL in the...
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The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show this week is already the fastest production Corvette ever, faster than even the C6 ZR1 according to Chevy, but engineers are... -
2015 MINI John Cooper Works Spy ShotsJust this week MINI presented a concept previewing the new John Cooper Works performance version of its third-generation Cooper, and now we have our first look at the actual production version, which was spotted cold weather testing in northern Europe recently. The car features all the typical JCW...
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Nissan Mulls Production Of IDx Sports Car ConceptNissan’s pair of IDx sports car concepts unveiled at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, the IDx Freeflow and IDx NISMO, proved such a hit that the automaker is now seriously considering putting one of them into production. The information was revealed by Nissan product chief Andy Palmer at this...
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GM Sales Rise 4 Percent In 2013 To 9.7 Million VehiclesGeneral Motors has confirmed it sold 9,714,652 vehicles in 2013, a rise of 4 percent on the 9.29 million it sold the previous year. That puts it about equal with the Volkswagen Group, although the German auto giant hasn’t revealed an exact figure for its own sales, stating only that it sold...
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2015 Hyundai Genesis: Full Details, Live Photos & VideoThe all-new 2015 Hyundai Genesis sedan was shown to an international audience for the first time this week, and we have photos and a video direct from its debut which took place at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The 2015 Genesis has been redesigned from top to bottom and now features an available...
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Alpha Platform Tipped For Next-Gen Chevy SSAt the 2014 Detroit Auto Show this week, a top General Motors engineer reaffirmed the stance that there was a place for performance-oriented halo models at the American auto giant, with rear-wheel drive and V-8 engines. The comment was made by senior General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] engineer David...
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Acura has confirmed what we’ve already known for some time; that the current TSX and TL will be replaced by a single model known as the TLX. The new TLX will go on sale as a 2015 model this...
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Nissan Sport Sedan Concept Debuts At Detroit, Previews 2016 Maxima: Live Photos & VideoThe all-new 2016 Nissan Maxima is due next year. And to tease the production version that will most likely bow at the 2015 New York Auto Show in April, Nissan has presented a sporty new concept at this week's Detroit Auto Show that previews the styling of its next Maxima as well as all its future...
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Mercedes To Attach Maybach Name To Stretched S-Class: ReportMercedes-Benz might attach a Maybach badge to a stretched version of its S-Class currently in development and set to serve as the replacement for Maybach’s own 57 and 62 sedans. Though the stretched S-Class was originally thought to use the Pullman name, a name used on previous generations of...
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New VW Golf R Debuts In Detroit, Hits Showrooms In Early 2015It’s been out in the open for several months now, but Volkswagen has finally confirmed a U.S. launch date for its latest Golf R based on the seventh-generation Golf platform. Sales of the new Golf R, in its five-door body only, commence in the first quarter of 2015, more than six months after...
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Acura TLX GT Race Car Set For Pirelli World ChallengeCoinciding with the reveal of the 2015 Acura TLX Prototype at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show this morning, Acura has confirmed that a version of the car designed for motorsport will compete in the GT category of the growing and highly competitive Pirelli World Challenge. The North American-based series...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG: Full Details, Live Photos & VideoIt’s been no secret that a high-performance AMG version of the yet-to-be-released Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class was coming. Following months of prototype spy shots and the reveal of a thinly-veiled concept version last year, the all-new 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG is finally here, having made its...
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