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Porsche has issued two separate recalls that affect most of the automaker’s lineup. One of the recalls involves defective wiring harnesses, which may cause an airbag to be deactivated. The...
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Ford Reveals Plans For Mustang’s 50th Anniversary CelebrationFord’s Mustang officially turns 50 on April 17, 2014 and as you may have expected the Blue Oval has a lineup of events planned to help celebrate the anniversary. It won’t be when the covers come off the new 2015 Mustang, as the sixth-generation car is set for a reveal on December 5...
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First Corvette Stingray Special Edition Is The New Premiere Edition ConvertibleTo mark the sales launch of its 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible and get the holiday season going, Chevrolet is launching a new special edition. The new special edition is called the “Corvette Stingray Premiere Edition Convertible” and it will be produced in a limited run of just 550...
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Watch The IIHS Crash Test The 2014 Maserati Ghibli: VideoThe 2014 Maserati Ghibli is the latest graduate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s extensive crash safety test program, and the stunning sedan not only passed with flying cars but it was also named one of the institute’s Top Safety Picks. It also scored a perfect five...
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BMW X6 M Design Edition Limited To Just 100 UnitsA new generation of the BMW X6 crossover is just around the corner, and that means the current model is now in run out mode. To help keep those final units moving, BMW is launching a new special edition based on the sportier X6 M. MUST READ: Man Buys Nissan 370Z Using Proceeds From Sale Of Own...
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2015 Acura NSX To Spawn Convertible Version: ReportHaving appeared briefly as Tony Stark’s ride in the movie The Avengers last year, this Acura NSX Roadster movie prop may end up spawning a production version. Honda confirmed to Autocar that a convertible version of its new NSX was being considered, and if the green light is given the car...
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Just a day after Lamborghini announced that production of its Gallardo had come to end, the Italian automaker has started teasing a replacement. We’ve known that a replacement for the Gallardo... -
Lotus Receives £10 Million From British GovernmentLotus has managed to secure £10.44 million (approximately $16.86 million) in funding from the British government via its Regional Growth Fund program, which is aimed at creating jobs in the U.K. Lotus says the funds will be used for research and development of products, along with staff...
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The Final Gallardo, S60 And V60 Polestar In U.S., 2015 Nissan GT-R Driven: Car News HeadlinesLamborghini has built its very last Gallardo, ending the car’s 10-year production run. In total, 14,022 examples have been built. We wonder if the car’s successor, the so-called Cabrera, will be just as popular. High-performance Polestar Volvos will be on sale in the U.S. next year. The...
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2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe To Bow At 2014 Detroit Auto ShowCadillac’s award-winning ATS sedan is about to spawn its first spinoff, an ATS Coupe, which will make its debut in January at the Detroit Auto Show. The new coupe, which will target the likes of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe and new BMW 4-Series, will eventually go on sale in the summer, as...
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2015 Hyundai Genesis PreviewHyundai’s second-generation Genesis sedan has made its debut in the Korean automaker’s home market, which means we now have the first official photos and details for the car. We’ll have to wait until its 2014 Detroit Auto Show debut in January to confirm specs for the U.S. market...
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Polestar-Enhanced Volvo S60 And V60 Confirmed For U.S.Swedish motorsport and engineering firm Polestar is slowly establishing itself as the official performance arm of Volvo, starting off with running the automaker’s motorsport program and more recently dabbling in the world of tuning Volvo road cars. Polestar first launched a hotted-up C30...
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Maserati’s new 2014 Ghibli is priced from just $65,600, putting it in direct competition with higher-specced versions of Germany’s popular mid-size luxury sedans such as the BMW 5-Series...
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2016 Audi R8 To Weigh Up To 130 Pounds Less Than Current CarA second generation of the Audi R8 is due in the next 12 to 18 months, and while it won’t deviate much from the current formula there will be a few key differences. We already know the new R8 will ride on a revised version of the current car’s platform, once again offer the choice of...
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Porsche Macan Pricing, Next-Gen Mitsubishi Evo, Fisker Bankruptcy: Today’s Car NewsPorsche has revealed via an online configurator that its new 2015 Macan crossover in S trim will be priced from $51,095, including destination. That means the eventual base Macan will almost certainly undercut the starting price of Porsche’s present least expensive model, the $49,500 Boxster...
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Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo: 2013 L.A. Auto Show VideoOne of the more stunning cars on show at this week’s 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show was a concept designed by Mercedes-Benz for the new Gran Turismo 6 video game, which goes on sale in the coming weeks. The concept is the Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo, which we were able to get up close...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG: 2013 L.A. Auto Show VideoThe ultimate Mercedes-Benz S-Class has landed: the all-new 2015 S65 AMG. The big bruiser made its world debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show last week and will be sailing into showrooms in the second quarter of 2014. Under the hood sits a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-12 that carries over from...
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Mitsubishi Delays New Evo To Focus On Mainstream Models And EVsThe wait for a successor to the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X may be a tad longer than originally expected, as Mitsubishi focuses its resources on its strengths such as SUVs and electrified vehicles. That’s the claim of the automaker’s product chief, Ryugo Nakao, who spoke recently with...
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One of the stars of last week’s 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show was Porsche’s all-new 2015 Macan crossover. The vehicle goes on sale in the first half of next year, initially in more potent... -
Burst Water Main Causes Road To Explode, Crash Ensues: VideoIt’s not every day that an ordinary stretch of road just suddenly explodes, outside of a war zone, at least, but here’s proof that it can sometimes happen, even in ordinary suburbia. Dashcam footage has captured the moment that a road explodes after a buildup of pressure below due to a...
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Watch The Development Of The 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO: VideoNissan has released a documentary on the development of the fastest car it’s ever produced, the 2015 GT-R NISMO. The video provides a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the development of the car, including a rundown on many of the tests and simulations executed as well as interviews with...
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2014 SRT Viper TA Limited To 159 UnitsSRT’s awesome Viper TA (Time Attack) track special is ready for its showroom debut but if you're thinking of getting one you had better not waste too much time in deciding as only 159 examples are planned, divided up into 93 in the hero TA Orange color, 33 in Venom Black and the remaining 33...
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2014 World, Luxury And Performance Car Of The Year Candidates AnnouncedNot to be outdone by the more established North American Car Of The Year and European Car Of The Year awards, the World Car Of The Year award is starting to gain more prominence in the auto show arena despite being the relative newcomer. The award event is now entering its 10th year and will...
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Fisker files for bankruptcy, assets sold to Hybrid TechnologyElectric car startup Fisker Automotive has finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, more than one year since it last built one its $103,000 Karma extended-range electric sedans. It means Fisker will fail to pay its remaining portion of a $192 million loan awarded to it back in 2010 under the...
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