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No stranger to perhaps the most brutally expensive, technical, and intellectually difficult racing series in the world--Formula One--McLaren has taken the first produce of its road car division and... -
AMG Teases Mystery Model For 2013 L.A. Auto ShowMercedes-Benz’s in-house tuner AMG is preparing something special for next week’s 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show, and has released some teaser shots on its Facebook page to help build the excitement. Two shots have already been released, with the promise for more in the near future. The...
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Formula One United States Grand Prix PreviewThe Formula One United States Grand Prix returns this year, for only the second time at the Circuit of the Americas, in Austin, Texas, and once again the local race is the penultimate event on the 2013 calendar. Unlike last year, however, the championship has already been decided, with Red Bull...
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Rolls-Royce Wraith Drophead Coupe Coming In 2015: ReportJust as the Phantom has its coupe and convertible variants, the latter dubbed a “Drophead Coupe”, it is only natural Rolls-Royce would launch similar two-door versions of its smaller Ghost sedan. The first of these, a Ghost coupe, has already been launched in the form of the 2014...
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McLaren P1 Is Sold OutAll 375 McLaren P1 supercars destined for production are accounted for, which means if you’re in the market for a hybrid hypercar your only option left would be the Porsche 918 Spyder. Ferrari’s LaFerrari supercar was sold out even before the car was unveiled. In fact, there was so much...
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2015 Lincoln MKC, Electric VW Golf, $1.6 Million Lykan Supersport: Today In Car NewsLincoln has taken the wraps off the second of four all-new models it will launch by 2016 as part of its sales turnaround plan, the 2015 MKC compact crossover. The car looks virtually identical to the concept version we saw earlier this year, and does a good job of hiding its Ford Escape bones...
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Remember the wide-body Ford Mustang set to star in the upcoming Need For Speed movie? Well, it’s set to hit Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend as the official pace car of the NASCAR Sprint... -
2014 Hyundai Genesis Gets A Few Updates Before New Model’s ArrivalThe Hyundai Genesis sedan first hit the market in 2009 and almost immediately established itself as a credible option in the mid-size luxury segment, even managing to take out the prestigious North American Car of the Year award in its first year. It was well-built, came with plenty of luxury...
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Peugeot CEO Confirms Sporty 208 RIn a drive to boost profits, Peugeot is planning to expand its offerings with high-performance versions of its regular cars. We saw this first with the RCZ R based on the stylish RCZ coupe, and soon we’ll see sporty 308 GTI and 308 R models based on the French automaker’s 308 Golf...
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First Look At W Motors’ Next Model, The Lykan SupersportHaving just wrapped up the debut of the first fully-working, pre-production version of its upcoming Lykan Hypersport supercar, W Motors has now released the first images and details for its second model, the Lykan Supersport. Previously thought to be the lesser of the two cars, the Lykan Supersport...
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Best Car To Buy Winners, 2014 Lexus CT 200h, 2015 Audi S3 Driven: Car News HeadlinesHigh Gear Media sites The Car Connection, Green Car Reports and Motor Authority have announced their Best Car To Buy 2014 winners. Surprisingly, Motor Authority came away with two winners this year. Lexus has released the first photos of its updated 2014 CT 200h. The car is the last of Lexus’...
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Q50 to be sold in Japan as Infiniti-badged Nissan SkylineInfiniti products have long been sold in Japan, where they have traditionally been badged as Nissans, but with Infiniti wanting to position itself as a global luxury brand it really needs a presence in its home market. That’s why Infiniti’s new boss Johan de Nysschen wants to launch...
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The 2014 Chevrolet SS muscle sedan has just gone on sale, priced from $44,470. For that sum, you get a roomy, well-equipped sedan with a 415-horsepower V-8 spinning the rear wheels. Unfortunately,... -
First Teaser Video Released For 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMOThe covers are set to finally come off Nissan’s GT-R NISMO at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show on November 20, a model we’ve seen in prototype form for the past several months, and this week has seen the start of an official teaser campaign to help build excitement for the car. Not that the...
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ATS Acquires Rights To Fellow Italian Brand De Tomaso: ReportThere have been several attempts to revive once proud Italian sports car manufacturer De Tomaso, and now it looks like there’s set to be another. Most recently, a former Fiat manager acquired the rights to the brand and even unveiled a concept in 2011. The plans went sour and a new buyer was...
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2014 Ferrari 458 Challenge Evoluzione Race Car RevealedThe Ferrari Challenge, the Italian automaker’s one-make racing series for gentleman drivers and up-and-coming racers, will see the introduction of a new race car for the 2014 season. That new race car has been revealed as the Ferrari 458 Challenge Evoluzione. As its name suggests, the car is...
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Felipe Massa Replaces Pastor Maldonado At Williams F1With Kimi Räikkönen taking Felipe Massa’s seat at Ferrari for the 2014 Formula One season and beyond, many thought the Brazilian may finally step down from a career in motorsport’s top echelon. Massa, however, was determined to continue his fight in F1 and this week it’s...
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2014 Lexus CT 200h Gets The Spindle GrilleCoinciding with auto shows taking place in Los Angeles and Tokyo next week will be yet another event, China’s Guangzhou Auto Show, whose doors open on November 21. One of the main attractions pegged for the show will be an updated version of the Lexus CT 200h, which is expected to hit...
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Subaru has released the first photo of its 2015 WRX, which the automaker has confirmed for a reveal at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show next week. Thankfully, the car appears much more like the recent... -
Honda FCEV Fuel Cell Concept Previews FCX Clarity SuccessorHonda will present a new concept car at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show that will be powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. Called the FCEV, the new concept is said to preview the potential styling of a successor to the FCX Clarity, which is scheduled for launch in 2015, the same year close rival Toyota...
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2015 Hyundai Genesis Completely Revealed In New Spy ShotsHyundai’s second-generation Genesis sedan is almost ready for its auto show debut but new spy shots already reveal the completed car. The new Genesis will be revealed in full later this year in Korea and will make its first appearance on the world stage at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show in...
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Next Mercedes E-Class To Feature Straight-Six Engine: ReportMany automakers have abandoned straight-six engines in favor of more compact V-6 designs in order to improve packaging and pedestrian safety, but a few automakers are fighting the trend. The key reason is the development of modular engines, where, for example, three-, four- and six-cylinder engines...
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TMG Announces Plans For Toyota GT 86 Rally CarToyota motorsport partner TMG has announced plans to build a rear-wheel-drive rally car based on the Toyota GT 86, the global version of the Scion FR-S. TMG is targeting the FIA’s new R3C rally category, which calls for vehicles with two-wheel drive, normally aspirated engines ranging from...
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2014 MINI Cooper Teased In New VideoMINI is set to unveil its third-generation Cooper on November 18, the 107th anniversary of the birth of Sir Alec Issigonis, the designer of the original Mini. To get us excited, the automaker has released this new teaser video that provides several glimpses of the car. MINI is clearly excited about...
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