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2014 Mercedes S63 AMG Driven, New GT-R Chief, Red-Light Lemmings: Car News Headlines Viknesh VijayenthiranWe’ve published our first drive report on the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC; to sum up the car, luxurious and fast doesn't even begin to describe it.
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2015 Porsche Macan Turbo To Feature 395-HP Twin-Turbo V-6Porsche’s Macan crossover is on track for a world debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show next month and is expected to initially be available in two trim levels: Macan S and Macan Turbo. We’ve already spotted both versions testing in prototype form, but now we have some official...
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2015 Cadillac Escalade May Still Spawn EXT Pickup And Hybrid Variants: ReportGeneral Motors is still open to launching EXT pickup and hybrid versions of its new 2015 Cadillac Escalade, according to one of the automaker's top engineers. Speaking with Edmunds, the 2015 Escalade’s chief engineer Jeff Luke revealed that the vehicle’s structure was capable of...
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Novitec Rosso Builds Wide-Body Ferrari F12 BerlinettaFerrari’s F12 Berlinetta is near perfection in standard form, yet somehow the tuners at Novitec Rosso manage to consistently improve upon the car. The German tuner was one of the first to get its hands on the F12 and now, one year on, it has released a new wide-body conversion for the...
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2014 BMW 4-Series Convertible LeakedBarely disguised prototypes for BMW’s new 4-Series Convertible have been running around Europe for the past couple of months, but now we have the first official images of the completed car. The images show the 4-Series Convertible with some of its official accessories and look to have been...
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New GT-R Boss Chasing Quality And Value Rather Than PerformanceKinishi Tanuma, Nissan’s new chief engineer for the GT-R, has some pretty big shoes to fill. He’s the replacement for Kazutoshi Mizuno, the man credited with making the current R35 GT-R the world-beating performance machine that it is. He was also a proponent of keeping the GT-R’s...
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The 2015 Cadillac Escalade has been revealed, and it’s bigger and bolder than ever. While the exterior’s execution is somewhat evolutionary, it’s the interior where the biggest... -
Strong Demand To Limit 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray’s AvailabilityThe 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is a very good car. In fact, it’s a great car. That’s why General Motors already has a long list of orders despite it only just reaching showrooms. In addition, dealers are expected to have few unsold examples up until the second quarter of next...
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Meet Lamborghini’s New Chief Test Driver: VideoFeatured in the video above is Giorgio Sanna, Lamborghini’s chief test driver for both its production car and motorsport programs. He replaced Valentino Balboni, who officially stepped down from the role back in 2008 but has continued to influence Lamborghini's cars in a consulting role...
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Chevrolet Performance Offers Even More For The Fifth-Gen CamaroChevrolet Performance, Chevy’s official performance parts and accessories brand, has come out with a range of new upgrades for the fifth-generation Camaro, which means they’re applicable for the first 2010 model right up to the latest 2014 range. The best part is that the upgrades will...
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Mercedes Targets 60,000 Combined Annual Sales For CLA And GLA In U.S. AloneMercedes-Benz’s new compact range has proven a hit in the markets where the stylish offerings are sold, and it looks like that success will be repeated in the U.S. The automaker’s local chief, Steve Cannon, is confident of reaching 60,000 combined annual sales split evenly between the...
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Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn Tests Company’s Autonomous Car: VideoNissan has promised to launch a fully autonomous car by 2020 and is committed to eventually offering the option on its full lineup of cars. Currently, the automaker is trialing a number of its Leaf electric cars fitted with its autonomous technology, just like the one featured in the video above...
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Following yesterday’s sighting of a facelifted Ford Focus ST, we now have spy shots of a facelifted version of the regular Focus. Both are expected to hit the market in the second half of next...
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First McLaren P1 Supercars Roll Off The LineAfter a final round of testing, McLaren’s P1 supercar, the spiritual successor to the legendary F1, entered production in September and if all goes to plan the first customers should start receiving their cars before the year is out. This ends a year of waiting since McLaren first starting...
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Audi Q3 In U.S., Bicycles Vs. Cars, 2015 Focus ST Spied: Car News HeadlinesAudi’s Q3 is still not on sale in the U.S. despite the automaker first promising a local launch almost two years ago. Today we’ve got news that the Q3 is coming, though not until a facelifted version is introduced within the next year or two. Almost every driver can attest to being...
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2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Prototype Sells For $200kA prototype version of the 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet drag racer, possibly the last for the current-shape Mustang, was sold at auction last week for $200,000. That’s close to $100k more than the asking price for a basic Mustang Cobra Jet but all those extra dollars will be going to aid the...
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Audi Waiting Until Q3 Facelift For Crossover's U.S. Launch: ReportThough it’s been almost two years since Audi first promised its Q3 for the U.S. market, the pint-sized crossover is yet to make it into local showrooms. That may be about to change, as Car and Driver is reporting that Audi is waiting until the launch of a facelifted Q3 in the next year or two...
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2015 Ford Focus ST Spy ShotsFord’s Focus ST is only into its second model year, but a mild update is just around the corner, as evidenced by these latest spy shots of a prototype at the Nürburgring. The update to the Focus ST coincides with a similar update planned for the regular Focus, which has been on sale...
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Sébastien Loeb’s nine-title reign in the World Rally Championship has finally come to an end, with fellow Frenchman Sébastien Ogier set to be crowned the 2013 Drivers’...
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Zenos Reveals New Teaser And Details For E10 Sports CarOnly a week ago we brought you the first details on a sports car brand in the making, Zenos Cars, the brainchild of former Caterham managers Ansar Ali and Mark Edwards. Today, Zenos has released more details on its plans, including a more revealing teaser shot of its first car, tentatively named...
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Sebastian Vettel Unstoppable In Formula One Korean Grand PrixSebastian Vettel proved unstoppable during yesterday’s 2013 Formula One Korean Grand Prix, leading the race almost entirely from his pole position, despite two safety car periods. This earned the Red Bull Racing driver his fourth successive win and put him into a position where he could be...
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EcoBoost Daytona Prototype, Mercedes AMG GT, $52 Million Ferrari: This Week’s Top PhotosAs America prepares to witness the merger of the American Le Mans Series and Grand Am into the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Ford is preparing its weapon of war: this Daytona prototype powered by a racing version of the automaker’s familiar 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6. Its first race is the...
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Sebastian Vettel Takes Pole At Formula One Korean Grand PrixThe starting grid for the 2013 Formula One Korean Grand Prix was decided in the final moments of today’s qualifying session. Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel was barely ahead of his rivals but in the end he ended up posting a blistering 1:37.202 to secure pole position. Starting next...
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Hardcore BMW M4, Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake, Viper Demand Waning: Today’s Car NewsBMW will reportedly launch a hardcore version of its yet-to-be-released M4 sports car during celebrations for the brand’s centenary in 2016. The hardcore M4 is said to be lighter than the stock M4 and more powerful, too. Mercedes-Benz’s next and final model based on its MFA compact car...
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