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Despite a recent string of bad luck for Germany’s niche sports car brands, a few North American startups have announced their intention to launch new sports cars of their own. Recently we... -
Holden Gets New Design Chief As Former Head Moves To CadillacRichard Ferlazzo, the man responsible for 2006’s stunning Efijy concept (pictured above), has been promoted to head of design at General Motors’ Australian outpost Holden. He replaces Andrew Smith, who heads to North America to run the design team at Cadillac as part of a major shakeup...
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'Bolt Gold' Nissan GT-R Delivered To Auction WinnerLate last year, a Nissan GT-R finished in ‘Bolt Gold,’ a unique paint finish developed by Nissan in celebration of Usain Bolt’s success at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, was auctioned off to help raise funds for the athlete’s charitable foundation in his native Jamaica...
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Forbidden Fruit: 2014 BMW X5 M50dBMW has no triple-turbo love for the U.S. it seems, as the automaker has just revealed its second-generation X5 M50d performance diesel SUV based on the latest 2014 X5 range, and it’s not coming to local showrooms. If you’re unfamiliar with the X5 M50d, it’s a sporty SUV from...
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Chris Harris Drives The 2013 BMW Alpina B3 Biturbo: VideoBritish journo drives a 3-Series enhanced by Germany's Alpina.
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Kia Reveals Niro Crossover Concept Ahead Of 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowKia's rolled out a string of concepts over the past 12 months, foreshadowing a new generation of stylish and--presumably--affordable models it has in the works. These have included standouts such as 2011’s GT and the funky Provo and Cross GT crossovers from earlier this year. Considering this...
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Prototypes for the Z06 version of the seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette have just started testing, though they don’t reveal too much detail just yet. However, we hear that the car will... -
Watch A Jaguar XJ220 Taken For Joyride… Around A Farm: VideoThe guys from Tax The Rich are back, this time with a video of a Jaguar XJ220 taken for a joyride on a farm. Rather than drive along a scenic road or head to a track for some high-speed action, the mysterious driver of this Jaguar XJ220 heads to a farm and at one point drives at speed through a...
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2014 Volkswagen Scirocco Spy ShotsA third-generation Scirocco wearing some camouflage gear has been spotted testing in the U.S., but don’t get too excited as Volkswagen has no plans to import the car, at least in this generation. Engineers are preparing a mild facelift that’s due to be introduced for the Scirocco next...
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2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport Sets 8:14.10 Nürburgring Lap: VideoA 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport has been clocked running the 13 odd miles of Germany’s Nürburgring-Nordschleife, one of the most grueling race tracks in the world, in an incredible time of 8:14.10. That might not sound fast when you consider General Motors’ own Chevrolet Corvette ZR1...
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Ford Previews New Styling And Technology With S-Max ConceptFord is giving us a glimpse at its future styling and technology with a new MPV concept, which has been revealed today ahead of its official debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month. The vehicle carries the S-Max name and previews the next generation of the popular people mover of the same...
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Nissan Autonomous Car, M3 And M4 Spy Shots, More Cadillac Vsports: Today’s Car NewsNissan has promised to launch a fully autonomous car by the year 2020. Like many other automakers, Nissan sees autonomous cars as a way to reduce traffic fatalities to almost zero. BMW’s Concept M4 has provided us with a glimpse at the styling of its new M3 and M4 sports cars, but we’ve...
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The new Vsport trim that debuted on the 2014 Cadillac CTS and has since been announced for the 2014 XTS will morph into its own sub-brand and eventually be available on most Cadillac models,... -
Mercedes Wins French Court Ruling In R134a Refrigerant CaseThe French government will have to overturn a ban on Mercedes-Benz sales in its country after the German automaker won a case in the Council of State, France’s highest administrative court. Sales of the latest Mercedes models, like the A-Class, B-Class and SL-Class, were blocked in France...
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Short Film Details Toyota’s Struggle At The 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours Race: VideoThis year Toyota competed for the second time at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with its modern TS030 Hybrid prototype, and although the outright win went to Audi the lessons learned from competing helps incredibly towards the team’s preparation for next year’s race as well as the full season...
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Porsche Engineer Andreas Preuninger Talks 2014 911 GT3: VideoPorsche’s new GT3 based on the latest 991 generation of its iconic 911 sports car is starting to make its way onto local roads, so we thought it an opportune time to see what the car’s chief engineer, Andreas Preuninger, thinks of his new baby. For him, and we’re sure for many of...
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Nissan Promises Autonomous Car By 2020: VideoNissan has made a bold and somewhat unprecedented promise to offer an autonomous car by the year 2020. The move is part of Nissan’s aim to reduce the rate of accidents involving its cars to almost zero, a target several other automakers including Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Volvo are also...
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VW Targets Accident-Free Driving With Autonomous TechThe industry is racing ahead to develop autonomous cars that not only promise to alleviate the chore of mundane driving but also, potentially, reduce crashes to zero. Whether performance fans and classic car enthusiasts will be able to manually operate their vehicles on public roads, in amongst all...
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Car and Driver has managed to get its hands on a trademark application for a new logo from Nissan, which contains “Pure Drive” and “R-Hybrid” labels. Nissan already uses the... -
2015 Subaru WRX In L.A., 2014 Toyota Corolla Driven, New Volvo Concept: Car News HeadlinesWe hear the 2015 Subaru WRX and its more extreme STI variant will be going on sale in the first half of next year, following a world debut in November at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. Anyone hoping for the aggressive look seen on the WRX concept unveiled earlier this year will be disappointed as...
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New Saleen Supercar Due Within Two YearsSaleen will launch a new supercar within the next two years, according to its CEO and founder Steve Saleen. The car will serve as the spiritual successor to the company’s last supercar, the S7, and will borrow elements from a stillborn supercar project previewed by 2008’s S5S Raptor...
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US Customs crush illegally-imported Land Rover DefenderThe Land Rover Defender is one of the toughest vehicles ever built yet even it can’t survive the crusher of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The example featured in the above video was seized at a Baltimore port back in April and sent to the crusher because it was imported illegally...
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2015 Subaru WRX And WRX STI Set For 2013 Los Angeles Auto ShowWe’ve been spying prototypes for Subaru’s next-generation WRX for months but soon the heavy camouflage will be coming off and the car ready for its debut on the world stage. That debut will reportedly take place at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show in November, where Subaru is confirmed to...
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Volvo To Reveal Future Styling Direction With New Concept: VideoVolvo isn’t exactly known for being a style setter but the automaker hopes to change all that. At the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month, Volvo will present a new concept it bills as the embodiment of an upcoming “transformation.” That transformation has been instigated by the...
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