Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] European unit Opel is introducing an updated version of its Insignia range of sedans, wagons and liftback hatch at next month’s 2013 Frankfurt Auto...
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Frankfurt Auto Show Stars, Red Bull’s New Driver, 2014 Lexus GX: Today’s Car NewsThe 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show is still three weeks away but already we’ve compiled a long list of world premieres set to take place at the biennial event. Use our preview guide to get up to date. Red Bull Racing’s replacement for Mark Webber has been all but confirmed, following the...
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GM To Return To Super Bowl Advertising In 2014Ads from General Motors were noticeably absent from the Super Bowl this year, although the American auto giant was not completely invisible, as its 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was awarded to the game’s MVP, quarterback Joe Flacco, who was decisive in the Ravens win over the 49ers...
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Peugeot 308 R Concept Previews French Golf GTI And Focus ST RivalFrench automaker Peugeot is launching a new generation of its 308 hatchback at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, and to help build excitement will also roll out this performance-oriented concept version. Dubbed the 308 R, the concept hints at a hotted-up Peugeot 308 that if built would target the likes...
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Daniel Ricciardo To Drive For Red Bull Racing In 2014, Hints Mark WebberFormula One ace Mark Webber has virtually given away the identity of his replacement at Red Bull Racing next year, suggesting during a post qualifying interview at this past weekend’s 2013 Belgian Grand Prix that fellow Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo will get the seat. Asked who he would...
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Sebastian Vettel Dominates Formula One Belgian Grand PrixRed Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel showed why he’s Formula One’s reigning world champion yesterday at the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix, dominating the race from start to finish and in the process expanding his lead in the Drivers’ standings by 46 points. The German overtook pole...
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The gaps between the top drivers at the end of qualifying for the 2013 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix were very close this morning. Mercedes AMG driver Lewis Hamilton managed to prove the quickest,... -
2015 Ford Mustang, 2015 VW Golf R, Lamborghini Aventador Roadster: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week we received our best look yet at the upcoming 2015 Ford Mustang, or the S550 if you’re a die-hard fan. The styling of the car’s face has been revealed for the entire world to see and shows an aggressive look that borrows influences from both the outgoing model as well as...
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2014 Lexus GX 460 Revealed, Priced From $49,995Lexus’ GX 460 and CT 200h are the only models yet to receive the automaker’s new spindle grille treatment, but now we can prune that list down to just the CT 200h as Lexus has dropped the first photos and details for its 2014 GX 460 and they reveal a vehicle with some radical plastic...
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Formula One Belgian Grand Prix Weather ForecastWeather is often very changeable in the area surrounding the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, home of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix. We’ve already seen this during the earlier practice session on Friday, where intermittent rain fell throughout much of the session. The current weather...
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11 Corvette Stingray Secrets, Chevy SS Coupe, Gordon Murray’s Next Car: Car News HeadlinesWe’ve compiled a list of 11 things you probably didn’t know about the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. They range from the reason designers didn’t add a split rear window to the top speed of the car when in reverse. Chevrolet’s new SS rear-wheel-drive muscle sedan goes on...
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No Plans For New Corvette-Based CadillacFans hoping General Motors will utilize its seventh-generation Corvette platform, debuting in the 2014 Corvette Stingray, in other models will be disappointed to learn that there are no plans for such a move. The information comes directly from the Corvette’s chief engineer, Tadge Juechter...
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Chinese officials have given approval for Volvo to establish new plants in Daqing and Zhangjiakou. As a result, Volvo's full Chinese industrial base, including a current site in Chengdu, has been...
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Chevrolet SS Coupe EnvisagedThe 2014 Chevrolet SS rear-wheel-drive muscle sedan is almost here and we can’t wait to hop behind the wheel. But as most readers will know, the SS is essentially a rebadged Holden Commodore SS V already on sale in Australia, albeit with a few performance tweaks thrown in. In a previous...
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McLaren F1 Designer's T25 City Car Launching In 2016It’s been quite some time since we last heard about the newest car from Gordon Murray, designer of the McLaren F1, but we now have news that the car is slated for a market launch in 2016. Unfortunately, Murray’s latest creation isn’t a world-beating supercar but an innovative city...
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Infiniti Deepens F1 Ties With New Engineer Training ProgramInfiniti is on the hunt for two very talented graduate engineers to sign up for a new training program that will see the duo work on projects for the Red Bull Racing Formula One team as well as Infiniti’s road car division. The automaker hopes the program generates mutual benefits on the...
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Kahn Design founder rejects $9.35 million offer for ‘F1’ license plateThe founder of tuning firm A. Kahn Design, Afzal Kahn, has rejected a £6 million (approximately $9.35 million) offer for his prized "F1" number plate. Kahn originally acquired the 109-year-old British plate in 2008 for only £440,000 ($685,700), which remains a record for the United...
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BMW X5 Plug-In, 2014 Camaro Convertible, Next-Gen 5-Series Spied: Today’s Car NewsBMW revealed overnight a plug-in hybrid version of its latest 2014 X5. Although still a concept, it previews an electrified version of the X5 due out in the next year or two. The first photos of the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible have hit the web ahead of the car’s debut at the 2013...
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BMW has issued a recall on certain versions of its X5 SUV due to an issue that could cause the vehicles to catch on fire. The recall only affects X5 xDrive35d models from the 2009 and 2010 model... -
ATS-V To Feature Cadillac’s New Twin-Turbo V-6Contrary to previous reports, Cadillac’s high-performance ATS-V based on its award-winning ATS sedan will forgo a V-8 in favor of the brand’s new twin-turbocharged 3.6-liter V-6. The move will help differentiate the ATS-V from the CTS-V, whose second generation is expected to stick with...
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German Group Offers $25 Million For Fisker: ReportDespite it being close to a year since Fisker last made a car, the company is yet to announce bankruptcy and remains confident a new investor or even a potential buyer can be found. Several groups have made their interest known, including one led by auto industry veteran Bob Lutz, another led by...
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NEVS close to restarting Saab productionWith NEVS’ acquisition of Saab and some of the bankrupt automaker’s remaining assets complete, the consortium, made up of Chinese and Japanese interests, is now focused on the launch of its first model. The plan is to start production at Saab’s main facility in Trollhättan...
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Formula One Belgian Grand Prix PreviewAfter the August break, and all the silliness that was reported during it, Formula One teams are now back to racing again, and who could have picked a better spot than Belgium’s Spa-Francorchamps. Yes, it is the 2013 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, one of the most exciting on the...
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More Photos Of Production 918 Spyder From Pebble BeachRaw performance wrapped in beauty and driven by an environmentally-conscious flair, the Porsche 918 Spyder--along with the McLaren P1 and Ferrari LaFerrari--is possibly the archetypal expression of the supercar for the future. In development for the past several years, the car is just weeks away...
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