Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Chevrolet’s new C7.R race car based on the 2014 Corvette Stingray made a surprise appearance at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this weekend. The race car took to Mazda Raceway... -
2014 Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 Super GT Race Car RevealedNissan is the third automaker this week to reveal its new racing car for the 2014 season of Super GT. The car’s official title is the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT500 and it recently underwent its initial shakedown alongside rivals from Lexus and Honda at the Suzuka Circuit. To develop its new...
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Galpin Ford GTR1 Supercar Debuts At Pebble BeachThe covers have finally come off Galpin’s GTR1, with the stunning supercar having made its debut at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this weekend. For those unfamiliar with the Galpin name, the company is the world’s top Ford dealer and is based in Van Nuys...
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Acura NSX Race Car, BMW M4 Concept, Spyker B6 Venator: This Week’s Top PhotosWith the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this week, we’ve got plenty to show you from Monterey. But there was also a lot going on in the rest of the world. Take this Honda NSX Concept-GT, which previews a racing version of the second-generation Acura NSX designed for...
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2015 Lexus RC To Go Racing In Super GTLexus is working on a new coupe that will go up against the Audi A5, BMW 4-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe in the luxury arena, however, the car will also do battle with the likes of the Acura NSX, Nissan GT-R and a few European exotics in the world of Super GT. Super GT is Japan’s...
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2014 Scion FR-S Gets New Features, Slight Price IncreaseThe Scion FR-S enters its second year on the market with some minor changes and a small price increase, but sadly there are still no performance options to talk about. The biggest change is the introduction of a new 6.1-inch touchscreen display that is now standard. The display has actually been...
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Jaguar has issued two separate recalls that affect almost 3,000 of its customers around the country. The more serious issue affects the XF sedan. According to a recall alert, owners of 2013 Jaguar XF... -
Spyker B6 Venator Spyder Concept Debuts At Pebble BeachDutch sports car manufacturer Spyker has lifted the veil off a new convertible version of the stunning B6 Venator concept car that we first saw at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The convertible, aptly named the Spyker B6 Venator Spyder, made its debut today at the Pebble Beach Concours...
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Ford’s Final 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible Sells For $500k At AuctionThe build slot for the very last 2014 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible has sold at auction for a staggering $500,000. The car was put up for sale by the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] to help raise funds for the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). The auction took place last weekend at...
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Concept M4 Live Photos, Next-Gen Volvo Engines, Lexus RC Racer: Today’s Car NewsWe got a good close-up look at BMW’s new Concept M4 at its unveiling in Monterey, California yesterday and have a batch of live photos for you. The concept previews the new M4 sports car due next spring and is finished in a unique color dubbed Aurum Dust. Volvo has finally released some...
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Honda Previews New NSX Super GT Race Car
Honda has given us our first look at the new race car it plans to compete with in the premier GT500 class of Japan’s Super GT touring car series from next year onwards. The new race car is still in the concept phase but it already closely resembles the final version due on the grid next year...
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Volvo Reveals Next-Generation ‘Drive-E’ Engine TechVolvo first announced in September 2011 it would fit its entire lineup with engines consisting of no more than four cylinders. From the smallest hatch to its seven-seat XC90 SUV, a four-cylinder engine would eventually be fitted to each model, albeit with power-boosting technologies in order to...
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Here’s a fresh batch of photos of the stunning new BMW Concept M4, taken at its unveiling yesterday at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Though still a concept, the car provides... -
BMW Previews New M4 With Pebble Beach ConceptM fans need wonder no more; the BMW Concept M4 has just been revealed at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place in Monterey, California this week. Though still a concept, the car is an almost perfect representation of BMW’s successor to the M3 Coupe, the new M4 (F32) ...
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Galpin Teases Its Ford GT-Inspired GTR-1 SupercarGalpin Auto Sports has built a new supercar modeled after the Ford GT and will be unveiling it tomorrow at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering, one of the satellite events of the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this weekend in Monterey, California. We already have a good...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Mega GalleryNow that you’ve read our first drive report on the 2014 Corvette Stingray, it’s time to drool over this gallery and finally convince yourself that you need one parked in your driveway. For the money, no car comes close to matching the new ‘Vette in terms of performance, style and...
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Audi Takes A Second Stab At Reinterpreting Herman Melville’s ‘Moby Dick’Last year, Audi reinterpreted the Herman Melville novel Moby Dick to help promote the surefootedness of its quattro all-wheel-drive system in a new ad. The famous white whale of Melville's classic was depicted as an Audi A6, which remained elusive to Ahab, a tow truck driver whose job it was to...
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Ram Teases Rumble Bee Performance Pickup ConceptDodge has a modern version of its Super Bee and soon Ram might see its own Rumble Bee performance pickup revived. Ram has released two teaser images of a new 1500 pickup concept that it plans to unveil at the 2013 Woodward Dream Cruise this weekend. If the bright yellow paint doesn’t give...
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Lincoln is desperate to get its luxury message across and further separate itself from the Ford brand, whose models lend their platforms for Lincoln’s entire lineup. Rather than develop its...
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Corvette Generations, Audi Quattro Concept, Lamborghini’s First Car: Car News HeadlinesWe were recently able to drive the seventh-generation Corvette, the new 2014 Corvette Stingray, and were impressed to see how far the car has come since the original of the 1950s. If you’re not familiar with your Corvette generations, then today’s your lucky day. Though not quite as old...
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Production Porsche 918 Spyder Shows Up At Pebble BeachPorsche is presenting two very special vehicles at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance taking place this weekend, the 918 Spyder, which the automaker just tweeted a photo of and confirmed was the final production specification, and the recently revealed 911 50th Anniversary Edition...
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2015 Ford Mustang To Weigh 400 Pounds Less Than Current Car: ReportThe 2015 Ford Mustang is on track for an auto show debut within the next six months and already many of its details are becoming known. Today, we learned that engineers developing the car have targeted a substantial weight saving for the new model. A source familiar with the car’s development...
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BMW To Present 4-Series M Performance Parts In FrankfurtBMW will present the full line of M Performance accessories for its new 4-Series coupe at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month. We were given a taste of what to expect back in July but now we have more details on the accessories, which include everything from aesthetic improvements to power...
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Next Rolls-Royce Phantom To Share 7-Series Platform, Arrive In 2016: ReportIt was in early 2003 that the current Phantom first hit the scene, the first Rolls-Royce to be launched under the stewardship of BMW and the first standalone model from the British marque for quite some time. The car has since gone on to spawn coupe and convertible versions and was given a mild...
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