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Lexus will soon launch a new coupe to challenge the Audi A5, BMW 4-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe, and just as those rivals all have high-performance variants so too will the Lexus. The new... -
BMW Sees U.S. As Top Market For 2015 i8It was four years ago at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show that we first saw BMW roll out its Vision EfficientDynamics concept and announce its commitment to launching an advanced sports car with stellar gas mileage based on it. At the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show in one month’s time, BMW will finally...
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2015 Mercedes GLK, 2014 Jaguar XFR-S, Subaru BRZ tS Concept: This Week’s Top PhotosThe first prototypes for the second-generation Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class have started testing, and we’ve already scooped some photos. They show a larger and more refined GLK, which makes sense since Mercedes’ upcoming 2014 GLA will now fill the role of the automaker’s entry-level...
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All-Wheel-Drive Tesla Model S In The Pipeline: ReportTesla CEO Elon Musk has said in the past that more Model S variants were in the pipeline, which led us to speculate that one would likely be an all-wheel-drive version built using the dual-motor setup previewed in the Model X crossover. Since both cars are spun from the same underlying structure...
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First Subaru, Now Toyota Previews Tuned Version Of RWD Sports CarIn the same week Subaru showed a new STI-tuned BRZ concept, Toyota rolled out a version of its GT 86 sports car, a Scion FR-S to U.S. readers, fitted with some of its own performance upgrades. The vehicle, described as a prototype, was presented to Australian media at an event organized by Toyota...
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Sébastien Loeb Drives Citroën’s New WTCC Car, Is Joined By Yvan Muller: VideoBetter brush up on your French because one of the most exciting entries for the 2014 World Touring Car Championship is France’s Citroën, which is fielding two cars driven by two world champion French natives. We’ve already told you that the unstoppable Sébastien Loeb, a...
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Audi’s latest A3 range already consists of a hatch, Sportback wagon and a sedan, and soon a convertible will be added, but further down the track we may see even more variants, one of which is... -
Spyker Teases B6 Venator Spyder Ahead Of Pebble Beach ConcoursDutch sports car manufacturer Spyker recently confirmed plans to unveil a convertible version of its B6 Venator concept this year, and hinted that both show cars were destined to spawn production versions. The last we heard, Spyker planned to start production of its B6 Venator sometime in 2014...
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Honda Developing Turbo V-6 For Le Mans’ Premier LMP1 CategoryHonda, more specifically Honda’s U.S.-based Honda Performance Development unit, is working on a new engine it hopes to sell to private teams competing in the World Endurance Championship and the series’ highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The new engine is a turbocharged V-6 that will...
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Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse Priced From $259,100Lamborghini's final Gallardo variant is likely to be this track-focused LP 570-4 Squadra Corse.
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Infiniti Q30 Concept Teased Ahead Of 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowWe’ll soon have our first definitive look at Infiniti’s upcoming compact car thanks to the unveiling of a new concept at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month. That new concept is the Q30, and it has been previewed today in sketch form. The production Q30 is not due until 2015, so...
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Opel Releases New Image Of Its Monza ConceptGeneral Motors’ European division Opel is preparing a new concept car for the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show inspired by its original Monza GT from the 1980s. Today, the German automaker released a new image of the concept, which is also called the Monza. The latest Monza concept is a large coupe...
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Lamborghini marked its 50th anniversary this year and as part of the celebrations rolled out the striking Veneno at March’s 2013 Geneva Motor Show, a bespoke supercar based on the Aventador... -
Audi RS 6 Avant And Mercedes CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake Video ShowdownIt’s forbidden fruit face-off time, with the 2014 Audi’s RS 6 Avant going up against the 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG. Judging the cars is British journo Chris Harris, who’s organized both über wagons for the latest episode from the Drive channel. On paper it looks like the...
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Tesla Grows Profit In Second Quarter, Delivers Europe’s First Model STesla keeps moving from strength to strength, with sales of the company’s Model S electric sedan steadily increasing, profit levels remaining positive and expansion of the business running smoothly. This week, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] released its financial results for the second quarter of...
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Fernando Alonso Takes The LaFerrari For Another Spin: VideoAfter getting some seat time in the LaFerrari supercar back in April, Formula One ace and current Scuderia Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso took time out prior to July’s 2013 Hungarian Grand Prix to drive the car a bit more. Along with his teammate Felipe Massa, the Spaniard has been involved...
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2015 Subaru WRX Spy ShotsSubaru gave us a preview of its next-generation WRX at the 2013 New York Auto Show, where it unveiled the striking WRX concept and enticed us with tales that the final car would no longer resemble the humble Impreza with which it will continue to share a platform. We’ve since spied the...
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2015 BMW i8 Specs RevealedThe new i3 electric hatch isn’t the only i-badged BMW we’ll be seeing this year; another is a new i8 plug-in hybrid sports car that will not only top the i range of cars but also serve as BMW’s flagship. We were given our first taste of the i8 four years ago, when BMW rolled out...
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It looks like we’ll have to wait at least one more year for a new generation of the WRX as Subaru has confirmed that the current model will continue into the 2014 model year. The good news is...
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Audi Designs Futuristic Car For ‘Ender’s Game’ Movie: VideoAudi has been tasked with creating a futuristic vehicle for the upcoming movie Ender’s Game, which is due in cinemas later this year and is based on the 1985 novel of the same name. The end result is the Audi fleet shuttle quattro, pictured above, which the automaker says was designed so that...
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Subaru BRZ tS Concept Isn’t The BRZ STI We Were All Hoping ForIt may be wearing STI badges, but the car featured here isn’t the fabled BRZ STI we were all hoping for when teaser images of an STI-badged BRZ appeared on Subaru’s website over the weekend. This car is actually a concept that previews some mild performance upgrades developed by STI for...
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Morgan 3 Wheeler recalled due to missing warning labelsBritish sports car manufacturer Morgan has issued a recall on certain versions of its iconic 3 Wheeler because of missing warning labels on the vehicles’ brake fluid reservoirs. The recall affects both 2012 and 2013 model year 3 Wheelers, but only those examples built between October 2012 and...
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Ford Tuner Mountune Enters U.S. MarketJust as America’s big name tuners catch on to the idea of focusing on the hot hatch segment, one of the more established marques in the scene, the U.K.’s Mountune, has confirmed it’s entering the U.S. market. Mountune is a motorsport and engineering firm that has served as a...
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Hyundai Starts Testing Its 2014 i20 WRCIt’s been almost a year since Hyundai first announced its intention to return to the world of WRC, and since then we’ve seen the Korean automaker slowly build up its team, establish a new motorsport center in Germany and start development of a brand new WRC car. Today, Hyundai revealed...
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