Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Mercedes-Benz is introducing for the 2014 model year a new, more powerful version of its C63 AMG dubbed the “Edition 507.”
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GM Appoints Former Volkswagen Exec To Head Troubled OpelLast summer, General Motors’ European unit Opel made the surprise announcement that its chief, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, was being reassigned to a new role, and that its turnaround expert, Steve Girsky, would fill in as interim chief. Since then, we’ve seen Opel enter an alliance deal...
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Ferrari To Announce New Alfa Romeo Engine Deal Within A MonthA few months ago we told you that Sergio Marchionne, the boss of Fiat-Chrysler, was looking to get Ferrari to start building engines for Alfa Romeo, just like it does for Maserati. During a conference call with analysts yesterday, following the announcement of Chrysler’s fourth quarter...
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Volvo Predicts Crash-Proof Cars By 2020: VideoBack in 2008, Volvo made the bold promise of zero injuries or deaths in its vehicles by 2020. Now, just five years on, the automaker is predicting that it will be able to eliminate crashes altogether for anyone driving one of its cars by the same 2020 deadline. To achieve its ambitious and somewhat...
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McLaren’s 2013 Formula One Car, The MP4-28, Makes DebutTesting for the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship gets underway at Spain’s Circuito de Jerez next week, so that means we’ll be seeing the race cars of the 11 teams contending the new season unveiled over the coming days. The Lotus F1 Team was first off the ranks, with its new E21...
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Audi Promises Autonomous ‘Piloted Driving’ System This DecadeRecent reports have suggested that Audi’s new autonomous driving system, dubbed “Piloted Driving” by the German luxury automaker, will debut on its A8 flagship sedan around the year 2016. Audi recently showcased its Piloted Driving autonomous system at the 2013 Consumer...
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GM Consolidates Powertrain Divisions, Moves Performance Build Center To Corvette Plant Viknesh VijayenthiranGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is overhauling the structure of its powertrain division, including investing up to $200 million in the construction of a new testing facility and consolidating...
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Chrysler Product Plan, Lexus RC F, Chinese Buy A123: Today’s Car NewsThe boss of Fiat and Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne, has given an update on a wide-ranging product plan that he first introduced back in 2009. There are sweeping changes taking place across most Fiat and Chrysler brands, including the new standalone SRT brand. Late last year it was revealed that...
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2014 Volkswagen Golf GTI To Be Built In MexicoLate last week it was announced that Volkswagen would build its next-generation Golf, the recently revealed MkVII, in Mexico for export to the U.S. and Canada as well as some South American countries. What wasn’t announced was whether high-performance variants like the MkVII GTI, previewed...
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2006-2012 Lexus IS Models Recalled For Faulty Windscreen WipersLexus has issued a recall on its IS models because of a faulty windscreen wiper. The affected cars include those Lexus IS models from the 2006 to 2012 model years, which the automaker says number around 270,000 units in total. The reason behind the latest recall is an insufficiently tightened nut...
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Watch A Corvette ZR1 Chase A Camaro ZL1 At The Circuit Of The Americas: VideoOn paper, the performance of the latest Corvette ZR1 and the Camaro ZL1 may be wide apart, but on the track, as you’ll see in this video, that gap starts to get a little hazy. Taken at a recent track event at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, this video, uploaded by the guys at High...
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First RC 350, Now Lexus Registers RC F TrademarkLast November it was revealed that Toyota had filed for the trademark “Lexus RC 350,” leading to speculation that this would be the name of a new model from the Japanese luxury automaker. In Lexus naming tradition, the “RC” part of the name suggested that the new model would...
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Audi’s A1 hatchback is still no closer to a U.S. launch, though that may change with the arrival of the second generation of the car.
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Alfa Romeo Crossover Arriving In 2015: ReportAlfa Romeo first hinted at the possibility of launching a crossover as early as 2003, when it unveiled the stylish Kamal concept car at the Geneva Motor Show. However, development of a production version didn’t really start in earnest until it was confirmed Alfa Romeo would return to North...
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2013 Aston DB9 Driven, Lamborghini Racing, Jost Capito Interview: Car News HeadlinesThe Aston Martin Vanquish has been getting most of our attention of late but the DB9 is still an impressive ride, especially now that it’s cloned the Virage’s good looks. The latest version of the car also receives more power along with some other updates, which you can find out about...
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Arabia’s First Supercar, The W Motors Lykan Hypersport, Makes DebutChances are you’ve never heard of W Motors. We can now remedy that as the company’s first product, the Lykan supercar, has just made its world debut at the 2013 Qatar Motor Show and we have all the juicy details. Billed as the world’s first Arabian supercar, the Lykan is set to go...
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Lamborghini Aventador Roadsters Take To Miami Airport Runway: VideoThis year is Lamborghini’s 50th, so the Italian sports car manufacturer is celebrating the anniversary in a fashion that only it could: by storming a runway at Miami International Airport using five of its latest Aventador LP 700-4 Roadsters. After receiving special authorization from the...
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One Of The First 2014 Maserati Quattroportes Helps Raise $340k For CharityThe 2014 Maserati Quattroporte, the sixth generation of the luxurious Italian sedan, recently made its world debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show and is now on its way to showrooms all across the country ahead of its sales launch this spring. However, one of the first cars to be sold to a customer...
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The flagship of the Tesla Model S range, the Model S Performance, comes with a power rating of 301 kilowatts (416 horsepower) as well as an 85 kWh battery pack that the EPA says is good for about 265... -
Lamborghini Reveals New Gallardo GT3 Race Car Ahead Of 2013 SeasonFollowing this month’s confirmation that Lamborghini will make an official return to international motorsport, initially in the GT3 category, the Italian sports car manufacturer has now revealed the race car that it hopes will see it victorious in its future endeavors. The new race car is...
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Designing The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray: VideoThe design of the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is almost universally loved. From its distinct aeronautical lines to its intricate ventilation systems to its sleek, sculpted finish, the new Corvette, the seventh generation of the iconic American sports car, looks good from virtually any...
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Bosch Gives Update On Its Autonomous Car Development: VideoMajor automotive supplier Bosch has given an update on the development of its autonomous car technology, which it says will first start appearing on new cars by as early as 2014. The development of autonomous car technology is a gradual one but it’s already in its deeper stages. That's...
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Mercedes, Ford And Nissan Join Forces On Hydrogen Fuel Cell ResearchThe parent company of German luxury automaker Mercedes-Benz, Daimler, has announced it’s formed an alliance with Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and Nissan to help accelerate the development and eventual launch of hydrogen fuel cell technology for cars. The announcement comes just days after it...
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McLaren Teases Its 2013 Formula One Race Car (MP4-28): VideoJust a few days ago we saw a teaser for Ferrari’s 2013 Formula One race car, and now we have one from McLaren. In McLaren tradition, its new car will be called the MP4-28 and is set to be revealed on Thursday, January 31. We can’t see much from the teaser though the nose of...
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