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The M-enhanced version of BMW’s svelte 6-Series Gran Coupe has been one of the worst kept secrets of the year, with barely disguised prototypes, teasers and official comments all making it...
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Mercedes-Benz Details Its New 4MATIC System For Compact CarsMercedes-Benz already sells a pair of compact cars outside the U.S. in the form of the A Class hatch and B Class MPV, both of which come standard with front-wheel drive. However, when the automaker launches its first compact model in the U.S., the 2014 CLA Class sedan, the car will come with a new...
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Bill Ford, Jr. Is Buyer Of Oldest Ford Still In ExistenceLast October the world’s oldest known Ford in existence, a 1903 Model A Rear Entry Tonneau, sold at auction for the relative bargain price of price of $264,000 (the car had previously been sold in 2007 for almost $700k). It’s now been revealed that the lucky buyer of the red 1903 Model...
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Road-Biased Radical RXC Set For 2013 Autosport International DebutIn just over four weeks, British sports car manufacturer Radical will be presenting a new model at the 2013 Autosport International, the annual auto show for the motorsport industry held in the UK. The new model, previewed here in these computer-generated renderings, is the 2013 Radical RXC, which...
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2013 Marussia B2 Sports Car Spy ShotsIf you’re not a regular viewer of Formula One, chances are you’ve never heard of Marussia. Established in Russia in 2007 by local celebrity and avid racer Nikolay Fomenko, Marussia is billed as the former Soviet Union’s first sports car manufacturer. The company also competes in...
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Porsche Details The Design Of Its New 911 GT3 Cup: VideoWith 2012 now approaching its end, race fans all over the globe can start looking forward to next year’s motorsport season and all the excitement that will ensue. For race teams, however, things are as busy as ever, as development and testing of new cars--and drivers--continue unabated. One...
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Mercedes-Benz has issued a wide-ranging recall on some of its most popular models due to a faulty fuel filter flange, which the automaker says may crack and cause fuel to leak.
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Volvo To License Technology To Chinese ParentVolvo will license some of its older technology to its Chinese parent Geely under a new deal signed by the two companies recently. The technology, which Volvo plans to phase out over the coming years, includes a mid-size vehicle platform, several safety systems and cabin filter technology. Volvo...
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Jaguar Land Rover Paves Way For Possible Production In Saudi ArabiaJaguar Land Rover is to conduct a detailed feasibility study for possible production in Saudi Arabia, signing a letter of intent today with the country’s National Industrial Clusters Development Program (NICDP), an industry group tasked with establishing major business opportunities...
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Jaguar Cancels C-X75 Supercar ProjectPlans to launch a production version of the Jaguar C-X75 concept have been canceled, according to the automaker’s global brand director Adrian Hallmark. The car was on track for launch in late 2013, with Cosworth and the Williams F1 team signed on as technical partners. Speaking with What...
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Maserati Hopes To Triple Quattroporte Sales With New ModelMaserati has made little secret of its desire to boost sales almost 10-fold to 50,000 units annually by 2015, with the latest 2014 Quattroporte just the first of a handful of next-generation models the automaker hopes will woo buyers. The new Quattroporte goes on sale early next year and will be...
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Red Bull Racing Shows Off In Ferrari’s HomeFresh from its wins in both the Drivers and Constructors categories in the 2012 Formula One World Championship, Red Bull took to Bologna, in Northern Italy, to host its latest Red Bull Speed Days event. The event, which took place this past weekend, saw Red Bull cars from all motorsport categories...
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The fastest version of the Bugatti Veyron, the Super Sport, already holds the land speed record for a production car with its top speed of 268 mph, but Bugatti looks set to smash its own record with... -
Fisker In Search Of Alliance DealJust a week after another cash-strapped independent automaker, Aston Martin, forged a deal with a new investor, Fisker Automotive, manufacturer of the Karma extended-range electric car, is making headlines over news it’s now seeking a potential alliance partner or new investor. Fisker was on...
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Volkswagen Reveals 2013 Polo R WRC RacerAfter announcing its entry to the World Rally Championship in May of last year, Volkswagen has finally revealed the race car that it hopes will take it to WRC glory in 2013. Already previewed in concept form, the new Polo R WRC race car certainly looks the part, and, as testing has shown...
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Lamborghini CEO Confirms 50th Anniversary CarDuring August's Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann laid out some of his company's plans for its 50th anniversary taking place in 2013. The highlight of the plans was the Grande Giro Lamborghini, an epic 750-mile rally through Italy kicking off on May 7 of...
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Rinspeed microMAX Concept Revealed Ahead Of 2013 Geneva Motor ShowEach year Swiss design firm Rinspeed unveils a wacky concept at the Geneva Motor Show in order to demonstrate its talents and preview its take on the future of automotive design. Next year will be no different, with Rinspeed this week revealing its new microMAX concept car, with which it hopes to...
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2013 VW Polo R WRC Car Spawns Road-Going Version: Forbidden FruitAfter years of waiting, Volkswagen has finally added a high-performance ‘R’ variant to its Polo subcompact range, but instead of launching it as a standalone model the new hot hatch’s arrival coincides with the automaker’s 2013 entry into the World Rally Championship (WRC)...
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Recently, Porsche confirmed it would enter the 24 Hours of Le Mans as early as next year, competing in the GTE class with a new 911 RSR race car ahead of a previously confirmed assault in the top... -
2013 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Race Car RevealedPorsche has revealed the first of its new generation of 991-based 911 race cars, the new 2013 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, which made its official debut this weekend at the automaker’s Night of Champions end of motorsport season celebratory event in Weissach, Germany. The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup is the...
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Final SSC Ultimate Aero Enters ProductionAmerican supercar manufacturer SSC, the company formerly known as Shelby SuperCars and builder of the record-breaking Ultimate Aero line of vehicles, has confirmed that the very last example of the Ultimate Aero is about to enter production at its facilities in West Richland, Washington. You may...
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Italy’s Vigor Teases Production Opera SUVIt was just over a year ago that Italian startup Vygor shocked the world with its first Opera SUV concept, a high-performance, high-riding coupe with a face only a mother could love. Less than a month after its initial reveal, Vygor unveiled an updated version of the Opera and announced that the...
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Maserati CEO Confirms GranTurismo Replacement And New Sports CarThe next couple of years will be very busy for Maserati which is planning a new model onslaught that will see five brand new models released between now and 2015, the automaker’s CEO has confirmed. Previously, it was only known that three new models were in the pipeline, though now we know...
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Saab's Phoenix Platform Lives On In New Spyker/Youngman DealDutch sports car manufacturer Spyker, the former parent of bankrupt automaker Saab, has signed a definitive agreement with Chinese automaker Youngman to form new joint ventures that will be responsible for the development of a new SUV as well as a range of sedans based on Saab’s Phoenix...
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