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It has been confirmed that Italian private equity group Investindustrial has purchased a 37.5 percent stake in Aston Martin, providing 150 million pounds (approximately $240.4 million) in the form of...
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2014 Chevrolet SS Teased In New ImagesUPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Last Thursday Chevrolet revealed its new SS-based race car that will compete in the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. While the race car hints at the look of the new 2014 Chevrolet SS, the limitations of the stock car...
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BMW Performance Parts To Be Replaced By New M Performance RangeIn 2007 BMW started offering a range of official modifications grouped under the BMW Performance Parts label that were aimed at improving the overall performance of its cars. The benefit to customers looking to modify their cars was the fact that all the parts came with the same level of quality as...
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The Building Of The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Venet: VideoEarlier this week Bugatti unveiled a new special edition Veyron based on its open-top Veyron Grand Sport model. The move was part of the automaker's celebration of Art Basel Miami Beach, which is on now and runs until December 9. The new special edition is the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Venet...
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All U.S. 2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMGs To Have All-Wheel Drive?A facelifted version of the Mercedes-Benz E Class is set to make its debut next month at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and that means a new version of the E63 AMG performance variant too. While we’ve previously told you the new E63 AMG would offer the option of all-wheel drive as part of...
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GM Renews El Camino And Nomad Trademarks, Hints At More HoldensWith an updated VF Holden Commodore sedan set to go on sale in the U.S. next year as the 2014 Chevrolet SS, there’s renewed interest in the possibility that the eventual ute version (a car-based pickup) will also make its way into local showrooms. A few years back General Motors showed off...
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An auction for a one-off ‘Bolt Gold’ Nissan GT-R plus a number of signed memorabilia from the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, has now concluded, and we can confirm that a sum of... -
Ferrari Addresses Claims Surrounding F1 Title DisputeDuring last month’s Brazilian Grand Prix, the last race of the 2012 Formula One season and the race that would determine the winner of this year's Drivers’ Championship, it was discovered post race that Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel may have overtaken a Toro Rosso under...
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Four-Cylinder Diesels Coming To Mercedes E Class, ML ModelsThe Mercedes-Benz name has long been associated with diesel power in the United States, so the concept of an oil-burning E Class is nothing new. What is new-ish, however, is the planned diesel engine downsizing from six cylinders to four. Mercedes-Benz has previously sold four-cylinder diesels in...
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BMW Celebrates DTM Win With Special-Edition M3 CoupeOnly 54 of these DTM Champion Edition M3 Coupes will be built.
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2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Spy ShotsThese are our first spy shots of the facelifted Jeep Grand Cherokee that's being introduced for the 2014 model year. The vehicle will make its official debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show next month, and will herald the launch of a new diesel option on the latest Grand Cherokee. As part of the...
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Xtrac Develops Hybridized Automated Manual For Performance CarsXtrac, a British engineering firm that specializes in vehicle transmission and driveline technology, and is supplier to a number of Formula One teams as well as performance brands such as Pagani, has come out with a new transmission it says will help revolutionize supercar design. Xtrac calls its...
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Anyone doubting Ferrari’s ability to not take itself too seriously should take a look at the latest video to emerge from Maranello. In celebration of achieving 10 million fans on its Facebook... -
2014 Maserati Quattroporte Full Specs RevealedThe 2014 Maserati Quattroporte, the sixth generation of the iconic Italian sedan, will be making its official world debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January, however, Maserati has already let some media test the car, where new details about its final specifications were divulged. As...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Teased In New Photos And VideoThe 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA Class will be making its debut in January, and, just like the A Class on which it’s based, the new four-door coupe will be spawning a high-performance AMG version. That version, which will be called the CLA45 AMG, has been previewed today in these latest photos and...
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Aston Martin Bringing Full Portfolio Of Race Cars To U.S.Aston Martin, specifically, Aston Martin Racing, the official motorsport division of the British sports car manufacturer, recently made its return to racing in the U.S., debuting at the Laguna Seca leg of the 2011 American Le Mans Series--a race which it won. Since then, we’ve also seen Aston...
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Porsche Macan Being Redesigned To Look BolderPorsche’s upcoming Macan compact crossover, due for a reveal late next year ahead of a sales launch in 2014, will adopt a bold new look the automaker has no qualms of admitting was inspired by the aggressive lines of the Range Rover Evoque. As our earlier spy shots revealed, the new Macan was...
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GAS To Build Ford GT-Inspired GTR-1 SupercarCalifornian tuner and top Ford dealer Galpin Auto Sports, otherwise known as GAS, will build a limited run of supercar models that draw their inspiration from the Ford GT built between 2005 and 2006. The new supercar will be called the GTR-1 and it will deliver more than 1,000 horsepower...
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In June of this year, Malaysia’s DRB-Hicom, the owner of Lotus’ parent company Proton, and subsequently the owner of Lotus, fired the British sports car manufacturer’s CEO Dany... -
Next Volvo XC90 Confirmed For Late 2014 LaunchVolvo is in the midst of a five-year strategy that is costing close to $11 billion and will see the introduction of a host of new models based around a modular platform known as SPA. The first of these new models will be the next-generation XC90 SUV, which Volvo has now confirmed will not be...
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Aston Martin Put On Downgrade Watch By Investment Ratings AgencyAston Martin, whose controlling shareholder Investment Dar is reportedly looking to offload its stake in the British sports car manufacturer, has been put on downgrade watch by Moody’s Investors Service. The investment ratings agency says the automaker may receive a credit downgrade due to...
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Bugatti partners with French artist for new Veyron Grand Sport VenetWhen it comes to exclusive cars, you can’t get much more exclusive than the Bugatti Veyron, and even among these rare beauties is the set of special edition models of which only a handful are produced each year. The latest is the Veyron Grand Sport Venet, a car Bugatti bills as the...
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All Jaguars To Offer All-Wheel-Drive Option In The Future: ReportJaguar has just launched all-wheel-drive options on its XF and XJ sedans, which it hopes will make the cars more desirable in areas where winter means heavy snowfall, icy roads and slippery conditions. Part of the reason why it has taken Jaguar so long to offer an all-wheel-drive option is that its...
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Porsche To Tackle Le Mans In 2013 With 991-Based 911 RSRA Porsche factory team will compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans a year earlier than previously thought, though instead of tackling the top LMP1 class the team will initially contend in the GTE class, currently dominated by Ferrari and its Italia sports car. Porsche confirmed over the weekend that...
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