Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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The BMW Group, which represents brands BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce, is on track for record results this year, with the automaker’s sales for the first 10 months of the year already up 8.8 percent... -
Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster Makes DebutHow do you make the Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 even hotter? Just remove the roof. That’s exactly what you have with the new Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster, which has been revealed in full today and is set to go on sale in time for summer of 2013. READ OUR LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR LP...
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Audi Tests The Waters For RS 4’s U.S. Launch With Cars & Coffee AppearanceThe latest generation of the Audi RS 4 went on sale overseas earlier this year, but despite the legions of American fans hopeful to one day see it in showrooms, Audi has chosen not to import it. That may be about to change, as it appears the brand with the four rings has at least one example in the...
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First Video Of The 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black SeriesLate last week the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series made its online the debut. The car is the latest in a lineage that includes some of the most potent vehicles ever to wear the AMG badge, and it may just be the most capable model yet from the Affalterbach tuner. We won’t get to see it...
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Transformers 4 To Star Mark Wahlberg, Open On June 27, 2014Director Michael Bay has confirmed that actor Mark Wahlberg will star in the upcoming Transformers 4 movie, which hits cinemas nationwide on June 27, 2014. Bay revealed that his decision to pick Wahlberg was due to the actor’s exceptional performance during filming of Pain and Gain, which...
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Eterniti Motors Gets Real, Opens First ShowroomA year since we first heard about the UK’s Eterniti Motors, a new firm hoping to establish itself as a genuine luxury marque while initially targeting buyers in emerging markets such as the Middle East and China, the company has already unveiled its first model and has now surpassed another...
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The U.S. remains Porsche’s single biggest market, and within the U.S. the state of California has one of the biggest concentrations of its iconic sports cars and SUVs, so it should come as... -
Lexus LS 650, SLS AMG Black Series, First F12 Berlinetta In the U.S.: Today's Car NewsToyota’s motorsport division, TMG, has confirmed that it is developing a high-performance Lexus LS sedan that it will be showing at the end of this month at the 2012 Essen Motor Show. It hints at the kind of performance upgrades we can expect from a TMG-enhanced Lexus and could even be put...
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TMG Lexus LS 650 Prototype Set For 2012 Essen Motor ShowFor the past several years the TMG skunk works based in Cologne, Germany has been working on a number of secret projects for Toyota, including much of the automaker’s recent racing efforts, electric car development and groundwork for the launch of a potential TMG performance brand. One of...
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McLaren F1 Sells For $5.5 MillionWhen it comes to rare cars, few are harder to come by than the McLaren F1 supercar. The F1 is one the best performance cars on the planet, even two decades after its launch, and finding one up for sale is next to impossible. That’s because only 106 examples were ever created during the...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series PreviewIf you’re mad enough to think the regular SLS AMG and its 563 horsepower is a little lacking, the people at AMG, official tuner to Mercedes-Benz, has something that will blow you away. They have revealed the new 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series, which not only brings more power to the...
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Ferrari To Auction First U.S. F12 Berlinetta For Hurricane Sandy ReliefFerraris are notorious for their long waiting lists, and no doubt the upcoming F12 Berlinetta already has one several years long. If you’re cashed up and keen to get your hands on one, the very first example in the country no less, then here’s your chance. Ferrari will be auctioning off...
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Mercedes-Benz is working on a facelift for its E Class range that will be introduced for the 2014 model year. Over the past year roughly, we’ve been treated to a number of E Class prototypes,... -
Ford Runs Contest To Find Best Car-2-Car Communication SolutionsMost major automakers, on both sides of the Atlantic, are teaming up with governments and other industry groups to help develop a new generation of Car-2-Car and Car-2-Object communications technology in order to not only improve safety but also reduce emissions and make driving more enjoyable. One...
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Is Tesla Planning More Model S Variants?On Monday Tesla [NASDQ:TSLA] came out with its third-quarter financial results, and while the company reported a loss of $110.8 million, this was almost entirely outweighed by the positives it also had to report about. One of those positives was news Tesla is planning more variants of its Model S...
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Germany’s Bitter Planning New Corvette-Based Sports Car: ReportFor those that have never heard of Bitter, it's a small German firm specializing in luxury and sporty cars and has been in the business for just over four decades. Established in 1971 by Erich Bitter, a former race car driver who eventually started a tuning business and then went into car...
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Japan’s TGMY Laps Suzuka Circuit With Electric Toyota GT 86: VideoFor many readers it may seem like sacrilege, but for a company specializing in the sale of electric car components, in this case TGMY, converting a Toyota GT 86 (sold here as the Scion FR-S) to run on batteries is certainly an interesting way of promoting your wares. However, TGMY, based in Osaka...
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Apple Exec Eddy Cue Joins Ferrari BoardFollowing a meeting of its board of directors this week in Maranello, Italy, Ferrari has announced that Apple’s chief of Internet software, Eddie Cue, will be joining the Prancing Horse as one its board members. The announcement is a clear sign that Ferrari sees the role of information...
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If you’re looking for a no compromise convertible sports car, then look no further than the 2013 McLaren MP4-12C Spider. The car is the convertible version of last year’s MP4-12C coupe,... -
Sergio Pininfarina Exhibition Draws Record Crowds: VideoTo celebrate the lifelong contribution of Sergio Pininfarina, who passed away earlier this year at age 85, Ferrari is running an exhibition dedicated to the late designer at its museum in Maranello, Italy. The exhibition features examples of most of Pininfarina’s creations for the Prancing...
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Gran Turismo Creator Picks 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 40 For New GameFor the past 10 years at the SEMA show, Sony, together with the people behind Gran Turismo, has picked a winning design that eventually appears as a playable car in its next version of the popular Gran Turismo video game. This year the winner was this 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 40 hot rod, which was...
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2014 Lexus IS Spy ShotsDevelopment of the 2014 Lexus IS sedan is progressing nicely, with the latest prototypes now wearing the least camouflage gear yet. We can clearly see elements of the car’s new spindle grille, as well as its sharply creased character lines and coupe-like proportions. The overall dimensions of...
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Land Rover Lineup To Expand To 16 Models: ReportWith the financial backing of its Indian parent, plus a string of recent successes, Land Rover is about to embark on an ambitious plan to expand its lineup to 16 models (up from six) and potentially double its sales by 2020. While Land Rover has no plans to move away from SUVs and crossovers, to...
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With The New 2014 Quattroporte Revealed, Maserati CEO Looks To The Future: VideoYesterday, Maserati took the covers off its all-new, sixth-generation Quattroporte sedan, ahead of the car’s official debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January. Along with the reveal, Maserati CEO Harald Wester reaffirmed his company’s plans to boost sales to around 50,000 annually...
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