Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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A Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe not special enough? Never fear, as Rolls-Royce has got you covered, with the automaker today unveiling a new special edition at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours... -
BMW Celebrates 40 Years Of M Power: VideoFor BMW M fans all around the globe, 2012 marks a special anniversary--40 years of BMW M Power. It was back in 1972 that BMW brought together the company’s motor racing activities under the umbrella of a new company, BMW Motorsport GmbH. Former racing driver and team boss Jochen Neerpasch...
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GM CEO’s Personal 1958 Chevy Corvette To Be Auctioned For CharityA 1958 Chevrolet Corvette finished in Regal Turquoise will be auctioned off for charity, with all proceeds going to aid Habitat for Humanity Detroit, a nonprofit organization aimed at providing housing for low-income families in the Detroit area. The car is owned by none other than GM chairman and...
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Bentley To Offer Diesels, Replace Mulsanne V-8 With W-12Former Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen was never a fan of diesel, and it appears Rolls-Royce isn’t either, however, Volkswagen Group dynamo Wolfgang Dürheimer, who was brought in back in 2010 to oversee Bentley’s expansion into the world of SUVs and advanced powertrains, does see a...
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Hit And Run Victim Chases Perpetrator, Exacts Revenge: VideoWe have a new video of yet another crazy scene taking place on a road in Russia. This time it involves a hit and run victim chasing after the perpetrator and exacting his own revenge. At the start of the clip an old Lada is seen crashing into the side of a red hatchback. The driver of the Lada then...
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2013 Jaguar XK Preview: New Touring Model Offers Sharper Base PricePricing for the XK in 2013 is now close to $5k cheaper than the previous model year.
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During the 1930s a Greek businessman and avid race car driver named André Embiricos was looking to have a custom car built. Living in Paris at the time, Embiricos contacted a local Bentley rep... -
2014 Chevrolet SS Spy ShotsUPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Following official confirmation back in May that an updated version of the Australian designed and built Holden Commodore will be heading to U.S. shores, this time wearing a Chevrolet bowtie, a prototype for the new...
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Fisker Needs More Money, Says Key InvestorCalifornian electric car startup Fisker Automotive will need to raise an additional $150 million to help fund its operations until its second model, the highly-anticipated Atlantic, makes its sales debut. The information was revealed by a key investor to the firm, and the recipient of the very...
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20-Year-Old Crashes Ferrari California During Test DriveA 20-year-old man crashed a white Ferrari California in the Russian city of Samara earlier this week, with the pricey sports car ending up in a barrier shielding off a construction site. According to its driver, the accident occurred when he tried to avoid a pedestrian that suddenly stepped onto...
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2014 Audi A3 Sportback Spy ShotsFollowing the debut of the latest-generation Audi A3 three-door hatch at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, a prototype for its five-door cousin, labeled a “Sportback” by Audi, has been spotted testing in Europe ahead of its official world debut at the Paris Auto Show next month...
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The V-12 Range Rover That Never WasBack when Land Rover was in the hands of BMW and developing the third-generation of its iconic Range Rover SUV, there were plans in place to take the vehicle more upmarket. Even then, during the early planning phase of the Mk3 Range Rover, the management at Land Rover knew there was an opportunity...
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After promising its 2012 COPO Camaro dedicated drag car would slip under the nine-second barrier for the quarter mile, Chevrolet has delivered, with an example of the car finished in Flat Black paint... -
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Making U.S. Debut At Pebble BeachThe 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is almost upon us, with festivities surrounding the event already in full swing in Monterey and the preview announcements being released in rapid fire. The latest is an announcement from Ferrari that its stunning new F12 Berlinetta supercar will be...
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Rare 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider Crashes In GermanyA very rare convertible version of the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona has crashed in Germany, with the driver of the car claiming the brakes failed. Sadly, the damage looks to be rather severe, with the classic Ferrari, of which only 122 examples were ever made with the convertible body, hitting a tree...
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Watch Rhys Millen’s Record-Breaking Pikes Peak Run: VideoRhys Millen set a new record for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in 2012 behind the wheel of a 700-horsepower Genesis Coupe.
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Mercedes Enlists MacGyver To Help Sell New Van: VideoApril Fool’s Day may have been four months ago but today we have a story worthy of being a great prank, only it’s real. Mercedes-Benz has enlisted none other than MacGyver, played by actor Richard Dean Anderson, to help sell its latest commercial vehicle, the Citan van. Anyone familiar...
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2011 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Recalled To Prevent Airbag HazardMercedes-Benz is recalling the vehicle due to fears part of the dash might break off and become a projectile when the airbags are launched.
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If you thought Senna was the only movie centering on the life of a Formula 1 legend being released in recent times, think again. A new biopic about Austrian driver Niki Lauda and his epic... -
Fisker Issues Follow-Up To Woodside Karma FireFisker is investigating the cause of a fire that plagued one of its Karmas in Woodside, California in August 2012.
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IIHS Toughens Frontal Crash Tests, Acura And Volvo Come Out On TopGetting a perfect score in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) round of crash tests just got that much harder, with the agency introducing a tough new test it says will help spur automakers into improving protection of occupants during severe frontal crashes. The latest test...
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2014 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Spy VideoBentley is hard at work renewing its Continental Flying Spur, with prototypes for the latest version of the big sedan spotted testing in Europe on a number of occasions already. Due sometime next year as a 2014 model, the new Continental Flying Spur will have received extensive updates including...
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2014 Kia Forte Spy ShotsKia’s already confirmed that its all-new Forte, known as the K3 or Cerato in other markets, is scheduled to make its debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show in late November. And though we’ve seen some official preview sketches, these latest spy shots give us our best look yet at the...
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Lamborghini To Announce 50th Anniversary Plans At Pebble BeachIt was back in 1963 that Ferruccio Lamborghini, the then owner of a tractor company, would venture into the risky world of manufacturing high-end sports cars. That means that next year his company, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., will be 50 years old, and you can bet that there will be plenty of...
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