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On the back of Monday’s announcement from Honda that it will be returning to the Dakar Rally after a 23-year absence, the Japanese automaker has now announced that it will also be expanding its... -
2013 McLaren MP4-12C Spider RevealedMcLaren Automotive is expanding its lineup with the addition of its second model, the new 2013 McLaren MP4-12C Spider, which is ready for order and is priced from $268,250 including destination. The convertible supercar comes just one year after the launch of the hard-top MP4-12C and gets all the...
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Legendary Automotive Designer Sergio Pininfarina Dead At 85Sergio Pininfarina, son of Pininfarina founder Battista Farina, passed away in his home in Turin, Italy, late last night after a long illness. Pininfarina, who was aged 85 at his death, has been involved with the legendary Italian design house his father founded for more than 40 years and was...
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Next BMW X1 To Share Platform With MINI Countryman: ReportThe BMW X1 is finally set to land in the U.S., with the luxury compact crossover due in showrooms this fall as a 2013 model. However, we now have the first details on the next-generation of the X1 due sometime in 2015. While the current model is based on the rear-wheel drive platform of the BMW...
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Audi TT gets new S Line Competition packageThe current generation of the Audi TT sports car has now been with us for almost six years, so to keep it fresh until the arrival of a successor sometime in 2014 Audi has released a stylish new trim package dubbed the S Line Competition. Introduced for the 2013 model year, the S Line Competition...
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New Details On BMW-Toyota Jointly Developed Sports CarLate last week BMW and Toyota made the surprise announcement that the two firms would work together on developing the architecture and components for a future sports car. However, apart for some praise for each other's engineering prowess, few details on the future sports car were revealed. BMW...
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With the financial backing of Indian parent company Tata Motors, Land Rover now has the freedom to expand its lineup with new models that previously would have been too costly.
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Sebastian Vettel's First Drive Of His Custom Infiniti FXFormula 1 ace Sebastian Vettel takes the Infiniti FX he helped design for a spin at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Renault Seeks Partner For Alpine Sports Car RevivalFrench automaker Renault is investigating the launch of two new sub-brands in its quest to expand into new markets and quell its overcapacity issues back home in Europe. One of these brands is to be a luxury line using platforms borrowed from alliance partner Mercedes-Benz. The other, and more...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake Leaked: VideoThe new Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake has been revealed, though sadly it won't be sold in the U.S.
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Mercedes-Benz To Launch Electric B Class With Tesla’s Help?In February Tesla confirmed it would work with Mercedes-Benz on a third electric car project, the first two being the Smart ForTwo Electric Drive and Mercedes-Benz A Class E-Cell. According to latest reports, that third project will be an electric version of the latest-generation B Class, and will...
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Another Wild Lexus LFA Prototype Spied In Germany: VideoJust a week after a very mysterious Lexus LFA prototype was spotted at the Nürburgring, a second example, with similar markings, has now been spotted on some of the German race track’s surrounding streets and entering a nearby facility owned by Toyota. This second prototype, covered in a...
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Despite being one of the more performance-oriented brands in the industry, Lotus also happens to be a leader when it comes to fuel-saving hybrid technology.
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Every Supercar Under The Sun At Goodwood Festival Of Speed VideoThis year turned out to be a bumper one for the Goodwood Festival of Speed, with almost every modern supercar in existence making an appearance at the event. This is on top of the huge list of classic models, expensive concepts, original race cars and automotive celebrities that were also in...
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2013 Land Rover Range Rover Spy VideoDevelopment work on Land Rover’s next-generation Range Rover SUV is nearing completion, with the covers expected to finally come off at September’s 2012 Paris Auto Show. Today, we captured an exclusive spy video (above) of the upcoming Range Rover in testing in Colorado, as it traveled...
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Jaguar Previews Plug-In Hybrid XJ With New PrototypeBuilding on its XJ Limo-Green project of 2009, Jaguar has unveiled today an updated XJ plug-in hybrid prototype at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in under 6.5 seconds and cruising to a top speed of 150 mph, the XJ prototype, dubbed the XJ_e, delivers...
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BMW And Toyota To Collaborate On Sports Car DevelopmentAt a presentation held today at BMW’s headquarters in Munich, the German automaker together with Toyota announced a further expansion of an original alliance established late last year. The heads of both automakers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at long-term strategic...
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2013 SRT Viper Drops In At Jay Leno’s Garage: VideoIt’s hard to believe that not even three months have passed since the 2013 SRT Viper made its debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show. Since then the car has been featured in literally thousands of magazines and websites around the world, and now it has made an appearance on Jay Leno’s...
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Following the reveal of the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake earlier today, new images of a prototype for the high-performance AMG variant have also surfaced.
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Audi R8 e-tron Is The Fastest Production EV Around The ‘RingIt may not be the fastest electric car around the Nürburgring-Nordschleife, but Audi’s R8 e-tron electric sports car, which goes on sale later this year, has set the fastest lap time around the famous German race track for a production-destined EV. The time set by the R8 e-tron was...
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Saab’s New Owner Seeks Permission To Use Saab Name And LogoEarlier this month it was revealed the remnants of bankrupt Swedish automaker Saab would be sold to National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS), a consortium made up of Chinese and Japanese interests that is focused on the development of new Saab-based electric cars. It has since been revealed that...
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New Details On Cadillac ELR Extended-Range Electric CarLast August Cadillac confirmed for launch a new extended-range electric car based on the technology found in the Chevrolet Volt. That new electric car will be the 2014 Cadillac ELR, the production version of 2009’s Converj concept car, and will most likely be revealed for the first time in...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Concept To Make Goodwood AppearanceThe 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed officially kicks off today and on the eve of the event Porsche announced that its stunning 918 Spyder concept will be making an appearance. First unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, and almost immediately confirmed for production, the 918 Spyder concept will...
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Ford Previews Custom ‘Red Tails’ Mustang For EAA AirVenture 2012Ford's custom 'Red Tails' Mustang will be auctioned for charity at the EAA AirVenture event on July 26, 2012.
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