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McLaren’s latest supercar, the MP4-12C, has officially landed in the U.S. and to mark the occasion McLaren Automotive, the road car division of the famous motorsports brand, has released a... -
Peugeot 208 GTi Concept Headed To 2012 Geneva Motor ShowThe latest generation 208 hatchback from French automaker Peugeot made its debut in Europe recently and now, just a few weeks out from the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, a sporty ‘GTi’ version has been previewed in concept form. While Peugeot is yet to officially confirm that it will be...
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BMW Launches M Performance Parts For The 1, 3, And 5-SeriesIn addition to the new M Performance vehicles being unveiled next month at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, BMW will also be launching a new range of M Performance Parts. Similar to the previous BMW Performance range of official accessories, the new BMW M Performance Parts are designed to add some vigor...
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De Tomaso Sold To Chinese Investment FirmOne year ago, legendary Italian marque De Tomaso, rejuvenated by former Fiat exec Gian Mario Rossignolo and his family, unveiled the peculiar SLS (Sport Luxury Sedan) concept car at the Geneva Motor Show. Many questioned why a brand famous for building exotic sports cars would suddenly venture into...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK Class Spy ShotsMost of the changes planned for the facelifted 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class will take place under the skin.
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Transformers 4 Movie Coming... With New Human CastFilm director Michael Bay together with Paramount Pictures has confirmed this week that a fourth installment of the popular Transformers movie franchise is coming. Filming is expected to start later this year for a release on June 29, 2014 and so far it appears that none of the original human cast...
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BMW is now just one year away from the start of production of its i8 plug-in hybrid supercar.
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Lexus Tops 2012 J.D. Power Dependability Study, Chrysler Comes LastThe results are in for this year’s J.D. Power and Associates U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study and it appears that Lexus has come out on top in the final standings. Rounding out the five highest-ranking brands are Porsche, Cadillac, Toyota and Scion, respectively. At the other end of the...
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Porsche’s New SUV To Be Called The MacanPorsche has confirmed today that its upcoming compact SUV will be called the Macan. The name is derived from the Indonesian word for tiger and according to Porsche it embodies the suppleness, power, and dynamics of the new model. Along with the reveal of the new name, Porsche also dropped this...
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Pininfarina Reaches Debt Deal With BanksRiddled with debt, legendary Italian coachbuilder and design house Pininfarina has announced that it has reached a debt restructuring deal with its lenders that provides the firm with additional time to pay back its loans. Through a series of meetings with its lenders, Pininfarina has reached a new...
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Bentley Working On More Powerful W-12 EngineWith 500 horsepower and 487 pound-feet of torque on tap, Bentley’s new twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 engine is just 67 horsepower and 29 pound-feet of torque shy of the output generated by its twin-turbo 6.0-liter W-12. Factor in that the V-8 also produces 40 percent less CO2 emissions than the...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG Spy ShotsUnlike the Land Rover Defender, which will gain a successor in the form of a production version of the recent DC100 concept vehicles, the equally-utilitarian Mercedes-Benz G Glass is soon to meet its demise. To celebrate its life, Mercedes unveiled the Final Edition and Edition Select models for...
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Following the reveal of its new 2013 A3’s interior at the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Audi has announced its presence at this year’s CeBIT in Hanover, Germany.
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Jaguar Considering Track-Focused XKR-S: ReportTo most, the 550-horsepower Jaguar XKR-S is about as hardcore as you’d ever want a Jaguar to be. However, for the buyer that likes to take his car to a track, race it, and then drive home again, even the XKR-S may not be focused enough. This has got management at Jaguar wondering if they...
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2013 BMW X1 Spy ShotsBMW is planning an update for its compact X1 crossover in time for the 2013 model year, a prototype for which has been caught once again in the wild. The good news is that this ‘updated’ model is the one that’s expected to finally arrive in U.S. showrooms around the end of the...
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BMW Teases New M Performance Parts For 1-Series Hatch: VideoBMW is expanding its hallowed M Division by launching a series of new performance-oriented vehicles fitted with exclusive M-tuned engines, handling packs, and stylish bodykits. Called the M Performance range, the new models aren’t set to debut officially until March’s Geneva Motor Show...
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2011 Mazda Takeri Concept Mega-GalleryThe Mazda Takeri Concept from last year’s Tokyo Motor Show is the best glimpse yet as to what the styling of the upcoming 2013 Mazda Mazda6 will look like. Mazda even states that its latest concept points to the future design direction of its next-generation sedan, and that’s a good...
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Sporty Elantra GT Turbo Possible: ReportWith the release of the new 2013 Veloster Turbo, Hyundai now has a potent four-cylinder turbo engine that’s just begging to go into other models in the automaker’s ever-expanding lineup. One recipient for the new engine may end up being the recently revealed 2013 Elantra GT. The Elantra...
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If the recent Senna biopic got you all nostalgic for those exciting days of Formula 1, when names like Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost were making headlines, here’s your chance to now own a piece... -
Record Gathering Of Ferrari F40s To Celebrate Supercar’s 25th BirthdayIt’s hard to believe that the Ferrari F40 supercar turns 25 this year, and to celebrate the occasion a world record gathering of the supercars is scheduled to take place at the Silverstone race track in the UK this summer. Just as they did for the F40’s 20th birthday back in 2007, F40...
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Walter Röhrl Takes The Porsche Panamera GTS To Ascari: VideoPorsche brand ambassador and test driver Walter Röhrl has taken the new 2013 Panamera GTS for a hot-lap around the Ascari race track near Ronda, in southern Spain. Filmed from a dash-mounted camera, this new video gives us a clear view of the action as the racing legend carves up the track in...
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Get Ready For The New 2013 Audi RS5: VideoOne of the most anticipated new cars of the year is the 2013 Audi RS5 super-sports coupe, which sails into showrooms this spring complete with fresh new styling, high-tech features, and one of the last naturally-aspirated performance V-8s from a German automaker. The new 2013 model is a facelifted...
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Launch Of Second-Gen Tesla Roadster Pushed Back To 2015The Tesla Roadster was forced to bow out of the market last year due to Lotus choosing to end production of its own Elise and Exige sports cars, with which the Tesla shared a platform. While this is bad news for electric sports car fans, Tesla is promising to build a successor though it won’t...
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SsangYong XIV-2 Concept Preview: 2012 Geneva Motor ShowSouth Korean automaker SsangYong is planning a follow up to last year’s surprisingly popular XIV-1 compact crossover concept. The latest study, dubbed the XIV-2 (eXciting User Interface Vehicle 2), is essentially a convertible of the previous XIV-1 though SsangYong’s designers have...
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