Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Following Lexus’ lead, Volkswagen has previewed its complete 60-second spot that will air during the second quarter of the Big Game, Super Bowl XLVI, this Sunday, February 5.
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Police Chase Ends With BMW X5 Landing On Top Of Sleeping ManThe title pretty much says it all. A police chase in Connecticut early on Tuesday ended after a BMW X5 crashed into a house, pinning a sleeping resident underneath for nearly an hour. That sleeping resident was 34-year-old Michael Sweat, who later had to be taken to hospital due to second- and...
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Lexus’ First Super Bowl Ad Unleashes The ‘Beast': VideoFollowing the success of last year’s Star Wars-themed Super Bowl ad from Volkswagen, it seems every automaker looking to capture the attention of American car shoppers is ramping up their efforts for this year’s event. One of these is Lexus, which is running its first-ever Super Bowl ad...
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2013 Ford B-Max Revealed Ahead Of 2012 Geneva Motor ShowFord has taken the covers off its new B-Max compact MPV that’s set to debut next month at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The vehicle, which is based on Fiesta running-gear, is primarily targeted at European buyers meaning we're unlikely to see it sold in the U.S. The B-Max is a brand new model...
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Tesla Drums Up Excitement For 2012 Model S With New VideoYesterday Tesla offered us a glimpse of its third model, the Model X electric crossover, but before that vehicle goes on sale the long-awaited 2012 Model S electric sedan needs to be launched. Today Tesla released a new video featuring its chief designer Franz von Holzhausen and sales chief George...
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First Details On 2014 Dodge Dart SRT4The launch of the new 2013 Dodge Dart leaves the SRT performance division with a credible option to finally build a successor to the Dodge Neon SRT4 cult classic from the early 2000s. The boss of SRT Ralph Gilles has already hinted at such a car, and no, this one isn’t expected to be like...
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The XJ220 supercar is one of the most iconic Jaguars ever produced, and to this day remains the British automaker’s fastest production car.
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First 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG In U.S. Up For AuctionUPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. At the 6th annual Boca Raton Concours d’Elegance taking place in Florida on February 25, a number of high profile cars, both new and old, will go under the hammer at the event’s live...
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Chrysler Looking To Race 300 In Australia’s V8 SupercarsChrysler’s 300 sedan could be lining up alongside the Holden Commodore and Ford Falcon in Australia’s V8 Supercars race series from 2013 onwards. New regulations dubbed “Car of the Future” make it easier for other manufacturers to potentially enter the series, and this could...
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Lamborghini Rules Out Turbocharging, For NowWhile many of its rivals go the turbocharging route in order to boost performance without any detriment to fuel efficiency, Lamborghini has decided to go against doing the same with its models, at least until the end of this decade. The information was revealed by Lamborghini CEO Stephan...
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Fiat Ellezero Crossover To Be Called 500LThe Fiat 500-based Ellezero crossover that we’ve seen testing over the past couple of months will be called the “500L” when it makes its official world debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March. It will go on sale in Europe this summer but won’t arrive in U.S. showrooms...
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2013 Smart ForTwo Facelift Spy ShotsThe current Smart ForTwo, the second-generation of Mercedes’ quirky minicar, is starting to get a little long in the tooth, having been on the market for almost five years now. With no successor planned for at least two more years, a facelift is scheduled to be introduced later this year and...
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Luxury car sales in China show no signs of slowing, with news emerging this month that a special edition Rolls-Royce Phantom priced from $1.2 million sold out within two months of being announced.
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Ferrari 458 Italia Disintegrates After Fatal Crash In ItalyYesterday afternoon a black Ferrari 458 Italia crashed near the coastal town of Taranto, in Southern Italy, killing three people--including the driver--and injuring nine others. The Ferrari driver is said to have lost control at high speed on Interstate 172 before his car veered off the road and...
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Bugatti Orders Two More Years Worth Of Veyron TransmissionsBugatti has ordered two more years worth of transmissions from Ricardo, the British engineering and motorsports firm that supplies the supercar manufacturer with advanced dual-clutch transmissions for all versions of the Veyron. This raises the all-important question: Where will the transmissions...
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MINI Eyeing Diesel Sales In U.S.: ReportDiesel engines are finally starting to gain traction in the U.S., following years of rhetoric from automakers that American buyers just didn’t want them in their cars. It appears the tide has well and truly turned, with announcements in the past month alone confirming diesel versions of the...
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2013 Lexus GS Range Gets TRD TreatmentThe company responsible for much of Toyota’s motorsports efforts as well as its official performance upgrades, Toyota Racing Developments (TRD), has recently been expanding its portfolio to include some Lexus models. Last year we saw a number of TRD-branded parts offered for the Lexus IS F...
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Production Aston Martin V12 Zagato To Debut At Kuwait ConcoursIf you happen to have a spare $525,000 lying around and a hankering for one of the meanest looking cars on the planet, better give Aston Martin a call as the automaker is about to debut its stunning V12 Zagato road-car. Aston Martin has announced that this 'production' V12 Zagato will be unveiled...
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To avoid confusion and help it stand apart in the increasingly competitive business of selling supercars, Shelby Supercars, or SSC for short, has agreed to drop the Shelby name from its official... -
Caterham F1 First To Unveil 2012 Race CarCaterham F1, the team formerly known as Team Lotus, has unveiled its new CT01 race car that will be competing in the 2012 Formula 1 season. Caterham F1 is the first team to unveil its new racer and in the process has revealed some of the design changes made to suit the new rules for 2012. The CT01...
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Kahn Design Unveils New Wide-Body Porsche PanameraAfzal Kahn, owner of the eponymous A. Kahn Design outfit (formerly Project Kahn), has unveiled his latest creation in what has become a long line of customized luxury and high-performance cars. Treading more along the lines of sophistication and style rather than overt showiness often shown by...
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Tennis Star Bernard Tomic Involved In Police Standoff For Driving His M3Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic was recently involved in a bizarre incident with police near his home in the Gold Coast, on the East Coast of Australia. The 19-year old was driving with his girlfriend yesterday near a busy restaurant district when he was pulled over by local police for...
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Pagani Zonda F Crashes In Hong KongThis has been a very bad week for supercars all around the globe. Only yesterday we brought you news of a Lamborghini Gallardo that caught fire in Portland, Oregon, as well as a Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV that crashed in Indonesia. And of course on Monday there was that Ferrari F430 that...
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BMW Project i's next model to be i5 minivan?In March of 2008 BMW first announced plans to establish a new research division called Project i, whose task would be to develop a number of solutions for a vehicle designed for congested city motoring. The goal of Project i was never to exclusively develop one type of vehicle, but rather a range...
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