Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Porsche is going to great length to break as much new ground as possible with its latest 2012 911, or 991 to the diehards.
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Mercedes-Benz SLA Roadster Back On The Table?We know Mercedes-Benz is likely to launch four new models based around its latest generation small car platform, otherwise known as MFA (Mercedes Frontwheel Architecture). The first of these new models has already been revealed in the form of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class, and will be followed...
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2012 Hyundai Veloster Online Configurator Now LiveWe already know the 2012 Hyundai Veloster will set you back at least $18,060 including destination, but now you can know how much the car will cost when kitted out to your exact desire. That’s because an online configurator for the unique sports hatch has just gone live, providing auto...
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2012 Porsche 911 Official VideoThe 2012 Porsche 911 is scheduled for its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show on September 13, but the car has already made its online debut--both in Carerra and Carerra S trim. We now have a new video of the latest 911, giving us an intimate look at how the 991 series will look. The car...
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2012 Acura TSX Gets Special Edition ModelThis is Acura’s 25th year in the business and in celebration of the milestone the upmarket Honda division has been releasing a number of updates on its 2012 models. The latest to receive the updates is the 2012 Acura TSX, which spawns a new “Special Edition” model featuring a...
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Vettel’s Infiniti FX, Hyundai Genesis Facelift, Sad Ferrari Enzo: Today’s Car NewsThe facelifted 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe isn’t due to be unveiled until the 2012 Detroit Auto Show but images of the car have just leaked online. [MotorAuthority] Turns out Tesla CEO Elon Musk is a betting man, as he has just bet $1 million his company will deliver its second model, the...
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BMW used this past weekend’s Indianapolis MotoGP to unveil its new F10 M5 safety car, and to celebrate the occasion invited 50 lucky M fans for hot laps in the new sports sedan.
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2011 Peugeot HX1 Diesel Hybrid Concept: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowFrench automaker Peugeot is a leader when it comes to hybrid technology, having pioneered the world’s first production diesel-electric hybrid vehicle in the form of its 3008 HYbrid4 crossover. Now Peugeot is on the verge of launching its second diesel hybrid, the 508 RXH wagon, but the...
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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Super Sport Spy ShotsThe boss of Bugatti, Wolfgang Durheimer, recently revealed the 1,200 horsepower W-16 engine of the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport was not compatible with the body of the Veyron Grand Sport, though a more powerful version of the open-top supercar had not been ruled out. Today we have new spy shots of a...
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Audi Urban concept debuts at 2011 Frankfurt auto showWe recently saw spy shots of a camouflaged Audi concept car doing some photography work in the heart of Berlin, Germany, and now the automaker with the four rings has revealed the concept at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show. The new concept is called the Audi Urban, and it’s just the latest in a...
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Vettel Wins Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Amidst ControversyIt was a one-two finish for Red Bull Racing at the 2011 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, with Championship leader Sebastian Vettel extending his lead yet again with a decisive win at Spa-Francorchamps despite some controversy at the start of the race. Vettel went into the race charged after rival...
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Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Weather ForecastConditions are overcast today at Spa-Francorchamps, the home of the 2011 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, but there’s only a 20 percent chance of precipitation despite the hilly 4.35-mile track’s tradition for wet races. The band of rain clouds that has been seen passing over the area in...
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Despite a four week break, Red Bull Racing ace Sebastian Vettel doesn’t appear to have lost any of his edge, with the German youngster managing to hold of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton to take... -
Ferrari Enzo Abandoned In DubaiRemember this poor Jaguar XJ220 found abandoned in the Qatari desert? Now we have an image of something even sadder: a Ferrari Enzo left to rot in Dubai. The supercar is just another victim among possibly thousands of luxurious and rare cars abandoned in the Middle East, mostly by expatriates...
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BMW X1 U.S. Launch On Indefinite HoldThe BMW X1 compact luxury crossover has been on sale in Europe and other parts of the globe for some time now, including in Canada, but the car is still nowhere to be seen in the automaker’s single biggest market, the U.S. The X1 was originally meant to be launched earlier this year as a 2011...
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Poland’s Arrinera Joining Forces With Lee Noble And Fenix Automotive?Following the reveal of the Venocara supercar from Poland’s Arrinera Automotive back in June, few would have thought that we would be hearing about the company so soon after. We’ll be the first to admit that we were a little skeptical about the credibility of Arrinera and its promise to...
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Italy’s Montenergy Unveils KTM X-Bow Roof KitAs far as road-going roofless track cars go, the KTM X-Bow is in a very exclusive class, kept company primarily by the Ariel Atom and the Lotus 2-Eleven. However, at the end of the day, its design is a little too impractical for regular use on public roads, especially in colder climates...
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Tamara Gets 599 GTO, 2012 BMW 650i, 2013 Ford Focus ST Spy Video: Today’s Car NewsTamara Ecclestone, the daughter of billionaire F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, has just received a Ferrari 599 GTO from her boyfriend Omar Khyami. [MotorAuthority] The 2012 Toyota Camry looks like it’s set to be the most American vehicle, thanks to its high-level of local content...
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The new Focus ST isn’t the only hot hatch brewing at Ford.
The automaker’s European division is also readying a brand new Fiesta ST, a prototype of which has been filmed at the... -
Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Preview
After a four week hiatus the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship restarts with one of the classic races on the calendar, the Belgian Grand Prix, held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit: a 4.35-mile rollercoaster loop through the hills and forests of the Ardennes area. Spa is the longest circuit on the...
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Tamara Ecclestone Gets Ferrari 599 GTO From Boyfriend: VideoWhile her younger sister Petra got LA's most expensive piece of real estate as a gift from her father, billionaire F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, 27-year old Tamara Ecclestone has just received a slightly more modest gift from boyfriend Omar Khyami, a Ferrari 599 GTO. Yes, the car, which is valued at a...
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Bentley’s New SUV Will Be Immediately Identifiable, Says Brand BossBentley fans needn’t worry that the luxury marque’s upcoming SUV model will just be a Cayenne clone, despite one of the Porsche SUV’s pioneers recently being appointed Bentley CEO. Wolfgang Dürheimer is credited with spearheading the Porsche Cayenne’s development, and...
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Project Kahn Releases Ferrari California SA Kahn Monza EditionNot to be mistaken with Ferrari’s own SA Aperta, Britain’s Project Kahn has unveiled a new custom Ferrari California dubbed the SA Kahn Monza Edition. This vehicle features the kind of treatment that makes the designs of Project Kahn founder, Afzal Kahn, a favorite amongst discerning...
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Cadillac Escalade Is Still America’s Most Stolen VehicleToday’s headline probably comes as little surprise considering the Cadillac Escalade luxury SUV and its EXT sibling have been at the top of America’s most stolen vehicle list for the past several years. According to information compiled by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an...
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