Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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In late 2008 London Mayor Boris Johnson and Transport for London (TfL) picked two new designs for a modern-day Routemaster double-decker bus for the UK capital’s public transport service. More...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Hyundai Genesis FaceliftHyundai’s Genesis sedan has only been on sale for about two years and during that time it has already taken home the prestigious North American Car of the Year award. As successful as the original formula was, Hyundai is not resting on its laurels and is already planning an update to the car...
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Custom 1969 Chevrolet Camaro To Star In Gran Turismo 6Gran Turismo 5’s release date has been pushed back a number of times already and is believed to somewhere around the end of this month--fingers crossed--but already we have news on the next iteration of the popular racing sim. No doubt still years away from release (GT5 took more than 2,000...
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Sultan Of Brunei’s Rare Ferrari Collection Up For Sale?Though we can't confirm its legitimacy, a company based in New Zealand of all places is claiming to have more than 25 Ferrari supercars up for sale, most of them brand new and with only their original factory delivery mileage. The private collection of cars, which includes the 25 Ferraris, as well...
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G-Power Dials Up Output On BMW M6 Hurricane RR To 800 HorsepowerThe G-Power name has become synonymous with extreme BMWs and the company’s latest Hurricane RR based on the M6 Coupe fits in perfectly with that description. After G-Power’s own M5-based Hurricane RS broke the world record for the fastest street-legal sedan with a top speed of 228 mph...
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2010 L.A. Auto Show Preview: First Factory-Built Fisker KarmaFisker has announced today that its Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan will be on display at next week’s 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show and in doing so has made a not so subtle jab at GM by describing its car as the “first and only true electric vehicle with extended range”. You may...
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Hot on the heels of the updated 2011 Bentley Continental GT comes a new and improved Continental Flying Spur sedan, which arrives on the market in March of next year as a 2012 model. For... -
TracKey For 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Unlocks Race Track SettingsMuscle car fans and revheads in general now have another reason to salivate over the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 as the Blue Oval has just announced a new feature for the car called TracKey. Not to be mistaken with the MyKey nanny system for nervous parents, the new TracKey unlocks...
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Is Ferrari Volkswagen’s Next Acquisition Target?Volkswagen is intent on becoming the world’s biggest automaker, and of late, it's been looking more and more like a realistic goal. In the past year alone we’ve seen Volkswagen successfully acquire--or at least lay the groundwork to--Porsche, Italdesign-Giugiaro and a sizeable chunk of...
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2011 Bentley Continental GT Mega GalleryRight now we pretty much know everything we need to about the new 2011 Bentley Continental GT. We’ve seen the spy shots, got all the details in the official preview piece, seen the live shots direct from its 2010 Paris Auto Show debut, and even enjoyed a quick video. Oh, did we mention that...
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Video: Rapper T-Pain Shows Off Custom Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead CoupeThe Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe is a favorite among musicians and sports stars all over the globe but one very special edition stands out among the rest, a brand new 2009 model decked in blood red and customized to the hilt. Like a young Jay Leno, T-Pain is an avid car enthusiast and has...
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Pagani releases yet another special edition Zonda with new RAKUnadulterated, bombastic carbon fiber insanity--the current Pagani Zonda and its several variants are the embodiment of what it is to be a supercar but an even better car is just around the corner, one that is expected to improve on the Zonda in almost every criteria that counts. The car is the...
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The era of mainstream electric vehicles is nearly upon us. Next month first deliveries of the Nissan Leaf will officially start and soon after the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric vehicle will... -
Acura Latest To Use Apple iPad For Promoting CarsThe Apple iPad has become an intriguing accessory for cars, especially in marketing them. The Hyundai Equus comes with one containing its owners' manual, and both BMW and Mercedes-Benz have shown innovative ways of attaching the handy device in the car. Now Acura is joining the band of luxury...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Preview: 2012 Range Rover Evoque Five-DoorDynamically designed and arrestingly attractive, the 2012 Range Rover Evoque has won much praise on the auto show circuit and though the crossover is already headed to production, so far only the three-door ‘Coupe’ version has been officially revealed. That is until now. The new 2012...
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Lincoln To Build New Crossover At Louisville Plant In 2011Lincoln will be taking a new approach to the types of vehicles it produces in the future, with plans to downsize its lineup in the wake of flailing sales of the once-popular Navigator SUV and other large cars. While there were reports of Lincoln producing a new crossover based on the...
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Bugatti Veyron Voted Worst Environmental Offender By EPAEvery year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) produces a list of the best and worst cars for fuel efficiency and not surprisingly this year’s worst offender is the 2011 Bugatti Veyron--a car fitted with a quad-turbocharged 16-cylinder engine displacing no less than 8.0-liters. This...
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Ferrari 458 Italia Bursts Into Flame Two Months After RecallBack in September Ferrari issued an official recall of its still new 458 Italia supercar following a spate of reports of cars spontaneously combusting and burning to the point where they are no longer recognizable as even cars. In the past year there have been no less than ten different reports of...
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Prior to the start of the global financial crisis back in 2008 BMW was working on a new full-size SUV positioned above the X5 and X6 to take on rivals like the Range Rover and Mercedes-Benz GL-Class.... -
New Details On Ferrari Hybrid 4WD SystemFerrari has been working on a proprietary part-time four-wheel drive system designed for both its mid- and front-engined models for the past several years. Christened the “Insertable 4x4”, not much has been seen or heard about the system for some time but now a mysterious Ferrari...
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Honda CR-Z Wins Japan’s Car Of The Year Award For 2010-2011The 2011 Honda CR-Z may not have lived up to all the hype of being the first real hybrid sports car for the masses but the car has still managed to convince judges in this year’s Japan Car of the Year awards, scoring top honors in the annual event. The award is all the more surprising given...
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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Preview: U.S.-spec Mitsubishi i-MiEVMitsubishi was one of the first major automakers to announce plans for a mass produced electric vehicle and even had a working prototype out testing back in 2008 in the form of the first generation i-MiEV. Since then the i-MiEV has gone through a series of redesigns until finally being launched in...
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GM May Revive High Performance Vehicle OperationsIn what we’re sure came as a major surprise to many, General Motors decided to disband its High Performance Vehicle Operations (HPVO) back in February 2009 in order to reduce costs and focus on mainstream products. If the HPVO doesn’t ring a bell, the go-fast center was basically a...
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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee May Spawn SUVs For Alfa Romeo, MaseratiApart from its extensive North American distribution network and production base, Chrysler doesn’t have much to offer its new strategic partner Fiat--especially when it comes to actual product. There is the new Pentastar V-6 engine as well as the Chrysler 300C’s LX rear-wheel drive...
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