Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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After a surprise showing at last month’s 2010 Paris Auto Show--where no specs were divulged--Nissan has finally released official details and images for its facelifted GT-R supercar. Scheduled...
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2010 Subaru Forester S-Edition Concept Makes DebutSubaru has given us a preview of the changes it has in store for its Forester crossover, with the automaker unveiling a special concept version of the car packed with all its latest technologies. The concept is dubbed the 2010 Subaru Forester S-Edition and it’s made its world debut this past...
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Ruf Returns With New 911 Roadster, Promises All-Electric VersionAnyone familiar with the Porsche 911 has probably seen a RUF-modified version, even if they didn't know what they were looking at. For those in the know, however, RUF's various takes on the 911 have been impressive works of modification--from the all-electric eRUF Greenster to the 685 horsepower...
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Mercedes-Benz Rolls Out Concept 358 And Special Edition SLS AMG In AustraliaMercedes-Benz has used this week’s 2010 Australian Motor Show in Sydney to unveil two very unique vehicles, both designed by the automaker’s Aussie division as a way to highlight the importance of the local market and show off some new design ideas that could eventually be offered to...
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Lexus CT 200h F Sport Debuts At 2010 Sydney Motor ShowThe 2011 Honda CR-Z was meant to be the car that showed hybrids could be sporty as well as green, but sadly, its lowly 122 horsepower and dismal 0-60 times meant it was never going to be taken seriously in performance circles. Fortunately, there’s another hybrid vehicle on the horizon that...
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2011 Ford Explorer Playing Major Role At SEMAThe Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show; every year it stirs fans and non-fans alike with outrageously designed custom vehicles and the best that the multi-billion dollar aftermarket accessories industry has to offer. Held annually in Las Vegas, SEMA has grown to become one of the...
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In the U.S. the new 2011 Volvo S60 is offered exclusively with a turbocharged straight-six engine developing upwards of 300 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque, but overseas the car is offered...
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Build Your Own Fisker Karma With New Online ConfiguratorFisker has launched a dedicated website for its new Karma plug-in hybrid luxury sedan that includes a number of interesting features to keep potential customers and the curious interested in the car until its arrival in showrooms early next year. The site showcases the design and engineering...
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Report: Bentley Working On Four-Door CoupeIt appears the four-door coupe segment may be too lucrative even for Bentley to ignore as there are reports emerging that claim the ultra-luxury marque from Crewe is considering launching its own version. Designed to challenge the likes of the Aston Martin Rapide and Maserati Quattroporte, the new...
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Lotus Drops More Images Of New Esprit SupercarTo say Lotus pulled off a bit of a coup at last month’s 2010 Paris Auto Show is a massive understatement given the automaker’s reveal of no less than six brand new concept cars, all of which are intended for production over the next five years. The list of concepts range from tiny urban...
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2011 Suzuki Swift R Concept Previewed Ahead Of Beijing Auto Show DebutThe Suzuki Swift is a hot little hatch sold in most parts of the globe and in its Swift Sport guise can be a hoot to drive, easily upsetting some much more expensive models when it comes to fun factor. The U.S. is finally set to taste what the rest of the world has been enjoying for years as the...
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Report: Daimler May Supply Infiniti With New Small Car PlatformThe growing push towards smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles is leading the charge for changing consumer perceptions of what defines a luxury car--with size no longer the differentiator but rather technology, quality and design. Nowhere is this more the case than in Europe where even the...
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It’s hard to imagine that one of the best looking Maybachs on the road today isn’t actually a Maybach but a custom mega-coupe designed and engineered by the guys at Germany’s...
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First Look At 2014 Lotus Elite With Roof DownAt last month’s 2010 Paris Auto Show Lotus showed off no less than six concept cars that the automaker intends on producing in the coming years, and one of the standouts was the new 2014 Lotus Elite grand tourer. Described as the embodiment of Lotus’ new era, the striking Lotus Elite...
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Video Series Documents The Making Of James Glickenhaus’ Ferrari P4/5 CompetizioneIt's been almost four years since James Glickenhaus commissioned his custom Pininfarina-penned Ferrari Enzo-based P4/5 supercar, but the excitement has begun to build back up following the release of an official rendering and now a new online video series documenting the making of the car. In...
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Spy Shots: Wiesmann GT Testing New Twin-Turbo BMW V-8When the Wiesmann MF5 went into production back in 2008, the world took notice as the latest iteration of the potent and wildly styled coupe is definitely the sort of car that commands attention. Powered by the same 507 horsepower V-10 engine as the outgoing BMW M5, the Wiesmann MF5 is capable of...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Audi A6Though the new Audi A6 is still almost a year away from its production debut, details about its construction and platform technology are already leaking onto the web. Building on technologies first developed in the TT platform, the next-generation 2012 Audi A6 is expected to use the lightweight ASF...
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Despite Rumors, Audi Q5 Hybrid Won't Be At 2010 Los Angeles Auto ShowAudi confirmed last December that it would eventually launch a new hybrid version of its Q5 SUV but since then we haven’t heard anything on the upcoming fuel miser apart from it having an early 2011 launch date. During that time however, Audi has unveiled the A8 Hybrid and a range of...
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We already know that Bentley and Audi will share a newly developed 4.0-liter V-8 engine that will debut towards the end of the year in the recently facelifted 2011 Bentley Continental GT and...
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Video: Bumblebee Camaro Crashes Into Real Police Car On Transformers 3 SetThe production of the third installment of the Transformers franchise has suffered another setback this week with one of the stars of the show, the Bumblebee Chevrolet Camaro, getting involved in a crash with a real police vehicle. The accident took place in the heart of Washington DC and involved...
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New Cajun SUV Will Be Walter de' Silva's First Project At PorscheWith Porsche now officially the 10th brand of the ever-expanding Volkswagen Group, there are fears the ethos of the famous sports car company from Stuttgart will be diluted as focus shifts towards more upmarket performance brands like Lamborghini and Bugatti. We’ve already seen this with the...
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BMW And Mercedes-Benz Compacts Coming To U.S. Within Next Few YearsRight now in the U.S. you can step into a brand new BMW for just under $30,000--for Mercedes-Benz the entry-point creeps a few thousand dollars higher--but in the next couple of years we should be seeing a range of more affordable models from both of the luxury stalwarts. That’s because both...
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GM Promises 2012 Buick Verano Won’t Be Chevy Cruze CloneDespite vowing to end the practice of badge engineering following its bankruptcy process and streamlining of brands, GM is on the verge of launching a new compact sedan under its Buick label that will essentially be a reskinned Chevrolet Cruze. The car is the upcoming 2012 Buick Verano, a teaser of...
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Aston Martin Cygnet Gets Production Green LightAston Martin has announced today that its Cygnet minicar based on the Toyota iQ is no longer a concept and is soon to become reality. That reality will be coming as early as next year in fact when full production of the controversial new model is scheduled to start. Described as the luxury solution...
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