Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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For years at a time, the Honda Accord has enjoyed the title of America’s most popular passenger car and with the continuous improvements the humble nameplate has received over the years, it’s...
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Jaguar Marks 75th Anniversary With Special Edition XKR 75The Jaguar XKR Goodwood Special was a special one-off build created last year to explore the harder side of the XKR's character and allow engineers to explore some performance boundaries. While the Goodwood Special never eventuated into the long-rumored XKR-R, the special edition model itself has...
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Switzer Performance E85-Fueled Nissan GT-R Pumps Out 900 HorsepowerWith ‘just’ 485 horsepower on board, the stock-standard R35 Nissan GT-R is already capable of outgunning all but the fastest and most expensive of supercars. So just imaging what the car could do if output was increased to 900 horsepower! Thanks to the guys at Switzer Performance, we...
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Rendered: Ferrari 599 SpiderThe Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is one of the world's premier high-end car exhibitions and competitions, and though it's not a car show in the traditional sense, it has been the location for the debut of some of the world's most impressive cars, including the Bentley Mulsanne. Now it looks...
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Toyota Chief Test Driver Dies In Lexus LFA Crash In GermanyIt’s official. Toyota’s chief test driver, Hiromu Naruse, has been killed in a crash while testing the company’s upcoming 2012 Lexus LFA supercar in Germany. While the exact circumstances of the accident are yet to be determined, Toyota has confirmed that 67-year old Naruse has been killed...
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Ferrari To Launch One New Model Every YearFerrari will follow Lamborghini’s lead by launching at least one new or heavily updated model every year as the automaker attempts to keep up with growing waiting lists while still attracting new customers to the brand. Ferrari will maintain its four main model lines, consisting of the...
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With Honda no longer spending hundreds of millions of dollars on motorsports programs, and the NSX replacement now well and truly dead, it’s little surprise the automaker’s sports car lineup up...
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100 Lamborghinis Gather At St. Moritz, SwitzerlandWhat a sight it must have been for onlookers at St. Moritz, Switzerland over the weekend as a cavalcade of Lamborghinis, 100 strong, rolled through the city. Owners from across the world joined ‘Lamborghini St. Moritz 2010’, supported by Lamborghini dealerships and clubs, to celebrate the House...
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First Details On 2012 Saab 9-3Now that the 2010 Saab 9-5 has finally made production and being delivered to showrooms all across the country, attention turns to Saab’s other models, all of which are crucial to the long-term viability of the brand. Coming up on the horizon is the new 9-4X crossover, which is already in...
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Stolen Lamborghini Murcielago Goes Up In FlamesThis sorry looking Lamborghini Murcielago is the result of a fire that engulfed the $350,000 supercar earlier today in Brooklyn, New York. The car was stolen by two men who were seen fleeing from the vehicle moments before it caught on fire. It’s a well known fact that Lamborghinis are prone to...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Nissan GT-R SpecMThe Nissan GT-R SpecM is overdue already, but appears to be nearing completion.
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Former Bertone And Pininfarina Designer Jason Castriota Moving To SaabGiving brilliant people free rein to build their dreams has led to some of the best designs in automotive history, no small portion of which were penned by people working for the legendary design houses like Stile Bertone and Pininfarina. Well, one designer, Jason Castriota just happened to work at...
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It’s been a while since we last heard from Edo Competition but the German tuner is back at it again and extreme as ever; its latest efforts transforming the regular Aston Martin DB9 grand tourer...
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2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Suffers First CrashThanks to a brutish 563 horsepower V-8 engine, go-kart like throttle response and a populace with declining driving skills (thanks mostly in part to the proliferation of safety aids meant to protect us), it was only a matter of time before we would be reporting on the first crashed 2011...
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2011 Porsche Panamera V-8 Models Made More EfficientNew V-6 versions of the Porsche Panamera has just on sale in the U.S. but the original V-8 models (S, 4S and Turbo) introduced last year have also been updated for the latest model year. Due in August, the new V-8 powered 2011 Porsche Panamera lineup is coming onto the market with an even higher...
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Buy A Lincoln Before Sept. 7 And Get Three Years Free MaintenanceBuy or least a new Lincoln (2010 and 2011 models) before September 7 and benefit from free scheduled maintenance as part of a new program that should help the automaker erase any images of expensive running costs potential customers may have. Lincoln will cover all scheduled maintenance for three...
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2011 Range Rover PreviewDespite undergoing a major facelift only last year, which saw the addition of a range of new engines and standard features, Land Rover’s latest 2011 Range Rover SUV has been updated again and the changes to the luxurious off-roader appear just as significant. The 2011 Range Rover is further...
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2011 Subaru Impreza Priced From $17,495Subaru has announced pricing for the 2011 Subaru Impreza models, with the new range consisting of the 2.5i, 2.5i Premium and Impreza Outback Sport, as well as the new widebody Impreza WRX and WRX STI models. The well-equipped Impreza 2.5i maintains an aggressive starting price of $17,495, with the...
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The Phaeton flagship sedan may have been a major flop for Volkswagen but officials are keen for a launch of a successor. The car was priced similarly to BMWs and Audis but it wore a humble VW badge,...
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Australia’s Joss Supercar Nearing ProductionAustralia is an unlikely place for the birth of a mid-engined supercar but considering the place is home to some of that fastest four-doors in the world (thank you Holden and Ford), not to mention the Mad Max series of movies, it’s easy to picture bubbling car culture down there. Yes, a company...
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Spy Shots: 2011 BMW 5-Series M Sport PackageWhile it isn’t the high-performance M5 that we’re all waiting for, this latest prototype spied testing in Germany confirms that there will also be regular 2011 BMW 5-Series models with some distinct M styling cues. The M Sport Package for the 5-Series will include the typical exterior upgrades...
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Domestics Beat Imports In 2010 J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, Porsche Still On TopFor the first time in the 24 years that the J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study has been conducted, the domestic brands have managed to surpass the imports. Led by new entries from Ford and General Motors, domestic brands, as a whole, have done better but four out of the five top...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Chevrolet Orlando Caught Testing, U.S. Sales Still CanceledChevrolet stated early last year that it would bring a production version of 2008’s Orlando concept vehicle to North American markets sometime in 2011, however, just weeks after revealing the updated Volt MPV5 concept, itself a new iteration of the Orlando design, the automaker has reversed...
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Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept Spied As ConvertibleSideswipe is back, or at least we think he is. Last year’s Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept, which GM produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of America’s beloved Corvette, and star as one of the cars of the Transformers movies, has been spotted again--but this time there’s something...
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