Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Earlier today Ford showed off its new 2011 Mustang GT that will be the official pace car for the 2010 Daytona 500 and now we can report that the car, a special one-off version of the Mustang GT...
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Bugatti Commissions Bespoke $15,000 PenIt's safe to assume that anyone in the market for a Bugatti Veyron probably has more money than they know what to do with, so marketers would be smart to promote a range of a range of accessories for the car with hyper-inflated prices. Not surprisingly, we've already seen several watches--with...
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Report: Chrysler Looking For New Plant To Build FiatsChrysler is currently on the lookout for a new site in North America to start building Fiat-based models, with the first cars tipped to be rolling off the factory floor as early as this year. The information comes from Chrysler's senior vice president for manufacturing, Scott Garberding, who...
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2011 Shelby GT350 Debuts At Barrett-JacksonDuring the opening gala for the Barrett-Jackson Collector car auction, which took place in Scottsdale, Arizona tonight, Carroll Shelby and the Shelby American team unveiled the brand new 2011 Shelby GT350 based on the V-8 powered 2011 Ford Mustang GT. The new car was developed in celebration of the...
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Defunct Acura NSX Successor Reborn As Honda HSV-10 GT Race CarRenamed the HSV-10 GT, the race car is packing a 3.4-liter V-8 engine development more than 500 horsepower.
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Video: 2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta On ShowFans of Italian styling are anxiously awaiting Alfa Romeo's full scale return to the U.S. now that the alliance deal between the Italian auto giant and Chrysler has been well and truly signed off, but whether the Italian brand's first model to be sold locally is the recently revealed 2011 Giulietta...
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Fisker recently suffered a setback with the launch of its Karma plug-in hybrid electric sports sedan, whose delay has been pushed back until the third quarter of the year after originally being...
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Auto-Swerve Technology Coming To Mercedes-Benz Within Five YearsDriver assistance systems, advanced sensing technology including radar and cameras, plus intelligent situational awareness software are all being combined in novel ways to enhance safety. Not the least of those is the idea of the 'auto-swerving' car, something Mercedes-Benz engineers are hard at...
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Stripped Out Lexus IS F Circuit Club Sports Concept Makes DebutThe buzz is still wearing off the Detroit Auto Show but Japanese automakers are already at it again, this time at the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon taking place in Japan this week. Similar to Las Vegas' annual SEMA event, the Tokyo Auto Salon is a hotbed for aftermarket and performance tuners showing off...
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Driven: 2011 Chevrolet VoltFans of the 2011 Chevrolet Volt have followed its development closely, and now that the car is in its final year of development the first near-complete prototypes are doing the rounds and we managed to get some seat time--one whole hour in fact--behind the wheel of one. Most readers will already...
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Nissan Releases New Specs & Images For FIA-GT1 GT-R Race CarNissan is on the verge of entering its giant-killing GT-R supercar into an FIA sanctioned GT1 race, with the automaker today releasing new images of the race-prepped GT-R GT1 that will be available for sale to teams competing in the FIA-GT1 class this year. Teams that have already signed up to race...
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Report: 2013 Audi A3 Sedan Earmarked For U.S. OnlyThe next-generation A3 is set to be unveiled in Europe late this year initially in the basic three- and five-door trims.
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While many of its rivals are offering direct injection technology on its engines in an effort to boost performance and fuel economy, Ford decided on skipping on the innovative technology for its...
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Report: Jaguar Reviving C-Type Badge For New RoadsterYou can probably forget about a flagship XJ Coupe--apparently Jaguar designer director Ian Callum only penned one for fun and there’s been no serious discussions on it--but a new roadster model positioned below the XK and targeting the likes of the Audi TT, BMW Z4 and Mercedes-Benz SLK is all...
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Spy Shots: 2011 MINI CrossoverMINI unveiled a new crossover concept at last year’s Paris Motor Show and within just four weeks after its debut the vehicle was given the green light for production. Numerous prototypes have since been spotted testing across Europe, but despite the near-complete look of prototypes, the new...
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Platinum Or V-Series Trim To Be Offered On Every CadillacAt this week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show Cadillac showed two new vehicles, one production and the other a concept, which highlighted the brand’s expanding Platinum and V-Series trim levels--which brand chief Bryan Nesbitt says will be offered across the Cadillac range, including on the upcoming...
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Bentley Series 51 Continental Pricing RevealedOrdering a custom Bentley just got a whole lot easier. Sure, you still need to be well-heeled, but now you can leverage some of the styling expertise within Bentley's design department thanks to the Series 51 Continental package. The Series 51 package, available on the Continental range’s GT, GT...
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Nelly Custom & California Special 2011 Ford Mustang GTs Debut In DetroitThe 2011 Ford Mustang GT complete with its 5.0 badging and new V-8 engine has made its hip-hop debut alongside Grammy Award-winning artist Nelly as part of his upcoming album's artwork. The album, set to launch this spring, features this modified version of the Mustang GT on its front cover. Nelly...
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You may recall that at last year’s Detroit Auto Show, America’s Revenge Designs, a tuner of GM products turned niche auto manufacturer, unveiled its GTM-R supercar based on the Factory Five GTM...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: 2011 Chevrolet Cruze Live GalleryThe 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan is already on sale in most parts of the globe but for Chevy’s most vital market the car’s launch is still several months away. At this week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Chevrolet is continuing to tease us with its stylish new Civic and Corolla...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet Live GalleryMercedes-Benz has made it clear that it wants to raise the design credentials of its cars, even previewing its future design language with a dramatic sculpture at this week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show, but with cars as stylish as the new 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet we wonder why they...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Debut For Audi A8 HybridBoth of its closest rivals are on the verge of launching hybrid versions of their flagship sedans but for German luxury automaker Audi and its A8, a hybrid model is still some months away. Speaking with reporters at this week’s 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Audi chief Rupert Stadler revealed that a...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: 2011 Lincoln MKXFord has unveiled a facelifted version of its Lincoln MKX mid-size crossover, which comes into the 2011 model year wearing the brand’s new signature DNA. The freshening of the 2011 Lincoln MKX extends to all areas of the vehicle, with new features and technologies not available anywhere else...
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: 2012 Cadillac XTS Plugs Into A Hybrid FutureDespite some models costing upwards of $100,000, the luxury flagship sedan segment is one of the most hotly contested in the industry and is currently dominated by five main players: the Lexus LS, BMW 7-Series, Jaguar XJ, Audi A8 and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. We’ll soon be able to add a sixth...
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