Antony Ingram, Contributing Writer
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Luxury sports car maker Wiesmann has filed for insolvency in its native Germany, the latest niche automaker to be hit by the downturn of the European new car market. Wiesmann is known for its...
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Jaguar Hints At Future Without V-8sIf you like the cultured growl of a Jaguar XK or the fierce snarl of the new XFR-S, you'd best enjoy it while you can. Jaguar has said that the pressure of meeting future emissions regulations could rule out a future for its V-8 engines, and the British automaker is already exploring alternatives...
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Jaguar Land Rover Aims For One Million Annual SalesJaguar Land Rover (JLR) is enjoying a resurgence right now, bouyed by the sales of successful models like the Range Rover Evoque and latest Range Rover. It's aiming higher too, with one million yearly sales the eventual target--up from around a third of that today. JLR's sales are still relatively...
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Maserati MC12 For Sale On eBay: $1.6 Million (Or Nearest Offer)Maserati makes some pretty desirable cars, but better still is the option to dip into the Ferrari parts store now and then. That's just what the company did when it needed a race car to compete in international GT racing a few years back, resulting in a Ferrari Enzo-based homologation special: the...
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Audi R8 e-tron first drive reviewThanks to the combined efforts of companies like Tesla Motors, Mercedes-Benz and others, the concept of an electric supercar no longer seems as unlikely as it once did. Audi has now joined that list too, with its striking R8 e-tron electric supercar. The German automaker invited us to the mighty...
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Land Rover Defender LXV: Luxury Model Celebrates 65 YearsLand Rover's history may not stretch as far back as that of Jeep, but for many it's an equally iconic brand. For 65 years now the British automaker has produced off-road vehicles to rival the best in the world, and most famous of all is the Defender, a line which stretches back over the company's...
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Gearheads rarely agree on which car is the most beautiful ever designed, but a select few appear on more lists than most.
The Lamborghini Miura, for instance. The '63 Corvette Stingray. The Ferrari...
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DoT Guidelines To Help Minimize Driving DistractionsQuestion: If your cellphone buzzes with an SMS message while you're driving, what do you do? Choose from: a) Ignore it and read it later when you stop b) Take a glance, just to see who it is; or c) Read it, reply, check your Facebook and plow through the window of your local 7-Eleven. If you...
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Forza Horizon Download Pack Adds 1,000 Challenges, 2 New CarsAh, to have the roads of Colorado and dozens of sports and supercars at your disposal. That's what Forza Horizon on the Xbox 360 offers you, and developer Turn 10 Studios' tradition of frequent game updates continues unabated too. The latest update is called the Forza Horizon 1000 Club Expansion...
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MG Unveils Sporty Crossover, Subcompact At Shanghai Auto ShowThe classic MGB sports car nailed the formula for affordable fun back in the 1960s and 1970s, but the decades weren't kind to it, nor eventual owners of the MG name, MG Rover. The British company folded back in 2005 to be bought up by Chinese firm SAIC, which is why two of the company's most...
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GRID 2 Multiplayer Details RevealedIt's little over a month before the next installment of Codemasters' GRID series hits shops, GRID 2. The developers have thus far been cagey over exactly what gameplay elements will feature in the game, and equally so over what the game looks like in action. Perhaps an hour of information on GRID...
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Audi's LED Lights Deemed Genuine Fuel-Saving Tech By EUIf you thought Audi's retina-burning headlights were just good for clearing slower traffic out your lane, then think again. According to the European Commision, they're also a bona fide fuel-saving technology, too. Official tests compared Audi vehicles fitted with the all-LED technology to more...
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Groundbreaking engine technology appears fairly frequently, but few designs ever make it beyond the test bench and into production vehicles.
EcoMotors International's opposed-piston engine on the...
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Volvo Announces New Diesel Technology And Eight-Speed AutoVolvo hasn't yet seen fit to bring its diesel engines to U.S. shores, but if and when that day occurs the Swedish automaker will have some of the most advanced diesel technology on the road. The company promises its new fuel pressure sensor technology is as groundbreaking as its lambda sensor for...
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Fisker Layoffs Followed By Lawsuit Over Lack Of NoticeFisker Automotive's problems deepen further with the news that the electric car startup is now facing a lawsuit for the dismissal of 160 of its employees. Fisker, makers of the range-extended electric Karma, laid off around three quarters of its workforce on Friday as it struggles to avoid...
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2014 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line: Detroit Auto Show PreviewJoining the Volkswagen Touareg R-Line at next week's North American International Motor Show in Detroit, VW is also launching an R-Line option on the smaller Tiguan crossover. Both models join the older VW CC R-Line and recently-introduced Beetle R-Line in the automaker's lineup, promising a...
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Fan Of The BMW i8 Concept? Catch It In New York, This NovemberAs production edges ever closer for BMW's i3 and i8 electric vehicles, examples of each are touring the globe and letting fans get a closer look. The BMW i 'Born Electric' Tour kicked off in Rome back in June, and is set to make a stop in New York City from November 13-18. The tour lets members of...
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2012 BMW M135i Hatchback: Quick DriveWhile European carmakers are slowly coming around to the concept of releasing their best products in the U.S., there are still a few cars denied to American customers. One of these is BMW's latest hot 1-Series model, the M135i from its expanding M Performance range. Available only in three- and...
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Given a choice of vehicles in which to lap the famous Nürburgring-Nordschleife circuit in Germany, something with a 1.0-liter, three-cylinder engine may not be your first pick.
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54.5 MPG CAFE Standards For 2025 Now ConfirmedFollowing a long political battle, 2025's Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards have now been confirmed. Announced last year by President Obama, the standards will require a fleet-wide average of 54.5 mpg by 2025, and will operate on a gradual scale.The new targets are expected to reduce...
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Sabine Schmitz Tackles The 'Ring In French Electric GTFew people know their way around the treacherous Nürburgring Nordschleife better than German race driver and TV personality Sabine Schmitz. She may have retired from 'Ring Taxi' duties last year, but during her career she's lapped the famous Northern Loop more than 20,000 times. We doubt too...
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Track-Only, 320-HP Mazda MX-5 GT4 UnveiledEver since the first Mazda MX-5 Miata hit the streets in 1989, some people have wanted a little more power. With each new generation Mazda has duly obliged to the point where the current model has a 2.0-liter engine with 167-horsepower--over 50 horses more than the original car. Even then, this...
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Stanford's Autonomous Audi TTS Hits 120 MPH In Track TestingThe thought of autonomous, self-driving cars brings doom and gloom to most gearheads. It's hard not to imagine a future where driving for fun is a thing of the past. We probably don't have to worry for quite some time, so in the meantime it's easier to appreciate the technology behind cars like...
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BMW Launches ParkNow, DriveNow Parking And Car Sharing AppsSan Francisco will be the U.S. launch center for two new urban mobility apps from BMW. City mayor Ed Lee, and Dr. Ian Robinson from BMW, announced the new ParkNow and DriveNow apps at a press conference on Monday. ParkNow is a new parking app developed to ease the pain of parking in congested...
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