Car News
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Development of the next-generation Jeep Wrangler is underway, and some big changes are expected for the iconic off-roader. However, Jeep will reportedly keep some elements of the current Wrangler, including its body-on-frame chassis. Surely a relief to Wrangler fans, this bit of information comes courtesy of Automotive News (subscription required), which also reports that the next Wrangler will be built in Toledo, Ohio, just like the current model and its predecessors. ALSO SEE: Dodge Viper ACR Concept Headlines Mopar's 2014 SEMA Fleet Previous reports suggested the Wrangler would switch to a...
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BMW X5 M & X6 M Teaser, Lotus Exige S, High-Performance Kia K900: Today’s Car News
The second-generation of BMW’s X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs is just around corner, with a debut likely to take place at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show next month. Right on cue, a teaser video for the new vehicles was released today. Lotus’ striking Exige S gets an automatic...
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Dodge Viper ACR Concept Headlines Mopar’s 2014 SEMA Fleet
This year’s SEMA show is just a couple of weeks away but we’ve been given an early look at what’s destined to be one of the stars of the upcoming tuning fest. Revealed today is the Dodge Viper ACR Concept, which unashamedly previews the ultimate track-focused but street legal...
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Ferrari F50 Crashes In The U.K.
The F50 may be one of the less popular special series Ferraris but seeing one on the side of the road in this condition is still a terrible sight to behold. The crash took place on Wednesday on a stretch of road near Brackley in the U.K. CHECK OUT: 2,000-HP Trion Nemesis To Enter Production In 2016...
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Price Cut Doubles Viper Sales, Production To Resume In November
Dodge was forced to idle production of its Viper SRT supercar back in April after low demand caused a massive 434-day supply of the cars on dealer lots. This caused the automaker to make a drastic decision last month to lob $15,000 off the car’s starting price, bringing the figure down to...
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Another LaFerrari Up For Sale, This Time In Germany
Despite Ferrari’s best attempts to vet buyers of its LaFerrari so that the car only ends up in the hands of its most loyal customers, as opposed to speculators out to make a quick buck, a handful have appeared on the used car market just months after deliveries commenced. This red example is...
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Kia’s K900 flagship sedan is still fresh on the market, having gone on sale here only in March. However, the car hasn’t managed to gain traction yet, which shouldn't be too much of a surprise as it can't be easy convincing shoppers to drop $60k on a vehicle from a brand mostly known for its affordability. Sales of the K900 peaked at 260 units in April, its first full month on the market, but have declined since then, reaching just 56 units in September. By comparison, Mercedes-Benz sold 4,883 units of its E-Class in September and 1,909 units of its S-Class. That doesn’t mean...
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ATS Reveals Sport 490 Stradale Street-Legal Track Car
Niche sports car brand Automobili Turismo e Sport (ATS), which recently located from its home in Italy to a new base in the Canary Islands, has announced its latest production, a road-legal track car called the Sport 490 Stradale. ALSO SEE: Dodge Viper ACR Concept Headlines Mopar's 2014 SEMA Fleet...
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BMW Teases New X5 M And X6 M Performance SUVs: Video
BMW’s new X5 M and X6 M performance SUVs based on the latest X5 and X6 models are due soon, with many tipping we’ll see them unveiled at next month’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show where two BMW world premieres are planned. Right on cue, a teaser video for the new performance SUVs has...
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Lotus Exige S Gets Automatic Transmission
The Exige may not be on sale here anymore but overseas the car continues to be updated, with Lotus announcing that for 2015 the range-topping Exige S variant will be available with a paddle-shifted automatic transmission. This should help the wide-body Exige appeal to a much wider audience, which...
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2,000-HP Trion Nemesis To Enter Production In 2016
Will the Trion Nemesis prove to be more than just another piece of supercar vaporware?
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World’s Fastest Supra Runs The Quarter In 6.05: Video
Fourth-generation Toyota Supras are known for being capable of making some big power, which in turn translates to incredibly quick quarter mile times, but the version featured in this video is simply off the scales. It’s the work of Bahrain-based Ekanoo Racing, and it has just run the quarter...
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Customized 2015 Mustangs from Petty's Garage and Galpin Auto Sports will appear at SEMA.
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2015 Corvette Z06 Crash, 2016 Ford Explorer, BMW Centenary Supercar: Car News Headlines
A crashed example of the yet-to-go-on-sale 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has been spotted. It’s likely the same car we saw crashed on the Nürburgring late last month. A prototype for the 2016 Ford Explorer has been spotted. This isn’t the rumored rear-wheel-drive Explorer but an...
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DeLorean time machine replica captured in photographic glory
The DeLorean has become quite an icon in the automotive world. It has the gullwing doors, the stainless body panels, and, oh right, it was a star cast member in three "Back to the Future" films. There's a DeLorean fan base that is flung all over the globe, and seems to enjoy all manner of things...
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Crashed 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Spotted In Chicago: Video
The all-new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 hasn’t even gone on sale yet but already a crashed example has been spotted. The sorry-looking Z06 was spotted on a flatbed in Chicago and is likely the same car that crashed on the Nürburgring late last month. ALSO SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvetet Z06...
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Jaguar Land Rover Starts Production Outside U.K. For First Time
It was two years ago that Jaguar Land Rover announced a partnership with Chery to establish a new production facility in China. Production at the new facility finally commenced this week, with the first model produced there being the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque. This is the first time that one of...
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Deadmau5 Shows Off Options He Picked For His McLaren P1
Deadmau5 recently confirmed via Twitter that he had purchased a McLaren P1 to join his other recent purchase from the Woking-based firm, a 650S Spider that on random nights he uses to ferry Uber users around in his home town of Toronto. Now the Canadian DJ has posted up some renderings of the P1...
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The Caterham F1 Team is currently on shaky ground following news Caterham Sports Limited (CSL), an entity that builds the actual cars for the team, is in administration and its administrator refusing to release the cars for transport to Austin, Texas for the upcoming Formula One United States Grand Prix. It turns out CSL hasn’t received funding from Caterham’s new owner Engavest, a consortium of Swiss and Middle Eastern investors. The reason, according to a statement on the Caterham F1 Team’s website, is that the team’s former owner, a group of investors led by...
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2016 Ford Explorer Spy Shots
Ford made headlines when it introduced the current-generation Explorer back in 2011, as the vehicle had shed its rugged, truck-like image of previous generations in favor of a more practical, car-like one. It did so by adopting the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] front-wheel-drive D4 platform...
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Henrik Fisker To Make Announcement On Galpin Stand At L.A. Auto Show
Henrik Fisker is probably best known for his attempt at starting an automaker but before the days of Fisker Automotive the Danish businessman was working as a car designer and running coachbuilder Fisker Coachbuild. Well, it appears Fisker isn’t finished with the auto world just yet as...
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Full-Size Bugatti Veyron Replica Made Out Of Wood: Video
Would you like to own a Bugatti Veyron? Well today could be your lucky day because we've found one for you, and it will cost you just a little over $3,000. How's that possible you ask, which you should ask because the lowest sticker on a new Veyron is well over one million bucks. The reason you can...
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Hendo Creates 'Back To The Future'-Style Hoverboard: Video
You can now live out your Marty McFly fantasies, courtesy of Kickstarter.
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Signs 'Anti-Tesla' Bill, Banning Direct Sales
Michigan becomes the fourth state to ban Tesla's company-owned stores.
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