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Jaguar Land Rover hopes increased automation of secondary controls will reduce driver distraction.
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Infiniti Boss Quits After Two Years To Head Cadillac
Infiniti president Johan de Nysschen has resigned just two years after taking up the reins at the Japanese luxury brand. Until a replacement is found, Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer will oversee Infiniti’s operations. It’s been revealed that de Nysschen will be heading...
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2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Runs The Quarter Mile In 11.2 Seconds: Video
With a 707-horsepower, supercharged V-8 under the hood, we knew the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat was going to be quick, but the official quarter mile times for the car are simply epic. With its available Pirelli P Zero tires, the latest Dodge muscle car will run the quarter mile in just 11.2...
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Mercedes C-Class Convertible Spied, LaFerrari XX Breaks, Infiniti Boss Quits: Today’s Car News
A prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s all-new C-Class Cabriolet has been spotted. The new convertible is due on the market next year and will be joined by a new generation of the C-Class Coupe. Ferrari is heavily testing its upcoming LaFerrari XX and one of the prototypes was recently spotted at...
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2015 Bentley Continental GT Speed First Drive
Cruising at a cool mile of altitude over a carpet of lush green Scottish turf—Highlands to the left, Lowlands to the right—our seaplane bobbles over some ripples in the wake of Ben Lomond. In a few minutes, we top out at something like 165 miles per hour, not bad for an airborne mutt...
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Tesla Hacking Contest Features $10,000 Prize
Think you have what it takes to hack into a Tesla Model S electric car? If you're attending the SyScan conference in Beijing next week, then you'll be eligible to have a go—and there's a $10,000 prize in it for the winner. DON'T MISS: Video Emerges Showing Lamborghini Gallardo Destroyed By...
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With Pagani’s first supercar, the Zonda, never officially being sold in the U.S., there was always going to be some pent-up-demand among the nation’s One-Percenters for the Italian marque’s latest model, the Huayra, which has been approved for local sale. What’s surprising is the level of that pent-up-demand. WATCH: LaFerrari XX Proves Too Potent For Its Own Good: Video Even with hypercars from Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche all launching in the past 12 months, and Koenigsegg also setting up shop here, Pagani has revealed that 40 percent of its Huayra production for the...
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Sir Stirling Moss Delivers Driving Insight At Donington: Video
There are certain names in motorsports that elicit the same response when uttered in like-minded company. The name Senna evokes wistful thoughts of what could've been, mixed with smirking smiles of what we all got to witness. McRae will make you laugh and smile even wider. Say the name Moss...
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Fast And Furious 7 Filming Finished, Release Pushed Back To April 2015
The producers of Fast and Furious 7 have confirmed that filming of the new movie is complete, and that we’ll now see it premiere on April 3, 2015. The seventh installment of the hugely-popular Fast and the Furious franchise was originally scheduled to air today but the project was delayed...
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LaFerrari XX Proves Too Potent For Its Own Good: Video
Ferrari is currently testing its track-only LaFerrari XX at race tracks in Europe and one of the prototypes, seen recently at Monza, was cornering so hard that its right rear wheel suddenly gets some serious positive camber. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Drag Races LaFerrari: Video This...
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Video Emerges Showing Lamborghini Gallardo Destroyed By Valet
Valets of the world, what is it you have against Lamborghinis? Can't you just take it easy on them? For us? DON'T MISS: Did A LaFerrari Just Catch Fire? White, sparkling clean, and absolutely smashed to bits at the nose, this Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder was crashed at a La Meridien hotel in New...
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Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In Hybrid Beats Original Acceleration, Range Estimates
The Mercedes-Benz S500 Plug-In Hybrid is quicker and more efficient than originally forecast.
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Volkswagen will correct a steering issue on North American Golf and GTI models.
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Students Target Nürburgring Lap Record With Radical Hybrid Racer
A group of Dutch students plan to break the overall lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
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Diesel Engine Planned For New Audi R8: Report
Talk of a diesel-powered R8 has been around since the launch of the Audi supercar and really peaked in 2008 when not one but two R8 concept cars powered by diesel engines were presented, each fitted with a monster 6.0-liter V-12 TDI good for 500 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque. Audi...
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Rod Stewart Ferrari F40 & Steve McQueen Chevy El Camino Headline Burbank Auction
If you've ever wanted a rock star's Ferrari or a muscle car once owned by the coolest guy in Hollywood, then Auctions America’s Burbank sale at the end of July could be one worth attending. Among lots at this year's auction are a 1990 Ferrari F40 formerly owned by Rod Stewart, and Steve...
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Next Audi A8 Spied, LaFerrari Races Lambo, Final Mitsubishi Evo Revealed: Car News Headlines
Audi is working on its next-generation A8 flagship sedan, which we’re expecting in showrooms for the 2018 model year. A test mule has been spotted and suggests that the next A8 will be similar in size to the current one. Something you’d never guess would happen outside of a video game...
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Hot-Rodded Oldsmobile Cutlass Stolen, Later Found In Pieces: Video
As a gearhead, few things match the pain of having your car stolen. Just a few moments of the underworld's time can rid you of a project that ate up years of your time, money, experience and love. MUST WATCH: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Drag Races LaFerrari: Video It's a pain Bob Heroux knows only...
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Bugatti is scheduled to end Veyron production within the next 12 months, with only around 20 build slots left for the 450-car run of Veyrons. However, fans shouldn’t be too saddened as an even more potent successor is in the works and likely to be revealed next year. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Drag Races LaFerrari: Video We’ve previously heard that the new model will feature some form of hybrid technology and that it isn't likely to eclipse the Veyron Super Sport’s world record top speed of 267.856 mph. Well, a pair of inside sources has now told Reuters that the...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach Spy Video
Mercedes-Benz is working on a stretched version of its S-Class sedan, a prototype for which is featured in our exclusive spy video. Up to six different S-Class variants will eventually be launched, including this S-Class Maybach, which we’re expecting to be revealed later this year, as a 2015...
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Jaguar Land Rover Gives Details On New Ingenium Four-Cylinder Family
Jaguar Land Rover has developed an advanced four-cylinder engine family, members of which will start appearing in its various models from 2015 onwards. Called Ingenium, the first recipient of the new engine family is expected to be the 2016 Jaguar XE, after which we should see the engines appear in...
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Bentley Considering Coachbuilding Service
Bentley is considering launching a new personalization department that could offer coachbuilding services to its wealthy clients looking for additional exclusivity and luxury. Traditionally, such services have been offered through established coachbuilding firms, most of them based in Italy, but...
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Lamborghini Sesto Elemento Drag Races LaFerrari: Video
While we don’t condone street racing of any kind, it’s hard not to be enthralled by two of the rarest and most capable supercars on the planet going all out on a lone desert highway. That’s exactly what we have in this video, posted on the Instagram account of aziz_qtr. It shows a...
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Bows Out With 2015 Model
Mitsubishi has confirmed that its Lancer Evolution will bow out of the market after the 2015 model year, and at this point it’s not clear what will replace it. Mitsubishi has said in the past that any successor to the Evo will be very different to past generations of the car, with many...
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