Car News
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The Honda E's digital dash is made up of five screens, with a sixth screen serving as the rearview mirror.
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Bentley Flying Spur First Edition sells for $780,000 at Elton John-hosted auction
Elton John even bid on the car to help boost the sales price.
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Aston Martin wrote off $24M after Vanquish IP sale fell through
Rumors pointed to Morgan or a Chinese firm being the buyer.
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Kia Stinger GT420 shows track potential of Korean sport sedan
Tuning of the Stinger's twin-turbo V-6 has seen output rise to 422 horsepower in the GT420.
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Renault E-Plein Air is a one-off cutesy beach runabout
Renault turned the cute 4L runabout into an electric concept car that's right for the beach.
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Ford files trademarks for "Badlands" and "Adrenaline" names
Ford has filed to trademark the Badlands and Adrenaline names, likely for SUV and/or pickup trim levels or packages.
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Wealthy shoppers are buying high-end cars after seeing them in pictures or short video clips on Instagram.
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2020 Cadillac XT5 picks up fresh looks, new powertrain
The 2020 Cadillac XT5 gets a mild design refresh, updated powertrain, and more safety tech.
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Tesla's long-time CTO, J.B. Straubel, stepping down
Tesla's Chief Technology Officer J.B. Straubel is stepping down from that position and taking a senior advisor role.
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2020 Audi S6 starts from $74,895, electric turbo comes standard
The 444-horsepower twin-turbo V-6-powered 2020 Audi S6 has an electric turbocharger and a sporty look.
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The Acura NSX versus the NSX GT3 Evo race car
The Acura NSX shares 80 percent of its parts with the NSX GT3 Evo race car and will beat it in a sprint, but the race car is the champ on a track.
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Sumitomo concept tire generates electricity as it rolls
Imagine you could recapture some of the energy lost through your tires whenever you go for a drive. The tire companies are working on it and the latest to unveil a promising tire energy regeneration concept is Sumitomo. Working with researchers from Kansai University in Osaka, Japan, Sumitomo has...
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Florida is home to quite the number of supercar owners, but few can say that their car was actually built in the state. That won't be the case for buyers of the upcoming Volant supercar from Custom Crafted Cars (CCC). Based in St. Petersburg, CCC started out life building turnkey examples of the Infiniti G35-based Vaydor G35 kit car. However, CCC President Melvin Juarbe was always keen to build his own supercar, and so he and his team in 2018 started work on a successor. That successor has now been revealed as the Volant. Unlike the Vaydor G35, which despite its looks actually packs its...
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No plans for second Bentley SUV, for now
Despite constant talk of Bentley preparing a second SUV, the automaker's chief has come out and quashed all the rumors. In an interview with Car Sales published Thursday, Bentley CEO Adrian Hallmark said there were no plans for additional SUVs, but left the door open for more in the future...
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Historic British brand Alvis returns with continuation cars
Historic British brand Alvis, founded in 1919 and at one point the employer of Alec Issigonis, the designer of the original Mini, is back building beauties as part of a continuation series of cars. The original passenger arm of Alvis (there was also production of military vehicles and race cars)...
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Future Jaguars and Land Rovers might be powered by BMW engines, again
In an expansion of a recent partnership agreement for electric vehicle powertrains, Jaguar-Land Rover may use BMW engines.
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GM Cruise won't have self-driving service ready in 2019 as planned
GM Cruise LLC is postponing plans to launch a self-driving car ride-hailing service to put more miles on the cars and ensure public safety.
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"Formula 1: Drive to Survive" returning to Netflix for second season, Ferrari and Mercedes included
The Netflix series "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" set to return for second season with all 10 F1 teams, including Ferrari and Mercedes-Benz.
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The 2020 Toyota Supra will come with a four-year Apple CarPlay trial, but after that it's unknown how much the feature will cost.
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Next-gen Cadillac Escalade reportedly to get 400-mile all-electric model
An all-electric version of the next-gen Cadillac Escalade with 400 miles of range will reportedly join the model line.
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BMW doubles battery production capacity at US plant
BMW has doubled battery production capacity at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in preparation for an onslaught of new plug-in hybrid models. The plant is the biggest in BMW's global production network and currently responsible for the X3, X4, X5, X6 and X7 lines. The automaker said...
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2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray buyers can customize VIN--for a price
For $5,000 buyers will be able to customize the last five digits of their C8 Corvette's VIN.
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Audi Q3 Sportback, Jaguar XE SV 'Ring record, Ford F-150 EV: Today's Car News
The Q3 Sportback is the first strike in Audi's coupe-like SUV offensive, and yes there will be an Audi Sport-tuned RS version. Unfortunately, Audi has ruled it out for our market. Jaguar's XE SV Project 8 is the fastest sedan in production right now. It just lapped the Nürburgring in a time of...
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China's BAIC acquires 5 percent of Daimler
By increasing its stake in Daimler, BAIC has cemented its position as a long-term partner of the German automaker.
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