Car News
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Jeep has named Christian Meunier as its Global President after a short stint as President of Infiniti. Meunier will look to expand its lineup and move some models upmarket.
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Gruppe5 Motorsport plans an 800-hp V-10-powered BMW 2002
Indiana-based tuner Gruppe5 Motorsport plans an 800-horsepower BMW 2002 race car with the help of some other established tuners. Buyers will have to shell out close to $1M for the right to own one.
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Ford vs Ferrari film set for November debut
Ford shocked the world in 1966 by beating Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with a 1-2-3 finish in the GT40. Now that tale is set to come to theaters starting Nov. 15.
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Slug bug is still a hit: The game outlasts the Volkswagen Beetle that inspired it
The childhood game punch buggy is shadenfraude with wheels. It's unknown when the game started, but printed evidence goes back to 1964 and the game will outlast Volkswagen's iconic Beetle.
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Porsche trademarks GT5 name, possibly for hardcore Cayenne Coupe
A Porsche Cayenne GT5 Coupe may be in the works as a hardcore Cayenne Coupe is reportedly in the works and Porsche in the past year filed trademark protection for the "GT5."
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2020 Porsche 718 Boxster Touring spy shots
Porsche booted the flat-6 engine from the Boxster and Cayman when it updated the cars for 2017, and added a 718 to their names in the process. However, the automaker will add back a flat-6 for upcoming 718 Boxster Spyder and Cayman GT4 models due later this year, and our latest spy shots suggest...
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McLaren's Senna is already pretty special but one stands out thanks to a livery honoring a championship-winning McLaren Formula 1 car piloted by Ayrton Senna.
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Workhorse in talks with GM to buy Ohio plant for electric pickup truck
GM is in talks to sell an idled plant in Ohio to Workhorse for production of an extended-range electric pickup truck.
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Patent suggests Dyson's first EV will be a Tesla Model X rival
Vacuum cleaner giant Dyson plans to launch an electric car in 2021 and new patent drawings hint at its design.
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Porsche served $598M fine in Germany over diesel scandel
Prosecutors said the automaker turned a blind eye to illegally polluting engines sourced from the Volkswagen Group.
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FCA selects winners for 2019 Drive For Design contest
High school students from around the U.S. submitted designs for future cars.
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One-off Bentley Continental GT convertible by Mulliner is an ode to Bavaria
There will be only one Bentley Continental GT convertible by Mulliner in Bavaria spec, and it's probably not going to be cheap.
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The smartphone will add a long list of driver-assistance functions to help drivers keep their eyes on the road.
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Let's get fast and furious: Toyota's serious about future Supra modifications
Toyota gave aftermarket builders a sneak peek at the car last year to jump-start interest in the new Supra.
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2019 Porsche 911 Speedster costs $275,750, and only 1,948 will be built
The 2019 Porsche 911 Speedster is a lightweight convertible based on the 911 GT3 Touring model and features a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated flat-6 with a screaming 502 horsepower.
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2020 Volkswagen ID 3, 2020 Honda e, 2020 Audi RS Q3: Today's Car News
Volkswagen's family of ID electric cars is coming, and the first model has been confirmed as the ID 3, a Golf-sized hatch with at least 200 miles of range. Unfortunately, we won't see it in the United States as the first ID model due here will be a small crossover arriving in 2020. Honda surprised...
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VW confirms electric hatch as the ID 3 as order books open
Volkswagen's family of ID electric cars is coming, and the first model has been confirmed as the ID 3, a Golf-sized hatch with at least 200 miles of range.
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Honda e: A minimalist name for Honda's minimalist EV
Honda surprised us all with the cute Urban EV Concept at the 2017 Frankfurt International Motor Show. Now the production version is almost here.
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The Volkswagen Group will no longer develop its SPE dedicated electric sports car platform and may also sell off Bentley as it looks to allocate resources to more profitable areas.
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2020 Audi RS Q3 spy shots and video
Audi Sport is out testing prototypes for a new generation of the RS Q3 due on the market in late 2019 or early the following year. Also in the works is a more coupe-like variant dubbed the RS Q3 Sportback.
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GM's Cruise raises a further $1.15B for self-driving cars
The GM-backed Cruise Automation team revealed that its market valuation hovers around $19 billion.
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A niche too far: BMW 3-Series GT to die
BMW will drop the 3-Series Gran Turismo from its lineup in a cost-cutting measure targeting more than $13.4 billion of savings by the end of 2022.
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The Porsche 911 GT2 RS might be faster than Porsche says it is
The Porsche 911 GT2 RS supercar stretched its legs on an open runway and had a surprise for us.
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Watch the 797-hp Dodge Durango SRT concept launch with authority
The family wagon with the heart of a Hellcat was spotted in this video launching off the line in a hurry.
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