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Audi's TT RS sports car has benefited from a more aggressive look but sadly there's no extra power to match it. We're not complaining, though, as the TT RS was already a fast, agile car.
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New Audi S6 and S7 Sportback arrive with turbo V-6 power
Audi's latest S6 and S7 downsize to V-6 power but no performance is list. The final numbers come in at 450 horsepower and 442 pound-feet of torque.
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Infiniti Qs Inspiration concept sheds light on brand's electric future
Infiniti has been looking for its place among luxury brands for 30 years, and it seems an electrified future finally might give the Japanese automaker a clear vision. The Qs Inspiration sport sedan concept released Wednesday may be a sneak peek. Revealed ahead of its formal debut next week at the...
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Double F1 champion Mika Häkkinen to race a McLaren again
Mika Häkkinen will find himself behind the wheel of a McLaren race car once again. The two-time Formula 1 champion is confirmed to race the Suzuka 10 Hour in Japan behind the wheel of a McLaren 720S GT3 customer race car. The F1 champion in 1998 and 1999, who drove for McLaren, will race...
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Tesla Model S RV wants to make camping trips self-sustaining
The Tesla Model S has proven adaptable thanks to efforts to transform the electric car into various different machines. Now, we can add a recreational vehicle to that list. The Model S-based Roamer RV is set to debut at Michigan Energy Office’s EV ride and drive, the state said last week. The...
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2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 set a disappointing Nürburgring lap time
Spy photographers spotted Chevy testing its most-powerful factory Corvette ever, the ZR1, on the Nürburgring Nordschleife on numerous occasions last year. Yet, we never received an official lap time. The answer is likely because, well, it's rather disappointing. According to a Facebook post...
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Aston Martin showed off not one, but two supercars at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show and new information has surfaced surrounding the AM-RB 003. The AM-RB 003 will sit below the Valkyrie in the British marque's supercar hierarchy, but it will rival its power rating with a rumored 1,000 horsepower, according to a Carscoops report on Sunday. The website reported it obtained an official dealer brochure that describes many of the supercar's specifications, including the 1,000-hp figure and an all-wheel-drive system enabled by hybrid technology. Specifically, an electric motor will power...
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First drive review: 2020 Hyundai Sonata doubles down on sedan segment in style
Pulling out of the 123-story Lotte World Tower into the crush of Seoul’s morning traffic in the 2020 Hyundai Sonata, the striking symbolism isn’t lost on me. The 1,819-foot tower is new, the fifth-tallest building in the world, and the tallest in Korea. This engineering marvel...
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2019 Volvo S60, Karma coupe concept, Porsche 911 Speedster: Today's Car News
Volvo's latest S60 is made right here in the United States, at a plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, to be specific. We recently visited the plant where we were able to get down and dirty with workers and help build some S60s on the line. If you've ever imagined what it's like to work at a car...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2019 BMW 1-Series hatchback spy shots and video
The current BMW 1-Series hatchback is somewhat of an oddity in the world of compact cars, because it comes with a sporty rear-wheel-drive layout and available inline-6 engines. This is odd because the rear-wheel-drive layout eats into interior space, making an already tight cabin even tighter...
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Teaser for Karma's Pininfarina-designed concept hints at coupe body
California's Karma will showcase its future plans with a trio of world premieres at next week's Auto Shanghai 2019. One will be a concept penned by Italy's Pininfarina, which appears to be a coupe judging by a new teaser released on Tuesday. A second teaser hints at a repeat of the mustache-shaped...
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Ex Renault-Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn speaks: "I am innocent"
Sitting at a simple deck in front of plain white backdrop, embattled former chairman of the Renault-Nissan alliance, Carlos Ghosn, addressed his situation via video for the first time on Tuesday. The video, he says, was created in case the executive was unable to make his scheduled press conference...
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South Korean automaker Hyundai has plucked Ford's chief RS engineer. Tyrone Johnson has been named head of vehicle test and development at the Hyundai Motor Europe Test and Development facility in Germany after working on Ford's RS vehicles in his previous role. Autocar reported Monday on Johnson's new role, which is Albert Biermann’s former position. Biermann has moved to global head of research and development for the South Korean automaker. Biermann is the man who arrived at Hyundai to improve vehicle dynamics and shake things up with the N performance sub-brand. He previously worked...
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Here's the Alfa Romeo 4C Quadrifoglio that never was
The Alfa Romeo 4C is a pure-bred sports car, but an even purer version was explored. Its release in 2015 marked the return of the Italian brand to the U.S., but we have never seen a 4C Quadrifoglio join the lineup. However, Alfa Romeo did toy with the idea of one. A new video from YouTuber...
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I work the line: What it’s like to assemble a 2019 Volvo S60
Volvo takes us behind the curtain at its new assembly plant in South Carolina, and lets Motor Authority install the windshield on your next S60 luxury sedan—with a lot of help.
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Icona teams up with Chinese online retail giant JD for Shanghai auto show concept
Design studio Icona will use the 2019 Shanghai auto show to present a self-driving logistics vehicle developed for Chinese online retail giant JD.
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Electric Mini Hardtop will be badged a Cooper S E
Mini's first volume electric car bows in 2019, but instead of positioning it as an eco model Mini has decided to go the hot hatch route.
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2020 Mini Cooper S E Hardtop spy shots
Our latest spy shots show Mini's electric Hardtop which is due in 2019 and set to be badged a Cooper S E.
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Jaguar is developing an in-house recycling program that will enable the brand to use aluminum and batteries from its older models to go into new cars.
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Jeep M-175 Five Quarter concept is one boss restomod pickup
It wouldn't be the Jeep Moab Easter Safari without at least one restomod concept vehicle, and the M-175 Five Quarter concept carries on the tradition in an imposing manner. The M-175 Five Quarter concept, a nod to Jeep's past 1 1/4-ton pickups, is one of the six concepts Jeep produced for the 53rd...
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Jeep boss says Hellcat engine fits in Wrangler and Gladiator, but there's a problem
Jeep has admitted the Wrangler and new Gladiator pickup can stuff parent automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobile's supercharged 6.2-liter Hellcat V-8 under the hood, but there's a rather large roadblock. Head of the Jeep brand in North America, Tim Kuniskis, said the Hellcat engine "fits like a glove,"...
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Jeep J6 concept is the two-door truck we want, and might get
On Monday, Jeep marked the 53rd annual Moab Easter Safari with a new batch of wonderful concept vehicle. In the process, Jeep answered a question so many enthusiasts have asked: What if the Gladiator were to spawn a two-door pickup model? Enter the J6 concept, one of six concept vehicles Jeep...
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Next Toyota Tundra and Tacoma to reportedly share a platform
Future Toyota pickup trucks across the globe may share one common platform, regardless of segment and configuration. Thus, the mid-size Tacoma and full-size Tundra will reportedly ride on shared bones, according to an Automotive News (subscription required) report on Monday. The report cited...
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Opinion: The mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette shouldn't be a Corvette
The mid-engine 2020 Chevrolet Corvette will debut in 2019 even though it shouldn’t. At least not as a Corvette. The mid-engine Corvette is GM’s moonshot. But moonshots shouldn’t be watered down to fit parameters.
Joel Feder