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Hot on the heels of this past weekend’s revelation that there might be a new Mustang Bullitt on the way, an Easter egg tucked away in a press photo for the updated 2018 Mustang hints that a Mustang Boss 302 could be coming too. CJ Pony Parts (via Fox News) was the first to notice that in an interior shot for the 2018 Mustang, Ford placed a fifth-generation Mustang Boss 302 in the background. But why would Ford place another car in the photo, let alone a fifth-gen Boss 302, if there wasn’t something more to it? A Boss 302 is just what the Mustang needs to take on the Chevrolet...
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Wagon body style added to 2017 Opel Insignia range
General Motors’ European unit Opel will start selling a new generation of its Insignia mid-sizer later in 2017. We’re already seen the redesigned Insignia in Grand Sport liftback form, and over the weekend the first photos of the car’s Insignia Sports Tourer wagon body style were...
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Ford Mustang Bullitt set for return?
A video released by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson may have accidentally revealed plans for a new Ford Mustang Bullitt. Johnson is an official spokesperson for Ford and in a behind-the-scenes video filmed at the automaker’s headquarters and posted by the former wrestler to his YouTube...
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2017 Lexus LX 570: The luxobarge value?
We live in an era in which flagship luxury SUVs start around $70,000, and they can easily top $100,000. Heck, the Mercedes-AMG G65 exceeds $220,000. And that's before we start talking about the Bentley Bentayga and its available dash clock priced at $170K (no, that's not a typo). To say things have...
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Next-gen Chevy Corvette, next-gen Porsche 911, Mercedes-AMG E63 Wagon: This Week’s Top Photos
The mid-engine car everyone thinks will be the C8 Chevrolet Corvette has been spotted again. The latest shots show a prototype testing alongside the mystery C7 Corvette thought to be a new ZR1 range-topper. The Porsche 911 Carrera GTS is the latest “991” series 911 model to receive its...
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Teen drivers can learn how to get it right by getting it wrong
Teen drivers are 1.6 times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than adults and last year more teen drivers were involved in crashes than the year prior—the first year-over-year increase in a decade. For the reasons outlined above, which were included in a Governors Highway Safety...
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Effective March 1, BMW North America will have a new CEO. Bernhard Kuhnt will take over the position from Ludwig Willisch, who stays on as Head of BMW Group Region Americas. Willisch took on the North American CEO role in late 2011. Kuhnt had previously spent nine years in sales management in the United States for BMW and is currently in charge of BMW Group importer markets, handling sales management for more than 80 countries. Willisch announced the change and also announced that Peter Witt, Executive Vice President of Operations, will leave as Kuhnt comes in. Kuhnt will have the authority...
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Land Rover offering factory-restored first-gen Range Rovers
Would you buy a 132-horsepower vehicle from the 1970s for $170,000? Now's your chance. Land Rover Classic is now offering the second series in its line of Reborn classics. The first was the Land Rover Series 1, and now its the first-generation Range Rover. Only 10 of these vehicles will be restored...
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Lotus: What’s new for 2017
Lotus fans in the United States have had little to choose from ever since 2011 when the automaker’s Elise and Exige were pulled from sale due to being on the wrong side of airbag regulations. It meant that the Evora was left as the sole street-legal car in Lotus showrooms. To keep things...
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Video outlines differences between new BMW 5-Series and its predecessor
BMW has just introduced a complete redesign for its 5-Series, though to the casual observer the differences between the new car and its predecessor will be hard to spot. It appears the issue has not gone completely unnoticed at BMW as the automaker has released a video outlining the stylistic...
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Callaway ‘AeroWagon’ Corvette shooting brake first look
It was in 2013 that Chevrolet tuner extraordinaire Callaway first previewed the design of a shooting brake based on the C7 Corvette. Since then, the company has been gauging market interest and further developing the design. On Friday, Callaway finally unveiled its Corvette shooting brake and...
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Zenvo TS1 GT supercar, Kia K900 spy shots, Dodge Demon horsepower: Today’s Car News
Zenvo will celebrate turning ten by relaunching itself on the world stage with a new model at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The Danish supercar marque will introduce the TS1 GT, the road-going version of the TSR that we saw last year at the Swiss auto extravaganza. A prototype for the next-generation...
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Tata, the maker of the world’s cheapest car and owner of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, on Thursday said it plans to introduce a new sub-brand for its namesake Tata brand. The new sub-brand will be called Tamo, and unlike traditional car brands Tamo will focus on both standalone vehicles as well as new technologies and services. It will be an incubator for nurturing potential new areas of business for Tata, such as mobility services. Tata will use the 2017 Geneva auto show to present the first Tamo model, a sports car designed in Italy and expected to feature a turbocharged 1.2-liter...
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2018 Hyundai Elantra GT confirmed for 2017 Chicago auto show
Hyundai has released the first photos of the 2018 Elantra GT ahead of a debut at the 2017 Chicago auto show. We’ve already seen the redesigned Elantra GT, however, as the car is the Americanized version of the Hyundai i30 (shown below) that debuted last fall at the 2016 Paris auto show. The...
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Ford ships first F-150 Raptors to China
Ford’s F-150 Raptor has been a hot commodity in China for years though it’s never officially been sold there, so most that have made it over arrived as gray imports. That’s no longer the case as Ford is now selling the Raptor in its Chinese showrooms and this week shipped the...
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2019 Kia K900 spy shots
Kia’s K900 flagship sedan only went on sale in the United States in 2014 but in other markets, where it’s known as a K9, sales started as far back as 2012. That’s why it’s not surprising that a prototype for a redesigned model has just been spotted. The car is expected to go...
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Zenvo celebrating 10th anniversary with TS1 GT supercar
It’s hard to believe that it’s now been 10 years since Zenvo first burst onto the scene. To celebrate the Danish supercar marque is set to unveil a special 10th anniversary model at the upcoming 2017 Geneva auto show. It will be based on Zenvo's new TS1 GT, a car described as a mix of...
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Does the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon have 757 horsepower?
We don't know yet how much horsepower the new 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has, but that hasn't stopped everyone from looking for clues. Every teaser we've received so far has revealed more about the new beast, and now the latest one might've just exposed the car's horsepower rating. The sharp...
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Last year at this time Cam Newton was in the Super Bowl. This year, he'll be part of the festivities again, and he'll even be playing football but it will be with Pee Wees. That's because Newton, the incredibly talented but often brooding Carolina Panthers quarterback, is featured in Buick's Super Bowl ad. CHECK OUT: Audi gets political in Super Bowl LI spot The ad, called "Not So Pee Wee Football," plays off Buick's "That's not a Buick" ad tagline." Characters in the commercials utter those words in disbelief, thinking that such a cool car couldn't possibly be a Buick. Quite honestly, it...
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Coupe-like Range Rover SUV to be called a Velar?
It’s been called everything from a Range Rover Sport Coupe to a Grand Evoque. Now, Land Rover’s new coupe-like SUV slotting between the Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Sport is being reported to be adopting the Velar name. The information was first reported by Autocar which points...
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Mercedes-AMG E63 Wagon revealed, Pininfarina supercar teased, VW Touareg spied: Car News Headlines
Mercedes-AMG’s latest E63 has spawned its wagon variant. The longroof debuts in extra spicy E63 S trim, meaning it’s packing as much as 603 horsepower and 627 pound-feet of torque. Pininfarina has teamed up with German motorsport firm HWA and two-time Formula One world champion Emerson...
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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon fully customizable for the street or strip
A teaser video for the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is out and hints at the new levels of customizability that will be offered with the car. Given the fact it’s based on the Challenger SRT Hellcat and comes with factory-installed radial tires, it’s easy to write off the Demon as...
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Fittipaldi teams up with Pininfarina, HWA to develop supercar
As a two-time Formula One world champion and Indy 500 winner, Brazilian racing driver Emerson Fittipaldi certainly knows a thing or two about fast cars. He’s now applying that knowledge on a supercar being developed in partnership with Pininfarina and HWA. For those readers unfamiliar with...
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‘The Grand Tour’ first to test Bugatti Chiron
It appears “The Grand Tour” managed to get its hands on a Bugatti Chiron. The Veyron successor will be appearing on an upcoming episode of Amazon’s new series starring former “Top Gear” hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, and Michelin, which supplies...
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