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  • 2017 Porsche 911 GT3 facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    The GT3 is the last member of the 911 family yet to receive its mid-cycle update. We’ve seen a number of prototypes testing over the past year and at the 2017 Geneva auto show in March the covers will finally come off. Managers have been tight with details but in typical Porsche tradition we should see a few visual tweaks and some extra horsepower. According to Autocar, the updated GT3 will also come with a brand new engine. The British publication reports that the engine will be a 4.0-liter flat-six. It won’t be the 4.0-liter engine found in 911 GT3 RS and 911 R but a unique unit...

  • 2017 Holden Commodore Motorsport Edition
    Challenger SRT Demon teased, Continental GT spied, Commodore celebrated: Today’s Car News

    Dodge has released the second video in its teaser campaign for the upcoming Challenger SRT Demon. The video hints at some of the mechanical mods we can expect on the car, which will be shown for the first time at the 2017 New York auto show. We’ve got our own video of prototypes for the...

  • 2016 Zenos E10 R
    Zenos sports car startup goes bust

    Zenos burst onto the scene in 2013 as a more modern rival to track car specialist Caterham. However, the company on Wednesday confirmed it has entered administration, a process similar to bankruptcy protection, due to a number of canceled orders for its sole product, the E10 track car. “It is...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is 200 pounds lighter than a Hellcat

    A week ago Dodge came out with the statement it’s about to unleash the Challenger SRT Demon for 2018, likely the final model year for the current generation of the muscle car icon. Along with that bombshell, the company released a ballsy teaser video featuring a hellish big cat made out of...

  • 2017 Holden Commodore Motorsport, Director and Magnum special editions
    Holden rolls out special editions to mark end of Aussie-built Commodore

    General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Australian division Holden will shutter its plant in October, ending four decades of Aussie-built, rear-wheel-drive Commodore tradition in the process—as well as resulting in the demise of the Chevrolet SS. A redesigned Commodore has been revealed, but...

  • 2017 Dodge Challenger GT
    Dodge: What’s new for 2017

    Dodge in recent years has transformed from a mainstream brand into a performance-oriented one specializing in muscle cars. The transformation really kicked into high gear in 2014 when parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] announced that Dodge was to reabsorb the SRT division, along...

  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee season 3

    Netflix may have lost out to rival Amazon in snagging former “Top Gear” hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, but the popular streaming service will soon have a celebrity-studded car show of its own. It’s been confirmed that the car show about nothing, Jerry Seinfeld’s "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee," will start airing episodes on Netflix in late 2017. The show, currently in its ninth season, has been aired on Sony’s streaming service Crackle since it started in 2012. Netflix is reported to have signed on for at least 24 episodes which will...

  • 2017 Mazda MAZDA6
    Report: Mazda to launch HCCI engine in 2018

    Not all gasoline engines need spark plugs to ignite their fuel. A process called homogeneous-charge compression ignition (HCCI) uses compression to ignite the fuel, just like in a diesel engine. Several automakers have experimented with HCCI engines over the years, but Mazda may be the first to...

  • Teaser for new McLaren Super Series model debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    McLaren 650S replacement to double aerodynamic efficiency

    McLaren’s Super Series family will soon be in the process of renewal, with the 650S earmarked as the first member to be replaced. The replacement has been confirmed for a debut in March at the 2017 Geneva auto show and on Wednesday McLaren released a teaser shot and revealed some new details...

  • 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 GTS
    2017 Porsche 911 GTS laps 'Ring in 7:26

    The forthcoming 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS has lapped the 12.9-mile, 73-turn Nürburgring-Nordschliefe in 7 minutes 26 seconds. That's 12 seconds faster than the last 911 Carrera GTS and four seconds faster than the latest 911 Carrera S. The so-called 991.2 generation of the Carrera GTS...

  • Teaser for Vanda Electrics Dendrobium concept  debuting at 2017 Geneva auto show
    Singapore firm develops Dendrobium electric supercar with a little help from Williams

    A firm out of Singapore has confirmed plans to unveil an electric supercar concept called the Dendrobium at the 2017 Geneva auto show. The firm is Vanda Electrics whose existing products include an electric scooter and a small electric delivery truck. The supercar is a much more ambitious product...

  • 2018 Mini John Cooper Works Countryman
    Alfa Romeo Stelvio, BMW X7, Mini JCW Countryman: Car News Headlines

    Alfa Romeo has revealed the Stelvio in standard trim. We’re glad to report that the vehicle looks good even without the upgrades of the Quadrifoglio model. And with 280 horsepower on tap, it certainly won’t be a slouch. BMW’s upcoming full-size luxury SUV, the X7, has been spied...

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    Hyundai and its sister company Kia are the latest to commit to increasing investment in vehicle manufacturing in the United States in the wake of threats from President-elect Donald Trump of new tariffs on vehicles and components imported into the country. The Korean automakers on Tuesday confirmed they will invest $3.1 billion in the U.S. over the next five years, up from the $2.1 billion they spent over the previous five-year period. They said most of the investment will go into upgrading existing plants as well as R&D spending but that there was also the opportunity for a new plant for...

  • 2018 Mini John Cooper Works Countryman
    2018 Mini John Cooper Works Countryman revealed ahead of 2017 Shanghai auto show

    A new generation of the Mini Countryman has just gone on sale and will soon be joined by a high-performance John Cooper Works model. Revealed today ahead of a world debut in April at the 2017 Shanghai auto show, the latest John Cooper Works Countryman follows a familiar formula with its...

  • 1988 Porsche 959 Sport, courtesy RM Sotheby's, Remi Dargegen
    Very special Porsche 959 Sport heads to auction in Paris

    To some, the Porsche 959 is one of the most intriguing sports cars of the modern era. It was forbidden fruit on these shores until Bill Gates helped change the laws and brought on the arrival of Show and Display rules. He wasn't the first person to bring a Porsche 959 into this country, though, as...

  • 2017 Buick Cascada
    Buick: What's new for 2017

    Business for Buick continues to boom, especially in China where it’s the second most popular brand in the passenger car market. General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is yet to reveal overall figures for 2016 but we know in China alone Buick managed to move 1,180,372 cars. That’s even more...

  • Final drive ratio
    Learn what a final drive ratio is and how it affects your car

    The final drive ratio is the last bit of gearing between your transmission and the driven wheels. By changing it, you can affect the performance of your car, rather dramatically in some cases. In general, a lower final drive ratio will lead to less torque at the wheels but a higher top speed...

  • Ice-Karting looks like frozen awesome
    Karting in the cold is the best form of Ice Capades

    Driving a go-kart is one of life's great pleasures. The sensation of speed and the thrill of driving like a controlled maniac will make you smile so deeply that your cheeks will hurt just as much as your forearms. The skill required to pilot these machines rises exponentially as you move up the...

  • Chrysler Portal concept, 2017 Consumer Electronics Show

    Earlier this month Chrysler took the wraps off a self-driving electric minivan concept called the Portal at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show. Car concepts shown at the electronics trade fair typically aren’t intended for production, but that might not be the case for the Portal. Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU], said during last week’s 2017 Detroit auto show that he expects the Portal or something like it to enter production after 2018, The Detroit News reports. Marchionne added that FCA’s Windsor Assembly Plant in Canada, where Chrysler...

  • 2018 BMW M4
    2018 BMW M4, 2018 Ford Mustang, Porsche 911 track tires: Today’s Car News

    BMW has just updated its 4-Series family, including the high-performance M4 variant. Among the updates is a new exterior color called Sunset Orange. Another car that’s been updated is the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang. Fans are divided on the new styling but it’s hard not to love...

  • 2018 Ford Mustang
    Ford Mustang V-6 discontinued as part of 2018 refresh

    The V-6-powered Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang is dead. As part of the popular pony car's 2018 refresh, Ford is killing the entry level engine, just three years after reducing it to a supporting role. Aside from the mid-1980s Fox body, Ford has always sold the Mustang with a 6-cylinder. The...

  • 2018 Ford Mustang, 2017 Chicago auto show
    2018 Ford Mustang adds power, digital gauges and 10-speed

    The battle between the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro for the hearts and minds of American performance enthusiasts is as fierce as it's ever been in the cars' 50-plus-year history. With Chevy launching a volley in the form of the redesigned, sixth-generation Camaro in late...

  • Porsche Pirelli P-Zero Corsa N0 tire
    Porsche to offer track-focused 20-inch tire for 911

    With the release of the 911 Carrera GTS this April, Porsche will also offer a factory approved aftermarket tire for customers who want more grip at the racetrack. The tire, a Pirelli P-Zero Corsa N0, will be offered through TireRack.com or through dealers, and fit all current 911 Carrera, GTS...

  • Valtteri Bottas
    Bottas confirmed for Mercedes AMG F1 team, Massa to stay on at Williams

    Mercedes AMG has confirmed that current Williams driver Valtteri Bottas will fill the seat of retired reigning champion Nico Rosberg in the 2017 Formula One World Championship. Rosberg stepped down at the end of the 2016 after scoring his first title. Bottas will be teaming up with Lewis Hamilton...

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