Car News
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It's become clear that the mega horsepower cars we all know and love aren't going away just yet. Electric cars are on the rise, but even some of those offerings pack plenty of oomph. The current king of gas-drinking, tire-slaying, noise-making goodness though, is the Dodge Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat. They weren't always destined to be the 707-horsepower monsters we know them as, however, as the Detroit Free Press recently found out. When the internal team at Dodge was working on the Hellcat engine, the original power target was set at just 600 hp. That would've been enough to make the...
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2017 Dodge Challenger, 2017 Range Rover Sport, new VW CC spy shots: Car News Headlines
Dodge’s Challenger and Charger muscle cars enter the 2017 model year with some notable updates, namely the introduction of T/A and Daytona trim levels. The T/A is for the Challenger and offers some of the upgrades normally reserved for the Challenger SRT Hellcat. Land Rover’s Range...
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McLaren 570GT by MSO concept unveiled in Monterey
McLaren promised to bring a new concept developed by its MSO personalization department to Monterey Car Week currently on in Monterey, California. While we had hoped the new concept would be the recently revealed 688 HS or even the rumored 3-seater, it turns out the car is simply a bespoke version...
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Saudi Bugatti fan shows up in Cannes with his new Chiron
On August 2 Bugatti confirmed it had delivered its very first Chiron, in this case to a fan from Saudi Arabia with the Instagram handle b14. Believed to be a member of Saudi Arabia’s Saud ruling family, the Bugatti fan has since been spotted with his Chiron in Cannes, France. YouTube channel...
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Rimac Concept_One destroys Ferrari LaFerrari, Tesla Model S in acceleration test
We all know electric cars are quick off the line but it seems even the quickest internal combustion cars don’t hold a candle to the new generation of battery-powered, zero-emission offerings. Racing driver Archie Hamilton recently pitted the Concept_One electric supercar from Croatian firm...
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2017 Volkswagen 3-row SUV spy shots
It’s been almost two years since Volkswagen confirmed plans to build a new 3-row crossover SUV at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We now have spy shots of some prototypes just months out from the start of production. The new SUV was first previewed in early 2013 by the CrossBlue concept...
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Land Rover’s Range Rover Sport is a worthy alternative to the more common German offerings for buyers in search of a mid-size luxury SUV. Its powerful engines and lightweight aluminum construction ensure it remains dynamic, while its British charm and no-nonsense interior design make it stand out from the crowd. And with a starting price in the mid-$60k bracket, it also represents decent value considering the vehicle is pretty much a twin under the skin with the pricier Land Rover Range Rover. Introduced in its current form for the 2014 model year, Land Rover is adding some extra...
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Live your Group B fantasies with this 1984 Peugeot 205 T16
Homologation is a wonderful thing. It's what brings us street-legal, near race-spec versions of some of our favorite icons of motorsports. Today's example is no different, and it hails from the legendary Group B era of rally racing. The car is a 1984 Peugeot 205 T16. It's amazing. It's for sale...
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Dodge adds Challenger T/A and Charger Daytona models for 2017
The Dodge Challenger and Charger trace their roots back to a pair of muscle cars from the 1960s and early 1970s. Ignore the fact that the modern Charger has an extra set of doors, though, and just revel in the modern muscle goodness. That's what Dodge is doing. Today, Dodge announced some new...
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Latest Pagani Zonda one-off packs serious aero
Despite Pagani Zonda production officially ceasing in 2014, there's a new one-off Zonda entering the world and it's packing some serious aero work over its rear end. It's called the Pagani Zonda by Mileson, and it's designed for a man who has many other wonderful playthings in his garage, as shown...
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No steering wheel, brake pedal or gas pedal: Ford promises fully autonomous vehicle in 5 years
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] today announced plans to build a fully autonomous vehicle within five years. The car will have no steering wheel, gas pedal or brake pedal, and it will be used for ride-sharing or ride hailing services. Ford made no mention of when the public will be able to buy such a...
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Ready for a Bentley tow vehicle?
If there's any stage perfect for a brand like Bentley to show off its latest and greatest, it would have to be Monterey Car Week. That's where folks rich enough to afford a Bentley assemble to look at high-dollar machines, talk about their own high-dollar machines, and spend lots of dollars on more...
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Nissan has priced its 2017 Armada from a very reasonable $45,395, including destination. That’s a rise on the starting price of the previous Armada, which in its last year on the market listed from a little under $40k, but the new Armada is a much more substantial vehicle. Its pricing also represents a discount compared to rival full-size, body-on-frame SUVs such as the Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Expedition and Toyota Land Cruiser, the latter of which starts above $80k. ALSO SEE: 2017 Genesis G90 first drive review: A luxurious beginning The new Armada is built in...
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2017 Genesis G90 driven, 2018 VW Touareg spied, Ford Model E rumored: Today’s Car News
We’ve had a chance to sample the Genesis G90, the flagship model of Hyundai’s new luxury brand. The full-size luxury sedan segment is dominated by the German marques. Is there room for the G90 in this rarefied league? You’ll find out in our first drive review. The third-generation...
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W Motors brings 900-hp Fenyr Supersport to Monterey
Dubai-based supercar marque W Motors has confirmed its presence at this week’s Monterey Car Week. The company has brought its two models, the original Lykan Hypersport as well as the newer Fenyr Supersport. The Lykan has previously made the trip to Monterey but for the Fenyr the appearance...
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Racing driver Carina Lima shows off her Koenigsegg One:1
Portuguese racing driver Carina Lima has been revealed as one of the seven owners of a Koenigsegg One:1. She happens to own the very first One:1, chassis number 106, which was the original prototype Koenigsegg used to develop the car and the example on show at the 2014 Geneva auto show debut...
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Ford to launch Model E family of electrified cars?
In 2014 Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk revealed that Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] was blocking his company from using the Model E name for its small sedan, which as a result ended up being called a Model 3. It turns out Ford had registered the name just one year prior with the United States...
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New Audis will tell you when traffic lights are about to turn green
Audi is set to become the first automaker with vehicle-to-object (V2X) communication technology available in its cars. V2X enables cars to communicate with surrounding infrastructure and is a fundamental element towards the implementation of fully autonomous cars. In some Audi models going on sale...
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In the beginning, Honda created Acura. Toyota and Nissan looked upon it and saw it was good, and they begat Lexus and Infiniti. Many years later, Hyundai looked upon these luxury makes, saw they were good, and begat the Genesis coupe and sedan followed by the Equus sedan. Hyundai looked upon the sales of its luxury cars, decided they were good, and separated Genesis from Hyundai. That is, in essence, the genesis of Genesis, the new luxury division of Hyundai. To create its partner division, Hyundai is moving two cars to the new brand. The first is the G80, which is on sale now as a rebadged...
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Readers say enthusiasts should embrace hybrid performance cars
It used to be that if an automaker wanted to give a car more power, it shoved a larger engine under the hood. These days, that's not necessarily the case. From turbochargers and superchargers to hybrid systems, automakers are looking at every conceivable way to boost power while still...
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Most new Ford GTs going to prior GT owners
Are you bummed out that you weren't one of the lucky 500 folks chosen? If you had nearly $500,000 burning a hole in your pocket, it would've probably helped if you also had bought the last version of the Ford GT. According to Car and Driver, Ford found a number of prior GT owners that are eager to...
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What should the Honda S2000 replacement be called?
It's no secret that Honda's working on a new sports car to sit below the flagship Acura NSX, but what will it be called? Many are hailing this as being the successor to the gone-but-not-forgotten Honda S2000, and while that might be the case, it will be vastly different than that dear, departed...
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Drift King will run a Pagani Huayra BC in the World Time Attack Challenge
Keiichi Tsuchiya is a 60-year-old man from Japan who is faster than you behind the wheel. He's finished second overall at Le Mans, won a number of national championship events, and doesn't have that wealthy race car driver background you'd expect. He started out racing in the streets and eventually...
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How the charge motion control valve balances fuel economy and power
We love horsepower. We love torque. We also need to embrace fuel economy, and that's a tricky line to toe for producers of automobiles with large engines that make loud noises for enthusiastic customers. We currently live in an era of tremendous horsepower availability, yet our vehicles have also...
Jeff Glucker