Car News
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According to Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], the top buying consideration for SUV shoppers is exterior appearance. That's probably true, but it's a bit sad that a vehicle with UTILITY right in its name doesn't have its performance capabilities in that top spot. Regardless, it makes sense then that Ford would offer a new appearance package for its Explorer. ALSO SEE: 2017 Nissan Armada Returns As Rebadged Patrol The new package is called the Sport Appearance Package and it's being introduced for the 2017 model year. It's designed to give the Explorer a bit more visual pop. It's similar to the...
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2017 Cadillac XT5 Priced from $39,990
Cadillac has released pricing for its all-new 2017 XT5 crossover. The XT5, which replaces the SRX in Cadillac's lineup, will start at $39,990 when it goes on sale in April. That figure includes a $995 destination charge and puts the XT5 a couple thousand dollars less than its main competitors, the...
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2017 Nissan Rogue Spy Shots
Nissan’s Rogue compact crossover is about to come in for an update. Several prototypes have been spotted testing in the United States and the camouflage gear they’re wearing suggests we’ll see quite a few visual tweaks made. The Rogue was all-new for the 2014 model year and...
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2017 Chevy Camaro 1LE, 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia, Spyker C8 Preliator: Today’s Car News
Chevrolet’s sixth-generation Camaro has just received the track-focused 1LE package. This time around, buyers can add the package to V-6-equipped cars as well as the V-8 model. It will be available late in 2016. Another car due in 2016 is Alfa Romeo’s Giulia. A spokesman from the...
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France To Build More Than 600 Miles Of Solar Roads: Video
Imagine a future where the electricity powering your home is generated from the miles of road lining your neighborhood. That’s entirely possible according to French transport giant Colas which has developed a road surface lined in solar cells. Colas is now working with the French government...
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BMW M2 transformed into safety car for 2016 MotoGP season
Following in the footsteps of the M6 and M4 coupes, BMW’s new M2 will serve as official safety car for the 2016 MotoGP season. But before it could be supplied to Dorna Sports, the organizer of MotoGP, the M2 needed a few modifications. The modifications were handled at the BMW M factory and...
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Briggs Automotive Company, known to most simply as BAC, is the British firm responsible for the awesome Mono track car. The Mono is a single-seater, formula-esque track car that for 2016 was upgraded to deliver as much as 305 horsepower. Now BAC is considering expanding production and launching a second model. Speaking with Autocar, BAC development boss Neil Briggs said the company will bump up production of the Mono from a current rate of two or three cars per week to four per week by the end of the year. BAC is still a small company, employing just 24 staff, but strong demand for the Mono...
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Bentley Prepping Beluga Spec Mulsanne Speed
Last year, Bentley offered up a visually boosted version of its Flying Spur. It was called the Beluga Specification, and that whale of a name highlighted that this Flying Spur had some grand styling options. The exterior and interior were reworked with Mulliner-provided bits. Bentley stated that...
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Chevy COPO Camaro Drag Racer Tested At The Strip: Video
Attention all you devotees of the 1,320-foot stretch of asphalt. A new factory-built mean machine is heading your way. It's the 2016 Chevrolet COPO Camaro drag racer, and it looks to be bringing serious heat. The car was recently sent over to a drag strip for testing, and it managed to rip off an...
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EPA Emissions Controls Regulation Could Be Disastrous To Racing: Update
Buried in an Environmental Protection Agency document from last summer but just coming to light now, the EPA is proposing to make it illegal to remove emissions controls from non-road vehicles, specifically motorcycles and snowmobiles, for the purpose of using them in competition. The proposal...
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First Rolls-Royce Dawn In North America Sells For $750K
Despite only a very small percentage of people actually being able to afford it, the Rolls-Royce Dawn turned out to be one of the surprise stars of the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show where scores of fans lined up to take photos with it. The luxurious convertible doesn’t start deliveries until April...
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Tesla Quietly Kills 85-kWh Model S Battery Pack Option
Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has defined the market for the electric car and now it is further defining its own lineup. Rolling into 2016, the Silicon Valley automaker offered the Model S sedan with three different lithium-ion battery pack sizes: 70, 85, or 90 kilowatt-hours. Just over a month into...
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We wouldn’t be surprised if Jay Leno has driven more cars than anyone else on the planet, but even he is still thoroughly impressed with the Beast from American sports car startup Rezvani. It’s the Ariel Atom-based, carbon fiber-bodied mean machine with a power-to-weight ratio that’s more superbike than supercar. On the latest episode of his online series Jay Leno’s Garage, Leno is greeted by Rezvani founder Ferris Rezvani and a 500-horsepower, 1,650-pound Beast. In the clip, you learn a lot about Rezvani’s ambition and how the Beast came about. You also learn...
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Next Cadillac Escalade To Be More Sophisticated But Keep Body-On-Frame Construction
Cadillac’s Escalade is big and brash and that’s exactly what its customers are demanding. Those customers are also happy that the vehicle features body-on-frame construction, as opposed to car-like unibody construction many rival full-size luxury SUVs rely on. These attributes...
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Alfa Romeo Denies Claim Giulia Delay Due To Failed Crash Tests
Last week, Automotive News came out with a report claiming the reason for the delay in bringing the new Giulia to the market was because the car had failed multiple internal crash tests. The report was based on information from “supplier sources” and provided an explanation for why Alfa...
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New Concept To Preview 2018 Subaru Crosstrek
Over the past several months we’ve seen Subaru roll out concepts previewing its next-generation Impreza—one for the hatchback and another for the sedan. At next month’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show, the Japanese automaker will roll out yet another concept, this time previewing its...
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Can You Light A Cigarette With A Nissan GT-R?
The Nissan GT-R, as it comes from the factory, is quite a beast. It's capable of accelerating to 60 miles per hour from a standstill in less than three seconds. This Japanese two-door has tremendous lateral grip, and it will show you just how much on its Gran Turismo-designed center screen display...
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Volvo Amazon Packs A Two-Stroke Marine V-8 Surprise: Video
We love engine swaps, especially when the owner is thinking a bit differently. Everyone and their grandmother can swap an LS motor into a car. It takes a special type of thinking to work with a different set of parts. One man in Sweden is going in a direction we never would've considered, but now...
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For BMW fans lamenting the automaker’s decision not to build an M7, take solace in the fact that semi-official tuner Alpina, which has been making BMWs go faster for more than 50 years now, offers up a genuine alternative in the form of the B7 xDrive. Now a new generation of the BMW Alpina B7 xDrive has arrived. The car is set to go on sale in September, as a 2017 model, and we’ll get our first look at it during next month's 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The current B7 xDrive, with its 540 horsepower and 538 pound-feet of torque, is certainly no slouch. However, with...
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It's Time To Attack The Track In The Mustang Shelby GT350
So you've plunked the required cash into the dealer's hand. You've signed the paperwork. You've got the keys, and you're ready to get more closely acquainted with your new beastly baby. And get acquainted you should, as you're now behind the wheel of a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang Shelby...
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Ferrari GTC4 Lusso, Jerry Seinfeld Porsches, Chevy Camaro 1LE: Today’s Car News
Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] updated version of the FF has been revealed in full today. The car is called the GTC4 Lusso, and in addition to that new name it also packs more power, a revised look and four-wheel steering. Jerry Seinfeld is selling some of the cars from his vast collection. The...
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GM Opens New Hub For Performance Engine Development
You may recall that about three years ago, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] announced it was consolidating a number of its powertrain development centers into its main GM Global Powertrain campus located in Pontiac, Michigan. The consolidation is now largely complete and as part of the process GM...
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Here’s The Complete List Of Jerry Seinfeld’s Cars Coming Up For Auction
Following last month’s announcement that famous Porsche collector Jerry Seinfeld would be selling some of his prize possessions at an auction taking place during next month’s 2016 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, organizers of the sale have now released the complete list of...
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Bentley Studying Electric Car
Next year will see the launch of Bentley’s first hybrid, a gasoline-electric version of the Bentayga SUV, but the British automaker best known for its ultra-luxurious, high-performance cars is already looking at an all-electric car. The information was confirmed to Drive by Bentley chief...
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