Today in Car News
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Volkswagen’s next-generation Polo has been spotted testing, and the version spotted is the sporty GTI. The new subcompact looks to be growing in size and the GTI version may offer slightly more power than its predecessor. A new generation of the Honda Civic Type R will bow in 2017, and this one is bound for the United States. We hear that a concept previewing the car will be unveiled next month in Paris. Infiniti has recruited Kit Harington, aka Jon Snow, to promote its new Q60 coupe. The Game of Thrones star features in a new video reciting a famous poem he likens to the handsome...
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1991 BMW M5, Buick Y-Job, Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo concept: Car News Headlines
Internet Brands staffer Joel Feder recently sold his 1991 BMW M5. You can get the full back story on the car and why he sold it in the link below. One of Buick’s most famous cars, the Y-Job, regarded by many as the world’s first concept car, has just been added to the National Historic...
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2017 Camaro ZL1, 2017 Genesis G80, Bugatti Chiron in California: Car News Headlines
Chevrolet’s new Camaro ZL1 is getting closer to its market debut and today we learned the power ratings will be higher than originally stated. The latest info comes via a leaked order guide for the complete 2017 Camaro range. The Hyundai Genesis is no more. In its place is the almost...
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2017 Opel Insignia, 2018 BMW M4 GT4, Corvette Grand Sport vs. Z06: Today’s Car News
Opel engineers have been spotted testing the company’s next-generation Insignia sedan. There’s a lot riding on this car as it will serve as the next Buick Regal here in the United States as well as the next Holden Commodore in Australia and New Zealand. Our latest spy shots are the most...
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Ferrari’s new platform, Keating Berus supercar, Hellcat-powered Ram: Car News Headlines
Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] is in the final stages of developing its next-generation platform. The platform, which sticks with aluminum construction and features a modular design, will bring weight savings as well as improvements in crash safety and NVH characteristics for the automaker’s future...
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Tesla Gigafactory, Mercedes electric truck, 13-year-old drives Veyron: Today’s Car News
Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has opened its battery plant known as the Gigafactory. The plant is only 14 percent complete but it’s already churning out batteries for Tesla’s Model S and Model X. Soon it will also produce batteries for the Model 3. The Gigafactory will also produce batteries...
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Mercedes-AMG has finally started public road trials of prototypes for the convertible version of its GT sports car. The first in the lineup will be called the GT C Roadster and is confirmed for a debut in early 2017. Another vehicle spotted testing is a new compact SUV being developed by Chinese automaker Geely. While we won’t see this vehicle in the United States, a reskinned version will be sold here as the Volvo XC40. The convertible version of Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari hypercar has been spotted in the wild. The car is due to make its formal debut in late September at the...
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2019 Mercedes GLE, alternative Bugatti Chiron design, mid-engine Corvette: Today’s Car News
A prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s next-generation GLE has been spotted again. The new mid-size SUV is still in the early stages of development but already we can see that it will adopt a boxier, more rugged design. Speaking of design, one of the alternative designs for Bugatti’s Chiron...
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2017 Chevy Corvette, 2017 Genesis G80, Mercedes-AMG GT C: Car News Headlines
Chevrolet’s Corvette spawns a Grand Sport model for the 2017 model year. With the Z06 now packing a supercharged heart and numerous add-ons to the body, the Grand Sport is looking like the option for purists. Find out what it’s like behind the wheel in our first drive review. Another...
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Tesla Master Plan, Land Rover Discovery, Koenigsegg One:1 crash: Today’s Car News
Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] overnight unveiled its new Master Plan. The plan calls for a dramatic expansion of segments that Tesla competes in, including moving into commercial segments such as those of pickup and semi trucks. Land Rover’s new Discovery SUV is almost ready for its auto show...
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Koenigsegg One:1 crash, Lamborghini Aventador facelift, Mercedes autonomous bus: Today’s Car News
Koenigsegg only built seven of its 1,341-horsepower One:1 hypercar, and on Monday one of them was totaled. The car succumbed to the Nürburgring, where Koenigsegg was using it in preparation for an assault on the notorious German race track’s lap record. Fortunately for its owner...
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BMW 1-Series sedan, Infiniti QX30 vs. Mercedes GLA, Ole Yeller Mustang: Car News Headlines
BMW has unveiled a new 1-Series sedan. Unfortunately the German automaker has no plans to sell the car outside of China, at least for the time being. Direct rivals include the Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz CLA. While we miss out on the 1-Series, we do get another new compact car in the premium segment...
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Nissan has been spotted testing a new body-on-frame SUV. Not much is known about the vehicle although we can confirm it is based on the platform of the NP300 Navara pickup truck sold overseas. One of just three Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerraris finished in Nero DS Opaco is going under the hammer. The hybrid hypercar will be one of the stars at Mecum’s annual Monterey Car Week auction taking place in about a month’s time. Mercedes-Benz has just launched a new generation of its E-Class but there are still several variants in the works. One is the high-performance E63 from Mercedes-AMG...
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2017 Porsche 911 GT3, 2017 Mazda 3, 2018 Audi RS 3: Car News Headlines
Porsche’s 911 GT3 is set to receive a mid-cycle update later in the year but images of the updated version have already surfaced. The images appeared in a digital coloring book on the website of Porsche of the Netherlands and have since been removed. Another car due to receive some updates is...
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2018 Aston Martin Vanquish, 2018 Audi RS 3, 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Superleggera: Car News Headlines
Aston Martin’s second-generation Vanquish is soon to be replaced by a new model based on the same platform underpinning the recently revealed DB11. But before the second-generation Vanquish bows out of the market, it looks like Aston Martin will launch a more potent version. Audi’s new...
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2017 Dodge Viper, 2018 Mercedes-AMG S63, 2018 Porsche Cayenne: Today’s Car News
The 2017 model year is the last for the Dodge Viper supercar. To send it off into the sunset, Dodge is launching a series of special edition models. Most of these are already sold out but you can still order the regular version of the car, including the track-focused ACR. Mercedes-Benz is working...
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2019 Mercedes-AMG S63, 2017 Chevy SS, Aston Martin Vulcan for sale: Car News Headlines
Mercedes-Benz’s entire S-Class range is about to undergo a mid-cycle update. Today we have spy shots of a prototype for the updated S63 Coupe from Mercedes-AMG. It looks to be adopting the “Panamericana” grille that’s set to become a fixture for the Affalterbach...
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Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, Mercedes GLC Coupe, Acura NSX: Today’s Car News
Jeep looks to be out testing a new version of its Grand Cherokee and this one is believed to be powered by the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 known as the Hellcat. The engine delivers as much as 707 horsepower and in the Grand Cherokee will almost certainly set a new benchmark for performance SUVs...
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We have some fresh photos from the reveal of Aston Martin’s new hypercar, the AM-RB 001. Don’t worry as that isn’t the car’s name. It’s a placeholder until Aston Martin finally settles on one. The car’s performance is said to be comparable to an LMP1 like the Porsche 919 Hybrid that just won the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but it will also be civil enough to drive down to the shops every day. Another impressive car unveiled yesterday was Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] new LaFerrari convertible. The automaker is keeping the car’s name a secret until the reveal...
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Aston Martin hypercar, next-gen Mercedes G-Class, Subaru BRZ driven: Today’s Car News
Aston Martin has finally revealed its new hypercar being developed with the Red Bull Racing Formula One team. The car looks like an open-wheel racer converted for road use, and we’re told it will be just as fast if not faster than an F1 car. Mercedes-Benz’s iconic G-Class is due to...
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A new special edition Dodge Viper, Porsche 911 GT2 spy shots, first Shelby Cobra up for auction: Car News Headlines
The Dodge Viper hasn't been a big seller, but Dodge has seemingly found a formula for selling its powerful snake: kill it and announce a bunch of special edition models. Four of the five special editions Dodge announced just last week have already sold out, and now Dodge is offering a new one...
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The Chevrolet Camaro turns 50, another Bugatti Royale is re-created, dual-clutch transmission don'ts: Car News Headlines
The Camaro is turning 50 this year and Chevrolet is celebrating with a series of events and appearances, as well as a couple of videos featuring commercial and promotional footage from throughout the car's history. One of those videos is short and sweet, but we prefer the 18-minute montage showing...
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10 hottest collector cars of the summer, bad Porsche parking, Tesla human guinea pig: Car News Headlines
Hagerty, the nation's number one insurer of classic cars, has released its list of the 10 hottest collector cars of the summer. Like in recent years, cars of the 1980s and '90s are becoming more popular, and so are pickup trucks and even SUVs. We take a look at the list, give a history of each, and...
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McLaren 570S, Highs and lows of the Dodge Viper, Jay Leno crashes in a drag-racing wheelstander: Car News Headlines
The first car in McLaren's more attainable Sports Series is the McLaren 570S. We got behind the wheel and found that this brilliant $187,000 car is a rude wake-up call for Ferrari. It we won the lottery, you can bet we'd put one of these in our 10-car garage.. Last week Dodge announced the end of...
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