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Hyundai goes for Aggressive with new i20 Coupe

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 03:30 AM PST

While Hyundai may have announced it had honed the new i20 for comfort rather than sharp handling, it's styled the three-door variant of that car to look much meaner than the five-door. It has a notably more steeply raked A-pillar, and a generally smaller, sleeker-looking top.
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2016 Mini John Cooper Works Hatch Leaked ahead Detroit Debut

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 03:07 AM PST

If you're familiar with Mini's John Cooper Works concept revealed earlier this year at the Detroit Auto Show, the production version will not surprise you at all.
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Is This Canada's Worst Driver?

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 08:24 PM PST

If you don't burst into laughter after watching this driver's efforts to get her BMW out of a parking spot, then there's something wrong with your sense of humor, or you're the owner of the red Mazda3…
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VW Reportedly Wants a BMW 5-Series Fighter

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 05:35 PM PST

VW's incursion into premium territory, with the Phaeton, was a major flop, despite the fact that the car itself was actually pretty good. Now it's reportedly looking at the posh side of the market yet again, although it's eyeing the BMW 5-Series, not any higher this time.
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Chrysler Engines To Get More Direct Injection, More Turbos

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 05:00 PM PST

After rolling out lots of new models since Fiat started calling the shots, Chrysler is now turning to its engines for a revamp and some modern technology.
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Ford Recreates Some of the Most Popular YouTube Videos in Snowkhana Three

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 04:27 PM PST

Ford continues to imitate Ken Block's Gymkhana series of videos with the release of Snowkhana Three, the latest video featuring stunts performed entirely with scale models and toys.
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New GLE Coupe is Mercedes' Solution to its BMW X6 Problem [43 Pics]

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 04:17 PM PST

Mercedes-Benz is trying to succeed where Acura and its ZDX flopped: taking on BMW's X6 crossover with the new GLE Coupe.
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Man Shows Off His Fleet of Custom DeLoreans

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 03:03 PM PST

Some people like to keep their DeLorean DMC-12s in stock condition, others like to turn them into accurate replicas of the time machine from the "Back to the Future" franchise.
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Robbers Break-in at Red Bull Racing, Steal More Than 60 Trophies

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 02:35 PM PST

On December 6, a vehicle broke through the front entrance of Red Bull Racing's Milton Keynes factory and a group of around six men, all wearing dark clothing, stole over 60 trophies belonging to the Formula 1 outfit.
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BMW i Series Tech to Spread to Core Models, PHEV 3-Series Shown First

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 02:11 PM PST

The "i" sub-brand, which currently consists of the i3 city car and the i8 sports coupe, and its eDrive powertrains are but the first step in the electrification of all core-brand models of the BMW Group.
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Ford Starts EcoSport Production in Russia, Will Add Fiesta in 2015

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 01:45 PM PST

Ford Sollers, the joint venture of Ford and JSC Sollers in Russia, has begun production at its plant in the Republic of Tatarstan. The plant, which is Ford Sollers' second assembly plant in Tatarstan and the third in Russia, will have an annual production capacity of up to 115,000 vehicles and will employ 1,500 people.
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Steve Sutcliffe Reviews the Mulsanne Speed; A Driver’s Bentley?

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 01:13 PM PST

Shift paddles in a Bentley Mulsanne? What has this world come to, I ask thee. Next thing we know, they'll be replacing all that burr or walnut veneer with, I don't know, carbon fiber inserts and drilled pedals.
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Rinspeed Previews BMW i3-Based Budii Autonomous Concept

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 12:44 PM PST

Swiss design company Rinspeed has released the first sketches of its project for the 2015 Geneva Auto Show, the Budii concept car.
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Hyundai Rumored to Launch i20 N and New i20 WRC on December 10

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 12:10 PM PST

We know that Hyundai is preparing to launch a performance version of the i20 that will carry the N moniker, and according to recent reports that could happen as early as tomorrow.
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New 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe Fully Uncovered in Leaked Photos

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 11:45 AM PST

We get an early look at the all-new Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe sports crossover thanks to a set of leaked official pictures on the net.
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First-ever F1 Car Raced by Ayrton Senna Goes Under the Hammer

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 11:31 AM PST

One may argue if he is the best driver in the history of Formula 1, but there's no doubt that, 20 years after that tragic incident at Imola that cost him his life, Ayrton Senna is the most revered.
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Baby Land Rover Discovery Sport Needs Help from Granddad Defender in Iceland

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 08:33 PM PST

The Land Rover Discovery Sport may be pitched as an SUV that's not afraid of going off-road, but drivers should be careful how far they're willing to go in a baby Disco.
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Review Finds Volvo V60 T6 is a bit Old-School, but Still Lovable

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 10:36 AM PST

The Volvo V60 looks classy both inside and out and comes packed with tech and features. In T6 guise, you get it with a three-liter V6 that's turbocharged to produce 325 hp – that's without direct injection and the power is sent to the wheels via a fairly old six-speed autobox.
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Next BMW 6-Series Will be Sharper to Drive, Aimed at Porsche

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 10:10 AM PST

Set to arrive on the market in 2017 (refreshed current model on its way), the all-new BMW 6-Series will undergo a formula rethink. It's going to lose some of its grand tourer cruising capability in exchange for a sharper drive.
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All-New 2015 Skoda Superb Spied with Production Body

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 08:33 PM PST

Skoda's upcoming third-gen Superb has been scooped for the first time in a production body that draws heavily from this year's VisionC Concept.
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Rear-Wheel Steering Set to Make a Strong Comeback, Says ZF

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 09:43 AM PST

What do the - now defunct - Honda Prelude, BMW 850CSi and Mitsubishi GTO/3000GT have in common with the latest Porsche 911 GT3 and Turbo?
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That's Some Scary Sheetz; Lightning Strikes Down Tree on Car

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 11:02 AM PST

Lightning is one of nature's greatest shows, but at the same time, it's also one of the most deadliest and unpredictable weather phenomena.
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Infiniti's New Vision GT Supercar Concept Looks Rad

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 08:27 AM PST

These are the first teaser photos of Infiniti's new Vision GT Concept supercar.
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Get a Glimpse of Sebastian Vettel's First Day of Work in Maranello [w/Video]

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 08:04 AM PST

Sebastian Vettel did his first laps as a Scuderia Ferrari driver recently on the Fiorano track in Maranello. The German didn't drive Ferrari's current turbocharged V6-powered car, but a V8-powered F2012.
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Michelin Wants You to Know There’s a Big Difference between Premium and Budget Tires

Posted: 09 Dec 2014 07:32 AM PST

We have already seen in videos the difference between winter tires and summer tires in the cold season, but what about the difference between budget and premium tires?
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