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Toyota Teases More Off-Road Capable 2016 Tacoma Pickup Truck

Posted: 11 Dec 2014 04:02 AM PST

Toyota has begun the teasing operation for its redesigned 2016 Tacoma pickup truck, which will debut at the Detroit Auto Show early next year.
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New Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe Visually Compared with the BMW X6

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 07:51 PM PST

Since 2008, BMW has been the undisputed king of the luxury coupe-SUV segment with the X6, and even launched a second-generation model before Mercedes-Benz has finally replied with the GLE Coupe.
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New Mini John Cooper Works is the Brand's Most Powerful Model Ever

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 05:35 PM PST

With a new 2,0-liter turbo'd four delivering 228hp under its hood, the third-gen John Cooper Works (JCW) Hardtop is the most powerful production MINI ever.
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North American Car and Truck of the Year: These are the Finalists

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 10:58 PM PST

As 2014 is coming to an end, it's time for all sorts of "Car of the Year" contests to start arriving. Of these, one of the most prominent is the North American Car and Truck of the year, which runs for the 22nd year in a row.
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2015 BMW 6-Series Facelift: Count The Grille Bars To Spot The Difference [94 Pics]

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 04:31 PM PST

Look very, very closely for the "new" in the 2015 BMW 6-Series lineup, ready for its unveil at January's Detroit Auto Show.
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Ho ho ho: Youngsters Wrap Audi R8 with Christmas Paper, Practice Drifting Skills

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 04:02 PM PST

Oh to be young and feel love's keen sting or, as is the case here, have lots of time in your hands, an Audi R8 and decide to wrap it with Christmas paper.
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BMW Flatly Denies Tesla Partnership

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 03:30 PM PST

It turns out that BMW was not actually planning to join forces with Tesla and share parts and knowledge. Apparently, the rumor we posted not long ago is false, this being confirmed by The Detroit Bureau citing information from a German business magazine.
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Study Shows White Still Rules, Natural Colors Becoming More Popular

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 03:02 PM PST

Have you recently tried picking a color for your new car from the ever-increasing palette on offer from car manufacturers?
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Chris Harris’ Verdict on the Jaguar F-type R Coupe is Quite a Shocker

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 02:31 PM PST

Give Chris "The Monkey" Harris anything with four wheels and he'll manage to drift it without breaking any sweat. Imagine then what happens when he has 550hp reaching the tarmac through the rear axle. Yep, he'll shred those tires in no time.
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Speculative Renderings Shows an Alfa Romeo Giulia Coupe PHEV

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 02:00 PM PST

While we too are a bit fed up with posting renderings of what people thing the new Alfa Romeo Giulia will look like, some are so good it would be silly not to highlight them…
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1971 Ferrari Daytona Up for Auction After Spending the Last 25 Years in a Garage

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 01:32 PM PST

This 1971 Ferrari 365/4 GTB Daytona Berlinetta has an interesting story, so much so that it has become an urban legend in Toronto, Canada. It's a car bought new and picked up by its owner in 1971 from the Ferrari factory in Maranello, in a similar way to those Euro delivery programs now offered by German manufacturers.
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Doing a Wheelie Into Oncoming Traffic Isn't Cool, It's Asinine

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 01:00 PM PST

For someone who doesn't give too much -or any- thought, to his own life, riding against traffic and pulling a wheelie, is just another adrenaline rush.
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Mini Commits to Dakar Rally Until 2017, Enters 10 Cars in 2015 Race

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 12:32 PM PST

Less than a month before the start of the 2015 Dakar Rally, which will take place from 4-17 January, Mini announced that it has decided to extend its commitment to the event for two more years, that is until 2017.
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BMW Crashes Through Roof Of California Home, Driver Is Missing [w/Video]

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 12:05 PM PST

A California couple got a shock early Wednesday morning when a BMW X3 crashed through the roof of their garage. Police got even more of a surprise when the BMW driver wasn't in the car.
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Jaguar Recalls 7,000 F-Types in the US for Defect in Passenger Airbag Activation

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 11:27 AM PST

According to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 7,097 of the F-Type in the US because of a faulty passenger-side airbag wiring.
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Top Gear’s Richard Hammond Has a Blast in the Porsche 918 Spyder

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 10:52 AM PST

In Top Gear's Season 21 Jeremy Clarkson drove the McLaren P1 at the Spa-Franchorchamps track in Belgium and, even though the weather conditions were horrible, he actually loved it. Which is high praise indeed for the man is known to be quite difficult to please...
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Mansory Gives the S63 AMG 1,000PS and a Sinister Appearance

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 10:03 AM PST

The 577hp Mercedes S 63 AMG is not a car that needs more power, but if Brabus upgraded it to 838hp, Mansory felt obliged to up the ante and squeeze even more power from the 5.9-liter biturbo V8 engine.
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Hyundai Tests Improved i20 WRC for 2015 Season in Monte Carlo and Sweden

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 09:39 AM PST

Just three weeks after the 2014 World Rally Championship finale in the Wales Rally, Hyundai Motorsport is already testing its i20 racer in preparation for its second season in the WRC.
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Palm Beach Dealer Wraps Lamborghini Huracan in Italian Cop Livery

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 09:07 AM PST

Perhaps you've already read the story about Lamborghini donating over a spanking-new 602hp Huracan to the Italian State Police, with company CEO Stephan Winkelman handing over the keys himself.
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Citroën Refreshes the C4 with New Lights, Equipment and 3-Cylinder Engine

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 07:48 PM PST

Four years after launch, Citroën has given the second-generation C4 its first facelift, with updates including new light signatures, technologies and engines.
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New Scoops Suggest Porsche Working on Boxster GT4 As Well

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 07:48 PM PST

Porsche surprised our spies this week with a Boxster prototype wearing all the goods we've seen on the various Cayman GT4 testers.
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Plug-In Hybrid Diesel Model Confirmed for Upcoming Audi Q7

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 07:31 AM PST

Audi will merge diesel and plug-in hybrid technology with the second-generation Audi Q7, which will debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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Multi-Speed Transmission for EVs in the Works

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 07:04 AM PST

Nowadays, if you want to experience the brutish torque of an electric motor and the thrill of changing gear in a road car, you're kind of stuck.

You can build a custom one yourself or blag your way behind the wheel of a Formula E car. However, things won't stay like this for long, as Wards Auto reports on information obtained from a James Potter, the controls manager for ZF Powertrain Technology.
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Watch Magician Trick His Way Out of a Speeding Ticket

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 07:48 PM PST

Cops get extremely fidgety, perhaps even paranoid, when drivers move their hands away from the steering wheel during a stop, but this time, they made an exception.
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Alfa Romeo Was Making its Own Vision GT Concept, But Not Any More

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 07:48 PM PST

Alfa Romeo was among the manufacturers that had announced they were going to provide a model as part of the Vision Gran Turismo series of projects. It even offered a sketch of its entry and its name was listed on the official GT site, and yet now it's been removed, along with said sketch.
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