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Prior Design Presents PDR700 Widebody Kit for Corvette Stingray

Posted: 15 Jan 2015 04:00 AM PST

Germany's Prior Design has left aside its Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz projects for a bit and built a widebody kit for the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray coupe.
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Toyota Gets 1,500 Orders for the Mirai in Japan in One Month

Posted: 15 Jan 2015 03:00 AM PST

Toyota has announced that the Mirai fuel-cell sedan has racked up approximately 1,500 orders in Japan, a month after sales began on December 15, 2014.
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Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake Priced from €29,809 or about $35,000 in Germany

Posted: 15 Jan 2015 02:28 AM PST

The Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake is around €600 ($705) more expensive than the four-door coupe - when similar versions equipped with the same engines are compared. The automaker has started taking orders for the fifth member of its compact family, with cars arriving in dealerships in March 2015.
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Range Rover NW8 Limited Edition Is a Tribute to London's Abbey Road

Posted: 15 Jan 2015 01:00 AM PST

Land Rover has unveiled the third "Inspired by Britain" Evoque special edition model called NW8 at the Montreal Auto Show in Canada.
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Carscoops’ 2015 Detroit Motor Show Roundup and Mega Photo Gallery

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:05 PM PST

Pickup trucks and sports cars: this really sums up the 2015 North American International Auto Show that's held in Detroit and is the first major event of the year.
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5 Things To Know About The 2016 Ford GT So Far

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 06:33 PM PST

We were reminded what a genuine surprise feels like when the stunning 2016 Ford GT was unveiled at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.

Although it is only January, it would not be a surprise if the daring new supercar by the American automotive giant would become the most significant car of 2015.
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Check out the 2016 Audi Q7’s Infotainment in Action

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 06:02 PM PST

While there's nothing really groundbreaking about the infotainment you can have in the new Audi Q7, it is very cool looking, very advanced and it promises improved usability. It's probably this last aspect that has been the main focus, as the intent is to necessitate as little of the driver's attention as possible.
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Chop-Chop: Hyundai Sonata Will Go Under the Knife, Get More Distinctive

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:02 PM PST

Despite being launched at last year's New York Auto Show, Hyundai has decided on giving the Sonata a makeover because its more conservative looks didn't gel with customers.
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2017 Audi A6 Rendered with Cues from Prologue Concept Looks Classy

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:31 PM PST

The Audi Prologue concept car shows the design direction of future production models from Ingolstadt, with the next-generation A8 luxury sedan being tipped as the first to adopt the new styling language when it arrives late next year.
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Car Dealership Hassles and Belittles Pizza Delivery Guy Over $7

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:59 PM PST

A Massachusetts dealership is feeling the internet's rage after employees messed around with a pizza deliveryman over a mere $7. They did it to themselves, not only with their obnoxious behavior, but also because they (evidently) shared the video online.
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Lamborghini Huracan Takes on McLaren 12C in Drag Race

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:30 PM PST

These are two of the fastest accelerating cars in the world. The Huracan is sort of the newcomer, while the MP4-12 McLaren has proven to be considerably faster than the previous generation baby Lambo, the Gallardo.
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Next-Gen BMW M5 & M6 Could Get All-Wheel Drive

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:59 PM PST

In case you were wondering how BMW plans to make the M5 even quicker and actually let you explore all of the power by giving you optimal traction, well,  it's called xDrive.
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Nissan and NASA Join Forces to Develop Self-Driving Vehicles

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:31 PM PST

Autonomous cars are a field almost every car manufacturer is looking into. Not everyone has the chance to hook up with NASA to do so, though.
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Ford Official: We Will Not Drop V8 from Future Mustangs and F-150s

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 02:02 PM PST

A Ford official vehemently denied a report proclaiming the death of the V8 engine in the Mustang and F-150 models after 2017.
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EVO Finds Audi S3 Lacks Excitement Both on the Road and the Track

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 01:39 PM PST

The Audi S3 is among the most powerful hot-hatches on the market, but has always suffered from being too serious for its own good.
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Ford Reportedly Killing its V8 Engines in Mustang and F-150 After 2017? [Update]

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:01 PM PST

The fact that Ford has decided to drop V8 engines in two models that have been only offered with V8s so far (the GT supercar and the F-150 Raptor), may speak volumes about the automaker's intentions.
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Honda Brings New Civic Type R Out on the Snow

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 12:26 PM PST

These could be some of the last scoop shots we get of the new Honda Civic Type R, as it's slated to go on sale this spring, with a likely world premiere at the Geneva show in March.
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Lamborghini Sold 2,530 Sports Cars in 2014, More Than Ever Before

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 12:00 PM PST

Lamborghini will have some nice memories from 2014, which was its best sales year ever with 2,530 sports cars delivered to customers. The figure represents a solid 19 percent growth compared to 2013, when Lamborghini sold 2,121 cars.
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Overview of BMW's Model Upgrades Coming This Spring

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:29 AM PST

BMW is starting yet another strong year, looking to boost sales even further and to surpass the 1,811,719 units sold in 2014.
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Top Gear Series 22, The Lego Trailer

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 11:01 AM PST

'Everything is awesome, everything is cool when you're part of a team'…or perhaps not when you turn Top Gear's crew into Lego Movie-style figurines for their Season 22 trailer.
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94-Year Old…Oldsmobile Driver Hits Wrong Pedal and Plows Through Car Wash

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 10:30 AM PST

Last Friday, a 94-year old driver of an Oldsmobile (I know, ironic, right?) accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake pedal and smashed through a Sacramento car wash.
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Skoda Drops Huge Photo Gallery of New Fabia Combi [62 Pics]

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 10:02 AM PST

Skoda is launching the new Fabia Combi in Europe this month and wants to keep the model in the news with the release of a big photo gallery.
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Shelby Mustang GT350 Ordering Guide Leaked

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 09:30 AM PST

Even though Ford has tried to keep info such as equipment levels and engine specs a secret for the all-new Shelby GT350 Mustang, we now get to see at least one of these details surface via a leaked ordering guide.
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Buick Cascada Will Be Built in Poland, Sold as a Holden Too this Year

Posted: 14 Jan 2015 09:03 AM PST

The Opel Cascada is truly becoming a global vehicle. After its debut at the Detroit Auto Show as a Buick, GM reconfirmed that the convertible will be sold with the Holden badge starting this year.
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