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Jaguar XE 'London-to-Berlin' Road Trip Ends Successfully, Averages 65 MPG

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 03:28 AM PST

If you recall, it was actor, musician and film-maker Idris Elba who took the Jaguar XE on its 750 mile (1,200 km) journey from London to Berlin, covering four countries in three days, and having fun doing it.
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Aston Martin Lagonda Taraf Now Available in Europe and South Africa

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 02:41 AM PST

Aston Martin will be selling a total of 200 Lagonda Taraf sedans in Europe, the UK and South Africa. The car was launched in Dubai last year with first delcared intentions to sell exclusively in the Middle East.
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New Volvo XC90 Racks Up Another Very Positive Review; D5 and T8 Plug-In Tested

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 01:30 AM PST

It seems the Volvo XC90, even though it's still basically a big SUV, has a lot of mass appeal, because we haven't really heard one bad word about it. Reviews portray it as this kind of great alternative to other vehicles its size, with great looks, safety and efficiency to win over buyers.
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Rolls Royce SUV Rendered Upright and Purposeful

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 05:58 PM PST

So it seems the world will be getting a Rolls Royce SUV-type vehicle, after much internal debate within the company on the matter of making it or not. The vehicle most definitely won't look like this rendered interpretation by Theophilus Chin, but it does beg the question 'what will it actually be like?'
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Corvette Z06 & McLaren P1 Solve The Supercar vs. Hypercar Conundrum

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 05:30 PM PST

We've long been fascinated by watching a "lowly" supercar (something in the 400 to 700 HP range) take on the likes of a McLaren P1, Porsche 918, LaFerrari, Veyron, Agera or a Huayra.
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Ouch...Euro NCAP Tests New Audi TT; Only Awards It Four Stars

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 04:44 PM PST

Euro NCAP, the European authority for automobile safety, has just published its results for the all-new Audi TT. Surprisingly, it's not an accolade-accompanied five-stars, but a more lowly four.
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This Is Lexus' New LF-SA Subcompact Concept

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 03:57 PM PST

Here are the very first official images of the new Lexus LF-SA Concept prior to its public outing at the Geneva Motor Show next week.
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Um…Someone Stole Travis Kvapil's NASCAR Racer From A Motel Before Race!

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 03:31 PM PST

This shouldn't be too hard to find: a NASCAR Sprint Cup racecar with a Chevrolet SS body in blue and orange with sizeable No44 markings was stolen from a motel parking lot.
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Mercedes Look Unbeatable on Day 2 of Final Tests in Barcelona

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 03:08 PM PST

Mercedes AMG Petronas fired a warning shot at their rivals earlier today in Barcelona, setting a fastest lap time of 1:22.792s while using Pirelli's soft compound for the first time this year.
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Man Tries To Break Mercedes Window With Brick, Window Returns The Favor

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 02:40 PM PST

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is what we call good ol' fashion Karma.
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A Look at the First Ever Diesel Passenger Cars [w/Videos]

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 02:13 PM PST

While diesel cars are relatively common in many parts of the world now, with growing interest in others, it's important to know which car it was that started the whole diesel alternative. It was a Mercedes-Benz, the 260D from 1937, to be precise.
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Look What Touring Superleggera Did To A Ferrari F12

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 01:47 PM PST

What you see here is Carrozeria Touring Superleggera's new Berlinetta Lusso, a coachbuilt supercar based on the Ferrari F12berlinetta that will debut at the Geneva Motor Show.
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1970 Fiat 124 Spider BS Is Obsession-Inducing Yet Family-Friendly

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 01:13 PM PST

You can immediately tell if a person is really passionate about something not only by what they say, but also how they say it. By that definition, car lovers don't get really any more car lover-ish than Marcus Atkinson.
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Jeep Renegade Gets a Trailer Sidekick With Hard Steel Concept For Geneva

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 12:45 PM PST

Jeep will be visiting next week's Geneva Motor Show with a concept version of its newly launched Renegade.
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Jeep And Dodge Recalling Almost Half A Million SUVs Worldwide

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 12:22 PM PST

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has issued a voluntary recall of an estimated 467,480 SUVs worldwide to address a potential stalling problem.
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Kahn Design to Debut “Flying Huntsman” 6x6 Concept in Geneva

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 12:00 PM PST

Kahn Design will unveil a 6x6 stretched version of a Land Rover Defender in the form of a concept called Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6 in the upcoming Geneva Motor Show.
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Forza Horizon 2-Based Fast & Furious Standalone Game Launches March 27

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 11:27 AM PST

Do you remember the last Fast and Furious movie-based game? We hope you don't because it was by all accounts dreadful. That's why this time round they're not starting a new game from scratch but rather releasing a standalone package based on Forza Horizon 2.
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Drifting V8 Supercars is Another Sample of this Championship's Awesomeness

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 10:54 AM PST

What we have here is the main reason of why V8 Supercars touring car Championship is the most spectacular form of motorsport you can follow right now.
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This Is What Happens When You Type '007' On Tesla Model S' Display

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 06:30 PM PST

They call it an Egg, a Hidden Easter Egg and you can find it by entering the diagnostics mode on the Tesla Model S' center console touchscreen and typing '007' when prompted for a security code.
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Vorsteiner V-FF 103 Wheels Perfectly Suited for Red Audi S5

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 09:58 AM PST

After seeing what a set of V-FF 102 Flow Forged wheels did to this Audi S4, it's only normal to imagine the sleeker, more appealing S5 have its own day in "court".
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Yamaha Will Build Gordon Murray’s Motiv City Car, Will Launch By 2019

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 09:25 AM PST

Yamaha has green-lighted production of Gordon Murray's Motiv city car with reports talking about entering the market as early as 2019.
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BMW 3-Series F30 Modded With 5-Series F10's Digital Instrument Panel

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 06:31 PM PST

There's a strong chance that, if not the upcoming F30 facelift, BMW's next generation 3-Series will offer a similar multifunction digital instrument display, just like the 5-, 6-, and 7-Series models.
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James Bond’s DB10 Chased By Jaguar C-X75 Looks Good, Sounds Even Better

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 06:31 PM PST

Another day on the set of the next James Bond movie, Spectre, one more spectator to film footage of what seems like a car chase between Aston's bespoke DB10 and Jaguar's C-X75 in the streets of Rome.
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'Daytona Gray Matte' ABT RS6-R Facelift Heading to Geneva

Posted: 27 Feb 2015 07:58 AM PST

Not to be outdone, ABT is bringing their facelifted 730 HP RS6-R to Geneva, rivaling MTM's RS6 Clubsport, even though it's down on power by just 20 horses.
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