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Volvo’s New Scalable Platform May Underpin Sub-V40 Geely Models

Posted: 17 Mar 2015 04:01 AM PDT

The Volvo V40 will remain the brand's smallest model, at least for the foreseeable future. The next-generation of the V40 and the mechanically-related XC40 will be based on a new scalable platform that could pave the way for smaller models, but there's a very small chance they will be badged as Volvos.
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Range Rover Looks Back at Two Decades of Autobiography Models

Posted: 17 Mar 2015 03:02 AM PDT

The most luxurious and personalized Range Rovers have been sold for 21 years under the Autobiography designation, which this year enters its third decade of existence.
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Audi Starts Taking Orders for All-New Q7, Prices it from €60,900 in Germany

Posted: 17 Mar 2015 02:01 AM PDT

Audi has begun taking orders across Europe for the all-new Q7 SUV, which has a base price of €60,900 ($64,388) in Germany.
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Sunday's Cancellation Of Top Gear Cost BBC 4 Million Viewers

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 06:26 PM PDT

Jeremy Clarkson' row with a producer and BBC's subsequent decision to cancel Top Gear while it investigates the matter resulted in a dreadful slump for the British television station.
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See How Bugatti’s W16 Engine Was Built at the Molsheim Plant

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 05:50 PM PDT

Bugatti's 8.0-liter W16 engine is a mechanical masterpiece that will hopefully live on in the next model the noble brand aims to build. But until that happens, the W16 engine will take a break, as the mighty Veyron is history.
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We Can Now Buy Japanese Cars For Their Designs Too

Posted: 17 Mar 2015 02:47 AM PDT

The first thing that comes to mind when saying "Japanese cars" is reliability and an inherent simplicity of engineering that's complimented by clever (usually electronic) gadgets. What didn't come to mind before, but certainly does now, is excellent design and style, or at least attempts at flamboyance and avant-garde where there were none (or very few) before.
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An Alternative Review Take On First-Gen Lexus LS400

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 04:39 PM PDT

While it may have looked like simplified a mishmash of what other luxury cars looked like at the end of the 1980s, the LS400, the first Lexus ever, was a highly competent car.

Now, some 25 years after it was released, it still feels taught, modern and now it certainly has more recognition than back in the day.
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All-New Audi A8 Delayed a Year to Get Autonomous Technology

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 04:00 PM PDT

Audi has postponed by one year the introduction of the all-new A8 flagship luxury sedan in order to make it the brand's first car capable of autonomous operation.
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Volvo Aims To Make Its New Cars In Just 20 Months

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 03:30 PM PDT

Once its new modular platforms are implemented, Volvo thinks it can develop new cars in roughly half the time it used to, and even sooner than bigger automakers can.
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2016 Kia Sorento Seen as a Significant Improvement Over its Predecessor

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 03:00 PM PDT

The all-new Kia Sorento bridges the gap between compact and mid-size SUVs and may tempt buyers from both categories, especially since it offers the option of seven seats.
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Racing Solutions Viper GTS Twin Turbo is a 1500 WHP Omen

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 02:31 PM PDT

If we're talking over 1000 HP, twin turbo units, racing fuel and all that, we're also probably mentioning cars such as the Lamborghini Gallardo and the Nissan GT-R. But what about something even more..extreme?
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You Might Get A Ride In A Chinese BYD Electric Car When You Use Uber

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 02:02 PM PDT

Chinese car and bus manufacturer BYD has been pushing an entrance into the American market for a while now, and it appears it's happening through an alliance from Uber.
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Deadly Kentucky Train Crash With Toyota Camry Caught On Video

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 01:31 PM PDT

Two students were killed and two others were injured Saturday afternoon when the car they were riding in was struck by a train at a railway crossing in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Toro Rosso Leading Candidate For Factory Renault Team

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 01:02 PM PDT

Ever since it got out that Renault could be considering returning to F1 as a 'Works' team, there have been plenty speculations as to which team would make the most sense for them to acquire.
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Why Does Bentley Use a W12 and Not V12 Engine?

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 12:34 PM PDT

The VW group, which currently owns Bentley, is the only automotive group in the world that makes engines in a "W" configuration. This video tries to answer the question of why it's preferred over a traditional V12.
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Scoop: Looks Like Ford Is Out Testing 2017 Fiesta RS

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 12:06 PM PDT

This test-mule that we spied in Europe could be the first real evidence that Ford is indeed developing an RS version of its Fiesta subcompact.
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Novitec Rosso F430 Gets Fighter Jet Livery From ZR Auto

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 11:41 AM PDT

Even though it's long gone, the Ferrari F430 is still one of the best supercars to ever come out of Maranello. This twin-supercharged Novitec Rosso version however is wearing some very cool aeronautical duds.
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Spied: Mercedes-Benz To Give 2017 SL A Brand New Face

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 11:00 AM PDT

For the first time after spotting an early prototype of the 2017 Mercedes-Benz SL with limited changes last year, our spies caught an advanced tester of the facelifted roadster with modified styling.
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This is Not a Video; It’s Actually 20,000 4K Photos Stitched Together!

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 10:32 AM PDT

Despite the fact that taking video and shooting multiple photos then stitching them together sounds the same in principle, the way each has developed over the years means their result is very different.
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Hamilton Wins Aussie GP as Mercedes Look Unstoppable

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 07:46 PM PDT

In case you were hoping for a spectacular start to the 2015 Formula One season, you might have been slightly disappointed by what you saw yesterday. Is Mercedes to go unchallenged yet again?
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2016 Nissan GT-R With More Ponies And New 45th Ann. Gold Edition Priced In The US

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 09:35 AM PDT

Another year, another model year update (the ninth, since its launch in 2007), for Nissan's GT-R supercar that is now available as a 2016MY in the USA.
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Texas Bill Aims to Make Filming Cops Close up Illegal!

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 09:00 AM PDT

You know all those videos shot on the hard shoulder, from inside a car that's been pulled over by the cops?
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Watch And Hear the Insane GT-R LM Nismo Being Driven In a Dark Circuit

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 08:30 AM PDT

You don't need us to tell you than Nissan is one of the most daring manufacturers when it comes to motorsport. After the crazy Deltawing racer, the Japanese company took another insane idea into fruition by presenting the GT-R LM Nismo racer to compete in the 24 Hours of LeMans.
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Americans Like their Mustangs Black, Chinese and Europeans Red

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 07:59 AM PDT

Now that the all-new Ford Mustang is officially on sale in North America and Asia and will soon arrive in Europe for the first time, the automaker has released preliminary data showing which colors are preferred by customers and enthusiasts worldwide for the iconic pony car.
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Alex Wakefield Makes Proper Motorsport-Inspired Art That Just Screams Speed

Posted: 16 Mar 2015 07:33 AM PDT

Capturing movement in a still of any kind, whether it be a photo or painting, or any manner of medium, really, makes it much easier for said image to tell a story. Artist Alex Wakefield tells motorsport-inspired stories through his paintings, and this recently got him noticed and on Petrolicious.
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