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F1 Teams To Adopt Head Protection In 2018 Rather Than 2017

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 04:31 AM PDT

The FIA has confirmed that Formula One cars will adopt cockpit protection from the 2018 season onwards, rather than next season as originally planned.
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Grumpy Cat Stars In Opel's 2017 Calendar

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 03:56 AM PDT

From Jaguars and Sunbeam Tigers to the Mercury Cougar and DeTomaso Pantera, the automotive industry is not without its feline references. But Opel is taking things in a decidedly different direction for its 2017 calendar.
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Daimler Speeds Up Mercedes Electric Car Agenda

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 02:58 AM PDT

Electric vehicles are not that big yet in market right now, but they are picking up speed and will inevitably become in the future, so Daimler wants to speed up vehicle development at Mercedes.
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If Sonic Ever Retires From Running He Could Drive This Custom Honda Civic

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 02:00 AM PDT

Sonic the Hedgehog turns 25 this year, and to celebrate its anniversary Honda will debut a custom designed Civic at Comic Con with a one-of-a-kind wrap.
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Electric Corvette Hits Over 205mph To Claim New Speed Record

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 12:58 AM PDT

U.S. company Genovation Cars has set a new top speed record for an all-electric road car after taking its custom C6 Corvette Z06 to a 205.6 mph (330.8 km/h) top speed at the Kennedy Space Station.
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Jeremy Clarkson Says The BMW M2 Is His Favorite Ever M Car

Posted: 29 Jul 2016 12:00 AM PDT

On paper, the BMW M2 seems nothing more than a cheap and less powerful variant of the M4. In reality however, the M2 has proven itself as entirely distinct from its more expensive siblings and capable of producing thrills unachievable by other M models..
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Second-Generation Mercedes-AMG A45 To Be Even More Ballistic

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 11:00 PM PDT

When the Mercedes-AMG A45 arrived, it shook up the hot hatch industry with previously-unseen levels of power and performance.
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Oddly-Named Keating Berus British Supercar To Debut In Monaco Next Year

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 10:00 PM PDT

Another day and yet another proposed supercar has appeared out of thin air this time courtesy of a company called Keating.
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Daimler Buys Controlling Stake In Uber Rival 'Hailo'

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 09:00 PM PDT

Daimler has purchased a majority stake in ride-sharing firm Hailo and will merge the Uber-rival with its in-house ride-sharing network MyTaxi
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Tesla Could Build Gigafactories All Around The World Musk Says

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 08:00 PM PDT

Elon Musk, a man who is never satisfied with his innovations, wants to open a multitude of lithium-ion battery producing gigafactories around the world, mimicking the current one in Nevada.
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General Motors May Soon Start Producing Batteries In China

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 07:00 PM PDT

General Motors could start producing batteries for its plug-in hybrid models in China as part of the firm's 'Made in China 2025' plan announced in mid-2015.
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BMW M4 GTS Track-Tested, Has Lots Of Hype To Live Up To

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 06:25 PM PDT

The BMW M4 GTS costs almost twice as much as the standard car and to the unobservant, looks no different bar the rear wing, front splitter and orange wheels. But when driven on a track, does the most hardcore BMW model available live up to the hype and its price tag?
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This Ferrari F40 Replica Or A Brand-New Ford Focus RS?

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 09:30 PM PDT

Often named one of the finest supercars ever, the F40 is held in the highest esteem by automotive connoisseurs.
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Oh My... A 2000 HP Nissan GT-R Spins At 218 MPH

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 05:22 PM PDT

In recent years, no car has proven more popular to modify into quarter mile beasts than the R35-generation Nissan GT-R.
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McLaren Says Its F1 Chassis Is As Good As Ferrari's

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 05:00 PM PDT

The McLaren-Honda Formula 1 team believes that its chassis is now as good as Ferrari's and that the only thing holding it back from podium finishes is the car's underpowered engine.
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Hop On Board The Aston Martin Vulcan For A Lap Of Le Mans

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 04:23 PM PDT

With only 24 examples to be made and each selling for more than $2 million, the Vulcan is going to be a very rare beast.
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Porsche To Skip 2017 Detroit Show, Boost LA And NYC Presence

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 03:57 PM PDT

Visitors at the 2017 Detroit Motor Show will not see any official Porsche cars on display, as the Germans have decided, after a careful analysis, not to spend any cent of their hard-earned revenue in the event.
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Volkswagen's New Crafter Van Available In Hundreds Of Configurations

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 03:28 PM PDT

If you've ordered a new car recently, you were likely faced with a barrage of choices between trim levels, body styles, engine options and more. But chances are they would pale in comparison to the configurations available on the new Crafter.
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Lamborghini Murcielago Towing A Trailer Filled With... Goats?

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 02:56 PM PDT

Who ever said the 6.2-liter V12-powered Lamborghini Murcielago isn't a practical car?!
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Skoda Posts Record Sales For The First Half Of The Year

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 02:28 PM PDT

Despite coming out bruised from the cheating emissions scandal, along with its sister brands and parent company Volkswagen, Skoda has still managed to do exceptionally well in new car sales.
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Formula E Racers Get Sleek New Front Wing Design

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 01:59 PM PDT

To the untrained eye most single-seat, open-wheel race cars look pretty much the same. Form follows function and all that. But the people behind the FIA Formula E Championship want theirs to look different, so they've come out with a radical new front wing design.
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FCA Will Stop Making Passenger Cars In The US - Just Jeeps, RAMs and SUVs

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 01:27 PM PDT

FCA has already announced they'll start to phase out the 200 and the Dart, but that's just part of the group's bigger plan.
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Citroen Launches C4 Cactus W Special Edition In The UK

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 12:58 PM PDT

Citroen's new special edition of the C4 Cactus is set to go on sale in the UK starting with August 1st.
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You'll Need A Lot Of Guts To Buy This 8.2-Litre Boss Hoss Motorcycle

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 12:30 PM PDT

There are outlandish motorcycle manufacturers, that offer astonishing products for sale, and then there's Boss Hoss.
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Jezza Reveals How He Narrowly Escaped Riding Shotgun In A Rally With A Hangover

Posted: 28 Jul 2016 11:58 AM PDT

There is definitely no shortage of behind the scenes footage of The Grand Tour and the latest one reveals a rather funny short story, made public by Jeremy Clarkson.
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