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Jaguar Land Rover Deliveries Increase, Profits Fall After Brexit Hurts The Pound

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 04:28 AM PDT

In the second quarter of the year, Jaguar Land Rover shifted 16 per cent more vehicles than Q2 2015. However, after tax profits fell considerably from $646 million to $399 million as a result of the British voters decision on the referendum concerning their country's status in the EU.
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Lamborghini Says Worldwide Sales Should Double With 2019 SUV Launch

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 03:55 AM PDT

Lamborghini expects its annual production to hit 7,000 vehicles in three years' time, once they start selling their new SUV.
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Should Morgan Make This Aero 8 GT Racer Concept?

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 03:00 AM PDT

Firmly rooted as it is in history, Morgan is not one to shy away from charging forward on the racing circuit. And this latest concept could point the way forward for the cottage-industry British automaker.
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Remember The Lexus HS 250h? It's Being Recalled Along With The Toyota RAV4

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 02:00 AM PDT

Toyota is recalling over a third of a million vehicles in the United States due to potential suspension failure, and in the process has reminded us of a model we had long since forgotten.
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Rolls-Royce Bespoke Wraith & Dawn Look Glamorous On Sardinia's Costa Smerelda

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 01:00 AM PDT

A month ago, Rolls-Royce showed off two custom creations in Sardinia. Now it's giving us a better look at what it cooked up for display on the sun-drenched Mediterranean island.
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BMW Z4 Production Thought To Have Ended Quietly On August 22

Posted: 29 Aug 2016 12:02 AM PDT

Seven years after launching, production of the E89-generation BMW Z4 is said to have come to an end.
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Audi RS3 Sedan Finally Filmed Track Testing At The Nurburgring

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 11:02 PM PDT

Audi has been filmed pushing the impending RS3 Sedan to its limits at the Nurburgring ahead of a launch next year.
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Chinese Startup Hires Giorgetto Giugiaro For Its First Supercar

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 10:04 PM PDT

Chinese startup supercar manufacturer Techrules has hired legendary Italian designers Giorgetto and Fabrizio Giugiaro as it gears up to launch the GT96 supercar.
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Tesla's Autopilot System To Block Drivers Who Use It Incorrectly

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 09:57 PM PDT

According to reports, Tesla is set to introduce a new safety restriction on its Autopilot system in the impending v8.0 software update.
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C4 Corvette Owner Crashes Into Bus Stop Leaving Car Event In Lithuania

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 08:05 PM PDT

For some, it's impossible to leave a car meet without stroking your own ego and trying to show off your car and your driving skills. Well for a Corvette owner from Vilnius, Lithuania, things didn't exactly go to plan while doing a burnout after exiting an event last week.
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Is The New Escala An Improvement Over Cadillac's Previous Concepts? [w/Poll]

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:30 PM PDT

The recently unveiled Cadillac Escala is a map of things to come. Cadillac took the wraps off its latest concept at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, previewing what its designers have installed for the future.
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Chevy Recalls SS & Caprice Police Cruisers For Seatbelt Failure

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 05:25 PM PDT

Of all the recalls we see on a regular basis, we can't recall a single one for police cars. But that's just what we have here.
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Firestone Indy 600 Comes Down To 8-Millisecond Photo Finish

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 04:01 PM PDT

0.008 seconds. That was the margin by which Graham Rahal won the Firestone 600 this weekend, marking the closest finish on record at the Texas Motor Speedway and the fifth closest in IndyCar history.
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Would You Spend $14,000 On This 1973 Datsun Z-Series?

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 02:46 PM PDT

This rather clean-looking 1973 Datsun 240Z recently went to the highest bidder on eBay, who only needed to spend $14,100 in order to get their hands on a car that some consider as being iconic.
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BMW Previews Next-Gen 5 Series With Remote View 3D [w/Video]

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 01:45 PM PDT

That BMW is working on a new 5 Series should come as no surprise. We've seen several prototypes undergoing testing, after all, and BMW itself even gave us a taste of things to come with its optical scanning system. And now it's teasing us yet again with another new piece of technology.
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Honda Gas Generator Helps Relieve VW Golf-e Range Anxiety

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 12:42 PM PDT

Range anxiety is the fear that your electric vehicle will run out of battery power and won't reach its destination, stranding occupants on the road. But there's nothing a gas-powered generator can't fix.
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Reliant Supervan Joins Horizon 3 As Forza's First Three-Wheeler

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 11:46 AM PDT

A new week is upon us, and you know what that means. Or at least the driving gamers among us do: that's right, another round of updates for the latest Forza game.
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Leave Everybody In The Dust With This Twin-Turbo Ferrari 400i

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 10:45 AM PDT

Although powered by a front-mounted V12, the 2+2 grand-tourer wasn't the most glamorous, the fastest or the most successful Prancing Horse ever made, drifting into obscurity throughout the years. However, it's now making a comeback.
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HGK's BMW F22 Eurofighter Packs 820HP Under Kevlar

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 09:43 AM PDT

F22 Eurofighter? Aren't those two entirely different fighter jets? Yes, they are, but as any BMW enthusiast worth his or her roundel will tell you, the designation F22 doesn't belong to the Raptor jet alone: it's also what Munich calls the 2 Series coupe, upon which the venerable M2 is based.

This particular example, however, has been enhanced significantly by HGK Motorsport.
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Tesla Model S Gets Chromed & Lowered At Office-K

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 08:42 AM PDT

While some prefer the low-key look of a matte finish, others go the opposite direction with a chrome wrap.

Office-K has made a name for itself applying the mirror effect, most famously wrapping up a Mercedes CLK GTR and Maserati MC12 in blue chrome. But now it has completed a similar treatment on an entirely different car.
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Buy This N/A 445HP Porsche RUF RGT And Never Look Back

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 07:38 AM PDT

How about a regular Porsche that's been crafted to look like a 993 GT2 and perform like a 997 GT3?
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This Modified 240HP 3.8-Litre Chevy Impala Can Actually Corner

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 06:40 AM PDT

If you think there's nothing much you can do with a bog-standard vehicle, then you should take a look at this 2002 Chevy Impala and how decently it performs in the corners.
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US/UK/EU Prices Announced For Tesla Model S & Model X P100D

Posted: 28 Aug 2016 05:32 AM PDT

After learning earlier this weeks that the flagship Model S P100D would cost US customers upwards of $134,500 to purchase, we now know how much European need to spend for the Model X P100D as well.
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