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VW Budd-e Wins North American 'Concept Truck Of The Year' Award

Posted: 03 Aug 2016 04:25 AM PDT

The Budd-e minibus concept has been named the '2016 Concept Truck of the Year' at North America's annual Concept Vehicles of the Year Awards.
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Ferrari Confirms Increased Sales In Q2, Projects 8,000 Deliveries This Year

Posted: 03 Aug 2016 03:57 AM PDT

Ferrari performed better than expected during the second-quarter of the year posting an increase in earnings, revenue and deliveries.
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Manthey-Racing Upgrades Porsche Cayman Clubsport To GT4 Racing Spec

Posted: 03 Aug 2016 03:00 AM PDT

Porsche's GT department delved into new territory when it launched the Cayman GT4 last year, applying the same formula as it does to the 911 GT3 but to a smaller package. It then adapted the pocket rocket for the track with the Cayman GT4 Clubsport. And now it has upgraded it to racing spec and helping it live up to its name.
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2017 Chevy Trax Starts At Just $21,895

Posted: 03 Aug 2016 02:00 AM PDT

Chevrolet has extensively updated its little Trax crossover for 2017 with a whole slate of enhancements. And now it has announced just how little you'll have to pay to put yourself (or your daughter) behind the wheel.
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Watch Nico Rosberg's Aggressive Move On Max Verstappen At Hockenheim

Posted: 03 Aug 2016 01:00 AM PDT

The German Grand Prix on Sunday included one of the most aggressive overtaking maneuvers we've seen in a long time. In fact it was so aggressive that the stewards deemed it illegal.
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Alpine Expected To Launch Jaguar F-Pace Rival As Second Model

Posted: 03 Aug 2016 12:00 AM PDT

Reports are pointing towards Alpine launching an SUV as its second model, not long after its long-awaited sports car hits dealership floors.
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Anton Yelchin's Family Suing FCA After Actor's Crushing Death

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 11:00 PM PDT

The family of late actor Anton Yelchin have sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for negligence and product liability for the star's June 19 death.
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Audi Could Bring Advanced Hydrogen Racer To Le Mans 24 Hours

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 10:00 PM PDT

There's a possibility that Audi will race a hydrogen-powered model in the Le Mans 24 Hours if it believes the technology has a future in its production cars.
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Sporty Kia GT To Launch Six Years After Concept's 2011 Reveal

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 09:00 PM PDT

Next year, the production-variant of Kia's 2011 GT concept car will hit the market and offer a package previously unseen from the carmaker.
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Saudi Prince Buys Bugatti Chiron Show Car And Vision Gran Turismo Concept

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 08:00 PM PDT

A Saudi Prince has just been announced as the buyer of the Bugatti Chiron show car from Geneva and most notably, the one-off Vision Gran Turismo Concept car unveiled last year.
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2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Scooped As 700hp+ Swansong To C7

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 07:31 PM PDT

The first spy shots of the latest and greatest Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 are here giving us a preview of what's expected to be the final C7-generation model.
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New 2018 Mercedes G-Class Mule Looks The Same But It’s Far From It

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 07:04 PM PDT

It may look the same but upon closer inspection you'll notice that this camouflaged mule is actually a lot wider.
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Surveillance Video Shows Dog Crashing Owner's Car Into Walmart, A 2nd Dog Was Riding Shotgun

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 06:40 PM PDT

It may sound like a new comedy movie, one that has dogs speaking English, but this bizarre incident actually happened in the real world, at the Wayne Walmart, in West Virginia.
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Hey Mitsubishi, Please Bring Back The Lancer Evolution

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 06:10 PM PDT

The hot hatch game is more competitive now than it has ever been before. Every week it seems that an automaker announces a faster, lighter hatchback designed to snap necks and smash track records. Now would be the perfect time for Mitsubishi to teach everyone else how to create an affordable and fast sports car.
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Owner Lists Five Things He Loves About His New Ford Focus RS

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 05:45 PM PDT

Now that all the big reviews of the latest Ford Focus RS are out, it's time to see what owners of the hot hatch think about their rides.
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Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Ready To Get Dirty For $40,760 MSRP

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 05:18 PM PDT

Toyota announced pricing and range details for the 2017 Tacoma TRD Pro, the most capable off-road iteration of the model that launched last fall.
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Porsche 918 Spyder With A Unique Set Of Rims

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 04:55 PM PDT

With 918 examples, the 918 Spyder is not mass-produced but it's not as rare as other hypercars either.
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Kia's European Range To Get Android Auto, Apple CarPlay As Standard

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 04:29 PM PDT

As popularity of in-car connectivity is increasing, Kia is getting ready to introduce Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity across its entire European model range, over the next 18 months.
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Mercedes-Benz Commences Production Of The C-Class Cabriolet

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 03:57 PM PDT

Rounding off the range of open-top four-seaters with its classic fabric roof, the all-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet has just rolled off the assembly line.
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McLaren Plans New Hybrid Powertrain, Already Working On EV Prototype

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 03:28 PM PDT

The "Track 22" master plan includes McLaren introducing no less than 15 new models by 2022, but also its gateway to a sustainable, efficient and, yes, electrified future.
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Pissed-Off Truck Driver Charges Into Biker Group, Luckily No One Was Injured

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 03:01 PM PDT

This video footage shows a pickup truck driver charging into a large group of riders in Chicago in what seems like another road rage incident.
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Sebastian Vettel Tests Out 2017's Massively Wide F1 Tires

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 02:38 PM PDT

Sebastian Vettel hit the track in the wake of last weekend's German Grand Prix onboard a 2017-spec Scuderia Ferrari, providing us with a taste of what's to come next year.
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Ex Nigel Mansell-Owned Audi Quattro Is Up For Grabs

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 02:16 PM PDT

At a time when Germany was divided in two, Audi came up with one of its most iconic vehicles ever - the Quattro.
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Volkswagen Car Sales Dropped Only 0.7% In First Half Of 2016

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 01:56 PM PDT

Despite Volkswagen's continuous struggle with the cheating emissions scandal, sales of its Passenger Cars brand have only witnessed a minor drop in the first six months of 2016.
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BMW Brings 2017 ‘30 Jahre M3’ Limited Edition To US From $83,250

Posted: 02 Aug 2016 01:43 PM PDT

Out of the 500 "30 Jahre M3" (30 Years M3) special editions that BMW plans to produce, 150 units will reach US shores with sales to begin this month. Prices start from $83,250 plus destination and handling for the 6-speed manual model rising to $86,150 plus destination and handling for the Dual-Clutch transmission version.
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