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Should GM Consider An Opel Insignia And Buick Regal Sedan Grand Country?

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 04:31 AM PDT

It didn't take long for the first rendering of the Opel Insignia Grand Country to be released, after its wagon sibling broke cover this week.
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TopCar's Carbon-Bodied Porsche 911 Looks Menacing With 650 HP

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 04:04 AM PDT

For the legions of the faithful, you could hardly improve on the Porsche 911. Especially not the top-of-the-line Turbo S. But that's never stopped all those aftermarket tuners from trying. Like TopCar, for example.
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Renault To Unwrap RS 2027 Vision F1 Concept In Shanghai

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 03:23 AM PDT

Renault has competed in Formula One racing for nearly 40 years now. That's given the French manufacturer a wealth of insight into the sport's progress. And it aims to forecast the next step with the new RS 2027 Vision concept.
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Skoda Gives Us A Peek Inside Its Upcoming Vision E Concept

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 02:30 AM PDT

In a couple of weeks, Skoda will take the wraps off its new Vision E concept at the Shanghai Motor Show. Thankfully, they're not making us wait that long in order to see what it will look like inside.
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Facelifted Toyota Agya Leaks In Indonesia

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 01:35 AM PDT

A number of images have leaked online depicting the facelifted 2017 Toyota Agya in TRD guise ahead of its Indonesian debut on April 7th.
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Renault Megane RS Comes Brutally Close To Crashing At The Ring

Posted: 06 Apr 2017 12:24 AM PDT

Some near-crashes can be so unbelievable, you'd think somebody out there stepped in to change the course of history in favor of the driver.
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2018 Chevrolet Tahoe And Suburban Get Sporty RST Package

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 09:45 PM PDT

The Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban may be huge, bulky SUVs but that hasn't stopped the automaker from adding some sporty touches to them with the new RST package.
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EU Green Lights Tougher New Car Regulations

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 08:17 PM PDT

Lawmakers in the European Union have given their approval to revised and tougher draft regulations for new cars sold in the region.
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Ex-Google Engineer Was Paid More Than $120 Million For Self-Driving Work

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 07:36 PM PDT

It has emerged that Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer being sued for allegedly stealing trade secrets and working for Uber, was paid more than $120 million for his work at the search giant.
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Chevy Offers Corvette With Up To $8,000 Discounts Making Carbon Brakes Nearly Free

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 07:02 PM PDT

Chevrolet is offering up to $8,000 off select Corvette models and for those in the market for top-of-the-range variants, Christmas has come early.
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Volkswagen's New I.D Concept Will Preview An Electric Sedan

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 08:40 PM PDT

Volkswagen will reveal its fourth I.D concept car at September's Frankfurt Motor Show and according to Autocar, it will preview an upcoming electric sedan.
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Mercedes-Benz And Bosch To Work Together On Self-Driving Tech

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 06:03 PM PDT

Bosch and Daimler have announced a co-development agreement which will see the two companies work together on bringing level 4 and level 5 autonomous vehicles to the streets by the beginning of next decade.
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Brand New Aston Martin DB11 Wrecked In Mexican Crash

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 05:28 PM PDT

A freshly-delivered Aston Martin DB11 has been badly damaged after crashing in the Benito Juárez area of Mexico City.
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Mark Del Rosso Becomes New Chief Of Bentley Americas

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 05:02 PM PDT

Mark Del Rosso, Audi of America's COO, will become Bentley Americas' new chief, replacing Michael Winkler who will return to Australia later this year.
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Want A Ford GT Heritage Edition? There Are 4 Listed For Sale Right Now

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 04:30 PM PDT

We've seen a lot of cars done up in baby blue and orange, but few modern cars look quite as good in that Gulf livery as the previous Ford GT.

Unfortunately, it was a rather rare color combination even on the retro supercar, but there are four of them listed for sale on JamesEdition right now.
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Is The Jaguar F-Pace Really More Fun Than A Porsche Macan GTS?

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 04:01 PM PDT

By now, you should probably know that the most important model Jaguar currently offers is not a fancy, superfast four-door sedan, nor a two-door sexy coupe but an SUV of all things, in the form of the F-Pace.
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White House To Cut EPA Testing Funds And Hit Automakers With Higher Fees

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 03:26 PM PDT

A U.S. government document has revealed that the Trump administration could slash most of the Environmental Protection Agency's budget for light-vehicle and fuel-economy testing and seek to raise auto industry fees to pay for certain testing.
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The Exorcist Is Hennessey's 1,000 HP ZL1 Rival To The Challenger Demon [w/Video]

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 02:57 PM PDT

Dodge has yet to unveil the eagerly-awaited Challenger SRT Demon and already, Hennessey Performance has presented its Demon rival, appropriately dubbed The Exorcist.
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Can We Interest You In A Very Rare 1988 BMW 320is M Tech?

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 02:28 PM PDT

There was a time when buying a car with an engine larger than 2 liters, literally meant paying an arm and a leg in several European countries, especially in the South, such as Italy and Portugal, due to tax regulations.
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U Spy 2019 Ford Explorer Just As NY Auto Show Debut Rumors Emerge

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 03:52 PM PDT

There's been a rumor going around these days that Ford's next generation 2019 Explorer could make its world debut at the NY Auto Show debut, despite previous reports placing its introduction next year.
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Go Behind The Scenes With This Crazy 'Wrecking Ball' Stunt In Fast 8

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 01:30 PM PDT

We're still not sure which stunt is going to be the biggest one when it comes to The Fate of the Furious (aka Fast 8), but this wrecking ball scene looks like a blast.
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Jaguar F-Pace SVR Makes Some Noise On The 'Ring

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 12:58 PM PDT

Jaguar is making the final adjustments to the latest and hottest member of the F-Pace family, the SVR.
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Romain Dumas Takes Unsuspecting Passengers To The Track In Porsche Panamera Turbo

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 12:27 PM PDT

It has been done countless times before but watching a professional racing driver pose as a private driver only to take passengers for a high-speed ride is still pretty hilarious to watch.
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European Lawmakers Want To Kill Off Diesel Cars

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 11:55 AM PDT

Lawmakers are making moves that could spell the end for diesel-powered vehicles.
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Audi Q8 Spotted Sharpening Its Claws On The 'Rring

Posted: 05 Apr 2017 03:52 PM PDT

In the dozen years since Audi first entered the crossover market with the debut of the original Q7, it has expanded its SUV lineup consistently down-market with the launch of the Q5, Q3, and the new Q2.

But its next move will be to go up-market with the arrival of the new Q8, and here we have it.
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