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  • Mercedes previews next-gen compacts with Aesthetics A design study

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    Mercedes-Benz on Thursday unveiled a design study called the Aesthetics A during a design workshop held at its headquarters in Sindelfingen, Germany. Mercedes design boss Gordon Wagener has been central in turning the lines of Mercedes cars from boring to beautiful since taking the design reins in 2008. Now, he says, it’s time to…

  • 2018 McLaren 720S (P14) spy shots

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    McLaren’s 650S has only been with us since 2014 but a replacement is due to be unveiled in March at the 2017 Geneva auto show. McLaren has already started the teaser campaign for the car and now we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype. The car is referred to internally as…

  • Seeing the Lamborghini Veneno on a wet track is something special

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    Supercar owners typically have an aversion to weather that’s anything short of sunny and dry, so it’s downright pleasantly surprising to see a Lamborghini Veneno being thrashed on a race course on a rainy day. There’s not a lot of backstory on this one, but the video posted to YouTube by user marcopiz96 was apparently…

  • Jaguar: What’s new for 2017

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    Jaguar is in the midst of an aggressive push into the North American market that’s seen its existing models overhauled and the lineup expanded with two new additions. Along with the revitalized lineup, Jaguar has also sharpened pricing across the range so that its offerings now sit in the core of the luxury market. And…

  • Bernie Ecclestone cedes control of F1

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    After nearly four decades of commanding over Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone on Monday finally relinquished control of the sport. He didn’t have much say in the decision which was made by F1’s new owner Liberty Media. The American media giant agreed in September 2016 to buy control of F1 in a deal worth approximately $8…

  • Lexus previews its Super Bowl commercial

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    Lexus has a big year coming up with two line-topping luxury cars. To promote the forthcoming LC coupe and LS sedan, the Japanese luxury brand will be spending big during the Super Bowl telecast set for February 5. A 30-second spot called “Man & Machine” will run during the second quarter of the game between…

  • 2018 Jaguar XF Sportbrake spy shots and video

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    Jaguar last fall indicated that its current XF sedan would soon spawn a wagon, releasing a single teaser photo of a camouflaged prototype. We now have our own spy shots and video of a prototype for the new XF wagon testing on the Nürburgring and some surrounding roads. The wagon will be called an XF…

  • Pagani to boost power on Huayra Roadster?

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    Could Pagani be planning to boost power on the Huayra when it introduces the new Roadster variant at March’s 2017 Geneva auto show? The automaker’s latest teaser gives us a glimpse of the Huayra Roadster’s twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-12, and there are some differences to the engine in the Huayra coupe. We can see that the…

  • BMW chief designer leaving the company

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    Automotive News (subscription required) has confirmed that BMW chief designer Karim Habib is quitting the company. It is not known where Habib will end up. Habib, 46, has been the chief designer for the BMW brand since 2012. He started at BMW in 1998 and worked there since, with the exception of a two-year stint…

  • 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid first drive review: Split personality

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    Cape Town, South Africa – The 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid is an enigma wrapped in the sheet metal of a four-door 911. It’s a car with incredible power, a lightning quick 4.4-second 0-60 mph time, and a ridiculous top speed of 172 mph. Yet, it’s a plug-in hybrid that can run on electricity alone…