Tag: sport
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Bernie Ecclestone cedes control of F1
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…
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Audi to end WEC campaign after 2016, including Le Mans
Audi has confirmed earlier reports that it is about to end its participation in the World Endurance Championship. Audi will exit the sport at the end of the 2016 season, in the process ending 18 years of prototype racing. (The final race will be the 6 Hours of Bahrain on November 19.) During those years,…
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Renault Nissan to be a top 3 automaker following successful acquisition of Mitsubishi
Nissan on Thursday announced the successful acquisition of a 34 percent stake in fellow Japanese automaker Mitsubishi. The deal, valued at 237 billion yen (approximately $2.28 billion), was first announced in May following the emergence of Mitsubishi’s own emissions cheating scandal, which mainly affected the Japanese market. Nissan is now…
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Genesis to have electric cars, own performance brand
The head of Genesis, Manfred Fitzgerald, has confirmed that the new Hyundai luxury brand will offer electric cars. “We will definitely go as Genesis brand down the road of alternative propulsions and it is very, very obvious that EV is definitely on the map,” Fitzgerald told journalists at this week’s 2016 Busan Auto Show…
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Red Bull Racing extends F1 power unit contract with Renault
Despite some very public digs between the heads of Red Bull Racing and Renault in recent years over the French automaker’s Formula One power units, the two sides remain committed as evidenced by the extension of their supply contract. Red Bull will continue to use power units sourced from Renault for the 2017 and 2018…
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2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport performance model spy shots
Land Rover could be in the early stages of developing a new, performance-oriented version of its Discovery Sport. A version of the compact crossover SUV wearing a new front bumper has been spotted undergoing cold-weather tests. A close inspection of the bumper reveals a more aggressive look with some larger openings and a couple of…
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2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR spy shots
Land Rover is working on a mid-cycle update for its Range Rover Sport, and naturally the updates will filter across to the high-performance SVR variant. We now have spy shots of a prototype for the updated Range Rover Sport SVR, a vehicle we expect to be launched alongside the updated version of the regular Range…
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Mercedes parent Daimler building additional battery plant for future electric cars
Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] much-hyped Gigafactory battery plant is currently under construction in Nevada, but it’s not the only plant of its kind from an automaker. Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, has confirmed plans to build a new battery plant to supply lithium-ion batteries for future hybrid and electric cars. This will…
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New Infiniti Q60 coupe will be second model with Red Sport performance trim
Infiniti’s new Q60 coupe will be the second model to offer the Red Sport performance trim, the Japanese firm confirmed during the past week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Already offered on the Q50 sedan, the performance trim indicates the most potent powertrain of the range, in this case a 400-horsepower twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6. It…