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US gets standard long-wheelbase Volkswagen Tiguan
Volkswagen on Sunday unveiled the redesigned Tiguan that’s due in showrooms in the United States in 2017. The vehicle is on show this week at the 2017 Detroit auto show. Arriving as a 2018 model, the vehicle is a stretched version of the standard Tiguan compact SUV that was first shown at the 2015 Frankfurt…
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Exotic Rides does its best attempt at a LaFerrari look-alike with W70 supercar
No, you’re not looking at some backyard attempt at a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari replica. It’s the W70 from Exotic Rides of Orlando, Florida, a mid-engine supercar whose design shares some obvious traits with Ferrari’s flagship and some of the Italian firm’s other models, like the F12 tdf. We first caught wind of the…
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2019 BMW X3 M spy shots and video
Feast your eyes on the latest spy shots and video of BMW’s upcoming X3 M. The high-performance crossover SUV will be based on the next generation of the X3 due out in 2017, and when it arrives it will do battle with the Porsche Macan Turbo as well as a new GLC63 from Mercedes-AMG. We’ve…
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Faraday Future’s car proves quicker than Tesla Model S P100D
It’s already out-accelerated a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 488 GTB and Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model X P100D. Now Faraday Future’s upcoming electric car has proven quicker than a Tesla Model S P100D, currently the world’s quickest car to 60 mph. With its Ludicrous mode enabled, the Tesla sedan will hit 60 mph in 2.5 seconds. (This will soon…
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How does the Rimac Concept_One fare against a Bugatti Veyron?
The Bugatti Veyron may no longer be the king of internal combustion horsepower. The Bugatti Chiron’s 1,480 horses now takes the production horsepower crown, but 1,200 ponies kicked out by a quad-turbocharged W-16 is still plenty. But how does it compare to 1,088 electron-induced horses? Matt Rimac is the founder of Rimac Automobili, the Croatian…
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Which automaker has the best looking lineup?
It’s an argument that comes up time and time again: Which automaker has the best looking lineup? In an internal discussion, our editorial team brought up three brands quickly: Jaguar, Mazda, and Mercedes-Benz. Really, you could argue a long list of brands, but Jaguar has been and continues to craft truly beautiful automobiles that evoke…
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Engineering Explained shares its plans for its Honda S2000 project car
Our friend Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained has been teaching us all about the engineering behind cars. His lessons range from maintenance considerations like how to change your oil to describing automotive systems like how rotary engines work to the physics of speed, best exemplified by his explanation of how the Viper ACR broke 13…
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BMW announces 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid model for U.S.
BMW today showed its latest green model for the U.S., the 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid. It’s part of the newly redesigned 5-Series lineup. The 530e is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine, which makes 180 horsepower and 215 pound-feet of torque, mated to an electric motor with 95 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of…