Tag: motors
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Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster, Bristol Bullet, alternative Chiron design: This Week’s Top Photos
Seventy years after its founding and five years after it was saved from insolvency, niche British sports car marque Bristol is back with a new model, the deliciously-retro Bullet speedster. The car weighs just 2,500 pounds thanks to a mix of aluminum and carbon fiber and is powered by a 370-horsepower V-8 sourced from BMW.…
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2,000-horspower Nissan GT-R crashes after 218-mph speed run
Would you be willing to pilot a Nissan GT-R modified to put out 2,000 horsepower? How would you feel at speeds exceeding 200 mph? And what would you do if it all started to go wrong during braking from a speed run? One lucky fellow with Team Insanity Racing had the guts to find out…
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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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Tesla sends out invites for Model 3 debut on March 31
Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] long-anticipated Model 3 electric car will be formally shown on March 31 at an event in Los Angeles. Tesla will also begin accepting orders at its retail stores on March 31 and the online ordering banks will open up the next day. The electric car, which is supposed to check in at…
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2016 Geneva Motor Show edition
This year’s Geneva Motor Show turned out to be one of the biggest on record, with the number of high-performance cars and luxury models hard to keep to track of at times. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the highlights, starting with Lamborghini’s Centenario. Destined to be built in a run of just 40…
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GM Confirms New Vehicle For Orion Plant, Most Likely Cadillac Compact Crossover
General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has confirmed it will invest $245 million in its Orion Assembly plant located just outside of Detroit to support the launch of an all-new vehicle program that will be “unlike anything in the plant’s 32-year history.” Understandably, one would naturally assume GM is hinting at production of the…
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Elon Musk: Autonomous Cars May Lead To Driving Being Outlawed
Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk has come out and stated what many opponents of autonomous cars may be secretly fearing: driving becoming outlawed. Musk made the comments at a conference held by tech company Nvidia on Tuesday. “In the distant future, I think people may outlaw driving cars because it’s too dangerous,” Musk…
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BMW Backtracks On 2-Series Active Tourer U.S. Plans
Anyone looking forward to BMW’s new front-wheel-drive range in the U.S. is going to be disappointed, as the automaker has reversed a previous decision to bring the cars over here. BMW’s front-wheel-drive range includes the five-seat 2-Series Active Tourer and seven-seat 2-Series Gran Tourer, both of which are aimed at young families…