Latest and Breaking Autos News and Top Stories - July 8
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Honda Australia has launched a new limited-edition ‘Plus+’ version of its midsized CR-V SUV, adding a number of new features. Based on the $29,790 VTi 2.0 2WD auto and $32,790 VTi 2.0 4WD auto models, the Plus+ Edition models...
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Subaru has confirmed that it is commited to launching a second generation BRZ, despite rumours that development partner Toyota may instead team up with BMW on its next-gen 86 sports coupe. Speaking to Automotive News this week, Fuji...
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Mercedes has reportedly engaged German tuning house Brabus - known for its sometimes outrageous Mercedes and Smart makeovers - to build its new Pullman limousine. According to Germany’s Automobilwoche, the tuner will begin full-sca...
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General Motors will not be looking for liability insurance funds to help pay for claims stemming from its ignition-switch safety crisis.
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Filed under: China , Plants/Manufacturing , Crossover , Cadillac , Luxury Here's some shocking news to no one: People love crossovers, including those living in China. Since introducing the Cadillac SRX there in 2009, the model's sales h...
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Volvo’s newest SUV, the 2015 XC90, will have a wide range of powertrain options, including a a twin-charged 4-cylinder engine making 400 horsepower, with fewer CO2 emissions than a Toyota Prius. The range topping T8 (as it w...
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If you’re one that mods his car just ever so slightly to set it apart in the crowd, then you’re one that really likes to pay attention to detail and a front lip could be just the part you’ve been missing so far on your ...
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Remote Control car enthusiast Nic Case has broken his own Guinness Book of World Records speed for an RC car, with a 314km/h (196 MPH) pass. Case was sure to have his camera handy to capture the new record (see video, above), although th...
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What do you get when you put two all-new Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcats side by side on a dragstrip? Some might say 1,414 all-American horsepower and 1,300 lb-ft of torque, while others might answer that with four long strips of Pirelli P...
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As the snow swirled in front of my headlamps, the radio crackled with a forecast of 18-22 inches for an early March Nor’Easter. Most people hate this weather. They huddle in their homes, presumably consuming the massive quantities of mil...
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Battery specialist Yuasa announces a new generation of high-power batteries called GYZ. The Yuasa GYZ batteries are engineered to replace the YTX and YIX units, while offering a performance upgrade in terms of safety, fitment and power. ...
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With this latest GT model, Aston Martin has taken all of the goodness that makes up a V8 Vantage and made a more focused – and more affordable – British sports car.
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Volvo isn't set to reveal its all-new XC90 SUV until next month, but today the automaker has announced the powertrains that will be available for it. Two powertrains have been announced for the U.S. market, one of which is a plug-in hybr...
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Filed under: Aftermarket You can't keep a good man down, or so the saying goes. The jury may still be out on whether Dany Bahar was a good thing for the automotive industry - with some portraying him as an overambitious opportunist and o...
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Following the success of the Ford Trimotor, one of the first successful commercial passenger and cargo airplanes, which was introduced in 1925, Henry Ford got the aviation bug and decided to build what he called a “Model T of the a...
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903bhp mega-hybrid against 80bhp retro-relic. Anyone putting a quid on the plucky underdog?
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Meet the IM01: a car to smash Bellof’s ‘Ring record and compete at Le Mans
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It’s not an exceptionally large showroom, but the façade is enormous. The Tesla retail store in Columbus, Ohio wraps around an entire corner of the Easton Town Center, that city’s premier upscale shopping venue. My trip to the sto...
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Volvo has announced a handful of diesel, gasoline and plug-in hybrid powertrains for the 2015 XC90
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More than ten million vehicles around the globe have been recalled due to faulty airbags made by Takata. Today, Subaru is adding about 9,000 more to the list. According to a bulletin from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio...
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Newer Taurus, Flex, Police Interceptor models prone to driveshaft failure.
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Chevrolet recently unveiled a video teaser of the future kit Manchester United’s players will wear for the next seven years. The deal was announced two years ago and will apply starting with 2014/2015 season. Entitled “The Hi...
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Filed under: Hybrid , SUV , Volvo UPDATE: An earlier version of this post indicated that the larger of the conventional diesel engines was a five-cylinder. However all three powertrains announced for the upcoming new XC90 are actually fo...
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What do you get when you face one 707-horsepower 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat off against another at the drag strip burnout box? You get this video. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Destroyed By Hotel Valet: Gallery You also ge...
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From The Car Connection: 2015 Hyundai Genesis: Five-Star Scores, The Safest Car On The Market? Is the 2015 Hyundai Genesis Sedan one of the safest sedans on the market? Going by currently available crash-test results and safety ratings, ...
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Hyundai’s popular i30 and its larger i40 stablemate will soon debut a refreshed face, TMR’s latest batch of spy photos reveals. Spotted testing in Germany near Hyundai’s Nurburgring-based test centre, these testers can ...
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Manchester United -- a soccer team, we think -- and Nike unveiled new jerseys sporting a $560 million
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Watching a company grow and buying trademarks with its name or products in your country before the business expands there seems a profitable niche for the applicant and a major headache for the new company. And that’s what Tesla Mo...
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The forthcoming Volvo XC90 boasts an exceptional power to fuel consumption ratio for an SUV.
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The competition in the small-displacement sport bike segment is getting fiercer and fiercer, with the big manufacturers trying to attract more customers into choosing their bikes as the first motorcycle and start building an early adhere...
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Take the little 911 SC ‘Safari’ which nearly won East African Rally into your heart
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An Oregon man impersonated a sheriff's deputy while taking an SUV for a test drive and pulled over a motorcyclist, authorities said.
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Volkswagen GTI Sales Halted Over Suspension Issue Volkswagen has ordered its dealers to stop selling the 2015 Golf GTI because some of the vehicles have a safety defect. The front stabilizer link fastening on about 800 Golf GTIs can beco...
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Volkswagen GTI Sales Halted Over Suspension Issue Volkswagen has ordered its dealers to stop selling the 2015 Golf GTI because some of the vehicles have a safety defect. The front stabilizer link fastening on about 800 Golf GTIs can beco...
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The 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is the hottest topic of pretty much any American motoring publication and gearhead nowadays. No wonder why - Dodge and the SRT skunkworks team managed to squeeze an unbelievable 707 horsepower and 65...
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Ford's largest of six recalls affects 92,000 cars and SUVs over a possibly defective half-shaft that could result in "a loss of drive function"
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A couple of weeks back, BMW had a meeting with Tesla representatives just after the American company announced that their patents are available to every manufacturer out there that is interested in using them. The goal of that meeting wa...
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In the automatic transmission racket, there have been new layouts and power flows galore lately. Your humble author has done a few articles detailing some of the more common designs in the North American market place, with the notable ex...
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Smart has rolled out another new teaser for its coming ForTwo and ForFour city cars. This time, it’s a pair of stylised logo-like illustrations. Released today ahead of the pair’s Paris Motor Show debut in October, the new te...
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Recently, senior Toyota engineer Tetsuya Tada, the man responsible for the GT 86 and Toyota’s future sports cars, said that it was possible the Japanese automaker chooses BMW instead of Subaru to help develop its next-generation GT...
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The 2015 Genesis has the ability to automatically slow when approaching a speed camera - but only in Korea
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Filed under: Motorsports , Lotus , Mercedes-Benz , Renault With only three manufacturers supplying engines in Formula One this season, the teams have been fairly evenly split: Ferrari , Sauber and Marussia use Ferrari engines; Mercedes ,...
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When you say Dan Bilzerian you think of extravaganza and crazy experiences and that is just exactly what fans expect from him whenever he does something new. The latest clip he posted on Instagram shows the hustler blowing up a friend&rs...
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A safety-focused technology first developed for cyclists, the ICEdot Crash Sensor might start making a huge difference for other segments, including motorcycling and various other motorsports. The idea is not new, but each time such a ga...
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Dodge Viper Production Paused… Again Chrysler is putting a temporary stop to production yet again as it struggles to clear its glut of it high-end sports car. AutoBlog reports that Chrysler is idling Viper production at its Conner ...
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Dodge Viper Production Paused… Again Chrysler is putting a temporary stop to production yet again as it struggles to clear its glut of it high-end sports car. AutoBlog reports that Chrysler is idling Viper production at its Conner ...
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The Indian automotive industry makes its pitch for favourable treatment in the upcoming 2014/2015 Union Budget The post Union Budget 2014-15: The Indian auto industry’s high expectations appeared first on Automotive World .
