Thursday 25 August 2016

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Ford Issues Three Recalls Affecting Over 100,000 Vehicles

Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:27 AM PDT


Ford has just issued three recalls in North America affecting over 100,000 vehicles.
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Fernando Alonso Says McLaren Is The Best Team He's Raced For

Posted: 25 Aug 2016 04:04 AM PDT


While McLaren has struggled since returning to Honda power in the 2015 F1 season, Fernando Alonso says the team is the best he's ever worked with.
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Lexus IS Enters The Million-Made Club After 17 Years

Posted: 25 Aug 2016 03:00 AM PDT


Lexus is marking a major milestone as it has produced over one million examples of its IS model line.
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2017 Opel Zafira Starts Production In Germany

Posted: 25 Aug 2016 02:00 AM PDT


Production of the new Zafira has officially kicked off at the Opel plant in Rüsselsheim, Germany, where the first example of the new minivan rolled off the assembly line.
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Porsche 550 RS Spyder Could Top $8M At Goodwood Revival

Posted: 25 Aug 2016 01:00 AM PDT


With Pebble Beach now complete, the world's automotive auctioneers are looking towards their next big events. For Bonhams, that'll be at the Goodwood Revival in just a couple of weeks, for which it has consigned this delectible 1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder.
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Fistral Blue McLaren 675LT Spider Is The Most Stunning Thing You'll See All Day

Posted: 25 Aug 2016 12:01 AM PDT


If you have the money, McLaren Special Operations is willing to to personalize the firm's models to an almost limitless extent and clearly, the following 675LT Spider owner made the most of this when speccing out their car.
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ABT Rolls Out 335 HP Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 11:08 PM PDT


Courtesy of its 306 hp, 2.0-liter turbo'd four-cylinder, the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S is the fastest front-wheel drive production car to ever lap the Nurburgring. Not intimidated by that, ABT Sportsline has revealed its new Golf tuning package based around the lesser Clubsport model but now modified to make even the Clubsport S look pedestrian.
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Volvo's 2400hp Iron Knight Breaks Truck Speed Records

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 10:06 PM PDT


Volvo Trucks has claimed two world records for its 2,400 hp 'The Iron Knight', beating the previous records in the 500 and 1000 meter standing-start categories.
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Triumph Returning To Bonneville In September For Land Speed Record Attempt

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 08:55 PM PDT


Triumph is set to return to the Bonneville salt flats next month as it attempts to set an outright motorcycle land speed world record after a recent successful practice session.
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Kia Launches Optima PHEV And Sportswagon In The UK

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 07:53 PM PDT


Kia has released its first plug-in hybrid model in the UK in the form of the 2017 Optima PHEV, complementing the local launch of the Optima Sportswagon.
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Mazda RX-9 To Go On Sale in 2020, Latest Report Says

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 08:52 PM PDT


Ever since Mazda unveiled the RX-Vision Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2016, hope for Mazda to pull through and mass-produce the vehicle has been very much alive.
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Lamborghini Centenario Roadster Looks Radical On The Move

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 06:08 PM PDT


Lambos have always been about drama and never had a problem improving even on dazzlers like the Centenario.
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Texas Dealership Secures Used Vehicle Sales Thanks To Pokemon Go

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 05:33 PM PDT


While Pokemon Go players have been involved in a number of bizarre incidents since the game's launch, one car dealership in Texas is profiting from the app after selling three vehicles to local players.
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GM's Attempt To Dismiss Latest Ignition Switch Lawsuit Gets Rejected

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 05:00 PM PDT


A judge has rejected General Motors' effort to dismiss a third trial relating to its ignition-switch scandal.
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Here's Why Renting An F-Type Instead Of An Impala Is Not As Absurd As It Sounds

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 04:27 PM PDT


Just like trying to figure out how good an F430 Challenge is on the road, this is by no means a real test. Of course the Ferrari's got huge limitations; it's a racer and not even street legal!
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Hooters Returns To NASCAR In Throwback Livery

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 04:05 PM PDT


Back in 1992, Alan Kulwicki won NASCAR's Winston Cup driving the #7 Ford sponsored by Hooters. He tragically died in a plane crash the following year after the race at Darlington, never getting the chance to defend his title. But at least his livery will be back again this year.
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Clash Of The German Flagships: BMW 750i vs Mercedes S550

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 08:52 PM PDT


It's perhaps one of the most classic rivalries in the automotive universe: the S-Class against the 7-Series.
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Five First Impressions: 2016 Audi S6

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 03:01 PM PDT


BMW is 100 years old. Mercedes-Benz pretty much invented the car. By comparison, the 47-year-old Audi as we know it today, is a new kid on the block.
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Bugatti Chiron Gets Pixel Injection, Sprouts Two Extra Doors

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 02:32 PM PDT


The hottest hypercar of the year, the Bugatti Chiron, has been subjected to a virtual reshape.
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The Vision Mercedes Maybach 6 Is The World's Most Expensive Remote Control Car

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 02:04 PM PDT


The 6-meter long Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 might just be the world's longest, and most expensive, remote control car.
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EPA Looking To Mandate Higher Octane Gasoline To Increase Engine Efficiency

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 01:36 PM PDT


By raising the octane in gasoline, modern-day turbocharged or direct-injected engines get improved fuel economy and lower emission ratings.
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Rider Crashes His Kawaski ZX-14R Into A Van In Sydney

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 01:04 PM PDT


Walking away with only a scratch after hitting a van with your bike is what we'd call extremely lucky.
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Immaculate 1973 Citroen DS Super 5 Ready To Be Auctioned Off

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 12:36 PM PDT


Believed to be the finest Citroen DS in the world, this 1973 Super 5 will be auctioned at Blenheim Palace on Saturday, September 3rd for anywhere between £75,000 and £90,000.
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Lamborghini Celebrates The New And Old At Monterey Car Week

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 12:09 PM PDT


The finest Lamborghinis from the company's fabled 53 year history stunned onlookers at Monterey Car Week as new and old came together in a glittering show of Italian automotive drama.
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Mercedes Redefines Camping With Its New Camper Vans [64 Photos]

Posted: 24 Aug 2016 11:43 AM PDT


Thanks to vans like Mercedes-Benz's Viano Marco Polo, camping isn't limited to spending your night in a tent anymore. At the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf, Germany, the car maker presented new camper vans based on its commercial vehicles.
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