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Audi's 400 PS TT RS Goes On Sale In The UK, Starts From £51,800

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 04:29 AM PDT


The most powerful Audi TT ever to enter series production, the TT RS, is getting ready to touch UK soil in November, two months after it will go on sale in Europe's right-hand drive market.
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Electra Meccanica Solo Unveiled, Costs $15,500 [49 Images]

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 04:05 AM PDT


Following the official renderings released last month, Electra Meccanica has lifted the veils off the new Solo, during the Luxury and Supercar Weekend in Vancouver, Canada.
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BMW To Showcase Revised C Evolution Electric Scooter In Paris With More Juice [66 Images]

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 03:47 AM PDT


BMW has a raft of new vehicles to present at the Paris Motor Show this year. Most of them we've already seen, but the lineup will be spearheaded by the world debut of a revised version of the C Evolution electric scooter.
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2017 VW Amarok Gets 201 HP Diesel Engine, Canyon Edition

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 03:20 AM PDT


While most of the industry gears up for the Paris Motor Show, the commercial-vehicles side of the business is preparing for another show: the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hannover. That's where Volkswagen will roll out two new versions of the recently updated Amarok pickup.
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SsangYong LIV-2 Concept Will Preview Next-Gen Rexton SUV In Paris

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 03:09 AM PDT


SsangYong is getting ready to replace the aging Rexton with a brand new model that is previewed by the LIV-2 Concept.
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Opel Karl Toughens Up With New Rocks Mini Crossover Variant

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 02:45 AM PDT


With just a little over two weeks left until the 2016 Paris Auto Show opens its gates, Opel has just released the first images of one of its premieres, the Karl Rocks.
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1956 Porsche 550 RS Spyder Falls Short Of Estimate, Still Breaks Record At $6 Million

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 02:00 AM PDT


The UK proved the place to be for Porsche collectors recently as several records were set for rare examples of the German sports cars. Not only did RM Sotheby's liquidate an impressive collection of 911s from the 1990s in London on Wednesday, but Bonhams set a record of its own with the vehicle you see here.
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Renault Delivers Its 100,000th Electric Vehicle

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 01:16 AM PDT


Tesla may be generating all the buzz when it comes to electric vehicles in America, but over in Europe it's all about Renault. In fact, one in four EVs on the road in Europe (and half in France) are Renaults. And now the French automaker has delivered its 100,000th EV.
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Has This NASCAR Racer Revealed The Design Of The 2018 Toyota Camry?

Posted: 12 Sep 2016 03:08 AM PDT


We may have just got our first look at the upcoming 2018 Toyota Camry thanks to NASCAR's close tie-up with the automaker.
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Next Mercedes-Benz SL To Be Engineered By AMG

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 11:09 PM PDT


The next-generation Mercedes-Benz SL will be engineered by the AMG division, according to sources in the UK.
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BMW Planning Electric 3-Series, X4 And Mini Models

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 10:28 PM PDT


BMW is apparently weeks away from approving a host of new electric models beyond its existing 'i' range.
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Tesla Updates Autopilot With Increased Use Of Onboard Radar

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 09:01 PM PDT


Tesla has announced its Version 8 software and with it, a host of improvements to help make Autopilot safer.
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Tesla Secures $300 Million Loan From German Bank For Direct Lease Program

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 08:00 PM PDT


Tesla has confirmed that it has secured a loan of up to $300 million for its direct lease program courtesy of Deutsche Bank.
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As The V10 Becomes Extinct, These Are The Ones That Rocked Our World

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 05:47 PM PDT


Since rising to prominence in the Dodge Viper, the V10 has since been championed by automakers around the world, from Michigan to Germany, Italy and even Japan. It's made its way into supercars and performance sedans, into F1 racers, and even a handful of pickups and SUVs.

Sadly, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles discontinued its heavy-duty truck V10 several years ago. And with the demise of the latest Viper, the ten-pot engine has left the building in Auburn Hills. But Chrysler was only the latest automaker to sweep its ten-cylinder engine into the dustbin of history, leaving just one automaker (and one of its subsidiaries) still producing engines in that format. Fire up all ten pistons and join us for a retrospective below.

Dodge


Credit Chrysler with bringing the V10 to the fore. No, we don't mean Fiat Chrysler or DaimlerChrysler. Those parent companies might never have rubber-stamped such an audacious move as Chrysler did back when it was still independent in the 1990s. Following the development of the first prototypes in 1989, the first-generation Dodge Viper reached production in 1992 with an 8.0-liter V10, and over the course of the decades since, displacement has grown slightly to 8.4 liters and output has increased dramatically – from 400 hp in its first iteration to 640 in its latest.

Dodge also slotted the Viper's V10 into the Ram 1500 to make for one heck of a super-truck, but that wasn't the only V10 offered in the pickup. A second version of the Viper's engine was developed for more torque but less power and offered in the 2500- and 3500-series heavy duty Ram, but was discontinued after 2002 and replaced by a 6.4-liter version of the company's reborn Hemi V8.

Lamborghini


That Lamborghini was the next automaker to come out with a V10 engine was no accident. Chrysler owned Lamborghini from 1987 through 1994, and tasked the Italian supercar manufacturer with helping to develop the new ten-cylinder engine for the Viper. The engineers in Sant'Agata then set about making their own version, albeit considerably smaller and higher-strung, for the Gallardo.

Displacing 5.0 liters, the original Gallardo's V10 produced a solid 493 hp and increased incrementally all the way up to 562 hp and 5.2 liters before the Huracan replaced it. Now producing over 600 hp, the Huracan's is one of the few V10s still in production.

Audi


Chrysler sold Lamborghini in 1994 and the company passed through several hands before Audi picked it up in 1999. It didn't take long for the new German parent to make use of the design as well, slotting its 5.0 liters first into the S6 and S8 sedans, then twin-turbocharging it for the RS6 before using the 5.2-liter version into the R8. Audi manufacturers the V10 for Lamborghini as well, making it the only automaker in the industry still producing a ten-cylinder engine.

Volkswagen


Parent company to both Audi and Lamborghini, Volkswagen offered its own take on the V10 engine as well – but its version was fueled by diesel. Displacing 4.9 and then 5.0 liters, VW's V10 TDI was offered in both the Phaeton sedan and Touareg crossover, producing as much as 345 hp and a massive 627 lb-ft of torque – giving it as much power as the gasoline-burning V8 but nearly twice as much torque. The last time the engine was offered, though, was in 2010.

Porsche


Porsche's V10 engine owed nothing to the Volkswagen Group's other ten-cylinder engines, and in fact ceased production a couple of years before the two companies merged. The engine was initially designed to run at Le Mans, then redesigned for Formula One. But both projects were shelved and the 5.7-liter V10 found a new home in the road-going form of the Carrera GT. Even in street-legal form, Porsche's ten-cylinder engine revved all the way up to 8,400 rpm, and used up almost that entire range to develop its 612 hp. 1,270 examples of the Carrera GT were produced between 2003 and 2007, after which the powerplant designated 980 was retired.

BMW


Not to be outdone by its rivals, BMW came out with a V10 of its own in 2005. Codenamed S85, the 5.0-liter engine produced 500 hp and 380 lb-ft of torque and provided the motivation for the E60-generation M5 and the E63/64-gen M6. Boutique sportscar manufacturer Wiesmann used it briefly as well, but the engine was retired in 2010, and the M5 and M6 were replaced with new models powered by a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 producing a bit more power but lots more torque.

Lexus


Lexus took its sweet time developing its own halo supercar, starting development at the turn of millennium and entering production at the end of 2010. But the finished product proved worth the wait, packing an entirely unique 4.8-liter V10 good for 560 hp and 354 lb-ft of torque. Only 500 examples were completed over the course of two years, after which the engine was retired along with the supercar.

Ford


Ford also developed a V10. Like its cross-town rival's, it was big, but like Volkswagen, it was a diesel. The Blue Oval's ten-pot was an extension of its modular Triton series, most of whose members packed eight cylinders. But in ten-cylinder form, it displaced 6.8 liters. The engine initially produced 310 hp and 425 lb-ft of torque, and was later augmented to 362 hp and 457 lb-ft. Ford fittingly offered the Triton V10 in the Excursion, a sport-ute slotted above the Expedition, and dwarfed even the Suburban. It's also been part of the F-Series Super Duty pickup line and E-Series for well over a decade now, but these days it's only offered on commercial vehicles.

Racing


The road isn't the only place where we've been able to see 10-cylinder automobiles. There've been even more developed specifically for racing – in no series more prevalent than in Formula One. The FIA instituted 3.0-liter V10 engines for F1 in 2000, replacing the previous V12 engines, until they were replaced in kind by smaller 2.4-liter V8s in 2006.

Several V10s have been designed to race at Le Mans and in its associated series as well. Peugeot ran one in the 905 as early as 1990. Toyota ran one the next season. Racing engine constructor Judd had one as well. The aforementioned engine that ultimately ended up powering the Carrera GT was originally designed for Le Mans. And the Audi R15 TDI that won Le Mans in 2010 used a diesel V10 as well.

For better or worse, though, the current crop of racers in both F1 and Le Mans have long since abandoned the V10 – just as most automakers have for their road cars. Praise Audi and Lamborghini, then, for keeping theirs alive and ticking.

Seat's Large SUV Influenced By The Skoda Kodiaq In New Renderings

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 04:30 PM PDT


Rivaling the likes of the Nissan X-Trail, the Skoda Kodiaq could become ground zero for the development of a similar Seat.
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Facelifted Mercedes-Benz GLA Testing Its Way Into A 2017 Unveil

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 03:08 PM PDT


Vigilant car spotters have been capturing prototypes of the facelifted Mercedes-Benz GLA since late 2015, but the latest ones seem just about ready to drop their vinyl stickers.
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Streaming Software Updates Will Make Dealership Visits Much More Rare

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 02:00 PM PDT


Much like the Tesla Model S/X, or your smartphone for that matter, it seems we're heading towards a future where more cars will be receiving software updates that will improve performance and add new features.
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Watch A Trailer Full Of Hay Burst Into Flames

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 12:54 PM PDT


Watching an entire tractor-pulled trailer burst into a giant fireball right before your very eyes while on your way home, isn't something anybody expects to see.
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Borla Announces Exhaust Systems For V6 And Turbo'd Chevy Camaro

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 12:00 PM PDT


Not long after announcing its exhaust line-up for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS, Borla has unveiled its exhaust options for the V6 and turbo-four Camaro models.
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Nissan Recalls 120,000 Maximas & Muranos For Fire Risk

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 11:06 AM PDT


Nissan has found a problem with the ABS actuator pumps on some of its vehicles leaking brake fluid onto an electrical circuit board. As any high school graduate could tell you, liquid meeting electricity is bad news, so the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued a recall for the affected vehicles.
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Lamborghini Countach SV Sparks Mixed Emotions

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 09:53 AM PDT


The supercar that set the wheels in motion for Lamborghini and transformed it into a major player, the Countach, has received a more modern interpretation.
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Truck Bed-Liner Material Protects Watermelon From 45 Meter Drop

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 09:00 AM PDT


They might not look like much, but bed-liners are a must-have when it comes to protecting a truck's bed. And watermelons.
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Astons & Porsches Set New Records At RM Sotheby's London Sale

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 08:00 AM PDT


RM Sotheby's completed its 10th annual London sale late last week, setting a number of new records particularly for classic European sports cars.
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Volkswagen Rolling Out Caddy Edition 35 At Hannover Commercial Show

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 11:18 AM PDT


Even in its latest iteration, the Caddy is not one of the sexiest vehicles that Volkswagen offers, yet the German automaker is boosting the appeal of the utilitarian little van with a new variant.
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Drinking Water While This Tesla Model S P90D Is Accelerating Is Impossible

Posted: 11 Sep 2016 09:22 AM PDT


When you've got a car that's capable of doing some pretty ludicrous things (pun intended), doing these types of tests can be rather fun.
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