Monday 5 December 2016

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Paris, Madrid, Athens And Mexico City To Ban Diesel Vehicles

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 04:28 AM PST


In a bid to cut air pollution, the cities of Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City have agreed to ban diesel-powered vehicles by 2025.
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Next-Gen Nissan Qashqai To Benefit From ProPilot Autonomous Driving Tech

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 03:59 AM PST


Three years after launching the second generation Qashqai, Nissan is hard at work developing its successor.
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Ferrari 488 Challenge Puts Turbos On Track [w/Video]

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 03:00 AM PST


Ferrari is at least as much about racing as it is concerned with making road cars. Where the two come together is in its race-converted supercars, like those it builds for its in-house Challenge racing series. And it just revealed the latest model.
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Updated Seat Leon Cupra Has 300 PS, ST Estate Adds AWD

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 02:21 AM PST


Seat's foray into the compact hot hatch segment continues with the development of the facelifted Leon Cupra, which has just become the most powerful production Seat ever.
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Bentley, Rolls-Royce & Maybach Enter The Horsepower Wars

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 02:00 AM PST


We've grown accustomed to watching BMW, Mercedes and Audi battling it out in the horsepower wars. But a new front has now opened up on another level entirely – with twelve-cylinder engines and the most prestigious of badges.
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Monster Energy Rebrands NASCAR's Sprint Cup

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 01:00 AM PST


Energy drinks are the new tobacco. At least, that is, when it comes to motorsport sponsorship. Just look at this latest announcement from NASCAR.
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Apple Confirms Interest In Autonomous Tech In Letter To NHTSA

Posted: 05 Dec 2016 12:05 AM PST


For the first time, Apple has confirmed that it is indeed investing into autonomous driving systems in a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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One-Off Pagani Zonda ZoZo Crashes With Maybach In Japan

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 11:03 PM PST


The Pagani Zonda ZoZo, one of the most distinctive models in the 760-range, has been damaged following a crash in Tokyo, Japan.
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McLaren's 650S Successor Scooped Testing On UK Streets

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 10:08 PM PST


A heavily camouflaged prototype of McLaren's replacement to the potent 650S was recently filmed on the streets of the UK.
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Mercedes-Benz Unveils Its Advanced Digital Light Technology

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 09:01 PM PST


While Audi and BMW have both created advanced laser headlights, Mercedes-Benz has gone down a different route by unveiling its 'Digital Light' technology set to be adopted by its models in the near future.
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China's WM Motor Says It Didn't Create These Photoshopped Renders

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 09:18 PM PST


On the back of numerous concept renderings emerging online of an affordable fleet of EVs from China's WM Motor, the company has released a statement saying these images are not in fact of its models.
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Next-Gen Lexus LS To Get Hydrogen Variant

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 07:00 PM PST


The next-generation Lexus LS will be available with a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain when it launches in 2019.
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Aussie McLaren F1 Crashes During New Zealand Road Trip

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 06:52 PM PST


An Australian man has crashed a silver McLaren F1 in New Zealand while taking part in a road trip organized by the British firm paying tribute to its Kiwi founder, Bruce McLaren.
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Ford Romania Creates Its Own Gymkhana Film To Celebrate 40th Anniversary

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 10:38 PM PST


Ford Romania has decided to create a Gymkhana video in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of one of its local factories.
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Four-Cylinder Macan Is A Hit With Customers, Exceeds Porsche’s Own Expectations

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 04:18 PM PST


Porsche is set for a seventh straight record year in the United States, and that's despite having most of its models replaced or revised in 2016.
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Is The Volvo XC90 Good Enough To Be Considered Over A Range Rover?

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 07:35 PM PST


As far as turnarounds go, Volvo is surely one of the best examples in the automotive industry.
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Chrysler Starts Production Of The Pacifica Hybrid, Axes The 200

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 01:40 PM PST


Products come and products go at any manufacturer. That's certainly the case at Fiat Chrysler, which has ceased production of one model and just begun production of another.
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Five First Impressions: Cadillac CT6 Platinum

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 12:05 PM PST


For all the noise that Cadillac has been making, it's time for them to show off the products, and the Cadillac CT6 is that opening salvo.
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Is This How The Lamborghini Aventador S Will Look Like?

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 10:46 AM PST


A few days ago, it emerged that Lamborghini had trademarked the name Aventador S, believed to be in preparation for the facelifted model hitting the market.
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Gold BMW i8 Has Its Windshield Smashed In Weird (Staged?) Stunt

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 03:53 PM PST


Remember that video from July of a skateboarder smashing a McLaren 12C's windshield in a hidden publicity stunt? Well there is another fake video of a sports car's windshield being smashed making the rounds, albeit this time it involves a BMW i8.
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One-Off Ferrari SP275 RW Competizione Revealed At Daytona

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 07:35 PM PST


What's more special than owning a Ferrari? Why, owning a one-of-a-kind Ferrari, of course! And that's just what we have here in front of us.
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A Volkswagen LMP1 Racer? If Only It Wasn't For Dieselgate

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 06:44 AM PST


Before dieselgate sent the Volkswagen Group into cost-saving mode, the German conglomerate could seemingly do no wrong, producing some of the best vehicles on the market and dominating various forms of motorsport.
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Baby Survives Being Thrown From Car And Into Storm Drain After Crash

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 05:26 AM PST


An 8-month-old girl has survived being thrown 25 feet and landing in a storm drain after the car she was a passenger in was clipped by an 18-wheeler in Texarkana, Arkansas.
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