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Mazda Makes The Safest Cars On The Road, Says IIHS

Posted: 12 Jul 2017 04:30 AM PDT


Everyone has their criteria when buying a new car. For many, it comes down first and foremost to safety, and those buyers should consider walking into a Mazda showroom.
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Tesla Model X Is Novitec's First Custom EV [w/Videos]

Posted: 12 Jul 2017 04:04 AM PDT


Novitec has made a name for itself tuning supercars – Ferraris especially, but Maseratis, Lamborghinis, and others as well. Now it's turning its attention to an electric vehicle for the first time.
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Ferrari Doesn't Want Alonso Back

Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:27 AM PDT


With two world championships under his belt, Fernando Alonso is accustomed to winning. But it's been three years since he last landed on the podium, and five since he last won a grand prix outright. So unless McLaren-Honda can up its game significantly before the end of the season, Alonso will be a free agent looking for another ride.
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Wave Goodbye To The VW Touareg, America

Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:02 AM PDT


Like most automakers, Volkswagen is rolling out a growing array of crossover SUVs. But the one that started it all for the mass-market German automaker is being phased out.
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Seat Says There's No Firm Plans For Electrified Cupra Models, For Now

Posted: 12 Jul 2017 01:02 AM PDT


Despite comments last month from Seat's research & development boss, the firm's UK managing director said there are no firm plans just yet to offer electrified Cupra models.
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Silverstone Owner Activates Break Clause To Ditch F1 After 2019

Posted: 12 Jul 2017 12:01 AM PDT


The future of the British Grand Prix is under threat following a decision from the owner of Silverstone to cease hosting the race after 2019.
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Inside The Remarkable Car Collection Of McLaren's Zak Brown

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 08:05 PM PDT


McLaren's executive director Zak Brown doesn't just have impressive resumes in both racing and motorsport marketing but as it turns out, he also owns a truly remarkable collection of cars extensive enough to make any enthusiast envious.
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Honda Confirms Takata-Related Death When Accord Was Being Repaired

Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:40 AM PDT


Honda has announced that another person has been killed due to an exploding airbag from Takata.
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VW Says The Industry Needs 40 More Battery Gigafactories

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 07:04 PM PDT


The Volkswagen Group believes the world needs the equivalent of 40 Tesla gigafactories in the coming decade to keep up with demand for lithium-ion batteries.
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Waymo Drops Three Of Its Patent Claims Against Uber

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 06:33 PM PDT


Waymo has dropped three of its four patent-infringement claims in its ongoing lawsuit with Uber.
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McLaren Could Build Carbon Monocoques For Other Firms

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 06:02 PM PDT


As McLaren continues to expand and sell an increasing number of supercars around the world, it has emerged that it could soon start providing carbon fiber monocoques to other automakers.
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2017 Ford Edge, Fusion And Lincoln MKZ Recalled To Replace Torque Converters

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 05:30 PM PDT


Ford has issued a new safety recall in North America for certain units of the Edge, Fusion, and Lincoln MKZ.
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Explore The Tech Behind The Ferrari 812 Superfast

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 04:57 PM PDT


Automotive technology is developing so rapidly that supercars of just a few years ago are now being out-performed by hot hatches and hybrid hypercars being rivalled by lesser models from McLaren, Porsche and Ferrari.
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Aston Martin Unveils Updated Valkyrie With Improved Aerodynamics

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 05:39 PM PDT


Aston Martin has unveiled a near-production version of the Valkyrie.
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Bentley Bentayga PHEV Reportedly Coming Next Year

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 04:29 PM PDT


Under the careful watch of the brand's chief, Wolfgang Durheimer, and with the VW Group's seal of approval, Bentley are now working on an entirely new version of the Bentayga: a plug-in hybrid.
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Lady-Driven Lamborghini Huracan Does 210 MPH In 1/2 Mile

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 03:58 PM PDT


If you live in the U.S. and ever come across a pink chrome Lamborghini Huracan on the street, don't try and race it, for in a straight line, it will beat almost anything on planet Earth.
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Watch The Aston Martin DB11 Volante Tackle The Ring In The Rain

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 03:30 PM PDT


The Aston Martin DB11 Volante has been spied undergoing testing on the Nürburgring ahead of its launch next spring.
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Lamborghini Involved In A Fatal Chain Reaction Crash In India

Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:40 AM PDT


A Lamborghini has been involved in a fatal chain reaction accident in India.
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Waymo's Minivans Can Now Hear Emergency Vehicles Twice As Far As Before

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 02:31 PM PDT


The new Audi A8 comes with one of the most advanced semi-autonomous driving systems on the market but it's still a ways off from true Level 5 automation.
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Tesla Adding 100 New Service Centers To Meet Model 3 Demand

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 02:03 PM PDT


The Tesla Model 3 recently went into production and the company is starting to ramp up its factory to meet the demand of hundreds of thousands of consumers.
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The 2018 Honda Odyssey Accidentally Offered Streaming Porn

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 01:32 PM PDT


Toyota used to market the Sienna as the "swagger wagon" but it appears the Honda Odyssey briefly upstaged it as the swinger wagon.
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The Grand Tour Season Two Trailer Shows Clarkson Testing The Bugatti Chiron

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 01:38 PM PDT


Amazon has released the first trailer for the second season of The Grand Tour.
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Porsche Posts New Sales Record In The First Six Months Of The Year

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 12:30 PM PDT


There was a time when Porsche used to make only sports cars, but that era is long gone and the German automaker has two SUVs in its lineup, the Macan and Cayenne, and a super saloon, the Panamera.
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Wild 525 HP Zarooq SandRacer Goes On Sale In UAE For Half A Million Bucks

Posted: 12 Jul 2017 03:40 AM PDT


Production of the crazy Zarooq SandRacer 500GT has officially kicked off in the United Arab Emirates, a couple of years after being first presented as a concept.
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Is The 2017 Acura MDX The Fairest Of All Three-Row SUVs?

Posted: 11 Jul 2017 11:27 AM PDT


With strong rivals such as the Lexus RX and the Infiniti QX60, Acura needed to improve the MDX considerably in order to keep up with the competition.
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