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Mercedes 3D Prints Its First Part From Metal

Posted: 05 Aug 2017 04:08 AM PDT


For the first time, Mercedes-Benz has 3D printed a spare part from metal that passes all of its stringent quality assurance processes.
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VW Golf R VI Meets Older Seat Leon Cupra R On The Track

Posted: 05 Aug 2017 03:10 AM PDT


By the time you'll watch this video, it won't exactly be 'Throwback Thursday' anymore, but still, Fifth Gear have pulled out an older film that pits two previous-gen hot hatches against each other.
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Tata Kills Plans For Affordable Sports Car

Posted: 05 Aug 2017 02:15 AM PDT


Tata has axed its plans to bring a Mazda MX-5-rivalling sports car to the market.
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2018 VW Up Remains On The City Car Throne

Posted: 05 Aug 2017 01:19 AM PDT


There are a lot of city cars available at the moment (at least in Europe), but new contenders must first beat the VW Up, if they want to claim a class-leading position in the segment.
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New Nissan Navara Trek-1° Special Edition For The UK Starts At €35,065

Posted: 05 Aug 2017 12:22 AM PDT


The new Nissan Navara Trek-1° brings more robustness to the brand's pickup truck family.
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Wide-Bodied Porsche Cayman With 400whp Is Enough To Forget The 911

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 07:50 PM PDT


This custom Porsche Cayman is like a dream coming true, as it features all the right specs the company's catalogue wrapped in a beautiful wide-body silhouette.
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Toyota 86 Cup Set For North American Racing Debut In Utah

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 07:09 PM PDT


If you've ever driven a Toyota 86 (or Scion FR-S or Subaru BRZ) and thought it had the makings of a potentially great race car, you're not alone.

It's been adapted for a number of racing series around the world, including the TMG GT86 Cup in Germany. And now that spec racer is coming to America.
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This Stock-Looking BMW M3 Is Faster Than A Veyron

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 06:30 PM PDT


Despite being a decade old, the Bugatti Veyron is still considered the benchmark for any hypercar or tuned supercar slayer.
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Toyota Takes Measures, Including Having Workers Learn More Processes, To Boost Virginia Plant's Efficiency

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 06:02 PM PDT


Toyota is pushing forward with improvements at its engine plant in West Virginia after announcing $400 million in investments at the facility in September last year.
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Webber And Röhrl Test The 911 GT2 RS's Two Personalities

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 05:31 PM PDT


Porsche's 2018 911 GT2 RS has a lot of hype to live up to and knowing what we know of the German automaker, it will probably exceed every expectation.
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Mitsubishi i-MiEV Discontinued From The U.S. Market

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 05:03 PM PDT


Mitsubishi has killed the i-MiEV in the United States, following poor sales.
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MCM Visits Ford Focus RS Factory To Help Build Their Own

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 04:30 PM PDT


Mighty Car Mods went all the way to Germany and visited Ford's factory to get a look at the Focus RS production line and help in building one.
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Marchionne Says Fiat Chrysler (Not Ferrari) Could Enter Formula E

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 04:02 PM PDT


Automakers left and right are flocking to join the Formula E championship. Sergio Marchionne has taken notice, but if he green-lights one of the brands over which he presides to enter the electric racing series, it won't be Ferrari.
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Ferrari Loses Rights To The Testarossa Name, Could Be Used On An Electric Shaver

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 03:30 PM PDT


The Ferrari Testarossa is one of the brands most iconic models so it is surprising to learn the company has reportedly lost the rights to the name.
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McLaren Shows How The 720S Replica Was Built From Lego

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 03:03 PM PDT


Cars and Lego go together like peanut butter and jelly so it comes as little surprise that McLaren decided to promote their new 720S with a full-size replica made from the classic construction bricks.
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Mazda3 Concept Reportedly Headed To Tokyo With An HCCI Engine

Posted: 05 Aug 2017 01:16 AM PDT


Mazda recently pulled the wraps off the 2018 Mazda3 but a new report is indicating the company will use the Frankfurt Motor Show to reveal new engine technology that will debut in the next-generation model.
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Former VW Exec Pleads Guilty, Faces Up To Seven Years In Prison

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 02:00 PM PDT


The former head of Volkswagen's environmental and engineering center in Michigan has pleaded guilty to a variety of charges related to the company's dieselgate scandal.
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Subaru Releases Footage Of Record Setting Nürburgring Run

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 01:32 PM PDT


Subaru has finally released footage of its record setting run on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
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Renault Megane RS Caught Undergoing Testing In Europe

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 01:01 PM PDT


The 2018 Renault Megane RS has been caught on video ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
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ABT's Audi R8 Matches The V10 Plus' Output For €7,400

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 12:32 PM PDT


Don't worry if you didn't spend the extra cash on an Audi R8 V10 Plus opting instead for the standard model, because ABT Sportsline can now make it just as powerful.
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You’ll Might Be Left Wanting A VW Corrado VR6 Badly After Watching This

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 12:01 PM PDT


The VW Corrado had created its own cult following back in the day and this particular example is probably one of the cleanest, most well-kept VR6s in the US right now.
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California Man Charged After Selling Son's 1967 Camaro SS

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 11:30 AM PDT


A man in California is facing multiple charges after illegally selling the much-loved 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS owned by his adult son.
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The Mercedes R63 AMG Is The AMG No One Remembers

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 11:02 AM PDT


When it comes to strange Mercedes-Benz vehicles, it is hard to ignore the R-Class, in particular the R63 AMG variant.
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Elon Musk Says 63,000 Tesla Model 3 Orders Have Been Cancelled

Posted: 05 Aug 2017 01:16 AM PDT


Tesla claims to be receiving 1,800 orders for the Model 3 every day but as it turns out, orders haven't been rising uninterrupted since the prototype's debut in early 2016.
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This Is What An Out Of Control 2,000HP Nissan GT-R Looks Like

Posted: 04 Aug 2017 09:59 AM PDT


Losing control is bad enough in any car, but doing so in an insanely powerful Nissan GT-R can lead to disastrous consequences.
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