Thursday 31 October 2019

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Rare Jaguar C-X75 From Spectre Coming Up For Auction Next Month

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 04:26 AM PDT

This is one of five C-X75s ever built and RM Sotheby's expect it to sell for up to $1.2 million.

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Aussie-Market Toyota Corolla Sedan Gets Refreshed For 2020, Adds Hybrid Powertrain

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 03:43 AM PDT

The base Corolla Sedan packs am 168 HP 2.0-liter engine and starts at AU$23,335, while an 121 HP petrol-hybrid is also available.

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BMW Has No Plans For FWD Hot Hatch, Believes Customers Would Go For The M2 Anyway

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 03:01 AM PDT

BMW's M Division chief, Markus Flasch, also said the hardcore M2 CS will launch globally around mid-2020.

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Official: FCA And PSA Agree To Merge, Create The World’s Fourth Largest OEM

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 02:04 AM PDT

The new FCA-PSA unit is expected to achieve around $4.13 billion (3.7 billion euros) in annual run-rate synergies and have a combined market value of around $50 billion.

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Audi A1 Citycarver Jacked Up Supermini Launches From £22,040

Posted: 31 Oct 2019 12:50 AM PDT

Audi's small pseudo-crossover l is £3,605 more expensive than the regular A1 Sportback.

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Tulsa Police Officer Filmed Texting And Driving Prior To Crash

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 05:55 PM PDT

Authorities found the driver of the other vehicle at fault after sliding across the median, yet this officer's behavior doesn't exactly pass along the right message...

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Hennessey Maximus, The 1,000HP Jeep Gladiator Hellcat Is Here To Conquer It All

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 05:12 PM PDT

The high-performance Jeep pickup has a 6-inch lift kit and a supercharged Hellcat V8 with 1,000 hp.

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2020 Porsche 911 Finally Gets Optional Seven-Speed Manual

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 04:31 PM PDT

The manual will be a no-cost option, but it will be significantly slower than the PDK variant.

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Ford’s New SYNC 4 Infotainment To Feature Wireless CarPlay And Android Auto

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 04:00 PM PDT

Ford's new infotainment system will pack twice the computing power compared to SYNC 3.

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2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia And Stelvio Updates Revealed, Interior Gets Quality Overhaul

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 03:21 PM PDT

Alfa Romeo appears to be getting serious as it will address shortcoming on the Giulia and Stelvio.

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PSA Board Green Lights Negotiations For Merger With FCA

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 02:42 PM PDT

An official announcement may come as early as Thursday morning.

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Upset Seller Crushes His Rare 1970 Dodge Charger “To Teach Lowballers A Lesson”

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 02:03 PM PDT

Apparently, he wanted $10,000 for the classic Dodge Charger but was annoyed by lowballers and this was his "revenge".

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Wednesday 30 October 2019

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PSA And FCA Merger Talks Officially Confirmed

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 04:23 AM PDT

PSA and FCA could create one of the world's leading automotive groups.

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Volta Concept HGV Envisions An Electric Truck Cyclists And Pedestrians Won’t Fear

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 03:38 AM PDT

Designed by Volta Trucks and Prodrive, the Concept HGV offers a low, central driving position that eliminates dangerous blind spots.

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De Tomaso P72 To Be Powered By A 700 HP Supercharged Ford V8

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 02:55 AM PDT

De Tomaso has teamed up with Roush to develop a dry-sump supercharged V8 that revs over 7,500 rpm.

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Toyota Launches GR Supra GT4 Race Car Priced At $200k Plus Taxes

Posted: 30 Oct 2019 01:44 AM PDT

The turbocharged straight-six has been tuned to pump out 430 HP and the auto 'box has been replaced by a racing sequential transmission.

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Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec II Is A True JDM Icon

Posted: 29 Oct 2019 06:10 PM PDT

The Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec II is powered by a 2.6L twin-turbo six and features lots of upgrades over the V-Spec.

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Tesla Model 3 Gains Approval To Be New York City’s First Electric Yellow Cab

Posted: 29 Oct 2019 05:31 PM PDT

The model will apparently become the city's only approved electric taxi.

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Jeep Smashes Into Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R In Parking Lot Stunt Gone Wrong

Posted: 29 Oct 2019 04:40 PM PDT

Another show off gets caught with more money than talent. And no, the Mustang had nothing to do with it.

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Fiat Chrysler And PSA Group Reportedly In Merger Talks

Posted: 29 Oct 2019 04:05 PM PDT

The two car makers are currently discussing the possibility of a merger of equals, according to sources.

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2020 Toyota Raize Is The RAV4’s Smaller Sibling, Debuts Next Week

Posted: 29 Oct 2019 03:32 PM PDT

The new Toyota Raize is essentially a re-badged Daihatsu Rocky small SUV for Asian markets.

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Stolen 1981 Corvette Discovered After 38 Years, Cops Are Now Looking For The Owner

Posted: 29 Oct 2019 03:00 PM PDT

The 1981 Corvette was stolen new and was fitted with a forged VIN to hide its identity.

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A Giant Sinkhole Swallowed A Bus In Pittsburgh, Munched On A Kia Too

Posted: 29 Oct 2019 02:30 PM PDT

The sinkhole, which opened when a water main broke under the road, claimed a Kia Optima as well.

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Need For Speed Heat Launch Trailer Stars A Custom Polestar 1

Posted: 29 Oct 2019 01:58 PM PDT

Need for Speed Heat will arrive for PC, Xbox One and PS4 on November 8 and will also include the Ford GT, Porsche 911 and E30 BMW M3, among others.

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