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Fresh Toyota GR86 Receives 2JZ Engine Swap For Clean Street Car Build
Most engine swaps we’ve encountered involve an old car or a fairly used one, then given a heart transplant with…
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Rimac Nevera Gets A Walkaround Treatment At Jay Leno’s Garage
After a number of years of development and one name change, the production Rimac Nevera is finally here. Rimac’s newest…
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Stellantis North America COO Mark Stewart talks merger benefits
Mark Stewart, the North America COO for Stellantis, said the company has to ensure that its manufacturing work force is…
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AI-Designed Supercars Appear To Come From Nightmarish Dystopian Future
We’re not entirely sure what the future holds – except maybe the electrification of cars, which has already started and…
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BMW And Kith Will Build Just Seven Of These Stylish i4 M50 EVs
BMW and the Kith are teaming up – again. You may remember back in 2020 when the two companies partnered…
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Challenger SRT Super Stock Drag Races Other Hellcats, Camaro, SRT-4
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon took drag strips by storm when it debuted for the 2018 model year. The 2020…
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Italy Vs Brazil: The Two Faces Of Fiat
As globalization forces many companies to operate everywhere, some automotive brands try to go global by introducing dedicated models in…
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Most Florida dealers dodge destructive Hurricane Ian
Florida dealership associations described retailers as relatively unscathed after Hurricane Ian soaked and whipped the state last week, while auto…
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BMW May Have Teased A Sleek Electric Sports Car Coming Soon
BMW, like pretty much every automaker these days, has plans for going all electric. The folks from Munich already have…
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Leadership changes at CDK’s Roadster, Salty Dot businesses
The founders of two dealership technology companies CDK Global Inc. acquired last year are no longer leading those businesses. Dealership…
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McLaren Headquarters Appears As Backdrop In New Star Wars Andor Series
It’s not unusual for science-fiction or fantasy movies to use real-world locations as setpieces for stories. But, we love seeing…
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Fisker will debut top-spec Ocean crossover at Paris show
Fisker will display a top-spec version of its upcoming Ocean full-electric crossover at the 2022 Paris auto show, the company…
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Tata Tiago EV Is A $10,000 Electric Vehicle For The Masses
Tata once had the cheapest brand new car on sale and the Indian automaker now continues the tradition by releasing…
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2023 Alpine A110 R Teased With 177 MPH Top Speed
Renault’s performance arm Alpine will be going purely electric in 2025, but until that happens, there’s still some life left…
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California sets the standard for US fuel cell cars | Automotive World
The hydrogen light vehicle market in the US is concentrated almost entirely in the state of California, where the California…
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McLaren P1 Flooded By Hurricane Ian After Just One Week Of Ownership
With the exception of a few amphibious vehicles, cars are not meant to roll from the road and onto bodies…
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Aston Martin DB5 Stunt Car From No Time To Die Brings $3.2M At Auction
The most recent James Bond Film No Time To Die featured Aston Martins from multiple eras. Early in the film,…
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Toyota Tops Two Categories In J.D. Power Brand Loyalty Study
The 2022 J.D. Power Automotive Brand Loyalty Study is out, and there is a clear favorite among new car buyers.…
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2023 Nissan Frontier Gets Midnight Edition Pack, Small Price Increase
Nissan gave the Frontier pickup a thorough refresh for the 2022 model year. The truck had languished in the lineup…
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Toyota output rises for the first time in 5 months
Toyota’s global output rose for the first time in five months in August, led by gains in overseas markets —…
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2023 Lamborghini Urus S Debuts With Performante Power, Different Look
Lamborghini introduced the Urus facelift in August at Pebble Beach by showing the new-for-2023 Performante as the hotter derivative. However,…
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BMW 1 Series Diesel Does 0 To 60 MPH in 1.87 Seconds
Ask anyone in the United States about diesel engines and they’ll tell you it’s only for trucks, lorries, and ferries.…
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Porsche makes robust trading debut in landmark IPO
VW Group divided Porsche’s share capital into equal parts voting and non-voting shares, with the German carmaker retaining 75 percent…
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2023 Ram 2500 Heavy Duty Rebel Debuts: Power Wagon Style With A Diesel
The Power Wagon is a unique truck amid Ram’s heavy-duty line of pickups. Aside from its distinctive face, it’s the…
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One-Off Ferrari Enzo Rosso Rubino Spotted Roaring In London
There are plenty of special Ferraris in the Italian marque’s decades worth of history. The Enzo, which was named after…
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Jet Car Is A Floating Chevy Corvette C7 You Can Rent Or Buy
If you happen to visit Miami and encounter a Chevy Corvette C7 floating on water, don’t fret. Don’t call 911…
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Ford and Tesla boast high brand loyalty rates, but do they attract buyers?
Shortages continue to affect loyalty While loyalty rates have increased slightly since its last quarterly assessment, S&P Global Mobility says…
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Porsche 911 Convertible Spy Shots Capture New Digital Gauge Cluster
Porsche is updating the 911, and that includes the convertible. Our intrepid spy photographers have already captured the car’s exterior,…
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How Mercedes is using software to rewrite product development playbook
In a world of “software-defined vehicles,” old-school automakers are competing with new-school Silicon Valley for computer engineers, user-experience developers and…
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Myles Garrett Crashes Porsche 911 Turbo S, Walks Away With Minor Injury
Police body cam footage captured the aftermath of the crash involving Cleveland Browns’ defensive end Myles Garrett. The video shows…
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Musk seeks to end SEC ‘muzzle’ requiring pre-approval of tweets
NEW YORK — Elon Musk‘s lawyers urged a federal appeals court to throw out a provision in his 2018 consent…
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The all-new Renault Austral: the ‘Nouvelle Vague’ tech SUV | Automotive World
Renault brings an ambitious model to its SUV range: the All-New Renault Austral. It will serve to bolster efforts to…
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Brabus Masterpiece Is A Maybach S-Class With Nearly 600 HP, Turquoise Interior
Brabus has worked its magic before on the latest-generation Mercedes S-Class, but this is the first time the German tuner…
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2023 BMW XM Mega Gallery With 180 Photos Shows Sinister All-Black Version
“Extravagant” and “distinctive” are the words used by BMW to describe the boldly styled XM. The plug-in hybrid SUV returns…
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Jeep Wrangler EcoDiesel Production Ends With Rubicon FarOut Edition
It turns out the rumors were true. Jeep is killing the 3.0-liter EcoDiesel engine in the Wrangler after 2023, but…
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2023 Ford F-Series Super Duty Debuts Standard 6.8-liter V8, New Towing Tech
When Ford rolled out the redesigned F-150 in 2021, it hid substantial technological changes and new features under a lightly…
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2023 Bentley Bengayga EWB First Drive Review: A First-Class Ticket To Luxury
Holding the Bentayga EWB to its competition is tough. The Range Rover SV Autobiography, while supremely luxe, is, depending on…
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2023 Ford Ranger Raptor Dyno Run Shows 274 HP At The Wheels
It feels like US buyers have waited forever for the new Ford Ranger to arrive. Meanwhile, truck fans in Australia…
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GM eases up on return-to-office mandate after outcry
DETROIT — General Motors‘ top executives on Tuesday backed off from a plan to make salaried employees return to company…
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Skoda Kamiq Facelift Spied Testing While Towing Trailer
The Skoda Kamiq debuted in 2019 as the brand’s compact crossover. Now, it’s time for the model to get a…
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BMW 767iL (E32) Shows Its Monstrous V16 Engine On Camera
BMW has had some of the greatest, most beautiful, and most powerful production models in the history of the automotive…
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2024 Chevrolet Silverado HD ZR2 Teaser Previews An Off-Road Heavyweight
The Chevrolet Silverado HD ZR2 is happening. The automaker confirmed as much in its announcement for the updated 2024 model,…
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Volkswagen Lamando Gets Extreme Makeover, Now Nearly 10 Feet Wide
The Volkswagen Lamando L is a stylish liftback sedan only sold in China. It rides on VW Group’s MBQ Evo…
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Sollers in talks to buy Mazda out of Russian joint venture
MOSCOW — Russian automaker Sollers is in talks with Mazda about buying the Japanese company’s stake in their Russian joint…
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Porsche 911 GTS Hybrid Spied Looking Sporty
This fresh gallery of photos provides a look at the upcoming Porsche 911 Hybrid in sporty GTS trim, according to…
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Survey finds 74% of participants prefer to buy EVs at dealerships
The results? Prospective buyers want to use both online and in-person resources to buy an EV. The report suggests both…
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Ford Focus ST Gets Track Pack With Stiffer Suspension, Larger Brakes
The Ford Focus ST is now a forbidden fruit in the United States but the hot hatch is living a…
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Tomorrow’s connected car technologies: risk or reward? | Automotive World
Ronen Smoly explores the cyber risks of connected cars in the wake of current technological trends You’re on your way…
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Buying An EV In 2022 Makes You An Early Adopter, And That’s OK
The internal combustion engine (ICE) has been consistently and heavily developed for over one hundred years. It’s now a mature…
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Best Spy Shots For The Week Of September 19
Motor1.com puts up spy shots of upcoming vehicles practically every day and sometimes more than that. If you want to stay…
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