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SEAT to Renault: We Can Beat the Megane RS 275 Trophy-R
SEAT to Renault: We Can Beat the Megane RS 275 Trophy-R

17 Jun 2014, 08:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Yesterday, French carmaker Renault announced its brand new and seriously impressive Megane RS 275 Trophy-R has managed to lap the Nurburgring in a record-breaking 7 minutes 54.36 seconds. The pre...

 
Spirra Electric Supercar May Arrive in 2015. Will it Use Tesla Roadster Parts?
Spirra Electric Supercar May Arrive in 2015. Will it Use Tesla Roadster Parts?

16 Jun 2014, 13:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Putting just an electric motor in a sportscar is not that of a good idea. Why? Simply because you can get carried away smashing the “gas” and finding yourself in the middle of nowhere pu...

 
Tesla Model S Long Wheelbase to Debut Later This Year
Tesla Model S Long Wheelbase to Debut Later This Year

16 Jun 2014, 11:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The EV manufacturer is currently developing a LWB variant of its acclaimed Model S luxury sedan. The same Tesla Motors insider that offered this piece of info to the eco-friendly folks over at Gas 2...

 
Subaru to Launch SVX Successor. Will Be a Hybrid Six-Cylinder
Subaru to Launch SVX Successor. Will Be a Hybrid Six-Cylinder

10 Jun 2014, 15:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Is it just us, or are Japanese automakers restarting their focus on sportscars? After the S2000, the RX-8 and Mitsubishi Eclipse died off in quick succession, we honestly though emissions regulation...

 
Lincoln to Borrow 2015 Ford Mustang Platform
Lincoln to Borrow 2015 Ford Mustang Platform

10 Jun 2014, 12:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A Lincoln official declared in a recent interview that the Blue Oval's luxury brand is currently developing a number of new models, including a sporty model which will be underpinned by the all...

 
Here's Why the All-New Passat Is a Game-Changer
Here's Why the All-New Passat Is a Game-Changer

9 Jun 2014, 20:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Like Chrysler recently put it, nobody grows up dreaming of a Passat (or was it the Jetta?). But normal family sedans are much more important than you might think and now there's an all-new, 8th...

 
Chevrolet Might Rollout Corvette 'Zora' Edition
Chevrolet Might Rollout Corvette 'Zora' Edition

9 Jun 2014, 15:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After searching through the United States Patent and Trademark Office database, we've found out that General Motors LLC has filed the 'Zora' trademark on June 2nd, 2014. This finding ...

 
Ram Patenting Two-Way Tailgate Design
Ram Patenting Two-Way Tailgate Design

7 Jun 2014, 12:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Pickup fans, rejoice! A handful o patent drawings filed by the Chrysler Group hint that the next-generation Ram truck will utilize a radical two-way split tailgate design. According to the United...

 
2015 Ford Mustang Got Fat, But Not By 300 Pounds
2015 Ford Mustang Got Fat, But Not By 300 Pounds

3 Jun 2014, 08:23 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Remember we reported a couple of days ago that Steeda Autosports proclaimed "the 2015 Mustang ended up gaining 200-300 pounds" over the outgoing model? Well, that was just an utterly stupi...

 
Chevrolet Corvette C8 Is Underway, Hybrid Version In the Cards
Chevrolet Corvette C8 Is Underway, Hybrid Version In the Cards

2 Jun 2014, 11:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In a recent Detroit Free Press interview, General Motors product chief Mark Reuss fired up the speculation machine with juicy info on the future eight-generation Chevrolet Corvette. The GM official ...

 
2015 Ford Mustang Gains 300 Pounds Over Outgoing Model
2015 Ford Mustang Gains 300 Pounds Over Outgoing Model

1 Jun 2014, 14:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to a blog entry from Ford tuner Steeda, the all-new Stang is heavier than the outgoing model by 200 to 300 pounds on average. Official specs of the 2015 Ford Mustang haven't been rele...

 
Next Porsche 911 GT3 Could Reportedly Go Turbo, We Don't Buy It
Next Porsche 911 GT3 Could Reportedly Go Turbo, We Don't Buy It

30 May 2014, 07:03 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Coming straight from the darkest corners of the industry is a rumor that tells us the next Porsche 911 GT3 RS could go down the turbocharging route. We all know Porsche is currently testing new turb...

 
Cadillac Drops Future Large CUV In Favor of a Crossover
Cadillac Drops Future Large CUV In Favor of a Crossover

28 May 2014, 15:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Let's be frank on this: North American drivers love their large four-wheel drive yachts. No wonder the SUV segment is so disputed by carmakers from all corners of the world, including Audi, BMW...

 
MG Reportedly Considering New Sportscar, We Don’t Buy It
MG Reportedly Considering New Sportscar, We Don’t Buy It

28 May 2014, 14:48 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Under its new Chinese owners, British carmaker MG may be taking a safe path with mainstream models, but it looks like the manufacturer is currently weighing adorning its line-up with a sportscar. ...

 
Next VW Jetta Rumored to Have an Alltrack Version, Maybe Even a Coupe
Next VW Jetta Rumored to Have an Alltrack Version, Maybe Even a Coupe

27 May 2014, 18:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Rumors surrounding the Volkswagen NMC concept have simmered down, now that we know what's really going on with the car. While it's too late for the production version to amount to anything...

 
BMW Rumored to Reveal 350cc Enduro and 500cc Streetfighter Made in India
BMW Rumored to Reveal 350cc Enduro and 500cc Streetfighter Made in India

27 May 2014, 11:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the rumor mill is spinning faster and faster when it comes to the first new bikes the German manufacturer BMW will produce in collaboration with its new Indian makes TVS. While we knew...

 
2014 MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa Rumored to Have Asked 8 Million Euros to Ride for Suzuki
2014 MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa Rumored to Have Asked 8 Million Euros to Ride for Suzuki

27 May 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / According to rumors in the Spanish sport media, Dani Pedrosa has allegedly asked 8 million euros ($10.92 mil) to hang his Repsol Honda leathers and hop aboard of a factory Suzuki motorcycle in 2015....

 
Caterham Up For Sale, Malaysian Publication Reports
Caterham Up For Sale, Malaysian Publication Reports

26 May 2014, 20:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Tony Fernandes, CEO of the low-cost carrier AirAsia Berhad and the founder of Caterham F1, is reportedly ready to sell the whole Caterham Group for £350 million ($589 million at current exchan...

 
Nissan Pulsar Nismo Being Considered, but It Needs a 250 HP Engine
Nissan Pulsar Nismo Being Considered, but It Needs a 250 HP Engine

26 May 2014, 13:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Late last week, we showed you this very rendering of a Nismo C-segment hot hatch based on Nissan's brand new Pulsar. Little did we know that the automaker is actually looking into a Golf GTI ri...

 
All-New 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Is Just Around the Corner
All-New 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Is Just Around the Corner

23 May 2014, 12:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to a recent press release from the golden bowtied car manufacturer, the 2015 model year of the Chevrolet Camaro is the last hurrah of the fifth-generation model. Some reports hint that ...