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Tesla’s Chief Designer of 18 years, Franz von Holzhausen, couldn’t miss the opportunity to get his hands on one of the brand’s most exclusive automobiles. He got himself a Tesla Model S Plaid Signature Edition and not just any car of the 250 units scheduled to see the light of day, but the first that…
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The Praga Bohema is not one of those cars to be in the news all that much. Made by a Czech company that kind of values its privacy, the supercar is a road-legal circuit weapon that mostly lives its life on the track, bringing joy to drivers who like to spend their spare time going…
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Audi’s next RS6 Avant has returned to testing after its Nürburgring mishap. Warning stickers on the door confirm the presence of an electrified powertrain. Rumors suggest 740 hp from a twin-turbo V6, beating BMW’s hybrid V8 M5. The last time we saw Audi’s next-generation RS6 Avant, it was stuffed rather unceremoniously into a Nürburgring barrier.…
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Munich isn’t ready to let the G87 party end just yet, wanting one last dance before this generation of the M2 Coupe takes its leave. Fresh intelligence sourced from a BMW insider suggests that one remaining version is scheduled to join the lineup before the assembly line in San Luis Potosi grinds to a halt…
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Various Western automakers are currently exiting China – like Skoda and most recently Chevrolet – but it seems that there is no stopping to the Chinese brands’ assault on the Old Continent. Various Western automakers are currently exiting China – like Skoda and most recently Chevrolet (continue reading…)
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BYD unveiled the Denza N8, a five-seater large SUV with a massive battery pack, enabling over 620 miles (1,000 km) of pure electric range. Charging the electric SUV from 10% to 97% at a Flash charger requires only 9 minutes, with a 10%-70% charge in 5 minutes. The most powerful variant develops 1,194 horsepower from…
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A German sedan and an American sports car meet at the drag strip to determine which V10 is better and which car is quicker. A BMW M5 E60 fights the Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR, which is trying to prove there is no replacement for displacement. Or is it? The Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR is powered…
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Aston’s hotter Vanquish S is testing with a very weird exhaust setup. Twin-turbo V12 power could hit 838 hp with engine tune from Valen. High-mounted exhausts raise questions about trunk space and heat. We’d barely finished gawping at spy shots of Aston Martin’s hardcore Vantage RS this week when its bigger brother popped into our…
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Better late than never, production of the 2027 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport X is underway in Kentucky. As per the latest C8 production tracker from Roger Kiel, the first customer vehicles rolled off the assembly line on August 17. Just like the agonizingly slow ramp-up phase experienced by the preceding E-Ray, the assembly rate for…