Category: Latest News
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Manual no more: BMW to drop stick from next M5, M6
It will soon be the end of an era for BMW’s manual transmission—at least in the company’s sporty M5 and M6 models. BMW says that limited interest from consumers is forcing it to drop the manual transmission option in its next generation M5 and M6 to focus instead on dual-clutch gearboxes. Speaking with Car and…
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Manual no more: BMW to drop stick from next M5, M6
It will soon be the end of an era for BMW’s manual transmission—at least in the company’s sporty M5 and M6 models. BMW says that limited interest from consumers is forcing it to drop the manual transmission option in its next generation M5 and M6 to focus instead on dual-clutch gearboxes. Speaking with Car and…
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Callaway AeroWagon Corvette shooting brake coming by end of 2016
Back in 2013, Corvette tuner extraordinaire Callaway unveiled a shooting brake concept based on the C7 Corvette. At the time, Callaway said it hoped to have the conversion ready for sale in late 2013 and at price of no more than $15,000. Though we haven’t heard about the project since the original announcement, it’s still…
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Callaway AeroWagon Corvette shooting brake coming by end of 2016
Back in 2013, Corvette tuner extraordinaire Callaway unveiled a shooting brake concept based on the C7 Corvette. At the time, Callaway said it hoped to have the conversion ready for sale in late 2013 and at price of no more than $15,000. Though we haven’t heard about the project since the original announcement, it’s still…
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Tesla Model 3 pre-orders reach 253,000 in less than 3 days
Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk confirmed that as of Saturday morning pre-orders for the new Model 3 electric sedan totaled 253,000, a figure reached in less than three days. He said this was well beyond Tesla’s expectations, explaining that it was almost four times as much as the company had predicted, at least for…
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Maserati joins the big leagues with new Manhattan showroom
Maserati will join a host of other major makes in the luxury segment by having a North American flagship showroom along Midtown Manhattan’s burgeoning automotive row. Maserati’s new showroom will be located at 639 Eleventh Avenue (at the intersection of West 47th Street in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood), which puts it only a few blocks…
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Roborace autonomous racer, Ferrari F40 in the snow, Aston Martin Vantage GTE: This Week’s Top Photos
Whether you like it or not, autonomous racing, where cars dart around tracks without a human onboard, will soon be a reality. A exhibition-style competition called Roborace has already been announced and within the year will hold its first race. The cars competing were previewed in concept form this week. The big news this week…
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Never used Ford GT heading to Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction
Imagine having the keys to a car and then never driving it. Now imagine if those keys unlocked and started a 2006 Heritage Edition Ford GT. It’s actually hard to imagine never starting and driving such a machine, isn’t it? Well that’s what happened here, and this Gulf-colored beast is still packaged in delivery mode…
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BMW debuts new exclusive 7-Series editions
BMW has taken the wraps off of a pair of new special edition models of its flagship 7-Series sedan: The Solitaire Edition and the Master Class Edition. Just a handful will be built—six examples of the Solitaire and a single Master Class—but the two models are closely linked to each other, differing only in exterior…
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IIHS says most cars need better headlights
When seeing at night becomes difficult, many people blame their own eyes. But car headlights may really be the problem, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which just released its first-ever headlight ratings. Headlights are getting more advanced, with LEDs and other new features going mainstream, and even more advanced…