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Bentley Demonstrates Bentagya’s Off-Road Prowess: Video
While most Bentayga owners are unlikely to ever head off-road in their luxury-loaded SUVs, Bentley is committed to ensuring the vehicle remains fully capable when the tarmac ends and is demonstrating this commitment in a pair of teaser videos. The first shows a Bentayga prototype at an off-road testing facility located in a rocky, mountainous…
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Spyker Exits Restructuring, Says It Will Develop Electric Cars And Planes With Volta Volare
Spyker was forced into bankruptcy late last year by a Dutch court after it was determined the struggling sports car brand wouldn’t be able to pay back all of its creditors. A bridging loan provided to the firm in January meant Spyker was able to exit bankruptcy, although it still needed to operate under the…
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Hacker Working With GM To Fix OnStar Vulnerabilities: Video
Connected cars promise better safety and security, but like anything connected to a network, they can be susceptible to attacks from hackers. And General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is just the latest automaker in the news due to cyber security concerns. Security researcher—or “white hat” hacker—Samy Kamkar has posted a video on YouTube…
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Ferrari 488 Spider, 2016 Cadillac CTS-V, 2016 Mazda MX-5: This Week’s Top Photos
Like the famous gated shifter, Ferrari’s naturally aspirated V-8s are now a thing of the past. But with 660 horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque on tap, we can’t imagine drivers will resent the snails on Maranello’s new 488 Spider all that much. Cadillac’s first CTS-V arrived on the scene with all the subtly of…
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Bentley ‘Team Blower’ Le Mans Racer Headed To Pebble Beach
Its driver’s seat is hardly the lap of luxury. There’s nary a stitch of diamond-quilted leather, and at speed, it’ll hardly be a whisper-quiet womb. But the classic Bentley that will be displayed at this year’s Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach is a key piece of the company’s heritage—and the spiritual ancestor to today’s gentlemen…
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BMW Offers EnLighten App Connectivity To Predict Traffic Signals
BMW claims to be the first carmaker to integrate a new app designed to help urban drivers anticipate traffic signals. Created by a company called Connected Signals, the EnLighten app shows the current state of a traffic light in front of the car, including a countdown showing the time until the signal changes. It analyzes…
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Ford Says Shelby GT350R Lap Times Match 911 GT3, Beat Camaro Z/28
According to Ford Motor Company, the forthcoming Shelby GT350R Mustang is as quick around a racetrack as the Porsche 911 GT3. Well, one track anyway. In independent testing conducted at Grattan Raceway in Belding, Michigan, the Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang posted a lap time equal to that of the Porsche 911 GT3 and one second…
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GM Opens Active Safety Testing Area At Milford Proving Grounds
When when think about the General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Milford Proving Grounds, we tend to imagine barely sub-sonic laps of the “Lutz Ring,” or other kinds of high-performance testing. But of course, plenty of other activity takes place at the historic facility. ALSO SEE: Updated A3 Expected To Receive Audi Virtual Cockpit The latest…