Future Cars: Nissan’s New 2016 Maxima from Concept to Reality

When Nissan revealed its stunning Sports Sedan Concept back at the 2014 Detroit Show, I was genuinely intrigued with where the Japanese brand was heading in terms of corporate design language.The 2015 Murano CUV was one of Nissan’s first models to showcase a change in styling direction, and news of the next Maxima adopting this new corporate aesthetic sounded tantalizingly promising. Finally, a...

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New Jaguar XE Passes Static Preview Test

The Jaguar XE needs to have a broad swathe of talents if it wants to make a mark in the highly contested sector it competes in. It promises unrivaled efficiency, coupled with sharp design and a sharp drive, though nobody’s driven it yet to confirm the latter.Read more » ...

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Is it Worth Plumping for Premium or is Mainstream Now Good Enough?

Owning a vehicle bearing the marks of a premium brand used to be a status symbol not that many decades ago.When you said you had “a Mercedes,” it conjured up a certain image in people’s head, one of class, luxury and a whiff of (understandable) elitism - you too would be a bit of a snob if your windows, boot lit and partition screen were operated by hydraulic actuators just because...Read more »...

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BMW Reportedly Readying 500hp i8s to Celebrate Centenary in 2016

In two years, BMW will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Any way you slice it, that’s a very important milestone and the Munich-based automaker plans to unveil a special model as a gift to itself.Read more » ...

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Cadillac to Launch Diesel Model in 2019, 911 Rival Beyond 2020

Cadillac CEO Johan de Nysschen has admitted the company needs diesel engines if it wants to succeed in global markets, especially in Europe.Read more » ...

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This is the UK’s First Bus Running on Poo-Derived Biomethane

The idea of running vehicles on methane obtained from sewage and waste is nothing new, although it seems to have taken a while for it to find actual use in the UK. There, the first bus running on biogas just went into service, taking passengers from Bath to Bristol Airport and back.Read more » ...

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Viper Gets More Standard Equipment, GT and TA 2.0 Editions for 2015

Although the fifth-gen Viper got off to a sluggish start, as far as sales are concerned, Dodge reports a 26 percent year-to-date increase in deliveries after reducing the starting price by US$15,000 last September.Read more » ...

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Hyundai and Kia On Track to Sell 8 Million Vehicles this Year

VW is not the only global carmaker that has ambitions of world domination, South Korea’s Hyundai and Kia would also like to see that happen one day.Read more » ...

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2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle First Video Review

Toyota was bold when it decided to launch the Mirai fuel-cell vehicle, despite the fact that the refueling infrastructure is currently seriously lacking, even in California, one of its primary markets. That’s set to improve within the next two years, but you can buy the car now, so we would like to know if it’s any good to drive.Read more » ...

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Marine Who Allegedly Ran a Stop Sign Won't Take Shit from Mother

A motorcyclist who identified himself as a Marine got into a road rage dispute with a mother after she purportedly confronted him about running through a stop sign.Read more » ...

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A 2017 Mazda CX-3 MPS Would Look Something Like This

The Mazda CX-3 already looks pretty sporty for a crossover its size, though as this rendering by X-Tomi shows, it can be taken even further.He hasn’t done much, merely lowering the car onto some 18-inch wheels and turning all the chrome bits black, but it works.Read more » ...

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In China, Mercedes-Benz Owners Are the Wealthiest, Infiniti Buyers the Poorest

China is a relatively new market for premium vehicles and luxury carmakers don’t know as much about their Chinese customers as they do about buyers from the U.S. and Europe.Read more » ...

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BMW i8 Meets Spiritual Precursor, the M1 on Track

The i8 may be a smartphone on wheels in order to appeal to modern buyers, but it’s BMW’s only mid-engined production car since the M1 – it’s a historic model.The latter was not very popular in its day, and judging by the positive impression it leaves in the video below (plus its attractive Italian-inspired looks), we wonder why that was – the modern i8 has no such problems and there’s a two-year...

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