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The next 10 years in car tech will make the last 30 look like just a warm-up

Cars of the future won’t take flight, but they will do a lot of things on their own. We explore how smart cars actually will become by the year 2021.
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Best Products of 2015: Cars

From exotic supercars to hearty hatchbacks, 2015 produced some amazing cars. Here’s our choices for this year’s best.
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Aston Martin gears up for its second century with a complete lineup overhaul by 2020

Along with revealing the DBX concept to the audience of the Shanghai Auto Show, Aston Martin has declared its strategy for the next five years.
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First drive: Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4

Lamborghini’s latest V10 sports car hits all the right notes, but in the end, does flattery get you any-where?
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First drive: 2016 Cadillac CTS-V

Bold, brash, and distinctly American, the 2016 CTS-V can barely contain the madness beneath its luxurious business attire
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First drive: 2016 Mercedes AMG GLE 63 S Coupe 4MATIC

Mercedes makes a mighty AMG coupe out of its mid-size SUV, but does the all-in-one luxury car satisfy all needs?
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First drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris

Mercedes-Benz brings the Metris van to the states, following the success of the Sprinter full-size van. Do work vehicles benefit from European flair?
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First drive: 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR

The latest creation from Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations promises to be the most powerful Range Rover ever, but does this turn the capable luxury SUV into a brash, uncontrollable brute?
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First drive: 2016 Jaguar F-Type Manual

Jaguar finally sees fit to give the stellar F-TYPE a manual gearbox, but is this a perfect match or have rose-tinted memories of the past caused a misstep?
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First drive: 2015 Ford Edge Sport

Ford’s newest iteration of its Edge refines its crossover offerings, but can it be a cut above the rest?
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First Drive: 2015 BMW X6 M

BMW once again takes its X Series to the next level with the launch of the next-gen X6 M. But can the SAV make good on its sports sedan meets capability pretense?
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First Drive: 2015 BMW 228i Convertible

BMW follows up the release of the new 2 Series Coupe with its drop-top counterpart. The 228i Convertible adds open-air flair to a solid entry-level member of the BMW family
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First Drive: 2016 Mercedes-Benz C450 AMG 4Matic

The C450 AMG is Mercedes’ attempt to make AMG performance more accessible, and though it succeeds, it still leaves one longing for the full Benz experience.
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First drive: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro V6

We take the sixth-generation Camaro on a 700-mile road trip from Florida to Louisiana to see if it has what it takes to take on its pony car rivals.
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Sure we’ll have self-driving cars soon, but how will it work? Bosch gives us some insight

With autonomous driving coming in some form in the very near future, Bosch has revealed its vision of how we will interface with this tech in daily use.
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X marks the spot: Tesla’s Model X SUV officially launches

Tesla Motors has officially launched the highly anticipated Model X SUV.
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Wolkswagen’s CEO Martin Winterkorn steps down as CEO amid emission test cheating revelations

Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen, stepped down in light of revelations that the company added emission test "defeat devices" to certain diesel models.
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Cloud-based Carport connects cars to homes and families with seamless car integration

Vinli has announced Carport, a built-in system in new cars that will connect them to a cloud-based network.
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Hack me not: Auto manufacturers form an alliance to prevent future cyber attacks

Global automakers will form an entity to share and analyze information to plug software vulnerabilities that may exist in cars.
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Brits love V8 manual Ford Mustangs, and Shelby is on its way to crank things up

Ford has released a report on the buying choices U.K. customers have made when selecting the newly available Ford Mustang.
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Future Cooper Tire tires could spring from a desert shrub

The Cooper tire and rubber company is currently developing a tire based on the natrual rubber from the guayule plant.
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Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler maker recalls 1.4 million vehicles amid car hacking fears

FCA has issued a patch in response to the remote hacking of a Jeep cherokee done by two software engineers.

A new timeline feature in Google Maps keeps tabs of all your past traversals

Google has rolled out a Maps function that maps out users’ daily routes and visited locations.
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Asterion, we hardly knew ye: Lamborghini shelves plans for a production hybrid

The idea of a Lamborghini hybrid got a surprising amount of traction, but the Asterion concept car now appears dead in the water.
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Hackers wirelessly disable a Jeep Cherokee from 10 miles away with Uconnect

A duo of security software engineers has revealed an exploit in FCA’s Uconnect service that allows frightening access to vehicles, including the ability to kill the engine, lock the doors and cut the brakes.
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Tennesseans can now smash a car window legally if they see a suffering pet inside

Tennessee has just updated its Good Samaritan law to include rescuing overheating pets locked in hot vehicles.
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Ferrari recalls the LaFerrari, 458 Italia and the FF for an airbag issue

Ferrari has issued a recall for a number of its vehicles due to an issue with airbag misalignment.
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Toyota jumpstarts robotic elderly care with the HSR robot prototype

Toyota has developed a helper robot designed for long term care of the elderly.
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A movement tracking system lets a paralyzed former racer hit the track once again

An engineering firm has developed a semi-autonomous driving system that can be controlled with simple head tracking movements.
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Nürburgring officials may lift speed limit ban for auto manufacturers

A source close to Nürburgring track management has revealed that the organization may once again derestrict the course for automakers.
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Rhys Millen sets this year’s overall fastest time at Pikes Peak in an EV race car

A new record time has been set by an all-electric vehicle at the Pikes Peak Hillclimb event.
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Guess it’s not hip to be square: Scion says the xB wagon will end its run this year

Scion management has revealed that the boxy xB wagon will be discontinued at the end of 2015.
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Bentley’s Bentayga follow-up will either be a sports car or another, smaller SUV

Bentley management is considering either a Speed 6 concept-based sports car or mini SUV for its next project.
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It’s turbo time! Ford officially reveals power numbers for the new Focus RS

Ford has revealed the official horsepower output of the upcoming Focus RS hatchback.