Tesla Model S gets fined in Singapore due to measuring error

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Tesla and the Land Transport Authority (LTA) of Singapore are now in the middle of a dispute over numbers. The LTA claims to have tested the Model S P85D bought by Joe Nguyen in July 2015 from Hong Kong and that the car would consume 444 Wh/km. Tesla claims the same car would consume only 181...
Tesla Model S gets fined in Singapore due to measuring error

Assystem City Car tried to put the car outside the box

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Back in 2007, when I had the chance to cover the Geneva Motor Show in person (and had a laptop stolen at the train to Montreaux, beware!), I could see a concept that many will consider to be ugly, strange and so forth. But the Assystem City Car is still something very interesting to see and to...
Assystem City Car tried to put the car outside the box

Aston Martin DB11 already has more than 1,400 orders! And going up...

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Cars that cost 154,900 pounds, or US$ 222,8000, do not sell in high numbers, but Aston Martin must be pretty satisfied with the success of the new DB11. Just a few days after its firs pictures have leaked, the British carmaker already received 500 orders for it. After the official revelation of...
Aston Martin DB11 already has more than 1,400 orders! And going up...

SCOOP! - New Chevrolet S10 and Trailblazer are photographed under testing

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MotorChase cannot complain of having no friends or loyal readers. Antonio Intini, for example, has already provided us with pictures from the Chevrolet Bolt a while before GM officially introduced it. And he is becoming an expert in GM cars. Or GM cars insisting in passing in front of his...
SCOOP! - New Chevrolet S10 and Trailblazer are photographed under testing

SCOOP! - New Chevrolet S10 and Trailblazer are photographed under testing

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MotorChase cannot complain of having no friends or loyal readers. Antonio Intini, for example, has already provided us with pictures from the Chevrolet Bolt a while before GM officially introduced it. And he is becoming an expert in GM cars. Or GM cars insisting in passing in front of his...
SCOOP! - New Chevrolet S10 and Trailblazer are photographed under testing

Mercedes-AMG E 43 4MATIC is the fastest version of the new E-Class. So far

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Mercedes-Benz has announced today the fastest version of the fifth generation of the E-Class. At least for now. It is the Mercedes-AMG E 43 4MATIC, a four-wheel drive car that is powered by a 3.0 V6 turbocharged engine able to deliver 295 kW at 6,100 rpm and 520 Nm from 2,500 rpm up to 5,000...
Mercedes-AMG E 43 4MATIC is the fastest version of the new E-Class. So far

É assim que o novo Opel Insignia deverá ser, de acordo com a L'Automobile

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A segunda geração do Opel Insignia tem sido repetidamente fotografada em testes na Europa, mas agora a revista francesa L’Automobile decidiu tentar adivinhar como será o novo sedã do segmento D da Opel. E criou a imagem acima para fazê-lo.
Enquanto o carro atual tem 4,83 m de comprimento, 1...
É assim que o novo Opel Insignia deverá ser, de acordo com a L'Automobile

This is how the new Opel Insignia will look like, according to L'Automobile

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The second generation Opel Insignia has been repeatedly photographed in tests in Europe, but now the French magazine L’Automobile has decided to give it a try on how the new D segment sedan will look like. And has created the picture above to do so.
While the current car is 4.83 m long, ...
This is how the new Opel Insignia will look like, according to L'Automobile

Queda nas vendas do Chevrolet Cruze denuncia: o novo está para chegar

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Em seu tradicional relatório de mercado, o site Carplace informa que as vendas do Cruze caíram bastante. Ele ficou em 6º lugar em fevereiro entre os sedãs médios segundo os dados da Fenabrave. Em novembro, ele era o 3º mais vendido. Em dezembro, foi o 4º, caindo para o 6º lugar em janeiro. O cená...
Queda nas vendas do Chevrolet Cruze denuncia: o novo está para chegar

Easter Jeep Safari revela sete conceitos. Nosso favorito é o Crew Chief 715!

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A Jeep anualmente celebra o Easter Jeep Safari e aproveita a oportunidade para revelar conceitos surpreendentes. Neste ano, a FCA revelou 7 deles! E alguns são bastante interessantes, como você terá a oportunidade de ver logo abaixo. Começando pelo nosso favorito, a Crew Chief 715!
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Easter Jeep Safari revela sete conceitos. Nosso favorito é o Crew Chief 715!

Easter Jeep Safari revela sete conceitos. Nosso favorito é o Crew Chief 715!

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A Jeep anualmente celebra o Easter Jeep Safari e aproveita a oportunidade para revelar conceitos surpreendentes. Neste ano, a FCA revelou 7 deles! E alguns são bastante interessantes, como você terá a oportunidade de ver logo abaixo. Começando pelo nosso favorito, a Crew Chief 715!
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Easter Jeep Safari revela sete conceitos. Nosso favorito é o Crew Chief 715!

Easter Jeep Safari reveals seven concepts. Our favorite is the Crew Chief 715!

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Jeep annually holds the Easter Jeep Safari and seizes the opportunity to reveal amazing concepts. In 2016, FCA has revealed 7 of them! And some are quite surprising, as you will have the chance to see right below. Starting by our favorite, the Crew Chief 715!
 
Jeep Crew Chief 715


This...
Easter Jeep Safari reveals seven concepts. Our favorite is the Crew Chief 715!

Subaru releases teaser of its all new Impreza for the New York Auto Show

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Subaru has just confirmed the all-new Subaru Impreza will be presented at the New York Auto Show. Have a look at it while we update the post with the news.


Subaru releases teaser of its all new Impreza for the New York Auto Show

Subaru wants to build a mid-engine coupe. With 2 electric motors

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Subaru has just announced its new platform, the SGP, and it is already toying with the possibilities this new architecture brings. We do not refer to Impreza or Legacy models, but to an entirely new one, possibly a BRZ substitute. It will be Subaru’s first mid-engine car, and possibly also...
Subaru wants to build a mid-engine coupe. With 2 electric motors

Respeite a faixa rápida. Ou um policial pode te ensinar a fazê-lo

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Já escrevi sobre este tema dezenas de vezes, com artigos de ótima leitura, como este no FlatOut. Muitos outros colegas jornalistas também têm feito esse esforço, mas nunca parece ser suficiente. As pessoas só parecem não estar cientes, ou se importar, que a faixa da esquerda é destinadas à ultrap...
Respeite a faixa rápida. Ou um policial pode te ensinar a fazê-lo

Respect the fast lane. Or a cop may teach you to do so

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I have written about this dozens of times, with very well read articles, such as this one at FlatOut (in Portuguese). Many other fellow journalists have also done this effort, but it never seems to be enough. People just seem not to be aware, or to care at all, that left lanes are meant for p...
Respect the fast lane. Or a cop may teach you to do so

Honda está considerando um NSX Type-R de tração traseira, diz a Autocar

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Em sua avaliação do novo “Acura” NSX, a revista americana Car and Driver declarou que o carro era incrível, mas de alguma forma adormecido. Não é algo que você esperaria da segunda geração do NSX. E a Honda está ciente disso, de acordo com a revista britânica Autocar. Tanto é assim qu...
Honda está considerando um NSX Type-R de tração traseira, diz a Autocar

Honda está considerando um NSX Type-R de tração traseira, diz a Autocar

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Em sua avaliação do novo “Acura” NSX, a revista americana Car and Driver declarou que o carro era incrível, mas de alguma forma adormecido. Não é algo que você esperaria da segunda geração do NSX. E a Honda está ciente disso, de acordo com a revista britânica Autocar. Tanto é assim qu...
Honda está considerando um NSX Type-R de tração traseira, diz a Autocar

Honda is considering a rear-wheel drive NSX Type-R, says Autocar

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In its evaluation of the new “Acura” NSX, the American magazine Car and Driver has stated the car was amazing, but somehow numb. Not something you would expect from a second generation NSX. And Honda is aware of that, according to the British magazine Autocar. So much so that it...
Honda is considering a rear-wheel drive NSX Type-R, says Autocar

Pornografia automotiva: veja todas as tecnologias do novo Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio em vídeo!

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Nós já passamos a nosso leitor as especificações técnicas completas de todas as versões do Alfa Romeo Giulia, incluindo a primeira a ser apresentada, a Quadrifoglio. Mas a Alfa Romeo sabe que o Giulia Quadrifoglio tem um potencial de pornografia automotiva de que poucos carros modernos podem se o...
Pornografia automotiva: veja todas as tecnologias do novo Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio em vídeo!

Pornografia automotiva: veja todas as tecnologias do novo Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio em vídeo!

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Nós já passamos a nosso leitor as especificações técnicas completas de todas as versões do Alfa Romeo Giulia, incluindo a primeira a ser apresentada, a Quadrifoglio. Mas a Alfa Romeo sabe que o Giulia Quadrifoglio tem um potencial de pornografia automotiva de que poucos carros modernos podem se o...
Pornografia automotiva: veja todas as tecnologias do novo Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio em vídeo!

Car Porn: see all techonologies on the new Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio in video!

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We have already given our reader the full technical specifications of all Alfa Romeo trims, including the first one ever presented, the Quadrifoglio. But Alfa Romeo knows the Giulia Quadrifoglio has a car porn potential that few modern cars have. So they have released the video below, which is...
Car Porn: see all techonologies on the new Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio in video!

End of doubts: Mazda will name the production Koeru as CX-4

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If you have read our latest article on the production version of the Mazda Koeru concept, you are probably aware we were betting on the CX-6 name. But we were wrong. Autohome has unveiled the mystery, presenting pictures of the badge of the car. It will be named CX-4, as you can see in the ...
End of doubts: Mazda will name the production Koeru as CX-4

Volkswagen releases the Golf GTI TCR to celebrate 40 years of GTI

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Turning 40 always deserves a celebration. And Volkswagen will do so with the Golf GTI with a race version of it, the Golf GTI TCR. Developed by Seat, which already has the Leon Cup Racer, and Volkswagen Motorsports, the car has the same 2.0 TSI 4-cylinder engine of the GTI, but with an improved...
Volkswagen releases the Golf GTI TCR to celebrate 40 years of GTI

Low Volume Vehicle Manufacturing Act can allow Morgan cars to be sold in the USA

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The “Low Volume Vehicle Manufacturing Act” will not benefit only carmakers that are in US soil, such as DeLorean. It may also help low volume automotive companies from abroad, such as Morgan Motor Company, to sell its cars in the American market. And the reason it very simple.

One...
Low Volume Vehicle Manufacturing Act can allow Morgan cars to be sold in the USA

BMW comemora seus 100 anos com um conceito à moda Audi em "Eu, Robot", o Vision Next 100

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A Lamborghini acabou de comemorar o 100º aniversário de Ferruccio Lamborghini em grande estilo com o Centenario. A BMW completa 100 anos hoje e também optou por apresentar um carro para comemorar a data. Pena que não tenha escolhido a sua herança para celebrar. Em vez disso, decidiu prever seu fu...
BMW comemora seus 100 anos com um conceito à moda Audi em "Eu, Robot", o Vision Next 100

BMW celebrates its 100 years with an "I, Robot" Audi-like car, the Vision Next 100 Concept

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Lamborghini has just celebrated the 100th anniversary of Ferruccio Lamborghini in great style with the Centenario. BMW turns 100 years old today and it has also chosen to present a car to celebrate. It is only a pity is has not chosen to celebrate its heritage. Instead, it has decided to foresee...
BMW celebrates its 100 years with an "I, Robot" Audi-like car, the Vision Next 100 Concept

A revolução do carro - Parte 1 - Motores elétricos irão impulsionar todos (e tudo)

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Em uma recente conversa com o engenheiro Celso Novais, o coordenador brasileiro do Programa VE (Veículo Elétrico) da Itaipu Binacional, ele me disse algo que permanecerá ecoando por muito tempo na minha cabeça. “Eu não sei qual vai ser o combustível que vai alimentar os carros no futuro, ma...
A revolução do carro - Parte 1 - Motores elétricos irão impulsionar todos (e tudo)

The car revolution - Part 1 - Electric motors will propel everyone (and everything)

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In a recent conversation with the engineer Celso Novais, the Brazilian coordinator of “Programa VE” (Electric Vehicle Program), from Itaipu Binacional, he told me something that will remain echoing for a long time in my head. “I don’t know which will be the fuel that will ...
The car revolution - Part 1 - Electric motors will propel everyone (and everything)