Report: McLaren F1 successor to pack KERS into clean-sheet design

Filed under: Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Technology , UK , MISC If you were impressed by the MP4-12C , well, you should be. It’s an otherworldly performance machine. But we ain’t seen nothing yet from McLaren Automotive , which is gearing up to launch an even more capable supercar.

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Report: McLaren F1 successor to pack KERS into clean-sheet design

Official: Jaguar rolls out cheaper diesel for XF

Filed under: Sedan , Jaguar , UK , Diesel Jaguar may be in no rush to bring diesel variants to the United States for anything more than a cross-country demo run . But overseas the marque’s oil-burning selection keeps growing. The XF is already available in its home market with a 190-horsepower 2.2-liter diesel four, not to mention a 3.0-liter diesel V6 with 240 or 275 horsepower.

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Video: Top Gear teases series 18

Filed under: Videos Just when we were starting to think that there is nothing on television worth watching, we get our first look at Top Gear series 18. Beyond the jump is a 30 second teaser of the upcoming season, with a glimpse at more episodes filled with Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond. The cars are there as well, including a very yellow Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series , NASCAR Top Gear style and some crazy man who jumps out of a plane with a powered wing attached to his back. Oh, and it seems Jezza attacks a trailer park in a Jaguar XJ .

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Super-rare Jaguar XJ220S heading to Arizona auction

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Jaguar With only 350 cars built, the Jaguar XJ220 is a collector’s item, but some examples are rarer than others. Having relied heavily on Tom Walkinshaw Racing for the development of the XJ220 in the first place, Jaguar turned to the outfit when it came time to assess the possibility of a competition version. Three XJ220C race cars were born as a result, but in order to homologate them for competition, Jaguar and TWR built six roadgoing examples dubbed XJ220S.

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Official: Hyundai Elantra, Range Rover Evoque named 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year [UPDATE]

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Hyundai , Land Rover And now, ladies and gentlemen, the moment you’ve all been waiting for… the Car of the Year awards to rule all Car of the Year awards… the definitive selection of the very best the industry has to offer has been decided. Well, we don’t know about all that, but the votes have been tabulated and the assembled jurists (including our own Chris Paukert) have selected the 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year

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