Luxury Cars
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Tesla is shipping Model X owners sunshades for their windshields.
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BMW i8 prototype to drop engine, go all-electric: reportBMW is reportedly constructing an all-electric i8 prototype.
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Diesel-electric hybrid Jaguar 'J-Pace' test mule spotted in U.K.Jaguar may be planning hybrid and all-electric SUVs.
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Could an electric Maserati compete with Tesla? FCA chief mulls it overFCA is considering an electric Maserati sports car and Fiat city car.
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Tesla Model S body upgrade kit makes older cars look like new 2016sUnplugged Performance now offers a body kit that updates the look of older Tesla Model S electric cars.
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2017 BMW i3 electric car: longer-range battery, but current 81-mile model to stayThe 2017 BMW i3 may be offered with two battery-pack options.
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A Porsche product manager calls Ludicrous mode a "facade."
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Tesla Model S can float, for short periods: Musk (video)It's a grainy, jittery 44-second mobile-phone video, with the Blue Danube Waltz in the background. And it's suddenly relevant because that master of publicity, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk, tweeted that the Model S "floats well enough to turn it into a boat for short periods of time." It shows a...
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Tesla Model X for trailer towing: Edmunds is not convincedThe Tesla Model X's towing ability is a pro, but it comes with quite a few cons.
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Diesel BMW 7-Series won't be sold in U.S., company confirmsBMW will not offer a diesel version of the recently-redesigned 7-Series in the U.S.
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Tesla adds two Model S 60 versions starting at $66K, still 200 miles or moreThe Tesla Model S electric car has been offered in several versions over its five model years to date, with faster and longer-range variants getting the most attention. Today the Silicon Valley carmaker announced two new, less expensive versions of the Model S that start at $66,000. Both will offer...
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2016 Tesla Model X first drive reviewWhen you want to buy a Tesla electric car, and you've got four kids, there's only one choice on the market. That's the 2016 Tesla Model X six- or seven-seat SUV, and courtesy of an owner in just that situation, we've finally been able to spend a few hours driving the luxury crossover. Unlike other...
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It started with a post two days ago on the owners' forum on the Tesla Motors website. In it, an owner with the user name "Puzant" claimed that a five-day-old Tesla Model X electric SUV had accelerated out of control while parking. Yesterday, Tesla denied that claim, and issued a statement saying that its log data on the car's operation showed that the owner had been accelerating. DON'T MISS: Those Two So-Called Runaway Prius Cases? Cars Not At Fault The claim on the Tesla Motors forum was clear: "Our 5 day old Tesla X today while entering a parking stall suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated...
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Hyundai's Genesis luxury brand to get electric cars as well: reportThe head of Hyundai's luxury brand expresses enthusiasm about electric cars.
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2016 BMW X1 quick drive reviewIt looks like a BMW, offers relatively sporty roadholding for an SUV, and delivers a quiet, solid ride. The 2016 BMW X1 is so cleverly proportioned, in fact, that many buyers will never noticed that it's actually a transverse-engined car with a front-wheel-drive base—the company's first. And...
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VLF Destino (Fisker Karma with V-8, sans electric parts) starts deliveriesBacker Bob Lutz is among the first to take delivery of a VLF Destino.
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Tesla Model X door-control software to be updated, Musk saysGiven Elon Musk's habit of revealing snippets of information when he talks, electric-car advocates, owners, and industry analysts pore over any live event at which the Tesla Motors CEO presents. On June 1, the Silicon Valley carmaker held its annual shareholder meeting, which clocked in at a...
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Tesla Model 3 owners will pay to use Superchargers, cost TBDIn the beginning, the use of Tesla's nascent network of Supercharger DC fast-charging sites wasn't going to be free. Not for owners of the less-expensive Model S 40 and 60 versions, at least: if they wanted to use the Supercharger network, they paid a $2,500 fee up front. But demand for the...
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Mercedes-Benz will use particulate filters in both gasoline and diesel cars.
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Tesla enlists owners' clubs to be lobbying army; insists on it, in factTesla wants "official" owners' clubs to aid its lobbying efforts.
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Let's be clear: Tesla's Autopilot is not a 'self-driving car'Tesla's Autopilot system has clear limitations.
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Secret Tesla software updates simulate new Autopilot abilities on customers' carsTesla is secretly testing new Autopilot features on customer cars in the real world.
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Mercedes-Benz electric cars: more details of 4 models for 2020 emergeAll three German luxury car makers now have plans to launch battery-electric vehicles before 2020 to counter the unlikely success of California's Tesla Motors. Whether their electric cars are sedans, SUVs, or both, they will likely be sized and priced to compete with the Tesla Model S and Model X...
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Tesla Model 3 targets: 100K in 2017, 400K in 2018, say skeptical suppliersTesla Motors' audacious goal of building half a million cars a year by the end of 2018 will require boosting its production by a factor of 10 over just two and a half years. And it will require nothing less than a reorientation of the entire company toward manufacturing, even as vehicle development...
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