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Bentley Lead Designer Beats Feet for Hyundai/Kia, Will Succeed Peter Schreyer

– When Bentley chief designer Luc Donckerwolke left the company at the end of May, the rumor mill started spinning immediately. Many observers believed that the former VW Group star designer would surface at electronics company Apple as part of its rumored Project Titan automobile project. Others speculated that he would join an Asian carmaker. The latter is true, as first reported by Michael Taylor at motoring.com.au and independently confirmed by

NHTSA Finally Knows Every VIN Involved in Massive Takata Airbag Recall, Go Check Yours

– The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finally knows the full scope of the massive Takata airbag recall that’s been ongoing for months: The Detroit News reports that the 11 automakers involved have identified every VIN covered by the recall. Go check yours now using the government agency’s VIN search tool. – “An informed consumer is one of our strongest allies in ensuring recalled vehicles are repaired,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx

Singer Bringing Its First 911 Targa Build to 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed

– Singer, builder of fine custom Porsche 911–based creations, has announced that its latest work of art is going to really Targa at our heartstrings. That’s because, well, it’s a 911 Targa, albeit one based on a later 964 air-cooled 911 and “backdated” to appear older. Like many Singer 911s, the old outside, new inside build format gives owners a modern high-performance driving experience wrapped in an exquisite, classic 911

Thar She Blows! It’s the Bentley Flying Spur Beluga Special Edition

– It’s a whale in the seas, a whale in the skies, and now the Beluga is a whale on the road. Or at least, it’s a very big four-door Bentley. The Beluga Specification is a special edition of the Flying Spur sedan and it arrives this fall. – Despite the implications of its name, the Beluga model is no larger than a standard Flying Spur, nor does it sport an

2015 Audi RS5 Quattro Review: We Check in with Audi’s Super Coupe

– Overview: The Audi RS5 is what happens when you give the gang at Quattro GmbH, Audi’s in-house performance division, a long leash and an open checkbook. While it shares its basic silhouette with the comparatively pedestrian A5/S5 coupe, the RS5 is an entirely different beast. At its core is a 450-hp 4.2-liter naturally aspirated V-8 that loves to rev to its 8300-rpm redline. (For those keeping score, that’s more

This King of Classic Ford Muscle Cars Looks to Fetch Nearly Half-a-Million Dollars

– Even the most astute muscle-car heads may know little to nothing about this 1970 Ford Torino King Cobra, which is currently listed on eBay with a buy-it-now price of $459,900. – That’s because this is a one-of-two (or three) prototypes built by Ford Racing for competition in NASCAR. At that time, NASCAR required homologation; if a car was going to race, a minimum number (500 in the 1960s) of