Last time we reported on the 2015 Roush Stage 3 Mustang, a.k.a. RS3, the company had just opened the order banks and hinted to us that the final output figure of the RS3’s supercharged 5.0-liter Coyote V-8 could be in excess of 630 horsepower. Now we know that Roush was being rather coy with that figure, revealing today that the RS3 pumps out no less than 670 ponies at its
– What It Is: Chevrolet’s next-generation Cruze compact sedan, seen here in final, U.S.-spec form after a yearlong parade of covered-up test mules and Chinese-market siblings. Our spy photographers were able to capture this Cruze in the middle of a video shoot, so we get to analyze a sparkly clean car without a trace of camouflage in sight. READ MORE ›› –
– – Lamborghini may be on the verge of constructing a new factory to build the Urus SUV if a deal with the Italian government comes through. – According to Bloomberg, Italy is willing to fork over €100 million ($113 million) in tax incentives if Lamborghini agrees to hire “as many as 300 people.” The details were leaked from a meeting in Rome on Tuesday, although there is no
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-These days, when a car company has a hot new model to introduce, it stretches the process over numerous press events in order to maximize the coverage. This week, Ford, which has us all drooling to learn more about its upcoming Shelby GT350 and GT350R told us a great deal about the hot new models’ chassis. – -Brakes – For example, the GT350 and the even racier GT350R will come with a
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–What It Is: We’ll be seeing the production version of the Bentley Bentayga relatively soon—expect the car to make its official debut at the Frankfurt auto show later this year. It’s been nearly a year since we brought you images of a prototype version testing, but to spare you the wait we’ve also obtained this rendering of what we think the finished car may look like. READ MORE ›› –
By Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron won a stunning election victory in Britain, confounding poll predictions that the vote would be the closest in decades to sweep into office for another five years with a clear majority and his Labour opponents in tatters. The sterling currency, bonds and shares surged on a result that reversed near-universal expectations of an inconclusive “hung parliament”, in
By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-led forces carried out air strikes on Friday in Yemen’s Saada province, a bastion of Iranian-allied Houthi rebels, and warned all civilians to leave a day after Riyadh promised a harsh response to cross-border Houthi attacks. Saudi state television channel Al Ekhbariya said the whole of the northwestern province would become a military target from Friday evening, hinting at an escalation
ATHENS/ROME (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras forecast a happy end soon to fraught negotiations with creditors on a cash-for-reform deal, and the chairman of euro zone finance ministers said talks were making progress, though not enough for a deal next Monday. “The organization and structure of the talks has improved, compared to what it was before, but we are still quite some way away from a situation that
