Lincoln sees strong initial demand for new Continental

The car that Lincoln says will be responsible for reinventing its image and its portfolio has 40,000 potential buyers. The 2017 Continental flagship sedan has generated a considerable amount of interest among the media, and now Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] luxury division has put a figure on the number of people it says have expressed...
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Third Ferrari theme park confirmed for China

The third Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] theme park has been confirmed for China. The new park will join existing Ferrari-themed parks in Abu Dhabi (Ferrari World) and Barcelona, Spain (Ferrari Land). A location is yet to be announced, though we can confirm it will be one of the “primary cities" in Mainland China. The parks aren’t actually owned...
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Hardcore Aston Martin Vantage GT8 in the works

Last year Aston Martin launched a hardcore version of its Vantage sports car closely aligned with the V-12-powered Vantage GT3 race car. It was called the Vantage GT12 and unfortunately was never offered in the United States. A new, completely redesigned Vantage is coming next year, but before it arrives Aston Martin will send out the current...
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Spyker to transform into electric, high-performance brand for cars and aircraft

Spyker emerged from bankruptcy last year after forming a partnership with American electric aircraft startup Volta Volaré. At the time, Spyker said it planned to develop cars with electric technology sourced from Volta Volaré but provided no further details. We now have a few extra details thanks to a presentation made by Volta...
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Watch a Tesla Model S drag race a Boeing 737

You’ve already seen the Tesla Motors [NSDQ:NSDQ] Model S go up against the world’s top supercars. Now it’s been pitted against a Boeing 737. We know this isn’t a serious race but just couldn’t resist watching the svelte sedan, in this case the P90D performance flagship, going up against a commercial jet. The stunt...
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Rosberg edges out Räikkönen for 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix win

Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg has continued his winning streak with a top podium finish yesterday at the 2016 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix. That’s five wins in a row for the German if you include the three final races of the 2015 season. Rosberg didn’t put a foot wrong at the Bahrain International Circuit. He had a clean start, a...
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Tesla Model 3 pre-orders reach 253,000 in less than 3 days

Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk confirmed that as of Saturday morning pre-orders for the new Model 3 electric sedan totaled 253,000, a figure reached in less than three days. He said this was well beyond Tesla’s expectations, explaining that it was almost four times as much as the company had predicted, at least for this initial...
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