Production 2015 Lexus RC-F Performance Numbers Start to Emerge

Today, Motor Trend released its road test numbers of the production version 2015 RC-F (the one previously published by MT is the test of a pre-production prototype). Key performance results are:

– 0-60 mph: 4.3s
– 1/4 miles: 12.7s @ 112.2mph

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The result is slightly worse than its German competitors such as the BMW M4, Audi RS5 (the new Mercedes-Benz W205 C-coupe AMG has not arrived yet). The reason is because the heavier weight of the RC-F, which exceeds 4,000 lbs.

Compared to the German luxury brands, what Lexus currently lacks behind is the use of high-strength light-weight advanced material in the car body construction...

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Facelifted 2015 Honda CR-V Image Revealed

Today, Honda released one official image of the facelifted 2015 model year CR-V crossover.

This is how the 2015 CR-V looks:

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And this is  the current 2014 model year CR-V, notice the difference in the front grille, headlight housing and the fog lights.

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Detail specs of the 2015 CR-V will be released on 09/30/2014 and goes on sale the next day (Oct. 1st).

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Foxconn Plans to Build Tesla Cars

If you have not heard of Foxconn, this is something really easy to remember: Foxconn assembles iPhone for Apple. In fact, Foxconn is also OEM suppliers for many other products. For example, the 17-inch LCD display screen in the Tesla Model S, is build by Foxconn too.

Now, Foxconn is not satisfy with just building electronic gadgets – it also want some shares in the automobile industry, which means it wants to manufacture whole cars too. More specifically speaking, electric cars.

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Foxconn has been working on this for some time, here are something it has done recently:

– An investment of $814 million to building a battery factory in Shanxi province, China;
– A contract with...

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Gallery: The Volvo S60L

Three months ago, we have reported that Volvo will start to provide the long-wheelbase version of the S60 sedan (the S60L) to the US market in 2015. More importantly, the S60L will be assembled in Volvo’s Chengdu factory, in Sichuan Province, China, and exported to the US dealerships. This is a first time a major automobile brand in US market that are importing fully assembled passenger cars from China.

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As the date is coming, we provide you some of the detailed live photos of the Volvo S60L...

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Next BMW M5 Latest Information: V10 Engine Returning, M5 Touring Model Added

For some BMW M car owners, the act of using 6-cylinder engine for the new M3 (F80), and 8-cylinder engine for the latest M5 (F10) is a setback for the M department. Because the previous generation uses a V8 and V10 respectively.

Today comes a news that sounds encouraging. From our BMW insider, it looks like BMW is seriously considering to let the V10 configuration coming back for the next generation of M5 (G30 5-series), and also the future M6 too.

Below is engine bay of the previous M5 (E60 M5).

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Also comes with the V10 engine will be the touring version of the M5 (G31 M5 Touring) will exist too...

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