All-New Jaguar XE Revealed

At this moment, the cheapest Jaguar you can buy is the XF, which is a midsize sedan targeting at the same market as the BMW 5-Series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Audi A6 and also the Lexus GS, Infiniti Q70.

Following the latest trend that most luxury brands start to develop new and lower-end products, such as BMW is making a front-wheel-drive 1-Series, Mercedes-Benz is making the CLA which you can buy at less than $30k; Jaguar is now doing something similar – introducing the XE sedan, to compete in the entry-level compact sports sedan market.

Below are some highlights:

– Car body is made from aluminum in many places
– Double-wishbone aluminum front suspension, integral link re...

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2015 Dodge Viper MSRP Decreased by $15,000

If you have followed news of the Dodge Viper, you may have already known the latest generation of the sports car does not sell well since its debut.

In fact, Dodge has suspended its production multiple times to keep its days of inventory from growing. But it looks this does not help with the situation too much, so Dodge determined to execute a more aggressive plan now: significantly cut the price of the new car, by a massive $15,000.

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For the 2015 model year, the MSRP of the Viper will be what you see for the 2014 model year, MINUS $15,000...

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BorgWarner Sets up Second Factory in China, Electric Turbocharger Comes in 2 Years

On September 4th, BorgWarner opened its second factory in Taicang, Jiangsu Province in China. According to BorgWarner, this factory will supply turbocharger to customers such as Chang’an Ford, Volvo, Shanghai GM, BYD.

The BorgWarner new factory has 5 production units, and its production volume is estimated to reach 2 million units per year, by 2018. The first BorgWarner’s China factory, located in Ningbo, currently has 1.6 million units per year of production ability. In the future, both factories’ output will reach 4 million units per year.

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The opening ceremony of the BorgWarner Jiangsu factory:

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This is the BorgWarner turbocharger supplied to VW for its EA211 1...

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Official Images: The Aston Martin Lagonda Sedan

The Middle-East-market-only Aston Martin Lagonda sedan will be limited to less than 100 units. Following last week’s first official photo image, Aston Martin has released more images of the Lagonda prototype, please enjoy the below gallery. The Lagonda will be powered by a twin-turbocharged 6.0L V12 engine, paired to a ZF-sourced 8-speed automatic transmission.

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Supercharged Dodge Viper Will Arrive in 2016

We have reported in August, Dodge is working on a supercharged version of the V10, which will be used in the Viper.

Today news surfaced and indicated that, this upgrade will happened in the 2016 model year. For the 2016 Viper, not only we will see the supercharged V10, but also comes a convertible variant.

We estimate the final output of the 2016 Viper will exceed the 800hp mark.

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