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Nick Jaynes

Nick Jaynes

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Nick Jaynes is the Automotive Editor for Digital Trends. He developed a passion for writing about cars working his way through Journalism School as a Volvo mechanic. In his free time, Nick enjoys hiking with his Treeing Walker Coonhound, Ruger.

2016 Lamborghini Aventador LP 750 4 Superveloce

First drive: 2016 Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce

To create the Superveloce, Lamborghini stripped the "ordinary" Aventador of 110 pounds and bolted up a new nose, a rear wing, and added 50 more horsepower. While the result might be more torture device than car, it’s perhaps one of the most fun wheeled creations of all time.
Cars Reviews
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Bentley takes bespoke to your torso with these Savile Row driving jackets

Bentley commissioned several bespoke driving jackets from four of the leading houses on Savile Row.
Cars News
2016 Honda Pilot Elite

First Drive: 2016 Honda Pilot Elite

The 2016 Honda Pilot is now a sleek and no longer boxy, reliable family runabout. Though it might fall down in the piloted driving tech realm, it will quickly charm drivers with a comfortable ride, easily accessible, well crafted and hugely roomy interior, and technologically advanced AWD system.
Cars Reviews
Digital Trends Car of the Year 2015

Digital Trends 2015 Car of the Year Awards

Digital Trends scoured the global market of new cars and awarded the best in the world in five different categories, along with the best infotainment system and engine of 2015.
Cars Features
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No, that’s not a reject Transformer; it’s Honda’s Concept D

Honda’s Concept D debuted in Shanghai this week shows the design direction for the forthcoming, Chinese domestic market full-size SUV of the future.
Cars News
Elon Musk

Elon Musk almost sold Tesla to Google in 2013 for $6 billion

A new book excerpt published on Bloomberg Business suggests that Elon Musk nearly sold Tesla to Google in 2013 for $6 billion.
Business News
2016 Scion iM

Scion unveils its instantly gratifying iM subcompact hatchback in New York

Scion pulled the veils of its all-new and sporty iM hatchback in New York.
Cars News
2016 Porshce Boxster Spyder

Porsche’s roofless (and ruthless) 2016 Boxster Spyder will leave you breathless and sun burnt

Porsche unveiled its fastest Boxster ever at the 2015 New York Auto Show today, the 2016 Boxster Spyder.
Cars News
2016 Cadillac CT6

Sorry, gramps. Cadillac’s new CT6 sedan is far too fast for the likes of you

Cadillac unveiled its all-new, range-topping CT6 full-size luxury sedan at the 2015 New York Auto Show.
Cars News
McLaren 570S Reveal side

McLaren’s 570S Sport Series isn’t just another 650S variant; it’s a whole new sports car

McLaren finally unveiled its newest sports car: the 570S.
Cars News
Lincoln Continental Concept

Lincoln is risen! No, not that one … the Motor Company, with its Continental Concept

Lincoln unveils a new Continental Concept ahead of the New York Auto Show, displaying where the American automaker is headed with its future cars.
Cars News
2015 Holden Sandman Special Edition

Enter Sandman: Holden’s retro-inspired Ute is the most Australian car of all time

GM’s Australian arm Holden is sending off its iconic Commodore Ute and Sportwagon in the best way it knows how: with a 1974-inspired ‘Sandman’ model.
Cars News
Audi Prologue

Car designers don’t want to cram in bigger screens, they want no screens at all

As automakers struggle to design interiors around infotainment, a few brands imagine a future without any screens at all, proving the only thing holding back the next automotive technological renaissance is screens themselves.
Cars Features
james may reacts to jeremy clarkson firing from bbc top gear interview

With Clarkson gone, <em>Top Gear</em> Presenter James May scrambles to sell his Ferrari

James May, when asked whether he’ll remain with Top Gear sans Clarkson said, “that will require a lot of careful thought.”
Cars News
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2015 Mini Cooper S Hardtop review

MINI’s 2015 Cooper S Hardtop seems like a well-built and practical city runabout. That is, until you add the must-have optional extras and cross-shop it against anything else in its class. Then, suddenly, it becomes a head-scratcher.
Cars Reviews
2015 Ferrari FF

2015 Ferrari FF review

Ferrari’s FF isn’t just a four-wheel drive supercar or a V12 grand tourer; it’s both … with room for three of your friends and their luggage.
Cars Reviews
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VW’s 2015 Golf R sold out in 12 hours … But Digital Trends got the first one

Volkswagen has given Digital Trends a long-term loan on the 2015 Golf R.
Cars News
Aston Martin DBX

The 10 best cars at the Geneva Motor Show will make you wish you were Swiss

The 2015 Geneva Motor Show brought dozens of absolutely stunning unveilings. Of all the debuts, 10 cars stood out to us as the cream of the crop.
Cars Best Ofs
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Audi promises first production piloted driving with ‘Traffic Jam Pilot’ in next-gen A8

Audi revealed at the Geneva Motor Show that the next-gen A8’s piloted driving system will be called “Traffic Jam Pilot.”
Cars News
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Buy an A3, get an R8 for the weekend with Audi’s new car-sharing app (some fees may apply)

Audi of America is readying its first car-sharing app.
Cars News
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Bentley’s EXP 10 Speed 6 concept marries old-world charm with cutting-edge tech

Keen to fill out its model range, Bentley has shown a very convincing sports car concept in Geneva called the EXP 10 Speed 6.
Cars News
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First drive: 2015 Mercedes-AMG C63 and C63 S

The all-new 2015 Mercedes-AMG C63 retains its V8 powerplant but also brings a level of refinement and livelihood currently absent in the segment.
Cars Reviews
Apple iMove concept car © Liviu Tudoran

How will Apple transform the automotive world? With a car you can never buy

The only way left for Apple to revolutionize the automotive industry is to create the world’s first share-only car. An Apple electric vehicle could skirt dealers and help reshape how the world moves in dozens of ways.
Cars News
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First Drive: 2015 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT

Can a $99,000, entry-level Aston Martin ever be as good as the Porsche 911? We took one to the mountains outside Santa Monica to find out.
Cars Reviews
2015 chevrolet silverado custom

Chevrolet’s 2015 Silverado Custom offers luxury looks for a reasonable $33k

Chevrolet just unveiled its newest iteration of American classic: the Silverado Custom.
Cars News
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There’s a new Equinox coming! No, not the celestial kind … the Chevrolet one

Chevrolet unveiled the refreshed 2016 Equinox at the Chicago Auto Show, featuring a new front-end and more safety and tech features than before.
Cars News
2015 Jaguar XF 3.0 AWD Sport

Joyride: 2015 Jaguar XF 3.0 AWD Sport

Jaguar’s XF might be based upon a 20-year-old chassis, but from that primordial platform, the Brits have created a very handsome, comfortable and compelling mid-size luxury sedan.
Cars Reviews
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2015 Lexus RC 350 F SPORT review

To create the stiff and sporty RC 350 F SPORT luxury coupe, Lexus borrowed from all its recent creations and built a bit of an engineering amalgam. Sadly, with all the attention paid to engineering, designers missed the lively, exciting bit of the sports-coupe equation.
Cars Reviews
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2 turbos, 3 electric motors, 6 cylinders: Acura’s 2nd-gen NSX pulls no punches

Acura -- after long last -- has revealed the production version of its all-new, second-gen NSX supercar.
Cars News
2015 Buick Avenir Concept

Avenir isn’t just French for ‘future,’ it’s also a hint at the next Buick flagship

Buick surprises everyone with the Avenir concept at the Detroit Auto Show.
Cars News
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Driving 2.0: In-car tablets and self-driving tech transform cars at CES

From tablets to smartwatches to self-driving cars, CES 2015 had loads of realistic and wild future tech from the world’s leading automakers.
Cars News
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Gesture controls, piloted parking, and CarPlay: VW unloads a techy ton at CES

Volkswagen has just dropped several new and concept technologies for its future cars at CES. Along with piloted, autonomous parking and gesture controls for future vehicles, the brand also announced it’s second-gen infotainment system, MirrorLink.
Cars News
A render of Nvidia's Tegra X1 chip.

Nvidia’s new in-car processors won’t just entertain, they’ll help your car drive itself

NVIDIA unveiled two new processors at CES 2015: the NVIDIA DRIVE PX and NVIDIA DRIVE CX.
Cars News
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Surprise! Chevy reveals 2016 Volt at CES ahead of Detroit debut

Chevrolet has revealed the 2016 Volt at CES 2015.
Cars News
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