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Audi has unveiled a new special edition RS 7 at the 2014 New York Auto Show, but if you’re interested you had better be willing to pay because the car will cost you quite a bit more than even the R8 supercar. The new special edition is called the RS 7 Dynamic Edition, and it’s priced from $146,045 including destination, which is up on the $116,150 starting price of the R8 in V-8 guise and well past the $105,795 starting price of the regular RS 7. DON'T MISS: 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible: 2014 New York Auto Show Live Photos In the area of performance, the car comes with...
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Aston Martin On Ice: Potent Power Put Through Snow-Covered Paces
Nine degrees. That’s what the display says inside the car. The air outside is cold, crisp, and very Colorado. Winter means snow, and there’s plenty of it on the ground. It’s far from the ideal place to drive any vehicle that isn’t equipped with Mattracks. Still…...
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Did Porsche Steal Its 911 Targa Robot From The Honda Del Sol TransTop?
If you haven't seen the new Porsche 911 Targa doing its roof dance, you're missing out on one of the coolest things to come from this year's 2014 Detroit Auto Show. But it's not the first roof that goes through heroics so you don't have to. In fact, Porsche's solution for the new 911 Targa is...
Nelson Ireson -
2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S First Drive
Florida's the home of the bucket lists, for obvious reasons, our national Last Chance Saloon. So this week, I took "driving, Florida-style" off mine. Here's how: First, I drilled an Aston Martin V-12 Vantage S up to 143 mph in a straight line andthenIhitFULLPANICBRAKE, yanking it and me into a...
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$194,850 Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet Coming To LA Auto Show
The Porsche 911 adds the next logical member of its family to the fold this fall, when the 911 Turbo Cabriolet and Turbo S Cabriolet lose their hardtops at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. The new Cabriolet models arrive in the year Porsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the legendary sports...
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2014 Audi RS 7 First Drive
I'm no Breeder, but Kim Deal and I have at least one thing in common. I've been looking for one divine hammer. Nailed it. What you see here, is what a series of Dutch tourists in lightweight RVs saw through a real-world Adobe echo effect. It's the RS 7, the most outrageous roadgoing Audi of the...
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The battle of the mega-four-door-coupes is heating up with the arrival of the 2014 Audi RS 7. BMW's M6 Gran Coupe and Mercedes-Benz's CLS63 AMG have already staked their claim to buyers' hearts and wallets, but the RS 7 may not have too tough a time winning its own fans. Official pricing released today reveals the 2014 RS 7 will start from $104,900 plus $895 in destination fees, for a total price of $105,795. That's about $7,000 less than the new BMW M6 Gran Coupe. But can the RS 7 keep up? We'll have our first drive review and video for you in the near future, but on paper, the RS 7 looks...
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2015 Lexus RC F (IS F Coupe) Spy Shots
Lexus' LF-CC Coupe Concept, shown at the 2012 Paris Auto Show, was a brilliant exercise in design and proportion--but it was clearly concept-only, despite hints that it might presage a production model. This appears to be that production model, the 2015 Lexus RC F. The latest images show the car...
Nelson Ireson -
2014 Audi R8: Joy Ride
I may be missing something, but the last I heard, I was completely normal for ditching work for a weekend fling with an Audi R8. Maybe you'll understand, after some evidence, why it took about a millisecond to take Audi up on its offer to wing it to Malibu and toss the R8 lineup around some of the...
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Italian Designers Make The Porsche Cayman S More Exclusive
Taking an existing machine, adding some coachbuilt bodywork, and making it an exclusive model is not a new practice. In fact, it's a very old one and it seems many an Italian design house have loved churning out rare exotica for decades. The practice continues today and it typically involves makes...
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Aston Martin Rapide S Runs The 'Ring While Sipping Hydrogen
Aston Martin, it seems, has just made a bit of history. It's probably not what you're expecting though because it doesn't involve gasoline, a dairy farm's worth of dead cows, or references to one iconic British MI-6 agent. Instead, the automaker has just completed the first Hydrogen-only, zero CO2...
Jeff Glucker -
2013 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT Roadster: Joy Ride
We've spent a lot of time behind the wheel of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG--back when it was a new gullwing, then as a roadster, when it underwent its mid-cycle refresh as the SLS AMG GT, and even for a spin in the battery-powered, half-a-million-dollar-pricetagged SLS AMG GT Electric Drive. So what...
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A few weeks ago we told you that Aston Martin was preparing a special hydrogen-powered Rapide that it planned to race at the Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race this year. Today, the British automaker revealed its special race car, which it calls the Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S. Aston Martin boasts that this will be the first time a race car has used hydrogen in a mainstream motorsport event, and that it will also be the first time that a complete lap will be achieved with zero C02 emissions. Aston Martin’s Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S, which is based on the latest 2014 Rapide S luxury...
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Aston Martin Rapide S Technical Overview: Video
Take a closer look at what makes the Rapide S tick.
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About All Of This Whining Over The PDK-Equipped Porsche 911 GT3 & GT3 RS
The new 911 GT3 and GT3 RS will have a PDK transmission only. Get over it.
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Barn Find Maserati Ghibli Heads To Auction
If you were born later than the 1970s, chances are good you’ve never heard of the Maserati Ghibli. Launched in 1967, the Giorgetto Giugiaro-designed grand-touring coupe helped Maserati outsell its Italian rivals, the Ferrari Daytona and the Lamborghini Miura. The Ghibli featured a 4.7-liter...
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Future Of The Lexus IS F In Doubt: Report
The Lexus IS F currently sits atop the Japanese luxury brand’s performance offerings, giving buyers an alternative to the likes of the BMW M3 and the Mercedes C63 AMG. Even if you’re not a fan of Lexus, it’s hard not to be impressed with the IS F’s 416-horsepower 5.0-liter...
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2013 Subaru BRZ: The Road To Goodwood
The problem with driving a left-hand-drive car on the left side of the road--not the right--is that it becomes second nature too quickly, too easily. Five miles out of the Manchester airport, only a couple of U-turns and traffic circles missed, the 2013 Subaru BRZ I'm about to flog up and down the...
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Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. Contrary to popular belief in some circles, there's a lot of skill involved in drag racing, but in your typical street car, most of it is compressed into the first second or two, with little left to do but point it straight and, if necessary, shift. That's not the case with this run. With 900 horsepower on tap from his turbo RB26-powered Miata, this racer finds himself taping an impromptu drift session halfway down the drag strip--at 140 mph. Nice save, man. Thanks to Kenneth C. for the tip! ________________________________ See more videos on...
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2013 Aston Martin Rapide S Spy Shots
Without a doubt the Aston Martin Rapide is one of the best looking four-doors currently on the market. However, when it comes to the performance, the Rapide is left a little short compared to rivals like the Porsche Panamera and CLS63 AMG, both of which deliver well over 500 horsepower versus the...
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Alfa Romeo 4C Wins Honors At Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
The Alfa Romeo 4C still isn't in production, and it's far from fresh as a concept, but it's still winning awards. At the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, the 4C picked up the Design Award for Concept Cars & Prototypes. Unlike some of the other awards at the show, the Design Award is given by...
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Aston Martin Debuts AM 310 Concept At Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d'Este
Remember that Aston Martin DB9 / DBS successor we’ve been telling you about for the past two years or so? The one that’s been repeatedly spotted in camouflage, until we brought you some clearer spy shots last week? Aston Martin picked last weekend’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa...
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A Tribute To The Original Nissan Skyline GT-R: Video
In 1969, Nissan introduced a car that would go on to become the stuff of legend and (eventually) lead to the development of the modern Nissan GT-R. Called the Skyline GT-R (for Gran Turismo Racer), it was launched in sedan form but later offered as a two-door coupe beginning in 1971. First...
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2012 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Priced From $118,370
Aston Martin has updated its entry-level V8 Vantage range for 2012, incorporating the most comprehensive update to the cars since 2008. Now, following the official world debut of the range at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show in March, Aston Martin has released the all-important pricing details. The 2012...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran