Track Day
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Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter was answering questions posed to him by members of the Corvette Forum recently. One user looked to set Juechter up with a question that was a bit loaded. The Corvette main man, however, delivered a pretty perfect answer. It was the end of his answer though that really let a bit of surprise information slip out: the latest Chevrolet Corvette Z06 has managed to make a full, clean run of the Nürburgring. DON'T MISS: Celebrate National Donut Day With NASCAR & The Chevy SS: Video It's been recorded. The press release is coming out soon, and the Z06...
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Driving The Aston Martin English Rose: Video
Aston Martin is eager to prove that it's road cars are reliable machines. One way to do that is to simply put a Honda or Toyota badge on the front. That won't work here though. The other way to prove reliability is by taking your toys and going racing with them. In 2006, that's exactly what Aston...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350’s V-8 Confirmed At 526 HP And 429 LB-FT: Video
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has already revealed many of the secrets of the new Mustang Shelby GT350 but arguably the most crucial factor, the output of its new 5.2-liter V-8 engine, has remained a mystery… until now. Yes, we can finally confirm that the bespoke, flat-plane crankshaft...
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Leaked Pricing Info Suggests 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350 Will Start At $49,955, GT350R At $63,495
The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will have a new performance bargain on its hands if leaked pricing information for the new Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 proves accurate. When it goes on sale later this year, the latest Mustang variant will bring to the table a new 5.2-liter V-8 with a flat-plane crank...
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2016 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Driven By Chris Harris: Video
Chris Harris has joined the likes of racing driver Brendon Hartley and actor George Clooney to be among the first to have driven the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Fortunately for us, Harris was kind enough to put together a video of his day behind the wheel of Stuttgart’s latest track special for...
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2016 BMW M4 GTS Shows Up In U.S. Dealership Ordering System
BMW has been testing a hardcore version of its M4 coupe for several months that we suspected might end up reviving the GTS designation last used on an M3 coupe back in 2010. We now have some semi-official confirmation that the car will in fact be an M4 GTS and that it will be available in the U.S...
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Porsche's new app lets drivers log lap times and performance data.
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2016 Dodge Viper ACR Pricing, Live Photos & Engine Rev Video
The new 2016 Dodge Viper ACR is coming at you hard and fast. Following the reveal late last week, Dodge has released the all-important pricing details and we’ve also managed to get the first live shots of the car along with a video of its engine starting up and revving. Pricing starts at just...
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2016 Dodge Viper ACR Tech Overview Video
Even five years after its launch, the previous-generation Dodge Viper ACR is still one of the fastest production cars around a track, with only the all-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R NISMO and Porsche 918 Spyder managing to upset the car’s 7:12.13 Nürburgring lap time, set in 2011. Now...
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Donkervoort Goes Commando With Its Latest D8 GTO: Video
Donkervoort builds insane machines that are clearly designed to find the great roads of this planet, conquer them, and then take on the rest of the galaxy. Once their mission here is complete, we look forward to hearing of their tales of universal conquest. Until that time comes, they still have...
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What Makes The New Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 So Good At The Track
On the previous generation Mustang—and particularly with the Boss 302 Laguna Seca Edition—Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] engineers demonstrated just how capable they could make a vehicle with a live rear axle. And while current Mustangs sport independent rear suspension, the Ford...
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Ford To Build Limited Run of 2015 Model Year Shelby GT350 Mustangs
When the all-new Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 goes on sale later this year, a few lucky buyers will be able to get their hands on an ultra-collectible 2015 model year example, which the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is building to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original Shelby GT350 launched back...
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McLaren’s P1 GTR has been designed strictly with track use in mind but some owners may soon be able to drive their cars on public streets thanks to plans to develop a road-legal version. In case you’ve forgotten, the P1 GTR features a more powerful, 986-horsepower version of the regular P1’s hybrid drivetrain as well as a wider body, more extreme suspension settings and some extensive weight-saving mods. But it’s not McLaren that is developing the P1 GTR road car but rather fellow British firm Lanzante. The motorsport and engineering firm is the same group behind the...
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Hardcore Amateur Porn: McLaren P1 GTR Does Spa-Francorchamps
If you’ve been aching for some aural release, here’s your ticket: the McLaren P1 GTR getting hot and bothered around the Circuit Spa-Francorchamps. ALSO SEE: 2015 Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo Starts North American Delivery There’s no music, no frills, not even...
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2016 Chevy Corvette Z06 Gets Minor Updates, C7.R Special Edition
Chevrolet’s Corvette Z06 first burst onto the scene at the start of this year but already the car has received some updates. The big news is the addition of a special Corvette Z06 C7.R Edition that pays tribute to the Corvette C7.R endurance racer and is limited to just 500 copies. As you may...
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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Track Tested At VIR: Video
Flat-plane crank, magnetic dampers, all of Ford’s performance wizardry: the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 is packing a lot of heat. How does it stack up on track? We don’t know yet for ourselves, but from this video, it looks like things are shaping up well. You might remember we were...
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Jon Olsson Selling His Bonkers Lamborghini-Powered Ultima-Based Rebellion R2K
Jon Olsson lives one hell of a life. The man is an amazing skier who is also quite passionate about all things automotive. He has the means to produce his own vision for a variety of cars, which means everything from camo-wrapped Lamborghinis to one absolutely wicked Audi RS 6 Avant. It also means...
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Aston Martin Vantage GT12 Made Official, Still Not Coming To U.S.
Aston Martin chose to rename its track-focused Vantage GT3 the Vantage GT12 after Porsche complained about the car’s usage of “GT3” in its title, which it would seem the German automaker has exclusive rights to when it comes to road-going applications (GT3-badged cars from other...
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When Maranello revealed its latest hypercar would be called "LaFerrari," the reaction from auto media and fans alike was withering. MUST WATCH: Off-Road Charger Is Our 'Furious 7' Dream Car Come True: Video So when Ferrari was tasked with naming the model's $2.4 million track-only variant, the company demonstrated the careful consideration of criticism which has come to define its public face, and decided on a moniker which—at least to the English-speaking world—appears to be a censored expletive. It's quite perfect, actually, for a car we've previously described as "utterly...
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Audi RS 4 Is Bad Dog, Rolls Over When Told To Sit: Video
Willow Springs Raceway is a wonderful place if you like taking on a race track at high speeds. It bills itself as the fastest track in the west, and for good reason. MUST WATCH: Ferrari 599 GTO Crashed By Valet Is A Write-Off: Video After throttling away from Turn Five, you head through a supremely...
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Ford's Mustang Shelby GT350 To Pack Over 520 HP, Feature Track-Only Variant?
Shelby Mustangs have never been half-hearted efforts, and the version built on the Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] six-generation Mustang platform will be no exception. One thing we still don't know? Exactly when the potent new Pony will arrive. But Blue Oval fans should be thrilled with the latest...
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Aston Martin Vulcan To Make North American Debut At 2015 New York Auto Show
The Aston Martin Vulcan track car will make its North American debut at the 2015 New York Auto Show.
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420-Horsepower Lotus 3-Eleven Headed For Frankfurt Auto Show
Back in the 1950s, Lotus had a lightweight, open-top race car called the “Eleven” that was quite successful in endurance racing, earning a number of class victories in races held at prestigious tracks like Le Mans, Monza and Sebring. Last decade, Lotus revived the Eleven name when it...
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Porsche Steals Back GT3 Badge From Aston Martin
The Porsche 911 GT3 is an icon, incontrovertibly. It’s a benchmark for many, even though it rarely tops a results list in any particular dimension. But is it really the Only Possible GT3? Apparently so. Aston Martin’s latest delicious slice of Forbidden Fruit, the Vantage GT3 road car...
Nelson Ireson