Andrew Ganz, Senior Editor
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Mercedes-Benz has announced that the entry-level price for its new Porsche 911-rivalling AMG GT will sticker for $112,125, a hefty premium over the 911 S, which originates just across town in...
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Report: Either LeBlanc goes or Evans goes at 'Top Gear'
A new report lends more credibility to rumors that new Top Gear presenters Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc aren't exactly best buddies. The latest out of England comes courtesy of The Sun. The report cites unnamed sources in the battle between Evans and LeBlanc, with the latter saying that he will...
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Acura NSX wins its class in Pikes Peak Hill Climb
With a margin of more than 11 seconds over of its nearest competitor, Acura's new NSX has taken home victory in its class at the grueling Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. The NSX won the Time Attack 2 division, which consists of cars that are only lightly modified from showroom...
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Perps beware: Mobile tire strip looks just like a suitcase
It might look like a suitcase, but the NightHawk Tire Deflation Device seen here boasts a rapidly-deploying strip designed to stop perpetrators in their tracks. And, as video depicts, the system retracts quickly to prevent a pursuing officer from suffering the same tire damage to his or her police...
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Q by Aston Martin reveals special Vantage GT12 Roadster at Goodwood
Aston Martin is on the closest thing to its home turf this week, where the British automaker's Q division has debuted a new, one-off roadster tailor-made for an unnamed customer. The Q by Aston Martin division creates bespoke versions of standard models at the request of customers, including this...
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Nissan's new drone can keep up with the GT-R on a racetrack
Nissan is in the car business, but it has commissioned a special drone that is capable of keeping pace with the high-performance GT-R on a racetrack. The GT-R Drone, as Nissan is calling it, was designed by World Drone Prix Champions. Its most impressive spec is that it can reach 62 mph from a...
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More than 13,000 examples of Maserati's Ghibli and Quattroporte are being recalled due to a gear shift mechanism that drivers may mistakenly leave in gear even though they think the transmission is...
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Winner of 1908 New York to Paris race honored by Historic Vehicle Association
Today, a flight from New York to Paris is a mere seven-hour journey, but when this 1907 Thomas Flyer Model 35 set out from the Big Apple, the journey was far more challenging. Plucked from Thomas' showroom in Manhattan a mere three days before the race, the 60-horsepower, $4,500 car stood for years...
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We finally get to hear the Lexus LC 500
We are still patiently waiting for Lexus' new LC sports coupe to hit the market, but now we get to see it in action. The automaker's German arm recently released a video teasing the coupe, and it offers us our first opportunity to hear its familiar V-8. The wait has been worthwhile. The LC 500 will...
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New electric car 0-100 kph record set: 1.513 seconds
In just 100 feet, an experimental electric vehicle engineered by students in Switzerland has accelerated to more than 60 mph. The little electric vehicle, which looks like an open wheel racer with dwarfism and an especially enormous rear wing, recently sprinted from a stop to 100 kph, or about 62...
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2017 Volkswagen Touareg preview
Volkswagen has announced a series of modest updates for the 2017 edition of its Touareg SUV, changes that come just prior to what is expected to be a full redesign next year. The big differences are in the details since the V-6-powered mid-size SUV remains mechanically unchanged. The mid-level Lux...
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Bugatti CEO drives new Chiron faster than a race car at Le Mans
The fastest car at last weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans wasn't decked out with sponsor graphics and racing tires. It was, instead, a street-legal Bugatti that you, too, can buy... assuming you're of the especially well-heeled variety. We are of course talking about the new Chiron. Bugatti CEO...
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The Goodwood Festival of Speed may be more of a homage of the past than a glimpse into the future, but the latter is just what Briggs Automotive Company is offering with the new carbon composite...
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KTM X-Bow headed Stateside, but not for public roads
KTM's wild, bare bones X-Bow will be available to American buyers next year, but the Austrian firm won't need to bother with installing license plate holders for the track-oriented cars. Wards Auto reports that KTM will build about 15 American-specification X-Bows next year, none of which will be...
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How to change a car's coolant
Yes, there's a lot more to car maintenance than simply changing the oil. One of the most overlooked aspects is an engine's cooling system, which is as crucial to car owners in Arizona as it is to those in Alaska. Here, our friend Jason Fenske, the host of the ever-popular Engineering Explained...
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Nissan's short-lived IDx concept to appear in 'Fast 8'
The compact, rear-wheel drive show car we got so excited about at the Nissan stand a few years ago is back, but it isn't headed to dealers. Instead, as Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson pointed out in a post on his Instagram channel, the IDx NISMO show car will apparently play a role in the upcoming eighth...
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Leaked order guide shows Ford Mustang will get 10-speed auto
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will continue its tit-for-tat game with Chevrolet when it installs a 10-speed automatic gearbox in the 2018 Mustang, according to information accidentally leaked to the Blue Oval's dealerships. Ford and General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] have made unlikely partners working...
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Jaguar offering F-Type SVR rides around the Nürburgring
With Jaguar's announcement that it will offer rides in its new F-Type SVR, Germany's famed Nürburgring is becoming even more of an amusement park for car enthusiasts. And that's all right with us. CHECK OUT: 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R roars into Goodwood Festival of Speed The British automaker...
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A full M version of BMW's next roadster isn't likely to happen, an engineer with the German automaker has revealed.
Road & Track recently learned that the new sports car will instead be offered...
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Exposed carbon fiber Ferrari Enzo up for sale
If a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Enzo isn't exotic enough for you, a high-end car dealer in suburban St. Louis has just the ticket: The world's only bare carbon fiber version of the legendary supercar. Listed on The DuPont Registry by Exotic Motors Midwest in Creve Coeur, Missouri, the naked Enzo has an...
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Next Dodge Journey could share RWD platform with Alfa Romeo
Dodge's newest crossover will speak with a strong Italian accent, if a new report is to be believed. Automotive News (subscription required) says the second generation of the Dodge Journey, of all vehicles, will move from the milquetoast front-wheel-drive platform that underpins the current model...
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Dodge to sponsor new M1 Concourse track and club
What's being billed as the ultimate playground for car enthusiasts in the Detroit area has a new, rather appropriate sponsor: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Dodge division. The playground isn't your typical sandbox. Instead, M1 Concourse is set to include a racetrack, more than 80 private garages...
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Jay Leno welcomes the Boss 429 Mustang to his garage
It's hard to believe that this is the first time Jay Leno has welcomed one of the most iconic muscle cars of the 1960s to his Burbank, California, garage, but the time has come to fawn over Ford Motor Company's [NYSE:F] Mustang Boss 429. This week's visitor is a freshly-restored 1969 Boss 429...
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Deployable mobile tire spikes could stop you in your tracks
Car chases of the future may be a lot shorter if MobileSpike gets its way. The startup firm is developing a deployable tire spike system that will allow police to get up close to a perpetrator's car and quickly flatten its tires. MobileSpike won't require officers to plan ahead by throwing spikes...
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