2017
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The Lamborghini Aventador is being recalled for a second time for a stalling issue.
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2017 Ford GT '66 Heritage Edition sells for $1.54M at auction
A 2017 Ford GT was sold at a Barrett-Jackson auction held last week in Las Vegas, with the final sale price coming in at a staggering $1.54 million, or a little more than three times the sticker price of the Ford supercar. Ford racing driver Joey Hand, who scored a class win at the 2016 24 Hours of...
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Buy the 2017 Acura NSX Seinfeld gifted to a friend, and no it's not #001
The car was a gift from Jerry Seinfeld to fellow comedian Bob Einstein.
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The street-legal COPO Chevrolet Camaro that never was: Only two 2017 Track Day Performance Camaros were built
COPO built two street-legal track-day specials off the Camaros with VINs and then killed the program.
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Used Ford GTs are coming to market
Second-generation 2017 Ford GTs are beginning to appear at auctions and on the used car market.
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John Cena's Ford GT for sale for the fourth time
It seems no one wants to keep this Liquid Blue 2017 Ford GT. First bought by pro wrestler-turned-actor John Cena, the GT first changed hands in August of 2017. Ford immediately sued Cena for breaking the legal agreement each GT buyer signs stating they won't sell (i.e. flip) their car for two years...
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Shoppers who have an eye on a 2018 Audi can take advantage of some serious discounts through the end of November. The 2018 Audi RS 7 tops the list, with up to $18,500 in savings. CarsDirect reported Wednesday that the German luxury brand has issued dealerships "marketing allowance," which is unadvertised incentive money to help seal the deal on a sale. The amount of dealer cash varies by vehicle, but dealers can dish out $17,500 on a 2018 RS 7. With a base price of $132,675, that brings the final number down to $115,875. Hardly chump change, but take the discount when you can get it. Further...
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John Cena's 2017 Ford GT takes 6-figure hit on latest sale
The 2017 Ford GT originally commissioned by actor and pro-wrestler John Cena crossed a Mecum auction block in Dallas last week, fetching $1,320,000 in the process, a steep discount to the $1,540,000 it sold for during Russo and Steele's Monterey Car Week auction just in August. We'll remind you...
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Here's how launch control works on the Ford GT
Since most of us will never have the pleasure of owning or ever getting behind the wheel of the modern Ford GT, we have others who can fill us in on how the supercar works. Today, it's all about launch control. This video from DragTimes shows us how to engage the system on a 2017 Ford GT...you...
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John Cena's 2017 Ford GT sold again, this time for $1.5M
The mockery of Ford's attempts to block flippers from profiting from early sales of the GT supercar continues with news that the 2017 example originally ordered by actor and pro-wrestler John Cena has been sold for the second time. The car went under the hammer at Russo and Steele's auction held...
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F1 champ Jenson Button sets 2017 Honda Civic Type R's final lap record
Honda has been out to prove the performance of its Civic Type R since the feisty hatch debuted for the 2017 model year, and its yardstick has been to set the lap record for front-wheel-drive cars at famous race tracks around the globe, including the Nürburgring. The final attempt took place...
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Ford GT that sold for $1.8M at auction is up for sale, again
The controversial 2017 Ford GT that sold at Mecum's Indianapolis auction this past May is up for sale yet again. It's once again being sold by Mecum, this time at the auction house's Monterey Car Week sale. To recap this particular GT's story, the supercar sold at auction for $1.8 million in May...
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The second-generation Ford GT has plenty of party tricks, but one of them is a trick rear wing that offers multiple functions while driving around town or at the track. Video from Drag Times explores and demonstrates how the active aero rear wing works by hooking up a GoPro to showcase how the wing behaves while driving. The particular GT isn't broken in yet, so we don't get any footage of the wing on a proper race track, however. The rear wing can fold down for max aero, extend up to provide downforce on the track, and tilt itself to act as an airbrake at high speeds. When placing the car in...
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2017 Ford GT sells for $1.8M at auction
Ford made buyers of its modern GT supercar sign an agreement promising not to sell for at least two years in an attempt to curb the cars from being flipped for huge profits. It hasn't worked because some GT buyers have already sold their cars, with the latest example selling at Mecum's auction in...
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Ford sues dealership that resold John Cena's GT
Legal drama seems to follow the Ford GT wherever it goes. The latest installment of drama comes from a well-known story involving John Cena, his GT, and the fact the actor and wrestler flipped the car within a no-sell window. Ford sued Cena last year, and the ordeal is still playing out in court...
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Katech supercharges the Chevy Camaro ZL1 up to 760 wheel horsepower
Katech takes your stock standard General Motors machine and turns it into something you should be afraid to drive. Or at least, you should have some semblance of skills before taking to the wheel. That should be the case for anybody who buys a car like the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, and even more so...
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Living and working with the 2017 Ford F-250 Super Duty
Dear truck makers, Enough already! Your trucks are big. I get it. Can we stop with the bigger is better mentality? City boy I spent last week with a 2017 Ford F-250, a mega truck not exactly suited to the urban confines I call home. Ford updated its Heavy Duty pickups for the 2017 model year...
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8 things you need to know about the 2017 Toyota Land Cruiser
The Toyota Land Cruiser is a dinosaur living in modern times. It roams the roads and off-road trails with zero regard for time marching on, and yet it retains its legendary status in the automotive landscape. For those who aren't intimately familiar with the Land Cruiser, it can be confounding as...
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Utah-based Armormax is in the business of transforming everyday machines into rolling vaults for clients. They take normal cars and add various levels of armor. The latest build is a Tesla Model S P100D that's been pieced together for a client in the Middle East. Armormax claims it's the fastest armored car in the world. We're here to tell you that it's certainly likely that it's the quickest... but there's a difference between quickest and fastest. Before adding the armor, the Tesla Model S P100D can rocket from 0-60 miles per hour in just 2.4 seconds. The top speed is governed to 155 miles...
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Ford has a fix for failing Focus RS head gaskets
Ford Focus RS owners can let out a collective sigh of relief. The company has announced a fix for the car's failing head gasket woes. Some owners may be in for new cylinder heads, depending on the severity of their problem. Ford had acknowledged an engine issue in its hottest hatch in recent weeks...
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2017 Ford GT and first retail 2019 Mustang Bullitt bring big bucks at auction
It wasn't just Chevrolet raising big bucks for charity during the past weekend's Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. In fact, it was a Ford that raised the most funds, in this case a 2017 GT that sold on Saturday—with Ford's full blessing—for $2.55 million. The car was...
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Tesla Model 3 hits 60 MPH in 4.66 seconds, passes quarter mile in 13.3
We know from the Model S that Tesla underquotes the performance of its cars. Heck, we’ve seen a Model S P100D with Ludicrous Plus mode hit 60 mph in a mindboggling 2.389 seconds. So with Tesla stating at the Model 3’s launch last summer that the small electric sedan will do 0-60 mph in...
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Here's your chance to safely purchase a Ford GT
Remember the song and dance one had to perform to be among the lucky few afforded the chance to buy a 2017 Ford GT? Ford was extremely picky about who it wanted driving its latest halo vehicle. Any hand raisers were required to produce a video and sell themselves before they could spend $450,000...
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Jeremy Clarkson thinks the Ford GT behaves like a "mad Caterham"
A Caterham is one of the purest expressions of automotive driving heaven. The tiny, bare-bones British sports car is a nimble, open-air, lightweight machine that leaves you fully engaged in the act of driving. It's the sports car distilled to its basics. So, for Jeremy Clarkson to call the Ford GT...
Jeff Glucker