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Are you fascinated by the Bugatti Veyron’s lines, but lack the multimillion dollar price of admission? Do you yearn to lovingly caress the curve of the Veyron’s rear fender, or gaze longingly at its inverted horseshoe grille? Despair not, financially-challenged supercar fans: thanks to the efforts of Taras Lesko and VisualSpicer (as seen on Jalopnik), you can now build your own large-scale papercraft Bugatti Veyron replica. How large? The completed model will be some 2.5 feet long, and will take plenty of patience to print, cut, fold and assemble. By the time you’re done...
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Rare 1991 Aston Martin Zagato Sanction II Coupe Heads To AuctionIn 1960, Aston Martin collaborated with Zagato to build a lightweight, higher performance variant of the Aston Martin DB4 GT, to be called the DB4 GT Zagato. Initial plans called for the production of 25 units, but demand never reached expected levels. In the end, only 20 cars were produced from...
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Chevrolet Corvette Launches In South KoreaThe Corvette will be the ninth Chevrolet model to be offered by GM Korea in the South Korean market.
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2014 Jaguar F-Type Will Get V-8 Option: ReportJaguar recently announced that its upcoming sports car, the 2014 F-Type, would be available with a new supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine, but the automaker didn’t state whether this would be the sole powertrain offered. In the F-Type, the new engine is to be rated at 380 horsepower, which...
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Aston Martin To Send Out Current DBS With Ultimate EditionAston Martin is working on a new generation of its DB9 luxury grand tourer, which once again is expected to spawn a regular model as well as a high-performance DBS. This means that the current versions of both cars are soon to be discontinued. In the lead up to the arrival of their successors next...
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Lingenfelter-Tuned Camaro ZL1 Breaks Into The 10s: VideoA bone-stock Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 comes from the factory packing 580 horsepower, which is good enough to get the uber-Camaro from 0-60 mph in just 3.9 seconds, run the quarter-mile in twelve seconds flat and hit a claimed top speed of 185 mph. Those are impressive numbers, but the job of tuners...
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Remember the new Aston Martin we showed you last week? The one we say is the new Aston Martin DB9, but Britain’s Car Magazine believes is the next Aston Martin DBS? Word on the street this week, from Britain’s Autocar (which also believes we’re looking at the new DBS), is that the mystery Aston Martin coupe will hit the market with it’s 6.0-liter V-12 bumped up by an additional 40 horsepower, for a claimed output of 550 horsepower. The car reportedly gets a new ZF transmission, too, this time using eight speeds for improved performance and fuel economy. While few would...
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Scion's FR-S Sport Coupe Won't Get Turbo Option: ReportBad news, sports fans: if you’re looking for a factory-built Scion FR-S turbo, word is that no such animal is forthcoming, at least in the United States market. The problem, as Car and Driver points out, is cost. The Scion FR-S was designed specifically to sell in the mid-$20k range in the...
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2013 Scion FR-S First DriveThis car is the real deal. Really. Shod in crappy European Prius tires (seriously--that's the standard tire), loosed in the hands of a dozen journalists, and ham-fisted silly for hours on track, the FR-S never once failed to impress the assembled host. In fact, it took its licks and asked for more...
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2013 Audi R8 e-tron Test Mule Spy ShotsIt looks like Audi is going to meet its stated goal of producing the R8 e-tron--albeit in limited numbers--by 2012. Due later this year as a test fleet of just 1,000 cars, the R8 e-tron is expected to cost about 100,000 euros--or about $131,000 at today's exchange rates. Just yesterday, we brought...
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Chrysler Narrates The Evolution Of The 2013 SRT Viper: VideoChrysler has released a series of videos giving the back story to the 2013 SRT Viper.
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BMW's M135i Confirmed For The U.S. Market: ReportDo you remember the BMW M135i Concept we reported on a few months back? The 1-Series hatchback worked over by the mad scientists at BMW’s M Performance group? The one with a 300-plus-horsepower turbocharged inline-six, upgraded brakes and an M-tuned suspension? We’ve got good news and...
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Following yesterday’s leak, the first official images and details of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Concept Style Coupe have hit the Web, revealing the future-looking design showcase from every angle. We say future-looking as the Concept Style Coupe is a preview of an upcoming four-door coupe model from Mercedes-Benz, which is expected to be called the CLC Class, although the CLA name has also been rumored. The striking concept will be shown for the first time in Los Angeles at the Transmission LA: AV CLUB art festival kicking off today. It will then head to China for its official world debut...
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Cadillac Commits To Coupes And Wagons, But May Shuffle Product LinesWalk into a Cadillac dealer today, and the CTS range is the closest you’ll find to a Euro-brand rival. Available in coupe, sedan and wagon variants, ranging from ample to extreme in performance, the CTS lineup is Cadillac’s current Jack-of-all-trades. That changes later this year with...
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Next Infiniti G To Share C Class Platform, Spawn 530-HP Model?The alliance deal between Daimler and Renault-Nissan appears to be much further-reaching than initially thought, with the two automakers expected to share engines, platforms and perhaps even manufacturing facilities in the future. Technology sharing that we already know of will include the sharing...
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2013 Chevrolet Corvette Gets New Color, Other OptionsChevrolet has a few more updates for its C6 Corvette before the new model rolls out.
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2015 Ford Mustang Styling Details Begin To EmergeSources close to the 2015 Ford Mustang design say the new car will bear a striking resemblance to Ford's Evos concept car.
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2013 Subaru BRZ Configurator Now LiveSubaru's website now includes a configurator for the highly anticipated BRZ coupe.
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Toyota’s GT 86, like its Scion and Subaru equivalents, was designed to be an affordable sport coupe that delivers driving fun to the masses. Affordable is in the eye of the beholder, since even the least-expensive Scion FR-S will carry a U.S. list price that starts at just under $25,000. The Subaru BRZ will be better-equipped but pricier still, starting from $26,245. Factor in the inevitable dealer markup for a low-production, high-demand vehicle, and the real price of admission is likely to be in the $30,000 range. That’s significant money for enthusiasts on a budget, perhaps...
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Honda Civic Si Body-In-White On Sale For $3,500When it comes to new cars, $3,500 won’t buy you much. It can, however, get you a brand new Honda Civic Si body-in-white just begging to be built up into a custom racer. The Civic Si body-in-white is essentially the car’s chassis stripped of all its components except brakes, suspension...
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Ford Racing Builds A 2013 Mustang Project CarAs its name implies, the business of Ford Racing Performance Parts (FRPP) is making Ford products go faster. The group is behind such projects as the Ford Focus ST-R racer and the 2013 Mustang Cobra Jet drag car, which recently set a production car acceleration record by sprinting from 0-60 mph in...
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Ferrari Creates Special Edition 458 Italia For The Chinese MarketIn 1992, Ferrari sold its very first car, a 348 TS, into the Chinese market. To commemorate the event, Ferrari is opening its first long-term brand exhibition (outside Maranello, that is) at the Italia Center of Shanghai World Expo Park. The Ferrari Exhibition will include five themes, including...
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2013 SRT Viper Makes Debut With 640-Horsepower V-10: VideoThis is the moment Viper fans have been waiting two years for: the 2013 SRT Viper has made its official world debut. The introduction of the latest Viper also marks the beginning of a new brand, Street and Racing Technology (SRT), which evolves from its performance and tuning roots into a...
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Roush Announces 2013 Mustang Model LineupIn case you’ve never seen one in action, we can tell you with absolute certainty that Roush Stage 3 Mustangs are fast. In fact, we’d call them “deceptively fast” around a racetrack, since you don’t expect a car with such blue-collar roots and old-school suspension...
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