Events
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Get off the X. That’s what you do when the shit goes down. And in a vehicle, that means speed can be your friend. That’s just one of the rules that Delta Force operators follow in wartime. The “X,” in this case, is an attack, and if you are in a vehicle that is under attack, get off the X means get the hell out of there. Now-retired Army Lt. Col. James Reese faced the X on the infamous Route Irish that leads from downtown Baghdad to Baghdad International Airport in 2003. He was the Delta Force deputy commander of the task force in charge of hunting Baath Party...
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Rolls-Royce to unveil new Phantom in July
A new Rolls-Royce Phantom, the eighth iteration of the famous nameplate, will be unveiled shortly. The debut will take place on July 27 during the “Great Eight Phantoms” exhibition in London where Rolls-Royce will showcase seven previous generations of the Phantom dating back close to a...
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See 2016 Goodwood Revival in pictures
The United Kingdom's Goodwood Revival should be on every car nut's bucket list. The annual celebration of all things 1948-1966 is an elaborate festival that pairs beautiful vintage racing cars, celebrated drivers, and automobile aficionados from all over the world. This year's distinguished guest...
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2016 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion photo gallery
Some have heroes with names like Griffey, Sayers, Butkus, Abdul-Jabaar, and Messier. For cars guys, the names are Gurney, Fullmer, Andretti, Foyt, McLaren, and many more. The difference is you can no longer watch Ken Griffey jack a homer, Kareem Abbul-Jabaar sink a skyhook, or Gale Sayers juke a...
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The Quail at Carmel 2016 features stunning classics, exotic cars
The Quail at Carmel's motorsports gathering this year didn't disappoint. Bugatti made its North American debut of the Chiron, and Lamborghini showed off its new Centenario Roadster, but there were plenty of other cars on display at the annual gathering at the golf course. The best of show was an...
Aaron Cole -
Readers say enthusiasts should embrace hybrid performance cars
It used to be that if an automaker wanted to give a car more power, it shoved a larger engine under the hood. These days, that's not necessarily the case. From turbochargers and superchargers to hybrid systems, automakers are looking at every conceivable way to boost power while still...
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The 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed is finally upon us and as usual the celebrations kicked off with the unveiling of the Central Feature. This is an oversized sculpture that sits in front of Goodwood House and honors whatever automaker has been named the Featured Marque of the event. This year that title goes to BMW which is continuing its centennial celebrations at the British event. As in past years, the newest Central Feature is the creation of artist Gerry Judah. It features three sweeping steel forms that are meant to symbolize speed and dynamism, and BMW’s myriad motorsport...
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Join Aston Martin on a series of the best automotive events
Aston Martin owners and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to be hosted by the British sports car manufacturer at a handful of exclusive events worldwide this year—for a price. The events are designed to give fans a more insider experience centered around Aston Martin's lineup. The...
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BMW named featured marque of 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed
BMW will be the featured marque of the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed, an event that will help the German automaker celebrate its centennial. To mark the occasion, BMW says it will bring to Goodwood some of its most performance-oriented early cars: a 1957 BMW 507, the Mille Miglia-winning BMW 328...
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Sample Bentley’s New Bentayga By Attending Automaker’s Ice-Driving Event: Video
Bentley’s Power on Ice driving event has been running successfully for a number of years. The next one, which runs in January and February of next year on some frozen lakes in Finland, will be quite different to any of the previous events, though. That’s because it will be the first...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
AmericanMuscle Mustang Celebration Goes Off With A Bang: Video
Earlier this month, the aftermarket retailer AmericanMuscle hosted the world's largest Mustang car show. More than 3,000 examples of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] pony car descended on Pennsylvania's Maple Grove Raceway, where, along with the huge show field, fans were treated to an afternoon of...
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Highlights From The 2015 Schloss Bensberg Classics: Video
The 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is just around the corner and while the event draws numerous enthusiasts from all over the globe it is just one of several major gatherings for classic car aficionados. Another is Germany’s Schloss Bensberg Classics, which is now into its...
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Imagine if Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] CEO Sergio Marchionne had hopped in a LaFerrari and made a high-speed sprint from Cannes to London just to win a bet. The publicity would be withering, and criminal charges would be certain. But things were a little different 85 years ago. Because that's essentially how the Bentley "Blue Train" Speed Six coupe got its name. In 1930, Captain Woolf Barnato, Chairman of Bentley Motors, made a bet that he could beat the Calais-Mediterranée Express, nicknamed the "Blue Train," from Cannes to London. Captain Barnato was no slouch behind the...
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Acura Kicking It Old And New School At Monterey Car Week This Year
Acura is prepping for what will surely be a busy Monterey Car Week taking place next month. The automaker plans to show off some important vehicles both old and new at a number of the many events that occur during this annual crazy car week. There will be brand presence at The Quail, A Motorsports...
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Nissan Juke NISMO RS Used To Set Two-Wheel Record at Goodwood: Video
Generally, if a car winds up on two wheels, it's an accident. But not if you're Terry Grant. ALSO SEE: Woman Reunited With C3 Corvette After 43 Years: Video During the festivities at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the stuntman took a Nissan Juke NISMO RS up Lord March's driveway in an impressive 2...
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'The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering' Is Automotive Elegance Defined: Video
Cars and Coffee, it ain't. The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering is to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance what the Vanity Fair party is to the Oscars. Guests will be fortified with rich people rations like oysters, caviar and champagne. And this year, entertainment will be provided by former Formula...
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MotoGP Icon Valentino Rossi Thrills At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
On or off a motorcycle, nine-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi is an entertaining character. Rossi arrived at the Goodwood Festival of Speed fresh off a victory in the Dutch Grand Prix. While "The Doctor" had started from pole position, the race came down to heroic last-lap efforts after contact...
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2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R And Focus RS Take On The Goodwood Hill Climb: Video
Two stars from the new Ford Performance lineup, the 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R and Focus RS, took on the famous hill climb during this past weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. In the first video is the Mustang, driven by Ben Collins, professional racing driver and former Stig. It...
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Mazda’s motorsport heritage is being honored at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, currently taking place on the grounds of Goodwood House in the south of England, and tragically one of the automaker’s legendary race cars has suffered a crash at the event. The car is a four-rotor prototype racer that competed in the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans and other endurance events that year. Everyone knows the story of the more successful 787B. It's a glorious multi-rotor machine that remains the only Japanese car to win at Le Mans. Less well known perhaps, is the 767B that came...
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Hell's Revenge And Back: Driving The 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk In Moab
Utah's stunning crystal blue sky completely filled the windshield. Off to my left, I could see a Jeep Jamboree spotter. He was on top of a boulder and giving the thumbs up, encouraging me to keep climbing. That's when I laughed and said, "Nobody who buys a Cherokee is going to take it up stuff like...
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A Look Back At The 2015 Kitzbühel Alpine Rally: Video
Each year, for close to three decades, the Kitzbühel Alpine Rally has been taking place in Austria and sees some of Europe’s most notable classic cars come out for some sun, a little driving and some getting acquainted with a new generation of fans. The Volkswagen Group, one of the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Goodwood Festival Of Speed Central Feature Honors Mazda's Motorsports Heritage
It's that lovely time of year... when a large group of motoring and speed obsessed folks trek to the very large lawn of one Lord March in the south of England. It's time for the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed, and this year Mazda will be sharing a large share of the spotlight. The automaker's...
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BMW Takes Show On The Road To Celebrate 40 Years Of Art Cars
Racing livery is an art in itself. And there have always been folks—like hippies—who've been prone to give their cars wild paint schemes, but the idea of the proper "art car" began with BMW. MUST WATCH: Audi RS 6 Driver Runs Red Light, Gets Smacked By Tram: Video Nearly four decades...
John Coyle -
Legendary Cars, Distinguished Drivers To Comprise Jaguar's 2015 Mille Miglia Team
While Jaguar took a rather lengthy—meaning nearly half a century—break from the business of making sports cars, in the post-war years, the marque was as synonymous with performance as it was with prestige. DON'T MISS: Tesla's New Battery Can Power Your Home So to celebrate its 80th...
John Coyle