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Christian von Koenigsegg had big dreams when he first began conjuring thoughts of building exclusive sports cars back in 1994. Those dreams not only included incredible performance but advanced technologies to ensure an exclusive experience available to only a handful. It seems Koenigsegg has met both of those goals as the Swedish executive detailed the features included with the Koenigsegg owners’ app, the brainchild from his 1990s dreams, during the 2017 Geneva auto show. CarBuzz spoke with Koenigsegg and he explained, with modern technology at his disposal, owners benefit from...
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Porsche counts down top 5 motorsports milestonesSomehow, Porsche managed to squeeze five historical moments from its motorsports history into a video just 3 minutes 31 seconds long. We’re not complaining, though, as Porsche makes the case for each of the five quite convincingly. The brand traces its motorsports timeline back with a little...
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Corvette-based Callaway AeroWagon pays a visit to Jay Leno’s GarageFour years on since Callaway announced plans for its radical shooting brake conversion for the C7 Chevrolet Corvette, a completed example has dropped by the famous garage of Jay Leno. On hand to present it is Callaway founder Reeves Callaway and his son Peter. The conversion, which turns the...
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Classic Ford Bronco pays homage to Eleanor MustangOld Ford Broncos are supremely cool machines. The first generation Ford Mustang done up in Eleanor guise is also pretty darn awesome, no matter what your "Gone in 60 Seconds"-hating friends tell you. Could a mash-up of the two result in an equally fantastic beast? As it turns out, the answer is...
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Five racing technologies that have filtered down into Porsche road carsPorsche loves its motorsports. That's actually an understatement, as Porsche is devoted to motorsports in an incredibly passionate way. It's a good thing for Porsche customers, too, because a lot of racing-derived technology often works its way into the road cars. According to Porsche, here are the...
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Ford making driving at night safer for pedestriansFor some, driving at night can be a daunting task. At times, it might even be downright terrifying. Lots of danger lurks in places where the lights don't shine as brightly. Plenty of you are reading this and scoffing at the idea of being afraid of driving when it's dark out. You shouldn't because a...
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Last year Pagani unveiled a Huayra coupe whose owner had requested a number of bespoke elements including a roof-mounted scoop and split rear wing. The car was nicknamed the Pearl, and it was delivered to its lucky owner last May. Unfortunately, within months of being delivered the car was involved in a crash on the streets of Paris. Photos of the wreckage showed that the damage was severe, though fortunately not so severe that the car couldn’t be restored. Pagani has since completed the restoration work and presented a video showing the car back on the road. Horacio Pagani himself is...
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Here's how the 2017 Ruf CTR 'Yellow Bird' homage flies“It’s a love affair with our own history and with our own car that we created 30 years ago. We’re trying to bring it back in a little bit more modernized way.” So says Alois Ruf Jr., about the fourth-generation Ruf CTR, a car that his company is building as an homage to the...
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Goodyear envisions its spherical concept tire as part of an autonomous futureJust as we look toward the future with automaker-produced concept vehicles, the tire manufacturers are also envisioning the world of tomorrow. Be it a future filled with death-race machines or airless tires, the future is looking...interesting. Goodyear has a new vision of the future, and it...
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The benefits of Individual Throttle Bodies vs. a single throttle bodyYour average new car has a throttle body and an intake manifold. The engine sucks in air through the air filter before it passes through the open throttle body and into the manifold. From there, it moves into the cylinders as called upon during the combustion cycle. You'll find one throttle body...
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Porsche picks its five best concept cars, including one stinkerPorsche has been handing out a lot of "Top 5" accolades to itself as of late. We're not complaining, mind you, as it's brought us videos showing off the tope five rear spoilers and wings, the best noises, and the rarest road cars. Now Porsche is exploring the world of its concept vehicles, and the...
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Safari-ready Porsche 911 stops by Jay Leno's GarageTurning a stock automobile into something more interesting and more fun is limited only by the builder's imagination. You can accomplish this goal with anything from light mods up to an engine transplant, and anything else in between or even beyond those approaches. One of my favorite ways to...
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In the late 1960s, Dodge wanted to go fast and win races. Its Charger 500 wasn't cutting it in the NASCAR field, though, so the automaker needed to make a change. You might think some light body changes would do the trick, but you'd be wrong. To turn the Charger into a slippery 200-mph machine, some iconic changes would need to come to fruition. Enter the Charger Daytona. Packing a massive nosecone and a skyscraper-grade rear wing, Dodge had a winning formula on its hands. ALSO SEE: Ford invests $200M in new wind tunnel facility How much of an aerodynamic edge does all of that bodywork...
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See how hot a burnout gets through a thermal cameraWhat's the best way to end the life of a set of tires? If you have the mind of a fully grown child, a good burnout is the way to go. We all know that you're going to heat up the brakes and tires when you're playing these foolish games. But do you know just how much heat you're creating? Jason...
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The 2018 McLaren 720S has 15 air inlets, and here's what each one doesMcLaren isn't letting its Super Series cars go stale. At the Geneva auto show, the British brand revealed its replacement for the brilliant 650S, the 720S, and it's wild. Crafted from carbon fiber, aluminum, and a smidge of pixie dust, the new 720S is hard to take in all at once. It has intricate...
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Pirelli offering colored tires, tires that talk to an appWould you like your tires to talk to you? I'm not talking about road feedback, though that is certainly a wonderful thing. I'm thinking more along the lines of state of wear, current air pressure, and other characteristics that might affect their performance. Pirelli is releasing just such a tire...
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Porsche shares 5 of its most iconic rear spoilersPorsche has been on a bit of a Top 5 kick as of late. We're not complaining, though, because it's always fun to list off an automaker's greatest hits, especially when those hits are of this caliber. Today, Porsche is taking a look at what it believes to be the cars wearing the five wildest rear...
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Watch engines warming up as captured by $55K thermal imaging cameraIf you have a newer car, your engine warms up pretty quickly. Driving something a bit more classically cool? That engine will stay cooler for longer as well, since it needs a bit more time to get up to operating temperature. But aren't you curious what an engine would look like if you could watch...
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Do you know the origins of horsepower? I'm not talking about the history of cars possessing lots of it, but rather where the term itself comes from and how it was derived. Turns out, the term actually goes back to the power generated by a horse. More specifically, it compares the power of a draft horse to the output created by a steam engine. You need one metric horsepower to lift 75 kilograms up one meter in one second. That can be translated into watts, and in its horsepower form it's a figure we use to examine the output of a given vehicle's engine. Now Nissan wants to add a different...
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Texas couple adds 80th Dodge Viper to growing collectionDo you like the Dodge Viper? Do you like it so much that you actually own one? Well, this is a story about a couple that enjoys the Viper a bit more than you do. Meet the Rauh family from Texas. They own a few Vipers, and they park them in a very lovely garage. It's a massive garage, which is good...
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Anatomy of a record-setting Top Fuel runUnless you've ridden on top of 11,000 horsepower, Leah Pritchett has more stones than anyone one of us. She's a Top Fuel dragster driver and she holds the record for the fastest pass in NHRA history with a 3.658 run over the 1,000-foot distance at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. She set that record on...
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Why can't production cars reach 300 mph?The Bugatti Chiron is just getting out to the extremely well-heeled public. Customers have started taking deliveries of the 1,480-horsepower ballistic road machine, and we're curious if any of them will ever find the room to explore the car's rumored 288-mph top speed. Jason Fenske from Engineering...
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These are the five rarest Porsche road carsPorsche has been cranking out special versions of its sporting machines for decades now. Some of these are relatively high-volume trims or upgraded variants of existing models. Others are ultra-rare low-volume runs of highly desirable and capable Porsche all-stars. These are the five rarest road...
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Original Volkswagen Beetle stops by 'Jay Leno's Garage'There's something special about a classic machine. It gets even more special when you're staring down a vehicle that hasn't felt the tools and paint kits that come along with a restoration. An original runner is a glorious sight to behold, and one recently stopped by "Jay Leno's Garage" to pay its...
Jeff Glucker