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Earlier this year Tesla was granted a full five stars in the NHTSA's round of vehicle crash testing for its Model S electric car. While the way Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] originally announced that figure drew some flak from the NHTSA itself--suggesting the car was capable of a rating of more than five stars--the test data itself confirmed that the car was still among the safest vehicles ever crash tested by the governing body. Better still, the 2014 model year car has also been given a five-star rating. MUST WATCH: Twin-Turbo Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Shoots Massive Flames On The Dyno: Video...
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GT-R NISMO Headlines Nissan’s 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon LineupNissan will once again have one of the biggest exhibits at the Tokyo Auto Salon, with the automaker confirming 10 model introductions for Japan’s premier tuning fest. The headline act of Nissan’s 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon onslaught will be the 2015 GT-R NISMO although a pair of new race...
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First 2015 Ford Mustang GT To Be Sold At AuctionFord is offering up its first retail 2015 Mustang GT for charity, with the car to be sold at auction by the people at Barrett-Jackson. The auction will take place in Scottsdale, Arizona on January 18 and all proceeds from the sale, lot no. 3010, will go to benefit diabetes support group JDRF. The...
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First 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport DeliveredThe 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport is a truly enticing upgrade from the already-brilliant base model: packing a twin-turbo 3.6-liter V-6 engine rated at 420 horsepower and 430 pound-feet of torque, the CTS Vsport is somewhere between a normal Cadillac and one of its ultra-potent V-series models--as its...
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2015 Lamborghini Huracán (Gallardo Replacement) Spy ShotsThe Lamborghini Gallardo has lived a very long life, first hitting the streets a decade ago in 2003. It's due for a replacement, and this is it: the Huracan. Or is it the Cabrera? We'll know for sure soon enough. Huracan is the current best guess at the Gallardo replacement's name these days...
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2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid first drive reviewThe 2014 Acura RLX Sport Hybrid offers all-weather traction and V-8-like performance, with the fuel-efficiency of a four-cylinder. That's one way to sum up this tech-loaded luxury flagship, which will begin reaching Acura dealerships next spring. But after spending a few hours driving it, we can...
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Mercedes-Benz is working on a facelift for its CLS-Class, and that means separate variants such as the CLS Shooting Brake and high-performance CLS63 AMG are set to receive the same updates. We’ve already seen spy shots of a prototype for the updated CLS Shooting Brake, and now we have some new shots of an updated CLS63 AMG. The spy shots reveal that the updated car is likely to receive new bumpers with much larger intakes than those on the current CLS63 AMG. The shape of the grille has also been revised and it looks like there are some new intakes on the side of the bumpers as well as...
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2015 BMW X5 M Spy ShotsThe 2014 BMW X5 made its world debut earlier this year, but as yet, the hotter M version remains unannounced. Fortunately, we have a new batch of spy shots to give us an idea of what to expect. The latest spy photos of the upcoming BMW X5 M show it with the least camouflage yet, with only the...
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Front-Wheel-Drive BMW Revealed In New Spy Shots, Badged A 2-SeriesBMW’s new front-wheel-drive model based on the handful of Active Tourer concepts revealed over the past year won’t be classified as a 1-Series, as was widely predicted, but will instead use the newly created 2-Series nameplate. We know this because an undisguised version of the upcoming...
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2015 Subaru WRX First DriveThe 2015 Subaru WRX may be the most perfect shelter ever ginned up for Internet trolls. We're already super-familiar with their super-tired take on the new turbo all-wheel-drive sedan. To paraphrase: "This car, which is not substantially changed in feel or intent, and which I do not own, is...
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Porsche’s 2014 Le Mans Prototype Is The 919 HybridAt Porsche’s annual ‘Night Of Champions’ motorsport celebratory bash held earlier today at the automaker’s R&D center in Weissach, Germany, the name of the new Le Mans prototype that will see the Porsche marque return to top-level endurance racing after 16 years was...
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2015 Chrysler 200 Spy ShotsThe current Chrysler 200 was a substantive improvement over the previous Sebring, which many considered to be such a poorly executed car that it became a byword for low quality. Soon, Chrysler will replace the much-improved 200 with an even better car--or so it hopes--in the form of the 2015...
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The 2015 BMW M3 and M4 are here just a bit early--look for the full, official details later today--but we're not ones to look gift horses (or gift U.K. websites) in the mouth. So what's the deal with the new M duo? The M3 and M4 share almost all of their core details, just as they should--they were just coupe and sedan versions of each other until BMW decided it needed yet another name in its lineup, after all. At the heart of each is a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged in-line six-cylinder engine rated at 425 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque, according to the leaked data. BMW's new M engine...
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Holden to end vehicle production in Australia in 2017The manufacture of mass-produced cars in Australia is all but over, with General Motors’ local division Holden announcing today it will cease production by the end of 2017. The news comes just months after Ford announced it will end production in Australia by 2016, and the third local...
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2015 Ferrari California Replacement Spy ShotsWith the current California convertible delivering close to 500 horsepower, able to accelerate to 60 in under 4.0 seconds and capable of reaching speeds of almost 200 mph, the ‘entry-level’ Ferrari is hardly what you’d call lacking in performance. But next to cars like the 458...
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2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante first drive reviewThe Aston Martin Vanquish Volante is probably the sexiest car in the planet--the Internet says it is so--but what good is it in winter? If you're in the third of the country currently buried under a soul-crushing blanket of ice and snow, the only transportation you really want right now is a...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible: First DriveWe might even choose the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible over the Coupe. There, we said it—and it feels a bit like a confessional. To those who haven't been religiously reading car magazines (and following Motor Authority) for years, it's worth pointing out that, with the...
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2015 Ford Mustang's Secret Feature Is Burnout Control: ExclusiveThere have been quite a few headlines regarding the new 2015 Ford Mustang in the past week, but one that's got people buzzing is about a new secret feature that Ford won't talk about yet. We'd speculated that the feature would have to do with executing burnouts after being tipped to the possibility...
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If you were worried that the new 420-horsepower 2015 Ford Mustang GT might not sound the part of the ballsy muscle car, well, you're probably dealing with generalized anxiety. But even so, this video should allay any fears. It sounds great. DON'T MISS: Secret Feature On 2015 Ford Mustang Will Be An OEM First Loping along at idle like it has a nice, lumpy cam--though that's likely an intentional tune from Ford's engineers, a la the Boss 302's unique ECU tune--the 2015 Mustang GT opens up with a throaty roar when goosed. Bassy, loud but not obnoxious, and thoroughly American, the 2015 Mustang...
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2014 Chevrolet SS first drive reviewIf your exposure to Chevrolet performance cars has included recent versions of the Camaro and the Corvette, be forewarned: The new 2014 Chevy SS might have familiar firepower under the hood, but it's a distinctly different, more understated car in nearly every other respect. Here's a...
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2015 Ford Mustang Convertible Debuts Alongside Fastback Coupe: New PhotosYesterday, Ford took the covers off its all-new 2015 Mustang at a series of events taking place simultaneously all over the globe. But it wasn’t just the regular fastback coupe that made its debut as Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] also revealed the 2015 Mustang Convertible. Both the fastback and...
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2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S First DriveFlorida's the home of the bucket lists, for obvious reasons, our national Last Chance Saloon. So this week, I took "driving, Florida-style" off mine. Here's how: First, I drilled an Aston Martin V-12 Vantage S up to 143 mph in a straight line andthenIhitFULLPANICBRAKE, yanking it and me into a...
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2015 Ford Mustang: The Real Thing, Leaked (Now With Full High-Res Gallery)The 2015 Ford Mustang is all over the place--literally. First an early run of Autoweek outed the 2015 Ford Mustang in leaked images of its next issue. Then TIME added to the leak with clearer digital images, followed by the guys at Mustang6G with the GT version, badges and all (see the gallery at...
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2015 Dodge Challenger Spy ShotsDodge’s retro-inspired Challenger muscle car will be sticking around for at least one more year, though to keep things interesting a mild facelift will be introduced across the range while a new supercharged engine will be added to the high-performance SRT variant. The facelifted Challenger...
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