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Last week was Nissan's Advanced Technology Briefing, held in and near its headquarters town of Yokohama, Japan. And one of the unexpected delights of the program was rides in two different cars from the Nissan Heritage garage in Zama, a stunning collection of 330 Datsun, Nissan, and related vehicles dating back to the 1930s. The first car we rode in was a mid-Sixties Bluebird SSS, known in the States as the Datsun 510--the compact sport sedan that really put the company on the map in the U.S. But then came the big prize: a ride in a far rarer and more powerful car, a 1972 Nissan Skyline 2000...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) Convertible Spy ShotsThough Chevrolet is playing coy with its teaser videos and information on the 2014 Corvette (aside from its just-revealed LT1 V-8 engine, of course), spy photographers the world over are having a field day with the coupe--and now, with the convertible. Lucky us. Here, we see a Corvette Convertible...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) Gets New LT1 V-8If you expected the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette’s fifth-generation small block Chevy V-8 to be chock full of technology, it sounds like you won’t be disappointed. Chevy has announced the specifications for it’s latest 6.2-liter LT1, and they are impressive indeed. First, the new...
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Circuit Of The Americas First Lap Ceremony, Onboard And On Track: VideoIf you're a fan of motorsports in the U.S., you know about the Circuit of the Americas. This past weekend, track officials and Pirelli North America put on a special event for media and VIP patrons to see the first official laps of the circuit--and even to ride along, and, in our case, drive the...
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2014 Infiniti G37 Spy VideoEngineers are hard at work testing prototypes for the next-generation Infiniti G sedan, which will be making its official debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January before (hopefully) reaching showrooms sometime next summer. We recently brought you some spy shots of those prototypes but...
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Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse Rafale Debuts At Sao Paulo Auto ShowThe fastest and most powerful convertible in the world, the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, has made its official South American debut on the eve of the 2012 Sao Paulo Auto Show in Brazil. And to mark its arrival, the people at Bugatti have decided to reveal a new special edition, which no...
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If you thought that SEMA was limited to tuners and mainstream automakers, think again. Even extended-range electric sedan builder Fisker is back in on the action this year, partnering with suppliers to demonstrate personalization options for its Karma sedan. First up is 3M, who will be on hand in Fisker’s booth to wrap a Karma sedan in a different vinyl treatment each day, showing the advantages of vinyl wraps over traditional paint. Since SEMA stretches over Halloween this year, two of the four color schemes feature traditional holiday hues. Gloss Burnt Orange and Metallic Black blend...
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2013 Jaguar XFR-S Spy ShotsPrototypes for the hardcore Jaguar XFR-S super-sedan are appearing with the least camouflage gear yet, meaning the car’s auto show debut can’t be far. Here we see an almost production ready example being thrown around the Nürburgring, with its new aero components, which include a...
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Chevrolet Previews 2012 SEMA FleetNext week is the annual Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) gathering in Las Vegas, Nevada, and this year is set to be one of the biggest thanks to a handful of modified vehicles from the likes of Chrysler, Ford and Hyundai. Now it's Chevrolet’s turn to show off its wares, and...
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DirtFish Rally School With Subaru Rally Team's David HigginsDavid Higgins is, if you're not familiar, the 2012 RallyAmerica National Champion driver (along with co-driver Craig Drew), and the lead wheelman in Subaru Rally Team USA's efforts. He's therefore, by definition and demonstration, one bad-ass driver. But in rally, it's not all about the driver (or...
Nelson Ireson -
2013 BMW M6 Gran Coupe Spy ShotsNo, this isn’t a regular 2013 6-Series Gran Coupe equipped with its M Sport package. Rather, it’s a fully-fledged M version of the new four-door coupe, spotted testing by one of our sleuth spy photographers on the Nurburgring, following up the last batch of photos from testing in...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Urus SUV Is The Right Type Of Vehicle For Lamborghini's First HybridMore stringent fuel economy and emissions regulations rolling in across major markets around the globe have all automakers, even supercar manufacturers, rethinking their designs and manufacturing processes in an effort to become greener. Even the likes of Ferrari and Porsche will be launching new...
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Though it's expected to be an evolutionary step forward from the C6 Corvette, the 2014 Chevy Corvette is being called "all-new" by Ed Welburn. Whatever the case, however, we'll find out the full details on January 13th, the day before the Detroit Auto Show. The new logo is a stylized set of crossed flags, like the previous Corvette emblem, but updated with elements that "reflect the sweeping redesign of the Next Generation Corvette," according to the company's announcement. Welburn says the new logo--and implicitly the new C7 Corvette--is "much more modern, more technical, and more detailed...
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Lexus LF-LC Blue Concept Underwhelms In AustraliaFor those that had expected a totally new Lexus concept to come forth down under, we're sorry: this is the LF-LC Blue Concept, which is primarily different from the LF-LC shown at Detroit this year in color only. We do, fortunately, get a single new spec, however, finally elucidating the power of...
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2012 BMW M135i Hatchback: Quick DriveWhile European carmakers are slowly coming around to the concept of releasing their best products in the U.S., there are still a few cars denied to American customers. One of these is BMW's latest hot 1-Series model, the M135i from its expanding M Performance range. Available only in three- and...
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Cadillac To Begin ELR Production Late Next YearIn August of 2011, Cadillac announced it was building its own extended-range electric car, based on the Converj concept and utilizing an evolved (but not yet second-generation) version of the Chevrolet Volt’s drivetrain. Dubbed the ELR, the shapely coupe is scheduled to hit the market in late...
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First production Nissan Juke-R ready for deliveryFirst unveiled as a concept in late 2011, Nissan’s all-out-insane Juke-R crossover has since gone on to tour much of the world, causing much excitement, particularly in the Middle East, where at least three people were willing to pay the astronomical asking price of $600k to see the car...
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2013 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder PreviewFollowing the debut of the facelifted 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo coupe range at last month’s 2012 Paris Auto Show, the first images and details for the 2013 Gallardo Spyder have now hit the Web. They reveal the same aggressive look that we saw on the coupe, plus a few unique elements. The car...
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UPDATE: The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte has been revealed. Click here for all the photos and details. Maserati is in the midst of an ambitious new model roll-out plan that will see the automaker’s lineup not only freshened but injected with some brand new models. Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne has expressed that he’d eventually like to see Maserati lift its annual sales to around 50,000 units, up from less than 10,000 last year. To do so he plans to see the launch of not only a new Quattroporte, but also a ‘baby’ Maserati sedan similar in size to the BMW 5-Series and...
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2013 Audi S8 first drive reviewThe previous generation of the Audi S8 was a bit odd among the full-size performance sedan crowd, though it was odd in a way we liked. Power came from a high-revving 5.2-liter V-10 whose design was derived from the unit in the Lamborghini Gallardo supercar, and its rating was an...
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Ford Showing Off Four Tuned Fusion Sedans At SEMAWhen Ford showed us its Evos concept in the summer of 2011, we immediately said “build it.” J Mays, Ford’s head of design said, “sorry, not going to happen - but don’t be surprised when a new model comes to market with many of the Evos’ design cues.” That...
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Another Wild Lexus LFA Prototype Spied At The NürburgringAt its launch in late 2009 Lexus confirmed its over-the-top supercar, the two-seat, V-10 powered LFA, would be limited to just 500 units in total and that the cars would be painstakingly assembled at the rate of just 20 per month. At that rate, production of the LFA is slated to end this December...
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2014 Rolls-Royce Ghost Coupe Spy ShotsJust as the Phantom has its Coupe and Drophead convertible variants, the Rolls-Royce Ghost is expected to spawn its own two-door models. The legacy started with cars like the Camargue and Corniche, both of which were based on the Silver Shadow, which itself is an ancestor of the latest Ghost. With...
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More Bespoke Lamborghinis On The WayFor Lamborghini, producing one more car than what the customer demands is not an option. Lamborghini is all about exclusivity, and this is something that’s not going to change anytime soon, at least if CEO Stephan Winkelmann is in charge. But engineering and building world-beating supercars...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran