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It was only in June that Californian startup Rezvani finalized specs for its first product, the Ariel Atom-based Beast track car, but the company has already managed to secure a celebrity owner: Chris Brown. The singer’s choice of cars is about as varied as his wardrobe, with everything from a Bugatti Veyron to a Land Rover Range Rover to even a Dodge Viper among his collection. Now we can add the 500-horsepower Rezvani Beast. DON'T MISS: Spoiled Son Sets Fire To Gifted Ferrari In Order To Upgrade To New Model This video from YouTube user Charm Brittian shows Brown taking delivery of...
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Possible Donald Trump-Owned Acura NSX Found On eBayDonald Trump is having a grand old time bloviating across the country about how Mexican immigrants are problematic, women he doesn't like are dogs and pigs, and John McCain isn't a war hero. It's all part of a calculated marketing effort known as his presidential campaign. It may have the...
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2017 Infiniti Q60, McLaren 570S By MSO, Spoiled Son Destroys Ferrari: Car News HeadlinesInfiniti has confirmed that a redesigned Q60 coupe will be introduced for the 2017 model year. The new coupe, which is expected to closely resemble the handsome concept version unveiled earlier this year, will start sales in the third quarter of 2016. McLaren is bringing to the upcoming Pebble...
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2016 Opel Astra Sports Tourer Spy ShotsIt looks like the Sports Tourer wagon variant of the new Opel Astra will join the previously revealed hatchback at the car’s official world debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, scheduled to get underway September 15. Our latest spy shots show a near-complete prototype for the new Astra...
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Spoiled Son Sets Fire To Gifted Ferrari In Order To Upgrade To New ModelIn a bizarre case out of Europe, a 20-year-old Swiss man reportedly set fire to a Ferrari 458 Italia given to him by his father in a half-baked scheme to use the insurance money to upgrade to a new model. Incredibly, the spoiled brat is said to have had 14 other cars (including a Lamborghini) at...
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Infiniti Confirms Q30, QX30 And Redesigned Q60 Coupe For 2017 Model YearIt’s been a quiet year for Infiniti, with the only significant news being a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine being added to the Q50, a longer wheelbase being fitted to the QX50, and a limited edition Signature Edition model being added to the QX80. Next year, however, the...
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Lexus has confirmed plans to unveil two updated models at this week’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance without going into detail over the identity of the vehicles. The reveal will take place Thursday, August 13, at 7 p.m. PDT, and we already have a pretty good idea as to what is coming. One is likely to be the updated LX 570, leaked shots of which have been showing up online for the past several weeks. The updated LX, which will be introduced for the 2016 model year, receives new styling inside and out. Importantly, this will be the last major update before the big SUV is...
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McLaren Special Operations Prepares Pair Of 570S Coupes For Pebble Beach ConcoursIt was at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance that McLaren’s personalization department, McLaren Special Operations, had its coming out party. It was where we first saw the polarizing X-1, a custom-bodied supercar that was based on the bones of the 12C and showcased the extent of...
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Honda S660 Sells Out In Japan, Bought By Over-40 CrowdHonda has a hit on its hands with the mid-engine sports car known as the S660. The kei car went on sale in Japan back in April, and Honda has announced that the first year's entire run has been sold out. That is a production run of 8,600 cars and if you waited to place an order that means you've...
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Tony Stewart Sued Over Sprint Car DeathNASCAR driver and part-time Sprint Car racer Tony Stewart is being sued over the 2014 on-track accident that took the life of 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr. The wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Stewart by the late racer's family. LEARN MORE: NASCAR’s Tony Stewart Hits And Kills Kevin...
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Low-Mileage, Original 1969 Corvette L88 To Be Auctioned At MontereyTo Corvette fans, certain groupings of letters and numbers have a lot of meaning. For late-model cars, Z06, ZR1, and Z51 are important alphanumerics, and for fans of vintage 'Vettes, ZL1, L71, and L88 stir their passions. Later this week, Corvette fans will be able to bid on what may be the...
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Lexus To Test No-Haggle PricingOne of the most painful parts of buying a car is the haggling process. We have to assume that the sale folks hate it. We know that car buyers hate it. It's so frustrating that an entire company has sprung up around the fact that you can buy cars from them with the prices being firm and upfront...
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The 1965 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Don Draper drove on the AMC hit series Mad Men has just sold at auction, where the final bid came in at $48,980. We know, we know, you thought Don gave the car away to a budding con man in the show's penultimate episode, either to shed material goods or help put a young man on the right path. That was make believe, folks. The car was actually a prop and it's just been sold. ALSO SEE: Ford Says Shelby GT350R Lap Times Match 911 GT3, Beat Camaro Z/28 The Caddy was available through the auction company ScreenBid, which partners with Hollywood studios and networks...
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Lexus RX with third-row seats spy shotsTalk of a new Lexus crossover with third-row seats dates back several years, with Lexus even rolling out a concept of just such a vehicle, the HPX, as far back as 2003. However, Lexus general manager for the United States Jeff Bracken said in an interview last year that the brand may simply launch...
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2016 Honda Accord, 2016 Lexus LX 570, 2016 Mercedes G-Class: Today’s Car NewsHonda has introduced substantial updates for its Accord Sedan and Accord Coupe for the 2016 model year. In addition to a sharp new look, the cars benefit from loads more tech and even some body and chassis upgrades. Another vehicle being updated for the 2016 model year is the Lexus LX 570. New...
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America’s Trion Rolls Out Concept For 2,000-HP Nemesis Supercar: VideoWe have to admit that when we first heard about Californian supercar startup Trion and its plans for a 2,000-horsepower supercar, we were a little skeptical. In fact, we even called the car vaporware at the time. DON'T MISS: Spoiled Son Sets Fire To Gifted Ferrari In Order To Upgrade To New Model...
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Updated 2016 Honda Accord Coupe Joins SedanHonda’s 2016 Accord Sedan and Accord Coupe receive significant updates for the 2016 model year. The Japanese automaker has already detailed the sedan, and now we have our first look at its coupe sibling. The updates build on the solid platform of the ninth-generation Accord that was first...
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2016 Lexus LX 570 Leaked AgainHot on the heels of leaked images of the updated 2016 Toyota Land Cruiser comes new images of the big SUV’s corporate cousin, the 2016 Lexus LX 570. Both vehicles trace their roots back to the 2008 model year, when they were introduced as all-new models, and both were given updates for 2013...
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Nissan’s troubled LMP1 campaign in the 2015 World Endurance Championship shows little signs of improving, with the Japanese automaker confirming this month that it won’t be attending future races until it sorts out technical issues that hampered its performance at its debut race, June’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. The next race on the calendar is the 6 Hours of Nürburgring scheduled for August 30. “We know people will be disappointed," the chief of the NISMO motorsport division, Shoichi Miyatani, said in a statement. “But be assured that nobody is more disappointed...
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Kahn Design’s Defender-Based 6x6 Can Be Yours For $310kFresh from its debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show, Kahn Design’s insane Flying Huntsman 110 WB 6x6 based on the iconic Land Rover Defender is now up for sale, and the very first example, marked the “Prototype Mission 1”, can be yours for £199,875 (approximately...
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Ferrari F40 Sells For Record $1.2 MillionDespite being considered by many as possibly the greatest supercar of all the time, the F40, Ferrari’s last car signed off by company founder Enzo Ferrari, fails to attract the multimillion-dollar bids at auction typical of other rare Ferraris. That may soon change, however, as values of F40s...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class pricing starts at $120,825When we got the first details on Mercedes-Benz's 2016 G-Class range, it wasn't clear the specifications that would be available in the United States. Now we know what will be on offer here, and how much they'll set you back. Opening bids for the G550 will start at a heady $120,825, including a $925...
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BMW Brings Controversial M3 GTR Out For Monterey Car WeekYou've already heard that BMW is trotting out a handful of cars from its racing history. The cars will be fired up and tracked hard during the Monterey Motorsports Reunion event during this coming week's Monterey Car Week, which includes the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. BMW has...
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2016 Audi S8 Plus, 2017 Ford GT, Bugatti Royale Replica: This Week’s Top PhotosThis week saw Audi take the covers off a new version of its S8 full-size performance sedan. The new version is called the S8 Plus, with the “Plus” in the name signifying the car is packing 605 horsepower under the hood. That’s more than Mercedes-AMG’s S63, and it means the...
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