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If indeed Nissan execs were displeased by the construction of the original Juke-R four years ago, they have a funny way of showing it. That’s because the Japanese automaker has unveiled a new version at the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed currently underway in the U.K., where the vehicle will take on the event’s famous hill climb with GT Academy winner Jann Mardenborough behind the wheel. In case you’ve forgotten, the original Juke-R started out as an off-book project by some of Nissan’s British staff and motorsport partners. The goal was to shoehorn the GT-R’s...
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McLaren Celebrating Its Motorsports Legends, Rolls Out Alain Prost-Inspired P1The 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed gets underway today in the U.K., and one of the stars of the show will be this unique McLaren P1 prepared by the MSO personalization department. Its special livery was inspired by motorsport legend Alain Prost, in particular the Frenchman’s patriotic livery...
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Revealed: Live Photos And VideoChevrolet’s second-generation Cruze compact sedan designed for the U.S. market has been revealed (the Chinese-market version was shown last year), and it brings a raft of new changes that make it quite the technological leap over its predecessor, a car that managed to sell more than 3.5...
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Morgan to premiere EV3 electric 3 Wheeler prototype at GoodwoodWe all know that the Morgan 3 Wheeler is one of the greatest tools that you can use to enter motoring heaven. It's an open-top, reverse-trike, motorcycle-engined marvel that's rooted in the past yet is still able to capture the imaginations of those in the present day. Looking towards the future...
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Mamma Mia: The New Alfa Romeo Giulia Finally RevealedThe Alfa Romeo Giulia has been revealed, and we can now confirm some details about the Italian marque's historic new sedan. The example above is the flagship Quadrifoglio model, and sports the four-leaf clover badge which has designated high-performance Alfa Romeos for more than nine decades. Power...
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Did Lexus Just Create A Hoverboard?The video is only a teaser, but this is how a teaser video should be done. It seems that Lexus may have created a hoverboard. We're not sure how, we're not sure why, and we're not even sure if this is real, but we've double checked the calendars to be sure we're nowhere near April 1. The tagline...
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MINI’s new Clubman is finally here, and as hinted at by last year’s Clubman concept the second-generation model is both bigger than the one it replaces and much more premium. The move makes sense as there’s now the Hardtop 4 occupying the spot where the former Clubman sat. There’s still a split tailgate but the signature suicide-style single rear door has been replaced by two conventional doors, meaning the new Clubman has six doors in total. Vehicle length measures in at 168.3 inches, and inside there’s seating for five adults. Compared to the outgoing model...
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Aston Martin Ups Power In DB9 With New GT TrimA successor to the Aston Martin DB9 is in the works but before its arrival the DB9 is benefitting from what’s likely to be its last round of updates. The big news is the addition of a new GT trim level which sees the DB9 receive the highest output in the nameplate’s history: 540...
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Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2016 Camaro Convertible, 2017 Jaguar F-Pace: Today’s Car NewsAlfa Romeo’s long-awaited rival to the likes of the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class is finally here, and we can confirm that the car is called a Giulia. It goes on sale in Europe later this year and should hit showrooms here in the U.S. around this time next year. Another vehicle going...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Preview: Live Photos & VideoOnly a month after blowing us away with its all-new, sixth-generation 2016 Camaro, Chevrolet has now taken the wraps off the car’s convertible variant which like the coupe will be introduced for the 2016 model year. The new Camaro Convertible sticks with a conventional folding soft-top but...
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Win Extreme Terrain's Supercharged 2015 Jeep Wrangler: VideoLast week, we broke the news that the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is coming. Complete with an available 707-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine and all-wheel drive, it's sure to be bonkers. But if you want a supercharged Jeep that'll keep going when the pavement ends, you'll still need...
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2017 Jaguar F-Pace Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy shots of Jaguar’s upcoming SUV based on the C-X17 concept first shown at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. Previously thought to be an XQ or Q-Type, Jaguar has since confirmed that it’s first-ever high-riding model will be called an F-Pace. While the name might be a...
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There's no shortage of entertainment options in Las Vegas, from world-class dining and shows, to good old-fashioned drinking and gambling. And yes, there's also Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But the recently approved Speedvegas facility is certain to be a destination enthusiasts will want to check out. The 100-acre facility will be just off the famous Strip, and give customers the chance to drive exotics offerings from Ferrari and Lamborghini—along with high-performance options from Audi, Ford and Chevrolet—on an F1-inspired circuit complete with sweeping corners and elevation...
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Samsung Builds A Truck You Can See Through, Sort OfWe've seen some pretty interesting applications of camera tech lately—see Land Rover's Transparent Hood and Jaguar's 360 Virtual Urban Windscreen. Yet Samsung's Safety Truck seems particularly clever. Compared with the Jaguar Land Rover applications, Samsung's effort is decidedly simple...
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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Faces The 599 GTO At The Drag Strip: VideoWhen the 599 GTO was launched back in 2010, it seemed like Ferrari had set itself an almost impossibly high bar for any successor. After all, the car’s V-12 was tuned to deliver 661 horsepower, and its six-speed automated manual gearbox was one of the fastest in the business, helping the 599...
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New Video Outlines The Best That BMW Individual Has To OfferVehicle personalization has never been more popular, especially when it comes to the ultra-luxury marques such as Rolls-Royce and Ferrari where almost every product rolling off the line has been individually customized in some way. But you don’t have to be a one-percenter to have your vehicle...
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Tesla Model 3 To Be Revealed In 2016, Enter Production In 2017With Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] having missed some promised deadlines for the launch of its Model X SUV—it’s now due this fall—many industry watchers have become wary of the automaker’s promise that the crucial Model 3 mainstream electric sedan will arrive by 2016. The issue...
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2016 Mercedes GLE Coupe, 2016 Lincoln MKX, Malloy Hoverbike: Car News HeadlinesWe’ve just driven Mercedes-Benz’s new GLE Coupe, both in standard and high-performance Mercedes-AMG flavors. There’s no way around it: the GLE Coupe feel portly, but no more, truthfully, than its BMW X6 rival. Lincoln has completely redesigned the MKX mid-size crossover for the...
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For the past several years, Lexus has been competing in the annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb using a specially-developed IS F sedan called the CCS-R. For this year’s 'Race to the Clouds', Lexus has prepared a new car based on its RC F coupe. The new car is the RC F GT concept, and it may just preview a new, more hardcore version of the RC F that could be built to rival BMW’s upcoming M4 GTS as well as the eventual Black Series version of Mercedes-AMG’s C63. The RC F GT concept has been developed using knowledge gained in developing and racing the RC F GT3 and has benefited...
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Defense Department Working On Hoverbikes: VideoFans of the Star Wars movies need no convincing of the virtues of a hoverbike, and it appears neither does the military. The Department of Defense is teaming up with Malloy Aeronautics to turn the British engineering firm’s hoverbike concept into a reality, with further development and...
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Patent Drawings May Depict Production Version Of Renault’s Alpine Sports CarFrench automaker Renault earlier this month unveiled a new concept car that not only marked the 60th anniversary of its Alpine performance brand but also previewed a new sports car to be sold under the brand starting from 2016. Since the concept’s reveal, new patent drawings have emerged that...
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Walter Röhrl Crashes Porsche 918 Spyder: VideoFor most Porsche fans, Walter Röhrl is instantly recognizable as the man vital to the development of some of the sports car marque’s greatest models. The rally legend, now 68, is currently the brand’s ambassador and key test driver. Recently, he was behind the wheel of...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Smashes Record For 0-300-0 KMH Run--Updated With New VideoWitness the power of the world’s first ‘megawatt’ car, the Koenigsegg One:1. The 1,341-horsepower supercar recently smashed the world record for the 0-300-0 kmh (0-186-0 mph) acceleration and brake test, requiring just 17.95 seconds to achieve the feat. That’s exactly 3.24...
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Land Rover Celebrates Production Of Two Millionth Defender With One-Off Model: VideoAside from a brief window in the mid 1990s, Land Rover's Defender has never been widely available in the United States. But the rugged 4x4's off-road prowess has made it an icon around the globe, and Land Rover recently celebrated building the two millionth Defender with a unique special edition...
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