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Jaguar recently confirmed its first-ever SUV will be called an F-Pace, and this week we saw some pretty revealing spy shots of a prototype for the vehicle. The F-Pace will compete against the likes of the BMW X3 and yet-to-debut Mercedes-Benz GLC, and should be in showrooms sometime next year. McLaren this week confirmed a new model called the 675LT, which will pack a hellish 666 horsepower. It will be the most extreme variant in a new family of cars called the Super Series, other members of which include the existing 625C and 650S. We drove the all-new 2016 Discovery Sport this week, Land...
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Nick Offerman Gives You Every Reason You Need To Watch NASCAR In Two MinutesWhether you already love NASCAR (or racing in general) or you think it’s a giant waste of time, we challenge you to spend two minutes with Nick Offerman—better known to some as Parks & Recreation’s Ron Swanson—and not come away convinced. MUST SEE: How Do You Remove The...
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How Do You Remove The Roof Of A Pagani Zonda? Very, Very Carefully: VideoYou definitely don’t want to get caught out in a rain storm in your Pagani Zonda 760 Roadster, because it will be filled with pools of water long before the top is out of its storage place in the nose and back on top of the car. MUST SEE: Nick Offerman Gives You Every Reason You Need To Watch...
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‘Furious 7’ Behind-The-Scenes Footage Hits The Web--Updated With New VideoFollowing last November’s release of the first trailer for Furious 7, the seventh installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise, the producers of the film have now released two short teaser trailers each showing seven seconds of behind-the-scenes footage of some of the new movie’s...
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Audi Rules Out Models Smaller Than A3 In U.S.Anyone in the U.S. hoping for Audi to eventually bring over its A1 subcompact range is going to be disappointed, as the automaker has ruled out bringing over anything smaller than the A3 compact. This means we’re also going to miss out on the new Q1 subcompact crossover that’s currently...
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Packs 155 HP, 148 LB-FTWe’ve known for a while now that the new sports roadster from Mazda would be lighter, stiffer, nicer, and a whole lot prettier than the car it replaces. Now we know the car’s power and torque ratings. ALSO SEE: Tesla Model X Update: Prototype Caught Testing On Video According to...
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Some last minute bridge financing has allowed Spyker to stave off bankruptcy. The Dutch sports car manufacturer now plans to continue work on its B6 Venator as well as complete a merger with an electric aircraft manufacturer based in the U.S. Pre-season testing for the 2015 Formula One World Championship starts next week and today we saw two more F1 cars competing in the new season revealed. They’re from Ferrari and Mercedes AMG. Nissan also has a new race car coming, though it’s set to compete in the World Endurance Championship, which includes the prestigious 24 Hours of Le...
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Acceleration-Improving Tesla Model S P85D Update Coming, Musk TweetsA new software update will make the Tesla Model S P85D even quicker.
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Vettel And Räikkönen Help Launch Ferrari’s 2015 Formula One Car: VideoAfter a disastrous Formula One season last year, in which it failed to gain a single win, Ferrari has revealed the new car it hopes will turn around its fortunes. The car is called the SF15-T, with “SF” representing Scuderia Ferrari, “15” the year, and “T” the...
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Toyota Confirms 2017 World Rally Championship Return: VideoToyota has finally ended years of speculation about its World Rally Championship return by confirming its intention to enter the sport in 2017, a year that will see substantially updated regulations introduced. That may still be two years away but Toyota isn’t wasting any time in its WRC...
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2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 Teased, Reveal May Come During Super BowlNissan has released the first photo of its all-new race car that will compete this year in the premier LMP1 category of the World Endurance Championship, which also means racing alongside the likes of Audi, Porsche and Toyota at the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nissan first confirmed its...
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Reigning World Champion Mercedes AMG Reveals W06 Hybrid 2015 Formula One CarThe Mercedes AMG Formula One team has revealed the new race car it hopes will see it win its second-straight world championship. The latest Silver Arrow is called the W06 Hybrid and it’s the successor to last year’s unstoppable W05 Hybrid, which not only saw the team take home the...
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Spyker was finally forced into bankruptcy late last year by a Dutch court after it was determined the struggling sports car brand, already behind in its payments, wouldn’t be able to pay back creditors. Fast forward to today and Spyker is no longer in bankruptcy thanks to a bridging loan that will keep the company going for the time being. The bridging loan provided a solid foundation for Spyker in lodging a successful appeal to have the bankruptcy ruling overturned yesterday in court. The automaker isn’t quite out of the woods yet, as it still is operating under a...
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Rolls-Royce Phantom Nighthawk Bespoke Build Brings Bounty Of Carbon FiberThe Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe is undoubtedly one of the finest machines to ever grace the street, but as always with Rolls-Royce, each example is up for an endless range of bespoke treatment. Here, we see a tour de force effort from the company’s Bespoke team, leverage through...
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McLaren Readies For New F1 Season By Going 'Back To The Future'McLaren is no doubt eager to get the 2015 Formula One season underway. Drivers Fernando Alonso and Jensen Button will be tasked with putting the new Honda-powered MP4-30 race car on the podium, but it's not quite time for them to do so. The two are getting antsy, but there's a release from the...
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Is Elon Musk Aging In Reverse? Video Evidence From 1999 McLaren F1 DeliveryElon Musk, space entrepreneur and Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] mastermind, has often been likened to a comic book superhero—most frequently, Iron Man—and in this video, we have yet more evidence to support the theory. Musk appears to be aging in reverse. While some would seek to benefit...
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Nissan Juke RSnow Makes TracksNissan puts tracks on a Juke NISMO RS to create the RSnow.
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Dodge Proves The 2015 Charger Hellcat Can Go 204 MPH: VideoSee this speed test video of the 2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.
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Most folks might dream of owning one super or hypercar. The current crop of poster-worthy vehicles include the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and the Porsche 918 Spyder. Paul Bailey is a man who dreams a bit bigger. The U.K.-based businessman just completed the Trifecta, and snagged the keys to all three. ALSO SEE: Did The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Lap The ‘Ring In Just 6:59.13? Nope. Mr. Bailey and his wife were the owners of a communications company that they sold for over $40 million. Since then, Bailey has been enjoying a handful of exotic cars that he owns. With some national...
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Jaguar F-Pace Spied, Lamborghini Aventador SV Leaked, 'Furious 7' Teased: Today’s Car NewsJaguar recently confirmed that its first-ever SUV will be called an F-Pace, and today we have new spy shots of a prototype for the vehicle. The F-Pace will compete against the likes of the BMW X3 and yet-to-debut Mercedes-Benz GLC, and should be in showrooms sometime next year. A new version of the...
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McLaren Reveals Honda-Powered MP4-30 2015 Formula One Car: VideoIt’s been more than two decades since a Honda-powered McLaren has raced in Formula One, and in 2015 that partnership is being rekindled. Between 1988 and 1992, using Honda power, McLaren won eight world championships and 44 grands prix, took 53 pole positions and set 30 fastest laps, all in...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf GTD Variant: Forbidden FruitVolkswagen has revealed yet another model we in the U.S. can only dream about. You’re looking at the all-new Golf GTD Variant, essentially a more practical wagon version of the diesel-powered Golf GTD hot hatch. It makes its debut at March’s Geneva Motor Show and like its five-door...
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Nissan, Infiniti Backtrack On Radical Performance OfferingsA lot can change in a year, especially in the auto industry it would seem. Not long ago, senior Nissan and Infiniti execs were touting some pretty radical performance offerings but now it looks like the cars are all off the table. In the Nissan camp, there were plans for an electric sports car...
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Henrik Fisker Looks To Form Joint Venture With Indian FirmIt appears Henrik Fisker hasn’t given up on making a lasting statement in the automotive world. After suffering the setback of seeing his own car company go bankrupt and then sold off to Chinese interests, the Danish designer and entrepreneur is now seeking a tie-up with a firm in India...
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