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A Texas A&M professor's dashboard camera records a dramatic crash.
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Bugatti Rolls Out Fifth Legend Veyron Ahead Of Beijing Auto ShowThe penultimate edition in a series of six special edition Bugatti Veyrons honoring the most important people and cars that have shaped Bugatti’s history has been revealed ahead of a scheduled debut at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show on April 20. Part of the Les Légendes de Bugatti (Bugatti...
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Buick And Cadillac Top J.D. Power’s 2014 Customer Satisfaction StudyWhen it comes to keeping customers happy, dealerships for General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] brands Buick and Cadillac take top honors, according to the latest findings of a study conducted by J.D. Power. In the annual U.S. Customer Service Index study, Cadillac ranked highest among luxury brands for...
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Ferrari FF Coupe In The Works?Even after being on the market for a few years, it seems some are still unsettled on the styling of the Ferrari FF supercar and its relatively unique shooting brake bodystyle. In fact, one well-heeled Ferrari fan even went as far as to commission the automaker’s Special Projects division to...
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Peugeot's 340-Horsepower Exalt Concept Revealed Ahead Of Beijing DebutFrench automaker Peugeot has taken the covers off a stunning four-door coupe concept that it plans to present at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show on April 20. Called the Exalt, the concept takes the aggressive look first showcased on Peugeot’s Onyx supercar concept in 2012 and applies it to a...
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Watch A Turbo Hearse Run A 9-Second Quarter Mile: VideoIf you’ve died and don’t want to be late to your own funeral, this is your ride. Built by AMS Performance, this turbocharged Caprice hearse claims to be the fastest coffin-carrier in the world. It can run the quarter-mile in the high-9-second range, as it demonstrates in this video...
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Mercedes-Benz is giving its flagship roadster a power boost for the 2015 model year. The SL63 AMG's twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V-8 gets a hefty 48-horsepower increase, bringing total output to 585 horsepower--matching that of the upcoming 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG coupe, and making both cars the most powerful vehicles yet to carry this particular engine. MUST SEE: Watch A Turbo Hearse Run A 9-Secon Quarter Mile: Video As well as the power boost, torque has risen by almost 74 pound-feet, bringing the already meaty total to over 664 pound-feet. As with all SLs, this is delivered to the rear...
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Marussia Sports Car Company Disbanded, F1 Team Unaffected: ReportA report out of Russia claims that sports car firm Marussia, formed in 2007 by former racing driver Nikolay Fomenko, has been disbanded and staff reassigned to a government project. Fomenko had developed a pair of sports car prototypes under the Marussia brand, the B1 and B2, and in 2010 bought a...
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BMW Laser Headlights To Make Motorsports Debut At Nürburgring 24-Hour RaceBMW says its Z3 GT3 will be the first race car equipped with laser headlights.
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Land Rover Transparent Hood, Bentley Mulsanne Hybrid, 2015 Ford Focus: Today’s Car NewsLand Rover has presented an innovative technology that allows a driver to actually see a car’s wheels making contact with the road. It’s called the transparent hood and it has to be seen to be believed. Bentley has rolled out its first hybrid, a concept based on the automaker’s...
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Maserati Raced By Stirling Moss Up For Sale In MonacoWhat would you do with 4 million-5.5 million euros (around $5.5m-$7.6m)? A fleet of Bugatti Veyrons, perhaps? Build the biggest garage you can and fill it with pretty much every one of your dream cars? MUST SEE: Land Rover's Transparent Hood Is Technology From The Future: Video If the 1956 Maserati...
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Ford Prepares For Next Week's Mustang 50th Anniversary CelebrationWe’re just over a week away from the Mustang’s 50th birthday, and Ford is finalizing its preparations for the celebration. The Mustang officially turns 50 on April 17, and as you may have guessed Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has a lineup of events planned. These include a repeat of the...
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Mercedes-Benz has given us our first look at a new crossover with coupe-like styling that it plans to launch in 2015 as a rival to the BMW X6. That first look comes via a new concept, which will make its world debut at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show on April 20. The concept’s profile looks very similar to that of the X6, although there’s no mistaking the look of the front for anything but that of a Mercedes. The grille, intakes and flanks all feature contemporary Mercedes themes, while the off-road characteristics such as the skid plates and side rails look like they’ve been...
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Bentley Previews Hybrid Tech In Mulsanne, Confirms It For New SUVBentley has hinted at the launch of a hybrid for the past couple of years and confirmed at the reveal of its EXP 9 F in 2012 that an electrified option was being considered for the SUV concept’s eventual production version. Now the British automaker has previewed its hybrid system in a...
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Inside Koenigsegg Looks At The One:1’s Active Rear Wing: VideoThe latest episode from season two of /DRIVE’s Inside Koenigsegg, which is focused on the new One:1, looks at the 1,340-horsepower supercar’s active rear wing. Earlier episodes looked at the engine of the One:1 and the preparation of the car for its world debut at the recent 2014 Geneva...
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Audi Announces A6 Plug-In Hybrid For Chinese MarketAudi is committed to launching plug-in hybrid versions of its mainstream models such as the A3, A4, A6 and Q7. A plug-in hybrid A3, the A3 Sportback e-tron, has already been revealed and is due in local showrooms early next year. Now, Audi has confirmed the launch of its second plug-in hybrid...
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Land Rover’s Transparent Hood Is Technology From The Future: VideoIf you’ve been feeling like us, like you’ve been shortchanged by the promises of your childhood and the under-delivery of the modern era—at least when it comes to cars—look no further than this innovation from Land Rover. It’s not The Jetsons, but it’s something...
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SRT Viper Races F-16 Viper Fighter Jet: VideoViper versus Viper. Car versus jet. Which will win? We won’t spoil the result for you, but we will say the outcome may be surprising to some. MUST SEE: Teen Drives Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Into Texas Pool: Video The F-16’s official name is the Fighting Falcon, but its pilots more commonly...
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Search any automotive-themed internet forum and at some point, somewhere, you'll find a post from someone urging Toyota to bring back the Supra. The rear-drive sports car was once a mainstay of Toyota's range but died off in the U.S. in the late 1990s. Since then, only the short-lived MR2 Spyder, hyper-expensive Lexus LFA supercar and fun but low-powered Scion FR-S have filled the sports car gap in Toyota's range--but the FT-1 Concept could change that. It's the latest concept vehicle to appear on Jay Leno's Garage, and though Jay doesn't get to drive it this time around, he's as excited...
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Jenson Button Riding Luxuriously At Each F1 Race Thanks To Rolls-RoyceJensen Button is all set to ride in serious comfort for the rest of the Formula 1 season. No, he hasn't made any changes to his McLaren-Mercedes race car. Instead, he's signed with Rolls-Royce to help promote the brand at each stop along the F1 calendar. By promoting the brand, he will be driving...
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Toyota’s Prototype History At Le Mans: GalleryThe 2014 World Endurance Championship season is shaping up to be one of the most interesting in the past decade, especially at the top of the field, with Porsche in the prototype ranks, facing off against Audi and Toyota. But with Audi’s record of dominance and the addition of Porsche, Toyota...
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Tesla Model S...Convertible? Newport Takes Top Off Popular EVFew motoring experiences beat the thrill of driving a convertible along your favorite road, and owners of Tesla's first electric car, the Roadster, would surely agree. The electric car firm doesn't currently offer a convertible in its one-car range, but Newport Convertible Engineering out of...
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2015 Challenger And Charger, Audi Q4 Concept, Camaro ZL1 In Pool: Car News HeadlinesDodge has confirmed that it will present updated versions of the Challenger and Charger at the 2014 New York Auto Show next week. Coming in for the 2015 model year, the updated muscle cars get new styling and tech features. Audi has released the first images of a new concept that applies the...
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Ford’s S-Max Concept Gets Vignale Makeover For Milan Fashion WeekFord’s European division has revealed the second concept previewing its new Vignale premium trim. The concept, which made its debut today at Milan Fashion Week, is based on the previously revealed S-Max concept and follows on from the original Mondeo Vignale concept shown last year. Vignale...
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