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Like any true supercar, McLaren's 650S isn't best measured against its straight-line acceleration yardsticks--but that's not to say it isn't blisteringly quick. Today, McLaren revealed the performance specs for its Goldilocks model ahead of its debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show next week. ALSO SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video Built to slot between the P1 hypercar and the 12C supercar, the 650S defies the possibility of any naming convention while perfectly hitting its marks. The nitty gritty: the 650S rockets off the line to 62 mph in just 3.0 seconds, meaning it...
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BMW Group Classic Buys Original Munich PlantBMW is returning to its roots with the purchase of a new facility for its fleet of historic vehicles--returning to a building once used to build airplane engines in the early decades of last century. ALSO SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video The German automaker has acquired...
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Chevrolet Touts New PTM Feature For Camaro Z/28: Flying Car ModeChevrolet worked extremely hard to hone the performance edge of the new 2014 Camaro Z/28. We know this from our brief bit of seat time in the vehicle at the Milford Proving Grounds, and by taking in all of the technical tidbits the engineers could lay on us before our brains grew dizzy. ALSO SEE...
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Ford Picks Need For Speed Movie Director For 2015 Mustang AdThe 2015 Ford Mustang is set to play a starring role in the upcoming Need For Speed movie, so it's only right the movie plays a starring role in the ad for Ford's latest pony car. MUST SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video Directed by Scott Waugh, behind the movie itself, the...
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All 3 Bugatti Veyron 'Legends' Editions Released Have Sold; 3 Still To ComeWhen it comes to sales volume, Bugatti is one of the lowest performers in the world. But that's by design. In fact, there are more Veyrons on the road than were initially intended. Soon, there will be three more special Legends editions joining the roster. MUST SEE: The Story Behind The World's...
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Mercedes-Benz Zetros 6x6 Provides Luxury Zombie ProtectionWe missed the boat on this customized Zetros the first time it made the Internet rounds. That's alright, since the impending Zombie Apocalypse hasn't happened... yet. Still, that doesn't mean we shouldn't be prepared, and this Mercedes-Benz Zetros 6x6 is high on the list of appropriate land-based...
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Mention "Yenko" in GM circles and most will think of the Camaro Yenko. But Don Yenko is also known for another model, based on the Corvair--the Yenko Stinger. MUST SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video It's this model that features in Jay Leno's latest video, and it's another car straight from Leno's own personal collection. Just 100 examples of the Yenko Stinger were produced, all built with the intention of racing, and each was painted in traditional American racing colors--white with blue striping. While rare cars like this are often copied and based on less...
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Lamborghini Launches L Perfume In New Accessories LineThere are several smells associated with Lamborghinis. Burning rubber. Gasoline. The distinct aroma of leather upholstery. None of these really appeal as day-to-day scents though, which is why Lamborghini has turned to a select group of experts to develop its new 'L' men's fragrance in the...
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EDAG Genesis Previews Car Of The Far Future At GenevaThe term "concept car" has been muddied in recent decades by vehicles barely removed from production cars. Where once cars little removed from concept vehicles were a novelty and something to celebrate, today it's the norm, and only details separate concepts from their production equivalents a...
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Koenigsegg Joins Other Supercar Brands With Custom LaptopFew of us will ever be able to afford a Ferrari, or a Lamborghini, or a Koenigsegg. The closest most of us will get to an official product carrying the mark of a supercar maker is branded merchandise. A cuddly teddy bear, perhaps. MUST SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video A...
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Tesla Model S Voted Best Overall Vehicle By Consumer ReportsConsumer Reports has put together its list of the best cars in 10 of the most popular vehicle segments, and the cream of the crop has proven to be none other than the Tesla Model S. The news shouldn’t be a complete surprise, as the influential buyer guide did give the stylish electric sedan...
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2015 Subaru WRX Vs. 2015 Subaru WRX STI: Which is best for you?Can't make up your mind whether to go for the new 2015 Subaru WRX or step up to the 2015 Subaru WRX STI? If you're fond of the idea of having a turbocharged, high-performance (and of course all-wheel-drive) Subaru in your driveway, we're here to help decide which is best for your use. As we pointed...
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AMS Performance is in the business of making fast cars much faster. More specifically, they're best known for taking the Nissan GT-R and tuning it to insane levels of power and performance. They do this while also keeping the cars streetable. DON'T MISS: 2015 Subaru WRX Video Road Test This team has the distinction of producing the GT-R examples to run in the nine and eight second range in the quarter mile. They've also fairly recently managed to push their Alpha Omega GT-R down into the seven second range. They're doing this by producing nearly 2,000 horsepower from the motor, reinforcing...
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Rare Ascari F/GT Supercar Prototype For Sale On eBay: VideoThe seller claims this car is one of a kind.
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Ford Celebrates 80th Anniversary Of Australian 'Ute'Just as the U.S. is known for its pickup trucks, Australia is known for its "utes"--and Ford is celebrating the 80th anniversary of the concept in the country this year. Like America's pickup boom, utes came about through necessity. MUST SEE: The Story Behind The World's Fastest Nissan GT-R: Video...
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Jaguar To Launch R-Sport Performance Trim At 2014 Geneva Motor ShowJaguar's new XF trim level dresses up a dowdy diesel.
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2015 Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II Teased Ahead Of Geneva Motor ShowIt’s been known for some time that Rolls-Royce was working on an update for its Ghost, and now the first official photo of the car has been released. The updated Ghost, known as a “Series II” in Rolls-Royce nomenclature, will be unveiled at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show next week and...
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2015 Subaru WRX Video Road TestThe new 2015 Subaru WRX--it's a fanboy's dream. It throws off hundreds of turbocharged horsepower, and serves up awesome grip with some of the best all-wheel-drive hardware on the planet. It also looks like an aftermarket tuner job--on purpose--and comes with a CVT. So, are the Internet trolls...
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It's been ten years already, but if you still haven't absorbed the reality of a Porsche SUV, brace yourselves. There's a second one--and it's probably the best crossover SUV we've driven. Let us first-drive you into reality with the 2015 Porsche Macan Turbo, the vehicle that will cement Porsche's presence in utility vehicles, while you scour for all the loose change you can spare. First, some background. Porsche's been building five-seat Cayenne SUVs since the 2004 model year. It's been a runaway success, responsible for about 80,000 sales a year. So why not drill a little deeper? With the...
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Alfa Romeo 4C Roadster Concept To Bow In GenevaThe Alfa Romeo 4C is finally set to land in U.S. showrooms this June, initially at select Fiat and Maserati stores, but don’t run out to place an order just yet because an even more stunning 4C roadster could be just around the corner. We’ve learned via Italian website 0-100.it that a...
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2015 Jeep Jeepster Spy Shots (With Interior)Jeep’s long-awaited subcompact crossover has been spotted again, but this time as an actual prototype instead of the Fiat 500L-based test mules we saw earlier. The prototype gives us a much better idea as to what the final version will look like when it makes its debut at the 2014 Geneva...
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Lamborghini Renews Ad Personam Personalization ProgramLast year, each and every car sold by Ferrari featured some form of personalization, and Rolls-Royce has told us that it’s also experiencing record demand for its own personalization services. Lamborghini’s own personalization program, Ad Personam, hasn’t matured to same level as...
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Newport Convertible Pries Off The Roof Of The Nissan GT-RNewport Convertible Engineering has been chopping the roofs off of vehicles for over 30 years now. The California-based company takes existing vehicles with fixed roofs, and opens them up to the sky. Sometimes the change works, and sometimes it doesn't. They do offer something for everyone though...
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Ford Ditches Microsoft And Pairs With Blackberry For Next SYNC SystemA few years ago automakers realized that devising their own infotainment systems in-house was a fool's game. The systems quickly became outdated next to the fast-moving consumer electronics industry and were rarely as slick as the ones customers were used to on their smartphones and tablets. Ford's...
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