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A special exhibition of Le Mans vehicles will take pride of place at this year's Geneva Motor Show, as the Swiss show pays tribute to the famous endurance race held in France. A total of 20 famous Le Mans race vehicles will be on display at the show, the majority of them overall winners. MUST SEE: Chris Harris Drives The McLaren P1 On /DRIVE Notable exhibits will include the famous Birkin Bentley Speed Six from 1929, Amon and McLaren's 1966 Ford GT40 MkII, the Porsche 917K, the Sauber Mercedes C9, Mazda's rotary 787B, and last year's victor, the Audi R18 e-tron quattro. Each vehicle is on...
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Fisker’s new owner wants to build V-8 Karmas with VL AutomotiveThe American arm of Chinese auto parts supplier Wanxiang, Wanxiang America Corporation, recently won the rights to Fisker’s assets in a deal valued at $149.2 million, which was approved by the Delaware court overseeing Fisker’s bankruptcy on Tuesday. Information about Wanxiang’s...
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China’s Dongfeng and French government buy stakes in PSA Peugeot CitroënStruggling French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën has been thrown a lifeline in the form of capital injections from the French government and Chinese automaker Dongfeng. Each party will offer 800 million euros (approximately $1.1 billion) for 14 percent stakes in PSA. The French automaker also...
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Chris Harris Drives The McLaren P1 On /DRIVEIt's not often that we have cause to envy others for their chances to drive awesome cars. But it happens surprisingly often with Chris Harris. Case in point: he's just spent some quality time with the McLaren P1, on the street and on the track. Harris is one of the few people in the world with a...
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2015 BMW M3 & M4 Priced From Low $60,000s: ReportWe've been eager to get behind the wheel of the new M3 and M4 since seeing them in the flesh at the latest round of auto shows, and now it looks like we know how much that will cost you: about $62,000, minimum. That's the starting price of the 2015 BMW M3 sedan in the U.S., according to documents...
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Porsche boss hints at 7th model, most likely a mid-size sedanTalk of Porsche launching a second sedan positioned below the Panamera dates back to early 2011. The latest word from Porsche is that adding a seventh model to the lineup makes sense, as it would allow the company to make a major model introduction every year since the typical lifespan of a Porsche...
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McLaren has finally confirmed that its 12C GT3 will contend the North American-based Pirelli World Challenge in 2014, something that’s been known for a while now as the automaker had received approval for the competition last year. McLaren itself won’t be competing but will be supplying cars to K-PAX Racing. A former Pirelli World Challenge champion, K-PAX Racing will compete in the 16 races across nine dates this season with two examples of the 12C GT3, which will compete in the top GT class. Drivers include veteran sports car driver Alex Figge and 2012 U.S. Touring Car...
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2015 Audi S3 Cabrio, 2016 Chevy Cruze, Gordon Murray’s Future Cars: Today’s Car NewsAudi has launched its first-ever S3 Cabriolet and the car is a likely candidate for the U.S. market. Based on the A3 Cabrio already confirmed for local sale, the S3 Cabrio gets a standard quattro all-wheel-drive system, sports suspension and a 300-horsepower engine under the hood. A prototype for...
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Shelby Brock Daytona Coupe Races Into Jay Leno's Garage: VideoThis Shelby Brock Daytona Coupe may be a replica, but it's a high-performance replica.
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Über-Rich Guys, Don't Feel Bad. Kimi Spun The LaFerrari, Too: VideoThis video does two things. First, it takes some of the edge off the scathing commentary the world is likely to hurl at the first money-rich but talent-poor owner who shuffles their LaFerrari into a hedgerow at triple-digit speeds. Second, it makes us like Kimi just a little bit more. ALSO SEE...
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Mercedes-Benz Pioneers 360 Degree VideosMotorsport camera footage is getting pretty good these days. Footage is clearer and more stable than ever, and so many cameras can be attached to the average race car that we've never got so close to the action. ALSO SEE: Über-Rich Guys, Don't Feel Bad. Kimi Spun The LaFerrari, Too: Video What...
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Gordon Murray: I’ve Got One More Supercar Left In MeMcLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray has revealed that he wants to build a new supercar that could take on the likes of the latest LaFerrari from Ferrari and even the new P1 from his former employer McLaren. He sees those cars’ heavy electrical systems as being too cumbersome and not at all...
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Infiniti is finally serious about launching a proper performance product, and our first taste of what’s to come is the awesome-looking Q50 Eau Rouge concept. At the concept’s reveal at the Detroit Auto Show last month, Infiniti boss Johan de Nysschen said that any production version of the Q50 Eau Rouge would be developing over 500 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. Unfortunately, he refused to say how the car might go about developing those numbers. We’ll find out the answer to that conundrum very soon as Infiniti has confirmed that it will reveal the powertrain of...
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Land Rover Defender Black & Silver Specials Set For Geneva Motor ShowMost cars have a lifecycle of six to eight years, with a facelift half way through the model cycle helping keep them fresh in the face of new competition. Some, however, soldier on for decades with minimal changes. One of those is Land Rover's iconic Defender SUV, deemed so fit for purpose by its...
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Aston Martin DB9 Gets New Carbon Special Editions: VideoIn addition to its new V8 Vantage N430, Aston Martin will be showing off a pair of DB9 special editions at the upcoming 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The latest special editions revive Aston Martin’s ‘Carbon’ theme, which was last used on the DB9 back in 2010, prior to the car’s...
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Ferrari Achieves Record Profit In 2013 With Fewer SalesWhile the general trend in the industry, even among luxury makes, appears to be to increase sales with little regard to exclusivity or whether a vehicle fits a brand, Ferrari is going against the tide and limiting the number of cars it sells each year. After reaching ‘Peak Ferrari’ in...
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy shots of a prototype for the second generation of Chevrolet’s Cruze compact sedan. The new Cruze was originally due late this year but its release has been pushed back to late 2015, which means we’re likely to see it list as a 2016 model. The delay will enable...
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Ken Block Joins FIA World RallycrossKnown for his Gymkhana series, but a serious rally race driver at heart, Ken Block is expanding his competitive schedule this year to include World Rallycross. Racing his Hoonigan Racing Division Ford Fiesta, Block will join ex-F1 and NASCAR driver Jacques Villeneuve on the World RX circuit...
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"The Beast" is an appropriately-named modified Ford Raptor built by German tuner Geiger Cars.
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Beware, Southerners 'One Inch Of Snow' Is All It Takes: VideoThe winter storms that hit the South this season were no laughing matter. Cars were crashed, people were stranded, a few unlucky souls died. But as someone who lives in the South and has seen the impact of these storms first hand, I can't help but enjoy the dark humor in One Inch Of Snow. DON'T...
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Need For Speed Movie Provides Quick Look At The Men Of The FilmLooking to capitalize on some of the automotive enthusiast crowd that looks forward to the next Fast & Furious film, Hollywood is nearly ready to open the doors to its latest fast-cars-doing-battle flick. The film is Need for Speed, and it hits theaters on March 14. ALSO SEE: Chevy Lists 28...
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Lotus-Branded LMP1 To Compete In 2014 World Endurance Championship And 24 Hours Of Le MansThe entries for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans are out (PDF here) and one of the big surprises is that a Lotus prototype will be contending the top LMP1 category, albeit the LMP1-L category for independent teams with non-hybrid cars. This is allowed because the Lotus prototype being fielded...
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Bosch Joins nanoFLOWCELL’s Quant Electric Sports Sedan ProjectAt the 2014 Geneva Motor Show next month, a little known startup by the name of nanoFLOWCELL will show off the second iteration of an electric sports sedan labeled the Quant. The first Quant was shown in 2010 and was the result of a partnership between nanoFLOWCELL founder Nunzio La Vecchia and...
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Meet The World's First Mustang Owner: VideoIt's 1964, and the Ford Mustang is coming, but it hasn't arrived in any owners' hands yet. People all over the country are excited about Ford's affordable new sporty car. Then Gail Wise rolls down the street in a powder blue convertible and everyone loses it. DON'T MISS: Chevy Lists 28 Reasons That...
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