Car News
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The Aeromobil 2.5 is latest car to take to the skies.
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1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 Heading To AuctionThe current Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is a beastly modern muscle car. It boasts a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine that produces 580 horsepower and 556 pound-feet of torque. Chevrolet, of course, didn't just come up with the ZL1 designation out of thin air. In 1969, the automaker produced a very...
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Ferrari Comes Clean On Some Of Its F1 Motivations: VideoFerrari has given a surprising and somewhat rare look into the machinations surrounding its actions in Formula One, by providing two of its biggest fans--and critics--some face time. Those fans were Riccardo Verdelli and Gian Maria Lamberti, who in the recent past have posted a number of barbs via...
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Ultra-Rare Lotec C1000 Goes Up For AuctionJust when you thought you knew supercars, another appears from the woodwork and surprises you once again. Joining other rarities on that list of "cars I didn't know existed" is this rare Mercedes beast crossing the auction blocks with RK Motors Collectors Car Auctions (RKMCCA) this October 31 to...
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Can You Guess The Most Popular Mustang Color Ever?The Ford Mustang has worn many colors throughout the years, some more popular than others.
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Audi-Badged Volkswagen Up Rumors ResurfaceDuring the early days of development for Volkswagen’s Up minicar, it was widely thought Audi would get its own version of the car to serve as the gateway for a new range of ecological models similar to those offered by BMW’s i sub-brand. The rumor mill went into overdrive when Audi...
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Recently we were given our first official look at the next-generation C-Class, which hits showrooms next year following a debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Now, Mercedes-Benz is detailing some of the new technologies that will feature on the car. The new C-Class, which launches as a 2015 model, will offer a new level of luxury, quality and technology never previously seen in the C-Class, with some attributes never previously seen in the segment. This is made possible by Mercedes’ flexible MRA platform underpinning the car, which will eventually feature in the larger E-Class and...
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Canada’s Magnum Reveals Second Teaser For MK5 Track Car: VideoCanada’s Magnum Cars, an expert when it comes to building open-wheel formula race cars, is venturing into the world of road cars and will give us a first taste of its future plans as early as next week. On October 30, Magnum will reveal its new MK5, which the company describes as a...
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Honda Previews New Convertible Sports Car With S660 ConceptTalk of successors to Honda sports cars like the S2000 and CRX date back several years and has been encouraged by the occasional concept reveal by the Japanese automaker. However, in a speech last year addressing his company’s future plans, Honda CEO Takanobu Ito finally confirmed development...
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Lego Shelby GT500 Is No ToyThis 1:8-scale GT500 features disc brakes, replica suspension and, of course, racing stripes.
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Subaru And David Higgins Take Another Rally America ChampionshipDavid Higgins clinched his third consecutive Rally America Championship at the 2013 Lake Superior Performance Rally.
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Lapping The Aston Martin V12 Vantage S At Silverstone: VideoSee what it's like to lap Silverstone in the most extreme Aston Martin ever.
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The 1940 Buick Model 81C trunkback phaeton used in Casablanca is coming up for auction.
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Porsche Cares About Your Hair, Patents Seat-Mounted Wind DeflectorsThe simple pleasure of throwing the top down on a convertible and going for a drive is one that everyone with a license should experience. The sights, the sounds, the sun on your face, and the wind whipping your carefully-styled locks into a tangled psychotic frenzy of hair...ah yes, not everyone...
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'Virtual Windshield' Makes Passing Easier By Making Cars TransparentVideos and dedicated short-range communication could eliminate blind spots caused by large vehicles.
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Watch Nissan’s ZEOD RC Le Mans Car At Its Track Debut: VideoLate last week, Nissan took the covers off its ZEOD RC electric Le Mans prototype, which it plans to field as a ‘Garage 56’ experimental entry in next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Nissan revealed the car on the eve of the sixth round of the 2013 World Endurance Championship at Fuji...
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The Next Craze In Supercar Wraps: 3D Effects?There's nothing quite like a brand new paint job, freshly applied from bare metal up. But not everyone can afford that, and if we're talking high-end luxury cars and supercars, not everyone wants to change their car in such a permanent way. Hence the popularity of wraps--vinyl and laminate sheets...
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News Crew Catches Passed-Out Driver Waking Up, Crashing Into Cars, Fleeing: VideoThis video is hard to believe, but it appears to be as real as it gets. A man, passed out in his heavy-duty Ram truck (for one reason or another) along the side of a stretch of the Buford Connector in Atlanta, Georgia, is being filmed by a news crew. Then it gets surreal. The man's truck is...
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Here in the U.S., Tesla Model S owners are likely to rarely reach the car’s 130 mph top speed, but in Germany, where the electric sedan has just been launched, this isn’t the case, thanks to the country’s unrestricted stretches of autobahn. The CEO of Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA], Elon Musk, recently got to experience driving a Model S on the autobahn and determined he could make the experience even better. At a recent presentation at Tesla’s new service center in the German city of Munich, Musk revealed he will offer a free upgrade for the Model S aimed at improving the...
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2015 Small Buick Crossover Spy ShotsBuick is working on a new crossover designed to squeeze in between its compact Encore and larger Enclave. The vehicle is tipped to be called the Anthem and was previewed in 2011 by the Buick Envision concept. Today we have our first spy shots of a prototype for the new crossover, which we expect to...
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Ferrari Celebrates 30 Years In Hong Kong With 600 Car Gathering: VideoFerrari celebrated 30 years of selling its cars in Hong Kong with a gala event attended by chairman Luca di Montezemolo and over 2,000 guests. There was also more than 600 Ferrari cars present, spanning every era, and these were arranged to form the characteristic symbol of Hong Kong, the...
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Toro Rosso Offers Russian Teen Daniil Kvyat A Seat In 2014With Daniel Ricciardo set to replace fellow Australian Mark Webber at Red Bull Racing in 2014, his current seat at Scuderia Toro Rosso will need to be filled. The Red Bull feeder team has now confirmed that Russian teenager Daniil Kvyat will fill that seat, and race in the new season alongside...
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NISMO To Spearhead Development Of R36 GT-RThe launch of the R35 Nissan GT-R almost six years ago was an epic achievement for all involved with its development. After all, here was a car capable of outperforming exotic supercars costing twice as much, as well as being able to seat four adults in relative comfort and being easy to drive...
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Taking a closer look at the President's 'Beast' limoYou're familiar with The Beast, right? No, not the one whose name adds up to 666. The presidential limo that looks like a Cadillac but really isn't. If you're not up to speed, get cozy and learn some more about the combat-grade mega-limo that has ferried the President since Dubya's tenure. Of...
Nelson Ireson