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It’s been almost a year since Hyundai first announced its intention to return to the world of WRC, and since then we’ve seen the Korean automaker slowly build up its team, establish a new motorsport center in Germany and start development of a brand new WRC car. Today, Hyundai revealed the first photos of its 2014-spec WRC car, which is based on its i20 hatchback sold overseas. The photos were taken during a test session last month where all three of the automaker’s recently-signed development drivers, Chris Atkinson, Juho Hänninen and Bryan Bouffier, got behind the...
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2014 MINI Cooper To Be Revealed On November 18MINI will celebrate the 107th anniversary of the birth of Sir Alec Issigonis, the designer of the original Mini, by unveiling the third generation of the modern MINI, the 2014 Cooper, at a special ceremony at the car’s plant in Oxford, England. That special ceremony will take place on...
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Toyota To Showcase Le Mans Tech In New Hybrid-R Road Car ConceptToyota will present a new concept at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month that the automaker has confirmed will showcase its hybrid technology from its race-winning Le Mans prototypes in a road car platform. Along with the announcement, Toyota released the first of three teaser images, which...
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Recently Crashed 2014 Corvette Stingray Being Analyzed By Chevy EngineersCrash tests are one thing, but actual real world crash data is quite different. That's why General Motors engineers are taking a close look at a recent accident involving a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. The C7 'Vette was being driven by a GM employee when it was t-boned by a Lincoln Town Car...
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Mercedes-Benz To Add Head-Up Display As Optional ExtraThe tech is currently making inroads in the world of commercial helmets and portable devices. It's also been available on a few other models for some time now. Mercedes-Benz, however, has finally decided to jump into the world of Head-Up Displays and will offer it as an optional extra on the...
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'Initial D' Draws To A Close With The Final StageTrue fans of drifting know that the original slideways hero was a young man by the name of Takumi Fujiwara. His drift machine of choice was his father's modified Toyota Sprinter AE86 Trueno (basically, a rear-wheel-drive Corolla built between 1983 and 1987). Fujiwara honed his skills while making...
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A year ago, a 1928 Mercedes-Benz 680S Saoutchik Torpedo won the best in show award at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and we could see another car from the German automaker achieve similar success at this year’s event. That’s because Mercedes-Benz is bringing two very special models to the annual event in Monterey, California, both of them from its own classic car collection. The first is the 1910 ‘Prinz Heinrich’ Benz, considered to be one of the first true sports cars ever made. The second is a 1907 24/40 hp Benz landaulet, which shows that even in the...
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Tony Stewart Breaks Leg In Monday Night CrashTony Stewart took to the Southern Iowa Speedway dirt track on Monday night to take part in a sprint car race. He wound up wrecking, and the crash was a rough one, as Stewart ended up breaking his right leg. Both the fibula and tibia... ouch. Because of the wreck, Stewart will have to sit out of the...
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Nissan Organizes Test Drives Of Its 2013 GT-R NISMO GT3 RacerIn the secretive world of race car development, it’s rare that a constructor will allow just about anyone to test one of its cars. Heck, constructors even withhold engine specs to maintain whatever edge they think they have over the competition. But in a rare opportunity, Nissan will allow...
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Fake Ferraris, 2015 Porsche Cayenne, Last 2014 Shelby GT500: Car News HeadlinesThe new 2015 Ford Mustang is coming soon, which means the current model will be leaving the market. Ford announced that the last 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible to be made will hit the auction block to help raise funds for the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). This vehicle could become a...
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GM Forms Dedicated China Unit, Hires Ex-Volvo CEO To Lead International OperationsThe past week has seen a number of major shakeups within the General Motors empire, with most of the changes aimed at improving the automaker’s international standing. The biggest surprise was General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] decision to hire former Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby as its new...
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Ford To Auction Off Last 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible For CharityThe all-new 2015 Ford Mustang is just around the corner, so that means the current, fifth-generation car will soon be bowing out of the market. One of the last of these, the final 2014 Shelby GT500 Convertible to be built, could be yours as Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will be auctioning off the car...
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Tesla has increased prices on some of its options while making others only available as part of packages.
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Lexus To Sell Previous Bodystyle IS F In 2014, But Charge MoreLexus’ sharp new 2014 IS sedan has just gone on sale and we so far have been quite impressed with its ride and handling. Unfortunately, a high-performance IS F version of the redesigned sedan is yet to be revealed so Lexus will continue selling its previous bodystyle IS F into the new model...
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Webber Beats Vettel’s Top Gear Time, Says He Won’t Miss TeammateDeparting Formula One ace Mark Webber was the guest star of Top Gear season 20’s series finale on Sunday night where he was able to land a parting shot to his Red Bull Racing teammate Sebastian Vettel. Webber was able to beat Vettel’s lap time in the show’s Star In A Reasonably...
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Video Shows Just How Deceptive Fake Ferraris Actually WereLast week, Spanish authorities arrested eight individuals for running a supercar replica business, where mostly fake Ferraris were built using humble Toyota parts and then sold for upwards of 40,000 euros (approximately $53,000). We have no doubt the people buying the fake cars knew they were fake...
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2013 Infiniti G37 To Live On, Side By Side With Infiniti Q50There's some funky name calling going on over at Infiniti, and it's all related to the G37 that's supposed to be yielding to the Q50. That's not how this is going down, however, as we told you earlier. Rumor had it that Infiniti planned to sell the G37 alongside the all-new Q50 in its showrooms for...
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Man Buys Ferrari... So He Can Possibly Buy Another FerrariFerrari is very picky about who it will afford the opportunity of purchasing its latest supercar. The newest of the mad machines is the LaFerrari, and you need a green light from the automaker before you shell out the big bucks needed to buy it. One Filipino man hopes to add the LaFerrari to his...
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If you go back just ten years, you'd find a lot of the in-car tech that you've come to rely on is missing. The race to be at the forefront of this arena is a never-ending fight. Staying one step ahead means you have to look towards new sources of innovation, and that's exactly what Ford is doing by maintaining a R&D office in Palo Alto, California. Ford has created an open source platform called Open XC. This platform allows developers to have access to tons of data, which otherwise gets discarded. Creative minds can find ways to use this data in new and meaningful manners that could...
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Smart To Preview New Fortwo In Frankfurt, Launch Crossover: ReportSmart’s third-generation Fortwo is a year behind schedule, which means it might be some time still until we see the car finally unveiled. To keep interest alive, Smart will reportedly unveil a pair of concepts previewing the design at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show next month. One will be for...
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Apple Could Be The Key To Getting Cozy In Your CarApple has become a major part of the everyday life of many a person across the entire planet. The iPhone, iPad, iPod, and a slew of other computing devices are found in pockets, backpacks, and across the tables of nearly every coffee shop you can find. From answering emails to crushing candy and...
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Last Classic Shelby GT350 Mustang Ever Built Up For SaleShelby American is about to end production of its modern GT350, which means the final example will soon be up for sale, but here’s your chance to own the very last of the original Shelby GT350s. The car, a 1970 model, will go under the hammer at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance...
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Ferrari Not Exactly Thrilled With Cut Car Convertible ConversionsA classic Ferrari will always fetch a premium at a high-end auction. It's essentially become a universal law that will continue to exist until the end of time. If you want an old Ferrari, you can expect to shell out serious amounts of money. Some fetch more than others due to a variety of factors...
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MINI Coupe And Roadster Going Away To Make Room For New Sports Car?There are only so many different types of vehicles you can make that wear the MINI badge on the back. Or so it would seem. The automaker has been able to churn out a handful of models over the years, and it looks primed to add even more iterations to its family of automobiles. According to Car...
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