Car News
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Out on the Interstate, barely ten minutes into our first drive of the 2014 Infiniti Q50, my co-driver and I had already found something to marvel about in this sport sedan: We could carry on a quiet conversation. That might sound like a low bar—and there's much more truly marvelous, world-first technology in the Q50 to beam about—but it points to how Infiniti really has recalibrated its baseline with this model. In short, we think the luxury brand is going to sell many more of these than it did the brand's G37 predecessor: because in addition to all that tech, it now feels like a...
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Subaru, Higgins To Compete At X Games Gymkhana Grid: VideoDefending back-to-back Rally America champion David Higgins and the Subaru PUMA RallyCross Team are joining forces for the festivities at X Games Los Angeles. The team will compete in the Gymkhana Grid event against the likes of Ken Block, Tanner Foust, as well as his own Subaru PUMA teammates...
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Aston Martin To Take On Pirelli World ChallengeThe Pirelli World Challenge is an exciting racing series that features a variety of familiar vehicles racing on a wide range of circuits. From tight street tracks like Long Beach and St. Petersburg to wide and fast circuits such as COTA, the Pirelli World Challenge provides thrills for fans...
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A Lap Of The Proposed New Jersey F1 Street Circuit: VideoAmerica is finally back in the F1 saddle with the U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. But that's the only place in the U.S. that could have an F1 race soon--New Jersey's Port Imperial Street Circuit is still on the table. Placed as close to New York City as is...
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Porsche Looks To Electricity With E-MobilityPorsche is a smart company. They build cars that cater to both their most hardcore fans as well as the folks that buy the cars which allow Porsche to build the cars for the purists. Porsche is also keeping an eye on the future, and that future includes vehicles aided by the use of electric...
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Terrafugia Transition Takes To The Skies At EAA AirVenture 2013It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... no wait, it looks like it's just a plane. It's the Terrafugia Transition to be more precise, and the so-called flying car took to the air at the EAA AirVenture show in Wisconsin recently. This is the first time the Transition has been flown in front of the...
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While Volvo's range of vehicles does get a range of minor dress-up updates for 2014, the bulk of the range remains essentially the same as last year. Accordingly, the pricing remains much the same as last year, with the 2014 S60's base price rising $500, from $31,900 to $32,400, to cover the updates. The S60 T6 R-Design starts from $42,700. The changes that do come for the 2014 lineup are mostly focused on design updates. The 2014 S60 gets a redesigned front end, including a new hood, fenders, and nose; new LED tail lights and integrated exhaust pipes update the rear. The XC60 also gets an...
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Fiesta ST And Focus ST Buyers Get Complimentary Performance Driving CourseIt’s a sad fact that the majority of performance car owners don’t really have the skill to drive the cars as they were intended. Any number of performance driving schools around the country have been established to help you avoid this pitfall, however, one of which is the Skip Barber...
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Ford Celebrating The 150th Anniversary Of Henry Ford's BirthdayFor Ford, July 30th is a special day that is permanently marked on the automaker's calendar. One hundred and fifty years ago on that date Henry Ford was brought into the world, and the Blue Oval brand's future was set into motion. 'The automaker is celebrating the occasion alongside the state of...
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Gallardo Squadra Corse, 2014 BMW 328d, 2015 Ford Mustang Video: Car News HeadlinesLamborghini has unveiled another special-edition Gallardo, this time based on their Super Trofeo race cars, called the Squadra Corse. It's bred to be as close to the race car as possible, while still being street legal--and relatively comfortable. BMW's new 328d diesel luxury sedan has been rated...
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At Least Nine World Premieres For 2013 Los Angeles Auto ShowThe Los Angeles Auto Show doesn’t boast the international awareness that rival auto shows in New York and Detroit enjoy, but it still manages to draw in the big crowds with a handful of important reveals every year. The annual show in L.A. is typically where automakers present their models...
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2015 Ford Mustang Spy VideoEnjoy this new video of a prototype for the 2015 Ford Mustang, the sixth generation of the iconic muscle car. The updates to the new Mustang, an S550 to all the fans, will be some of the most significant in the nameplate’s history. And perhaps of most significance is the fact that the car...
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Rumors of a convertible version of the Scion FR-S and its Toyota GT 86 twin have been circulating for years and really heated up with the reveal of the FT-86 Open concept car at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show back in March, but sadly it looks like plans for the cars have now been dropped. Automotive News (subscription required), without citing a source, reports that production of a convertible FR-S/GT 86 twin was under consideration but the expected sales volumes were too low to justify the development resources. The news is sure to be a shock to fans of the FR-S and GT 86, as the FT-86 Open...
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Spanish Police Bust Fake Ferrari RacketWe see numerous replica supercars come and go, including some that could fool even an expert’s eye, but rarely do you hear of the cars’ builders being busted by the cops, despite the obvious copyright infringements and other breaches of the law that typically go hand in hand with...
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Is Ferrari Considering A Le Mans LMP1 Entry?Ferrari has a long and prestigious history in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, a history that has led to many a story, including the famous one of Ford and its GT40 ending the dominance of the Prancing Horse at Le Mans back in 1965. The Italian automaker has nine overall wins at Le Mans and is one of the...
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Race-Inspired Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse UnveiledIt was only a few months ago that Lamborghini founded its Squadra Corse department to handle its motorsport activities, including its one-make series, the Blancpain Super Trofeo. The Super Trofeo race series spawned its own special-edition racing Gallardo, and now the Squadra Corse department has...
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Forza 5 McLaren P1 Ride-Along Winner Collects His Prize: VideoMcLaren Automotive and Forza 5 teamed up earlier this year to offer a competition with the grand prize being a ride-along in the McLaren P1. With little more than dropping your name in a digital hat as the price of entry, the P1 ride-along was quite the enticing prize. For one lucky participant...
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Kiwi Building 3D-Printed Aston Martin DB4 ReplicaWhile we're not always fans of replicars, sometimes the enthusiasm of the owner/builder--and their attention to detail--wins us over. This is one of those times. Ivan Sentch, a New Zealander and Aston Martin devotee, has decided to build a full-scale 3D printed model of an Aston Martin DB4. He's...
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Earlier today, we brought you fresh spy shots of a test mule for a new coupe crossover Mercedes-Benz plans to launch in 2015. The vehicle, based on the bones of the M-Class, is aimed directly at the BMW X6 and a similar coupe crossover being developed by Audi. According to a new report, the new Mercedes, which most are predicting to be labeled an MLC, will be joined by a second, larger coupe crossover based on GL-Class running gear. Autobild reports that this second coupe crossover, to be labeled a GL Coupe, or GLC for short, could be in production by 2016. If built, the GLC’s basic...
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The Supercars Of The Goodwood Festival Of Speed: VideoThis year's Goodwood Festival of Speed went off without too many hitches--though a few classic and modern supercars and race cars did make unscheduled stops to collect a hay bale or two. Here, we have a compilation of most of the supercar hardware in the paddock, arranged in a quick-fire drive-by...
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Mercedes-Benz Teases Its Silver Arrow Of The Seas: VideoMercedes-Benz plans to unveil a new luxury yacht concept at the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show taking place in September. Called the Silver Arrow Of The Seas, a name derived from the automaker’s long history of grand prix race cars, the new luxury yacht was penned by the automaker’s own design...
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Final Factory-Built Mini Saved From A Life Rotting In A TunnelThere are plenty of stories about unique and amazing barn finds. Someone creeps into that old building hiding on an abandoned property and there just so happens to be a dusty Cobra chilling with the cobwebs. This, however, is a story about an interesting tunnel find. A worker at a former Mini...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz MLC, 2014 Porsche Macan, McLaren-Honda Talks: Today's Car NewsA new SUV is in development at Mercedes-Benz, and its working title is MLC. Due in 2015 as a 2016 model, the MLC is aimed at the BMW X6 and its four-door-coupe-UV ilk. Porsche's own smaller crossover/SUV is on its way, too: the 2014 Macan. Spied again in testing, this time essentially undisguised...
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IndyCar Goes To Mandatory Twin-Turbo Setup For 2014If you're not watching IndyCar racing, you should be. Yes, there are ovals, but there are also road courses on a regular basis, and whichever is on the weekend's docket, you're in for some of the best wheel-to-wheel racing anywhere on the planet. Next year, the competition should heat up even more...
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