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Italian stye is oft imitated but hard to actually get right. The Italians have knack for producing all sorts of goods that simply look fantastic, and this extends from their suits to their cars on to their... appliances? Yes, now that Fiat has teamed up with SMEG to create the SMEG 500 refrigerator. We're not talking about the modern Fiat 500. No, this is the still-good-looking Cinquecento which has been cut down and reworked into a machine that will keep your food and beverages icy cold. This quirky home decor talking point is the latest design piece to join the Fiat 500 Design Collection...
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BMW Compares All Three Generations Of Its X5: VideoWith the launch of the 2014 X5 later this year, BMW’s mid-size luxury SUV will be entering its third generation. It’s hard to believe that the original X5 was only launched in 2000 but since then the vehicle has gone on to win numerous accolades, spawned high-performance M variants and...
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Will Mercedes’ New S Class Coupe Keep CL Name?With the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class now out in the open, attention turns to the coupe version of the car, which in previous generations was known as the CL Class. The next generation of the big luxury coupe, which has been spied in prototype form for over a year, is widely expected to be called an...
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Explore McLaren Automotive Through Its New Web Portal: VideoThe newly established sports car manufacturing arm of McLaren, McLaren Automotive, has launched today a new web portal where fans of the brand, young and old, can get deeply familiar with the brand and its philosophies. The new site is aimed at offering unparalleled inside access to McLaren, with...
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BMW M Power App Turns Your iPhone Into A Track ToolIf you have a fast car you're probably going to want to drive it quickly. You might also want to know just how well you're doing on your local track with regards to speeds and lap times. You could spend a whole lot of dough on a multitude of data logging devices, or you could find an app that has...
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Chris Harris Drives The 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Formula Ford On Road And Track: VideoFord’s formula race car powered by its award-winning 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine may seem tame considering it’s only producing around 177 horsepower in street-legal trim, but as Chris Harris found out there’s certainly nothing tame about a turbocharged and direct-injected 1.0-liter...
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TVR was one of the more refreshing, yet slightly-mad, sports car manufacturers in the world. Its cars were uniquely styled and offered amazing performance for the price. But some shied away from the cars, mostly due to the cottage-industry build quality and out-of-place ergonomics. Many many were reluctant to buy them due to the fact that TVR’s more recent models were devoid of electronic aids such as ABS as well as stability and traction control. Production in TVR’s historic plant in Blackpool, England, came to an end in 2006 and since then there have been numerous attempts to...
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Formula One Canadian Grand Prix PreviewAfter the first two European races of the year, Formula One’s mid-season flyaway takes teams to Montreal for race number seven, the Canadian Grand Prix. The race once again takes place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuv, which is built on a man-made island in the St Lawrence River and has been...
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Flashing Brake Lights Signal A Recall For CadillacThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a recall for a small handful of General Motors products. It seems that a pair of new Cadillac models is acting up. The vehicles potentially affected are the 2013 Cadillac ATS, XTS, and also the 2014 Chevrolet Impala. Apparently...
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Ferrari Fetches Another International Engine Of The Year TitleThere's no denying that Ferrari produces some amazing engines. The Italian automaker creates some of the world's most stunning cars thanks to their sultry lines but also to the powerplants that motivate them. The latest engine from the mighty minds of Maranello is a 6.3-liter V-12 unit built for...
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Maserati Ghibli Shows Off In New Photos, Commence DroolingThe 2014 Maserati Ghibli is nearly here, and it's going to add some serious beauty to streets around the world. Originally making its debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show, Maserati took to Facebook to show off a few more angles of its new compact sedan. This sultry four-door will arrive in the...
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Vanquish Volante Spy Video, More Tesla ‘Gen 3’ Details, Chevy SS Pricing: Today’s Car NewsAston Martin is expected to launch the convertible version of its Vanquish flagship this summer. A prototype has been spotted and looks to be in the final stages of development. We have an exclusive spy video for your viewing pleasure. Tesla recently held its annual shareholder meeting and speaking...
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One of the Nürburgring Nordschleife’s living legends, ‘Ring Queen Sabine Schmitz, is taking on the challenge of a race around the German track. Her choice of ride is a Type-997 Porsche 911 GT3, albeit one modified with KW suspension. Her opponent is a Nürburgring expert himself, Ron Simons, the owner and CEO of RSR Nürburg, a company that will happily rent out a high-performance exotic for track days on the 'Ring. Simons’ weapon is a Ferrari 458 Italia, a car that’s significantly more powerful than Sabine’s Porsche. Who comes out on top? Click play...
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Acura Signs On As Sponsor For 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee'Jerry Seinfeld’s Internet-only 2012 comedy sensation, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, was born from a rather simple thought. Seinfeld merged the things he likes (cars, coffee and relationships with fellow comedians) into a variable-length series, designed for easy viewing on tablet or...
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Future BMWs To Come With SIM Cards, Access To New ConnectedDrive App StoreBMW is further enhancing its ConnectedDrive infotainment system with the latest slew of updates focused on improving the level of online-based in-car services. The German automaker plans to do this by fitting many of its vehicles with their own built-in SIM cards starting from this year. This will...
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2010 Lexus HS 250h And Toyota Prius Models Involved In RecallToyota has issued a voluntary recall on certain versions of its Lexus HS 250h and Prius hybrid vehicles due to an issue with the cars’ brakes. The recall affects all 2010 model year HS 250h and Prius hybrids, of which there are approximately 87,000 units in the U.S. The affected vehicles are...
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Elon Musk Reveals Tesla's Future Plans, Promises Affordable ‘Gen 3’ Sedan In Late 2016At its recent annual shareholder meeting held in the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, Tesla’s CEO and co-founder Elon Musk revealed some insightful details about the company’s future plans and products. As we know, the next model from Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] will...
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Photos From Bugatti Driving Experience At Circuit Paul RicardYes, even Bugatti has a Driving Experience program, though attending one is certainly no easy task. For starters, you most likely have to be a multimillionaire or at least know one. Then, you have to be formally invited by Bugatti, which means you have to be one of the marque’s dearest...
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Last summer, Aston Martin took the covers off its latest flagship and in the process revived one of its most storied nameplates, Vanquish. This summer, the Vanquish’s convertible sibling, a Volante in Aston Martin-speak, is set to debut. Here, we see a prototype for this Aston Martin Vanquish Volante in the final stages of development, carving up the Nürburgring. Previous prototypes were spotted undergoing extreme weather testing in the heat of southern Spain and the colds of northern Sweden. Now, it’s time for some high-speed testing, and if the performance of this prototype...
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Bentley Continental GTZ Can Be Part Of Your Oddball GarageDo you like coach-built machines? How about rare bits of automotive history? Have we got the car for you then. It's called the Bentley Continental GTZ, and the Z stands for Zagato. That would be Milanese design house Zagato, which transformed a 2006 Bentley Continental GT into the car you see...
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Rolls-Royce Goes Boutique In BangkokRolls-Royce builds cars that are just as much about the experience of purchasing them as they are driving them. To that end, the luxury automaker has built its first boutique shopping location, and it's located in the ultra high-end Siam Paragon mall in Bangkok, Thailand. This is a new way for...
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Porsche 911 50th Anniversary Edition Revealed: VideoIt was at the 1963 Frankfurt Auto Show in Germany that Porsche first rolled out its 901 prototype, a sports car designed by the grandson of Porsche’s founder as a replacement for the automaker’s 356 model. The car would eventually be renamed the 911 and go on to spawn seven separate...
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Lincoln Logs A Handful of RecallsLincoln is asking for a few 2013 models to return to the corral. It seems that quite a few 2013 examples of the MKS, MKT, and MKZ have an issue that requires immediate attention. According to Autoweek, there is a fuel delivery module in the fuel tank that could leak. That's bad. Leaking fuel could...
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2014 Chevrolet SS Priced, Will Set You Back At Least $44,470Rear-wheel-drive sedan fans rejoice! The 2014 Chevrolet SS is nearly here and it's finally got a price tag attached to it. The base price of the SS has been set at $44,470, not including the gas guzzler tax with which it will be hit. That price is only missing two options, which are the only two...
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