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Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing took home the victory at yesterday’s 2013 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix, but the win wasn’t a perfect reflection of his performance as radio comments between the triple world champion and Red Bull’s team management show. His team-mate, Mark Webber, was in the lead in the final stages of the race, thanks to a shrewd switch to dry tires from the intermediates used earlier when there was some rain. Both Red Bull drivers were then asked to manage the rest of the race, and to conserve tires and fuel in the process. This clearly flustered...
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2015 Ford Mustang Clay Models Leaked?One of the most anticipated cars of the coming year is the 2015 Ford Mustang, the sixth generation of the iconic muscle car and the first to be sold in global markets. Pictured above is just some of a handful of photos sourced by enthusiast site Mustang 6G that are alleged to depict clay models for...
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2013 New York Auto Show PreviewThe dust is only just settling on the floors of Geneva’s Palexpo Arena, home of the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, but already we’re gearing up for the next major event on the international auto show calendar, the 2013 New York Auto Show. Yes, Motor Authority’s editors are hitting the...
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Hyundai HND-9, Maserati Ghibli, McLaren 12C On Snow: This Week’s Top PhotosIs the Hyundai HND-9 concept an early look at the next-generation Genesis Coupe? We certainly hope so, as the latest concept car from the Korean automaker, which is scheduled to debut next week at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show, is one of the best looking coupes we’ve seen in a while, even if it...
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Sebastian Vettel Qualifies On Pole For Malaysian Grand PrixAfter proving quickest during practice, Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel has carried the momentum to secure pole position for tomorrow’s 2013 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix. The German youngster managed to post a blistering lap time of 1:36.435 around the Sepang International...
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Hear The LaFerrari’s Engine Bark In This Behind The Scenes VideoHere’s your first look at the LaFerrari supercar, the Prancing Horse’s new flagship supercar, out on the track, without all of the editing and studio-generated sounds of Ferrari’s original launch video for the car. Although brief, it provides us with a much better idea as to what...
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This weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to the two-mile tri-oval in Fontana, California, for the Auto Club 400. While many of the Sprint Cup races hit the same track at different times of the year, the Auto Club 400 represents the series’ sole annual stop in Fontana. Blame it on attendance; despite the track’s reasonable proximity to Los Angeles, a second race never drew sufficient fans to make the venture profitable. Californians, it appears, don’t embrace NASCAR in quite the same way that fans in the South do. The Auto Club 400 is a fairly new race on the...
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Mercedes-Benz Provides New Safety And Medical Cars For The 2013 F1 SeasonMercedes-Benz and AMG have been the official supplier of safety and medical cars to Formula One for the past 18 years. Just as Formula One cars have gotten quicker and more capable over the years, so have the Mercedes-AMG supplied support vehicles. The 2013 season is no exception to this rule, and...
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Porsche Discusses Its Plans For The 2013 Goodwood Festival Of SpeedThe Porsche 911 turns 50 in 2013, and the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed will factor heavily into the iconic sports car’s birthday celebration. All seven generations of Porsche 911 will be shown, alongside milestone 911 racers from Porsche’s lengthy motorsports history. The 1984...
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1,200-HP Shelby 1000 S/C: New York Auto Show PreviewBilled as the "most powerful production, street legal muscle car in the world," the 2013 Shelby 1000 S/C is headed to the New York Auto Show next week. Here's your first look at it. Powered by the same 5.8-liter V-8 as the standard Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, but with extensive work done to bring it...
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Acura Recalls MDX, RL And TSX ModelsLuxury brand Acura is recalling certain models built between 2004 and 2008 for two separate recall campaigns. The recall for the 2005-06 Acura MDX and the 2005 Acura RL, relating to unintended braking, also extends to the 2005 Honda Pilot. At issue in this first recall is a capacitor that may have...
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Aston Martin To Be Featured Marque At 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d’EleganceThe annual Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is, arguably, the most significant classic car event in North America. Each year, attendees come from across the globe to see the finest automobiles in the world displayed on the Pebble Beach Golf Links. There are plenty of auctions to attend, as...
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In the Forbidden Fruit category, we have a new entry: the Toyota GT 86 Cup Edition. With race car looks and upgraded wheels and interior, we're not missing out on too much. This isn't the high-po FR-S you're looking for. The Nürburgring is for sale, at a surprisingly low price of $152 million. Considering the track itself, as well as the on-site improvements (including hotels, and amusement park, etc.) that's quite a bargain. We're wondering why one of the major carmakers hasn't snatched it up yet. Could BMW build an M version of the 3-Series Gran Turismo? Maybe. It all comes down to...
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CEO's Resignation Is Latest Executive Shakeup At Mercedes F1The changes at Mercedes’ motorsport division shows no sign of slowing, with the automaker today announcing that Nick Fry, the CEO of the Mercedes AMG Formula One team, will resign from his post at the start of April. He will essentially be on ‘gardening leave’ until the end of...
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Ford Says It's Cleared The Lincoln MKZ Inspection BacklogLuxury brand Lincoln knows it has just one chance at a successful launch of its MKZ midsize sedan. To attract new buyers into the Lincoln family, “good enough” just won’t cut it, which is why Lincoln has scheduled a post-assembly quality inspection for each and every MKZ built...
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Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe most entertaining Malaysian Grands Prix have always been those affected by the changeable weather, and already at this year’s event we’ve seen some rain, which came in 40 minutes after the start of Friday’s practice session. In addition to the changeable weather, teams have to...
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Chrysler Teams Up With Carhartt To Develop 200 S Special EditionChrysler is introducing a new special edition 200 sedan, which it plans to debut at next week’s 2013 New York Auto Show. Developed in partnership with fellow Detroit legend Carhartt, a specialist in workwear, the new special edition is being introduced midway through the 2013 model year...
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Forbidden Fruit: 2013 Toyota GT 86 Cup EditionTo celebrate the start of the Toyota GT 86 Cup, a one-make racing series held in Europe and designed for Toyota's popular rear-wheel-drive sports car, the Japanese automaker has announced a limited run of ‘GT 86 Cup Edition’ special edition models. Designed to mimic the look of the GT...
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Could the recently revealed BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo get its very own M model? According to a BMW exec, such a scenario hasn’t been ruled out. “We are not saying no at the moment,” Bernard Ederer, BMW’s product communications manager for the new 3-Series GT, told Drive when asked whether a potential ‘M3 GT’ could be launched. BMW has said it has no plans to launch an M version of the 3-Series Sports Wagon, but for the 3-Series GT, Ederer said it would depend on public demand. Though it would be technically feasible, since the 3-Series GT rides on the same...
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Ford’s Street-Legal 1.0-Liter EcoBoost FF1 Track Car Heads To GoodwoodFord will drum up further excitement surrounding its FF1 track car by presenting it at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this July, and taking it up the event’s famous hill climb. The street-legal trackster is powered by a tiny 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine, yet it can lap the...
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Jay Leno shows off his restored 1962 Maserati 3500 GTiWhen you’re Jay Leno, there’s no such thing as “enough” cars in your collection, and the search for one particular make and model is just as likely to uncover a car you weren't even looking for. From what we can tell, Leno stumbled across this 1962 Maserati 3500 GTi in a...
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Buy A Lamborghini Aventador Roadster, Support A Good CauseThe Lamborghini LP 700-4 Aventador Roadster boasts a 6.5-liter, 691-horsepower V-12 capable of propelling the open-air supercar from 0-60 mph in under three seconds, on the way to a top speed of 217 mph. Unlike the Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster, which used a complicated and ungainly soft top, the...
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McLaren Automotive To Post Loss In 2012, But Sees Profit In 2013Building world-class supercars like the MP4-12C isn’t as lucrative as it may appear: according to Automotive News Europe (subscription required), McLaren Automotive will post a loss for its 2012 fiscal year, which ends on March 31. McLaren Automotive managing director Mike Flewitt estimated...
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It's Official: The Nürburgring Is For SaleWhen the operators of Germany’s storied Nürburgring filed for bankruptcy last July, no one knew what the the future held in store for Germany’s “Green Hell.” Not only is the Nürburgring Nordschleife one of the most famous racing circuits in the world (and a mecca...
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