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Round 18 of the 2012 Formula One World Championship takes place at the Yas Marina Circuit, home of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The 55-lap race takes in a total of 190 miles from dusk to nightfall to allow a more temperate climate for spectators, instead of having them sit through Abu Dhabi’s harsh daytime heat. The Yas Marina Circuit, named for the island on which it’s situated, stretches 3.4 miles and includes 21 turns. It has three distinct sectors, each putting different demands on the car. The first corner is the start of a flowing sequence of bends, were cars and drivers are...
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2014 Nissan GT-R Revealed, Laps Nürburgring In 7:18: VideoNissan’s practice of continually offering upgrades for its R35 GT-R shows no signs of slowing, with the Japanese automaker today announcing a new round of revisions for its giant-killing supercar. Coming in for the 2014 model year, the latest version of the GT-R has been enhanced with...
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Hammond, Richard Hammond Pilots A Lotus Submarine: VideoThe James Bond franchise is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and it seems like everyone wants in on the action. To help mark the occasion, even Top Gear, everyone’s favorite motoring show, has produced a special episode with a Bond theme. It’s a safe bet that classic Bond...
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2013 MINI Countryman PreviewMINI’s first offering with available all-wheel-drive, the Countryman crossover, enters its third year on the market in 2013. That means it’s time for a bit of a refresh, though those expecting significant differences between 2012 and 2013 models will likely be a bit disappointed. New...
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Cadillac Prices Will Rise To Better Align With German RivalsCadillac has a credibility problem. It’s not that the automaker has released bad information, and it’s certainly not due to the impressive products the luxury brand has been cranking out in recent years. Instead, its credibility issue is in regards to pricing. Luxury brands are supposed...
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2013 Rolls-Royce Ghost Starting Price Rises To $260,750Prices on the Rolls-Royce Ghost sedan rise slightly for the 2013 model year, with the new base price coming in at $260,750, a jump of $7,050 on last year’s model. That price includes destination and a gas-guzzler tax, the latter of which is responsible for part of the increase. Because of the...
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Snoop Dogg is a busy guy these days. In addition to cranking out new reggae beats under the pseudonym “Snoop Lion,” a name given him by a Rastafarian priest in Jamaica, he’s also just released a electronic compilation called “Loose Joints” under the name DJ Snoopadelic. He’s busy supporting his charity, the Snoop Youth Football League, too, so we wonder how he has time to take on a line of car care products with graffiti, tattoo and all-around artist Mister Cartoon. The pair are teaming up to promote a new line of washes, waxes, detailers and interior...
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2014 BRZ STI & Forester, MINI Cooper Five-Door, Supercharged CR-Z: Car News HeadlinesSubaru today unveiled its all-new 2014 Forester crossover, but an eagle eye reader has spotted another new model the Japanese automaker is planning. That new model is the BRZ STI, and we have his exclusive photos of the car testing in prototype form. Another prototype we’ve shown you today is...
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Formula Drift Prepares To Celebrate Its 10th AnniversaryProfessional racing is in dire straits in the United States these days. Attendance at Indy Car events was sparse this season, a mere fraction of what it was prior to the Champ Car / IRL split. Even NASCAR, the motorsport marketing juggernaut, has fallen on hard times and has had difficulty filling...
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Holman & Moody Announces Limited Edition 2014 MustangIn 1964, a British racing team entered three new and unproven Ford Mustangs in a 4,000 mile European endurance race, called the Tour de France Automobile. Built by American tuning specialist and race car builder Holman & Moody, no one gave the Mustangs a chance against the well-proven Jaguar Mk...
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2014 Subaru Forester PreviewThe covers have finally come off the new 2014 Subaru Forester, a completely redesigned and much more fuel-efficient version of the popular crossover that’s due to go on sale shortly after its debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show at the end of this month. In addition to being more...
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Jaguar And Land Rover To Share More PlatformsCurrently, Jaguar Land Rover’s range of models roughly comprise seven largely unrelated platforms, but going into the future the company hopes to prune these down to just two or three. The goal is to get around 70 to 80 percent of Jaguar Land Rover’s core model range on common...
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UPDATE: The prototype is for a Subaru BRZ tS performance package, which previews some new 'tuned by STI' performance parts for the Subaru sports car. Even before the Subaru BRZ made its debut at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, we were given a taste of what the people over at Subaru Tecnica International (STI), Subaru’s go-fast division, were planning for the car thanks to their unique BRZ Concept - STI. Then, at the 2012 Australian Motor Show just last month, Subaru unveiled another BRZ concept, this time fitted with a number of performance accessories developed by STI that were promised to...
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Porsche Type 991-Based 911 GT3 RSR Racer Coming In 2014It’s official: Porsche Motorsport is shuttering its development program for the current type 997 911 GT3 RSR to focus on the creation of a new 911 GT3 RSR, built from the type 991 Porsche 911 that was introduced in 2011. While customer support for the current race cars will continue...
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Supercharged CR-Z Concept Highlights Honda's SEMA LineupWhile we like the basic shape of Honda’s CR-Z “sports hybrid,” its performance never managed to captivate us. Even with the six-speed manual, it’s too sluggish to be amusing, as the car struggles to break the 10-second barrier for the 0-60 mph run. In Eco mode, with the A/C...
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Mopar Announces New Performance Range For The 2013 SRT ViperProduction of the new 2013 SRT Viper begins next month, but Mopar isn't holding back as it's already announced performance parts and accessories for the new snake. The new parts range from performance enhancing upgrades to pure customization accessories. Want to make your new Viper sound even...
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Awesome Ford GT Race Car Conversion Is Street LegalWhile drooling over brochures of the Matech GT1 Ford GT, Ray Hofman, owner of RH Motorsports, had an idea: build a version of the Ford GT that looked like a race car, yet remained street legal and (relatively) comfortable to drive. If such a car appealed to him, Hofman thought, it would likely...
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Fisker Karma Fires, SEMA, Fast And The Furious Skyline GT-R: Today's Car NewsOne of the R34 Nissan Skyline GT-Rs used in the making of 2 Fast 2 Furious is now up for sale on Craigslist. The specific vehicle is "Car #25" from the movie, which was the actual car used to make the famous jump scene. For a mere $75,000, this piece of movie history could be yours. Sixteen brand...
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If you’re a Chevy Camaro fan on a limited budget, chances are good there isn’t a Camaro ZL1 parked in your garage. In fact, you may not even be able to pay the monthly tab on a Camaro SS 1LE, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make your existing Camaro go faster, stop shorter or turn quicker. On the other hand, maybe your budget is unlimited, and you’re looking to build the ultimate quarter-mile Camaro from the ground up. In either of these scenarios, the new Chevrolet Performance Catalog is out, and it’s filled with anything and everything you need to build a...
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Comedian Jeff Dunham’s Dodge Challenger SRT8 SEMA ConceptComedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham probably wouldn’t have been the first guy to pop into our minds when the task of designing a SEMA concept reared its ugly head. Nonetheless, Dunham is a car guy with a penchant for Mopar muscle cars, and we’ve already seen evidence that he can...
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Ford Mustang Voted Hottest Car At SEMAThe Ford Mustang has charged to the top of the popularity stakes at the 2012 SEMA show, taking out for the first time the event’s award for the “Hottest Car” to customize. The Mustang held back some strong competition, particularly from the Chevrolet Camaro, which has won the...
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Lingenfelter's production Pontiac Trans Am-inspired LTA Camaro debutsAfter first previewing it as a concept three years ago, tuning firm Lingenfelter has now finally unveiled the production version of its LTA Camaro, which muscle car fans will recognize as being a modern interpretation of the Camaro-based Pontiac Trans Ams of the 1970s. The car made its debut in...
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Fisker Karmas Catch Fire After Being Submerged By Hurricane Sandy FloodA total of 16 Fisker Karma extended-range electric cars, each costing more than a $100k, have gone up in flames after reportedly being partially submerged by flash floods caused by Hurricane Sandy. The brand new cars were parked in Port Newark, New Jersey, and are believed to have caught fire last...
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Jaguar Flaunts Design Skills With Speedboat ConceptJaguar is following Mercedes-Benz’s lead of expanding its design talents into other fields, by designing a new speedboat concept inspired by the svelte lines of its XF Sportbrake model sold overseas. According to Jaguar design boss Ian Callum, who was in charge of the project, the speedboat...
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