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On October 16, Johnny Bohmer, owner of Performance Power Racing, strapped himself into the driver’s seat of his 1,700+ horsepower Ford GT, then pointed the nose towards the end of NASA’s Shuttle Landing Facility runway. The 15,000 foot runway, located on Merritt Island, would give...

Just a week after the recall of its 7-Series due to a software problem that could cause a door to open unexpectedly, BMW has issued a second recall on its flagship sedan, this time because of another software problem that could cause the car to roll away after the driver has exited it. There are...

BMW has launched a new Frozen Limited Edition of the 2013 M3 Coupe, and it wears a special Frozen pain finish in a range of colors, as well as getting the Competition Package and other goodies. Chevrolet's Camaro also gets a special appearance edition, in the form of the Hot Wheels Edition, a...

Jay Leno may have 10w40 coursing through his veins, but that doesn’t mean the comedian and car guy is averse to embracing new technologies. Leno’s commuter car is a Chevy Volt, which he bought to save enough gas to drive his Hemi ‘Cuda on the weekend (though we seriously doubt...

Jimmie Johnson hadn’t won at Martinsville since 2009, but you’d never know that from the way the Hendrick Motorsports driver raced on Sunday. Starting from pole, Johnson led the highest number of laps in the race before dueling Kyle Busch for the lead with five laps remaining. When the...

This is the first Hot Wheels car that will be sold as both a toy and a real car.

About a week ago we brought you news that HSV, official tuner to GM’s Aussie division, Holden, was looking to establish a new one-making racing series in India using one of its tuned Holden Commodore sedans as the basis. HSV has now revealed some details about the project, including...

China is fast on its way to becoming the number one market for exotic cars, a title currently held by the U.S., and if you happen to be in the country and are itching to drop a few million on the latest and greatest performance machine, it’s probably best to give the guys at FFF-Automobile a...

Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory at yesterday’s 2012 Formula One Indian Grand Prix, winning the race in back to back years and in the process extending his lead in the Drivers’ Championship. After starting from pole, Vettel and his team-mate Mark Webber, who...

For 2013, BMW is launching 150 of its M3 Coupe Frozen special editions, in the choice of red, white or blue.

The weather forecast for this weekend’s 2012 Formula One Indian Grand Prix is for sunny skies and an ideal peak temperature of 82 degrees F (28 degrees C). The only issue is that pollution from nearby New Delhi can reach the Buddh International Circuit, but not to the extent that it can...

Son of racing legend Dan Gurney and prominent racer in his own right, Alex Gurney regularly races the Gainsco/Bob Stallings No. 99 car--known as the Red Dragon--in the Grand Am series' Daytona Prototype class. Here, we see the car and Gurney (the younger) in action on track at the Circuit of the...

As production edges ever closer for BMW's i3 and i8 electric vehicles, examples of each are touring the globe and letting fans get a closer look. The BMW i 'Born Electric' Tour kicked off in Rome back in June, and is set to make a stop in New York City from November 13-18. The tour lets members of...

We’ve already seen the challengers from Toyota’s Dream Build Challenge as well as its Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge, but now the Japanese automaker is giving a preview of its own concepts and tuned vehicles that it plans to display next week at the 2012 SEMA show. The highlight of...

The chief of Mercedes-Benz USA, Steve Cannon, has confirmed that a convertible version of the next-generation C Class is coming. With the sedan likely to launch sometime in 2014, we suspect the C convertible will be on sale by the end of 2015. This weekend is the 2012 Formula One Indian Grand Prix...

Talk of a new convertible version of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class dates back several years. However, the CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, Steve Cannon, has now finally stated that the car is in the works and will be offered for local sale. Currently, the cheapest Mercedes convertible is the E Class...

If it’s stock car racing history you’re after, it’s hard to beat a trip to Martinsville Speedway, located just south of Martinsville, Virginia. Built in 1947, it was one of the first tracks to be paved, and it’s been on the NASCAR schedule since 1949. The half-mile oval...

Whether you're a Beatles fan or not, you can't help but love the lines and details of this classic 1964 Aston Martin DB5 once owned by Sir Paul McCartney. A stunning example of the DB5 with custom touches, RM Auctions expects the car, bearing chassis number 1653/R, to bring between...

British outfit A. Kahn Design is back with a new bespoke tuning package for the Porsche Cayenne, this time with the 2013 Cayenne Diesel, which recently made its way to U.S. shores, getting the tuner’s full attention. The aim of A. Kahn Design was to give the Cayenne a more purposeful stance...

It took less than two hours for all 12 McLaren MP4-12C Spiders offered by retailer Neiman Marcus to sell out after sales of the limited edition model commenced on Wednesday. The Neiman Marcus special was listed at $354,000, an $85k premium on the regular 12C Spider, though buyers will be able to...