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First unveiled as a concept in late 2011, Nissan’s all-out-insane Juke-R crossover has since gone on to tour much of the world, causing much excitement, particularly in the Middle East, where at least three people were willing to pay the astronomical asking price of $600k to see the car become a production reality. Nissan has now revealed the first production Juke-R, which is finished in white and features a plaque bearing “Juke-R #001” on its dash. The car will be delivered to its owner in Dubai, the same location where at least one other Juke-R will be delivered. With the...
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2013 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid Rated At 45 MPG Combined By EPAWhether you’re fan of its styling or not, the people behind the 2013 Lincoln MKZ deserve a lot of credit. The sedan, in its hybrid form, has just had its gas mileage rated by the EPA at 45 mpg across the board--city, highway and combined. This puts it ahead of most rivals in the mid-size...
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Ferrari 458 Spider And California Involved In Crash In ChinaTwo drivers taking part in a Ferrari cruise in China over the weekend unfortunately met with a very nasty accident, which saw both of their exotics destroyed. The crash is believed to have occurred on the Baomao Expressway near Shaanxi in Northwest China. The cars involved were a Ferrari 458 Spider...
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Fisker Atlantic Production Delayed By Two Years: ReportThe last we heard, Fisker had managed to raise an additional $100 million in private equity funding for the development of its second model, the mid-size Atlantic extended-range electric sedan. However, just a few weeks since that positive announcement, official slides from an investor presentation...
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2013 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder PreviewFollowing the debut of the facelifted 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo coupe range at last month’s 2012 Paris Auto Show, the first images and details for the 2013 Gallardo Spyder have now hit the Web. They reveal the same aggressive look that we saw on the coupe, plus a few unique elements. The car...
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Watch The Continental GT Transform Into Bentley's New Race Car Concept: VideoBentley gave us the biggest indication yet that it’s seriously considering a return to motorsports with the unveiling of the striking Continental GT3 Concept at the recent 2012 Paris Auto Show. While any motorsport debut for Bentley is likely to be years away still, the automaker has...
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This is the Toyota Racing Development take on the 2013 Lexus LS 460. While the LS itself is well-respected as a comfy and capable continent cruiser, and supposedly much enhanced for the new model year, we just can't quite get our minds around this body kit. It's not any one thing, exactly, but rather the confluence of it all. The stately, elegant, and somewhat under-the-radar look of the LS is gone, replaced with finny, fishy, flappy, fiddly bits in the form of a diffuser, front splitter, side skirts, forged aluminum wheels, and sport mufflers. It's a step above and beyond the LS F Sport...
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Hyundai Veloster "Velocity" Concept: SEMA 2012The SEMA show is the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association's yearly bash celebrating all that's new and ostensibly cool in tuner and aftermarket culture. Hyundai has embraced the show with a bearhug again this year, adding a new Veloster "Velocity" concept to the mix in addition to its...
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2013 Lexus LS Sedan Models PricedLexus has redesigned its flagship LS sedan for the 2013 model year to be more luxurious and more refined than the model it replaces. Unfortunately, these changes (and the strong Japanese yen versus the weak U.S. dollar) mean that prices on Lexus’ premier luxury sedan are going up. The...
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Magnus Walker, 'Urban Outlaw' And Porsche Collector: VideoMagnus Walker doesn’t look at all like what you’d expect a Porsche collector to look like. He wears oil-stained jeans, not designer slacks, and it’s a safe bet that none of his shirts come with a tiny alligator logo on them. He wears his long hair in dreadlocks, and you can tell...
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IMSA Confirms Eligibility Of DeltaWing Racer For 2013 ALMS SeasonThe fan-favorite Nissan DeltaWing racer will make its North American competition debut at the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, scheduled for Saturday, October 20. While many thought this would be a one-time running of the car, which last turned a wheel in anger at this...
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Volvo Kills Off Its C30 Compact HatchbackIf you want to get your hands on a Volvo C30 hatchback, we’d advise you not to wait much longer. In order to “better position Volvo for the future,” the automaker will discontinue C30 production in December, ending the compact hatch with the 2013 model year. Volvo’s official...
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It's undeniably expensive to participate in motorsports at any level. At the level of the manufacturers--and the results they're expected to deliver--it's often insanely expensive. While Ford hasn't disclosed costs as the reason, it's pulling out of World Rally Championship (WRC) competition at the end of this season. Sandwiched between iPhone case announcements and talk of wins at the next rally, Ford Rally posted a simple declaration to its Twitter account: "Ford will withdraw from @OfficialWRC as title sponsor after 2012. #FordWRC thanks its fans, drivers and many partners for their...
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Jay Leno And The Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse: VideoJay Leno has a passion for early Bugatti automobiles, and has numerous examples in his collection. When Bugatti chose this year's Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance for the North American debut of the Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse, the ultra-luxury automaker even sprayed the car in the same white...
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2013 Gallardo Spyder, 2014 Mercedes CLA 45 AMG Spied, Record Space Jump: Today's Car NewsThe 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder LP 560-4 has been revealed, and like its hardtop sister, it's a case of minor upgrades and adjustments rather than a hardcore redesign. Mercedes' CLA 45 AMG has been spied again, this time showing the final shape--though still camouflaged--of the upcoming small...
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2014 Maserati Quattroporte Spy VideoUPDATE: The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte has been revealed. Click here for all the photos and details. Maserati is in the midst of an ambitious new model roll-out plan that will see the automaker’s lineup not only freshened but injected with some brand new models. Fiat Group CEO Sergio...
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Felix Baumgartner Breaks The Sound Barrier, Sans Vehicle: VideoIt takes a special kind of crazy to think that piloting a giant balloon to a height of 128,100 feet, opening the door of your capsule and jumping into space sounds like a good idea, but Felix Baumgartner is that kind of crazy. On Sunday, the Austrian skydiver and helicopter pilot broke several...
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NASCAR Recap: Clint Bowyer Saves Enough Gas To Win In CharlotteStock car racing isn’t always about keeping the accelerator mashed to the firewall and out-driving the competition, especially in longer races. These days, winning a 500 or 600 mile race is as much about fuel conservation and pit strategy as is is about finding the right drafting partner and...
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Maserati is about to embark on an ambitious plan to increase its sales almost 10-fold within the next several years. Key to the plan succeeding is the launch of several higher volume models, including a new SUV that will be based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee and produced at a Chrysler plant just outside Detroit. Maserati won’t be forgetting its long Italian tradition of designing and constructing some of the finest cars on the planet, however, and to give fans a better understanding of its heritage and operations, the automaker provides exclusive tours of its main facility in Modena...
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New Defender To Be Land Rover’s Entry-Level Model In U.S.At the Frankfurt Auto Show last year Land Rover unveiled its vision of a modern-day Defender SUV. Dubbed the DC100 concept, the new vehicle was claimed to be just as capable off-road as its iconic predecessor, yet at the same time it offered many modern niceties such as fuel-efficient engines, the...
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GM Mulls Deeper Ties With PSA Peugeot Citroen, Could Form Joint Venture: ReportIn March of this year General Motors made the surprise move of forming an alliance with PSA Peugeot Citroen by purchasing seven percent of the French automaker’s stock. The original deal was structured around two main pillars: the sharing of vehicle platforms, components and modules; and...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG Spy ShotsA four-door coupe based on the same platform found in the latest Mercedes-Benz A Class and B Class models is due to go on sale next year, including in the U.S., and we now have new spy shots of a high-performance AMG version. Previously, AMG engineers were hiding the chassis beneath the body of a B...
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Vettel Wins, Alonso Makes Podium At Formula 1 Korean Grand PrixRed Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory at the Formula One Korean Grand Prix yesterday, with his third win a row catapulting the reigning world champion to the top of the points ladder in the 2012 Drivers’ Championship. Starting at second on the grid, Vettel was already...
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2013 Audi S8 first drive reviewThe previous generation of the Audi S8 was a bit odd among the full-size performance sedan crowd, though it was odd in a way we liked. Power came from a high-revving 5.2-liter V-10 whose design was derived from the unit in the Lamborghini Gallardo supercar, and its rating was an...
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