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It’s hard to believe that the Ferrari F40 supercar is now 25 years old, and celebrating the occasion was a record gathering of the supercars at the Silverstone race track in the UK. Just as they did for the F40’s 20th birthday back in 2007, F40 owners from all over the globe descended upon the British circuit, with their cars in tow, to attend this past weekend’s Silverstone Classic. The last time a total of 40 F40s were present but this year the Ferrari Owners’ Club of Great Britain has smashed that record by organizing a fleet of 60 cars. First introduced in 1987 to...
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2013 Ford Mustang GT Red Tails Edition Revealed: Gallery, VideoThe Red Tails Edition 2013 Ford Mustang GT will be sold to benefit the EAA Young Eagles organization.
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2013 Chevrolet Camaro Dusk Special Edition PackageForums are rarely the first avenue to official information from a carmaker, but leaks, on the other hand, they're well-known for. Such appears to be the case with the 2013 Camaro Dusk Special Edition, which has crossed onto the web without any official acknowledgement as yet. For those with eidetic...
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Lexus IS F Races A Full Lap Of The Nürburgring 24 Hours: VideoThe Lexus IS F race car takes on the trials of the Nürburgring 24-hour endurance race.
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On August 1, Lexus Unleashes The LFALexus’ LFA supercar has been on the market for about a year and a half now, and aside from unusual paint and the performance-enhancing Nürburgring package, there isn’t much new to talk about. That’s not a complaint, since there really isn’t much about the V-10 powered...
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2013 BMW 7-Series Model Range PricedBMW has released pricing details on its 2013 range of 7-Series sedan models.
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Earlier this month, we told you about the upcoming premier of comedian and car-guy Jerry Seinfeld’s latest endeavor, a web-only series called Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee. Like the television classic Seinfeld, his new series takes the concept of a show about nothing to new extremes. The opening episode stars Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld and a 1952 Volkswagen split-window Bug. The Azure Blue, 25-horsepower Volkswagen is by far the most interesting thing in the 13 minute video, which also covers why tea was at the root of David’s divorce, how pancakes are best...
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2013 Lincoln MKZ Configurator And Pricing Estimator Goes LiveLincoln’s 2013 MKZ sedan is still a few months away from hitting the market, but Ford’s luxury division is curious to hear from interested potential buyers before it releases official pricing and specifications. Following the lead of automakers like Hyundai, who released tentative 2012...
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2013 Cadillac ATS: First DriveThe 2013 Cadillac ATS is off its media embargo, and not a minute too soon. Since late June, we've been waiting to spill all we know about the new compact sport sedan, and frankly, we've been expecting that some other outlet would break the mutually agreed-upon curfew. It's a small miracle that...
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Cadillac Flagship, BMW Goes On Demand, 2012 Chrysler 300: Today's Car NewsCadillac has reportedly moved into the next phase of its creation of a new flagship sedan. The car is expected in 2015, riding on a new Omega rear-wheel drive platform. What will it look like? Perhaps the Ciel gives us clues. BMW has launched its On Demand flexible car rental program in the U.S...
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Well-Documented 1968 Corvette L-88 Racer Hits The Block In MontereyAlmost since their debut in 1953, Chevrolet Corvettes have been a fixture at both club and professional-level racing events around the world. While many of us associate the C5.R and C6.R models as being the pinnacles of Corvette Racing, the most successfully-campaigned Corvette in history may be a...
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BMW On Demand USA To Offer Short Term BMW RentalsIn 2010, BMW launched a pilot program in Munich that it called “BMW On Demand.” Based at BMW Welt (BMW World), the program allowed drivers to rent various BMW models by the hour, day or week, with prices starting from $22 per hour for a 1-Series. Now that car sharing and the idea of...
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It’s been close to three months since the new 2013 SRT Viper was unveiled at the 2012 New York Auto Show, and still it seems that the car is nowhere closer to reaching showrooms. That’s not entirely true as so far we’ve seen the build slot for the Viper bearing VIN #1 sell at auction, a pre-production version show up on Jay Leno’s Garage, and development of the car going ahead as planned. SRT is adamant that the car will go on sale this fall, but finding one up for sale at a dealer near you may prove difficult. Prior to its New York reveal, we said the 2013 SRT Viper...
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2013 Nissan 370Z Starting Price Rises To $33,900Pricing on the 2013 Nissan 370Z has risen to $33,900, including a $780 destination charge, which is $840 more expensive than the previous model year.
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Fleet Of Nine McLaren MP4-12C GT3s To Tackle Spa 24 HoursIn the past couple of months we’ve witnessed the respective Le Mans and Nürburgring 24 hour races but this weekend we will be treated with yet another exciting endurance race, the prestigious Spa 24 Hours race at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The grueling race is the...
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New Range Rover To Spawn Long-Wheelbase ModelLand Rover is working on a whole new generation of its classic Range Rover luxury SUV, which is set to debut at this September’s 2012 Paris Auto Show with the regular Range Rover model, followed sometime next year by a smaller Range Rover Sport. However, there will be at least one other...
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Formula 1 German Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe skies are mostly sunny above the Hockenheim Circuit, home of the 2012 Formula 1 German Grand Prix, though some cloud scatter is expected to appear during race time later today and could lead to rain. The current temperature is a chilly 55 degrees F (13 degrees C), though this should peak at...
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Fernando Alonso On Pole For Formula 1 German Grand PrixA strong performance from Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso saw him take pole for the second race in a row, with a best time of 1.40.621 posted during a very wet qualifying session at the 2012 Formula 1 German Grand Prix. This is pole number 22 for the Spaniard and his fourth with the Scuderia, and...
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The Lexus LFA may be highly exclusive and priced into the stratosphere, but Lexus apparently has enough to spare three to go drifting to a medley of orchestral music.
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The Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake Hits The Road: VideoSince Mercedes-Benz officially announced its 2013 CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake uber-wagon last month, the luxury automaker has gone out of its way to keep the car, which hits European dealers this fall, in the media spotlight. After its well documented official release, the station wagon mit Schnell...
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ART DRIVE! Highlights The BMW Art Car CollectionIn 1975, French racer and auctioneer Herve Poulain asked artist Alexander Calder, a personal friend, to design a motif for an “already perfect object.” Calder worked his magic on a 1975 BMW 3.0 CSL, later entered in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the seeds of the BMW Art Car project were...
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Mercedes-Benz To Adopt Rear Seatbelt Airbags On Future Luxury ModelCalling it the Beltbag, Mercedes-Benz has announced plans to introduce inflatable rear seatbelt airbags on a yet-to-be-named “luxury-class model,” likely the new S Class sedan. The inflatable belts have been shown to reduce the potential for rear-seat passenger injuries in frontal...
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McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Preps For 24 Hours Of Spa: VideoThe McLaren MP4-12C is one of the hottest supercars on the market right now, and McLaren is proving it's not just a great road car, but a great racer, with its MP4-12C GT3. With a total of nine of the high-tech race cars set for next weekend's 24 Hours of Spa, we're likely to get to see just how...
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Subaru Explains Its Core Technologies: VideoWhile we here at High Gear Media generally adhere to a strict “no mime videos” policy, on occasion we’re forced to make an exception to this rule. Such is the case with a new series of videos from Subaru that focus on explaining the automaker’s core technologies. As any...
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