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If you’re not familiar with the name Rauno Aaltonen, we’re not surprised. A former European Rally Championship (the predecessor to the WRC) winner, the man known as “The Rally Professor” also won the 1967 Rallye Monte Carlo, behind the wheel of a MINI Cooper. To honor that achievement, MINI is offering up a special edition version of the Cooper and Cooper S hard-tops, but only for customers in European countries. As German Car Scene tells us, the Rauno Aaltonen edition cars will wear Chili Red paint, sport a white air intake and white stripes, and come shod with unique...
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The 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Revisits Jay Leno's GarageFiat brings a 2012 500 Abarth to Jay Leno's Garage for a test drive.
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Shaquille O'Neal On Hybrids, The Buick LaCrosse And The 'Oh Effect': VideoFormer NBA star Shaquille O'Neal praises the 2012 Buick LaCrosse for its room, comfort and "oh effect."
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2013 SRT Viper, 2012 Camaro ZL1, Chernobyl: Today's Car NewsThe 2013 SRT Viper is less than a week away, arriving in full at the 2012 New York Auto Show. In the interim, a new teaser has been released, hinting that the new Viper will be much more premium than the last. Excited yet? Chevy has lifted the production hold on the 2012 Camaro ZL1, and deliveries...
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Can A Collector Car Make A Sound Investment?Aspiring car collectors take heed, as we have good news and bad news for you. The good news is that collector cars can be legitimate investments, but the bad news is that the Cosworth Vega or original Mazda RX-7 parked in your driveway doesn’t fall into the serious collector-car investment...
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One-Off Rolls-Royce Phantom Mirage Is For Horse Lovers OnlyIn 2008, Rolls-Royce announced a new Bespoke Collection exclusively for Phantom buyers in the Middle East. One of these was the Phantom Mirage, inspired by a legendary white Arabian stallion bearing the same name. At the time, the Rolls-Royce Phantom Mirage was available in the buyer’s choice...
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Mercedes-Benz is embarking on a wide-ranging growth strategy that it hopes will see it reclaim the number one position in the premium segment by the end of the decade. The strategy calls for Mercedes to occupy the number one position in the premium segment not only in terms of brand, products and profitability, but also of unit sales. All efforts at Mercedes’ facilities across the globe are being made to achieve those four goals, with no stone being left unturned. That means that in addition to the launch of several new models, including 10 new derivatives by 2015 for which no...
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Porsche Cayenne Wide Track By A. Kahn DesignHaving already released wide-body versions of the Audi Q7 and Porsche Panamera, British tuner A. Kahn Design has now sought to combine the best elements of both vehicles for its latest creation based on the Porsche Cayenne. Afzal Kahn, the founder of the eponymous A. Kahn Design, has re-designed...
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How Forza 4 Recorded Its Loudest Car, The Mazda 787B: VideoThe Mazda 787B race car was an instantaneous legend. Driven to victory in the 1991 Le Mans 24 Hour race, it remains both the only Japanese car ever to win the race, and the only rotary-engined winner too. Perhaps even more than its shape, the defining characteristic of the 787B is its piercing...
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The Incredible Collection Of China’s Premier Supercar ClubYesterday we brought you a story about a bus company in China teaching its drivers about the many number of exotic cars they’re likely to come across during their working hours and how they should be extra careful around them. That’s not to say that China’s highways are clogged...
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Google's Autonomous Car Driven Blind: VideoWe've talked about autonomous vehicles a lot in the past year or so, and as gearheads it's hard not to get wrapped up in the more negative aspects of the technology. If you love driving, the prospect of cars that drive themselves is a grim one. Driving is a skill you work hard to acquire, and...
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Mercedes-Benz Confirms Production Of New Four-Door CoupeMercedes-Benz has started production at its new plant in Kecskemét, Hungary less than four years after the location decision was made in the summer of 2008. The plant, which is currently set up to produce the latest B Class hatchback, will soon start churning out other small Mercedes models...
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The 2013 SRT Viper has been revealed. Click here for all the official details. After falling just short of its goal of adding 2,013 fans in 2,013 minutes, and then falling just short of its goal of 300 shares on a Facebook status update, DriveSRT nevertheless chose to grace us with a third teaser of the 2013 SRT Viper. This time, we get a peek at the interior. Looking far more polished, high-tech, and supercar-like than anything that's previously worn the Viper badge, this image piques our curiosity more than either of the previous images, or the Hot Wheels toy shots. Here we have the makings...
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Vintage Ferrari Chop Shop: High Art Or Heresy?Jürgen Ulmer is a daring man. He takes vintage Ferrari bodies, attacks them with a cutoff wheel and a torch, and ends up with what he calls art. Some might call it heresy. Ulmer's Ferrari Project is simply named, but much more difficult to decipher. The German artist says he only uses bodies...
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Production Hold EndsThe 2012 Camaro ZL1's production delay is over, presumably resolving whatever issue caused it.
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A Land Rover Tour Of... Chernobyl?The premise behind Land Rover’s “Journey of Discovery” is both simple and noble: to commemorate the millionth Discovery model built, and to highlight the SUV’s unique abilities, an expedition will drive 8,000 miles in 50 days to raise money for the International Red Cross...
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Smaller, sub-RX Lexus crossover in the works--reportThe Lexus RX sits comfortably amidst the BMW X3, Audi Q5, Acura RDX, and Range Rover Evoque. But below it, the Audi Q3 and BMW X1 are snatching up bits of a segment that's not well-populated--at least in theory. Lexis is working to change that, according to the vice president of Lexus Europe...
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Walter Röhrl Returns To Challenge Pikes PeakIn 1987, Walter Röhrl climbed behind the wheel of an Audi Sport quattro S1 on the unpaved road to the summit of Pike’s Peak. From the time Röhrl launched the car on the gravel road, until he broke the beam at the summit, just 10 minutes and 48 seconds elapsed. No driver before or...
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The McLaren MP4-12C GT3 race car will make its competition debut on Saturday, March 31, at two venues. The cars will be raced on Germany’s Nürburgring Nordschliefe in the VLN series, and at Germany’s Oschersleben Motorsport Arena as part of the ADAC GT Masters series. Next month, some 10 MP4-12C GT3s will take to the track at Monza, as part of the Blancpain Endurance Series. The video above shows various Blancpain Endurance Series team cars in shakedown testing at France’s Circuit Paul Ricard. To date, 25 MP4-12C GT3 cars have been delivered to customer teams, and the...
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2014 Audi Q7, 2013 Subaru Legacy, 2013 Explorer Sport: Car News HeadlinesToday we have several all-new models, revealed ahead of their New York Auto show debuts--but first we have the upcoming 2014 Audi Q7, spied even before it has progressed past test mule status. The 2013 Subaru Legacy is out, and it looks pretty sharp. With a new 2.5-liter engine, a mild facelift...
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2013 Subaru Legacy And Outback RevealedSubaru has revealed its latest Outback and Legacy models ahead of their world debut next week at the 2012 New York Auto Show. The cars have only been treated with their mid-cycle update but the list of changes is substantial and should make what is already a compelling package all the better. Key...
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Chris Harris Contrasts The New Mercedes SL With The Old: VideoChris Harris drives four generations of Mercedes-Benz SL roadster to get a sense for the history behind the 2013 SL550.
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Formula 1 Stars Head To 2012 Goodwood Festival Of SpeedThose attending the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this summer will be able to get up close and personal with a handful of top Formula 1 drivers, both past and present. The lineup will include the likes of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton from McLaren as well as current world champion...
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Ford Performance Vehicle Chief Jost Capito To Head VW MotorsportFord’s Global Performance Vehicles chief and the man largely responsible for developing the all-out-insane Focus RS, Jost Capito, has left the Blue Oval to head up Volkswagen’s burgeoning motorsports division. He starts his new role on May 1, 2012, and takes over from Kris Nissen who...
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