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Bertone's latest concept, the Nuccio coupe, will debut at next month's Geneva Motor Show.
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Nissan GT-R To Enter GT300 Class In Japan’s Super GT SeriesThe Nissan GT-R has proven itself time and time again, both on and off the race track, but nowhere has it been such a formidable force than in its domestic market’s Super GT race series. The iconic Japanese supercar has numerous Super GT and previous JGTC titles under its belt but all of...
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Citroen DS4 Racing Concept Preview: 2012 Geneva Motor ShowFrench automaker Citroen is looking to expand its lineup with a hotted-up version of its Volkswagen Golf-rivaling DS4 hatchback. A new hot hatch will be previewed in concept form next month at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, initial images and details of which have been released today. The images...
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Former F1 Driver Alex Wurz Tests The Lexus LFA: VideoAlex Wurz may be driving for Toyota’s Le Mans effort in 2012 but the former F1 driver took some time out to test the 2012 Lexus LFA supercar at Estoril recently.
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BMW M135i Concept Heralds New 1-Series M Performance ModelBMW is expanding its hallowed M Division by launching a series of new performance-oriented vehicles fitted with exclusive M-tuned engines, handling packs, and stylish bodykits. Called the M Performance range, the new models aren’t set to debut officially until March’s Geneva Motor Show...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz GL Class Spy ShotsSize does matter. Sometimes, anyway. It definitely matters when you need to haul around six of your favorite people, and the Mercedes-Benz GL Class is one of the handful of ways to do it in luxury and style. That style is soon to get an update, as our spy photographers have snapped these images of...
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Chris Harris presents the case that the McLaren MP4-12C is the world's first supercar to function well as a daily driver.
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Ken Block Tests The HFHV Ahead Of 100 Acre Wood: VideoThe Rally in the 100 Acre Wood is run on some of the most brutally-cut, barely-maintained, baseball-sized gravel roads to be found anywhere. We know. We've done it. Ken Block has done it five times, with considerable success. In this video he's testing the Hybrid Function Hoon Vehicle ahead of the...
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Tata To Double Spending On Jaguar Land Rover: ReportLooking to maintain strong revenue and sales growth, Tata has committed to doubling the amount invested in Jaguar Land Rover annually.
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2013 SRT Viper, Geneva Leaks, Tesla Bricked: Car News HeadlinesWondering what the 2013 SRT Viper looks like? Can't wait for the official unveiling? We got an early look at the car--maybe--by way of a Hot Wheels car, also shown ahead of schedule. The Geneva Motor Show is less than two weeks away, and the pace of the leaks is picking up: both the 2013 Audi A3...
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BMW's X5M Shows Why Its Better Than An M3: VideoWith 555 horsepower and all-wheel-drive, the BMW X5M offers capabilities that the storied M3 simply can't match.
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New German Track May Offer 'Ring Alternative: VideoA new race track opening in Bad Driburg, Germany, promises to be the German equivalent of Italy's Ascari Race Resort.
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Acura has issued a recall on certain versions of its 2012 MDX due to a potential fuel leak. A recall has also been on issued on the Acura’s Honda sibling, the 2012 Pilot. In total there are some 8,709 potentially affected vehicles in the U.S. According to Acura, a valve case in the fuel tank assembly has failed to meet design specifications. This may see some vehicles start leaking fuel from the tank, increasing the risk of a fire. Owners of the affected vehicles should take their cars to their nearest Acura or Honda dealer, which will replace the fuel tank assembly free of charge. For...
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Ford’s 1.0-Liter EcoBoost Engine Capable Of 177 HP: ReportFord’s upcoming Fiesta ST will debut with a new four-cylinder EcoBoost engine displacing 1.6 liters and delivering around 177 horsepower, but in the future we may see the engine downsized though at no cost to performance. A Ford exec has revealed that the automaker’s latest...
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Dartz Builds Prombron Black.Dragon SUV-Limo For China: VideoDartz, our favorite manufacturer of armored vehicles, is back with another over-the-top version of its trademark Prombron SUV, this time designed and built exclusively for the Chinese market. The new SUV is the Dartz Prombron Black.Dragon ‘pullman-saloon’, which is aimed at those...
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Next-Gen BMW 7-Series To Feature Carbon Fiber ComponentsBMW is revolutionizing the way it builds its cars in an effort to converge with increasing environmental consciousness as well as ever-tightening emissions regulations coming into action across the globe. We’ve already started to see this with its range of fuel-saving EfficientDynamics...
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Four-Door Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: Patent DocumentsThe web is ablaze with patent images and German-language text describing a four-door version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. We've translated some of the text to help give you some idea of what the document--which hasn't been confirmed as legitimate by Mercedes, nor strictly denied--may or may not...
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Chevy Goes In-Depth On 2012 Camaro ZL1's TapShift Tech: VideoThe 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1's unique pre-staged automatic shifting system gets explained on video.
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There's fast, then there's scary fast, then there's the Dodge Viper ACR-X, the track-only, high-downforce, stripped-out-and-caged version of the last-gen Viper. It may only be 9 seconds faster than a standard, street-legal ACR, but they're nine very significant seconds. Tickling 2g in lateral force, with its wings and aero smashing it into the ground at more than 1350 pounds of force at times, the Viper ACR-X's pace around the ring is either crazy insane, insane crazy, or both. The video, via DriveSRT, shows the gear, g force, downforce, and time--but not the speed. Fortunately there's no...
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Remember, A Car Is Only As Smart As The Driver: VideoAs the video shows, you can score this motorized bollard 1, Smart car driver 0.
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Bentley Unveils Mulsanne Mulliner Driving Specification Ahead Of Geneva DebutWhat to do if your 505-horsepower, 184-mph, 6.75-liter V-8 Bentley Mulsanne just doesn't seem quite sporty enough, despite hurtling the mass of the moon to 60 mph in a scant 5.1 seconds? Why, get a Mulsanne Mulliner Specification instead. The new package, set to debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show...
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2009 'Leno Edition' Camaro V-6 Visits Jay Leno's Garage: VideoA 2009 twin-turbo Camaro, built from Jay Leno's input, could represent a future performance direction for GM.
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Lotus Planning F1-Inspired Evora GTE For Geneva Motor ShowKimi Raikkonen will be on hand at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, fielding questions about a new F1-inspired version of the Lotus Evora GTE. So far, details on the car are basically nil, but we expect a sharper-performing, F1-liveried (or at least color-schemed), likely somewhat gussied up version of...
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2013 Audi A3 Hatchback LeakedIt's been spied, previewed, the interior shown at the 2012 CES show in January, and its tech shown off last week at CeBIT. Today, the 2013 Audi A3 has leaked onto the web in much more revealing fashion. The images, leaked via ZR.ru, show a crisp, clean design--a hallmark of Audi's last several...
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