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Rumors and reports about BMW's M Division whipping up some diesel-flavored delights have been circulating for what seems like ages now. The rumors have finally proved (more or less) true: the BMW M Performance range unveiled today includes the M550d xDrive Sedan, M550d xDrive Touring, X5 M50d, and X6 M50d. As you might have guessed, the little "d" indicates "diesel." Unfortunately, none of them will be coming to the U.S., or at least BMW USA has no plans to bring them here as of now. That's unfortunate for fans of things fast and oily, but at least we can look and long from afar. Common to...
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2013 BMW X6 Preview: New M Performance Package, StylesFirst reviled as a monstrosity mashing coupe and SUV together in unholy union, then slowly admitted to be a somewhat useful, somewhat sporty--if still ugly--vehicle, and finally growing on some of us like a four-wheeled, fast-backed fungus of fun, the BMW X6 is still a rare creature in the...
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Exclusive: Lamborghini Gallardo Catches Fire At Portland Auto ShowThe Portland International Auto Show isn't exactly known as a hotbed of industry activity or product reveals. Nonetheless, there is often some attractive hardware on display, including, this year, at least one privately-owned Lamborghini Gallardo. Unfortunately, that Gallardo won't be making the...
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Chris Harris' Ode To His Hibernating Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0: VideoIf you live where winter means putting away the sports car for a few months, you'll understand how much Chris Harris is missing his Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0.
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Disapproving Cows, Golf, And The Hyundai Veloster Rally CarRhys Millen was born into racing awesomeness, grew up in it, and continues to live it nearly every day. So what's new in the Millen repertoire? How about rally car golf, courtesy of his alliance with Hyundai. The Veloster rally car might not seem like the ideal golf cart at first (though there is...
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More Details Leaked On McLaren's Upcoming MP4-12C SpiderStill nearly a year away from launch, new details say the McLaren MP4-12C Spider's top will be aluminum, and that the car will be a targa instead of a true roadster.
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Kia's latest Super Bowl ad stars supermodel Adriana Lima, Mötley Crüe, MMA fighter Chuck Liddell and a pro bull rider astride a rhinoceros.
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Jeep Reveals New 2012 Grand Cherokee Package, "Name My Ride" ContestJeep is launching a new trim package for Grand Cherokee models, and letting fans name it.
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Toyota TS030, 2013 Fusion NASCAR, B-Class AMG: Today's Car NewsToyota is getting back into Le Mans, but it's doing it with a hybrid, the TS030 HYBRID. It looks mean, sounds great on-track, and has a serious factory effort behind it--but will it be enough to win? In more oval-shaped racing, the 2013 Ford Fusion has been unveiled in 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup trim...
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Coming Soon To Car Interiors: Touch Sensitive Fabric ControlsResearchers at Montreal's Polytechnic School have developed electrically charged, touch-sensitive fabrics that could one day replace conventional switchgear.
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Top Gear Season 18 Mega-GallerySeason 18 of Top Gear begins on Sunday evening, and we've got a mega-gallery of images to hold you over until then.
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Camaro ZL1 vs. Shelby Mustang GT500: Which Will Win?As history's longest-running muscle car rivalry, the Camaro vs. Mustang debate isn't likely ever to have an answer for anyone that's not already decided. If you're a Blue Oval fan, you side with the Mustang. If you're a Bowtie believer, it's Camaro or nothing. The lines are drawn, and the sides are...
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Just days after we brought you news of a Ferrari F430 that crashed in Malaysia comes news of a Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV that’s suffered a similar fate in neighboring Indonesia. The crash is believed to have happened several weeks ago on a road just outside of the Indonesian capital city Jakarta. The images, which were posted recently on the Teamspeed forums, reveal that the damage to the Italian exotic is quite severe and may not be repairable. GT Spirit reports that the driver of the Lamborghini lost control before colliding into a concrete barrier nose-first. The car was...
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Military Tribute Chevrolet Camaro Fetches $175,000 At AuctionGM managed to raise $175,000 for the Achilles Freedom Team with the sale of a very special military-inspired Camaro.
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Saab Museum Saved By $4 Million Pledge: ReportLast week we brought you the grim news that a prized collection of classic Saabs sitting in the official Saab museum in Trollhattan, Sweden, was going to be divvied up and sold to the highest bidder. The collection, which included some of the most important Saabs ever built, including the very...
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On The Road With BMW's Self-Driving Car: VideoBMW has developed its own autonomous car technology, which it insists is for the improvement of existing driver assistance systems.
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Toyota TS030 HYBRID Le Mans Prototype Race Car UnveiledBecause saying something in capital letters on the web is like shouting it, and shouting means you're serious, Toyota has named its 2012 Le Mans prototype entry the TS030 HYBRID. Yep, it's a HYBRID. So what does hybrid mean in Toyota Motorsports parlance? It means serious business: a 3.4-liter V-8...
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A New Use For (Parts From) Old Cars: Build Yourself A HouseA Berkeley, California architecture firm has incorporated sheet metal and side windows from scrapped cars into an architecturally unique and energy-efficient home.
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Even if you're not a NASCAR fan, you've probably noticed that the race cars haven't looked like the cars they're ostensibly based on for a long time. That's changing, just a bit, with Ford's 2013 Fusion the first to bring brand identity back into the series. "We wanted Fusion to be the car that helped return ‘stock car’ to NASCAR," said Jamie Allison, director of Ford Racing, in a release. The other three manufacturers haven't yet revealed their designs for the 2013 season. While the production-to-racer resemblance isn't massive, it is considerably more obvious than the...
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Chevy Giving Away 20 New Cars During The Super BowlChevy's Super Bowl-themed "Game Time" app gives users the chance to win thousands of prizes, including 20 new Chevrolets.
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Daimler Buys 15 Percent Of MyTaxi, Partner For Car2GoGerman carmaker Daimler, which owns the Mercedes-Benz and Smart brands, clearly isn't putting all its eggs in the personal transport basket. Not only did the company start up the well-known Car2Go carsharing service, but Daimler has now bought a 15 percent stake in MyTaxi, an application that...
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2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup Images LeakedThe NASCAR Sprint Cup version of the 2013 Ford Fusion is due to make its official debut this afternoon, but SpeedTV has decided it would release these official images of the car a bit early. Stay tuned for all of the official details on the Sprint Cup Fusion at the actual debut time, 2 p.m. EST. In...
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Jay Leno Takes Delivery Of His McLaren MP4-12CIn the latest episode of Jay Leno's garage, McLaren's U.S. representative stops by to answer a few questions on Leno's new MP4-12C.
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2012 Camaro ZL1 Driven, GPS Warrants, C7 Corvette Spied: Today's Car NewsIf you're a fan of the Camaro, muscle cars, sports cars, or America, you're probably going to love the 2012 Camaro ZL1. We did. The Supreme Court ruled that GPS tracking cars without warrants is unconstitutional. The next generation of the Corvette is still about 18-20 months away, but the first...
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