Car News
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Cadillac will offer HD Radio standard in its new CUE infotainment system.
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For Shelby Supercars, Business (In Dubai) Is BoomingShelby Supercars managed to book 10 orders for it's upcoming Tuatara at this year's Dubai Motor Show.
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2012 BMW 3-Series first drive reviewIt's hard to complain about driving anything on the Circuit de Catalunya, simply because you're on the Circuit de Catalunya. Some cars, however, will shine in such circumstances, while others will reveal their weaknesses. The 2012 BMW 3-Series shines. Well, it shines once you turn off all the...
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Mercedes Wants To Teach You To Drive In Snow, Too: VideoMercedes-Benz offers multiple winter-driver-training programs, at facilities in Austria and in Lapland.
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Nissan Leaf Goes Wireless: Charging Mat Under DevelopmentNissan is working on an inductive (wireless) charging mat for the Leaf that should make charging a matter of simply backing into a parking spot, and hitting a screen prompt to verify that you'd like to charge.
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Car Crime Classic GTA III To Hit Apple iOS, Android December 15When Rockstar games released the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 5 last month, we accepted that when it finally hits the shelves some time next year, it might be difficult to tear ourselves away and do some work. With the new announcement (via Gamespot) that Grand Theft Auto 3 will be coming to...
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At last week's PRI Show in Orlando, Ford showed a concept Mustang designed to slot in between the Boss 302 S and 302R racers.
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Toyota Prius To Campaign In Japan's Super GT Series: ReportA new report has Toyota campaigning a Prius hybrid in next year's Super GT series.
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Bridgestone Airless Tire: Puncture-Proof Tech On The WayAlthough it'd be unfair to say that tires are one of the more old-fashioned aspects of your modern car - since tire manufacturers spend millions constantly developing them - they do have their flaws. Your typical pneumatic tire is liable to suffer punctures, which can either be inconvenient or...
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2011 Race Of Champions Recap: VideoTeam Germany took the Nations Cup and Sèbastian Ogier took individual honors at this year's running of the Race of Champions.
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2013 Dodge Dart, Red Gold SLR, 458 Grand Am: Car News HeadlinesThe 2012 Detroit Auto Show is approaching, and the carmakers are showing their wares ahead of time. The latest to join the show is the 2013 Dodge Dart, born of Alfa Romeo Giulietta blood and molded by Dodge. Will it have what it takes to compete in the vicious C segment? Find out more at the...
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Red Gold Dream Mercedes-McLaren SLR Up For SaleIf you’re in the market for low-mileage Mercedes-McLaren SLR, we’ve got some good news for you: Swiss designer Ueli Anliker is selling his personal labor of love, a “slightly modified” SLR that’s sure to be unlike any other at your country club. His asking price for...
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The trouble with current accident avoidance technology is that it's usually reserved to the more expensive vehicles available on sale. That's not to criticize it of course. Just like ABS, traction control, airbags and other safety technology, it simply costs a lot to develop and initially the cost to the consumer can only be justified in more expensive cars. Eventually, everything filters down to even the most basic cars. Camera-based accident avoidance tech will be next from Nissan, says The Car Connection. Previously the preserve of Nissan's luxury brand Infiniti and using radar technology...
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The 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Comes To Jay Leno's Garage: VideoFiat's vehicle line executive, Joe Grace, brings a 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth by Jay Leno's Garage for a walk-around tour.
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2013 Dodge Dart Preview: 2012 Detroit Auto ShowThe replacement for Dodge's compact car, most recently the Caliber, is here, and it bears a once-familiar name: Dart. Based on a combination of Alfa Romeo underpinning and Dodge style, the Dart will make its official global debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Dodge is hyping the car heavily...
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Ferrari 458 Grand Am Making Racing Debut At 2012 Daytona 24 HoursFerrari’s new 458 Italia Grand Am race car has already been revealed but the stunning piece of machinery isn’t scheduled to make its first competition debut until the 2012 Daytona 24 Hours, which takes place next month at Florida’s Daytona International Speedway. The 458 Italia...
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Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano Burns To the Ground In Dubai: VideoSeeing reports of a Ferrari on fire is starting to become a regular thing. Just weeks after we reported about a 599 GTB Fiorano that burned to the ground in Arizona comes yet another example suffering the same fiery fate, this time on a road in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The driver of the...
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Last R230-Series Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Rolls Off The LineThe new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class is just around the corner so that means production of the current-generation, the R230, has to come to an end. That end happened last week when the very last R230 SL-Class, build number 169,434, rolled off the car’s production line at Mercedes' plant in...
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General Motors’s Advanced Design Studio is located at a secret location somewhere in southern California, and over the past decade or so the studio has been responsible for the look of many of GM’s cars you see on the roads today--in the U.S. and overseas. The studio’s most recent design is the stunning Cadillac Ciel Concept, which was revealed earlier this year at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. In this latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, GM’s global design chief Ed Welburn takes us to the inner sanctum of GM's Advanced Design Studio and gives us an...
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2014 Ford Fiesta-Based Crossover Spy ShotsMINI's Countryman is currently alone in the tiny-crossover segment, but it won’t be for long as these images of a Ford Fiesta-based crossover foretells a coming production car. Riding high but exhibiting a similar rakish profile to the Fiesta hatchback, the new compact crossover from Ford is...
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Ferrari Announces Limited Edition 599 GTB ‘60F1’On July 14 of this year Ferrari celebrated the 60th anniversary of its first ever Formula One victory, the day when Froilan Gonzalez driving the 375 F1 was the first to pass the checkered flag at the 1951 British Grand Prix at Silverstone. To celebrate this historic event, as well as give a send...
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The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Gets NauticalJeep unveils two salty, sea-inspired concepts at the Paris boat show.
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Porsche Shakes Down The 2012 911 Carrera: VideoPorsche subjected its new 911 to environmental extremes that no sane customer would; the net result is a better, more reliable finished product.
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Nissan's Juke-R Laps Silverstone In The Rain: VideoNissan hasn't released any on-track videos of the Juke-R yet, but Spain's Autohebdo Sport has released a quick video of their time behind the wheel.
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