Car News
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The Koenigsegg Agera R has an official world record and video to prove it.
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Street Racing Corvette Drivers May Face Charges Following Crash: VideoPull up to a set of lights and you see a matching pair of Chevrolet Corvettes, one a current-generation C6 and the other a previous-gen C5, and you can bet the drivers of the respective cars will have a score to settle. And that’s exactly what unfolds in this video taken by another motorist...
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2013 Subaru BRZ Tech Details, Pricing, Live Photos: Tokyo Motor ShowAt about the same price, would you buy a new rear-wheel-drive 2013 Subaru BRZ sport coupe or an all-wheel-drive Subaru WRX STI?
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BMW And Toyota To Collaborate On Green Tech, Share DieselsAs we reported just a few days ago, BMW and Toyota will be working more closely in the future over the development of green technology. This week at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show the two auto giants signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on...
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Hennessey announces 2013 Venom GT SpyderIf you think 270 mph in a convertible is a good idea, there's probably only one car that comes to mind: the upcoming Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Super Sport. That's really the only supercar out there that could possibly deliver that blend of world-record-level speed and open-air touring. Or it was...
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2013 Scion FR-S Revealed Ahead Of 2012 Detroit Auto ShowThe 2012 Detroit Auto Show is still more than a month away but Scion has decided to reveal its star attraction, the brand new 2013 Scion FR-S. Essentially a rebadged version of the Toyota GT 86 sports car we saw at this week’s 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, the new FR-S features a number of...
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After last week's Guilty Pleasure, the unloved-by-Alfa-fanatics 164, it just seems right to get back to the good old U.S. of A for this week's car. Turbocharged front-wheel drive machines were all the rage during the Late Malaise Era, and GM was right there with the Ford EXP Turbo and Renault Fuego Turbo. The new J-Body platform was just the ticket for the successor to the Vega/Monza-based Pontiac Sunbird, and GM even had a nice SOHC 1.8-liter four available, from Opel via Brazil. Add turbocharging for the 1984 model year, and you get the Pontiac 2000 Sunbird Turbo! To really grasp the...
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Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: 2011 Tokyo Motor ShowVolkswagen has chosen the Tokyo Motor Show to introduce its Passat Alltrack, a cross between a station wagon and an SUV.
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2011 Nissan Leaf Nismo Concept: 2011 Tokyo Motor ShowNissan is showing a Nismo-tuned street version of its Leaf electric car at this year's Tokyo Motor Show.
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2011 Mazda Takeri Concept Live Photos: 2011 Tokyo Motor ShowTake a good look at the stunning Mazda Takeri Concept that debuted today at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show as it's essentially a preview of the next-generation Mazda6 due next spring. Easily one of the best looking vehicles on show in Tokyo, the Takeri features the latest evolution of Mazda’s...
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Subaru BRZ GT300 Race Car: 2011 Tokyo Motor ShowSubaru will switch from a Legacy sedan to the new BRZ coupe to compete in the 2012 Japanese Super GT series.
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Ferrari 599XX Evolution Is The Ultimate Track WeaponTo mark the end of production of its 599 GTB, Ferrari has built the ultimate version of the popular grand tourer, the new 599XX Evolution. Just as the original Ferrari Enzo-based FXX experimental supercar had its more extreme FXX Evolution variant, the 599XX Evolution, or ‘Evoluzione’...
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High-end tuner Anderson, based in Dusseldorf, Germany, has worked its magic on Ferrari's 599 grand touring coupe.
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Alpina Shows Off Track-Ready B3 GT3: 2011 Tokyo Motor ShowAlpina is commemorating its return to motorsport with the B3 GT3 coupe.
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More Details On GM's Next Generation Small Block V-8GM's Gen-V small block V-8 will be launched in the near future, and the new engine will be more powerful and more fuel efficient than the one it replaces.
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McLaren MP4-12C GT3 Starts Testing At The NurburgringThe GT3 racing version of McLaren's new supercar, the MP4-12C, has already received its share of fanfare, including at this year’s Spa 24 Hours endurance face, but new photos show off more details of the racer, and we can't look away. This time the sultry race car was spotted at the...
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GM Builds Its 100-Millionth Small-Block V8 EngineGeneral Motors crossed a milestone yesterday. Somewhere on a little counter in GM's Performance Build Center at Wixom near Detroit, a number ticked over from 99,999,999 to 100,000,000, marking the hundred-millionth small-block V8 GM has produced. That milestone engine is a 638-horsepower...
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Honda Unveils ‘Earth Dreams Technology’ Engine LineupHonda has used the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show to announce a range of environmentally friendly technologies it plans to roll out grouped under the new heading of “Earth Dreams Technology”. Similar to Mazda’s “SkyActiv” range of green technologies, Earth Dreams Technology is...
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Chevy Volt owners don't just buys their cars on a whim. And as we've discussed before, they're not about to let a few reports of Volt fires faze them out of ownership. Yet in good faith and product confidence, GM isn't leaving safe enough alone. In an unprecedented, voluntary effort, GM is contacting all Volt owners to offer them temporary use of another new model until formal NHTSA investigations are complete. And said new model need not necessarily be another Volt. It could be a sensible and similarly-styled Cruze or, as noted by Jalopnik, it could be Chevy's original high-voltage car: the...
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2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee To Start Around $40,000The Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee will cost around $40,000.
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Alpina Adds 6-Series Based B6 Biturbo Coupe To LineupTired of waiting for BMW’s own M6 to arrive? Then perhaps you should give the guys at Alpina a call. The German tuning firm--and a BMW specialist--has unveiled the follow up to the B6 Biturbo Convertible that we saw at the recent 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the all-new B6 Biturbo Coupe. Based...
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2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Spy ShotsThe turbocharged 2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo is expected to go on sale in the second half of next year packing a 208 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque engine.
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2011 Honda EV-STER Concept: 2011 Tokyo Motor ShowThe small electric sports car concept from Honda we showed you earlier this month now has a name: 2011 Honda EV-STER Concept. The open-top concept, whose compact size evokes memories of the CRX, is Honda’s vision of the electric sports car of the future. Being all-electric, it’s...
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Audi Gets Charitable In Tokyo With A1 Samurai BlueAudi has unveiled a vibrantly colored one-off A1 at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Chris Weiss