Car News
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Ford was one of the big guns behind last week's TechCrunch Disrupt. The automaker was central to a number of tech developments there, including an unofficial merger between Spotify and the SYNC telematics system, and a potentially interesting partnership between Ford and open-source hardware maker, Bug Labs. But when all the dust had settled, a startup called Roximity may have been the biggest winner. As you might recall, a highly publicized element of the recent Disrupt event was the Ford SYNC App Developer Challenge. According to Ford, the challenge "stimulated ideas amongst the developer...
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2012 Veloster driven, Land Rover renames, Prius Plug-In priced: Car News HeadlinesAston Martin Racing takes the win in U.S. return at Laguna Seca ALMS race. [MotorAuthority] Check out this new video of the Jaguar C-X16 Concept. [MotorAuthority] Curious about the 2012 Hyundai Veloster? Check out this first drive report. [TheCarConnection] A second photo of the 2013 Hyundai...
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2011 Jaguar C-X16 Concept Hits The Road: VideoWe can’t get enough of the sultry lines of the 2011 Jaguar C-X16 Concept, and we hope you can’t either as we’ve just got our hands on a new promo video featuring the first driving shots of the car as well as the sound of its new supercharged V-6 engine. This same drivetrain, most...
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Aston Martin Racing Marks U.S. Return With ALMS Win At Laguna SecaAston Martin Racing, the official motorsports division of the automaker Aston Martin, has won the annual Laguna Seca race of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) on its return to the sport. This was the penultimate round of the 2011 season and for the race Aston Martin Racing started from third and...
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2011 SEMA GT Awards To Put Yamauchi's Favorite In Gran Turismo 5The SEMA show is still nearly two months away, but today entries for the SEMA GT Awards opened, inviting custom car builders to put up their creations for judging by Gran Turismo creator Kazunori Yamauchi. The winning car will be a playable addition to Gran Turismo 5. The best vehicle in each of...
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Land Rover Going Global With Names, Phasing Out LR4, LR2 By 2016: ReportNo, the Land Rover LR4 itself won't be gone by the time 2016 rolls around--it just won't be called the LR4 anymore. Instead, it'll likely revert back to its pre-alphanumeric name, Discovery. The news is brought to us by a report from Car and Driver, and though it's not earth-shaking in its import...
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Every once in a while we get a vehicle in the MotorAuthority Garage that is just begging us to lay some rubber down. The 2012 Chrysler 300 SRT8 is just such a vehicle, and we are more than happy to oblige. A quick refresher on the latest SRT8 to sport the Chrysler badge: Powered by a 6.4-liter V-8, the SRT8 is rated at 470-horsepower and 470 lb-ft. The power is sent to the rear-wheels through a five-speed automatic, though metal paddles do allow you to shift for yourself. While all this is fine and dandy, we know what you want: video of the burning rubber.
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2012 Acura TSX Sedan And Wagon Prices Rise Slightly, New Special EditionAcura announces pricing for the 2012 TSX sedan and wagon.
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Saab Bankruptcy Hearing Just Days AwaySaab’s cash crunch is nothing new, but the matter is finally coming to a head. The car maker’s first bankruptcy hearing is scheduled for September 26. In the meantime, it’s business as usual for Saab. Lately, that has been less about turning out autos or paying its workers than it...
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Zahir Rana Talks About His Ferrari Enzo Crash At Targa Newfoundland: VideoCrashing a car is never a fun experience. It's even less so when that car is a Ferrari Enzo. The horror is compounded when it's all caught on tape. But Zahir Rana handles the situation with grace. With grace and the affability that can only come from being able to easily afford another--at one...
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Smart Brings Back Gaming Classic Pong... With Two Fortwos!All the attention on Smart at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show might have been directed at the Forvision electric drive concept and the latest, third-generation 2012 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, but Smart still had a use for the previous version. Nestled next to a Ford driving experience was "Smart...
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Viper 'Ring Lap, Mustang Battles, Subaru Recalls: Today's Car NewsBAAAM! Reality hits you hard, bro. [MotorAuthority] The 2011 Subaru Legacy and Outback have been recalled for flying sunroofs. [TheCarConnection] The 2014 Ford Mustang will get new, non-retro design. [MotorAuthority] But if you're still loving the current Mustang, battle it out with your own custom...
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In an effort to market M Series cars to PGA Tour pros, BMW is using a campaign the offers racetrack test drives and motor oil scented cologne.
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Power Lines Fall On Car Crash, Electrify Driver's Tale: VideoA Phoenix, AZ driver suffering from a medical condition yesterday rear-ended another car, swerved, and collided with an electrical power pole, bringing the lines down on the rear-ended SUV. Both drivers are alive, but the man trapped in the SUV got a bit of a charge out of the fiasco. For a full...
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Car Accident Sidekick App Claims To Find Nearby Ambulance-ChasersAds from ambulance-chasers make life worth living. Many are so outrageous, so ridiculous, so covered in schmaltz that viewers can't help but smile. But the times they are a-changin': a new app for accident victims could make such cheesy TV spots obsolete. The app is called "Car Accident Sidekick"...
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2014 Ford Mustang To Get All-New, Non-Retro DesignFord's Mustang has been an icon for the brand despite its occasional low points over the last 47 years. For the pony car's 50th anniversary, it will get an all-new look without the retro flavor, says Ford design boss J Mays. The design is still in the process of being finalized, but Mays said the...
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Why Subaru Went Rear-Wheel Drive With The BRZOne of the biggest mysteries puzzling Subaru fans is the issue of why the Japanese automaker, after building its performance reputation on symmetrical all-wheel drive technology, would switch to rear-wheel drive for its upcoming BRZ sports car. Of course, a lot of it has to do with the fact that...
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Rolls-Royce On Track For Record Sales In 2011The luxury segment has largely flown in the face of the economic downturn of the last several years, picking up steam particularly this year, but few have done as well as Rolls-Royce, which is set to set another sales record in 2011. It's not the first time Rolls-Royce has turned everyone else's...
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Ford Mustang fans can put their favorite finishing touches and upgrades together with a new online feature, and use their best designs to battle with other fans.
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1,000-HP Underground Racing Twin Turbo Audi R8 V10: VideoThe team at Underground Racing have done it yet again: put over 1,000 horsepower to the wheels of a supercar. It never really gets old, especially when they turn out such great videos highlighting their work. The latest project is an Audi R8 V10. Interspersed with detail shots of their aesthetic...
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Viper Reclaims Fastest Production 'Ring Lap?Nurburgring lap times. We love to talk about them, compare them, even flaunt them when our cars pull off crazy-low numbers at the hands of factory drivers. But do they really mean anything? The SRT team apparently thinks so, going to the lengths of sourcing two of Dodge's out-of-production Vipers...
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Infiniti Electric, Alfa's Plans, Ferrari Tailor Made: Car News HeadlinesGet all of the details on the 2012 Audi RS5 here. [MotorAuthority] Infiniti's electric sports car concept will debut at the Geneva Motor Show ahead of its 2014 production start. [MotorAuthority] Jennifer Lopez teams up with Eminem and Chrysler for the Fiat 500. [TheCarConnection] Rimac presents the...
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2011 Toyota Corolla Fans Love Virtual Pop Star Hatsune MikuIf you've never heard of pop star Hatsune Miku, don't worry. Most of her work is in Japanese. And she's only four years old. And of course, she's not real. Miku is a virtual celebrity, created in 2007 as part of a music software package called Vocaloid. (Basically, she's apotheosis of AutoTune: a...
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Mitsubishi Auctioning Very Last Eclipse For CharityMitsubishi is auctioning off its very last Eclipse Coupe this week in an effort to help raise funds for the Japanese Red Cross. The last Eclipse is a one-of-a-kind 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse Coupe SE, which was manufactured at the automaker’s plant in Normal, Illinois. It will go under the...
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