Car News
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The key word "Racing" in the invite suggests that the new Lamborghini supercar could be a track-focused model based on last year's stunning Sesto Elemento concept car.
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BMW Posts $2.57 Billion Net Profit In Second Quarter Of 2011With its strong second quarter results, BMW is now predicting annual sales in excess of 1.6 million units.
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2012 Mazda CX-5: 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show PreviewThe 2012 Mazda CX-5 will make its official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in September before going on sale early next year.
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2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Drift Action: VideoThe 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe has a 451 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque 6.2-liter V-8 sending drive to the rear wheels, which makes it an ideal drifting machine.
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Gruesome Images From Bugatti Veyron Crash TestHyper-expensive supercars are rarely crash tested by independent safety agencies but that doesn't mean they aren't tested by the automakers themselves.
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2012 Ford Focus ST Spy VideoThe 2012 Ford Focus ST will come powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine displacing 2.0-liters and developing upwards of 246 horsepower.
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Theme of the day: the BMW 1-Series M Coupe and rumors that just won't die. This story fleshes out the second of those trends with some Infiniti-branded GT-R postulation. Call us pessimistic, but until we see an Infiniti badge on something Nissan GT-R-derived, we're not going to hold our breath. Nevertheless, the idea is intriguing--especially when voiced by Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. Unfortunately, the talk of the GT-R-based Infiniti comes in fairly negative terms. The company "could" build one, but it's not likely--Ghosn doesn't think it will happen, according to a quote in CAR. That's as good...
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BMW 1-Series M Coupe Chases CSL Around The 'Ring: VideoThe 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe does a quick trip around the Nurburgring with an M3 CSL to chase. Fun ensues.
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2014 Jaguar XE To Rival Boxster: ReportAs the subject of literally years of speculation and rumors, Jaguar's XE sports car is one of the most hotly anticipated arrivals of the next few years. It is expected to draw ideological, if not literal, inspiration from the classic E-Type, and will "blow the rest of the industry away" according...
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BMW 1-Series M Coupes Face Rough Weekend, Two More CrashesSwitzerland and South Africa now get to join South Korea and Poland among the nations with owners of wrecked 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupes. The Save The 1Ms campaign can't start soon enough. Once again, the cause of the accident appears to be driver overconfidence under wet conditions, at least in the...
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RallyCross At X Games 17: Video, GalleryThis weekend, the sport of European-style rallycross headed to the streets of Los Angeles, but unlike road racers on a city street circuit, the rallycrossers faced the challenge of dirt and gravel strewn in strategic locations among other obstacles. The action was pretty intense, but if you were...
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2012 Tesla Model S Spy ShotsThe Tesla Model S, as new cars go, is the opposite of a secret project. In fact, in the interim between the soon out-of-production Roadster and the Model S's debut next year, Tesla likely hopes we'll all keep talking about the upcoming car--they won't have anything to sell, which is an odd position...
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Al Oppenheiser, the chief engineer for the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, gives a video tour of the vehicle.
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2013 Lexus GS Hits The Autocross Course: VideoQuestion: what does a 2013 Lexus GS look like attacking an autocross-style course in full camouflage? Answer: see below. Despite the rather weak music overlaid on the video, we do get to hear some sounds of mild tire scrub in the video below, though the engine/exhaust note is too muted to make it...
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2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car Finally Gets Android App2011 Nissan Leaf owners are right on the cutting edge of car technology, but so far only Apple iPhone users have been able to enjoy the full experience of controlling the car's climate control and charging timer functions from a mobile device. No longer. Android smartphone users are now privy to...
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AMS Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R Goes 8 Seconds In The Quarter: VideoThe AMS Performance Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R sets a record, becoming the first R35 into the eight-second range in the quarter mile.
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Ford SYNC More Affordable, Hands-Free Tech Now From $295Very little in life comes for free, which makes us appreciate paying less for something all the more. A drop in price of $100 certainly makes Ford's SYNC hands-free, in-car connectivity system something to appreciate. The system is now only $295. Things haven't been easy for Ford with its GM OnStar...
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Porsche Profits Rise 59 Percent In First Six Months Of 2011Porsche is already on track for a record year of sales but has even more models in the pipeline, including the 918 Spyder, Cajun crossover and a new entry-level roadster.
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The 2012 Ford Blue Angels Mustang GT was sold at the 2011 EAA AirVenture Oshkosh to a buyer from California for $400,000.
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Lexus LFA Roadster Coming In 2014, GS-F To Go Hybrid?According to reports, Lexus will wait one whole year after production of the LFA ends before launching the new LFA Roadster.
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Official: Obama Announces 54.5 MPG Gas Mileage Standard For 2025While most automakers are happy with the new standards, some aren’t due to an exemption for full-size trucks and some SUV models.
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Anderson Works Over The Maserati GranTurismo SGerman tuning firm Anderson is quickly becoming recognized as an expert in the modification of high-end European exotics.
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Audi Settles A6 Ad Dispute With Eminem Publisher Eight Mile StyleAudi has come to terms with the publisher of Eminem, Eight Mile Style, over the illegal use of the rapper's famous track Lose Yourself in an ad for its new A6 Avant in Europe.
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Jenson Button Takes Out 2011 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand PrixIt was another thriller at the 2011 Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, with Jenson Button of McLaren finally taking victory but not before two other drivers had taken the lead.
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