Car News
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The Autobots and Decepticons are back, again wearing lots of bowties. Which model would you pick, if you had to be an Autobot?
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Monster Tajima's Record 9:51 Pikes Peak Run: VideoWatch the fastest trip up Pikes Peak ever, run in a 910-horsepower Suzuki by Monster Tajima.
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One-Off Blue Angels Mustang GT To Be Auctioned At EAA AirVentureOne of a kind Blue Angels Mustang GT will be sold at auction at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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NASCAR Weekend At Infineon A Little Greener With Solar PowerIt might seem ironic that on the weekend the NASCAR Cup series visited Infineon Raceway in Northern California, the circuit chose to announce the completion of its large solar arrays. As over forty NASCAR racers tore around the circuit for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Saturday and Sunday, spectators...
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Fast And Furious 6 To Arrive In Theaters In May 2013Hollywood is making yet another Fast And Furious movie, and it is slated to arrive in theaters May 2013.
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Who's The King: Porsche 911 Turbo or Nissan GT-R? #YouTellUsIt's Godzilla vs. The King. Which one's the winner in the death match between the Porsche 911 Turbo and the Nissan GT-R? #YouTellUs by sending in your answer via Twitter to @therealma -- and don't forget the hashtag.
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Yesterday we reported that Saab would receive $18.4 million by the end of this week from a mystery Chinese firm that ordered a total of 582 of its cars, allowing the financially stricken automaker to pay its employees’ wages and stave off a potential bankruptcy. Today, we have news that Saab will receive an additional $40 million from a Swedish real estate consortium led by Hemfosa Fastigheter. The latest deal is for the sale of 50.1 percent of Saab’s property assets, which includes the land on which its main plant and headquarters in Trollhattan, Sweden are built on. The Swedish...
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Hennessey Venom GT To Run At Goodwood Festival Of Speed: VideoWatch the Hennessey Venom GT testing in John Heinricy's hands as it prepares for the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb.
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Top Gear USA Season Two Starts July 24We’ve known for some time that HISTORY was planning to air a second season of Top Gear USA, after the show’s first season, which comprised some 10 episodes, managed to pull in a total of 60 million viewers. Now, thanks to the show’s Facebook page, we know that the first episode of...
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e-Wolf Presents Alpha 1 SRF Electric Track Car: VideoRemember e-Wolf? A few years back the German firm released a couple of preview images teasing a new electric supercar that’s still in development. Well, e-Wolf has been busy, releasing a number of other electric cars in the recent past, the latest of which is the new Alpha 1 SRF (Silent...
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2012 Bentley Continental GTC Speed Facelift Spy ShotsWe’ve already seen prototypes for the facelifted 2012 Bentley Continental GTC but here’s one of the high-performance GTC Speed model, which should make its appearance shortly after the debut of the standard model towards the end of this year. The prototype seen here is wearing minimal...
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Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel Covers 816 Miles On One Tank: Forbidden FruitBefore you get all excited about this report, note that there are no plans to bring the highly-efficient Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel to the U.S., at least in this generation of the car. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, we can tell you that overseas buyers can enjoy a luxurious 2012 Jaguar XF...
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Everyone knows Ferraris are meant to be red, don’t they? Well, perhaps not as the number of Ferrari models leaving the factory in Maranello in the classic red paint scheme is on the decline. Just a decade ago, a whopping 85 percent of all Ferraris built sported red liveries. Today, that figure is around the 45 percent mark. Red, or Rosso Corsa to be more specific, has been used to identify Italian cars and drivers since the very earliest days of motorsports. After sponsor-inspired liveries were introduced to Formula 1 in the 1960s, Ferrari remained the only constructor to stick with...
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro Transformers 3 Special Edition RevealedThe third installment of the popular Transformers movie series, Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, is just a day away from its theatrical release and in the lead up to that momentous day, GM has unveiled its latest 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Transformers 3 Special Edition muscle car. Just as it has done...
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2012 Audi A6 Configurable Up To $72,930The 2012 Audi A6 configurator is now live. The range of options isn't huge, but it can grow pricey very quickly.
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Rolls-Royce Masterpiece London 2011 Drophead CoupeCustom Rolls-Royces aren't hard to find, but they are hard to come by. This one-off example may be one of the rarest.
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2012 BMW M5 Laps The Nurburgring In 7:55The upcoming 2012 BMW M5 has lapped the Nurburgring, and unofficial lap times appear to be under eight minutes.
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Subaru, David Higgins Set New Mt. Washington Hillclimb RecordMark Higgins just set the fastest lap time around the Isle of Man TT, and now his brother David has set the Mt. Washington hillclimb record--both in Subarus.
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Hot on the heels of gamer-turned-racer Lucas Ordoñez taking a second in class finish at the prestigious Le Mans 24 Hour race two weeks ago, the creator of the game that brought Lucas to fame, Gran Turismo, has had some success of his own. Kazunori Yamauchi, the visionary behind the Gran Turismo game franchise, took a first in class victory at the Nürburgring 24 Hour race in Germany, which finished on Sunday. Driving a race prepared 2011 Nissan GT-R, Kazunori-san and his team-mates completed 134 laps in 24 hours, 2 minutes and 26.9 seconds. The race is run on the extended 24-hour...
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Nissan Unveils Massive Product Plan: 52 New Models ComingThe automaker is aiming to introduce one new vehicle every six weeks on average.
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2012 Tesla Model S Prototype Spy Shots: ExclusiveThe Tesla Model S is due in 2012, packing an all-electric drivetrain, a luxurious, high-tech interior, and stunning good exterior looks. These spy shots show you the first near-production example we've seen.
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The Car Show Releases First Batch Of Promos: VideoThe Car Show debuts on Speed TV July 13. This batch of promo videos gives you an idea of what to expect.
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Solar Windows For Buildings: Will Cars Get The Tech Next?A Californian start-up has just received an award of $100,000 as part of the "GE ecomagination Challenge" for an energy-saving idea that could change the way that buildings are constructed. Pythagoras Solar from San Mateo has created windows laced with solar cells and the potential benefits for...
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2012 BMW X5 Diesel Recalled For Possible Steering FailureBMW is recalling the 2012 X5 xDrive35d for a faulty component that could cause the power steering assistance to fail.
Nelson Ireson