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  • 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe pace car at Rolex Daytona 24

    Running slow pace laps during caution periods might seem like a relatively lame duty for a high-performance car, but when that pace car has to run hard enough to keep in front of massively powerful, lightweight, race-tired Daytona prototypes, even at half-speed, it's a different story. The 1-Series M Coupe handled its Daytona 24 pace duties with aplomb, looking well-composed even when cornering at speed, easily keeping the necessary pace. Along the way, the team at SPEED spent some time with the 1-Series M, and this video shows us both the on-track performance and their take on the car...

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    Spy Shots: Lamborghini Jota Murcielago Replacement

    It's widely recognized that the Reventon Roadster is the final evolution of the Lamborghini Murcielago platform so it’s not surprising to see this new prototype for the car’s replacement undergoing testing. This new Lamborghini will have some tough competition when it arrives as there...

  • Tesla Roadster - Gran Turismo 5
    Laboratory Wars: Do Video Games Make Drivers Safer Or More Dangerous?

    Racing video games: we all play them, many of us love them. They give us an outlet for the days when we can't get to an actual track, and, for the better simulations, can even help us hone our edge in the off-season. But do they really make us better drivers, or do they make us more dangerous on...

  • 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle spy shots
    Video: Volkswagen Teases New New Beetle

    Have you ever wanted to drive a gigantic black beetle through a temperate rain forest? Volkswagen may just have you covered with the next New Beetle if this teaser video is any indication. Of course, the actual car won't look much like a six-legged insect at all, eschewing the arched top for a more...

  • Dodge Brand and Mopar Introduce Vehicle Information Smartphone Applications.
    Dodge Debuts Owner Apps On Android, Blackberry, And iPhone

    Smartphones have moved one step closer to controlling our lives: Dodge recently announced that it has launched owner's manual apps on the Android, Blackberry, and iPhone platforms. The apps offer a range of features that supplement and enhance the existing hard-copy manuals and DVDs that come with...

  • 2002 Jaguar X-Type
    Jaguar Still Eyeing Entry-Level Sedan

    While it’s been rumored that Jaguar is planning a new entry-level sedan model to take on the likes of the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class for some time now, to this day Jaguar is yet to confirm the existence of such a model nor confirm that it’s even being looked at. Perhaps it...

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    Many of us in the past may have taken the car keys off a friend to prevent them from driving after a few too many drinks. Now, a new piece of technology will leave them high and dry even if you're not there to walk them home. Known as the Driver Alcohol Detection Systems for Safety (DADSS), sensors in a car equipped with the technology would analyse the blood alcohol content of the driver and if it's above the legal limit of .08, it can prevent the car from being started. Developed by research and development firm QinetiQ North America Inc with partners in Sweden and New Mexico, the DADSS...

  • Bugatti Veyron curbs wheel while parking
    Video: Bugatti Veyron Curbs Wheel During Epic Parking Fail

    In fairness to the driver of this Bugatti Veyron, visibility in a supercar tends to be very poor but that still doesn’t negate the lack of skill presented here in this latest video. While attempting to do a simple parallel park, albeit with quite of lot of cars and pedestrians loitering, the...

  • Mercedes-Benz B-Class Coupe computer-generated rendering
    Mercedes-Benz Planning Compact Coupe And SUV For U.S.

    Instead of only replacing its A-Class and B-Class models with new hatchbacks for the next-generation of the compact duo, Mercedes-Benz will be introducing an entire family of new compact cars based around a single innovative platform. This new family will include regular hatchback models, which...

  • 2011 Chrysler 200 S Mopar
    Chrysler Planning New ‘S’ Range Of Stylized Models

    Chrysler has a major problem on its hands. Despite a range of new and exciting models in the pipeline, there’s one glaring issue the automaker needs to address if it’s to become as successful as some of its rivals. The average buyer age for a Chrysler-branded model is 62 years. Compound...

  • Aston Martin One-77 spotted on the streets of Monaco
    First Aston Martin One-77 Delivered To Monaco Customer

    The first deliveries of the much-hyped Aston Martin One-77 supercar have quietly started, with the first example of the limited edition beauty being delivered to a customer in Monaco this past week. The first car, finished in a solid black, was seen parked outside the Hotel de Paris, right in the...

  • Ferrari 458 Italia gets run over by Ford F-150 pickup truck
    Ferrari 458 Italia gets run over by Ford F-150 pickup

    Imagine having to endure a 12 to 18 month waiting list to finally get your hands on a brand new Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 458 Italia supercar, only to have it crushed under the wheels of a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] F-150 pickup truck. Well, that’s exactly what happened to the owner of this sorry...

  • Audi Quattro concept - 2010 Paris Auto Show

    It’s no secret that Audi has ambitious goals to become the world’s leading luxury auto brand within the decade and is planning to boost its lineup to 42 different models by 2015. Not surprisingly we’ve seen several brand new model additions in the recent past, with cars like the A7 and A1 making their respective debuts in the past year alone. However, there are even more models in the pipeline but most of these are at very different stages of development. Later this year we will see a new Q3 compact SUV, as well as the new 2012 Audi A6, but further down the track there could...

  • CEC Lexus LFA
    CEC First To Offer Tuning Program For Lexus LFA Supercar

    Lexus of North America has chosen Los Angeles-based tuner CEC (Claus Ettensberger Corporation) to create a trio of modified versions of its new 2012 LFA supercar, which will be delivered to three very lucky customers later this year. With the Lexus LFA being such a finely tuned machine in its...

  • Replica of the Benz Patent Motorwagen
    Daimler Celebrates 125th Anniversary Of The Automobile

    Exactly 125 years ago to the day, Carl Benz first registered his “vehicle with gas-engine drive” under patent number 37435 with the Berlin Patent Office, forever changing the way human beings would travel and establishing one of the biggest industries the world knows today. Back in 1886...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible
    2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible To Be Awarded To Super Bowl XLV MVP

    One member of the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Green Bay Packers (it pains me to write that, your humble author is a Bears fan) will be awarded a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible on February 6. That player will be named the most valuable player of Super Bowl XLV, and the car will be his reward. The...

  • 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe SCCA World Challenge race car
    Video: Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car Does Sebring In 60 Seconds

    Sebring. The legendary home of American endurance racing. So how does the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe race car do Sebring in 60 seconds? A montage, of course. In the inimitable words of Trey Parker: The hours approaching, just give it your best You've got to reach your prime. That's when you need to put...

  • 2011 Porsche 911 Black Edition
    Porsche Copies Mustang, Offers Special Color Edition

    Ford has taken some ribbing in the past few years for its "special edition" Mustangs, which often amount to little more than an extra badge and/or some vinyl paint stripes, plus a few bundled options. Well, apparently Porsche sees some method to the madness, and has introduced its own special-paint...

  • 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG

    The Mercedes-Benz C-Class got a facelift for the 2012 model year, but now we're seeing what those changes mean for the high-horsepower AMG version. These images leaked onto the web, and Car and Driver is saying that they're not "product correct," meaning that the final version of the car will look slightly different. No matter, it's still plenty to go on. Not surprisingly, the AMG version sports similar styling tweaks as the less enthusiastic models. The headlights, hood, front fenders, grille and bumper have all been revised, giving the car a cleaner and more modern look. Under the new...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf
    2011 Nissan LEAF And Others 'Connected To The Cloud'

    Cloud computing is very much a feature of 'Web 2.0'. Rather than using a location-dependent center of resources such as a server, cloud computing uses shared servers, all of which can be used to provide resources, software and data. For Average Joe, this might mean using web-based word processing...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV)
    Video: Chevy Puts The Caprice PPV Through Its Paces

    The Holden-built, Commodore-based Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) will be hitting the streets in search of lawbreakers soon, and this video shows the car in testing by U.S. agencies at Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix. In addition to some solid tire-squealing parking lot...

  • Vogel iPad car mounting kit
    Apple 'Office On The Go' With Vogel iPad In-Car Kit

    If you feel your car is a small environment of potential office space you're not making the best of, then Vogel's new iPad mounting system might be of interest. We'd never condone using an iPad whilst you're actually driving, but if you're caught at a rest stop or some business partners are getting...

  • MG TF LE500
    Reborn Chinese MG Considering U.S. Sales (Again)?

    The rebirth of the MG brand in Chinese hands has hit no shortage of stumbling blocks over the last four years, but as sales heat up in China, talk of U.S. sales are surfacing. It's not the first time such plans have arisen. Even before Shanghai Auto (SAIC) bought the brand along with Nanjing...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Convertible
    Video: Chevy Engineers Explain The 2011 Camaro Convertible

    You've already read our take on the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible in our first drive review. Now you can see what GM's engineers focused on to make a car they claim is just as capable as the coupe. No matter whether you think the drop-top Camaro is for blow-drying mullets or blowing the doors...

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