Car News
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The ICONIC AC Roadster is a rebirth and reimagining of the legendary Shelby AC Cobra.
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New 2011 Ford Explorer Teasers Released As Facebook Unveiling NearsThe 2011 Ford Explorer will get an electronic unveiling ahead of its sales debut this summer.
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Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid To Run ALMS Petit Le MansThe green racing series gets a bit greener.
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Justin Bieber's Teen Years Are Nothing Like Ours WereUnless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard of Justin Bieber. Unless you're under 21, though, you probably can't hum one of his tunes. That could be because you're out of touch with The Kids, or possibly because Bieber is from another planet (metaphorically speaking). Seriously...
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Report: BMW Still Considering X4 CrossoverA few years back BMW was reportedly working on a sporty crossover model based on its X3 platform and designed along the same lines as the X6, however, the vehicle, tipped to be called the X4, quickly fell off the radar once the global financial crisis hit. With BMW now cruising into the top selling...
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400 hp Taurus SHO A Good Possibility, Ford SaysFord's Taurus SHO has to be one of the best examples of a wolf in sheep's clothing. Traditionally the Taurus has been rather neutral in terms of styling. The same can also be said of its performance for the most part. It's designed to move people, and it does just that. Ford struck gold with...
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The last we heard of America’s Revenge Designs and its Verde ‘HP2ge’ hybrid supercarwas at the Detroit Auto Show back in January and since then things have been very quiet on all fronts regarding the up-and-coming supercar start-up. As you may recall, Revenge Designs is a tuner of GM products turned niche automaker and the company’s latest product is to be the Verde supercar, which is scheduled to go on sale later this year priced from around $190,000. While the regular versions will come powered by a forced-induction V-8 engine--customers can choose from a 605 horsepower...
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AMV-R Supercar Concept Puts A German Take On Italian StyleThere's not a lot to say about the AMV-R Supercar Concept, since it exists only digitally, but who needs to read when there are images like these to look at? In theory, the car would be powered by a twin-turbo V-10 engine, rated at 850 horsepower--enough to take on all but the world's fastest...
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Drunk Drivers In NY Will Soon Face Blow-To-Start Auto IgnitionAs long as liquor and cars coexist, there will be drunk drivers. Government can only do so much to prevent this, but that doesn't keep them from trying. Suffice it to say, whatever can be done to keep these people off the road, should be done. How then, can we keep people from driving under the...
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Rolls-Royce Details Its Bespoke...Picnic SetThe one-off design is heralded as a "return to the golden age of picnicking."
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2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe Launch Dates Leaked?A 1-Series fan forum claims to have the inside scoop on the 1-Series M Coupe's release schedule.
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A Moment Of Silence: Ferrari 458 Italia Utterly Destroyed By FireThis marks the fifth known 458 Italia casualty, and the second from fire.
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The 2010 Paris Auto Show will see a bevy of Lotus concepts unveiled.
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Video: Lingenfelter LS9 Camaro SS Runs 9-Second Quarter MileThe runs at Muncie Dragway weren't even under ideal conditions.
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Cadillac Supersizes CTS All-Season Tires To 19-InchesThe new 19-inch all-season tire and wheel package is based on Goodyear's Eagle RS-A2.
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Video: Corvette Racing's Le Mans Fan ExperienceThere's a lot more to Le Mans than just racing--though the racing is center stage.
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Jay Leno Isn't Too Amped About The Chevy VoltUpdated: see below During an interview with Elon Musk in May of 2009, David Letterman dissed the Chevrolet Volt. Shortly thereafter, Letterman remembered where his ad dollars come from and apologized, inviting spunky GM spokesmodel Bob Lutz to talk about the much-hyped hybrid on the show. In the...
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Report: Three-door Mini Countryman in the worksThe recently revealed 2011 MINI Countryman could soon spawn a handful of new variants as BMW continues its expansion of the iconic MINI brand into something that is edging closer to becoming a full line automaker. We’ve already reported on MINI launching a seven-seater Countryman Plus, as...
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While closest rival Ferrari persists that it will never build a four-door model, Lamborghini is looking closely at launching a high-performance SUV as a spiritual successor to the original LM002 from the 1980s. The Italian marque’s closer integration with the Volkswagen Group ensures access to the advanced off-road platform underpinning the second-generation Volkswagen Touareg and Porsche Cayenne, and you can bet this is what Lamborghini is planning for its own SUV. The Lamborghini variant would hardly resemble the Volkswagen and Porsche versions, however, which to the average onlooker...
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Video: Five Truly Terrible Car Commercials (And One Good One)Today's car ads are hip and sophisticated--they know what they're doing when it comes to attracting members of Generation Y. But that hasn't always been the case. Take a look at this ad for the new Fiesta and you will see what I am talking about. Here, Ford's used pop art to show off the...
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2012 Audi A7 Sportback unveiling coming July 26The Audi A7 Sportback has been around in concept form since the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, but it'll finally get its official production unveiling in just one week. The news follows last week's launch of a new teaser site and this time, it comes with a teaser video. The A7 Sportback itself is expected...
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Report: Nissan Considering LEAF-Based Electric Sports CarThe idea is intriguing, but we'd have to call it speculation only at this point.
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2011 Subaru WRX STI: Still Racy And Rugged, Post WRCFew, if any automakers strike quite the same balance of ruggedness and raciness as Subaru.
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Spy Shots: 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS AMG Sport PackageThe newest spy photos reveal the AMG treatment on a standard CLS.
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