Car News
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This past weekend a race car flipped into the crowd after what started as a relatively innocuous accident.
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Break Out Those Checkbooks: GM Puts Incentives On 2009-2010 Corvette ZR1Corvette's ZR1 is the most performance for the dollar in most books, and it's available for 0% APR or with cash back.
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First Drive: 2011 Subaru WRX STISubaru has a knack for continuous improvement on its vehicles—particularly its performance-minded Impreza WRX and STI models.
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Warning: January Jones Is Now Driving A Land Rover LR2It's a good thing January Jones (allegedly) dodged that (alleged) DUI a couple of weeks ago. Otherwise, she and maybekindasorta current boyfriend Jason Sudeikis would've had to take a cab on their most recent date/non-date to a friend's birthday party. Well, unless Jason has a driver's license. And...
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1,000-MPH Bloodhound SSC Show Car UnveiledThe land-speed-record seeking Bloodhound SSC was unveiled at the Farnborough International Air Show.
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Video: Porsche Details The 911 GT2 RS At Goodwood"The fastest and most powerful street-legal Porsche ever built." What more do you need to know? For starters, how about how it lays claim to that title. This video gives a look at what makes the Porsche 911 GT2 RS tick. Fresh from its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Andreas Preuninger...
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The Chevrolet Camaro proved to be a popular blank canvas of sorts for aftermarket tuners presenting at SEMA last year and it looks like this year is going to be no different. We’re still several months out from the annual Las Vegas event but we already have details of one of the first concepts, and you guessed it, it’s based on the latest 2011 Chevrolet Camaro. The new concept is being developed by CGS Motorsports, a specialist in high performance exhaust and intake systems. CGS is also one of the leading creators of many SEMA vehicles over the years and has built several vehicles for...
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Report: Mercedes-Benz Working On Nine-Speed AutomaticYes, you read that title correctly. According to latest reports coming out of the UK Mercedes-Benz is looking to one-up the competition with the release of a nine-speed automatic gearbox. The automaker is reportedly in the process of designing the new gearbox, which it plans to use for its...
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2011 Ford Explorer With 2.0L EcoBoost Gets 30 Percent Efficiency Gain Over Current V-6Ford’s new EcoBoost engine technology is heralded as the key to finding a balance between power and economy, and having seen the performance in cars like the Lincoln MKS and Ford Flex we can only agree. Now the automaker’s SUV line is about to benefit from the new direct injected and...
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Rendered: 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-ClassThe current Mercedes-Benz B-Class has enjoyed reasonable success in most of the markets it has been launched in, selling over 120,000 units in its first year alone, but the next-generation model due in 2011 is expected to sell in even higher volumes and will be sold in the U.S. for the first time...
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Special Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR Convertible Built For Top DealerProduction of the Dodge Viper finally came to a close at Chrysler’s Conner Avenue plant in Michigan earlier this month and to mark the historic event Dodge released a string of special edition Vipers based on the very last SRT10 and ACR models. The special edition models were designed and...
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Concept Car Designs Evolve, Remain Unique And FreshSometimes is seems like every new concept I see is just another ripoff of something that has already been tried. The roads tend to look like a sea of blobs, with no sense of distinction between the different manufacturers and nations represented. I often worry that the world is headed toward a very...
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Auto makers have gradually begun introducing their own interpretations of the plug-in electric vehicle, still a fairly unfamiliar concept to most consumers. Since their strategies are all a little different, it can be difficult to do across-the-board comparisons. Two big players, the Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt, have been developed with slightly different strategies, but could ultimately appeal to similar types of customers. CNET has produced a "Prizefight" between the two, picking an overall winner based on the results of four "rounds" of head-to-head evaluations. The Leaf gets their pick...
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Acura RL Safe, No Phase-Out PlannedA report out of Japan today says the Acura RL will no longer be built.
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Lexus Reveals Updated 2011 Lineup: Small Changes For AllMost of Lexus' 2011 lineup is carried over with minor updates.
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Report: Nissan Gets Cheeky With Ad, Porsche UK Says, 'See You In Court'It was bad enough when Porsche and Nissan were duking it out over the actual speed of the GT-R around the Nurburgring, but things almost stepped up to the next level--law suits--over the silliest little ad: a 370Z with BMW, Audi, and Porsche badges with hash marks beside them, indicating superior...
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Mercedes-Benz E 63 AMG Gets Interior Upgrades, Same PriceThe E 63 AMG features a higher set of standard equipment for the same price as before.
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Gone In 60 Seconds: Ferrari 458 Italia Burns In ParisThe near-new car proves Ferrari still has a hot streak.
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The lessons learned and trials faced have only served to stoke the fire at Corvette Racing.
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Toyota Working On Electric Supercar?The news of the RAV4 EV's rebirth is followed by rumors of a possible electric supercar.
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Official: Tesla And Toyota To Jointly Develop All-Electric RAV4Electric vehicles are popularly perceived as the front-runner of the alternate fuel competition, but successfully developing EVs has proven to be a difficult and expensive task. To help share the burden and the expertise necessary to get an electric car to market, Japanese auto giant Toyota and...
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Chopard Celebrates Alfa Romeo Centenary With Exclusive New Watch RangeAlfa Romeo celebrated its centenary anniversary earlier this month but you’d have hardly noticed as the automaker’s poor financial state meant there wasn’t the expected new model launchor any significant celebration to speak of. Nevertheless, luxury French watch company Chopard didn’t...
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2011 BMW X3 M Sports Package RevealedLess than 48 hours after the reveal of the all-new 2011 BMW X3 comes the first images and details for the compact SUV’s latest M Sports Package assortment of goodies. Giving the already sporty X3 an even more dynamic look thanks to some distinct M styling cues, the package also comprises...
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Ford Racing + Team O'Neil = Fiesta Driving SchoolThe Fiesta Driving School will supply 43 Fiesta Movement vehicles for rally instruction.
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