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The Ford GT may no longer be in production but its legacy will live on, at least in the fast-paced world of FIA GT1 competition, thanks to a number of teams that have picked the iconic supercar out of a field that includes the Nissan GT-R, Audi R8 and the Lamborghini Murcielago. The latest is from Swiss team Matech Competition, which has released a new teaser video for its FIA GT1 entry that will leave any car enthusiasts with goosebumps after hearing the visceral shriek of its V-8 engine. As early as 2009, before the regulations of the new GT1 Championship came into force, Matech Competition...
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Video: 2011 Shelby GT500 Coupe And Convertible Hit The StreetThese videos show the new muscle cars in action on the highway.
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Spy Shots: Aston Martin Vantage FaceliftThe next Aston Martin Vantage will pick up more of the cues from the current V12 Vantage.
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Chasing The Speed Dragon, 1948: SCTA Racers On The FlatsBefore carbon fiber, modern safety gear, and multi-billion dollar race teams, brilliant men and dangerously fast cars blazed trails across empty lake beds and into history in the pursuit of speed. This photo gallery shows one day in that chase in 1948--in vivid color. Packed with cars from...
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Kellan Lutz Strikes Jaunty Pose Beside An Aston Martin Rapide. We're Confused.So there was this party at the home of Michael Bay. You know, the guy who directed the classic Playboy Video Centerfold: Kerri Kendall (and those Transformers movies too, we suppose)? The same Michael Bay who cleverly disguised his casting couch as a car wash? Him. Anyway, there was a party at...
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2011 Ford Shelby GT500 PreviewThe 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 goes all-aluminum, gets new look.
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Chrysler's FLO TV and the Furious Fuchsia Challenger offer new features, looks.
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Audi Looking For Image Boost With Higher Sales Of Premium ModelsIn Europe Audi is one of the leading luxury brands but in the U.S. its sales are still lagging behind rivals like Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus. Last year Audi sold just 82,716 vehicles in the U.S. while its rivals managed to rack up more than double that figure. In an effort to catch up as well as...
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Chrysler And Lancia To Reveal Joint Product Plan In GenevaChrysler’s lineup, both in North America and Europe, is in for a major shakeup over the next couple of years now that the expanding Fiat Group and its demanding CEO Sergio Marchionne are pulling all the strings. We’ve already seen hints of some of the plans with the unveiling of the...
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2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S PreviewHot on the heels of the facelifted 911 Turbo comes the more extreme 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S, which will be making its world debut next month at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show before arriving in local showrooms in the second half of the year. Designed for the customer that seeks only the best in terms...
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Report: GM Planning Rear-Wheel Drive Hybrid Cars, Starting With Cadillac ATSLast month General Motors announced it was expanding its in-house electric vehicle development capabilities by becoming the first major automaker in the U.S. to design and manufacture its own electric motors for future hybrid and plug-in hybrid models. The electric motors, which are 25 percent...
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Report: Chevrolet Considering Cruze SS And Four-Door CoupeWith the death of Saturn and Pontiac, two of GM's best small, sporty cars are gone: the Solstice and Sky and their turbocharged GXP and Redline variants. The excellent Cobalt SS Sedan got the axe last year as well, leaving GM with only the Cobalt SS Coupe and HHR SS for its small-car, fun-to-drive...
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Like most of the big players in the automotive industry that had to retract, right-size and close facilities across the country, electric vehicle startup Fisker Automotive has also had to bite the bullet and consolidate some of its operations. A little over a year after establishing its 34,000 square foot engineering and development center in Pontiac, Michigan, Fisker has announced that it will close the facility and transfer its 30 staff to its headquarters located in Irvine, California. According to the company, the consolidation is to "accelerate development of its next-generation plug-in...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: 2011 Renault Megane CCRenault has lifted the lid off its second new convertible destined to star at next month’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show. Less than a week after previewing its compact Wind Coupe-Roadster, the French automaker has revealed its new Megane Coupe-Cabriolet and in the process rounded off the complete...
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The Art of PR: Tesla Takes C/D To Task On Tesla ReviewIn Today’s World the Word Travels Fast, Almost As Fast As a Tesla
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2011 BMW X5 PreviewOriginally launched for the 2000 model year in late 1999, the BMW X5 helped change the SUV segment by showing that the driving dynamics, responsiveness, and handling of a car could be compatible with the utility, versatility, and off-road capability of an SUV. BMW has now taken the covers off its...
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Toyota Puts Plans Together To Fix Brakes On 2010 PriusEmails Go Out To Dealers Ensuring a Fix Next Week
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eBay Find: Animal House Deathmobile Replica, Buy It Now For $12,500The Animal House Deathmobile movie car is up for sale.
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The WRX Limited Models add some welcome feature upgrades.
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The Car Nut's Guide To Super Bowl XLIV AdsSo you're a car fiend, and you want to know what to expect from the SuperBowl? We have the answers.
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Subaru XV CrossoverSubaru is going gangbusters in 2010, and did in 2009 as well, so it's hard to question their methods. But the production model announced today for the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, a crossover based on the Impreza called the XV, makes us wonder if we're the ones taking crazy pills. The Forester and...
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Tomahawk-Riding Wolfgang Bernhard Returns To Mercedes-Benz Cars DivisionWolfgang Bernhard may soon be heading up Mercedes-Benz as well.
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Report: Cadillac ATS, CTS And Next-Gen Camaro To Share Alpha PlatformThe move would mimic changes at BMW.
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Video: 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 RevealedWe got our hands on this teaser video that shows off the 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500.
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