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Lotus is developing an electric hypercar targeted to deliver over 1,000 horsepower.
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Dodge Demon and Ford GT line up for half-mile drag racePlace your bets. Two of the hottest pieces of American machinery lined up for a half-mile drag race to see whether straight-line speed or aero trickery and light weight materials capture the crown. We're talking about the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon and the Ford GT. Video from DragTimes shows both...
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BMW and Daimler plan to have self-driving cars on sale by 2024BMW and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler target 2024 launch for jointly developed Level 4 self-driving system.
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BMW reveals X7 pickup truckBMW's X7 makes for a plush and practical pickup truck.
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Lexus LC Convertible prototype drops the top on flagship two-doorLexus isn't being coy about the LC Convertible at all: what you're looking at is going to be a production car soon without the thin camo. But Friday at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lexus gave us a preview look at the LC Convertible—without official specs, price, or release date. The...
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Track king Radical reveals Rapture street-legal sports carA company known for Nürburgring records has revealed a new street-legal car.
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Inspired by its NASCAR racer, Buick turned the pedestrian Regal into a modern muscle car for the 1980s complete with a turbocharged 3.8-liter V-6.
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Twin-turbo Mustang Shelby GT350 with 1,348 whp makes the ears bleedWe implore you to take a listen to a stock Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 because it sounds that good, but this example is something else. Fair warning to headphone users, it's loud. With that out of the way, let's talk about this mad Shelby GT350. The car is pushing 1,348 horsepower at the rear wheels...
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Watch the Ford Mustang NASCAR racer drift around the trackIt's America's birthday this week, and what better way to celebrate than watching a Ford Mustang NASCAR racer go sideways? Ford Performance published video of 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Champion Joey Logano drifting the latest Mustang NASCAR stock car, but someone else was on hand for the...
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Watch an 840-hp Dodge Challenger Demon V-8 engine get built in 4 minutes, then hear it screamHagerty produced this time-lapse video of the 840-horsepower Dodge Demon supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine being built.
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2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 unveiled: Big power in a small packageThe last thing you should know about the 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 is that it makes more power than its predecessor. Yes, the new compact four-door coupe that debuted Thursday at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed sports a similarly sized 2.0-liter turbo-4, but it has more to talk about than just...
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De Tomaso makes return with stunning P72 supercarThe same people behind the Apollo Intensa Emozione V-12 supercar is working on a revival of De Tomaso.
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Unencumbered by pesky race car rules, the Ford GT Mk II hypercar that was revealed at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed is the truest expression of the Blue Oval's bonkers machine. The track-only hypercar makes 700 horsepower—up from 647 hp—and sports more downforce, better cooling, less weight, and a stiffer suspension compared to the "normal" Ford GT. The cost? Not cheap. The Ford GT Mk II will come straight from builder Multimatic for $1.2 million for only 45 buyers. The first five cars will be delivered before Christmas, according to Ford. From then, Multimatic will deliver...
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2020 Audi S8 revealed with 563 hp, the gamut of suspension technologyThe 2020 Audi S8 promises power with 563 horsepower under the hood and performance thanks to a torrent of suspension technology.
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Go under the Ferrari SF90 Stradale's skin and see the plug-in powertrainThe video from Ferrari shows the power flow of the various powertrain drive modes for the brand's first plug-in hybrid supercar, the SF90 Stradale.
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Not all wax and ceramic coatings are created equallyYouTuber Scott H coated a car hood with 34 waxes and ceramic coatings and showed how they fared after 18 months in the elements.
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Why the inline-6 is making a comebackEngineering Explained examines the comeback of the inline-6, from the manufacturing synergies to the smoothness to the reduced parts cost.
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1961 Lincoln Continental: 100 Cars That MatterThe Elwood Engel-designed 1961 Lincoln Continental set the pace for luxury in the 1960s and to this day is the Lincoln that resonates most with classic car enthusiasts.
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New information on the redesigned Land Rover Defender due out later this year has surfaced. Chief among the new details is confirmation of a long-wheelbase model with eight seats. The Aston Martin DBS Superleggera Volante is a stunning piece of machinery. But the 211-mph convertible will also dash along your favorite roads at brilliant and intoxicating speeds. We've got more bad news for Camaro fans. Just a week after we learned that Chevy has stopped work on a seventh-generation Camaro, we now have word that the current sixth-generation Camaro's Z/28 model has been canceled. You'll find...
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Pagani's first car to make appearance at 2019 Goodwood Festival of SpeedIt was at the 1999 Geneva International Motor Show that a former Lamborghini employee by the name of Horacio Pagani presented the Zonda C12, providing supercar lovers with a new Italian masterpiece to lust over. And the silver C12 shown here was Pagani's first car. It bears the chassis number...
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2020 Lexus LS gets the Inspiration Series treatmentLexus has applied its special Inspiration Series to a sedan for the first time.
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6th-gen Chevrolet Camaro's Z/28 canceled?The last Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 overcame a very rocky road to get to production, but it ended up being one of the best performance machines to ever grace a Chevy dealership, not to mention a fitting sendoff for GM's race-bred LS7 7.0-liter V-8. We've been salivating at the thought of a new Z/28...
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Brash former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca dead at 94The CEO who appeared in ads was credited with saving Chrysler and purchasing Jeep.
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Arc Vector electric motorcycle will tackle the Goodwood Festival of Speed hill climbThe Arc Vector electric motorcycle will show off its dynamic prowess on the hill climb at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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