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One of the most storied names in motorsport, Brabham, is making its return, though in just what capacity is yet to be revealed. The original Brabham race team was co-founded in 1960 by Australian racing legend Sir Jack Brabham, who passed away in 2014 at the age of 88. During its heyday, the team won four Formula 1 Drivers’ Championships and two Constructors’ Championships, and to this day the late Jack Brabham remains the only person to have won an F1 Drivers’ title in a car he constructed himself. Even after Brabham’s retirement from racing in 1970, the team...
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Porsche is officially done with dieselsPorsche in recent months has been in the midst of internal talks regarding the future of diesel engines within its own lineup. Those talks are clearly over, because the German automaker has just killed off the last remaining oil-burner holdouts in the lineup. For Porsche, diesel is now officially...
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This is the Alfa Romeo-branded 2018 Sauber F1 carWe're just over a month out from the first race of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship and all of the teams set to compete are slowly revealing their new race cars. The latest is Sauber, which we learned in December will compete under the banner Alfa Romeo Sauber thanks to a sponsorship deal with...
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An electric Koenigsegg could be in the brand's futureKoenigsegg CEO and namesake Christian von Koenigsegg has peered into his company's future and an electric supercar could be part of it. The CEO, whose daily driver is a Tesla Model S, told AutoGuide in an interview published Friday that his company is incredibly interested in electrified...
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Ferrari 488 Pista leaked, Porsche 911 leaked, Rolls-Royce Cullinan spied: Today's Car NewsFerrari’s 488 GTB is about to spawn a hardcore variant along the lines of the previous 458 Speciale, and more photos have leaked. The new car will be known as a 488 Pista and come with 711 horsepower. A photo revealing the design of Porsche's next-generation 911 has also leaked. The lines of...
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Allow funny man Tim Allen to show you his new Ford GTWell-known car guy, actor, and comedian Tim Allen has a new toy he wants to show off, and it's none other than the Ford GT. Allen is one of the lucky few to have been selected by Ford to purchase a new GT, as was Allen's longtime pal, Jay Leno. Leno already detailed his GT in his own video, but...
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Work on Rolls-Royce’s new SUV due in 2018 continues, as evidenced by recent prototype sightings. It was in early 2015 that Rolls-Royce announced plans for an SUV, but the sighting of a test mule a few weeks later confirmed that work on the automaker’s first “high-sided, all-terrain” vehicle was already well underway. Two years on, and development has reached an advanced stage. The SUV was originally only code-named the Project Cullinan (the name is shared with the world’s largest diamond, now found on the British Crown Jewels). However, Rolls-Royce last week...
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2019 Kia K900 teased ahead of likely 2018 NY auto show debutKia on Tuesday gave us our first glimpse at its redesigned K900 by way of a teaser. The new full-size sedan is due in showrooms later this year, as a 2019 model. The current K900 was only introduced here for the 2015 model year, but in other markets, where it goes by the name K9 or Quoris, it's...
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2019 Lexus UX compact crossover teased ahead of Geneva debutThe Lexus UX concept unveiled at the 2016 Paris auto show is about to spawn a production version. The Japanese automaker on Tuesday confirmed the production UX for next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show and released this teaser video. The short clip doesn't reveal much although it...
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VW ID Vizzion could be an early look at the next PhaetonVolkswagen will reveal the fourth member of its ID family of electric concept cars during next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show. The new concept is called the ID Vizzion, and in addition to be electric the concept is also fully automated. In fact, it doesn't even have a steering wheel...
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2019 Porsche 911 leakedA redesigned Porsche 911 is coming this year, and the first photo of a completely unmasked version has surfaced. The photo was posted to the Instagram account of Nina Stegmaier over the weekend but has since been removed. It shows the rear section of what appears to be a 911 Carrera S model, and...
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Why can some engines rev to 9,000 rpm?You blip the throttle and your engine revs rise. It's a fun game that can put a smile on your face as you wait for a red light to change to green. It doesn't matter if it's a lumbering diesel in a pickup or a muscular V-8 in a pony car, you're likely to crack a smile when you tap that throttle. In...
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There's a new electric supercar brewing in Japan, and during testing one of the prototypes managed to accelerate from 0-62 mph in 1.92 seconds. The car is the Aspark Owl, which was rolled out in concept form during the 2017 Frankfurt auto show, and importantly it's performance gives credence to the claims that electric performance cars will be delivering 0-60 mph times in under 2.0 seconds very soon. Recall, Tesla is promising similar performance for its next-generation Roadster, which is due in 2020. You get a glimpse at what that kind of performance will look like on the road in the video...
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Bring home a slice of 007: Daniel Craig's Aston Martin Vanquish heads to auctionDaniel Craig will give up the keys to his personal 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Centenary Edition when it heads to auction at The Exceptional Sale at Christie’s in New York. Fittingly, the 2014 Vanquish is serial number 007—Craig is the most recent individual to portray James Bond...
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This Ferrari F40 coffee table will set you back $20,000The world of high-end furniture is filled with eye-popping pieces paired with eye-watering price tags. Accessories can fall into this spectrum of attraction partnered with repellant price points. That's where Discommon comes in, a brand bringing items to market like a $3,000 Flask, $1,200 straight...
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2019 BMW X4, 2019 Mercedes-AMG G63, Ares Mulsanne coupe: This Week's Top PhotosBMW this week unveiled a redesigned X4, which the automaker is introducing for 2019. The quick replacement rate—the outgoing model was only introduced for 2015—is due to the X3, from which the X4 is derived, having just been redesigned itself for 2018. Prototypes for the...
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East Coast Defender rolls out Heritage CollectionEast Coast Defender might be based in Florida, but the Land Rover modifier looks back on the brand's British history with its new Heritage Collection. The custom Defenders incorporate classic elements from the past with a few modern touches and the images shown so far certainly drip with English...
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The mini bike from "Dumb and Dumber" is up for saleIn the world of cinema, there exists a comedy that remains a masterpiece of its genre. We refer, of course, to the glorious film "Dumb and Dumber." Starring alongside Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels, one of the unsung heroes of this film is... a mini bike. It's this bike that brings Lloyd and Harry to...
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Move over Matthew McConaughey. Lincoln has another face, and more specifically, it's for the new Navigator. Ford's luxury marque launched a new online social media campaign with tennis champion Serena Williams on Thursday. The announcement doesn't claim Williams will oust McConaughey, but she will be a new face for various online and social media content. The brand said Williams exemplifies many traits the SUV and Navigator customers cater to, specifically, balancing multiple portions of work, family life, and recreation. ALSO SEE: 9 things you need to know about the 2018 Lincoln Navigator...
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First interstate Hyperloop could run between Chicago and ClevelandThe highway slog between Cleveland and Chicago currently takes about five and a half hours by car, but a proposed Hyperloop ride could cut that journey to around 30 relaxing minutes. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) signed an agreement with state transportation departments in Illinois...
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You can now pick between a Chiron or Ram Power Wagon in Forza Motorsport 7Let's get one thing straight: you're (probably) never going to drive a Bugatti Chiron. At least not in real life. Now, however, you can pilot one in the Forza Motorsport 7 video game. The French multi-million-dollar road missile is part of a new downloadable pack of cars that's just made its way...
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Mercedes-AMG A35 tipped to arrive with 335 hp, electric compressorAMG will offer two states of tune for its next-generation compact cars. Still sitting at the top will be a 45 series but below this will be a new 35 series, meaning it's about to get even easier to park a new AMG on your driveway. AMG’s most affordable model at present in the United States is...
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Vacuum company Dyson plans at least 3 electric carsBritish household appliance company Dyson last fall confirmed it was working on an electric car for launch by 2020. No specifics were given at the time apart from a commitment from Dyson founder and chief engineer James Dyson to spend $2.7 billion on the project and build up a team of over 400...
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GT Coupe is AMG's standalone sedan debuting in GenevaMercedes-AMG will reveal its standalone sedan at next month's 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, ahead of an expected market launch late this summer. Curiously, the Affalterbach tuner is referring to the car as the “GT Coupe,” despite prototypes confirming the car will come with four...
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