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Hey you there. Yes you reading this. Were you a fan of the television show Knight Rider back in the 1980s? Of course you were, because we all were. It's sort of a trick question. I apologize about that, but I ask it to set you up for another question: Are you excited about the new Knight Rider television or film project? Oh, you weren't aware there was one in the making. That's alright, we didn't either until this very vague trailer arrived. CHECK OUT: Spotted: Production-Intent Ford GT There's a bit of text on screen before we cut to the man who made the magic happen. David Hasselhoff, aka...
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Man Who Intentionally Wrecked Veyron Gets Jail TimeWarning: This video contains some NSFW language. By now you’re probably quite familiar with this short clip from 2009 showing a Bugatti Veyron being driven into a Texas lake (salt marsh, actually). What you may not be aware of is that it was intentionally driven into the lake as part of a...
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2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Gets Strapped To Hennessey's Dyno: VideoWe’ve been seeing lots of independent tests of the new Chevrolet Camaro but what about the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang? Well, here’s the latest Shelby GT350 variant undergoing dyno and acceleration tests conducted by tuning house Hennessey Performance. This is a stock version...
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Production Ford GT, Wide-Body Lamborghini, New VW Phaeton: Car News HeadlinesA photo of what looks like the production version of Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar has surfaced. Thankfully, the car looks almost identical to the GT concept unveiled at January’s 2015 Detroit Auto Show. The wide-body Lamborghini Huracán recently spotted testing...
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2016 Hyundai i20 WRC RevealedVolkswagen has been the dominant force in the World Rally Championship over the past few years but Hyundai, which returned to the sport two seasons ago, isn’t giving up just yet. The Korean automaker this month unveiled its contender for the 2016 season, which once again is based on its i20...
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VW Group Names New Design, R&D Chiefs In Management ReshuffleIn the wake of its diesel emissions cheating scandal, the Volkswagen Group is undertaking a number of strategies to help curtail spending as well as ensure mistakes like the installation of the “defeat device” doesn’t happen again. This includes streamlining information directed...
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Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. It never ceases to amaze us how often cars are struck by trains. It seems like a pretty simple thing to avoid but regular readers will know of a few previous cases. Fortunately, these types of accidents rarely involve any injuries. This video from YouTube channel JukinVideo shows just this type of accident. It happened early Sunday morning in Orlando, Florida and involved a late model Honda Civic Coupe that somehow got stuck on train tracks. The owner abandons the car moments before it gets hit by a freight train, but incredibly it’s...
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VW ending Phaeton production, electric successor coming in 2020Volkswagen looks set to finally end production of its Phaeton, which bowed out of the United States midway through the last decade. The luxurious full-size sedan was launched as far back as 2002 and over the years received a series of updates to keep it looking contemporary. Over ambitious pricing...
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Mystery Wide-Body Lamborghini Huracán Is A Novitec Special: VideoIt turns out the mystery wide-body Huracán spotted in northern Italy recently wasn’t the oft-rumored Superleggera version of the latest Lamborghini supercar but rather a modified version developed by German tuner Novitec. Famous for tinkering with Ferraris, Novitec recently started...
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2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2 Hits The Track: VideoBy now you’ve probably read our first drive report on the 2016 Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2 and learned about how darn fun it is behind the wheel. Now you have some tasty visuals to help gauge the experience as Lamborghini has a video showing its latest supercar at a track, in this...
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Spotted: Production-Intent Ford GTA legend is coming back, again. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] took us all by surprise in Detroit last January when it showed a new GT supercar that it intends to put into production next year. We've heard its twin-turbo V-6 whistle under idle, and already learned it will likely have 630 horsepower...
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Miniature McLarens Add Speed & Style To Your Desk: VideoWe'd all like to put a McLaren in our driveway. Be it the latest 570 or on up to the P1 range-topper, we'd be thrilled to own such a vehicle. In a way, we can ...at least in scale form. McLaren is having a range of scale builders offer up variations on the P1 just in time for Christmas. From...
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Vaughn Gittin Jr. helms a pretty wicked Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang as his main drift machine. It's worked on by his RTR crew, and it's packing 550 horsepower. Daigo Saito has taken a different approach with his slideways rocketship. His choice of vehicle is a Lamborghini Murcielago that's been converted from all-wheel drive to rear-wheel drive but still comes equipped with a V-12 engine. This rig is good for 650 horses. The two have decided to face off, and that's a very good thing for the rest of us. ALSO SEE: Spotted: Production-Intent Ford GT The battle unfolds in Niigata, Japan...
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Rinspeed Etos Is A Self-Driving BMW i8 Complete With Own DroneRecently, we told you about Swiss engineering and design firm Rinspeed preparing a new concept car for the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, an event that each year sees more and more automakers show up due to the rapidly increasing convergence of the auto and tech industries. Although it...
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Koenigsegg One:1 Can Be Yours For $6 MillionThere are only seven Koenigsegg One:1 supercars in the world and now one of them can be yours… if you happen to have a spare $6 million sitting in your bank account. This is the car that’s rewriting the rules on how quick a street-legal car can get, with Koenigsegg having set some...
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2016 Infiniti Q50, 2016 Nissan GT-R NISMO, 2017 Mercedes C-Class Cabrio: Today’s Car NewsNissan’s upmarket division Infiniti finally has some new product announcements. For the 2016 model year, the Q50 introduces a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 delivering up to 400 horsepower. The QX60, meanwhile, features a revised exterior, chassis improvements and some new tech in the cabin...
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Bentley Sports Car Based On EXP 10 Speed 6 Concept Edges Closer To ProductionBentley hasn’t hidden the fact that it is considering expanding its lineup with one or possibly two new cars. The most likely options, the automaker hints, are a sports car and a second SUV. While another SUV is likely to be years away still, the sports car may be coming in a relatively short...
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Ford GT fitted with Gorilla GlassFord Motor Company [NYSE:FCAU] is going all out when it comes to adding technologies and innovations to its upcoming GT supercar. In addition to building the car almost fully from carbon fiber, Ford is endowing it with a 600-plus-horsepower version of its EcoBoost V-6 as well as a seven-speed...
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After a dearth of new product this past year, Infiniti finally has something new to show us. Overnight, the automaker unveiled the ‘VR’ twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 engine series that will eventually make its way across the lineup. Now, Infiniti has unveiled an updated version of its QX60 crossover. The vehicle makes its debut next month at the Detroit Auto Show, as a 2016 model. Unfortunately, the 2016 Infiniti QX60 misses out on the new VR engine. Instead, it sticks with the VQ series. There are four configurations—QX60, QX60 AWD, QX60 Hybrid and QX60 Hybrid...
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Lamborghini CEO To Be Replaced By Ex-Ferrari F1 Boss: ReportReports out of Italy claim Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann is about to be replaced by former Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Formula One boss Stefano Domenicali. Some readers will recall that Domenicali, 50, joined Lamboghini’s parent company Audi almost immediately after resigning from Ferrari in...
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2017 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy shots of a prototype for a new convertible version of the latest-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class. The car will be called a C-Class Cabriolet and should be revealed early next year, as a 2017 model. Like the recently revealed C-Class Coupe, the C-Class Cabrio will be...
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2016 Infiniti Q50: Details on new 400-hp twin-turbo V-6The refreshed 2016 Infiniti Q50 sport sedan is the first product from the Nissan luxury brand to bear an entirely new-generation V-6. Infiniti has given plenty of hints that this engine is one the way—including putting it under the hood of its Q80 Inspiration Concept, a hint of the flagship...
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2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC previewMercedes-Benz today unveiled the 2017 SLC, which is a heavily revised version of the SLK roadster, prior to its public introduction at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. The updated roadster will be offered as the Mercedes-Benz SLC300 and the Mercedes-AMG SLC43. The SLC300 will be powered by a...
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SpeedKore Tantrum: a 1970 Charger restomod with 1,650-HP 9.0-liter V-8Everyone wants that Pro Touring look right? That's certainly what the folks at SpeedKore Performance in Wisconsin think, and they're quite good at crafting precious metal mixed with massively powerful engines. Car and Driver caught wind on one such machine. It's a 1970 Dodge Charger that's been...
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