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Porsche has slowly been introducing updated versions of its 911 family, with most of the cars now featuring turbocharged engines—previously a bragging right of the actual ‘Turbo’ models only. However, to ensure that the 911 Turbo models still reign supreme, they’ve been given a power boost that sees them encroach on supercar territory. For the 2017 model year, both the 911 Turbo and 911 Turbo S stick with twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter flat-six engines but now output registers at 540 horsepower and 580 hp respectively. That represents a 20-hp bump in power for each...
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2016 Ferrari 488 Spider: 5 details that make it go faster, look sexierThe 2016 Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 488 GTB is arriving just in time to one-up rivals like the McLaren 650S and Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4. Part of what makes the 488 GTB such a standout new product for Ferrari is that it packs a completely new 3.9-liter turbocharged V-8, making 660 horsepower...
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First Bentley Bentayga Rolls Off Assembly LineThe ultra luxury SUV is a vehicle class nobody needs but it's about to become a big success for Bentley. Well, it better anyway, as the British luxury automaker has a lot of eggs in that basket. The first 2017 Bentayga SUV rolled off the assembly at the company's assembly plant in Crewe, England on...
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VW identifies $2 billion in savings, will cut back on variants and trim optionsIn the wake of its diesel and CO2 emissions cheating scandal, the Volkswagen Group has undertaken a massive cost-cutting program that CEO Matthias Müller says will lead to anything not being absolutely necessary either getting canceled or postponed. VW has already confirmed that its investment...
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Alleged Drunk Driver Crashes SUV Into Rolls-Royce: VideoWhat starts out looking like an ordinary day at a luxury hotel in Doha, Qatar soon turns into mayhem as a driver of a Mercedes-Benz M-Class starts terrorizing guests and staff by climbing onto the floor of the lobby and crashing into a parked Rolls-Royce Ghost. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari Crashes Into Row...
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Zarooq Sand Racer: Soccer Moms Need Not ApplyIf you’re in the camp that thinks Lamborghini’s Urus concept, which previews the Italian marque’s upcoming SUV, is just a little too road-oriented, then perhaps you’ll be interested in a little company by the name of Zarooq. The company’s first product is the Sand...
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Bugatti has confirmed that its new supercar will be called the Chiron. Faster and more powerful than the Veyron, the car will make its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show and has already managed to rack up more than 100 orders. Audi has already revealed its R18 Le Mans prototype that will compete in the 2016 World Endurance Championship. In addition to its revised aero, the 2016 R18 is said to be more powerful and more efficient than the 2015 car. Mercedes-AMG’s new track-focused version of the GT sports car is rumored to be called a GT R. A video has emerged showing a prototype near...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS Video Road TestWhat's a muscle car? What's a pony car? Before you dig too deeply into those car-guy Twitter fights, listen to this. It's time to stop calling the Chevy Camaro a pony car. Time to stop calling it a muscle car. It's a bona fide sports car now, and a damn fine one at that. We took to the canyons of...
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Mercedes-AMG Celebrates Mercedes F1 Title With Special A45With the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One team and its star driver Lewis Hamilton once again the world champions, Mercedes-AMG has decided to celebrate with a special edition version of its A45 hot hatch. You may recall that the Affalterbach tuner celebrated last year’s title with a special...
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Bugatti Confirms Chiron Name For Veyron SuccessorBugatti’s new supercar to succeed the Veyron will be called the Chiron. The new name was confirmed by the French automaker today, along with a 2016 Geneva Motor Show debut. Rumors of the Chiron name first emerged a year ago but Bugatti has remained tight on the name of the car until now...
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Mercedes AMG's Nico Rosberg Wins Season-Ending Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand PrixThe 2015 Formula One World Championship came to a close yesterday, with the prize for the final event on the calendar, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, going to Mercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg. This was the German’s third-straight victory—a career first—to make it six wins this season...
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Paul Walker’s Father Sues Porsche Over Actor’s DeathPaul Walker’s father, Paul William Walker III, has sued Porsche for the 2013 accident that killed the Fast and the Furious star and his friend Roger Rodas. Walker III is the executor of the late actor’s estate and sued the German sports car marque on Wednesday for negligence and...
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Bentley’s Bentayga is brilliant behind the wheel, as we discovered on our first drive. We particularly like it in this purple hue, which no doubt will be a popular option for the big, luxurious SUV. BMW hired some artists to create some new art cars based on the latest M6 GT3 race car. However, we think the official M livery the car was presented in is already artistically perfect. Californian sports car startup Rezvani is out with a new version of its Beast track car. The standard Beast was already extreme with 500 horsepower on tap but now Rezvani has released a version with 700...
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Track-Focused Mercedes-AMG GT To Be Called A GT R: ReportMercedes-AMG is working on a hardcore, track-focused version of its GT sports car. The car has already been spied in prototype form and is thought to have benefited from lessons learned in developing the dedicated racing version of the GT, the GT3, which is due to start competition next year...
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2017 Jaguar F-Pace: Design Chief On Why SUV Fits Right In With F-TypeThe 2017 Jaguar F-Pace fits right into the middle of one very important luxury-crossover battleground that now includes just-right mid-sizers like the Mercedes-Benz GLC, BMW X3, Cadillac XT5. and even the Lexus RX 350. Yet what makes this luxury vehicle quite different is that it neither starts as...
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2015 Lamborghini Huracán video reviewLamborghini. For some of us, it means the Countach, the ultimate Eighties poster car, maybe the craziest supercar of all time. For others, it's the Aventador, the state of the art supercar with Italy written all over it. For us, it means the Huracán--the approachable Lamborghini, if there is...
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2015 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix PreviewThis weekend sees the running of the final event on the 2015 Formula One World Championship calendar, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which once again is being held at the Yas Marina Circuit. Located on a man-made island to the east of Abu Dhabi, the Hermann Tilke-designed circuit stretches 3.451 miles...
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"Italian Job" Lamborghini Miura put up for saleIn 1969, a film called The Italian Jobwas shown in theaters. If you're a fan of Italian sports cars, it had one of the greatest opening sequences in cinema history. That's because it featured a stunning Lamborghini Miura winding is way up a mountain pass. It's a beautiful car, beautifully shot, in...
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Racing isn't cheap. It is, however, something that a lot of us wish we could do. Sure, you can prep a car and take it to your local track day. You could get a crew together and run an inexpensive car at LeMons, ChumpCar, or an AER event. Maybe you just want to go autocrossing or hit a Time Attack? All of that is obtainable and easy enough to accomplish. Real racing with fully prepped and purpose built race cars, however, is another thing entirely, and it's typically on the prohibitive side of expensive. Exotics Racing is looking to change that. ALSO SEE: The Rock Can't Squeeze Into A...
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Volkswagen announces European fixes for "defeat device" dieselsVolkswagen announced today that the German Federal Motor Transport Authority has accepted its proposed fixes for the EA 189 four-cylinder diesel engines with the "defeat device" emissions cheating software. In Europe, at least, those changes won't be too extensive. For the 2.0-liter engine, the...
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First federalized Koenigseggs are comingWhile there are a handful of Koenigseggs already in the United States, including an uber-rare One:1, none of the cars are in full compliance with local regulations which mean they are likely here under special rules such as the infamous ‘Show or Display’ clause. That’s all set to...
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The Rock Can't Squeeze Into A LaFerrari Or GTA SpanoDwayne Johnson is a large man. There's a reason he's most often referred to as The Rock. He's a part of the cast of the recent Fast and the Furious films, and he's also currently starring in the HBO series Ballers. It's the latter that has caused a bit of a buzz among car enthusiasts recently...
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Black Friday Gymkhana, McLaren 675LT Spider, 2017 Genesis G90: Car News HeadlinesHoonigans Ryan Tuerck and Chris Forsberg recently stormed the abandoned Hawthorne Plaza shopping mall in California in a pair of Nissan 370Zs spitting out 1,000 horsepower each. The video they produced is nothing short of amazing. McLaren is working on an open-top version of its track-focused 675LT...
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2017 Genesis G90 (Equus) Spy ShotsHyundai recently confirmed it was launching a new luxury brand under the Genesis name to be made up of models whose names consist of a capital G and a number, 90, 80 or 70 etc., representing their positioning in the lineup. The first of these models will be a large flagship sedan replacing the...
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