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Before this week, I had driven a Lamborghini once. It was a Gallardo Spyder and I drove it about four miles in the mid-2000s. That wasn't enough time to get much of an impression, but I remember that the V-10 provided ridiculous power and an ear-searing engine note. The engine also vibrated like a washing machine with a brick in it. It wasn't a refined car, but it's raw nature made it quite appealing. Almost a decade after that experience, I attended my first Lamborghini press drive this week in Miami. Given that I would be driving the Huracán LP 610-4 Spyder, a 610-horsepower...
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Matt LeBlanc Confirmed As 'Top Gear' Co-Host, Schmitz’s Role DoubtfulMatt LeBlanc will join Chris Evans as one of the new hosts of Top Gear when the popular motoring show makes its return this May. No, it’s not April 1. The producer of the show, the BBC, confirmed the news today. ALSO SEE: Fast And Furious 9 And 10 Dates Confirmed That’s right. Joey...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
How the Ford GT race car differs from the road carThe most anticipated new car release of the year in enthusiast circles is the upcoming 2017 Ford GT. Built to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans 50 years after Ford posted a one-two-three finish at that hallowed race, the GT is a race car in street car guise. Of course, it's also a race car, and...
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The Beginner's Guide To The Rolex 24 At Daytona: Mega GalleryI've always respected the purity of sports car racing, but I just never really got into it. And then the invitation came from Audi to attend the 2016 Rolex 24 at Daytona and I couldn't pass up the opportunity. With little exposure to the sport, I had to educate myself on the various classes and the...
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Here’s Acura’s Super Bowl 50 Spot Starring The NSX: VideoIf we said there was a connection between the Acura NSX and Van Halen, we bet you’d be hard pressed to guess it. Perhaps Sammy Hagar’s a fan? We’re not sure on that front, but what we do know is that the Van Halen classic Runnin' with the Devil features in an ad starring the...
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Volvo XC90 Starting Price Down To $44,945 With New T5 ModelThere are already plenty of reasons to like Volvo’s new XC90 but the Swedish automaker has just made the proposition of buying one a whole lot more compelling. Thanks to the addition of a new XC90 T5 model, the starting price of the luxurious SUV has been brought down to a very reasonable...
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The Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] California T certainly isn’t lacking in the handling department, but compared to some of its more hardcore siblings the car feels more grand tourer than sports car. That’s all set to change with a new handling pack Ferrari is introducing at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. The pack has the entirely appropriate name Handling Speciale, or HS for short, and it's designed to enhance a number of areas, especially when you set the car’s drive modes selector, a Manettino in Ferrari-speak, to the Sport setting. ALSO SEE: 2017 Audi R8 Priced From $164,150: Video...
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2017 Audi R8 Priced From $164,150: VideoIt’s been almost a year since we first saw the new Audi R8 at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, but now the car is finally approaching its showroom debut and we have the all-important pricing details. Interested buyers of the 2017 Audi R8 will need to fork over at least $164,150, which includes a...
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Audi e-tron electric SUV to be built in BelgiumAudi’s electric SUV due on the market in 2018 will be built at a plant in Brussels, Belgium, the automaker today confirmed. The plant will also produce batteries for the entire Volkswagen Group. Audi says the e-tron quattro concept car unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show is a clear...
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DOT Unveils 10-Year, $4-Billion Plan for Development Of Autonomous VehiclesNew car announcements weren't the only news made at the Detroit Auto Show. In a press conference at the show, the United States Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx revealed part of President Obama's plan to invest in 21st century transportation systems. Specifically, Foxx announced a nearly $4...
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Lincoln To Test New Mileage Program For Lease Customers: VideoIt's called Lincoln Miles, and it's designed to make leasing a Lincoln easier to track with regard to your mileage usage. An app on your smartphone will allow you to monitor your daily mileage usage and predict where you'll end up when it's time to turn the vehicle back into the dealer. The bonus...
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BMW Tops Luxury Car Sales Race In 2015, Mercedes Moves Into SecondBMW enjoyed its fifth-straight year of record sales in 2015 after rounding out the year with an impressive 1,905,234 deliveries. That represents a 5.2 percent increase on the previous year and has allowed BMW to retain its title of world’s best-selling luxury car brand. However, the...
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It was at the Detroit Auto Show back in 2012 that Lexus first stunned audiences with the original LF-LC concept. The sexy two-door proved such a hit that almost immediately after the reveal Lexus managers were already hinting at production. Now the production version of the LF-LC concept has been revealed, arriving in the form of the 2018 Lexus LC, on show this week at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. The arrival of the LC is hardly a surprise. There have been numerous official hints and prototype sightings over the past year. Thankfully, the LF-LC concept's lines have been transferred faithfully...
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Faraday Future reveals 1,000-hp FFZERO1 concept and VPA platformFaraday Future—the Southern California electric automaker that's backed by billions of dollars of Chinese money and has been working in stealth mode for the past 18 months—has just unveiled the FFZERO1 Concept at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Yes, the earlier leak was...
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GM to develop on-demand autonomous car service with LyftGeneral Motors Company [NYSE:GM] today announced it is entering a long-term strategic alliance with Uber-rival Lyft to create an on-demand ride-sharing service that will rely on a fleet of autonomous cars. GM will supply the vehicles and autonomous technology while Lyft will provide its growing...
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Transformers Bumblebee Camaro Headed For AuctionThere aren't a lot of good things to say about the "Transformers" movie franchise. In fact, anything beyond the first movie was basically unnecessary, and the fourth installment, Transformers: Age of Extinction, may be the worst of them all. Well, at least it featured some cool cars. One of those...
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Infiniti Changes Name Of Q30 To QX30In what seems to be an effort to confuse customers, Infiniti is changing the name of its Q30 hatchback before it even hits the market. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though, because it indicates that the Q30 hatchback and QX30 "crossover" are essentially the same vehicle. ALSO SEE: 2017...
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Alleged BMW M1 Prototype Found In A BarnAn old, unloved BMW M1 stored in a barn in Germany was recently listed for sale on eBay, and according to the seller the car was the first very M1 ever built. We’re not talking about the first M1 built and sold to a customer but the very first of several prototypes built prior to the start of...
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There was a time when customers had to wait for the complete redesign of a vehicle to gain the latest tech features. However, with the ever-increasing convergence of the tech and automotive industries we’ve seen the rate of change accelerate at a rapid pace, meaning the features offered in one year can sometimes be outdated by the next. Here’s a look at 10 of the top technological innovations that made headlines in 2015. Carbon Fiber Wheels: This year we saw the first regular production car launched with wheels made purely from carbon fiber. The car was the Ford Motor Company...
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Researchers Come Up With Lightweight, “Exceptionally Strong” MetalFor the past several years, carbon fiber has been seen as the Holy Grail of light yet sturdy materials that could pave the way for better performing, more fuel efficient cars. However, the cost of the material and the ability to produce it in the huge volumes needed for mass-produced cars have...
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Purple People Eater Corvette Races To AuctionAt one point in its life, this 1959 Chevrolet Corvette was sold for $800. Two men each split the cost to acquire this car back in 1974, but now it's destined to cross an auction block in Arizona for a far greater figure. Let's back up a bit, though, as the story of the Purple People Eater runs...
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These Were The 10 Most Searched Cars On Google In 2015Each year, Google comes out with a series of lists for some of the most popular queries made on its search engine throughout the year, or items that are “trending” as the tech giant would say. One of the lists is for top automotive searches and the results this year might just surprise...
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2017 Audi Q7: Driving The Only New SUV With All-Wheel SteeringNimble, agile, and even tossable aren’t words that you’ll often find in driving impressions of a big three-row utility vehicle. Yet they most definitely apply to the 2017 Audi Q7. The new Q7 manages to provide a driving experience that, on tight, curvy roads, feels like that of a tidy...
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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...
Bengt Halvorson