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Oh, Group B rally racing. There will never be anything like it again. Group B birthed some of the most wicked machines the automotive world at large has ever seen. Porsche was already a force to be reckoned with, but the 911 SC RS of the 1980s is something else entirely. Based on the 911 RS, the SC RS employed a lighter, wide-body design and a heavy-duty suspension to handle the insane environments Group B rally racing was comprised of. And only 20 of them were ever built. So, it makes us happy to see one of the 20 cars is still actually competing today. A video shows this particular 1984 911...
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Rimac provides more details on Richard Hammond’s crash“The Grand Tour” host Richard Hammond was involved in a major accident on June 10 while taking part in a Swiss hill climb. He was driving the 1,206-horsepower Rimac Concept_One, and when approaching a sharp bend appeared to have lost control of the electric supercar which then skidded...
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How to build an F1 car using only matchsticksYou might be good at clicking the bricks of a Lego kit into place. That's child's play, though, because you're presented with clear instructions and the appropriate pieces required to accomplish your goal. What if you were given a different building block of sorts and tasked with crafting something...
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The fourth Lamborghini Centenario has landed in the US and it's baby blueLamborghini has only allotted four Centenarios for the U.S. market. If that figure still stands, we're looking at the fourth and final Centenario to reach American shores. This Centenario features the most unique look of the four cars: it's finished in a baby blue hue. Car number one features...
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Alcon has a powerful brake upgrade for the Ford F-150 RaptorAlcon likes big brake kits, and it cannot lie. That's why it's created such a kit for the Ford F-150 Raptor. This is a big rig that manages to haul itself down from speed nicely, but there's always room for improvement. That's what the Alcon brake kit provides. If you upgrade to this kit, you'll...
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2018 Volkswagen Polo revealed, GTI packs 197 horsepowerA new generation of the Volkswagen Polo, the nameplate’s sixth iteration, was revealed on Friday. The new model features an evolutionary look, though major changes have taken place under the skin. Underpinning the vehicle is the smallest version of the MQB platform. The platform is flexible...
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Kamui Kobayashi driving the No. 7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid during qualifying for the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans has smashed the lap record and in the process secured pole position for this weekend’s race. The ex-Formula One driver's time during the second qualifying session on Thursday was 3:14.791, or 2.096 seconds quicker than the previous lap record on the current Circuit de la Sarthe layout. His blistering lap, aided by a lack of traffic due to a preceding red flag period, also featured an average speed that was faster than for any previous lap in the 94-year history of the French classic...
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This Lotus Elise hillclimb racer packs a V-8 secretIn our continuing exploration of the world of hillclimb race cars we present a new mighty, maniacal machine for your enjoyment. This time around we're working with a Lotus Elise. This is a car built on the idea of added lightness, but this one also has a V-8 engine. This particular V-8 isn't a...
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Watch a Porsche 964 911 restoration condensed to 5 minutesRust is cancer for cars. For those residing in colder, snowier climates, we know the sight of rust all too well. It's one reason we all can't have nice things year-round. When Larry Kosilla of Ammo, a manufacturer of car cleaning and detailing products, first purchased his Porsche 964-generation...
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Michelin Visionary concept foresees 3D-printed treads for changing conditionsI'm a sucker for forward-looking concept videos. I love the visions that others have for what our world will look like 20, 30, 40, and even 100 years down the line. You know who is great at making these videos? Tire manufacturers. They create worlds that show fantastical vehicles transporting folks...
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Get ready for Le Mans with this 360-degree view lap in a Porsche 919 HybridTeams are currently qualifying for the 2017 24 Hours of Le Mans which runs June 17-18. You can get a sense of what it’s like to head out on the 8.5-mile Circuit de la Sarthe where the race is held thanks to this interactive video. (Note, the video doesn’t work in all browsers.) The...
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How much quicker is a 2017 Hennessey VelociRaptor 600 vs a stock Raptor?Hennessey Performance Engineering unveiled its VelociRaptor 600 this past March as a considerable update to the stock 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor, but how much quicker is it? HPE will answer that question directly. The performance house set up a simple quarter-mile drag race to see how its modifications...
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BMW built approximately 457 M1 super coupes. This production run lasted from 1978 up through 1981, during which time BMW teamed up with Lamborghini to deliver its wedge-shaped machine as a homologation special. To press more cars into the hands of buyers, BMW created the M1 Procar Championship. This one-make racing series ran for two years and drew participation from some colossal names from the racing world. Today, the M1 Procar racers appear at a handful of high-level vintage racing events. Such was the case recently at Spa-Francorchamps, where three of the cars were set loose. CHECK OUT...
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Watch an engine get cut in halfAn engine is a fairly stout piece of machinery. It has to be strong, seeing as it's a container for the explosions that occur constantly when your car is running. It's those explosions that create the power to move your vehicle. Fluids run through your engine to help keep the explosions happening...
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This wide-body Hayabusa-powered SEAT is your new hill climb heroWe've been saying this a lot lately...hillclimb events are an exercise in automotive awesomeness. You have mad geniuses applying their knowledge of go-fast parts to create vicious vehicles bent on pure speed. As mad as the builders are, the drivers are even worse. Take, for example, the pilot of...
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Latest "Gran Turismo Sport" trailer emphasizes racing, not car collectingEarlier this week, we got our first look at “Forza Motorsport 7” during the annual E3 event in Los Angeles. While Microsoft turned a lot of heads with its newest Xbox One exclusive, arch-rival Sony wasn't going to go through an entire E3 without releasing some news on its long-running...
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US-bound Jaguar XF Sportbrake revealed, priced from $71,445Jaguar launched a lighter, more dynamic XF for 2016. The svelte sedan doesn’t get as much attention as its German rivals, but it’s one of the best options in the mid-size luxury segment, especially if you’re fond of spirited driving. Now the XF has spawned its wagon body style...
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2018 BMW 6-Series GT revealed, priced from $70,695The BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo has finally run its course, but before you pop the champagne cork note that a successor is coming. That successor is the 6-Series Gran Turismo which was revealed by BMW on Tuesday. The luxury hatchback is due in showrooms in the fall, as a 2018 model, and has been...
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An off-road racer's pre-runner truck is a tool for making sure that the course to be tackled is first thoroughly investigated. You want your co-driver to know where the bumps, ruts, and other pitfalls are. This way when you're blasting across the desert at 100 mph in the dark of night, you have an idea of what's in front of you. It makes sense, then, that sometimes people can go a little overboard when building their pre-runners. Say hello to one such build. This is no longer a stock Chevrolet Colorado, though it started life that way. Instead, it's been transformed by Roadster Shop of...
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Watch the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS attack the NürburgringPorsche provided us with an early look at its upcoming 911 GT2 RS on Sunday, but the car’s development phase isn’t over yet as prototypes are still being run on the Nürburgring. The engineers are pushing the car hard as we can see the tail wanting to slide out on a number of...
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Look out for the 2019 Audi A8 in “Spider-Man: Homecoming” debuting June 28Although Audi’s new A8 is scheduled for a formal debut at a July 11 event in Barcelona, Spain, you’ll be able to catch a glimpse of the fourth generation of the Audi flagship sedan in the new movie “Spider-Man: Homecoming” premiering on June 28. In the latest Marvel...
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Take a peek at the Ford GT production line thanks to Turn 10 StudiosAlan Hartman, the man in charge of video game developer Turn 10 Studios, isn't hurting for cash. He must enjoy automobiles, too, seeing as his firm is responsible for the "Forza" franchise. Hartman is also one of "The Chosen," the lucky few who raised their hand when Ford asked who wanted to...
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"Forza Motorsport 7" might be the prettiest racing game everMicrosoft and Turn 10 Studios announced the latest installment in the popular “Forza Motorsport” series Sunday night at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. This would be big news, but it gets better, because “Forza Motorsport 7” might be the prettiest racing...
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2019 Audi A8 teased ahead of July 11 revealAudi will unveil the new, fourth-generation A8 on July 11 at an event in Barcelona, Spain. Describing the upcoming flagship sedan, CEO Rupert Stadler said the car will be “generously dimensioned” and feature “a completely new operating concept.” The operating concept...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran