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Before you pull your hair out over the thought of someone ruining a Porsche 356 by swapping in a Subaru engine, note that this is a replica we’re talking about. The car belongs to Tom Murtaugh, and it’s a replica of a 1957 356 Speedster. He’s an enthusiast who’s always wanted the experience of owning a 356 but didn’t have the budget to purchase an original. Murtaugh recently presented the car on an episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, explaining that it’s built around the bones of a donor Volkswagen Beetle. However, instead of using the wimpy VW engine...
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BMW M rumored to be planning family of ‘CS’ modelsRecent trademark filings reveal that BMW has protected the names of a range of potential M cars wearing the CS designation. The names range from “M1 CS” through to “M8 CS.” While it’s not unusual for automakers to trademark names even when there’s no intention to...
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Lamborghini created a pointless commercial for the Huracán you need to seeLamborghini doesn't need to make commercials. Its cars sell themselves. That didn't stop the Italian automaker from creating a commercial featuring its Huracán lineup. The scene is simple: Four Huracáns--one representing each model in the current lineup--start in different locations...
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2017 Bentley Bentayga video reviewEven among big SUVs, it's the little things that make all the differences. One-touch windows, real radio knobs. Yeah, that's the good stuff. This machine? Its little things are a lot different. How about a custom-made picnic basket, 115 paint colors, and a $170,000 watch stuck in the dash? Sounds...
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Watch the Rezvani Beast Alpha’s 'sidewinder' doors in actionCalifornian sports car startup Rezvani in November unveiled a new model called the Beast Alpha whose hallmark feature is a new type of door design called “sidewinder” doors. The name is derived from the fact the doors remain parallel to the body as they are moved outwards. Each of the...
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Watch Pagani's new factory come to lifeIt was all the way back in 2008 that Pagani approved plans for the construction of a new plant near its original facility in San Cesario sul Panaro, Italy. The construction is now complete and this video takes you through the whole process, revealing in detail the showroom located at the front and...
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As the old saying goes, there is no replacement for displacement. That's not the case when it comes to rotary engines, which typically have very small displacement. Instead of cubes, if you want a rotary to make more power you do two things: add more rotors and/or slap on a turbocharger or two. Noted rotary aficionado Rob Dahm did both with his 1990s Mazda RX-7. He put together an engine with four rotors--something never done in a production car--and a big, honkin' turbo. Dahm showed the car a few weeks ago at the annual SEMA show, and Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained was on hand to...
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You can build your own go-kart using simple toolsThere's something endlessly appealing about ripping around in a go-kart—it doesn't matter if you're 4 or 400 years old. For the average person, this means you hop in your car and drive to the nearest go-kart track. Hopefully they have gas karts, but you'll certainly still be happy on a solid...
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Power Wheels Ford Mustang has traction and stability controlJust in time for the holiday season, Fisher-Price has a new Power Wheels Mustang based on the sixth-generation version of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] icon. There’s no hulking V-8 under the hood as the car is battery-powered. But that’s where the similarities with Power Wheels of old...
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Volkswagen Arteon is name of CC successorVolkswagen’s CC is about to spawn a successor and along with the new design will be a new name: Arteon. Arteon is a combination of “art” and “eon” and follows the naming practice introduced with the Phideon sedan on sale in China. The Arteon plugs the gap between the...
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Opel previews new Insignia Grand Sport’s chassis technologyOpel is working on a new generation of its Insignia mid-size sedan, a version of which will eventually make it into Buick showrooms as the 2018 Regal and into Holden showrooms as the 2018 Commodore. The outgoing Insignia is already a competent handler, particularly in OPC trim, but Opel engineers...
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Bugatti Chiron put through its hot weather pacesWhen you produce an ultra expensive hypercar like the 1,480-horsepower Chiron, you're going to want to make sure the thing works rather well. This means subjecting it to harsh temperatures both cold and hot and racking up many thousands of test miles. It's that hot bit that we're focused on today...
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Any car collection has to start somewhere. For Khalid Mohammed Abdulrahim, that car was a Ferrari Enzo purchased from supercar dealer Romans International. His garage would soon find many additions so that Enzo wouldn't be lonely, and the result is a collection that many might consider one of the finest on the planet. If you're a Ferrari fan, you're going to love the F40 and F50 that accompany the Enzo. There's also a LaFerrari and a 288 GTO. Porsche fans can drool over the 918 Spyder, the 911 GT1, and the 1972 911 RS. Do you like British cars? You'll probably enjoy staring at the McLaren P1...
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Tesla demonstrates what its self-driving cars ‘see’Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] has released a video that provides insight into what its self-driving cars view the world like. In the demonstration, a person is behind the wheel, though only for legal purposes. He doesn’t even place his hands on the wheel throughout the demo. The vehicle, in this case a...
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Gordon Ramsay shows off his pearl white LaFerrari ApertaCelebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is one of the first in the world to take delivery of a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta, the open-top version of the Italian firm’s flagship supercar. He posted a short clip to his Instagram account on Monday in which he joked that there was a big...
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Up close with the Nio EP9 electric supercarOn Monday, Chinese electric car startup NextEV took the covers off a stunning piece of engineering called the EP9, short for “Electric Performance 9.” The car is an electric supercar that already outpaces some of the world’s best internal combustion engine cars on the race track...
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Should my car have stiff or soft springs?Ride comfort and performance. Creating a suspension system that serves both of those masters successfully is a challenging task. All sorts of technology can help, from air suspensions to magnetic dampers and so on. But what is best when it comes to a soft or stiff spring setup? What do you really...
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New 'Cars 3' teaser is an intense way to spend 49 secondsRemember when Pixar made movies for kids? Ask anyone who's watched the first 15 minutes of "Up!" or sat through the existential question called "Wall-E" and they'll tell you that computer-animated movies can get real deep, man. We'll say the same about this teaser for the upcoming "Cars 3" movie...
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NextEV is an electric automotive startup founded two years ago by Chinese billionaire William Li. The company has competed in Formula E and claimed the Drivers' championship. On Monday, NextEV introduced a new car brand and a new car. The brand is Nio and the car is the EP9 (Electric Performance 9), an electric supercar that the company claims is the fastest electric car in the world. The EP9 has put up some impressive numbers in testing. On October 14, it posted a 7:05.12 lap time at the Nürburgring, besting the fastest electric car record by about 17 seconds. That's faster than most...
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Jay Leno inspects the 'new' 1957 Jaguar XKSSJaguar plans to build nine new 1957 XKSS sports cars using the VINs of originals destroyed by a fire at the automaker’s Browns Lane plant before completion. The new cars, known in the business as continuation models, are considered original, though of course they don’t have the patina...
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2017 Nissan GT-R Super GT racer revealedThe third and final race car for the 2017 season of popular Japanese touring car series Super GT, the Nissan GT-R Nismo GT500, has been revealed. The will compete in the premier GT500 class alongside the new-for-2017 Honda NSX-GT and Lexus LC GT500 race cars, which replace the respective NSX-GT...
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Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet video previewWhat's the fun in owning an ultra-rare car if the world can't see you driving it? The new Mercedes-Maybach S650 might just be your answer. The droptop version of Mercedes S-Class trimmed in Maybach opulence just made its debut at the LA auto show. MORE: Read all our 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show...
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‘The Grand Tour’ is everything you hoped for and moreOn Friday, the first episode of Amazon’s new car show The Grand Tour starring former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May went live. There had been concerns Amazon might have trouble recreating the magic of the old show, but now that the first episode is out we can...
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2018 Volkswagen Atlas: 3-row SUV made in USVolkswagen has finally unveiled the Atlas, a three-row, seven-seat SUV the automaker hopes will turn it into a major player in the mainstream market in the United States. This is the vehicle that was first previewed in 2013 by the CrossBlue concept. It will be built at VW’s plant in...
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