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Mercedes-Benz has finally pulled the wraps off its mid-size pickup truck, the long-rumored and finally unveiled X-Class. The X-Class still is a concept at this point, but it's a concept in that wink-wink nudge-nudge sort of fashion. The final version should arrive at an upcoming auto show before hitting showrooms late in 2017. Well, not U.S. showrooms, of course, as we're not going to get the Benz pickup. We've seen the spy shots of what we assumed would be called either the GLT or possibly the X-Class. It's built upon the bones of the latest Nissan NP300 Navara pickup, which is a...
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You’ve been allocated a Ford GT; here’s the next stepIf you’re one of the lucky 500 individuals awarded a build slot for Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new GT supercar in the first round of applications, you’ll already know what’s in the video above. But for everyone else curious to learn more about the upcoming supercar, the...
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2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 runs sub 7:30 at the 'Ring
We spied Chevrolet testing the 2017 Camaro ZL1 at the Nürburgring on multiple occasions during the car's gestation. It was only a matter of time until video surfaced of the car going for an all-out lap time at the Green Hell, and now Chevy has released it. This is the official run of the...
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How Volkswagen's DSG works
Engineering Explained and The Humble Mechanic team are two YouTube channels with the goal of teaching us more about the cars we drive. Today, they get together to break down how Volkswagen's dual-clutch gearbox works. Volkswagen calls it the Direct-Shift Gearbox, or DSG for short. With an engineer...
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2017 Michelin Challenge Design imagines Le Mans in 2030
Michelin loves pushing the envelope when it comes to future automotive design. The tire company often holds design challenge contests that give gifted folks a topic and let them loose. For the 2017 challenge, which is so futuristic that it's taking place in 2016, the contestants were asked to...
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BMW Films returns with Clive Owen, 2017 5-Series
If you've never heard of the BMW Films series, you need to get off the computer and go ask your parents to revoke your Internet privileges. It was in 2001, well before the days of YouTube and online streaming, BMW teamed up with some top talent to produce a series of short films. There were eight...
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After nearly 40 years, you’d think that Mercedes-Benz would run out of tricks for its G-Class. After all, the company’s box-on-wheels doesn’t look much different today than it did back in 1979, when it first hit the road as a go anywhere, do anything four-by-four. But the hits keep coming: You will soon be able to buy a G-Wagen, as it’s known to its fans, with a lift kit and military-grade portal axles installed at the factory. And that’s if you missed out on the bonkers 6x6 that, as its name implies, routed 560-plus horsepower from a hand-built AMG engine to six...
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Restoration of Hot Wheels car makes for mesmerizing video
Watching a car restoration video? Sure, count me in! I love watching folks bring old, forgotten machines back from the near dead. What about doing this on a smaller scale? Well there's a YouTube channel out there that does just that, and the latest video shows you a bit of the process involved in...
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Dartz SUV will have world’s most expensive steering wheel
The crazy folks at Dartz never fail to impress shock us with the insane levels of opulence they consistently come up with. The company made headlines in 2009 when it unveiled an SUV that offered—wait for it—whale penis leather for the seats. That was probably more of a publicity stunt...
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Ken Block to take on Pikes Peak with 1,400-hp Hoonicorn RTR
Ken Block earlier in October unveiled a new twin-turbocharged version of his Hoonicorn RTR, a 1965 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang modified to go sideways at high speeds. We now know what the rally driver needed those massive blowers for. He’s taking the Hoonicorn RTR Twin Turbo up to the...
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This Lamborghini owner picked up a homeless man and treated him to lunch and a hotel
The world isn't always what we want it to be, with violence, hatred, and hunger. That's not to say all is lost. There are still truly good people in today's world, and it brings us great joy when we come upon them. In this case, it's a man named Chris Collins. Being fortunate enough to have a roof...
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'Engineering Explained' tackles Koenigsegg's camless engine
An internal combustion engine needs a few things to work. One of those parts that makes an engine do its thing is a piece called the camshaft. This helps control the timing of the intake and exhaust valves that sit at the top of the engine. Koenigsegg is setting out to revamp anything it can...
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Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] on Wednesday announced that all its cars from now will be available with the hardware necessary for full self-driving, i.e. Level 5 autonomy, the ultimate goal where no driver involvement is required whatsoever. The catch is that Tesla doesn’t have the much-more-difficult-to-develop software to control the hardware at Level 5 autonomy just yet, and even if it did the current regulatory environment wouldn’t allow Tesla’s cars to operate in such a manner. In a conference call, Musk said engineers are currently testing the software and could have it ready by...
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Tesla Model S P100D is lightning quick even in the rain
Weight low? Check. All-wheel drive? Check. Motors inhibited only by a friction coefficient—not by available power—and your courage? Check. All three mean that you have a vehicle ready to throw down some seriously quick acceleration times. That's the setup under the skin of the Tesla...
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee Hellcat was just spotted prowling the streets
We already know that the Hellcat motor is going to be shoved into the Grand Cherokee; Jeep CEO Mike Manley confirmed it already. Now, someone has spotted a prototype thundering through the streets of Detroit. In the video shot by YouTube user Sinister Life, you can clearly hear the whine of a...
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BMW celebrates 2016 DTM title with M4 Champion Edition
Marco Wittmann became the first BMW driver in the history of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters to win two Drivers’ Championships. Having won the title in 2014, he was again crowned champion on Sunday, after finishing fourth in the final race of the 2016 DTM season, held at the Hockenheimring...
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Genovation’s electric Corvette priced from $750K
Genovation, an engineering skunkworks based in Rockville, Maryland, is working on an electric Chevrolet Corvette called the Genovation Extreme Electric (GXE). The company made headlines earlier in 2016 after initially setting the standing mile record for a street-legal electric car and then the...
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Here's a look at how the Mazda MX-5 RF roof operates
The 2017 Mazda MX-5 RF is the targa-topped Miata that some fans of the car have been hoping would come to light. Not everyone is excited about the cut-up coupe, but there are some enthusiasts that prefer a real roof over their heads and this MX-5 delivers just that. How does that folding hardtop...
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Lamborghini’s Polo Storico classic car department has revealed another beauty from the marque’s past. This 1964 350 GT, bearing chassis number 0121, has just finished a one-year restoration at Polo Storico and as part of the final sign off the car was taken out on the track. The 350 GT is Lamborghini’s first car. It made its debut in prototype form at the 1963 Turin auto show and was in production by the following year. Chassis #0121 was one of the first 15 examples to roll off the line. That means it received some rare features that appeared on the original prototype and...
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Renault Sport hires Hülkenberg for F1 team while ending awesome R.S. 01 one-make series
There are major changes afoot at Renault Sport Racing, the official motorsport division of French automaker Renault. First and foremost, the Renault Sport Formula One team on Friday announced that it has hired Nico Hülkenberg. The talented German racing driver is currently at Force India but...
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Stunning Jannarelly Design-1 sports car goes on sale in US
Those looking for a back-to-basics sports car with a seriously stunning design now have a unique option in the Jannarelly Design-1. Jannarelly is the creation of French designer Anthony Jannarelly, the man responsible for the aggressive lines of the $3.4 million W Motors Lykan Hypersport, and its...
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'Engineering Explained' takes its Honda S2000 out for a spin
An empty road and a recent sports car acquisition lead to one of the great joys in life. Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained recently bought a Honda S2000, and now he's found a curvy canyon road, dropped the top, and set off to see what his car can do. Along the way, he manages to share some...
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Horacio Pagani is quite the Porsche fan
Horacio Pagani is the Argentine-born supercar maker who's responsible for some of the most insane vehicles on the planet. The Italian hypercar company that bears his name has given us the Zonda, the Huayra, and a number of variations on both. Mr. Pagani clearly loves spirited driving, and he...
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2017 Fusion Sport to join modified Ford fleet at SEMA
Two of the most popular vehicles at the annual SEMA tuning fest are Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] F-150 and Mustang, in the respective pickup truck and sporty car categories. At the 2016 SEMA show, which runs from November 1-4, we might be able to add another Ford to that list, the Fusion...
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