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The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 goes on sale later this year featuring an available 10-speed automatic. The new transmission was developed by General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] in partnership with Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], which plans to offer the unit in its 2017 F-150 range, including in the new Raptor. We’re talking about a traditional hydraulic automatic—solenoids, valves, planetary gearsets and all—but GM says the advanced unit provides quicker shifts than the best dual-clutch ‘boxes yet with greater smoothness. DON'T MISS: 2018 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 prototype...
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Volvo starts in-car delivery serviceFollowing the successful trial of a new in-car delivery service, Volvo is ready to now offer it to customers. The service provides a delivery person with location information for the package owner’s car and a code that provides one-time access. It means a package can be left secure in the car...
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Extended trailer for new 'Top Gear' dropsThe new season of Top Gear is almost here. You know, the one without Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May but rather six new hosts led by fellow Brit Chris Evans. The show’s producer, the BBC, has now dropped an extended trailer that gives us a good taste of what’s to come...
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Mazzanti EV-R to deliver over 885 pound-feet of torqueMazzanti has released a new teaser in its series highlighting its Project EV-R supercar. In the latest installment we discover the EV-R will have more than 885 pound-feet of torque. That’s more than any other production car to come out of Italy, and it fits in line with Mazzanti’s claim...
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Pagani demonstrates strength of Huayra BC's stability controlWe doubt very many Huayra owners would ever consider driving their supercars in heavy snow, but Pagani and its partners go to great lengths to ensure the car can still handle the tough conditions. This video highlights the strength of the advanced ABS and electronic stability systems fitted to the...
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New 'Fast 8' teaser shows crew in CubaWith the easing of travel restrictions between the United States and Cuba, we knew it wouldn't take long for Hollywood to head to the Caribbean—but what we didn't necessarily expect is that it would be with the successful Fast and the Furious franchise. Although the next installment of the...
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Lexus' new LC coming early next year is bound to be pretty fast, but racing a fighter jet? That may put the two-door luxury coupe out of its element. In this video/commercial released by Lexus' Spanish distributor, a bright red LC 500 piloted by actress Mar Saura takes on an F-18 fighter jet...well, kind of. You'll have to watch the video to get the full story (which is, admittedly, in Spanish, but no dialog is needed to understand what's going on). CHECK OUT: Ford GT crashes hard in 2016 WEC’s 6 Hours of Spa The video was filmed in collaboration with the Spanish Air Force at the...
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1966 Le Mans-winning Ford GT40 restoration video, part four: attention to detailA few weeks ago, we began following the restoration of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT40 Mk II that won the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. Rob Kaufman, owner of classic car dealer RK Motors Charlotte, purchased the car in 2014. While the GT40 was in pretty good shape, it wasn't in the same...
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What happens when you put gas into a diesel tank?When you open your fuel filler door, you may miss that bright green letter D staring you in the face. That D stands for diesel, and it's what your engine craves. If you put regular gasoline in there, you're going to have a bad time. What exactly happens when you put gas into a diesel vehicle's fuel...
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Watch a Ferrari F12 tdf lap Spa-FrancorchampsFerrari’s [NYSE:RACE] F12 tdf is being built in a limited run of 799 cars, and we wouldn’t be surprised if most of these end up locked away and barely driven. That isn’t the case for this red example, whose owner chose to use it exactly how the designers intended. ALSO SEE: Pagani...
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Ford GT application videos start hitting the webFord Motor Company [NYSE:F] last month started taking applications for its new GT supercar. We’re not talking orders here but simply an application that signals one’s interest in owning the car. ALSO SEE: Pagani Huayra BC lands in U.S., sounds mean Each application is to be vetted by...
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This is what it looks like at the base of a tornadoMost will be familiar with the idea of a tornado and the devastation one can cause. However, few are likely to have ever seen one in person. Now here’s something we’re betting almost no one has seen: the actual base of a tornado. This video from AccuWeather was taken by a couple of...
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A convertible version of the 2016 Lexus LX 570 has shown up at a dealership in Dubai. According to its listing on UAE Sale, the vehicle is priced at approximately $353,000 and has zero miles on its odometer. ALSO SEE: Pagani Huayra BC lands in U.S., sounds mean It’s not clear what company removed the roof of the Lexus SUV but the work appears similar to previous conversions we’ve seen from America’s Newport Convertible Engineering. Some readers will recall a Range Rover convertible crafted by the firm. Other than the removal of the roof and some cropped body panels, the...
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Ford GT crashes hard in 2016 WEC’s 6 Hours of SpaSpa-Francorchamps’ infamous Eau Rouge corner claimed another victim in the form of the number 66 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT in yesterday’s 6 Hours of Spa, the second race of the 2016 World Endurance Championship. The car, one of two GTs fielded by Ford in partnership with Chip...
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Pagani Huayra BC lands in U.S., sounds meanFollowing its debut in March at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Pagani’s Huayra BC has now reached the United States. This is the same car on show in Geneva and is distinguished by its combination of white and bare carbon surfaces. ALSO SEE: Hear the Bugatti Chiron’s monster engine rev The...
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Listen up: Dodge Viper ACR with straight pipes is as good as it getsYou should make this into your ring tone. Like, right now. Listening to a Dodge Viper ACR with a straight-pipe exhaust rev its big V-10 engine is probably the reason you're a car enthusiast. We're not entirely sure of the back story on this video, but that doesn't really matter when there's a...
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$4 million worth of vintage Ford race cars headed to auctionA noted Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] collector is selling off a selection of his collection, including a half dozen vintage racing cars with considerable provenance. The collection belongs to Jim Click, a mega car dealer in Tucson, Arizona, and the cars will be offered at RM Sotheby's annual event...
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Watch VW’s GTI Clubsport S in its record-setting Nürburgring runVolkswagen just set the front-wheel-drive production car lap record at the Nürburgring using its new GTI Clubsport S. Now, finally, we have the mandatory video footage so that we can get a small taste of what it must have been like setting the record. Behind the wheel was German racing driver...
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Jaguar is about to set off on a global tour to introduce current and potential customers to its products in over 600 cities, but the biggest draw for motorsport enthusiasts will be the chance to best Formula One racing driver Romain Grosjean on an agility course that utilizes innovative smart cones—behind the wheel of an XF. Instead of traditional orange cones—the kind revered by transportation departments and reviled by SCCA racers—the smart cones utilize a wireless connection that randomly illuminates pairs of them to change the course for each driver with little notice...
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Donkervoort debuts sleek D8 GTO-RSDonkevoort isn't a household name—unless you keep up with Nürburgring records, in which case you probably know that the company's dedicated sports car held the fastest times for a street-legal car around the challenging Nordschleife in 2004 and 2006. Aimed at taking back that record, the...
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Five things you should never do with a 4x4 vehicleYou see that switch down by your knee. You can see that it has numbers and letters. You don't fully understand what it all means, but you're itching to test it all out. That's the drive selector, and before you slam it into 4Lo you should watch the video above. Engineering Explained is here to walk...
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Lincoln adds approach detection system to new ContinentalLincoln says its new approach detection feature in the 2017 Continental flagship sedan will do more than just turn on the lights when the key fob gets near the vehicle. Instead, it essentially throws out a welcome mat, something Lincoln says is designed to remind owners of checking into a high-end...
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Watch the second trailer for new 'Top Gear'We’re just weeks away from the start of the new season of Top Gear and to help build the excitement a second trailer has been released. The first was released in March and showed that the new hosts, all six of them, aren’t trying to copy the style of previous hosts Jeremy Clarkson...
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Pagani unveils one-off Huayra Pearl editionTowards the end of the Zonda’s life—and even some years after production officially ended—Pagani started rolling out special one-off models, one after the other. It appears it’s now the Huayra’s turn for the special edition treatment. ALSO SEE: Marchionne confirms...
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