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This week BMW celebrated its 100th anniversary with the unveiling of a wild, forward-looking concept car. While the concept didn’t preview a new supercar as many had hoped, it did provide numerous clues as to what we can expect for BMW’s cars of the future. The concept, called the Vision Next 100, doesn’t preview any specific model. Rather, as its name suggests, it signals where BMW design might head, not in the coming years but coming decades. That explains why the concept looks so out of this world. BMW has released a video where its creative team explains the ideas behind...
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Building a car out of titanium certainly isn’t easyIcona, a design firm with Italian roots but headquartered in Shanghai, last year impressed us with a supercar concept whose body was made entirely of titanium. The concept is called the Vulcano and it showcases the talent and capabilities of Icona’s design team. That means you won’t be...
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Hennessey-modified 2016 Camaro SS hits 202 mph: VideoTuner extraordinaire Hennessey's latest Chevrolet Camaro SS has officially joined the 200 mph club. Scratch that... the HPE750 Camaro SS is actually in the 202 mph club. Piloted by Brian Smith at the Continental Tire Proving Grounds in Uvalde, Texas, the modded Camaro SS features a 751-horsepower...
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Hellcat-powered Wrangler heads to Moab for 2016 Easter Jeep SafariThe Easter Jeep Safari which takes place annually in Moab, Utah is on this month and this year's meet is expected to be the biggest on record. That’s because 2016 marks the event’s 50th anniversary (it’s also Jeep’s 75th year) and to celebrate Jeep has built a total of seven...
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Watch this timelapse video of Lingenfelter supercharging a new CamaroA factory supercharged Chevrolet Camaro isn't too far away from new car dealer showrooms, but in the meantime the folks at Lingenfelter will gladly sell you their professionally-installed 630-horsepower muscle car based on the latest Camaro SS. The actual install does, of course, take a little...
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Enjoy this driving footage of the Aston Martin DB11: VideoAston Martin stunned the world with the reveal of its all-new DB11 during last week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show, though so far we’ve only been able to see the car motionless. That’s no longer the case as Aston Martin has released a video showing the DB11 carving up some great driving...
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ATVs, short for all-terrain vehicles, are awesome machines. However, your average run-of-the-mill ATV can't really conquer all terrain. It can handle dirt, mud, sand, snow, and puddles just fine, we assume. What it absolutely cannot do though, is hold a candle to the Sherp ATV. The product of a Russian firm based in the city of St. Petersburg, the Sherp ATV is a truly amazing little go anywhere and everywhere machine. It's not fast, but it does have a top speed for both land... and water. Not many vehicles out there can make that claim. The Sherp ATV boasts massive tires that sit just ahead...
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Rimac Concept_One electric supercar debuts in production trim, is joined by track-focused modelCroatian firm Rimac first presented the Concept_One at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Even back then the company, which at the time few knew about, was confident that its electric supercar would enter production, complete with a promised four-motor, 1,088-horsepower output and 82-kilowatt-hour...
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Polestar launches official performance parts range for VolvoSince the middle of last year, Polestar, once a standalone motorsport and engineering firm, has been an official subsidiary of Volvo. Going forward, Polestar will continue to develop dedicated performance vehicles for Volvo like the previous S60 and V60 Polestar models, as well as offer performance...
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Electric Corvette breaks one-mile top speed recordElectric cars are increasingly becoming synonymous with performance, a point best illustrated by Genovation Cars' new record-setting Corvette-based Genovation eXtreme Electric. At a test conducted, fittingly, at NASA's Shuttle Landing Facility at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida...
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Porsche factory driver Patrick Long teaches us how to drive the 911 R: VideoNo matter how good you think you are on a racetrack, or even a roundabout in your neighborhood, you can always learn a thing or two. That's one of the goals of Porsche's new series of videos featuring race driver Patrick Long teaching driving techniques in the new 911 R. DON'T MISS: How the...
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New Infiniti Q60 coupe will be second model with Red Sport performance trimInfiniti’s new Q60 coupe will be the second model to offer the Red Sport performance trim, the Japanese firm confirmed during the past week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show. Already offered on the Q50 sedan, the performance trim indicates the most potent powertrain of the range, in this case a...
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It was 100 years ago today that the company currently known as the Bayerische Motoren Werke was first registered, though it would be more than a decade until it started churning out cars. Nevertheless, BMW is keen to celebrate and is doing so with a gala event today in Munich, Germany that saw the reveal of the Vision Next 100 concept. The Vision Next 100 is the first in a series of forward-looking concepts, one for each division within the BMW Group (BMW, BMW Motorrad, Mini and Rolls-Royce), and much like the F015 concept unveiled a year ago by Mercedes-Benz, the Vision Next 100 produces...
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Two grannies, one LamborghiniWould you do a double-take if you saw two elderly women cruising down the street in a souped-up Lamborghini Murcielago? We'd probably do a triple-take, just to figure out what's going on. That's what happened in this video put out by the funny crew at Donut Media (via duPont Registry), which is...
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Zenvo launches TS1 supercar at 2016 Geneva auto showZenvo, the other Scandinavian supercar marque, first burst onto the scene back in 2009 with its ST1. The car boasted a supercharged and turbocharged V-8 delivering in excess of 1,100 horsepower, plus an aggressive look that makes a GT-R appear tame in comparison. However, some notable teething...
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BMW 2002 reminds us of brand's Golden Age: Time Machine Test DriveBMW used to tout the tagline The Ultimate Driving Machine, and it resonated with those who paid attention to such things. The people I'm talking about are the ones who love going for a drive just to engage in the act of driving. BMW cars were built to make you happy, feel good behind the wheel, and...
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Goodyear thinks outside the circle with levitating, sphere-shaped tire: VideoGoodyear's new Eagle 360 tire concept envisions a future that moves away from round, donut-shaped tires, and into materials and designs that could allow the car of tomorrow to levitate and easily move in tight spaces. The Star Wars-esque Eagle 360 isn't a brainchild of Hollywood's best animators...
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Ford’s hotter Fiesta is the ST200The oft-rumored hotter version of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Fiesta ST has been revealed. The car dons the ST200 moniker and as you may have guessed the number references the new power level. However, that’s power measured in metric horsepower. As measured in the United States...
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After several concept car teases, the Toyota C-HR has finally made its debut in production trim, appearing this week at the 2016 Geneva auto show. The vehicle is Toyota's entry into the burgeoning subcompact crossover category. The production C-HR retains quite a bit of the previous concept's funky lines. The bulbous wheel wells, low roofline, and boomerang-like taillights are all recognizable. The rear door handles are also obscured, like on the similarly-sized Honda HR-V. Blacked-out rear pillars help create a "floating roof" look, and the rear spoiler is supposed to appear to float as...
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Audi SQ7 TDI debuts with electric compressor, 663 lb-ft of torqueDespite the challenges faced by the Volkswagen Group over its diesel emissions scandal, it appears diesel isn’t a dirty word for the automaker as it's just announced a mighty V-8 diesel engine that delivers 429 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque. The engine’s first application is...
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2017 Porsche 718 Boxster debuts with turbocharged flat-4Back in December Porsche announced that the updated Boxster (and Cayman) will adopt the 718 name and swap the current naturally aspirated flat-sixes for turbocharged four-cylinder engines, albeit still with a flat "boxer" design. At the time, we could only speculate on the power output, and now we...
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Volvo V40 updated, next-gen model bound for USVolvo’s rival to premium compact hatchbacks like the Audi A3 Sportback and Mercedes-Benz A-Class, the V40, isn’t offered in the United States though that is set to change with the next-generation model. However, a new V40 isn’t due for a couple of years still so in the meantime...
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2018 Volvo V90: Svelte Swedish wagon debuts in GenevaAfter numerous leaks and prototype sightings, Volvo’s V90 wagon has finally been revealed to the public. The car was presented last month at a private showing in Stockholm, Sweden and this week it was presented at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. We should be seeing it showrooms alongside its...
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Pininfarina H2 Speed concept is an eco-friendly race carUtilizing a hydrogen fuel cell, the zero-emission H2 Speed concept that debuted at this week's 2016 Geneva Motor Show might be the cleanest racing car ever built. The concept was styled by famed Italian firm Pininfarina but engineering outfit GreenGT provided its low-emission expertise. A pair of...
Andrew Ganz