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The all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class is just a week out from its debut at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. The car will arrive in showrooms later this year, as a 2017 model, and has been in the works for more than four years, with much of the development handled in some of the globe’s most extreme conditions. Over the course of the past several months we’ve been receiving bits and pieces of information on some of the new features engineers have needed to test. For example, we’ve learned about the car’s advanced autonomous driving capabilities, which will include automatic lane...
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President Obama visits with Jerry Seinfeld on "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee"He may be the President of the United States of America and the leader of the free world, but, according to Jerry Seinfeld, he's gotten off just enough one-liners to qualify to be on 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.' Seinfeld kicked off the seventh season of his Crackle web series with his...
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Chrysler Releases Arsenal Of Democracy Documentary: VideoIn late 1940, Europe was at war while America was still on the sidelines. However, we knew we had to do something, and on December 29 of that year, President Franklin Roosevelt made a speech that would set the auto industry in motion. It would become known as the 'Arsenal of Democracy' speech, and...
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The Story Behind The BMW E46 M3: VideoFew cars are as storied as the BMW M3. The feel behind the wheel, the mind-bending performance figures, and the racetrack heroics have all made it a legend. And over the years, it has spawned a raft of imitators that have added more spice to the market while often failing to live up to the...
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Ring In The New Year With The Best Supercar Sounds Of 2015: VideoAs you get ready to go out and celebrate the start of the new year, here’s a video to bring your octane levels to the max. It’s a compilation made by YouTube user cvdzijden of some of the best performance cars and supercars seen this year, with their engines screaming. Regular readers...
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Toyota GT 86 GRMN special edition set for 2016 Tokyo Auto SalonToyota’s GT 86, sold in the United States as the Scion FR-S, hasn’t had much in the way of updates since the debut in 2011. That’s about to change soon, though, as prototypes for an updated version have been spotted testing. For a few lucky buyers in Toyota’s home market...
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M. At BMW, it stands for performance. We identify M cars with big power, agile dynamics, and aggressive European styling. But how did they get that way? The BMW M3 is the car that started it all, and a couple weeks ago we saw how BMW developed the first-generation M3. Well, now BMW has released the second installment in a video series that is promised to cover all five generations of the M3. The video featured here covers the second-generation M3, the legendary E36, which ran from 1992 to 1999. In it we learn that BMW turned its focus from pure competition in the first generation to a...
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Get A Feel For The 2017 Volvo S90’s Interior In New VideoWith the 2016 Volvo XC90, the first model based on Volvo's modular SPA platform, now in showrooms all across the country, attention turns to the next SPA-based model in the works, a new flagship sedan reviving the S90 nameplate. The car replaces the aging S80 in Volvo’s lineup and will be...
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Ian Callum Tells The Story Of How He Became A Designer: VideoIan Callum has been responsible for some of the most beautiful cars on the roads over the last few decades, with most of his career actually spent with Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], though most will likely recognize his more recent efforts at Aston Martin and Jaguar. Some of his most impressive...
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VW Concept For 2016 CES Teased In New VideoVolkswagen is set to reveal a new concept car at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, and today we got a second look at the vehicle by way of a teaser video. The concept is thought to preview a new generation of VW’s Microbus, which is reported to be entering production sometime later this...
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Maserati Trofeo One-Make Race Series Concludes After Six Seasons: VideoJust as many rivals expand with new dedicated racing series for the growing list of wealthy clientele with a taste for racing, Maserati is concluding its own Trofeo MC World Series that centered on the GranTurismo. The journey lasted six years and ended only this month at the Yas Marina Circuit in...
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ArcaBoard hoverboard available for pre-orderWe’ve seen several designs for hoverboards in the past but none of these looked even remotely close to production. That isn’t the case for the ArcaBoard, which is available for pre-order and promised to start delivery in April, 2016. The latest hoverboard was developed by an aerospace...
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An all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class is just a few weeks away from its debut at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show. The car, which will arrive in showrooms next year, as a 2017 model, has been in gestation for more than four years, with development and testing taking place all over the globe. From the extreme cold of the Arctic Circle to the soaring heat of some of the world’s hottest deserts, the new E-Class has been tested on four continents to ensure it works flawlessly in all climates. However, the new E-Class is also one of the most advanced cars to be entering production. That makes the...
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Fire Breathing Nissan GT-R Plays In The Snow: VideoJust imagine getting the keys to a Nissan GT-R during the winter season. We know we’d run out and do exactly what the driver in this video from YouTube user Vehicle Virgins is doing. More than 500 horsepower of twin-turbo grunt, one of the best all-wheel-drive systems in production, and an...
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This Might Just Be The Quickest Lamborghini Aventador In The World: VideoThe Lamborghini Aventador is a quick car in any form. But hand it to the men and women at Underground Racing of Charlotte, North Carolina, and it becomes a completely different beast, one capable of outpacing virtually any other car on the planet--at least in a straight line. A Lamborghini...
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Behind The Scenes With The Bentley Bentayga: VideoBentley has released a short video that takes viewers behind the scenes at the company's Crewe, England plant to see the development and building process of the world's first "ultra-luxury SUV," the 2017 Bentayga. With a twin-turbocharged W-12 engine under the hood spinning out 600 horsepower and...
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Jay Leno Drives A Six-Wheeled Dodge Power Wagon Restomod: VideoBefore there was the Dodge Ram, there was the Dodge Power Wagon. The versatile light truck was built in various forms from the mid-1940s right up until 1981 when the first Ram was introduced, and today the vehicle has a little bit of a cult following, especially among collectors and history buffs...
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Kia Gears Up For ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ With Special Sportage: VideoThere’s a new X-Men movie coming next year and Kia is taking advantage of the popular comic book franchise with a special version of its 2017 Sportage inspired by one of the characters, in this case the shape-shifting character known as Mystique. The new movie is X-Men: Apocalypse, and it...
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Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has a pretty cool way of saying "season's greetings" this year. It comes in the form of a half live action, half stop motion video. It's called "Snowkhana fOUR: Ho Ho Hokhana," and it features Santa Claus drifting a new Focus RS, as well as cameos from many of your favorite toys. DON'T MISS: 250-HP Ford Fiesta RS Coming In 2017: Report This is the fourth installment in the Snowkhana series, each of which has been released at this time of year. All of the installments are loosely based on Ken Block's wildly popular gymkhana videos, though they tend to feature Hot...
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Watch The BMW M4 GTS Lap The ‘Ring In 7:27.88: VideoDuring the reveal of BMW’s M4 GTS earlier this year, the German automaker confirmed that the car managed to lap the Nürburgring race track in a time of only 7:28. Now we know that the exact time was 7:27.88 and we have video footage of the epic run, with included commentary from BMW M...
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McLaren 675LT Spider sells out in 2 weeksIt was at the start of the month that McLaren unveiled the convertible version of its hardcore 675LT supercar. Incredibly, McLaren managed to sell all 500 build slots in the space of only two weeks--despite the 675LT Spider costing a staggering $372,600. In the video, ex-Formula One driver Bruno...
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The Story Behind The E30 M3: VideoIf you're not in the know, BMW guys can drive you nuts. They talk about generations of 3 Series and M3 with alphanumerics such as E30, E36, E46, and E92 like everyone knows what they heck they mean. Thanks to BMW's latest video, the uninitiated can get a better grasp on the cars behind those...
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President Obama To Be On 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee'The seventh season of Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee Crackle web series is set to debut on December 30 at 11:30 pm EST and the first guest won't be a comedian. It will be President Barack Obama. No matter what party you affiliate with, that's a big "get" for a web series. ALSO...
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Hustling A 2016 Audi S7 Across A Dry Lake Bed: VideoThe 2016 Audi S7 certainly packs in plenty of polarizing style. Some love it, and that group includes your author here. I find the shape far more tantalizing than your average four door. Add in the fact that this is a surprise hatchback, and I'm a fan for life. On the other side of the fence...
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