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We have dramatic video footage that shows a driver of a Ferrari 360 Modena suddenly losing control of his exotic and crashing down a steep embankment. The crash recently took place on a stretch of the Mulholland Highway in Malibu. CHECK OUT: Official Details On The One-Off Ferrari F12 TRS: Video This video, which was posted to YouTube by user RNickeyMouse (via Jalopnik), shows the Ferrari spin out of control before it slides off the road and down the embankment. The likely culprit is a little too much gas being applied as the car exits what appears to be a hairpin turn in the road. Given the...
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Official details on the one-off Ferrari F12 TRSFerrari [NYSE:RACE] has chosen to limit the number of cars it builds each year to just 7,000 units but to increase revenues the company is offering more personalization options, ranging from unique trim elements in the cabin right up to unique, coachbuilt cars. The latter option is offered through...
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2015 Alfa Romeo 4C first drive reviewQuick--ignore these unabashedly erotic images, pretend you never saw a thing...and name this car. It’s a mid-engined two-seater not from Germany or Japan. It flaunts a supercar monocoque and a humbler suspension. It cauterizes corners courtesy a dual-clutch gearbox and turbocharged power...
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Audi Wins Le Mans, 2015 Bentley Flying Spur V8 Driven, 2016 Jaguar XE Spied: The Week In ReverseAudi wins Le Mans for the 13th time, we drive the 2015 Bentley Flying Spur V8, and the 2015 Jaguar XE is spied on video—it’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor Authority. With its 13th win in 16 attempts, Audi continues to cement its place in the record books. The win at this...
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World’s Fastest Hot Tub: Carpool DeVille Heads To Bonneville With Your Help - VideoTake one 1969 Cadillac DeVille, two crazy Canadians living in Los Angeles, a hot tub, and the need for speed, mix thoroughly, and you get this: the Carpool DeVille, on Kickstarter to raise funds for a run at Bonneville. They only need $10,000. You can help. CHECK OUT: $4.2 Million Ferrari F12 TRS...
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VŪHL Founders Reflect On The Launch Of The 05 Track Car: VideoIt’s been a year since the Mexican sports car startup VŪHL launched its first model, the 05 track car, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. And now the founders of the company, brothers Iker and Guillermo Echeverria, have taken a look back at all that’s passed. MUST SEE: World's Fastest...
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Returning as a leg of the Formula One World Championship for the first time since 2003, the Austrian Grand Prix is one of the sport's classics. The first race was held back in 1964 but the original track, essentially a converted airfield, proved unpopular and so F1 wouldn’t return until 1970 when the nearby Österreichring was built. The original Österreichring was undulating and fast, but it was eventually rebuilt as a shorter track and renamed the A1-Ring. F1 cars would race here until 2003 when construction was started to improve the track. Unfortunately, the work stopped...
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Ford Bids Farewell To Its GT-Badged Falcons With The FPV GT F: VideoFord’s Australian division is working on a major update for its Falcon rear-wheel-drive sedan before production ceases for good in 2016, but the updated Falcon will no longer wear the famous GT badge that has signified hot Falcons since the original XR Falcon GT launched in 1967. At present...
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World's Longest Car Jump Attempt Ends In Fierce Crash: New VideoFrench daredevil driver, skier, and rally racer Guerlain Chicherit's Guinness World Record jump attempt was promoted all around the world earlier this year. Chicherit was aiming to surpass Tanner Foust's 332-foot record with a 360-foot jump in a modified MINI Countryman rally car. The jump, which...
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Rhys Millen Thrashes Global Rallycross Car Around Streets Of Washington, D.C.: VideoThe Global Rallycross Championship is one of the most exciting racing series in the United States, so where better to celebrate it than in the nation’s capital? That’s exactly what Rhys Millen has done, escorted by a police motorcade on his way to the track at RFK stadium. MUST SEE...
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Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible Hits $3.5 Million At Mecum AuctionIf further proof were needed of the growing value of America's iconic muscle cars, the sale price of a 1971 Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda convertible sold at a recent Mecum auction in Seattle should do the trick. Wearing the correct shade of Bright Blue paintwork and matching painted steel wheels, the '71...
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A Glimpse Inside Bloodhound SSC's Cockpit: VideoIt's rather pleasing to note that the cockpit of Boodhound SSC—the Land Speed Record attempt vehicle aiming to hit 1,000 mph—is exactly as high-tech and spaceship-like as you'd expect, given its mission. All too often the innards of boundary-defining machines are disappointingly drab...
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If you should ever find yourself in possession of a Jaguar XJ220 and you don’t do something like this, the world will be disappointed in you. Fortunately, the gang at TaxTheRich don’t disappoint. CHECK OUT: Rhys Millen Thrashes Global Rallycross Car Around Streets Of Washington, D.C.: Video Launching from an elegant repose into a fearsome burnout, the turbocharged six-cylinder engine screaming, the XJ220 crosses what appears to be a damp patch on the ground. Oh how wrong that assumption is. READ: Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible Hits $3.5 Million At Mecum Auction It’s...
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Guy Crashes Ferrari F430 On Exotic Car Tour: VideoCanadians have a reputation for politeness, but all of the Canadians in this video put that theory to the test. The worst behavior comes from the driver of the Ferrari F430 ahead of the chase car, but the foul-mouthed videographers aren’t much better. ALSO SEE: Rolls-Royce Wraith Destroyed...
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Jay Leno Drives Henry Ford II's 1952 Ferrari Barchetta: VideoJay Leno drives an immaculate Ferrari with an unusual pedigree.
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Audi R8 LMX Lights Up At Le Mans: Mega Gallery And VideoAudi's new R8 LMX supercar was shown for the first time in public at the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans this past weekend. The car was shown prior to the race, and on hand to present it was Audi racing driver Tom Kristensen who would later go on to come second overall along with Lucas di Grassi and Marc...
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2016 Jaguar XE Spy VideoJaguar’s new small sedan to rival the BMW 3-Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class will be known as the XE, and a prototype has been spotted at the Nürburgring. As our spy video confirms, the new XE is shaping up to be a very capable sport sedan, with the prototype making short work of the...
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Highlights Of Audi's 13th Win At Le Mans: VideoFew races in recent history have highlighted the endurance aspect of racing the 24 Hours of Le Mans the way this year's race did, from a devastating crash in qualifying, to turbo replacements on the fly, to crashes in the rain, and more. Add in a tough new competitor in Porsche and Toyota's...
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After showing the Tushek TS 600 supercar for the first time at the 2014 Top Marques Monaco, the company behind the car, Tushek & Spigel, has now released the first promo video, giving us a taste of the engine note and road presence. MUST SEE: Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Revealed, Likely Hints At R36 GT-R Tushek & Spigel is yet to release full details on the Tushek TS 600 but the company says the car has a power to weight ratio of 1 horsepower for every 3.55 pounds of weight. The company also says the car weighs 2,470 pounds, which would make its output about 695 horsepower...
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Mercedes to debut MULTIBEAM LED headlight technology on 2015 CLSMercedes-Benz is working on an updated version of its CLS-Class for the 2015 model year and has confirmed today that the car will feature the automaker’s new MULTIBEAM LED headlights. The technology is similar to Audi’s Matrix LED headlights in that it uses multiple LEDs to enable...
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2015 Bentley Flying Spur V8 First DriveWhen last we left the Bentley Flying Spur, we were wending our way through Beijing traffic, hurtling toward the Great Wall and dodging an Olympian course of randomly placed and chosen obstacles, all while soaking up the Spur's leathery, woodsy accoutrements and the sonorous W-12. A year later, and...
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Nissan Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo Revealed, Likely Hints At R36 GT-RNissan has revealed its latest vehicle destined to join the pantheon of 148 different Nissans to have appeared in the Gran Turismo video game series over the years. The popular racing sim turned 15 last year and to celebrate the anniversary its creator Kazunori Yamauchi asked design studios from...
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Renault Mégane RS 275 Trophy R sets record 7:54.36 FWD ‘Ring timeBack in 2011, French automaker Renault set the front-wheel-drive lap record at the Nürburgring with its Mégane RS 265 Trophy, which lapped the notorious German circuit in a time of 8:07.97. That record sat comfortably in Renault’s lap until a couple of months ago when Spanish...
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One-Two Finish For Audi At Le Mans After Porsche, Toyota Suffer WoesAfter a bad start to its 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans campaign, Audi emerged with its 13th overall win out of just 16 starts at the famous endurance race. Incredibly, second place was also secured by the brand with the four rings. It was the #2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 driven by Marcel...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran