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It's not often that we have cause to envy others for their chances to drive awesome cars. But it happens surprisingly often with Chris Harris. Case in point: he's just spent some quality time with the McLaren P1, on the street and on the track. Harris is one of the few people in the world with a good basis to compare the P1 to its competition, since he's tested the 918 Spyder in depth. MUST SEE: Über-Rich Guys, Don't Feel Bad. Kimi Spun The LaFerrari, Too: Video The McLaren P1 is worth spending some time with to appreciate all of its engineering and design, and here, you'll get almost 29...
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Shelby Brock Daytona Coupe Races Into Jay Leno's Garage: VideoThis Shelby Brock Daytona Coupe may be a replica, but it's a high-performance replica.
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Über-Rich Guys, Don't Feel Bad. Kimi Spun The LaFerrari, Too: VideoThis video does two things. First, it takes some of the edge off the scathing commentary the world is likely to hurl at the first money-rich but talent-poor owner who shuffles their LaFerrari into a hedgerow at triple-digit speeds. Second, it makes us like Kimi just a little bit more. ALSO SEE...
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Mercedes-Benz Pioneers 360 Degree VideosMotorsport camera footage is getting pretty good these days. Footage is clearer and more stable than ever, and so many cameras can be attached to the average race car that we've never got so close to the action. ALSO SEE: Über-Rich Guys, Don't Feel Bad. Kimi Spun The LaFerrari, Too: Video What...
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Infiniti To Reveal Q50 Eau Rouge Engine In Geneva, Video Suggests A Turbo V-6Infiniti is finally serious about launching a proper performance product, and our first taste of what’s to come is the awesome-looking Q50 Eau Rouge concept. At the concept’s reveal at the Detroit Auto Show last month, Infiniti boss Johan de Nysschen said that any production version of...
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Aston Martin DB9 Gets New Carbon Special Editions: VideoIn addition to its new V8 Vantage N430, Aston Martin will be showing off a pair of DB9 special editions at the upcoming 2014 Geneva Motor Show. The latest special editions revive Aston Martin’s ‘Carbon’ theme, which was last used on the DB9 back in 2010, prior to the car’s...
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The winter storms that hit the South this season were no laughing matter. Cars were crashed, people were stranded, a few unlucky souls died. But as someone who lives in the South and has seen the impact of these storms first hand, I can't help but enjoy the dark humor in One Inch Of Snow. DON'T MISS: Chevy Lists 28 Reasons That Make Its 2014 Z/28 Its Quickest Camaro Yet It's a spoof movie trailer, and it shines a light on the inanity of the situation--that so little snow, relative to more northerly climes, could cause so much havoc. There's also a Yeti and a screaming goat. More...
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Need For Speed Movie Provides Quick Look At The Men Of The FilmLooking to capitalize on some of the automotive enthusiast crowd that looks forward to the next Fast & Furious film, Hollywood is nearly ready to open the doors to its latest fast-cars-doing-battle flick. The film is Need for Speed, and it hits theaters on March 14. ALSO SEE: Chevy Lists 28...
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Bosch Joins nanoFLOWCELL’s Quant Electric Sports Sedan ProjectAt the 2014 Geneva Motor Show next month, a little known startup by the name of nanoFLOWCELL will show off the second iteration of an electric sports sedan labeled the Quant. The first Quant was shown in 2010 and was the result of a partnership between nanoFLOWCELL founder Nunzio La Vecchia and...
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Meet The World's First Mustang Owner: VideoIt's 1964, and the Ford Mustang is coming, but it hasn't arrived in any owners' hands yet. People all over the country are excited about Ford's affordable new sporty car. Then Gail Wise rolls down the street in a powder blue convertible and everyone loses it. DON'T MISS: Chevy Lists 28 Reasons That...
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Nokian Tyres Shows Winter Tire With Retractable Studs: VideoModern technology can make some of James Bond's gadgets from just a decade ago look distinctly old-hat. But one Q-brand trick we've not seen yet is winter tires with retractable studs, like the ones seen on Bond's Aston Martin Vanquish in the movie Die Another Day. WATCH: Meet The World's First...
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2014 Audi S1 Featured In New Promo VideosOne of Audi’s main features for next month’s 2014 Geneva Motor Show will be this sporty new S1, which is based on its A1 hatchback sold overseas. The car is one of the only premium models in the sporty subcompact segment, with its only main rival being the MINI John Cooper Works. Sadly...
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In an effort to more closely align its Corse Clienti customer racing activities with its actual Formula One program, Ferrari’s motorsport division Scuderia Ferrari has formed the new “Sporting Activities Department” that will group all the separate activities into the one department. The aim is to strengthen the coordination of all on-track activities and make the most of any possible synergies. The new department will be run by Antonello Coletta, who will report directly to Stefano Domenicali, Ferrari’s F1 team principal. Coletta has been with Ferrari since 1997 and...
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Victory Donuts Are Now Legal In Formula 1You might call it the "Vettel Rule": victory donuts are now legal in Formula 1. That's right, after winning a race, the victor can do their spinny rings of tire death at will. In fact, the winning driver can now do an in-car celebration of just about any sort, reports The F1 Times. Stopping on...
Nelson Ireson -
First GT Academy Winner To Drive For Nissan In Super GT & Le Mans, Another Being Prepped For F1The original winner of Nissan’s GT Academy, Lucas Ordonez, has certainly come a long way since his student days of 2008. After winning the first-ever round of GT Academy that year, Ordonez was propelled into the world of GT4 racing where he competed in a Nissan 350Z and then the 370Z. In 2010...
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2014 Chevy SS Pace Car Catches Fire During NASCAR Sprint Unlimited Race At Daytona: VideoThe 2014 Chevrolet SS pace car in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Unlimited exhibition race at Daytona got itself into trouble when a fire started inside its trunk. As the Fox Sports video above shows, smoke from the fire quickly engulfed the cabin and the driver, former NASCAR driver Brett...
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2014 SRT Viper TA First Drive VideoAn autocross run doesn't have to be long, or wide, to turn into a breeding ground for envy. Make it short, make it quick, whatever. Just bring out a whiteboard to document lap times. All of the sudden, the Italian in everything and everyone comes out: Piloti, Brembo, Borgia, Machiavelli. Then bring...
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Project CARS Gameplay Trailer Looks Hot: VideoWhile we're most enthusiastic about the more simulation-oriented driving games out there, it's always fun to slam out a fast-paced arcade-style session behind the wheel too. It's not yet clear which category the Project CARS game will fall into, but we're not sure it matters. It's beautiful. With...
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Racing, driving fast, and customizing cars is often perceived as a man's game. That's not at all the reality, of course--many women share the same passions. Here's a great example: This little girl is one of us. She probably inherited her love for speed from her dad, who owns the modified 1,000-horsepower GT-R she loves to "go fast" in. From the moment she gets in the car, she asks if she can push buttons and eggs her dad on to going fast--three times. It's clear, at any rate, that she didn't get the go-fast genes from her mother--her dad has to swear her to secrecy before punching the...
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2015 Ferrari California T Launched In Modena: VideoTalk of a turbocharged Ferrari dates back all the way to 2007, but the rumors never really gained traction until it was confirmed that Formula One would be adopting turbocharged engines for the 2014 season. Now, just weeks after Ferrari revealed its new turbocharged F1 car, the F14 T, the Italian...
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Rob Dyrdek Sets Reverse Car Jump Record In Chevy Sonic: VideoJumping cars is tough. Television and movies make it look simple to the point we've been desensitized, but it's no mean feat to jump and land a car--and that's when it's going forward. Doing it in reverse? That's just crazy. Fortunately Rob Dyrdek is crazy. READ: 2015 Subaru WRX, STI Models Priced...
Nelson Ireson -
Volkswagen Yanks Super Bowl Teaser Ad After PETA Arm-TwistingMonkeys are popular on the big screen and small screen alike. Ross had Marcel on Friends. BJ and the Bear made it through 48 episodes in the 1970s. Dieter was constantly imploring people to touch his monkey, Klaus, on Saturday Night Live's "Sprockets." Cars, bikes, and primates had a good run in...
Nelson Ireson -
Volvo And Polestar Reveal S60 Race Car For V8 Supercars: VideoThe latest contender for the awesomeness that is Australia’s V8 Supercars touring car series has been revealed, the new S60 racer from Volvo and its motorsport and performance partner Polestar. Volvo confirmed its intentions to enter the sport only last June and since then it’s managed...
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Porsche, Mercedes And Aston Martin Lock Horns In Chris Harris Comparo: VideoTake three of the hottest sports cars currently in production and throw them into a comparo and you’re guaranteed to get a great video out of it, as Chris Harris and his team at /Drive demonstrate in this latest video pitting the aging Aston Martin Vantage (in V12 S guise) and Mercedes-Benz...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran