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We recently brought you news that Aston Martin had completed development of its new Heritage Showroom at its historic Newport Pagnell site in the U.K. Newport Pagnell was the home of Aston Martin production from 1957 up until 2007, when operations were moved to a modern factory in nearby Gaydon, and today it’s still home to the Aston Martin Works restoration department, which is featured in the latest factory tour video from the Drive online channel. Located within Newport Pagnell’s Olympia Building, a converted airplane hangar that like the Aston Martin brand itself is 100 years...
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City Of Detroit Files For Bankruptcy: VideoDetroit, once America’s fourth biggest city and still the heart of the country’s auto industry, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection in a federal court late on Thursday. With a current population of approximately 700,000, it means Detroit is now the biggest municipal to ever file...
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Tesla Model S, Roadster Set New EV Lap Records At Laguna Seca: VideoThe Tesla Model S and Roadster continue to impress with their performance.
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Malcolm Bricklin documentary released by entrepreneur’s sonA new documentary titled "The Entrepreneur" has been released and tells the story of auto industry veteran Malcolm Bricklin and his ill-fated attempts to start a car company. Ordinarily we’d skip boring you with news on a video about Malcolm Bricklin, but this one has been produced by...
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Audi SQ5 TDI Hits The Track With Allan McNish At Silverstone: VideoAre you looking forward to the arrival of the Audi SQ5?
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Chris Harris Drives The Mercedes A45 AMG and BMW M135i: VideoWe've driven the CLA45 AMG, the only version of the A-Class platform we're scheduled to get in America. But in Europe, the hot compact car market is a bit more diverse. In fact, Mercedes and BMW both offer luxury hatches: the A-Class and 1 Series. The epitome of the A-Class is the A45 AMG, which...
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We've had some inklings that Honda's UK team was working on a hot lawnmower for a special project. Now we have video confirmation. It's called the Mean Mower The potent lawnmower is in the hands of Honda racer and 2012 British Touring Car Championship winner Gordon Shedden on an atypically sunny day in the British 'burbs. The 109-horsepower mower can actually hit up to 130 mph (estimated) and accelerates to 60 mph in just 4.0 seconds. Bring your ear muffs, though, as the wound-up 1,000-cc Honda VTR Firestorm motorcycle engine also turns out 130 db at load and 98 db at idle. Lest you think...
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New 'Rush' Movie Trailer Shows James Hunt At His Best/WorstAlthough Kimi Räikkönen considers F1 legend James Hunt a role model of sorts, the wild abandon and fast-living style Hunt brought to the series is no longer found anywhere in its pure, unmitigated form. This trailer takes a look at where Hunt's attitude got him. Of course, that's just one...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Revealed: VideoIf you’re looking for one of the fastest ways to transport you and four of your friends, in luxury and style, look no further than the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC, the latest weapon in AMG’s expanding arsenal and possibly one of the fastest full-size luxury sedans ever launched...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Taking On Europe's Supercars SoonCan the 2014 Stingray carve itself a niche in the home of the exotic supercar?
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The Happiest Rally Duo On Earth: VideoIf you can make it through the Irish accents and NSFW language in this video, you'll see the happy-go-luckiest pair of rally misfits ever. They're brilliant. It's no secret rallying is physically difficult, dangerous, expensive, and largely amateur. But it's also a legendary gravel tank-slapper of...
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Motorcycle Land Speed Record Holder Bill Warner Suffers Fatal CrashA tragic accident on Sunday saw motorcycle land speed record holder Bill Warner suffer a high speed crash that took his life. Warner, 44, was attempting to hit 300 mph on a modified Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle when he lost control and crashed at a speed exceeding 285 mph. The crash took place on a...
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A lot of racing games have offered historic Formula 1 race cars, especially those of the legendary 1980s, but Codemasters aims to bring its own spin to the action with a full grid of 1990s F1 cars driven by Alain Prost, David Coulthard, Jacques Villeneuve, Eddie Irvine, and more. You'll also get to race the modern classic F1 cars on F1 tracks no longer on the schedule, like Estoril and Imola. The video gives a tiny taste of what the cars will look like. They look tasty. F1 2013: Classic Edition will be offered as a special-edition game and the content will be available to owners of the...
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Is The Best New Porsche An Old Porsche?We've landed firmly on the side of the technologists when it comes to the latest generation of the Porsche 911, including the dual-clutch-only GT3. But that doesn't mean we don't appreciate a good classic sports car experience. In fact, we treasure our time behind the wheels of cars like the 1988...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Teased In New VideoWhat does the 2014 update to the S63 AMG hold in store?
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2014 BMW M4 Spy VideoOne of the most significant models in BMW’s lineup, the M3, is due for renewal, and as a result prototypes for its replacement have been spotted all over Europe and in the U.S. Once again there will be sedan, coupe and convertible variants, but where previous models were all badged M3s, the...
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Jaguar Project 7 At The 2013 Goodwood Festival Of Speed: VideoFeatured in the video above is Jaguar chief vehicle integrity engineer Mike Cross talking about the automaker’s latest Project 7 concept car based on the F-Type sports car. The one-off speedster made its world debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend, where Cross was able...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Makes Dynamic Debut At Goodwood: VideoPorsche’s 918 Spyder, now with an output of 887 horsepower and 940 pound-feet of torque, made its dynamic debut over the weekend at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed, providing a fascinating insight to the performance potential of its advanced hybrid drivetrain. The car’s...
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McLaren’s Formula One ace Jenson Button took time out from his busy schedule to drive the company’s new P1 supercar at its dynamic debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed this past weekend. Button not only drove the car but raced it up the event’s famous hill climb where he managed to set a time of 53 seconds, which isn’t too shabby considering the course record stands at 41.6 seconds, as set by Nick Heidfeld back in 1999 in another McLaren, the MP4-13 F1 race car. Looking its best, at least to this author’s eyes, in full black, the P1 used on the day was a...
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2014 Bentley Continental GT3: Photos And Video From GoodwoodThe completed version of Bentley’s Continental GT3 race car made its official world debut at the 2013 Goodwood Festival Of Speed in the U.K. this week, and we now have photos and video taken at its unveiling. The race car is based on the road-going Continental GT V8 and is an evolution of the...
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McLaren F1 engine gets exposed in Jay Leno's GarageYou're about to witness the "scariest thing" ever done in Jay Leno's Garage: the extraction of a McLaren F1 supercar's V-12 engine. Well, you don't actually get to see the extraction process, but you do get to see the engine on the stand, with some nice detail shots and info from Jay himself...
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Porsche Designer Explains The Lines Of The 2014 Cayman: VideoLooking almost as good as the 911 and coming close to being its equal at the track, the mid-engine Cayman makes a strong case for driving enthusiasts after a modern-day Porsche. The second generation of the car, which is new for the 2014 model year, improves the breed even further thanks to a...
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2014 Ford Fiesta ST Laps Nürburgring With Tanner Foust: VideoCan the punchy little Ford hot hatch match the challenge of the Nordschleife?
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Fernando Alonso Gives Interview While Driving A Ferrari F12 On The NürburgringFormula One ace Fernando Alonso has given a candid interview to German television station RTL. Oh, and he just so happened to conduct it while driving a Ferrari F12 Berlinetta on the notorious Nürburgring Nordschleife. Alonso provides some honest insight into his own performance and the...
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