Videos
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Volvo has previewed some of its upcoming technology with a demonstration of a new self-parking system which doesn’t require the driver to even be present in the vehicle. You may recall that Audi previewed just such a system earlier this year and it’s likely many more automakers will be rolling out their own versions in the near future. Like the Audi system, Volvo’s new self-parking system, dubbed Autonomous Parking, allows the driver to use a smartphone to tell their car to go park itself or to come pick them up. Before you get too excited, Volvo’s Autonomous Parking...
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Nissan Releases New Teaser Photo For Electrified Le Mans CarNissan confirmed in February it would be making an official return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014 with a new race car entered through the event’s ‘Garage 56’ entry for environmentally friendly cars. At the time, Nissan said its race car would be “pioneering” and...
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Jaguar F-Type goes up against an Aston V8 Vantage and Porsche 911 Carrera S: VideoThree of the most desirable convertible sports cars currently on sale are put together in a head-to-head competition to find out which is the best. The contenders include the latest Jaguar F-Type, in V8 S guise, as well as an Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster and a Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet...
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Marc Gene Surprises Man Waiting For Bus With Ride In Alfa Romeo 4C: VideoSpanish racing driver Marc Gene has lent a hand in the promotion of the 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C by providing a lucky stranger with a ride in the upcoming sports car. Gene was in his native Spain for the stunt, on what looks like an ordinary working day. Surprisingly, the first person offered a ride...
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2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante: Full Specs And VideoThe 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante has been revealed and is priced from $297,995.
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Porsche 918 Spyder In The Valley Of Fire: VideoThe Porsche 918 Spyder may not reach quite to the same stratospheric heights--on paper--that the McLaren P1 and LaFerrari hyper-hybrids do, but it's no slouch, either. Better yet, you can still order one. Here, we see a new video of a 918 Spyder prototype in hot weather testing in the Valley of...
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Bosch is out to show that in a world of ever-tightening emissions regulations, performance cars can still have a place. To prove its point, the German supply giant built an Aston Martin DB9 plug-in hybrid capable of delivering 740 horsepower. The vehicle is strictly a prototype and was built to showcase Bosch’s plug-in hybrid technology, which has been developed so that it can be installed in various vehicle types. The technology combines an internal combustion engine with an electric drive system in a ‘through-the-road’ hybrid setup. Incidentally, this makes Bosch’s...
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Jay Leno Drives The 2014 Cadillac ELR: VideoThe 2014 Cadillac ELR extended-range electric car doesn’t go on sale until early 2014, but one of the cars, one of the first examples to roll off the production line in fact, recently showed up at Jay Leno’s Garage, where the comedian and avid car collector got a chance to take it for a...
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Volvo And Polestar Confirm 2014 Entry For V8 Supercars: VideoFollowing initial reports a week ago, Volvo has now formally announced its participation in the exciting touring car series that is V8 Supercars. Raced primarily in Australia but with a handful of races held overseas, including one in the U.S., V8 Supercars pits family sedans turned race cars in...
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ShepTrans Builds Nissan GT-R Capable Of 8.61 Second Quarter Mile: VideoUpdate: The modified Nissan GT-R that recently set a record for the fastest street-legal GT-R over the quarter mile was incorrectly reported as being built by Switzer Performance. The car was actually built by ShepTrans, though it was equipped with some of Switzer’s components. Despite this...
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Lexus’ Third Short Film Is 'Swimming In Air': VideoIf you’ve enjoyed Lexus’s new series of short films, part of a new marketing campaign aimed at promoting the automaker’s commitment to design and sophistication, then we’re happy to announce that the third instalment has just been released. This third film, entitled Swimming...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Revealed Early In Official VideoMercedes-Benz this week started production of its sixth-generation S Class at its main plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, and in an official video showing the production line one of the cars featured just so happens to be the high-performance S63 AMG variant. The latest S63 AMG model is yet to be...
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Chrysler’s now standalone performance brand SRT has rolled out its first-ever television advertisement, titled Body and Soul. There are three different versions of the ad that have been playing on cable television since June 8, ranging from about 30 to 90 seconds in length, and they all use fairly sophisticated means to get their message across. Rather than signify the actual performance of SRT's cars, they aim to personify the almost spiritual connection some people have with their cars, especially owners of rare performance cars like those offered by SRT. The ads also hint at...
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Sébastien Loeb's First Tests At Pikes Peak: VideoThe king of rally is about to take on the biggest hill climb in the world. We expect records to tumble, re-set at levels that will stand for years. What else should you expect, after all, when the eight-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb brings an 850-horsepower Peugeot to Pikes Peak?...
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2014 Lexus IS Hits The Small Screen With New AdvertisingLexus wants to hit the ground running with its new updated 2014 IS. To do so, the automaker is launching a slate of new ads with an interesting tagline. The campaign is called "Blend Out", and it features highly stylized commercials. There's black and there's white, and Lexus wants to cross those...
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Gran Turismo 6 Gameplay Footage From E3: VideoThe Gran Turismo racing game series first launched on December 23rd, back in 1997. That was a top-flight release for the original Playstation gaming system. Fast forward 16 years and we're now on the verge of the fourth Playstation console and a brand-new Gran Turismo game. Gran Turismo 6 should...
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Major Automakers Agree On DC Fast Charging Standard: VideoOne of the primary complaints for electric cars has been the long time periods required to charge their batteries. While regular AC charging systems, which take hours to top up a typical electric car battery, are sufficient at home or at the office, where a car may be sitting stationary for long...
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Saying Goodbye To The Subaru WRX STI At The Isle Of ManThe current Subaru WRX STI is a beast: powerful, capable, but something less than pretty. Despite its ungainly looks, it has made fans out of us and out of a large chunk of the populace. But it's due for replacement soon. So we took the opportunity to spend the better part of a week with the car in...
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The sixth-generation Mercedes-Benz S Class, the W222 series, has just entered production at a plant in Sindelfingen, Germany. On hand to celebrate the start of production of the latest model was Mercedes CEO Dr. Dieter Zetsche as well as new manufacturing head Andreas Renschler. Sales of the new S Class commence in the U.S. this fall. It will arrive initially in S550 guise, with more variants including high-performance AMG models, coupes and convertibles, and a plug-in hybrid to be launched within the following year. The S Class is the single most important model for the German automaker...
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2015 Volkswagen Touareg Spy VideoAs we recently reported, Volkswagen is preparing a facelift for its Touareg that we’re expecting to launch in the fall of 2014, as a 2015 model. Today, we have a spy video of a prototype for this 2015 Touareg, which was spotted testing on a public road in the Alps. Engineers typically use...
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Chris Harris Drives The 2014 Porsche 911 GT3: VideoIf you only watch one of Chris Harris' videos this year, this is the one you’ll want running on your screen--on repeat. It’s the British journo’s review of the latest 2014 Porsche 911 GT3, taken from his online channel Drive, and it’s a car we’re eager to test...
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Marchi Mobile EleMMent Palazzo Is $3M Rolling Excess MachineYour average Class-A motorhome is an expensive machine fitted with a standard array of luxurious features. Be it granite counter tops, stainless appliances, flat-screen TVs, or quadruple pop outs, upgrading a coach is an easy affair if you've got the bucks. What if you want more though... much...
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Usher calls the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG incredibleWe already explained to you why we're so crazy about AMG's new range of compact performance cars, and now Mercedes-Benz has strapped hip-hop star Usher into a new A45 AMG hatchback and let him loose on a track. Usher is a self-proclaimed AMG fan, which might make him biased towards the marque, but...
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Sir Stirling Moss & Lewis Hamilton Talk About F1 Past & Present: VideoIt's not every day you see an F1 legend like Sir Stirling Moss with his old Silver Arrow racer trackside. It's even rarer to have Lewis Hamilton and his W04 Silver Arrow join the party. Fortunately, the event was captured on video. While it's not exactly a deep dive into the technological...
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