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While we here in the United States often complain that Europe gets better cars than we do, sometimes the opposite is true. In Europe, for example, the Fiat 500 Abarth comes standard with just 135 horsepower, while we in the United States get 25 more ponies for a total of 160 hp. The Fiat 500 Abarth is a great car, but it’s limited in availability (for now anyway) and priced beyond the means of some. The Fiat 500 Sport handles like a go-kart, but simply doesn’t produce enough power from its normally aspirated 1.4-liter engine to consistently put a smile on our face. That...
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Nissan Consults With Blue Angels On Sports Car Development: VideoNissan is taking a leaf out of Lamborghini’s book and looking to the aviation industry for inspiration for the development of its future range of sports cars. A team of designers and product planners from Nissan recently landed in Pensacola, Fl, to visit the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels...
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Research Shows Autonomous Tech Is Reducing Crashes: VideoOne of the strongest arguments for the introduction of autonomous cars is the increased safety brought about by eliminating the possibility of human error, believed to be the main cause of crashes. So far the increased safety factor with autonomous cars has generally been assumed but now a leading...
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Ferrari 612 Scaglietti Torn Apart During Crash: VideoThe driver of this Ferrari 612 Scaglietti was lucky to walk away from a crash that literally tore his car apart. He was driving the bright red supercar on a road in Moscow, Russia, earlier this month when he allegedly lost control and careened into a roadside pole. The fact that the force of the...
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Lotus Exos Type 125 Is The F1 Car For Mere Mortals: VideoTrack days are growing in popularity worldwide, and there’s no shortage of track-only cars to choose from. If your budget is modest, a used-but-serviceable SCCA racer may suit your needs. If you’ve got more money to spend, cars like the Caterham 7, Ariel Atom or KTM X-Bow will provide...
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Seinfeld's 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' Drops New Preview VideoWhile the latest promo video for Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming show, the very literally-named Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, is light on the cars and heavy on the coffee, it looks like it's going to be fun. And funny. It's just the sort of car-in-a-supporting-role entertainment we can get behind...
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When the new Viper was unveiled at this year’s New York Auto Show, SRT revealed both road and race versions of its performance icon simultaneously. Since the racing pedigree of the original Viper was so impressive, SRT felt it was necessary to launch a race version of the car even before the road-going variant hit dealerships. Since then, we’ve been shown the occasional on-track footage of the Viper GTS-R racer testing at Carolina Motorsport Park and at Virginia International Raceway. We’ve heard that development work with partner Riley Technologies remains on schedule, but...
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Car Crashing Just Got A Lot More Fun... In VideogamesWe've all done it. You buy a new driving game, then win a few races, drive a few of the cars on a few of the circuits, and play around with a few settings. Then, you pick a car, pick a track and spend an entire race crashing into other cars, walls and anything else you can find to revel in the...
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The History Of BMW's 3 Series, In Under Four Minutes: VideoBMW’s 3 Series range was launched in 1975 as a replacement for the “Neue Klasse,” or “New Class” cars that had served BMW from the introduction of the 1500 in 1962 to the end of 2002 model production in 1976. Since then, BMW has produced six generations of 3 Series...
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Lotus Explains Its Track-Focused Exige S: VideoLotus revealed its sharp-edged Exige S coupe at last year’s Frankfurt Auto Show, and since then has occasionally teased the car in videos. Now the Hethel-based automaker is doing a full-court-press video release on the car, covering both its design and testing. The recipe for the Exige S is...
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Jaguar Runs The F-Type At Goodwood: VideoJaguar has been very savvy in building interest for it’s upcoming F-Type roadster. Images and video footage of the under-development sports car have been leaked on a fairly consistent basis, but few people outside of the development team had seen Jaguar’s newest cat stretch its legs in...
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Watch The McLaren MP4-12C Spider Hit The Track: VideoIt’s been more than a week since McLaren took the covers off its brand new MP4-12C Spider, the stunning convertible version of the MP4-12C supercar first launched close to a year ago, and now, finally, we get to see the stunning drop-top in action. McLaren has released a video of the MP4-12C...
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The Mercedes-Benz G Class has been around for more than three decades but the origins of the vehicle go back much farther.
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Mercedes Shows Off The 2013 CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake: VideoIf you’re looking for a fast family hauler, there are plenty of sedans and crossovers that serve up a surprising amount of performance with their versatility. If your tastes run towards wagons, particularly large wagons, your choices are a bit limited. For those of us on this side of the...
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Pagani Huayra Goes Drifting With Chris Harris: VideoSome find it the very definition of aesthetic perfection, others see a balance of function and form, and still others can't see anything but a four-wheeled insect. Whatever your take on the Pagani Huayra's design, it's undeniably a fearsome supercar, incredibly rare and exotic, and most certainly...
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This Is Why You Always Wear A Seatbelt: VideoDon’t worry, we’re not going to show you Saudi-drifting-dismemberment videos, since they get plenty of coverage on other internet sites. Instead, we bring you this security cam footage from Dudley, England, showing the luckiest man on the planet. For those of us who’ve raced cars...
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New Cartoon Stars Lewis Hamilton And Jenson Button: VideoFormula One drivers have a reputation for being cold and calculating, and the media has long wished that many were more animated. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for. McLaren Animation, part of the giant family of McLaren companies, has partnered with Oscar-winning animation studio...
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Lamborghini Driver Arrested After Posting Video Of Speeding Stunt OnlineThe owner of a bright orange Lamborghini Gallardo in Japan has been arrested after posting a video online of a stunt where his car is seen driving in the western part of the city of Hiroshima at speeds of up to 100 mph. The local speed limit for the area his car is seen racing through, almost two...
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Sign up for most driving schools, and the course will consist of a few hours of classroom time, followed by paced laps around a track to learn the line, followed by instructor ride-alongs, followed by semi-unrestricted lapping, interspersed with more classroom instruction. It’s a tried and true formula that seems to work in most environments, at least with modestly-powered cars. As four-time Trans Am champ and AMG brand ambassador Tommy Kendall points out in this video series, the SLS AMG GT3 isn’t quite like most track-prepared cars. Sign up to drive the SLS AMG GT3 through the...
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What It's Like To Work At MINI USA: VideoThe secret to a healthy work environment is getting along with your co-workers, since nothing hampers productivity quite like office discord. One way to ensure on-the-job tranquility is to unite employees with a common goal, no matter how daunting the task may be. At MINI USA, that task may be as...
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Bentley Shows Off The EXP 9 F With Its First Driving Footage: VideoWhen Bentley revealed its EXP 9 F SUV concept at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, we’d be kind to say that it met with “mixed reviews.” Most in attendance panned the go-anywhere Bentley as being too plain, while some were downright critical of the concept’s controversial...
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Ken Block Visits San Francisco, Films Gymkhana Five: VideoVacations for Ken Block take a bit more planning than vacations for the rest of us. Not only does Block have to factor in the logistics of shipping his Hybrid-Function-Hoon-Vehicle (HFHV) to San Francisco, there’s the whole matter of getting streets blocked off for filming during daylight...
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Justin Bieber Cited For Speeding In His Chrome Fisker KarmaTeen idol Justin Bieber was given a citation by L.A. police on Friday for allegedly speeding in his chromed out Fisker Karma
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Here's What 200 MPH Looks Like In A Mk II VW Golf: VideoVolkswagen built it’s second-generation Golf hatchback from 1983 though 1992, in variants as mild as 54 horsepower and as wild as 207 horsepower (in rare Golf Limited trim). At no time, however, did the designers of the Mark II Golf ponder the question, “I wonder if we can make this car...
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