Videos
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The latest version of the DiRT video game franchise promises gaming's most advanced vehicle damage engine, perfect for demolition derby competition.
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Ken Block Delivers Refreshingly Humble WRC Mexico Recap: VideoKen Block is many things: shoe magnate, hoonigan honcho, and WRC driver among them. It turns out he's also rather refreshingly humble and aware of the difficulty of rally racing. Of course, he's had his fair share of exposure to adversity, both self-induced and environmental, over the course of the...
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Jaguar Heritage Racing launches, factory-backed C- and D-Type racing imminentFor those that feared the worst for Jaguar's Heritage operations after news last month that the Heritage Museum would be shutting down this fall, it appears the division is merely shifting its focus: now on to racing. Well, historic racing, to be precise. The new Jaguar Heritage Racing program will...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: Boris Becker Is Dead WeightWhat do you get when you pair the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG with a winding mountain road, mellow cello music, and Boris Becker? Ninety kilos of dead weight spoiling the ride with a spec-sheet narration. This latest European-market commercial for the 530-horsepower, 590 pound-foot (or 557/664 with...
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Nissan Joins DeltaWing Project: VideoNissan is the latest to join Ben Bowlby’s DeltaWing project, announcing today that it will be competing at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans together with the project’s other partners, one of which is racing legend Dan Gurney. Originally designed for IndyCar, the DeltaWing has been...
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Volvo V40 Gives Pedestrians Airbags Too: VideoVolvo has made a bold claim about the safety of its cars. The automaker says that by 2020, it aims that nobody will be killed or seriously injured in one of its vehicles. However, Volvo is also looking out for the little guy on the street. Volvo's latest V40, a five-door hatchback that debuted at...
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We can’t get enough of Jaguar’s new XF Sportbrake but sadly, we’ll have to learn to appreciate it from afar as Jaguar has no plans to launch its svelte wagon in the U.S. Despite the previous X-Type wagon selling locally, the new XF Sportbrake won’t due to differences in government regulations between the U.S. and Europe. Low expected volumes for the XF Sportbrake meant Jaguar wasn’t willing to invest in making the car’s bumper designs and engines meet U.S. certification, according to The New York Times. For other markets, the XF Sportbrake will be available...
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Jaguar Updates Leaper Logo, Launches New Marketing CampaignAfter a recent return to profitability and the promise of some very exciting models in the pipeline, Jaguar is now on a mission to establish itself in the eyes of consumers as one of the major brands in the luxury autos segment. To help spur things along, Jaguar recently launched a new marketing...
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The Story Of The Pagani Huayra Supercar: VideoAfter first making its world debut exactly one year ago at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the first examples of Pagani’s latest supercar, the Huayra, are about to delivered to customers around the world. In the U.S. customers will have to wait a little while longer as Pagani tackles local...
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Palatov DP4 Hits Infineon Raceway: VideoThe Palatov DP4 (renamed to D4 of late), if you aren't fully up to date on your track day esoterica, is one beastly little superkart of a machine, available in forms up to 300 horsepower with weights as low as 800 pounds. Oh, and it can be fitted with all-wheel drive. To make things even more...
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Chris Harris Drives BMW's New M550d xDrive: VideoBritish motor journalist Chris Harris gives his take on the new BMW M550d xDrive, forbidden fruit to those of us on this side of the Atlantic.
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2013 Audi R8 Teased As Fifth Anniversary Celebrated: VideoAudi's mid-engined wundercar, the R8, is five years old--soon to be six. Six models have been built, and soon, the facelifted, updated 2013 model will be on the scene. This video gives us a tiny taste of what to expect--and a look back on what's already been. While the whole 90-second run of the...
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The Dutch-built electric Superbus recently took advantage of some snowy weather to test the ABS and low-traction handing.
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Aston Martin V12 Zagato Shows Off In Forza 4 Game Footage: VideoAston Martin's V12 Zagato has been a long time in coming--debuting as a race car last year before showing off in production guise this February and making an appearance at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Soon, it'll arrive in Forza Motorsport 4 as part of the March Pirelli Car Pack. This video gives us...
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Lexus LFA Supercar Pays A Visit To Jay Leno’s Garage: VideoJay Leno simply loves that the Lexus LFA packs so much carbon fiber, as revealed in this latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage.
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Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Hits The Road And Track: VideoFerrari’s latest video tells the story of the new F12 Berlinetta, from its raw aluminum state to its ultimate performance on the road and track. Designed from scratch, the F12 Berlinetta is the fastest and most powerful road going car in Ferrari’s history. Packing a new-generation...
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The Making Of The Lamborghini Aventador J: VideoYou've seen the live photos and read all of the official information, but you haven't seen the 2.1-million-euro, completely mental and lust-inducing Lamborghini Aventador J in this kind of detail. There are probably better ways to spend the next 80 seconds, but right now, we can't think of any. If...
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Morgan Returns To Le Mans With LMP2 Entry: VideoAs we reported back in January, Morgan Motor Company has teamed up with France's OAK Racing to enter Le Mans in the LMP2 class, albeit with re-branded Pescarolo World Endurance Championship cars. This video shows the first shakedown test of the new joint effort as the team readies to bring the...
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The Houston Half Mile allows drivers to run their cars flat out, in a controlled environment.
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2012 Fiat 500 Abarth first driveLas Vegas, if you haven't been lately, kind of sucks. Everything is twice as expensive as it should be, good blackjack tables are nearly extinct (even at $100 a hand), and traffic is bad enough to make trekking on foot seem like a good idea even in the summer desert heat. But fortunately, I wasn't...
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SRT Delivers Pair Of Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8s To Massa, Alonso: VideoAs we reported last month, the SRT brand has leveraged its corporate cousinhood with Ferrari to team up with F1 drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, through a gift of a pair of 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8s. Now, DriveSRT has released the video detailing the drop-off in Maranello. As you...
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Lamborghini Aventador Crashes Into Snowbank: VideoNot even the all-wheel-drive traction of the Aventador LP 700-4 could save one Lamborghini test driver from sliding off an icy track and crashing his expensive supercar into a nearby bank of snow recently. The crash happened in Northern Europe where Lamborghini has been testing a number of...
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Fiat 500 Abarth On House Arrest With Charlie Sheen: VideoWhile we're still not allowed to talk about the Fiat 500 Abarth's performance or other qualities--don't worry, we will be soon--we can show you this new ad--pitched at the recent media launch as an alternate Super Bowl commercial that was deemed a bit too saucy. Considering Catrinel Menghia's spot...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: Dramatic Video OperaIf there's one thing AMG can get right (besides tuning the living daylights out of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, of course), it's the bombastically hyperdramatic operatic promo trailer. Case in point: this video of the 2013 SL63 AMG. As the presumably be-horned symphonic tale unwinds, we are treated to...
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