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Need For Speed Shift 2 Unleashed is shaping up to be an epic racing game. It might not have the 1,000+ cars or bajillion tracks of GT5, but it looks to be an order of magnitude more concerned with realism and actual racing. We'll have to withhold judgment until we get our hands on its shiny game CD, however. Until then, we have a stream of videos to watch. With just four days to go until the game is available for retail sale here in the U.S. (March 29) the videos are ramping up in intensity--and, in this case, cheesiness. The point is legitimate enough (some corners can be scary, especially...
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Cadillac CTS-V Coupe Race Car Gears Up For 2011 SeasonTesting in Sebring has shown the CTS-V Coupe race car not only looks good, it has the pace as well. The first real test of the car on track will come this weekend, however, at the Streets of St. Petersburg event that kicks off the SCCA World Challenge GT series. The CTS-V Coupe's presence will mark...
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Red Bull, Ferrari Preview 2011 F1 Season Opener At MelbourneTake a rocket ride around the track with reigning F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing and Marc Gene, test driver for Scuderia Ferrari, in these two videos previewing the season opener at Albert Park in Melbourne. In 2009, the race in Australia was eventful, to say the least, with...
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Video: Ken Block Barrel Rolls WRC Fiesta RS In TestingIn any motorsport, the crashes are some of the most impressive footage--especially when the drivers (and co-drivers) walk away uninjured. Ken Block recently managed extend his record of rally-car annihilation, sending his Fiesta RS WRC car flying in testing in a wreck that rivals any...
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Video: Ferrari Details The 2012 FF's Engine, Interior, And Making Of PromoIf you're like us, you just can't get enough FF--for good or bad. It looks a bit like a modern take on Lamborghini's Espada, but it offers supercar performance, all-wheel-drive capability, and a novel drive system. Plus a new direct-injection V-12 engine rated at 660 horsepower. This trio of videos...
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Video: 2012 Nissan GT-R Posts 7m 24.22s Nurburgring Lap TimeThis day was inevitable. With an additional 38 horsepower and 17 pound-feet of torque on board, plus a reprogrammed gearbox and a more aerodynamic body, the new 2012 Nissan GT-R was always going to be quicker around a track than the outgoing 2011 model. Today we find out just how much quicker, and...
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It's a bit early for the April Fool's jokes, but BMW apparently did exactly that with the M3 pickup that has been making the Web rounds over the past week. It has also been called a parts hauler, a prototype, and a meaningless mule. Whatever it is, it's in this video, driving through the fog. We don't particularly care whether the vehicle is a joke or anything else--we just want to know what it's like to thrash within an inch of the armco. Sadly, there's about as much chance of that happening as there is we'll all wake up tomorrow and realize the 5-Series GT was just a collective...
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Video: Up Close With The 2012 Ford Focus STUnlike the usual Euro hot-hatch tantalization, this video is a preview of things to come right here in the U.S. of A. Confirmed for sale here last September, the 2012 Focus ST should be making its way to 'Merika later this year. This video, showing off the show-car's Tangerine Scream orange in more...
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Video: 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Behind The Scenes In The DesertThe latest from Lamborghini is light years from Ferrucio's upgraded tractor stand, and this video gives us yet another look at what to expect--this time, in the desert, from behind the scenes of a film shoot. Wearing the same eye-stabbing Argos orange color as the Geneva show car, but quickly...
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Video: Remembering Elizabeth Taylor And Her Sunbeam AlpineAs a celebrity blog, it would be hard to ignore the death of one of the biggest stars of the 20th century -- and we're not: Elizabeth Taylor has died at the age of 79. Millennials and younger folk may not know much of Taylor. By the time they were born, she was best known as a friend and defender...
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Video: Dr. Dre Watches A Ferrari 360 Modena CrashDr. Dre, the hip hop master and master of understatement, just tweeted a video from his personal account, filmed on the scene of his video for "I Need A Doctor," off his latest Album, Detox. His reaction is priceless. The car being wrecked wasn't priceless, but was surely expensive: it was a...
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Video: Infiniti, Corvette Go On The Offensive With Ads, But Does It Work?The long-running ad wars between Audi and BMW are just one example of taking the fight to the competition in the effort to sell more cars, and this week both Corvette and Infiniti have thrown down their gloves at respective rivals. But does this sort of advertising pay off in the end? We're not...
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We brought you some of the first photos in the world of the SLS AMG GT3 race car from its debut in Mexico, and we've kept you up to speed on the car's stats and features since, but this expert walkaround with the car gives some very nice detail shots and a few nice tidbits of information. Well worth five minutes on a Tuesday--especially if you're thinking you might want to get behind the wheel of one.
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Video: Soccer Player's Wife Crashes Bentley Continental GT In RussiaThis is the aftermath of a crash involving a Bentley Continental GT, a soccer player’s wife and a very slippery stretch of road. Driving along a street in St. Petersburg late last week, Marina Malafeeva, the 36-year old wife of the goal keeper of Russian soccer club Zenit St Petersburg, lost...
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Video: Interview With James Glickenhaus On The P4/5 CompetizioneWe've been tracking the progress of the Jim Glickenhaus-backed Ferrari Pininfarina P4/5 Competizione closely as the car prepares to run the 24 Hours of the Nurburgring, including bringing you the second episode in the car's official documentary. Today, we have yet another video, this time with...
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Video: 2012 Aston Martin Virage Rules The MountainThere's a new Goldilocks super tourer at Aston Martin, and it's called the Virage. Smaller than the flagship DBS and sportier than the DB9, the Virage is positioned for broader appeal. We'll let you know just how successful the Virage is with our first drive review later this week. In the mean...
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Video: Real-Life Corvette Racer Tommy Milner Laps Laguna Seca In SHIFT 2 UnleashedDo you think you have what it takes to beat a pro racer at a video game? See for yourself what it will take, as Tommy Milner, driver for the real Corvette Racing team, turns a hot lap at Laguna Seca in a simulated C6.R GT1 car with the aid of a D-BOX chair--and no driving assists enabled...
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Video Two-Pack: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG CoupeWhether it's a real threat to the sport-focused and highly capable BMW M3 or not, the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe stands as a serious performance coupe in its own right. These videos give us a closer look at the car, in action on the road. Packing at least 451 horsepower and up to 481...
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If you're a track hound or at all interested in becoming one, you could do a lot worse than starting with a driving school. Mercedes-Benz's AMG Driving Academy is a good example, with access to cars you won't find anywhere else. Today, we have a more in-depth video to go along with the teaser we brought you earlier in the week. You'll find more racing-oriented schools elsewhere, but if you're more into driving road cars fast than pretending you're the next Schumacher, the manufacturer-backed programs (Porsche and Corvette offer them as well) are better bets. This video gives you a taste of...
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Video: Mercedes-Benz At Amelia Island ConcoursThe Amelia Island Concours ran last weekend, but if you weren't one of the ones lucky enough to attend in person, fret not--you can at least see Mercedes-Benz's slice of the action. This video offers just a taste of what there is to see at the show, which, like Pebble Beach, features some of the...
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Car Sales Guru Tom Stuker Gets A Reality Show On Spike TVTom Stuker may be the most famous person you've never heard of -- unless, of course, you're in auto sales. Stuker is to car dealerships as Tabatha Coffey is to hair salons: a highly sought-after consultant with the plainspoken, proven power to get stalled businesses moving again. Now, Stuker may be...
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Video: Corvette Racing Shows How Engine Tech Goes From Track To StreetThe Chevy Corvette isn't selling like it did in the years before our economy melted down, but it's still selling--and coming back. This video, the second episode in season two of Corvette Racing's Track To Street series, shows how it's leveraging its racing program to improve its street cars--and...
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BMW i3 Prototype Goes Snow DriftingEver since BMW announced its new i division a few weeks ago, there has been a lot of speculation about exactly what the cars would look like, After all, aside from highly conceptualized drawings, only the featureless models above are what BMW has officially shown us of its new cars. Then there's...
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Video: In-Car With The Glickenhaus P4/5 Competizione At Paul Ricard CircuitPaul Ricard Circuit is well-known in the racing world as a model for track safety, making it one of the favorite places for teams to test new cars--there's almost no risk of destroying the car should a new car or setup prove uncontrollable at speed. As for the Glickenhaus P4/5 Competizione, we're...
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