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In standard trim the Lexus LFA supercar has lapped the notorious Nurburgring-Nordschleife in a reasonable 7:38, but now the car equipped with its optional Nurburgring Package has done the feat in just 7:14.64. Yes, you read that correctly. And here's the video to prove it. Not only is this time amazing for a naturally aspirated, rear-wheel drive luxury car, but it beats the times of stripped out road-going racers like the Porsche 911 GT2 RS (7:18), Dodge Viper ACR (7:22.1), and Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (7:19.63). In fact, the only production cars to have beaten it, of which there are just...
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2011 Jaguar C-X16 Concept Mega-Gallery: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowJaguar's C-X75 concept, as wild as it is, is still headed for (very limited) production. The latest concept, due for a complete unveiling at the Frankfurt Auto Show, is the C-X16 Production Concept, shown here in the first official images, and it looks much more like something that will see...
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Porsche Gearing Up For Rennsport Reunion IV: VideoThe 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Monterey Motorsport Reunion are just a couple of weeks behind us, but we already have more incredible vintage sports and racing car action to look forward to: the Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV heads to Laguna Seca October 14-16. Highlighting...
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FondTech Reveals Electric Formula E Racing Car, The E-11We all like to think that our cars have been developed using technology bred on the race track. It adds a sense of kudos and the impression of thoroughbred engineering to even the most mundane of vehicles. Ironic then, that with the push towards electric vehicles as road transport, the world of...
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Mercedes-Benz Concept A-Class Infotainment Previews Future Of In-Car TechEven if you're not a "digital native" or "millenial," born and bred on digital technology, you can surely appreciate the high-tech, socially-integrated infotainment system in the new Mercedes-Benz Concept A-Class, previewed in this official video. While it's largely still just a proof of concept...
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Lexus Engineering Amazing Campaign Spawns New Episode: VideoRemember Lexus’ ‘The Hard Way’ campaign that showed off the lengths that the automaker would go to in order to achieve the high levels of refinement found in each of its cars? Well, Lexus soon followed it up with another boastful video campaign: Lexus Engineering Amazing. The...
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If racing improves the breed, will it do the same for a new species? The Italian aerodynamic engineering group FondTech believes so. The E-11 electric race car prototype is the firm's interpretation of a Formula E racer. As we reported earlier, the FIA plans to debut Formula E electric car racing in 2013. And make no mistake, the racing will be real. Target specs include performance and weight akin to F3 cars, but the new series would focus (exclusively, we presume) on twisting city street circuits with races lasting just 15 minutes. Led by founder and F1 aerodynamicist Jean-Claude Migeot...
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2012 Porsche 911 Seven-Speed Manual In Action: VideoThe demise of the horsepower wars, predicted for years now, still hasn't come, but a new rival is rapidly gaining ground: the transmission wars. Once it was dual clutch proliferation, but now Porsche looks to be taking it in a different direction for its new ‘991’ series 2012 Porsche...
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Man Jumps Over Speeding Acura NSX: VideoUnlike Kobe Bryant's fake ‘jump’ over an Aston Martin, or fellow NBA star Blake Griffin’s dunk over a Kia Optima, wait, over the bonnet of a Kia Optima, a man has now managed to not only jump, but complete a full flip over a moving Acura NSX. In the video below, taken at the 2nd...
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Become A Virtual Lee Iacocca In New 'Automation' Video GameEver wanted to lead a car company? Ever looked at rows upon rows of sedans in a parking lot and said to yourself, "If I were in charge, I'd do things differently!"? A new videogame called Automation is about to let you put your virtual money where your real-world mouth is. On the pre-order website...
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Volvo Downsizing Engines, Moving To Modular Platforms: VideoWith the support of cash-rich parent Geely, Volvo is about to embark on a radical platform shakeup that will see the automaker introduce a range of new ‘downsized’ four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines. Its cars, also, will switch to a new modular platform that the automaker likes...
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2011 Ford Evos Concept: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowAs promised, Ford is scheduled to unveil a brand new concept car at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show in just two weeks’ time, and in the lead up to the event the Blue Oval has released the first images and details of it: the striking new Evos plug-in hybrid sports coupe. Not only does the Evos...
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The Audi R8 GT Spyder has been with us for a while but we still can’t get enough of it, and we hope you can’t either us as we’ve just dug up an official video walkaround of the sultry convertible. In case you missed our previous post, the R8 GT Spyder is a hardcore version of the already extreme R8 V10 Spyder, having shed more than 187 pounds and received stiffer suspension. Peak output remains the same, however, with its 5.2-liter V-10 engine spitting out 560 horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque. With less mass to carry around, the R8 GT Spyder will sprint from 0-60 mph...
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Toyota Smashes Nurburgring Electric Car Lap Record: VideoToyota set a new lap record at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife for an electric car of just 7:47.79 yesterday, smashing the previous record of 9:01.3 as set by the Peugeot EX1 Concept back in May. The quick time around the 13-odd miles of the Green Hell was set by Toyota Motorsports GmbH (TMG) in its...
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The Chevy Volt's Newest Advocates? NASCAR's Jimmie Johnson, Jeff GordonNASCAR Sprint Cup drivers Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon both drive a Chevy Volt, at least part-time, off the track.
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2012 Porsche 911 Official VideoThe 2012 Porsche 911 is scheduled for its world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show on September 13, but the car has already made its online debut--both in Carerra and Carerra S trim. We now have a new video of the latest 911, giving us an intimate look at how the 991 series will look. The car...
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Cadillac Designers Talk About The 2011 Ciel Concept: VideoCadillac is eager to talk about its 2011 Ciel concept, which debuted at Pebble Beach last week.
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Friday Fun: Our Top Ten Retro Console Racing GamesOccasionally, the All Car Tech team gets pangs of nostalgia for times gone by, and we often yearn for the days of 1980s excess, when braces were red and Porsches were white with whale-tail spoilers. Inevitably, the subject of video games will pop up. We love a good racing game here, and the...
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Late yesterday we brought you a new video released by Infiniti depicting its brand ambassador, Formula 1 ace Sebastian Vettel, talking with design director Shiro Nakamura and looking over some concept sketches for what’s believed to be a new special edition model destined to debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. While we initially thought the model would be a Vettel-tuned IPL G Coupe, new details suggest that it could be based on the recently revealed 2012 Infiniti FX. As Vettel and Nakamura stand around a table littered with parts from Red Bull's F1 car in the video, we get a few...
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SRT Chief Gilles To Race Targa Newfoundland With Viper SRT10Saying your brand is all about performance is one thing, but actually putting your own butt on the line in an all-out open road rally is another. SRT Brand president and CEO Ralph Gilles isn't afraid--even when he's doing it in a Dodge Viper SRT10. Gilles will join experienced Targa Newfoundland...
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NADAguides Misses The Bus On Back-To-School Vehicles: No Porsche 911For those of you that aren't in the family-car loop, NADAGuides, a well-known vehicle valuation and advice service, has named its best back-to-school vehicles. The only problem is they missed the best one: the Porsche 911 school bus. Instead, the company chose the 2011 Chevy Cruze LS, the 2011 Ford...
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2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i: First DriveThe venerable BMW inline six-cylinder is, and has long been, one of our favorite engines. But for 2012, it's being replaced, in naturally aspirated guise, with a turbocharged four-cylinder. Blasphemy? Sorry, no. Not at all. That's right: The turbo four-cylinder in the 2012 Z4 sDrive 28i is a worthy...
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2012 BMW 650i Coupe: First DriveThe Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is still a fresh, frenetic memory, but I've spent the last two days driving some of BMW's newest hardware up and down California's central coast. Between clipping canyon apexes and whirring along in high-tech quietude, it became clear: the new 6er coupe is about...
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Ford, Toyota Team Up On Telematics: What's It Mean For You?Automotive heavyweights Ford and Toyota joined forces yesterday to make a very interesting announcement. Toyota's executive vice president for research and development, Takeshi Uchiyamada, appeared with Ford's group vice president for global product development, Derrick Kuzak, to say that the...
Richard Read