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When it debuted at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show back in January, the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor looked like a serious piece of kit. But a Raptor needs to do more than look good on an auto show stand, so the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] did what many potential buyers are probably planning to do: hammer it through the desert in the southwestern United States. Testing included 1,028 miles of driving on desert trails, consisting of multiple laps around a 66-mile course designed to throw everything it could at the Raptor. The truck had to tackle everything from "fast sandy washes and deep-rutted silt...
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2017 Jaguar F-Pace Teaser, As Tour De France Support Car--Photo UpdateIts introduction at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show is still more than three months away, but the Jaguar F-Pace SUV has appeared in public wearing only light camouflage at the Tour de France. Jaguar's first-ever utility vehicle served as a support vehicle for Team Sky rider Chris Froome and his...
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5th-gen Ford Bronco is a Raptor under the skinIf Ford made new product decisions based on enthusiast forums, it'd have never killed the beloved Bronco. Of course, planning corporate strategy around internet commentary doesn't exactly a guarantee a slam dunk—or a future as a going concern. But true believers—like Icon's Jonathan...
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Dodge Celebrates Its Freedom With 'Predators' TV Spot Featuring Hellcats And A ViperJust in time for the Fourth of July holiday, Dodge is releasing a pair of television ads that will stoke American pride. The 30- and 90-second ads, titled "Predators," feature a Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, a Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat, and a Dodge Viper GTS roaming the night freely on deserted...
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Watch Alfa Romeo’s New Giulia In These Latest Promo VideosAlfa Romeo’s new Giulia small sports sedan has finally landed, marking the start of a renaissance for the illustrious Italian brand as well as serving as a clear shot across the bow of rivals. MORE: With Reveal Of New Giulia Sedan, Alfa Romeo Gets Serious About Brand Renaissance Right now the...
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Final Clarkson, Hammond And May 'Top Gear' Episode Airs Just As New Show Gains TractionThe BBC last night aired the final episode of Top Gear featuring Jeremy Clarkson together with co-hosts Richard Hammond and James May, a 75-minute special compiled from footage shot before Clarkson was fired last March for his altercation with producer Oisin Tymon. And neither Hammond nor May will...
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Two stars from the new Ford Performance lineup, the 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350R and Focus RS, took on the famous hill climb during this past weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. In the first video is the Mustang, driven by Ben Collins, professional racing driver and former Stig. It sounds absolutely menacing with its 526-horsepower, flat-plane crank V-8. Sadly for fans at the show, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that this particular Mustang breed is for the North American market only. ALSO SEE: Koenigsegg One:1 Meets The Regera At Goodwood: Video On the other...
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E3 'Need For Speed' Trailers Promise Fantastic Graphics, Gameplay: VideoThe teaser for the next installment of Electronic Arts' long-running Need for Speed franchise left us wanting to see more. And now we have. In the days surrounding last week's E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles—which also saw news regarding rival title Forza Motorsport...
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Jeremy Clarkson Returns To The BBC To Finish Up His Last Top Gear EpisodeRecently, the BBC released a teaser trailer for a special episode of Top Gear that will round out the current season 22 of the popular car-themed show and, more importantly, be the last to feature Jeremy Clarkson. In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, Clarkson...
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Stirling Moss Selling His Porsche 718 At Goodwood Festival Of SpeedLegendary racer Sir Striling Moss is selling his 1961 Porsche 718 RS-61 later this month at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The car will be auctioned off by the Bonhams and is expected to fetch over $3 million. Moss raced a very similar Porsche RS-61 back in the 1960s and has described it as a...
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You Can Now Buy A New Dashboard For Your Classic 911Thanks to the likes of Magnus Walker and Singer, owning and restoring a classic Porsche 911 has never been more popular. Another reason is that Porsche, through its own classic car department Porsche Classic, is making it easier for fans to find all the necessary parts for their project builds...
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Lewis Hamilton Joins Gumball 3000 Rally In A Koenigsegg Agera S: VideoFormula One ace Lewis Hamilton, after a tumultuous weekend in Monaco where he had to give up an almost certain win due to an error by his Mercedes AMG team, headed to California to let off some steam by taking part in the final leg of the 2015 Gumball 3000 rally. But Hamilton wasn’t in his...
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The United States is an amazing piece of real estate. The sprawling landscapes between the Atlantic and Pacific have always proved inspirational for artists, and our homegrown autos have generally been designed with road trips in mind. Presently, Memorial Day—created to honor the men and women who died serving in our armed forces—is more synonymous with cookouts than sacrifice. But getting out to experience the highways and hospitality of our amazing country is a better way to honor fallen patriots than firing up the grill. ALSO SEE: #GiveAShift: The 7 Best Manual Transmissions...
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Dartz shows up at Cannes Film Festival with world’s most expensive vodka and caviarDartz, the Latvian firm responsible for the over-the-top Prombron line of SUVs, has taken a lot of flak in the past for its egotistical vehicles that at one point even came with whale penis trim on the seats, but the company is always quick to support a good cause, as demonstrated this week at the...
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Jaguar Unveils F-Type R AWD Bloodhound SSC Rapid Response VehicleLate last year, Jaguar announced a partnership with current land speed record holder Andy Green and his team at Bloodhound, which is working on a jet and rocket-powered supersonic car (SSC) that will be used in a new land speed record attempt in the next six to 12 months. Green’s previous...
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Bugatti’s Two Land Speed Record Holders Meet At The NürburgringHaving just sold its final Veyron, Bugatti is now celebrating the car’s 10-year run while work on a successor continues in earnest. This past weekend, two significant Veyrons, the examples used to set the current land speed records for both a production car and a production open-top car, took...
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Mercedes Fleet Including Unimogs And G63 6x6 Starring In ‘Jurassic World’: VideoMercedes-Benz used 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park to help launch its original M-Class SUV, and the automaker will do the same with next month’s Jurassic World, which will feature the all-new GLE Coupe, a coupe-like version of the M-Class-replacing GLE. But the GLE Coupe...
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1,341-HP Koenigsegg One:1 Hits 225 MPH--Updated With New VideoKoenigsegg plans to build just six examples of the 1,341-horsepower One:1 the Swedish supercar manufacturer revealed at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, and one of those six cars, believed to be the only example with right-hand drive, belongs to The BHP Project. The BHP Project is a group of well-heeled...
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Remember Texas A&M’s previous truck-decapitating barrier? Well, the university’s Transportation Institute has developed a new barrier, but rather than stop a vehicle dead in its tracks this new one is aimed at saving lives. MUST WATCH: Texas A&M Barrier Decapitates Trucks In Slow Motion: Video It’s designed for causeway bridges and is meant to stop a truck or any other vehicle that slams into the barrier from crashing through and falling off the edge. As the video shows, the barrier is quite effective, even for relatively tall vehicles traveling at highway speeds...
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More ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Footage Revealed In Featurettes: VideoThe first few reviews for Mad Max: Fury Road, the fourth installment of the Mad Max franchise developed by George Miller, have come in and so far they’ve mostly been positive. If you haven’t seen the movie yet you can catch some footage in these latest featurettes, which include...
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Daimler’s Futuristic Self-Driving Truck Hits U.S. Roads: VideoThe future is coming up fast, with technologies that were once the domain of science fiction now being developed for commercial sale. Just last week Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk announced new battery technology that has the potential to disrupt the energy industry, and now Daimler has...
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Fast & Furious The Ride Coming To Universal Studios Hollywood: VideoGiven that the latest entry in the Fast & Furious franchise accelerated from zero to a billion dollars faster than any film in history, we shouldn't be surprised to see Universal Studios capitalizing on the popularity with a theme park ride. And while the movies have long lacked anything but...
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Audi Attempts To Add Matrix Lighting Technology To Its Laser HeadlightsAudi’s Matrix LED headlights allow you to drive with your high beams left permanently on, as they can detect other vehicles on the road and actually split up a light path so that they don’t blind other drivers while at the same time continue to cast their full light in the areas where...
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Road-Going Version Of Insane McLaren P1 GTR In The WorksMcLaren’s P1 GTR has been designed strictly with track use in mind but some owners may soon be able to drive their cars on public streets thanks to plans to develop a road-legal version. In case you’ve forgotten, the P1 GTR features a more powerful, 986-horsepower version of the regular...
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