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The chimera you see here doesn’t look (or sound) to be the most skillful of creations, but we have to tip our hats to the crazy bastards who built it just for the sheer audacity of doing so. MUST SEE: 27-Year-Old That Crashed McLaren P1 Had Car For Less Than 24 Hours What is it? It’s a Dodge Neon SRT-4 that’s been upgraded with another engine in the rear, driving the rear wheels. Even more wacky: the two engines and drive axles can apparently be run separately—or together. In this demonstration, the car does a front-drive burnout, followed by a rear-drive burnout, and...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Starts Heading Out To DealersThe wait is almost over for those early bird customers that put a deposit down for a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The cars started shipping out to dealerships across the country yesterday, with Chevy telling us that some lucky customers will have the keys in their hands as early as this week. The...
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2015 Volkswagen Golf R first drive reviewIf you asked the average enthusiast if they’d like a 292-horsepower hot hatch with a manual transmission and all-wheel drive, you’d probably be greeted by a big smile and a variation of “Hell yes!” That’s exactly how we feel about the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R. MUST SEE...
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2016 BMW 3-Series Plug-In Hybrid First DetailsNext year we’ll see the first regular BMW models fitted with the advanced plug-in hybrid technology already found in the automaker’s i8 sports car, starting with an X5 plug-in hybrid which we’ve already seen in concept form. The technology, dubbed eDrive, is also destined for...
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2016 Cadillac ATS-V And ATS-V Coupe: 455 HP And 0-60 MPH In 3.9 SecondsThe Cadillac CTS-V has long been a favorite of enthusiasts who know what a real driver’s car is—and at a real sweetheart of a price for what you get. Sure, it had its rough edges. But it was great. Now, the ATS-V steps in to take up that mantle—and to carry it forward. Packing 455...
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Michelin Putting Tweel Airless Tire Into ProductionMichelin will manufacture tweels in South Carolina.
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Ford’s new Mustang Shelby GT350 has finally landed, and it’s every bit as good as we'd hoped. While previous GT350s were built by Shelby American, this new one is a creation of Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] own SVT division but still adheres to Carroll Shelby’s original idea—transforming a great every-day car into a dominant road racer. The new GT350 makes its debut this week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, but we’ve already had a close up look and now we have some new video footage to bring you. That sound you here in the video above is a brand-new...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S first drive reviewIt’s rare that a car aimed so squarely at a competitor does so much so differently and yet comes out with a very similar result. The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S is just such a car. How so? Well, first of all, from the styling (look at that rear end), to the performance, to the pricing, the AMG GT...
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Hear The 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe Accelerate Like A Banshee: VideoThe 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe is coming to the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show this week, where it will be shown together with the 2016 ATS-V sedan. We've already spotted it undisguised during an official photo shoot. And now, we know what it sounds like under heavy acceleration. Hint: pretty darned...
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Ford Drops Fourth Teaser For New Performance Car Coming November 17: VideoA fourth teaser video is out for a new performance vehicle set to be unveiled by Ford on November 17, and the car’s engine heard towards the end of the teaser sounds an awful lot like a V-8, which makes sense as the new performance vehicle is almost certainly the SVT-enhanced Mustang GT350...
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McLaren’s Entry-Level Car To Be Called The Sports Series: First ImageMcLaren Automotive is set to launch a new supercar positioned below its 650S and plans to reveal it for the first time next year, most likely at the Geneva Motor Show in March. We’ve already spotted test mules for the new car, which is referred to internally as the P13 and has been confirmed...
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Bentley Releases New Teaser Video For 2016 SUVPrototypes for Bentley’s new SUV have been testing on public roads for the past year, but now we have a new teaser video that offers us a glimpse of the final version due in showrooms in 2016. The new video, plus a previous one and some official shots, confirm that designers have implemented...
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It’s no secret that owning classic cars is more popular than ever but unfortunately this has pushed up prices, in some cases to astronomical levels. But you don’t have to be a multimillionaire to experience some of the best classics, even extremely rare ones, as Jaguar is offering its fans the opportunity to drive some of its oldest models through its new Jaguar Heritage Driving Experience program. MUST SEE: Nissan GT-R Driver Gives Best-Ever Bad Driving Lesson: Video The program launches next month and will be based at the Fen End test facility near Jaguar’s West Midlands...
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Tesla Model S Gets 691-HP Dual-Motor Option, Autopilot TechTesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk’s big announcement regarding the “D” has, as we suspected, turned out to be a new dual-motor option for the Model S that provides it with the extra traction of all-wheel drive. And the “something else” Musk also hinted at...
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Project Binky Mini GT-Four Approaches The Finish Line: Episode 7You want to be like these guys when you grow up--or rather, if you never grow up. Plying their wily fabrication skills and dry wit on a mashup made in rally heaven, the dynamic duo from Bad Obsession Motorsport deliver us the seventh episode of the awesome Project Binky. Episode 7 brings us ever...
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Brake Failure At 154 MPH Is Terrifying: Onboard VideoTim Bell’s crash at the Circuit of the Americas during the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race last weekend is a lesson in terror. It’s also a remarkable endorsement of current race car safety. DON'T MISS: Mid-Engine Corvette ZR1 To Bow In 2017, Cost $150k: Report The on-board...
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Forza Horizon 2 Is Here, And It’s Beautiful: VideoForza Horizon 2 is the latest addition to the Xbox-exclusive Forza video game series. While the popular Forza Motorsport series focuses more on precision driving and features the world’s top race tracks, much like the vaunted Gran Turismo series, Forza Horizon is an open-world driving game...
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Will.i.am’s Custom 2015 Lexus NX Is Surprisingly TastefulA week ago we told you that Lexus had teamed up with actor, musician and wannabe designer Will.i.am, real name Williams Adams, to develop an “extremely stylized” version of its 2015 NX. Well, the custom compact crossover was revealed overnight during Paris Fashion Week and we have to...
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The AMG version of the all-new C-Class made its debut yesterday, and now we have the first video footage of the sledgehammer sedan. The video gives us a sense of the car’s sound and presence both on the road and at the track, priming us even more for the eventual sales launch slated for next March. DON'T MISS: Jeep Driver Out-Jerks Corvette Driver's Jerk Parking Job: Video The new car is no longer called a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG but rather a Mercedes-AMG C63, a change made to signify its development by Mercedes-AMG the tuning house rather than Mercedes-Benz the automaker. "We are marking...
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This Is What The 2015 Ford Mustang Might Have Looked LikeBy now you’ve probably read our first drive report on the 2015 Ford Mustang and come up with your own impressions of the car. But would your impressions be any different had the new Mustang turned out like the one pictured here? It’s just one of the hundreds of design proposals for the...
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Jeep Driver Out-Jerks Corvette Driver’s Jerk Parking Job: VideoFilmed from the premises of what appears to be a diner, through the window shade, this video captures a certain sort of vigilante justice we’ve all been known to want: the righteous out-jerking of a jerk parked like a jerk. The scene: the owner of a C6 Corvette Grand Sport has parked his car...
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Tuerck’d Is Back With More Crazy Drift-Based Action In Season 3: Episode 1If you’re a fan of going fast and having fun, Ryan Tuerck and his show, Tuerck’d, should be at the top of your watch list. Today, he's back with season 3 of his show. With projects like the Drift Missile, a collaboration with Chris Forsberg under the Network A 'Drift Garage' banner...
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Land Speed Racer Crashes At 370 MPH: VideoThere are times in life when you think you might have done a great job. There are times when you think you might have been lucky. Then there are times in life when you know, for a fact, that you were one lucky son of a gun. This video captures one of those times for George Poteet, who wiped out at...
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Look Out! Lexus To Unveil NX Designed By Will.i.amTo help promote its all-new NX, Lexus has teamed up with actor, musician and wannabe designer Will.i.am, real name Williams Adams, to develop an “extremely stylized” version of the compact crossover. The custom NX will be revealed on September 24 at Paris Fashion Week. A regular NX...
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