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Nissan confirmed in February it would be making an official return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2014 with a new race car entered through the event’s ‘Garage 56’ entry for environmentally friendly cars. At the time, Nissan said its race car would be “pioneering” and feature “breakthrough electric technology” but provided no solid details. Recently, the Japanese automaker announced that a reveal of its 2014 Garage 56 entry will be made on June 21 and released an initial teaser video. Now, the automaker has followed with a new teaser photo, less than 24...
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Saying Goodbye To The Subaru WRX STI At The Isle Of ManThe current Subaru WRX STI is a beast: powerful, capable, but something less than pretty. Despite its ungainly looks, it has made fans out of us and out of a large chunk of the populace. But it's due for replacement soon. So we took the opportunity to spend the better part of a week with the car in...
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2013 McLaren MP4-12C Goes 0-60 MPH In 2.8 Seconds: VideoA week ago we saw a video of a McLaren 12C Spider hitting 213 mph, a figure that’s 9 mph higher than the car’s claimed top speed. Now we see a 12C coupe accelerating from 0-60 mph, which as you may have guessed is accomplished significantly faster than McLaren’s official claim for...
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2014 Chevy SS Stars In Holden’s Ads For New Commodore: VideoThe 2014 Chevrolet SS doesn’t hit showrooms until this fall, where it will wear a pricetag of $44,470, but the car’s Australian cousin, the new VF Holden Commodore, has just launched in its own market. These are two of the television ads for the VF Commodore, both of which make mention...
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Inside IIHS Video Series Goes Behind The Car-Crashing ScenesHave you ever wondered how the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety goes about its crash-testing process, naming Top Safety Picks or crash-test losers? Do you just love to see brand-new cars get slammed into immovable objects at high speeds? Either way, this new "Inside IIHS" video series is for...
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Lewis Hamilton And Nico Rosberg Star In Mercedes' Ad For The A45 AMG: VideoMercedes-Benz is poking a little fun at itself with its latest advertisement for the A45 AMG model sold overseas. It has recruited its Formula One drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg for the ad, which has the two arguing over who gets to drive the new hot hatch. Hamilton starts off behind the...
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We all know the story: man buys car, man modifies car, car turns into full-fledged race car. It's either happened to us or we've really wanted it to happen to us. But life happens, whether it's from a lack of the financial means or our significant other just says absolutely not. It just usually doesn't happen, unless you are Marc Sorger. You see, Marc is the general manager at The Mustang Shop, which restores old Mustangs. He also works at TMS Performance And Dyno Tuning, which tunes all different kinds of classic vehicles. Back in 2008 Marc bought a brand new Ford Mustang GT as his everyday...
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Lamborghini Egoista Concept Accosts The World's EyesLamborghini has long been known for its extreme approach to design. Usually those designs are not just striking, but beautiful as well. Usually. Here we have the Egoista, apparently designed to echo the look and feel of an open-cockpit formula car as viewed through a kaleidoscope. Unveiled during...
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Porsche Code Of The Curve App Challenges Your Driving SkillsDriving games have evolved massively from the early days of PC and console arcade. You can even get some pretty decent mobile phone sims. But what if a smartphone driving game could cross over into the real world? That's exactly what the Code of the Curve app seeks to do. At least, that's part of...
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Infiniti M Sedan Scores IIHS Top Safety Pick--Just In Time To Change Its NameIt'll be called the Infiniti Q70 next year, but for now, the 2013 Infiniti M is a Top Safety Pick.
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McLaren MP4-12C Faces Off Against Ferrari 458 Italia At Drag Strip: VideoWhich supercar is best? That's a common but complicated question. Is it the fastest? The quickest? The best-handling? The most well-rounded? The prettiest? The most visceral? There's at least one answer to the question, however, and it's settled at the drag strip. Which supercar is best in the...
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Scott Speed Takes Gold At Global Rallycross X Games Brazil: VideoScott Speed was once a Formula 1 driver. Before that, he was known as one of the fastest men alive in a kart. Now he's doing all kinds of stuff, including driving the occasional Global Rallycross car. Turns out he's pretty good at that, too. While big names in rallycross like Ken Block, Travis...
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As we continue our ongoing month of coverage of Jaguar's return to the sports car world with the 2014 F-Type, we now take you into a more in-depth look at the car's mechanical and other aspects. Today, we begin with the V-6 engines in the base F-Type and F-Type S. Displacing 3.0 liters, the aluminum V-6 engine in the F-Type is very similar to the one offered in the new XJ and XF sedans as well as the 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport--right down to the 340 horsepower rating. Developed from the 5.0-liter V-8 also used by both Jaguar and Land Rover, the V-6 engines, thankfully, don't feel like...
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2014 Jaguar F-Type In Five New Official Videos: 30 Days Of F-TypeAs we continue our ongoing 30 Days of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type coverage, it's time once again for a video break. This time, we bring you five new videos explaining the various components of the F-Type: powertrains and exhaust; chassis, suspension, and engineering; driver experience; differentials and...
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Lamborghini Aventador LP 720-4 50° Anniversario RevealedThis year Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A turns 50, and to celebrate the Italian manufacturer of supercars has a number of major events planned and has already unveiled its Veneno, which at its unveiling was billed as a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the brand. In the past, Lamborghini has...
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Second Trailer For Niki Lauda Biopic 'Rush' Released: VideoThe second trailer for the long-awaited biopic about legendary Formula One driver Niki Lauda has been released, just days after the first one came out. Like the first (reproduced below), the second trailer confirms that the upcoming movie, Rush, looks to be just as dramatic and captivating as...
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2014 Chevrolet Camaro SS Walkaround: VideoAt the recent New York Auto Show, the facelifted 2014 Chevrolet Camaro made its debut, albeit only in SS and the new Z/28 trim. While we’ve had a close look at the track-focused Z/28, including producing our own video preview, we haven’t had much time with the rest of the 2014 Camaro...
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30 Days Of The 2014 Jaguar F-Type Begins TodayGet ready for a month of in-depth, media-rich coverage of one of the hottest new sports cars to hit the streets this year: the 2014 Jaguar F-Type. Whether you're a fan of the stylish new high-performance roadster already or not, you probably will be by the end of the month. We'll bring you...
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With the A4 now considerably larger than it used to be, there's space for a new compact sedan in Audi's lineup. And that's the all-new 2015 Audi A3 Sedan, which has been revealed today in regular A3 and sporty S3 trim. Ahead of its official world debut at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show on April 19, Audi has released the first details of the A3 Sedan range, as it will sell in the U.S., beginning in the first quarter of 2014. The new A3 Sedan is compact, but not all that small. At nearly 176 inches long, with a 103.4-inch wheelbase, it's about the size of the original, first-generation A4 of the...
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Ron Dennis Claims Top Gear Track Record, Nürburgring Lap Record For P1: VideoThe reveal of the Ferrari “La Ferrari” may have stolen some of McLaren’s Geneva Motor Show thunder, but the Woking-based automaker wants the world to know the McLaren P1 won’t be known as the second-fastest production car in the world. As Cars UK tells us, McLaren’s...
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2014 Alfa Romeo 4C ‘Launch Edition’ Lands In Geneva: VideoThe 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C sports car has finally made its public debut in production trim, stunning audiences at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show where it is currently on display. However, the 4C shown in Geneva isn’t a regular model but a special ‘Launch Edition’ that will be built in a...
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LaFerrari Supercar Live Photos And Videos From GenevaIt may have a silly name but there’s nothing silly about the new LaFerrari hybrid supercar that made its world debut earlier today at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The car is the newest flagship from Ferrari [NYSE:F] and joins the rarefied list of the automaker’s "special series" cars...
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Go Paintballing With The Audi RS 4: VideoTo highlight the handling prowess of its not-for-U.S.-sale RS4 Avant, Audi opted to stage and film a paintball war in an abandoned U.K. Ministry of Defense aircraft hangar. The cars were left in stock form (aside from the paintball guns and paint slick dispensers), but the tires were overinflated...
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Gas Monkey Garage Back For Another Season Of Motor Mania: VideoAfter a stellar performance in the first season of the Discovery Channel’s Fast N’ Loud series, the crew from Gas Monkey Garage is back for another action-packed season, the first episode of which aired on Monday night. For those unfamiliar with the series, Fast N’ Loud sees motor...
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