Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The 2011 SEMA show is just about upon us, and accordingly, the floodgates on concepts have opened. Among the slew of cars that will be on display from Chevy, the 2012 Camaro ZL1 Carbon Concept is... -
Topless Cleveland Woman Arrested After 128-mph Chase: VideoUpdate: We now have video of the incident, including police dash cam footage of the arrest, courtesy of CNN. The new footage also includes new details: not only was the driver nearly naked, she was drunk. Good times. -------------- We are no more sure about what was going on in Erin Holdsworth's...
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2013 Audi A4, FT-86 Leaked, Tesla Roadster Returning: Car News HeadlinesAudi's 2013 A4, S4, and A4 Allroad were released last night in Germany, and they'll be headed to the U.S. next summer. It's a mild update, but we have all the details--and photos. Toyota's FT-86 coupe appears to have leaked to the web, looking just as we expected it to. Finally, the Tesla Roadster...
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2013 Audi A4, S4, A4 Allroad Preview: Coming To AmericaThe 2013 Audi A4 range is out, and it will (nearly) all be coming to the U.S. within the year, including the hot S4 and the crossover-like A4 Allroad. Full details were just revealed for the European models, but we expect the core variants to remain mostly unchanged for the U.S. market. As Audi's...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Interior Images: New GalleryWe've seen the full details on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class before, and we've even seen its interior, but these new shots of the inside of the compact luxury hatch show it off in detail--some of which is exquisite. Americans may yet get the chance to sample this car, though it's anyone's guess as...
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2012 Porsche 911 Laps Laguna Seca At Rennsport Reunion IVWho needs an excuse to spend a few minutes watching a 2012 Porsche 911 circulate around Laguna Seca? Certainly not us. If you do, however, we'll give you a few. First, the driver is Patrick Long, factory racer for Porsche. Second, the chase car is a Cayman R piloted by Leh Keen, GT class champion...
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The 2011 SEMA show is humming already with most of the major manufacturers prepping multiple concepts for display. Subaru's BRZ coupe may get more power than its Toyota sibling, and a convertible...
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F1 Grand Prix Of America Officially Coming To New Jersey In 2013When it rains, it pours: just months after getting the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas on the 2012 Formula 1 schedule, Weehawken, New Jersey has joined the ranks. An official press conference just minutes ago announced the race will be coming in June 2013, and will be dubbed the Grand Prix...
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2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport To Be Fully Revealed At 2011 SEMA (Finally)The 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport was already technically shown off in South Africa, and today Lexus has dropped another handful of images and some new details on the car, but the full, official unveiling won't happen until the 2011 SEMA show. It's a lot of drawn-out drama for what is essentially an...
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Fisker Fiasco, Juke-R Revealed, Rapide Crashed: Car News HeadlinesToday's mixed bag is truly mixed: we have an incisive look at Fisker's 20-mpg electric Karma and the reporting surrounding its EPA figures; the Nissan Juke-R's first official photos as a completed project; and a heavily crashed Aston Martin Rapide with oddly jubilant perpetrators. All of this and...
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2013 Cadillac ATS Inside The Green Hell: VideoCadillac is taking its work on the 2013 ATS sedan very seriously--particularly the performance testing at the Nurburgring. To that end, it's showing off its effort in a series of videos. The latest focuses once again on what's being done at the Nurburgring to make it capable of competing with the...
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2012 BMW M6 Spy ShotsThe 2012 BMW M6 is expected to make its world debut towards the end of the year, with sales to start shortly after.
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Let this be a lesson to those of you who might, one day, need to tow an errant Lexus ES 300 out of a river for a Russian-speaking friend: be very careful about your attachment points for the tow...
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2012 McLaren MP4-12C Sets Unofficial 7:28 Nurburgring Lap: VideoWe all know the 2012 McLaren MP4-12C is quick--the numbers and McLaren engineering alone tell us that much. But how quick is it at the Nurburgring? In the hands of one driver, on a single lap, it can circumnavigate the 'Ring in 7:28 seconds, as the video below shows. Unfortunately, that's all it...
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2012 Mustang Boss 302 TracKey Comes At Expense Of Warranty?The 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302's TracKey feature is cool, but owners should be aware of potential warranty implications.
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Why I Watched The Crash That Killed Simoncelli A Dozen TimesIt's been a hard couple of weeks for motorsports, motorsports fans, and two families in particular. Dan Wheldon's death in Las Vegas, and now Marco Simoncelli's death in Malaysia, put a point on a fact we often like to gloss over in racing: it's dangerous. If you haven't already, I recommend...
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2013 Subaru WRX, Fiat 500 Electric, New Jersey F1: Today's Car NewsThis weekend saw the danger of motorsports rear its head once again, with the death of MotoGP racer Marco Simoncelliat Malaysia's Sepang International Circuit, and we mourn the loss with the rest of the racing world. Business keeps on ticking, however, and the 2013 Fiat 500 'Elettra' electric car...
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BMW M Development Boss Says No Bespoke M Car, Diesel In The WorksWhile refusing to rule out the possibility of a diesel M Division product or a bespoke, scratch-built M car, Albert Biermann effectively laid both ideas to rest today. Of the two, the idea of an exclusive M Division car has the better historical basis. The diesel idea had previously been...
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The Fisker Karma is all over the news of late, having finally earned its EPA certification, enabling retail sale. The EPA also delivered less-than-stellar gas mileage ratings for the Karma, however,...
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Passion Pink Bentley GT On Sale For Susan G. Komen BenefitPink isn't the first color you think of on a Bentley unless you're Paris Hilton or--preferably--the Susan G. Komen foundation. This "Passion Pink" example, commissioned by Symbolic Motor Car Company directly from Bentley, is a completely unique 2012 Continental GT model, and it will be on sale at...
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Hyundai Releases Details On New 1.6-Liter Turbo, Possible Veloster ApplicationThat a turbocharged version of the Hyundai Veloster is in the works is at best a poorly guarded secret. Today, Hyundai released details on a turbo 1.6-liter four-cylinder that could very well be the engine the sportier Veloster will use. Rated at 204 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque, the...
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Corvette Racing's Inside Story Of The GT Fight At Petit Le Mans: VideoThe Corvette Racing team won the 24 Hours of Le Mans this year, but things didn't go so well after that. This video recaps the struggle of the rest of the season and the 2011 Petit Le Mans.
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1: 24-Hour Track Torture Test VideoWe've seen the 2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 take to the Nurburgring, we've seen it cruise into Jay Leno's Garage, and we've seen it all over the airwaves since its debut at the Chicago Auto Show. But we've never seen it abused, misused, and intentionally tortured to the breaking point over 24 hours of...
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2012 Audi S8: New Photo GalleryAudi today loosed a handful of new images of the upcoming 2012 Audi S8. Revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the S8 combines the sleek, understated looks of the A8 with a hint of aggression and a whole lot of speed. The latest images show us some new views of the car, including a good look at...
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