Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Lately the talk has been all about how Ford would soon be building a new GT500 to take on the raging 580-horsepower Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, but the tables may have turned: reports are now emerging that... -
ATS Convertible Dead, SLK55 AMG Detailed, Porsche 960: Today's Car NewsHeadlining today's news at High Gear Media is The Car Connection's redesign and re-launch, with a new look and new features that make finding your next car even easier. Cadillac has apparently decided to put plans for a drop-top version of the upcoming ATS compact luxury car on ice, and the sports...
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Maserati Kubang Hits The Road: VideoNamed like an onomatopoeic Batman fight scene exclamation, the Maserati Kubang will be built in Detroit for American buyers sometime in 2013. This video is the first to show it on the road. Smacking heavily of computer generation, the video does a fair amount of brand-building before it gets around...
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720-HP Dinan Custom BMW S85 V-10 Engine DynoIn the world of high-end trackday cars, there are many choices and few wrong answers. One of the best answers is likely the Riley MkXXV, which is powered by the bored and stroked 5.8-liter S85 V-10 (yes, the one from the last-gen M-5) shown in the dyno video below. The sound alone is worth the 1:42...
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Jay Leno, Stephan Winkelmann Talk Lamborghini Aventador: VideoWe've already seen the Aventador LP700-4 in the sheet metal, pored over its details, and lusted after ownership, but it's always good to get Jay's take on things, particularly when he's shooting the breeze with Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann. The video below ticks all of those boxes, plus a few...
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Ferrari 458 Spider Priced From $257,000: ReportPricing for the hard-top convertible version of the 458 Italia, the 458 Spider, has made its way onto the web.
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Today we're deep in Nordschelife territory with the official video of the Dodge Viper ACR's record run and a new video of the record electric car lap from Metropolia's Electric RaceAbout. Beyond...
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Dodge Viper ACR's record 7:12.13 Nürburgring lapThough it's well out of production and nearing the outer limits of what qualifies as a "production" car in the first place, the Dodge Viper ACR has reset the benchmark in road-going performance at the Nurburgring-Nordschleife with a 7:12.13 lap. Straight from the gearheads at SRT, the video shows...
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BMW Considering Carbon Ceramic Brakes For 2012 M5?The world of high-performance sports sedans has changed by leaps and bounds over the past decade, and particularly so over the past several years, as higher levels of materials and technology become more available and suitable for daily use. Working with its brake supplier, Brembo, BMW appears to...
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Renewed Volkswagen Phaeton Due In 2015: ReportLast summer, Volkswagen confirmed the Phaeton full-size, perhaps too-luxurious-for-the-brand, sedan would be returning to the U.S., but it didn't give us much of an idea as to when it would arrive. Now it looks like the Phaeton is on track for a 2015 re-entry. Since the end of the previous...
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Electric RaceAbout Re-Sets Nurburgring EV Lap Record: VideoIn early August, the Electric RaceAbout, a former Automotive X Prize contender, set what it claimed to be the Nordschleife lap record for an electric car at (roughly) 9:08. Today, it has announced an improvement to 8:42.72. The latest time comes from testing this month at the Green Hell, and...
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2013 Nissan GT-R Updates To Include Bump To 570-HP?Godzilla, R35, or simply the GT-R: Nissan's top sports/super car has earned a rabid fan base on the back of blistering performance thanks to its pack of high-tech and high-output technologies--a mixture that could well be growing even more potent for the 2013 model year. Just how much more potent?...
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Rumors continue to multiply over the future of the next-generation of the Chevrolet Corvette, the C7. The latest hints at some juicy new powertrain items that may just entice buyers away from brands... -
2013 Cadillac ATS, MINI Coupe, Evoque To Dakar: Today's Car NewsToday we bring you a melange of news from the weekend, including Sebastian Vettel's continued dominance in F1, our first drive impressions of the 2012 MINI Cooper Coupe, and a close look at the ongoing work on Cadillac's upcoming compact sport sedan, the 2013 ATS. The 2013 Cadillac ATS reveals more...
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2012 MINI Cooper Coupe: First DriveThere are at least two ways to look at the arrival of the 2012 MINI Cooper Coupe: "Yay! Another MINI to love!"; and, "Another MINI? Why?" Whichever camp you fall into, the MINI Coupe shouldn't be called just another MINI, despite the fact that it very much is. Before we can make sense of that...
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O Gordon Murray, Where Art Thou?We love Gordon Murray for what he's contributed to the automotive universe. Perhaps most famous for his work on the McLaren F1, he was also responsible for the legendary Brabham fan car, the banned BT46B, as well as two F1 World Championship cars for Brabham, and the fantastic McLaren MP4/4 F1 car...
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BMW Boss Confirms X4 Crossover For Production: ReportTalk of a BMW X4 tweener crossover to fit between the X3 and x6 has been around for at least five years now, but things are finally starting to solidify. According to a new report, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer has confirmed the X4 is coming. Speaking with Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, the BMW boss...
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More Details On Los Angeles Auto Show-Bound Subaru BRZ: ReportSubaru's version of the shared rear-drive sports car platform that will also be marketed as a Toyota (FT-86 II) and a Scion (FRS) will be making its official debut in not-quite-production trim at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. We already know a little about the car, but today, we get a few more...
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The gorgeous, imposing, and fortunately bound-for-America 2012 Audi RS5 finally made its official debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show earlier this month, but now talk is emerging that a convertible...
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2012 Chevy Camaro ZL1 Magnetic Ride Control VideoThe 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will get the magnetic ride control shocks found on other GM performance cars like the Cadillac CTS-V and Corvette ZR1.
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Dodge Durango SRT8, hybrid SUVs, Kia GT: Car News HeadlinesDodge could be planning an SRT8 Durango for 2013. [MotorAuthority] Trying to understand why J-Lo is hawking Fiat 500s? Find out why here. [TheCarConnection] (Likely) one of the last great barn finds: an alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. [MotorAuthority] Kia could be planning to build the GT...
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Missing Alloy-Bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Shows Up In Barn FindA Santa Monica, California barn find may be the last of the truly great missing classic car discoveries: the only one of the 29 alloy-bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL gullwing coupes not already accounted for. Chassis number 21 was discovered at the original owner's garage through Rudi Koniczek...
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GT5 Eat Your Heart Out: Video Game Moment Of ZenToday's video game moment of Zen is brought to you by none other than the game that jeopardized so many of our early educational careers: Pole Position. This Namco arcade classic features "realistic" explosions, stunning 8-bit graphics, and sound effects that shaped a generation. Modern driving...
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BMW ActiveHybrid X6, Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid Get Early RetirementLuxury, hybrids, and SUVs: so far no on has hit just the right mix of these three, and it shows in their survival rates. Like the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML-Class drops the ML 450 Hybrid this year, BMW has decided to ditch the ActiveHybrid X6. That's not all the ML 450 Hybrid and ActiveHybrid X6 have in...
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