Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Tiny electric cars of non-standard configuration appear to be all the rage at this year's Frankfurt Auto Show, with Audi and Volkswagen already whipping the sheets off their contenders. The latest... -
Behind The Porsche 918 RSR's Design: VideoWe'll take any excuse to spend some more time looking at the Porsche 918 RSR, but fortunately, this excuse is also informative. Anthony Hatter, Porsche's design manager for sports cars, walks us through some of the key elements of the 918 RSR. It's not all academic, either: Porsche is planning a...
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2012 Corvette Z06 Ron Fellows SEMA/Spring Mountain Special EditionRon Fellows, former Corvette Racing driver, gets a special edition 2012 Corvette Z06.
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2011 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid: DrivenGreenCarReports took the 2011 Cayenne Hybrid S for a spin and found it's not just kidding around with its hybrid system--and it's a fun-to-drive luxury SUV to boot.
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Subaru WRX With BMW V-10 = Drift Madness: VideoThere aren't many production engines that sound better at full song than BMW's V-10, which manages to simply scream rather than sounding like a truck as many other V-10s do (we're looking at you, Viper). But putting one in a 1996 Subaru WRX? That doesn't sound so great. That is, it doesn't sound so...
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Mercedes-Benz Planning New AMG, S-Class, CL-Class Variants: ReportThe battle at the top of the luxury market has increasingly become about volume (see, for example, Porsche's expansion to new model niches) but it's also about profitability, which means not just selling more cars, but selling more high-end cars. To that end, Mercedes-Benz is said to be considering...
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That big, mean Charger grille in your rear-view mirror soon may have more to it that just the authority of the law: it could be packing Mopar upgrades. Chrysler announced today that it will offer...
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Galibier On Hold, Audi A2 Concept, FT-86 II Teaser: Car News HeadlinesThe Toyota FT-86 II gets yet another teaser, this time on video. [MotorAuthority] The Bugatti Galibier is being put on hold to make it a little bit wilder. [MotorAuthority] Electric cars survive the troubles of Hurricane Irene better than expected. [GreenCarReports] Audi reveals the A2 Concept...
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2011 Jaguar C-X16 Concept Mega-Gallery: 2011 Frankfurt Auto ShowJaguar's C-X75 concept, as wild as it is, is still headed for (very limited) production. The latest concept, due for a complete unveiling at the Frankfurt Auto Show, is the C-X16 Production Concept, shown here in the first official images, and it looks much more like something that will see...
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Porsche Gearing Up For Rennsport Reunion IV: VideoThe 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Monterey Motorsport Reunion are just a couple of weeks behind us, but we already have more incredible vintage sports and racing car action to look forward to: the Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV heads to Laguna Seca October 14-16. Highlighting...
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Porsche Confirms New Four-Cylinder Boxer Engine In The Works: ReportWe've been hearing rumors and ruminations on the upcoming smaller Porsche roadster, dubbed tentatively the 550 after its historical inspiration, for what seems like years now (because it has been). This week, there is some equally tentative confirmation that the four-cylinder boxer engine that will...
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Fisker Surf Concept Preview: Plug-In Hybrid Shooting BrakeThe Frankfurt Auto Show is ramping up its action a full week out of the first press days, and the latest to join the fray is the Fisker Surf concept. In this teaser image, we get an idea of what to expect, and it's good. Fisker hasn't had a hard time generating the right curves and lines to get...
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It doesn't seem like it's been four years since one of the greatest rally drivers to have turned a gravel-chucking wheel died in a private helicopter accident: Colin McRae's death in 2007 still feels...
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Mercedes-Benz Concept A-Class Infotainment Previews Future Of In-Car TechEven if you're not a "digital native" or "millenial," born and bred on digital technology, you can surely appreciate the high-tech, socially-integrated infotainment system in the new Mercedes-Benz Concept A-Class, previewed in this official video. While it's largely still just a proof of concept...
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Frankfurt Auto Show, Porsche 911 7-Speed, 2012 Volvo XC90: Today's Car NewsThe 2012 Porsche 911 shows off some seven-speed manual action in this video. [MotorAuthority] Take a look at what's coming to the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. [MotorAuthority] Wonder what a Formula E electric race car might look like? Check out this video. [GreenCarReports] The 2012 Volvo XC90 is...
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2012 Porsche 911 Seven-Speed Manual In Action: VideoThe demise of the horsepower wars, predicted for years now, still hasn't come, but a new rival is rapidly gaining ground: the transmission wars. Once it was dual clutch proliferation, but now Porsche looks to be taking it in a different direction for its new ‘991’ series 2012 Porsche...
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Step Inside The 2011 Italian F1 Grand Prix With Red Bull: VideoThe final race in Europe of the year and the 13th of the season is about to get underway in Monza: the Italian GP runs this weekend. Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are looking to continue their strong run of poles and podiums, though the Red Bull team hasn't had either at Monza to date. The first...
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Infiniti Teases New Vettel Special Edition For Frankfurt, Is It The FX?Late yesterday we brought you a new video released by Infiniti depicting its brand ambassador, Formula 1 ace Sebastian Vettel, talking with design director Shiro Nakamura and looking over some concept sketches for what’s believed to be a new special edition model destined to debut at the 2011...
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Saying your brand is all about performance is one thing, but actually putting your own butt on the line in an all-out open road rally is another. SRT Brand president and CEO Ralph Gilles isn't... -
FIA Outlines Preliminary Specs For Formula E Electric SeriesRace pace on par with Formula 3, 1,722-pound cars (with driver) and 15-minute races? That's the basic idea behind the new FIA Formula E Championship, as revealed in the official "call for expressions of interest" document. The question is: will the format equate to a motivated, interested...
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Brumos Porsche 911 GTS B59 Edition Honors Hurley HaywoodBrumos Racing is well-known as one of the leading Grand-Am GT efforts these days, and the principals also own and operate a Porsche dealership in Jacksonville, Florida. This month, they've announced plans to build a special-edition Brumos Porsche B59 911 GTS to honor Hurley Haywood. If you don't...
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NADAguides Misses The Bus On Back-To-School Vehicles: No Porsche 911For those of you that aren't in the family-car loop, NADAGuides, a well-known vehicle valuation and advice service, has named its best back-to-school vehicles. The only problem is they missed the best one: the Porsche 911 school bus. Instead, the company chose the 2011 Chevy Cruze LS, the 2011 Ford...
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2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i: First DriveThe venerable BMW inline six-cylinder is, and has long been, one of our favorite engines. But for 2012, it's being replaced, in naturally aspirated guise, with a turbocharged four-cylinder. Blasphemy? Sorry, no. Not at all. That's right: The turbo four-cylinder in the 2012 Z4 sDrive 28i is a worthy...
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2012 BMW 650i Coupe: First DriveThe Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is still a fresh, frenetic memory, but I've spent the last two days driving some of BMW's newest hardware up and down California's central coast. Between clipping canyon apexes and whirring along in high-tech quietude, it became clear: the new 6er coupe is about...
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