Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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You already know the 2013 Lexus GS is going to be unveiled at Pebble Beach--you even already know what it looks like, more or less. But did you know that Lexus wants you to submit your photo to them...
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Ford Thunderbird, Shelby GR-1 Concepts Up For Auction At RM MontereyAuctions to benefit charities are common among the high-end car-loving crowd, and RM Auctions' Monterey event will host a pair of unique Ford concepts to benefit the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: the 2001 Thunderbird Sports Roadster Concept and the 2005 Shelby GR-1 Concept Platform Model...
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Himler's Mom Screams As He Unleashes 1,250-HP Twin-Turbo GallardoRemember that incredible video of the fire-spitting twin-turbo Underground Racing Gallardo we showed you a few weeks back? Well the videographer and owner, Robert Himler, has gifted us another brilliant video, this time of his (rather attractive) mom screaming as he mats the gas pedal. She protests...
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The Batpod In The Dark Knight Rises: Catwoman Hathaway's Ride?While we haven't quite worked out the flowchart for how Catwoman, played by Anne Hathaway in the upcoming The Dark Knight Rises movie, ends up wearing some futuristic HUD-type glasses on the back of the Batpod, we're not arguing. Of course, we're not exactly Batman historians. Maybe it makes...
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Electric RaceAbout EV Laps 'Ring In 9:08: VideoYes, electric sports car fans, the Electric RaceAbout, the only of the Automotive X Prize finalists to actually, you know, look like a real car, has taken its turn at the Nurburgring's Nordschleife. Unfortunately, it's not quite as quick as you might have hoped. It's not exactly slow, completing...
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2012 MINI Cooper Coupe To Make U.S. Debut At Pebble Beach, On Sale Oct. 1The 2012 MINI Cooper Coupe (and its S and John Cooper Works variants) have been revealed in detail already, and we know they'll start at $22,000 in the U.S., too. But as yet, we haven't seen the hardtop two-seater in production form in the U.S.--a fact MINI USA will be fixing at Pebble Beach in...
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Volkswagen's 1-Liter car may live on as an Audi e-Tron concept. [MotorAuthority]
The convertible version of the Ferrari 458 is due next month in Frankfurt. [MotorAuthority]Bernie Ecclestone gets a...
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1964 Lincoln Continental Pope/Astronaut-Mobile At Bonhams Quail LodgeThis prototype stretch limousine, built specifically for the safety of Pope Paul VI, was also used as a parade vehicle for Apollo astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Jim Lovell. Astronauts, the pope, and a 1964 Lincoln Continental. It's like the most random, yet awesome, trifecta...
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Is The Dodge Durango Really The Standard Bearer For American Performance?Performance does seem to be under threat of regulation into non-existence sometimes, what with 54.5 mpg CAFE standards, the anthropogenic global warming crowd, and even our own wallets asking us if we really need all that horsepower and speed every time we head to the pump. But is an SUV really the...
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Audi Tries To Outdo Shark Week With R8 GT Week: VideoThere's no arguing Audi's R8 supercar is a thing of both beauty and ability. In V-10 form it's even sharper. Then there's the stellar R8 GT. But is it better than Shark Week? Audi thinks so (and, at least until those sharks start growing lasers out of their heads, we tend to agree), and it's...
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Bristol Cars Working On 200 MPH Electric Supercar?Bristol Cars, the U.K.'s perennial low-volume, low-profitability carmaker may be delving into somewhat uncharted waters: construction of a 200-mph electric supercar. But will anyone care? If it's truly a supercar, in terms of looks, luxury, and handling in addition to outright speed, very likely...
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Pagani Huayra Makes Private U.S. Debut; Sales In Doubt Due To Airbag Waiver IssueA group of very connected and (naturally) wealthy supercar aficionados were treated to a private debut of the Pagani Huayra supercar, its first official trip on U.S. soil, this week at the Art Center College of Design. Horatio Pagani himself was on hand for the event, which showed the most recent...
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The 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster made its North American debut at the Moto GP race at Laguna Seca last month, and this video gives us a walkaround of the new car courtesy of Mercedes-Benz AMG... -
Subaru Rally Team USA Guns For Gold: VideoSubaru Rally Team USA's David Higgins won the Rally America national championship this year, and along the way created a number of highlights. This video captures many of them. Who doesn't love a rally highlight reel? Drivers Higgins and Dave Mirra also give their thoughts on the team, the season...
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Mr. Bean Crashes, Alfa Romeo 4C, Lotus Final Editions: Car News Headlines
It's been a busy 24 hours for teasers: the 2013 Lexus GS shows its new face (barely). [MotorAuthority] Lotus unveils the Final Edition 2011 Elise and Exige. [MotorAuthority] AllCarsElectric merges with GreenCarReports next week. [AllCarsElectric] Nissan answers Top Gear's shenanigans with a new...
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Audi Unveils New 1.8 TFSI: 170 HP, 41 MPGAudi isn't the first name in high-mpg luxury cars--it has yet to release a hybrid, though it has several on deck, including the A6 Hybrid, which we won't get here in the U.S. But Audi does have its diesel engines, and those manage pretty solid economy while maintaining a level of performance thanks...
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Corvette Racing Shows Its Pit Lane Performance: VideoSee first-hand what it's like when the Corvette Racing American Le Mans Series team orchestrates a pit stop.
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German Driver Sets New Parallel Parking World Record: VideoEnglish stunt driver and general behind-the-wheel-badass Russ Swift once held the record for parallel parking a car in the smallest space between two others. He did it, naturally, in a Mini, with the aid of a handbrake turn. The German who just reset the new record in a considerably smaller space...
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An exclusive trio of Final Edition cars from Lotus will mark the end of production for the Elise and Exige as we now know them.
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Alfa Romeo Teases Revised 4C Concept For FrankfurtThe Alfa Romeo 4C concept took the Geneva Motor Show by storm earlier this year, then really got us going with confirmation from CEO Harald Wester that it would be coming to the U.S. in production form. Now a new version of the 4C concept is being teased ahead of the Frankfurt Auto Show, hinting...
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2013 Lexus GS 350: Teaser Image
The 2013 Lexus GS 350 will be unveiled later this month just ahead of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, complete with a live stream via Facebook. Today, we get the first official teaser image of the car we've spied so many times. We've also seen the new GS showing its stuff on video, even...
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Lexus To Broadcast 2013 GS Unveiling Live Via FacebookIf you're not already free the evening of August 18th, you might want to shuffle some things around: Lexus will be broadcasting the unveiling of the 2013 GS live, with a special preview to Facebook fans starting 30 minutes early. The debut event will happen in Pebble Beach, just ahead of the...
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2012 Infiniti FX Priced From $43,450, Limited Edition From $51,550The 2012 Infiniti FX's new design and updated features for its mid-cycle refresh were announced earlier today, but Infiniti held back pricing until just minutes ago. Now we know the 2012 FX will start in FX35/rear-wheel-drive form from $43,450. The all-new FX35 all-wheel-drive Limited Edition model...
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Danica Patrick Moves To NASCAR, Keeps Door Open To Indy 500Danica Patrick, the female racing phenom, GoDaddy spokesperson, and possessor of what is quite possibly the most annoying personal website on the Internet, is rumored to be making the switch from full-time IndyCar racing to the oval-obsessed fields of NASCAR. She won't give up on the Indy 500...
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