Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Last month we brought you some of the first reports of plans for an all-wheel drive version of the upcoming 2012 BMW M5. Today the rumors coalesce with supposed confirmation from an unnamed source...
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2012 Audi S5 Sportback Spy ShotsFacelifts, revamps, mid-cycle updates--call them what you will, they usually bring minor tweaks and mild upgrades. These spy shots of the upcoming Audi A5 Sportback update hint that larger changes may be afoot, particularly for the S5 variant. With a face that looks decidedly more A6-like and a...
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Peugeot EX1 Sets Electric Car Nurburgring Record At 9:01.338: VideoWe've long lamented the fact that Peugeot's exotic-looking, relatively high-performance EX1 Concept electric car won't be seeing production. The latest feat, a 9-minute, 1.338-second lap of the Nurburgring's Nordschleife just makes the pain worse. The time is nearly a minute quicker than the...
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2012 BMW 6-Series To Offer All-Wheel Drive, All-LED LightsEarlier today we brought you word from the 2012 BMW 6-Series North American launch in Baja Mexico about the coming M6, the coupe's pricing, and a few other key details--now we can add to those with word of the coming all-wheel drive system, BMW's first all-LED headlights, and a few more details on...
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BMW USA CEO O'Donnell Apologizes For EV Remarks, But Was He Wrong?Electric cars are a unique slice of the automotive world. At once futuristic and yet the technology of today, wrapped in the politics of environmental consciousness and foreign oil dependency, EVs have a milieu all their own--and that extends to the way we talk about them. Especially when you're...
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Mercedes-Benz A-Class Concept: 2011 New York Auto Show VideoConcept cars as dashing as the Mercedes-Benz A-Class are often little more than design bucks, built to give the flavor of future styles, without any intent for production. The A-Class is going to production, however (albeit in much more production-spec clothing), with an AMG variant even planned...
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NASCAR ain't easy. Just ask Travis Pastrana. After largely dominating North American rally for the past several years, he's finding it hard to make it to the front of the pack in the roundy-round...
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Cadillac Planning Mid-Range Soft-Top Convertible: ReportWith talk of Cadillac looking to a new S-Class-level sedan and its formidable CTS-V range grabbing much of the spotlight, you might not think there's much room left within the brand for newcomers, but you'd be wrong. The ATS is on its way, and it may be joined by a new soft-top convertible, too. At...
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Mercedes-Benz Reveals New C63 AMG DTM Safety Car: VideoGermany's DTM race series is coming to the U.S. in 2013, but there's no reason to wait until it gets here to enjoy the show. Especially not when the 2012 C63 AMG is the field's official safety car, shown off here in its be-lighted guise--and now with video. The previous C63 AMG was also chosen for...
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Hennessey Ram HPE500 Shows Off Supercharged Hemi Muscle: VideoThere's almost no point--practical or otherwise--to having a high-performance street truck, but that doesn't make it any less fun. And this truck looks like serious fun. Sporting a 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 with a custom supercharger package sending 500 horsepower to the wheels, this truck is not for the...
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Need For Speed: The Run Lets You Be Alex Roy Without Being CrazyIf you're unfamiliar with Alex Roy, or his book, The Driver, you should remedy that deficiency ASAP. He's a bit of a legend and certainly a personality, and his exploits are the stuff of many a gearhead's dreams. But soon you'll be able to emulate his particular brand of insanity without all the...
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2011 BMW Vehicles Get Pandora Streaming AppCars were one of the original homes of the mobile phone, and as technology has advanced, their integration has become ever closer. Today, BMW announced integration of Pandora streaming Internet radio service in all 2011 model-year cars equipped with the BMW Apps option, bringing the integration to...
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Finally, we get what we've been asking for: the Aventador, professionally filmed and gloriously recorded in audio, thrashing about winding Italian roads. This is the best video of the car yet.
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2012 Chevrolet Corvette Gets Performance, Comfort UpgradesGoing truly fast in an American sports car means one thing these days: the Corvette. There are muscle cars that aspire to its speed, and a few that come close, but none are the Corvette's equal. That gap is set to widen just a bit for 2012 with a new set of upgrades. The improvements focus on...
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Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 On Track: VideoThe Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 was known long before it was officially released, though you can't really blame the enthusiasts for their eagerness to learn about it. It is, after all, one of Porsche's best cars, brought it closer to the 4.0-liter race car by using some of its parts and some from the...
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Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Walkaround: 2011 New York Auto ShowContinuing our string of video walkarounds from the 2011 New York Auto Show, we have the 2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet. Call it funky, call it fun--either way, it's unique on the market right now, and offers a lot more than you might expect. The interior, for instance is very upscale, more in...
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Hear The FT-86/FR-S Boxer Four Start & Rev: VideoToday seems to be a good day for the sounds of engines. What we have below is a video from FT86Club that purports to contain the sound of the engine that will power the FT-86/FR-S/Subieyota coupe when it finally reaches production. The 200-horsepower, 2.0-liter direct-injection boxer four-cylinder...
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Luxgen Neora Concept Shows Futuristic TechElectric cars are creeping more and more into not just our collective awareness, but our driveways and garages. But even so, there's a whole generation of technology and integration yet to occur before we see mainstream EVs and the passenger experiences we've imagined. The Luxgen Neora gives us a...
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If you're a Volvo fan, you're a dedicated one, because aside from the aging C30 and new S60 (a great sedan) there's been little to love of late--and just when you thought you'd have a halo sedan to...
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2011 New York Auto Show Video: Bentley Continental GTWe brought you all the hottest news from the New York Auto Show last week, and while we were there, High Gear Media's own John Voelcker pulled Bentley's Alasdair Stewart, board member for global sales and marketing, aside for a detailed walkthrough of the new Continental GT. The quick video gives...
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7 Lamborghini Aventadors In Rome, Revving And Rolling: VideoThere's no need for an excuse to watch gratuitous Aventador footage, and this video carries just over four minutes of it. From the sound of some pretty heavy-footed revs to the sight of the cars cruising the streets, there's something here for any Lambo fan. Unfortunately, we have yet to see one at...
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2012 Hyundai Veloster Sales Kick Off In Korea This Week, Months Yet For U.S.The funky little hatchback we've come to like seeing at autoshows will finally be making its way onto the street and the showroom floor this week, following a brief delay due to labor disputes at a South Korean plant where it is built. But only in Korea. We will have to wait until the second half...
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How about some rally, eh? 2 perfect Delta Integrale Evos for sale in CanadaIf you're in the mood for some Molson and some fine special-edition Lancia Delta Integrale Evo hardware, it's time for a trip to Canada. Two of the cars are up for sale in Richmond, British Columbia, and they both belong to limited runs. The first, a 1992 Integrale Evo 1, is number 136 of a 400-car...
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Corvette Racing Takes Us Inside Long Beach: VideoCorvette Racing's excellent ongoing series, Track To Street, now in its second season, has given us a look inside the mind and spirit of a professional racing team the way few others get to see. This time, we see what it's like to tackle one of the world's premiere street circuits at Long Beach...
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