Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The future is a murky, often treacherous thing the car industry. The past few years are a practical study on that point; looking forward from 2006 and looking backward from now reveal two very...
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The Car Show With Adam Carolla, Dan Neil To Air On SPEED TVAdam Carolla is, for those few of you who don't know, a real car guy. He actually does stuff with cars that's not sales-related. Dan Neil is the only automotive journo to win a Pulitzer. Both of them will be on a new TV program called simply , and it will air on SPEED TV according to the latest...
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BMW Working On X1 M?Consider this one half-baked at best, but there is talk in Europe that BMW's M Division skunkworks may have an X1 M in the oven. If it does come, it could get the same core running gear found in the 1-Series M Coupe. The rumors say the 'is'-badged N54 twin-turbo engine found in the 335is as well as...
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APR Supercharged Audi S5 Runs Sub-12 1/4 Mile: VideoThe 2012 Mustang Boss is perhaps the most impressive off-the-shelf naturally-aspirated muscle car ever. But if you're looking for a little more four-ringed elegance and some forced-induction action, and can't wait for Audi to bring its latest RS models to the U.S., you can talk to the good folks at...
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Report: Raikkonen Paying Kyle Busch $100,000 Per Race For NASCAR Truck BidKyle Busch will be making even more money than usual this year, if reports of Kimi Raikkonen's deal to drive one of Busch's trucks are correct. The reports say Raikkonen will be cutting a check for $100,000 to Busch's team--for every race he enters in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The...
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Pagani Names Official U.S. Huayra DealersIf you're in the market for the latest in hand-made Italian aerodynamic wizardry, get ready to book a trip to Beverly Hills or San Francisco. Those are the two cities home to the only official Pagani Huayra dealers in the U.S. The Auto Gallery of Beverly Hills and British Motor Cars of San...
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We called it: the Lexus LF-Gh hybrid is not, in fact, a GX hybrid SUV, as some would have had you believe. It's a look at the future styling direction of a GS-sized hybrid sedan. These are the first...
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Ayrton Senna Movie Coming To U.S. This JulyThough he only lived to the age of 34, Ayrton Senna da Silva is widely regarded by past and present racers the world around to be one of, if not the all-time, greatest to have taken a wheel in anger. His life and tragic death have undergone cinematic treatment in the movie entitled simply, Senna...
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Hot Wheels Ad Offers Freeway Loopty-Loop: ImageUsing bits of the environment for creative ad campaigns is nothing new, but it is certainly entertaining--or can be. Case in point: this ad for Hot Wheels from Bogota, Colombia, which to onlookers like a vertical loop has been placed in the freeway. A sign next to the loop, though not the first...
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234.6 MPH In The 1500-HP EVOMS Porsche 911 Twin Turbo: VideoThe Texas Mile saw its share of drama last month, but even without 200-plus-mph flips, there's a lot of action going on. Take this 234.6 mph run down the straight strip from the Evolution MotorSport EVT1500 997.1TT, for example. Looking every inch the stock 911 from the outside, apart from the...
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Report: Audi Quattro Concept Could See ProductionWhen it debuted at last year's Paris Auto Show, the Audi Quattro Concept stood out among a crowd of great cars, but unfortunately it was then billed as little more than an homage to the past and a concept for future design. But now it looks like it may just see limited production. The green light...
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2012 Audi A7 Priced: $59,250 For 310-HP Supercharged V-6The U.S. is getting the 2012 Audi A7 soon--the first deliveries are due later this month--and now we know the price: $59,025 plus $875 in destination charges for a base of $60,125. All U.S. models get their power from the 3.0-liter TFSI supercharged V-6 rated at 310 horsepower. That's not a bad...
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After testing for the past year in front of spy cameras around the world, the next generation of Volkswagen's iconic New Beetle will be unveiled April 18th at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. VW will...
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2012 BMW M5 F10 Concept LeakedThe good folks at BMW are not going to be happy about this, but leaked photos of the BMW Concept M5, the "concept" that presages the coming 2012 M5, based on the F10 5-Series, have emerged on an enthusiast forum. The images appear to come from behind the wall of an embargoed event currently...
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No Audi RS4 For You: America Not Cool Enough?Update: The 2013 Audi RS4 Avant has been revealed. Click here for all the details and images. After seeing the tempting spy shots earlier this week, we were eagerly looking forward to Audi's latest midsize RS model. But all is for naught, as Audi PR chief Jeff Kuhlman has said there's no plan to...
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BMW M3 Pickup: Official Bimmercamino GalleryWe've already seen BMW's early April Fool's Day joke, and the but today the company made the not-so-surprising (or funny) official revelation. Despite the anti-climactic nature of the unveiling, we still want one. Like, now. Does it make sense? Of course not. It's a high-performance sport truck, or...
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Video: Radial Engined Toyota MR2 Fires UpThe Toyota MR2 has proven to be a solid platform for many a tuner's fantasy, but this one has to be the most ridiculous, pointless, and completely awesome we've seen to date: the Kinner R-55 radial engine swap. This video captures its first startup. Born for Lemons competition, the excellently...
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Parking Fail: 45-Degree Parking Is The New Horizontal For Chevrolet Corvette DriverAre you still parking level, tucked between your fellow lab rats? Get with the program! Forty-five degrees is the new horizontal. Or at least we think that's the lesson this Corvette driver is trying to teach us. It's just not cool to park on flat surfaces when there's a guardrail handy to let you...
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Rumored to be on the road to production since 2009, the Bugatti Galibier 16C four-door is back in the spotlight, this time on the back of word from sources supposedly close to the decision-making...
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Spada Codatronca Monza Leaked Before Top Marques MonacoThe Spada Codatronca was, almost, the Ferrari FF--four years before the FF came to be. No, it wasn't a Ferrari, and it didn't have all-wheel drive, but it was a long-backed super tourer packing 600 horsepower. Now it's getting a new edition--an open-top model called the Monza. New images have...
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Breaking: EPA Mandate Forces Carmakers To Use Only Round Letters For Better MPGsIn possibly the worst-timed government announcement ever, Lisa P. Jackson, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently holding a press conference in Washington, D.C. to announce a new mandate for carmakers: all non-round letters in any badge, nameplate, or other...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK AMGThe new 2012 SLK is on the loose, revealed at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, but we're still waiting for the AMG variant. From the looks of it, we won't have to wait much longer, as these spy shots add to those captured last summer, bringing the car's shape into sharper focus as it loses some of the...
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2012 Kia Rio Sedan Coming To New York Auto ShowHigh Gear Media's own Joel Feder is on the ground in Phoenix at a Kia event today, and he tells us that Kia has confirmed the new Rio sedan will be on display at the 2011 New York Auto Show. We don't know the details on what to expect here in the U.S.--that's being saved for the show--but we can...
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2013 Ford Fiesta ST To Pack 180-HP EcoBoost Engine?We've seen the spy shots of Ford's upcoming pint-sized powerhouse, the Fiesta ST. With a turbo four-cylinder under the hood, an aggressive look, and an automotive Napoleon complex, it's potentially the most interesting hot hatch on the near horizon. Today's rumor mill has ground out a tidbit that...
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