Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The Jeep Grand Cherokee is no stranger to diesel power, though the last we saw it here in the U.S. was in 2008. Unlike the previous Daimler-sourced unit, the next diesel in the Jeep Grand Cherokee...
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Formula 1: Bahrain GP Canceled Due To Civil UnrestGovernments around the world, including Canada and the United States, have issued travel warnings for Bahrain over the past week, citing violence in the streets and a threat of terrorism. Today, Formula 1 met the threat with a decision to cancel its season opening Grand Prix. According to the...
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BMW M3 Gets New M Performance Exhaust, Priced From $4,374(!)The new M3 comes with plenty of growl and howl from the factory, but if you'd like to tune it up a notch and get a little more power out of the deal, BMW's new M Performance exhaust system might be what you're looking for. BMW doesn't say how much power is gained, though it says it optimizes flow...
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Report: Ferrari Working On 'Super Multiair Engine'Fiat's Multiair valvetrain technology, which effectively allows the cam profile to be altered dynamically through hydraulic actuators, is a groundbreaking bit of technology. Now it looks like Ferrari might be working on its own, super-performance version of the system. According to what appear to...
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Video: Pagani Huayra Shows Off In Need For Speed Shift 2 UnleashedThe Pagani Huayra, like the Zonda before it, is polarizing in design: some love it, some can't wrap their heads around it. We're huge fans of the engine, the overall profile, and the performance--but not sold on many of the details yet. Whichever camp you belong to, you'll enjoy this footage and...
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Pagani Zonda Driver Crashes At 199 MPH, LivesIf you haven't seen the many crash images of sports and super cars split in half by the sheer force of their high-speed accidents, you're probably bit less morbidly fascinated by the topic than we are. Today's incredible (and incredibly stupid) crash isn't morbid, however. It's fantastically lucky...
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The Lotus Elise, once one of Lotus' only two production cars, is now the last of its former breed. Today it gets a new Club Racer variant, due to debut at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show.
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Video: Volkswagen Golf24 Endurace Racer Hits The TrackThe pint-sized terror that is the Volkswagen Golf24 endurance race car hits the track and wails, over the top of an operatic soundtrack, in this brief video. We want more. At 440 horsepower, with all-wheel drive, and enough fins to give a shark a heart attack, the Golf24 is mean on paper and in...
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Jaguar Rates Tops In J.D. Power Customer Service StudyYou might not think Jaguar--at least not first--when you think about luxury car brands, let alone luxury brand service. But you should. The brand with the leaping cat has scored a place among the top 40 companies across 20 industries as the leader in automotive customer service. It's no surprise to...
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Video: Official 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe PreviewWe brought you some of the first photos and details to hit the Web on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe, and now Mercedes has followed the first volley with an official video detailing the new two-door. Unfortunately you'll have to translate from European, as everything is described in standard...
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Video: Season Two Of Corvette Racing's Track To Street, Episode 1It's time to gear up for another season of racing. We know we are, and now Corvette Racing is, too, with the first episode in this season's Track To Street series. The big change for this year? Paddle shifters. Now legal in GT2, the paddle-shift setup requires a lot of setup work to handle the...
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2012 Honda Civic PreviewFresh from its "preview" in "concept" form at the Detroit Auto Show, the 2012 Honda Civic is here, and it looks pretty good. It also offers the all-important 40 mpg in two trims--HF and Hybrid. The entire 2012 Civic lineup is more efficient, but it's the HF and Hybrid that headline: the...
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Mazda's Sky-G line of engines was revealed back in September of 2009, but today, we get one of the first announced cars with the technology: the 2012 Mazda3 with somewhat differently-named SkyActiv...
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Bertone Jaguar B99 Concept Leaked, Previews Smaller Jaguar SedanThe leaks are upon us, and the Geneva Motor Show is still weeks away. Today's product of the leaky dam: a Bertone concept study called the Jaguar B99. It could preview a new, smaller sedan from Jaguar, though it's clearly more concept than production at this pont. The suicide rear doors, for...
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Democrats Tell Army: No More NASCARIf you weren't aware (unlikely): the Army sponsors a NASCAR team. The purpose? Recruitment. Getting the Army brand out there, and catching the eyes of the young to hopefully influence their career paths by engaging in a sport they enjoy watching. But Democrats don't like it. At all. "It’s...
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Ferrari Chairman Montezemolo Eying Politics?Ferrari's charismatic head, Luca di Montezemolo, may be considering a move into Italy's political scene. The quintessentially stylish, youthful-for-his-years Italian recently told press he'd like to be reborn as a politician. At a recent lunch, Montezemolo put forth what sounds an awful lot like a...
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Report: Bill Ford, Jr. Confirms Turbo MustangWhether it's an EcoBoost V-6, a reborn turbo-four SVO, or a brutal uber-GT500, Mustang fans have been clamoring for turbos for ages now. It looks like they'll get their wish. Details are exactly zero beyond the reported confirmation by Bill Ford, Jr., at a Princeton speech last night. According to...
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Heidfeld To Replace Kubica at Lotus Renault For 2011 SeasonRobert Kubica's horrific rally crash in Italy earlier this month, which impaled his car on a guard rail and severly damaged most of the right side of his body, has opened the door for Nick Heidfeld to return to F1. The 33-year-old German will take the Pole's seat at Lotus Renault GP for the 2011...
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Don't get us wrong, we're huge fans of pretty women, minimally clothed, in close proximity to automotive hardware. We're not alone in that, either. But it's a bit cliched, and often more than a bit...
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2012 Porsche Panamera S Hybrid Priced From $95,000Earlier today Porsche took the sheet off its 2012 Panamera S Hybrid, revealing a 333-horsepower, supercharged V-6 powerplant supplemented by a 47-horsepower electric motor in the familiar long-back sedan shape. Now we have its starting price: $95,000. That's a steep point of entry, but considering...
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Report: Jaguar's Roadmap For the Next 12 Years LeakedRumors are spreading on a number of topics today, the latest being Jaguar's planned model revision/addition scheme over the next 12 years. While we take such far-reaching prognostication with a heaping spoonful of salt, it's an interesting bit of speculation. Why doubt the roadmap? Because so much...
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Next BMW M5 To Be Automatic Only?Performance cars are all about performance, except when they're not. In the case of luxury-performance sedans like BMW's M5, there are numerous concessions made to comfort and civility that cost ultimate speed and handling. But the next M5 may make a big concession: no manual transmission, not even...
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Bentley Supersports Sets 205 MPH Ice Speed RecordGoing fast is easy these days. Hit up an airport or a dry lake bed, put the hammer down on 500-2,000 horsepower, and wait. Lame. But doing it on ice? Not lame. Doing it in a Bentley? Even not-lame-er. That's exactly what four-time Finnish rally champ Juha Kankkunen did recently, shooting to 205.48...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Jaguar XF FaceliftLast year we brought you the first spy shots of the facelift work being done to the still relatively new Jaguar XFR, and now we have new images of the more mundane 2012 Jaguar XF as it readies for its freshened look. Like the XFR, the work is primarily cosmetic, and focuses on the lights and...
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