Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor

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  Video: Seven Months Later, Audi Still Revelling In Le Mans Win Nelson Ireson January 21, 2011

  There are few activities more epic in paved-track motorsports than a 24-hour endurance race, for driver, car, and team. Perhaps that's why, seven months after the fact, Audi is still partying over...

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  Video: Lingenfelter's 700-Plus-HP Cadillac CTS-V Coupe On The Dyno

  With both baseline and after-modification dynos in this video, Lingenfelter puts their latest kit for the CTS-V Coupe on the table with 623 horsepower and 617 pound-feet of torque--at the rear wheels. The video also shows a bit of how they get there. CNC ported and polished heats, a GT9 camshaft...

  Nelson Ireson January 21, 2011
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  Fisker Dealer Says Karma Production To Start In March

  First shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show, the Fisker Karma has led a typical life for a performance plug-in hybrid concept: delays followed by reassurances, followed by more delays. Originally to be in production and on sale by late 2009, the car will finally start rolling down the line in March...

  Nelson Ireson January 21, 2011
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  Video: First Footage Of Ferrari FF In Action

  As the replacement to the 612 Scaglietti, the Ferrari FF has some big shoes to fill, but judging by the snow-covered antics of the development car in this video, it's more than up to the task. Not to mention it just looks cool. Be sure to read our preview for the full preliminary specs and info on...

  Nelson Ireson January 21, 2011
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  2011 Tesla Roadster Sport Mega Gallery

  Recently our semi-captive hot shoe and photographer Joe Nuxoll got access to Tesla's facilities for some alone time with the 2011 Roadster Sport. His lens presents your wildest EV dreams. The Roadster Sport features the same power output of the standard Roadster at 288 horsepower, but over a wider...

  Nelson Ireson January 20, 2011
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  Spy Shots: 2013 Jaguar XK Convertible

  We've already brought you shots of the 2013 Jaguar XKR, and now we have the convertible, non-R variant fresh from the testing grounds. Due in late 2012 as a 2013 model, the whole XK family should share the look of the drop-top seen here. The differences are, as tends to be the case with Jaguar...

  Nelson Ireson January 20, 2011
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  Up To 10 Million Trapster Accounts Hacked, Are You One? Nelson Ireson January 20, 2011

  The mobile app Trapster, which lets users mark and share the locations of speed traps to avoid tickets, announced today that its 10 million user accounts may have been exposed by an attack by...

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  2012 Nissan GT-R To Bring Back Launch Control?

  The tweeters are catching fire with rumors that the 2012 Nissan GT-R will bring back launch control--presumably in a non-warranty-voiding fashion. Launch control may well come back, but it'll come with some caveats. A section of what purports to be the 2012 U.S. owner's manual for the Nissan GT-R...

  Nelson Ireson January 20, 2011
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  Wake Up Sheeple! Hyundai's AFC Championship Ad Previews Super Bowl

  Humor is best when it rings true, and, by that metric, this ad is hilarious. Hyundai picks at the sore spot so many of us guard: the apparent disregard for fun, interesting cars displayed by the majority of the buying public. You, dear reader, are of course exempted by your mere presence here. But...

  Nelson Ireson January 20, 2011
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  Report: Lotus Working On In-House V-6, V-8

  Though we have yet to hear the official word from Lotus, reports of in-house design and construction of a new set of lightweight, high-output V-6s and V-8s from the Malaysian-British operation are growing in credibility. The latest adds some new detail as well. As we reported last December, the...

  Nelson Ireson January 20, 2011
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  Video: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG Burnout

  We've spent the last few days out in sunny San Diego poking and prodding the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG. Our full take on the new four-door uber-coupe will be live shortly, but in the mean time, we thought we'd give you this smoky little appetizer. Enjoy. To brush up on the CLS 63 AMG's details...

  Nelson Ireson January 20, 2011
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  2012 McLaren MP4-12C Priced From $229,000 In America

  McLaren Automotive's Ferrari and Lamborghini hunter, the 2012 MP4-12C, now has a starting price here in the U.S.: $229,000. That's a hefty tag, to be sure, but it's right on par with the Italian competition. Considering the MP4-12C's incredible stats, it would probably be a fair price even if it...

  Nelson Ireson January 20, 2011
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  2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe To Pace Rolex 24 At Daytona Nelson Ireson January 20, 2011

  Mustangs, Camaros, and Corvettes are all familiar pace cars to American race fans, particularly those of the oval bent. But a limited-edition German coupe? Not so much. That's soon to change for...

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  Video: Getting Sideways In The AMG Gelaendewagen

  Built for cross-country duty in a terrifically, angularly Tuetonic way, the G-Class, and its sportiest variant, the G55 AMG, is no exactly the first vehicle you'd think of when you think "drift." And this wet roundabout isn't exactly the forum for real drifting, but the quantity of opposite lock...

  Nelson Ireson January 20, 2011
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  Top Gear's Ex-Stig Ben Collins To Race EVs

  If you've ever wondered what it might be like to suddenly stop being the least-known person on the world's best-known automotive TV show, Ben Collins has your answer. Apparently it creates a deep desire to race electric cars in an upstart series. At least, that's all we can surmise from Ben...

  Nelson Ireson January 18, 2011
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  First 2012 Fiat 500s To Arrive With Manual Transmissions

  For just $15,500 you can buy yourself a slice of Fiat's proper return to America--provided you're willing to row your own cogs, at least at first. After the recent salvo of live shots from the Detroit Auto Show, the latest on Fiat's pint-sized 2012 500 is that the first units to show up in the...

  Nelson Ireson January 18, 2011
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  Glickenhaus Ferrari P4/5 Competizione Hits The Track On Video

  We've kept you on top of the latest happenings with the James Glickenhaus custom track-specific P4/5 Competizione, based on his one-off Ferrari P4/5. It's an orgy of carbon fiber and beautiful craftsmanship, and it's now a running race car, too. On video. These videos images are from its first...

  Nelson Ireson January 15, 2011
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  Video: 2011 Ford Explorer Serves As Snowboard Rail

  It looks as if the 2011 Ford Explorer may have won its spot at the top of the 2011 North American Truck of the Year awards by maxing out the points in a category none of the other trucks were ready for: Snowsports Preparedness. How much more fun would this be (to watch, at least) if the Explorer...

  Nelson Ireson January 14, 2011
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  2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible Preview Nelson Ireson January 14, 2011

  Yesterday a handful of images of the 2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible leaked onto the Web, and today, Chrysler has let loose its full bounty. Complete details and a full gallery of the not-a-Sebring...

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  Mazda Teases New RX With Facebook Question

  Rumors, reports, and ruminations on the next generation of Mazda's RX line of cars have never been in short supply. But now Mazda is stirring the pot via its Facebook fan page. The latest locus of loco is a question asked of Mazda's fans: "If you were to design a new RX model, what key features...

  Nelson Ireson January 14, 2011
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  Mega Gallery: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG

  You first saw the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, and at that time we learned most of the key details. But we didn't have a bevy of beautiful images beyond the live shots of the matte-finished car on the show floor. Now we do. Along with the new images released...

  Nelson Ireson January 14, 2011
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  Radical's First Road-Legal Car, SR3 SL Launched

  Legendary for its sports-racer trackday cars, U.K. motorsports firm Radical has finally made a venture into the road-legal cars with the SR3 SL, unveiled today. Power comes from a 2.0-liter Ford EcoBoost four-cylinder, rated at 247 horsepower--the same as the engine fitted in the upcoming Ford...

  Nelson Ireson January 14, 2011
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  Video: Audi Super Bowl Commercial Says Goodnight To S-Class

  There's nothing wrong with a little friendly ribbing, but Audi has been known to get right up in BMW's and Mercedes' faces with its ad campaigns. The latest, a 60-second spot for the Super Bowl, does it artfully, if less obviously. Based on the 1947 children's book Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise...

  Nelson Ireson January 13, 2011
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  2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible Images Leaked

  The 2011 Chrysler 200 Convertible had been expected to make its appearance at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show earlier this week, but when the dust settled, it was nowhere to be found. Some of our Italian cohorts have solved that problem, however, leaking a full gallery of images of the car. The 200...

  Nelson Ireson January 13, 2011