Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The art of drifting is often mocked as the figure skating of motorsports. While that may be a fair comparison--there are no finish lines, only judges--it still takes an incredible degree of control...
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Porsche Confirms Smaller 'Cajun' SUV To Slot Below CayenneRumors of a "baby Cayenne" have been circling the web for years now, but Porsche today finally put an end to the rumors--by confirming the new compact SUV is in fact under development, bearing the working name "Cajun." Porsche's hopes for the new SUV are toward further increases in sales volumes...
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Volvo CEO Wants To 'Ditch Talk About Premium' BrandingWith new corporate overlords installed at Volvo following Geely's purchase of the company, CEO Stefan Jacoby, himself recently arrived at Volvo from Volkswagen, is marching to the beat of a different drum. That beat doesn't include talk of premium branding. Instead, the new corporate mission is to...
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Video: A Quick Look At Audi's quattro ConceptWe met Audi's quattro Concept at the 2010 Paris Auto Show last September, and immediately fell in love with its sharp lines, elegant proportions, and menacing details. Now you can spend some quality time with the new quattro in this brief video. The futuristic design pays homage to the 30th...
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Spy Shots: 2012 McLaren MP4 GT3 RacerTrue to its heritage, McLaren's MP4-12C isn't even out in production form yet, and already the company has a nearly complete GT3 racing prototype. Spied here for the first time, we see the major differences are aerodynamic, though we expect changes in the powertrain and transmission to meet class...
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Porsche reportedly working on Panamera-based 928, Bentley sharingBack in 2009 we brought you a preview of what a grand touring coupe based on the Porsche Panamera platform might look like, and last week reports surfaced that Porsche might be looking at sharing tech with Bentley. Today those two ideas come together in a new interview with Porsche chief Matthias...
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So the regular Corvette Z06 doesn't quite have enough awesome for you, but you're not prepared to step up to the ZR1? That's where the Z06 Carbon Edition comes in, priced today from $90,960.
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Ferrari chairman drives the New StratosIn the latest addition to what has turned out to be a very video-heavy Tuesday, we have the president of Ferrari, Luca di Montezemolo, driving the New Stratos at the Fiorano test circuit. Based on a shortened and heavily modified Ferrari F430 platform, and as the revival/re-imagination of an...
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Audi RS 3 Sportback detailed, we gnash teeth in envyWanting what we can't have is a common thread in the shared human experience, and the thread has rarely been stronger for us than in the case of the Audi RS 3 Sportback. Hatchback? Check. Hot? Check. All-wheel drive? Check. It ticks all the boxes. This video includes tons of static footage of the...
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Porsche Teases Production 918 Spyder With Scale Clay ModelPowerful, efficient, and with curves to garner an R-rating, the Porsche 918 Spyder made the leap from technology show horse to production in an eye-blink. Now we have a look at what may be the production model courtesy of Porsche itself. A clay design model, released as part of an announcement of a...
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Video: MINI Connected In DepthCurious about MINI's new iPhone-controlling, Internet-enabled Connected system, paralleling parent BMW's system of the same name? Satisfy your curiousity with the video below. Fresh from MINI's media site, the video features Rob Passaro as he walks us through the MINI Connected system's multitude...
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Report: Audi Quattro Concept Headed To Limited ProductionThe latest rumor on the automotive interwebs is that the Audi Quattro is headed to production, tending to confirm earlier reports of the same. The source this time? A lucky enthusiast and Jalopnik follower that caught the concept out on a test run. The same information was reported back in October...
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A photograph of what may be an internal BMW computer document posted to a BMW enthusiast forum shows the BMW 1-Series M Coupe is indeed coming to the U.S. and that it will sport up to 332 kW (445...
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Naked German Man Climbs Into Trunk, Dog Doesn't CareToday's Web weirdness comes to us courtesy of Google Street View and its omnipresent vans. A German man was captured on the streets of Mannheim climbing naked into the trunk of what may or may not be his vehicle as a completely unconcerned dog lounges on the driveway. The image has since been...
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Video: Subaru Impreza Concept In DetailSubaru's Impreza concept knocked socks off at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show unveiling, and though it doesn't look all that characteristically Subaru, it certain looks good. This CGI video offers a much closer, more detailed look at the car, though you'll have to endure some rather annoying world...
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Honda (Acura) NSX Lives As V-6 Hybrid? Not So Fast...As fans of everything fast and mid-engined, we're always anxious to hear news of the revival of the Honda/Acura NSX. Sure, the last V-10 version of the NSX abandoned the mid-engine configuration for a frontally-located mill, but the big power and impressive performance were still tantalizing. Now...
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Saab Selling iPads As 2011 9-4X PlaceholdersThe 2011 Saab 9-4X made its official debut at last week's Los Angeles Auto Show, and in case you missed it--it looks pretty much exactly like we all expected it to. What's unusual, however, is how Saab is pre-selling the crossover: buy an iPad from a Saab dealer to hold your place in line, and get...
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Marchionne: Jeep Grand Cherokee-Based Maserati SUV Coming 2013A Maserati SUV? Why? Considering Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW already have theirs, perhaps the better question is, why not? That's the way Sergio Marchionne looks at the matter, at any rate, according to an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Calling the Jeep Grand Cherokee "a great...
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Spy shots confirmed its existence earlier this year, and now we have the official photos and details: the Audi RS 3 Sportback is going to production.
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Driven: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V WagonPress launches are odd things, especially when you're dealing with a 556-horsepower super-wagon on a track you've never driven before. Limited time, restricted driving conditions, and unfamiliarity can conspire to put more noise in the signal you're getting from the car than you can filter out. But...
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2012 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor Tops LA Sheriff's TestingConsider this round two of the America's Next Top Police Car contest after round one went to the Chevrolet Caprice PPV on a technicality. This time, model year was set aside and the Ford came out on top. The results aren't surprising, considering the 365-horsepower 3.5-liter twin-turbo EcoBoost V-6...
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2012 Ford Mustang BOSS 302 Priced From $40,995We've brought you the full details on the 2012 Ford Mustang BOSS 302, plus live photos and the info on the Laguna Seca edition and the unique TracKey system. Now we have the pricing, courtesy of a forum leak but reportedly confirmed by Ford. The standard 2012 BOSS 302 starts from $40,995 including...
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Spy Shots: 2011 MINI Cooper Countryman S DieselThese are the first spy shots of the upcoming MINI Cooper Countryman S Diesel, the sportier diesel variant of MINI's mildly offroad-capable model. Shown with almost no attempts to hide the car's nature, the Countryman S Diesel could be in production by early next year. Like the standard Cooper S...
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2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Video: Burnout, Donuts, And The Michelin ManWe just spent a day driving the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon around the foggy, ridiculously gorgeous Monterey Peninsula, topped with a couple dozen laps at Laguna Seca. We can't tell you what we think about the driving characterstics of the car for a few days yet, but this teaser video of some of the...
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