Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The days of lightweight, rear-wheel drive sedans are well behind us, but we can reminisce, as in this video of Patrick Snijers flying over crests, sliding around corners, and generally tearing it up...
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Video: Jay Leno's Garage Hands-On With The Rossi SixtySix C2-Styled C6 CorvettePairing the classic looks of the split-window C2 Corvette with the mechanical might of the C6 Corvette platform is the brilliant idea behind the Rossi SixtySix, which made its debut this summer at the EyesOnDesign event in Detroit. We brought you a first look at the car back in 2008, but now we...
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Video: Toyota Remembers, Pays Tribute To Chief Test Driver Hiromu NaruseThough it happened in June, the sudden passing of Hiromu Naruse, Toyota's chief test driver, in a crash on German roads still feels fresh. Naruse's influence on Toyota's vehicles ran so deep the company decided to pay video tribute to his role in this short clip. Naruse worked for Toyota for over...
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McLaren MP4-12C Is Greener Than A Hybrid (Per Horsepower)It's no secret that getting a lot of power out of a small package is a solid recipe for efficiency--just as Honda about four-cylinders, or BMW about inline sixes--but a 600-horsepower supercar being more efficient than a hybrid? That's got to be a special case, right? Well, yes and no. The very...
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Video: Official Chevy Walkaround Of Corvette Z06X, Camaro SSX Track ConceptsIf you missed the new Chevrolet Track Car Concepts unveiled at SEMA, you missed some of the most interesting enthusiast-oriented things to come out of the Bowtie in quite some time. But fear not: you'll get a solid walkaround (with some excellent visuals) of both cars in the video below. Check out...
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2010 L.A. Auto Show Preview: 2011 BMW X3, Concept 6-Series CoupeWith just about a week and a half until the start of press days for the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW is getting excited about its stand. Unfortunately, it's going to be filled with cars we've already seen--just not in North America. The headliner is the Concept 6-Series Coupe, BMW's "design...
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Halloween is supposed to be about pranks and candy, costumes and parties. But Halloween turned deadly for one Atlanta prankster this year. A 17-year-old was shot to death after egging a...
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Video: Tired Of Plywood And Duct Tape For Your iPhone/iPad Mount? BMW Has An AnswerAftermarket solutions for mounting iPhones, iPods, and now iPads abound, but as anyone that's used many knows, they don't all work as well as advertised. Doing it yourself can be even trickier, as this video illustrates. But BMW has the solution for those without the stick-to-it-ive-ness to...
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Video: Subaru Canada Films 2011 WRX STI-Powered AnimationThe 2011 Subaru WRX STI brings back the wing, and the four-door sedan body style, but Subaru isn't getting lazy about its marketing--at least not in Canada. Proof: the gigantic trackside filmstrip animation captured from a rolling 2011 STI in the video below. Instead of putting the frames on paper...
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2011 Ferrari Challenge Race Schedule Released, Debut Of 458 Challenge Race CarThe Ferrari 458 Italia is among the best road cars ever made, despite its fiery temperament, and the racing version of the car, the 458 Challenge, will soon make its racing debut, taking to the track in anger for the 2011 Ferrari Challenge series. The schedule for the series, announced today...
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2010 L.A. Auto Show Preview: 2012 Mazda5, Shinari ConceptThe leaves are turning, weather is getting cooler, and that smell is in the air. Yep, it's almost time for the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, and the previews are flowing. Mazda will be bringing its new Shinari concept and the Nagare-influenced 2012 Mazda5. The Shinari Concept, originally unveiled at...
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Video: Ex-Stig Ben Collins Takes On Need For Speed Hot PursuitThe Need For Speed series of video games/driving simulators was one of the first to bring the thrill you get behind the wheel to the PC and console arena. I remember playing the original game on an ancient IBM as a kid. But the latest generation takes it to a whole new level--and beyond, in this...
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We've been bringing you spy shots and details on the Jota, Lamborghini's replacement for the Murcielago, for years now. This weekend, some specs leaked from a purported secret presentation of the...
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2012 Buick Regal GS PreviewThe 2012 Buick Regal GS is here, unveiled in Miami ahead of a likely showing at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Just as expected, it's essentially unchanged from its concept form, powered by a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder, and it gets a handful of other upgrades that should make it the driver's...
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Video: Brazilian Grand Prix Preview With Mark WebberThe F1 Driver's Championship is heating up with five drivers in the hunt for the title. This weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix will play a key role in deciding whether the Red Bull drivers can catch current leader Fernando Alonso's Ferrari, though McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is right in the mix and...
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2011 Nissan 370Z Priced: Slight Rises Across The BoardThe latest iteration of Nissan's famed Z car, the 2011 370Z, continues the tradition of forward-looking design and affordable performance, though this year the prices on that performance creep upward a bit. The least expensive entry into the 370Z range, the base six-speed manual coupe, starts from...
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GM Officially Announces IPO: Plans To Raise Up To $13 BillionGeneral Motors will begin public sale of 365 million shares of common stock at $26 to $29 per share as it commences its post-bankruptcy and reformation initial public offering (IPO). In addition to the common stock, GM also plans to issue 60 million shares of Series B preferred stock at $50 per...
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Report: VW Rules Out Formula 1 BidThe rumormills, paddock whispers, and back-room media talk has been chock full of talk of the Volkswagen Group, potentially through Audi or Porsche, re-entering Formula 1 for months now. Unfortunately, the hope for a VW-backed F1 team is dead in the water according to the latest reports. According...
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The 'Cuda. A pony car-turned-muscle car legend born into a brand that's no longer with us: Plymouth. But the fact that its original parent marque is gone doesn't necessarily rule out a return of the...
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2011 Ford Focus Global Racing Program To Benefit Focus ST DevelopmentThe 2011 Ford Fiesta is going rallying factory-style with the R2 Package unveiled yesterday, and now its slightly bigger brother, the 2011 Focus, is getting similar treatment--but this time on the pavement. The Focus will be the base of Ford's global touring car racing program, with the British...
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2010 SEMA: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Wins "Hottest Car" AwardDomination by sheer numbers is the name of Chevy's game at the 2010 SEMA show, with the Camaro taking the first ever "hottest car" award. The award was decided based on the number of booths displaying a given car brand, and the Camaro is the most popular car at the show. “A booth space is a...
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2010 SEMA: Kia Forte Koup "Type R" Concept Live PhotosThe Kia Forte Koup might not be your go-to front-drive two-door for performance modification, but maybe that ought to change. Andy Lally, Trevor Hopwood, and a handful of other great drivers take the wheel of a pair of modified Koups for Continental Tire competition as part of the Grand Am series...
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2010 SEMA: Kia Sportage Work & Play Live PhotosWork, Play, whatever you choose to fill your day, Kia has a Sportage for that. As we detailed yesterday, these decked-out Sportages are suitably SEMAfied, and the live images show just how much so in a more personal light. For the full description, including the press release, check out our preview...
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2010 SEMA Video: 2011 Toyota Swagger Wagon Supreme Sneak PeekToyota has done lost its mind. This stretched, "tricked out, suped up" minivan is the Swagger Wagon Supreme. As our social media hero Joel Feder so eloquently put it, "...speechless." There's no other way to describe what's going on here. Created in cooperation with B.A.D. Company, the Swagger...
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