Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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At this point, the 1-Series M Coupe is functionally revealed in all but name. We have spy shots, official teasers, and a handful of details. Today, we add to the list with even more stats, straight...
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Report: More Details On Abarth's X-Bow Based Sports CarThe battle for supremacy in the "naked" sports/track car segment continues, though devotees have chosen their horses, be they Ariel, Lotus, KTM, or other. But now it looks like the awesome but impractical segment may crack into the real-car realm through Abarth, as we first reported back at the...
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Video: Corvette Racing Episode 12, Petit VictoryThe BMW/Rahal Letterman Racing team may have taken the overall American Le Mans Series driver's and team championships this year, but Corvette Racing continues to learn--and to win where it can. Petit Le Mans, the 10-hour or 1,000-mile season closer held each year at Road Atlanta, turned out to be...
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Hyundai And Rhys Millen Team Up For SEMA With 415 HP 2011 EquusHyundai's partnership with Rhys Millen has so far been an enduring and almost all-encompassing one. From Pikes Peak to custom show cars, Millen is putting the RMR signature on everything he can. The latest to get the treatment? A 2011 Hyundai Equus for SEMA. In addition to the SEMA-obligatory wild...
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Report: Porsche Puts New Cajun, Sub-Boxster On HoldThe question of how Porsche's lineup would sync up with Audi and Volkswagen's, particularly with as much platform sharing as goes on between the three, has been open since the VW Group made its move to acquire a majority stake in Porsche last year. Now it looks like some rationalization may take...
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Video: Preview South Korea's Brand-New F1 Circuit With Red BullWe've become familiar with Red Bull F1's excellent simulator-based previews of upcoming Grand Prix weekends, but this time, we get something special: a full CGI preview of a never-before-seen circuit: the International Circuit in South Korea. Built specifically to hold an F1 race this season, the...
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When the Chrysler 200C EV made its debut at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show, the automotive world was at once shocked by the attractive design and pessimistic about its then-electric drivetrain. While we...
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2012 Volkswagen Up! (Lupo) Spy ShotsAn all-electric minicar, a New New Beetle, and a sporty convertible--the Volkswagen Up! platform, which will be the basis for the next-generation Lupo, could spawn all of these, and more. Today we have new spy shots of the prototype testing in Europe, revealing little, but confirming much. The car...
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Video: Persistence, Like Crime, Doesn't Pay. Even In A Car Chase.Where's the Benny Hill soundtrack when you need it? This criminal, fleeing police at high speed, makes yet another very bad decision, heading straight down a street packed with traffic. Jammed between a bus and an SUV, he appears caught. But not this guy. Throwing the car into reverse, he slams...
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Want To Work At Porsche? No Facebook For You!Who hasn't, at one point in their speed- and curve-obsessed childhoods, dreamed of working for a top-tier sports car maker like Porsche? Whether sculpting the clay that will be the next 911 or eking the last little bit out of a naturally-aspirated flat six, there's a lot there to love. But it comes...
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Video: Scoble Catches Google Driverless Car In ActionIf you haven't heard about Google's secret driverless car program by now, you must have taken quite a nap. The Internet giant has been out on the roads with cars that can handle their own business in traffic, racking up 140,000 miles of testing. To prove the concept, Google even took a 1,000 mile...
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2011 Dodge Charger Website LiveThe 2011 Dodge Charger microsite just went live a few minutes ago. In addition to the photos of the car above, the website offers a chance to sign up for email updates and to share the page on Facebook and Twitter. Beyond that, the site doesn't look to be doing much. The 2011 Charger R/T in the...
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It used to be that concept cars were just that: concepts. Ideas about what cars could be, what they might be like at some indeterminate point in the future. Then sometime not too long ago, the term...
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New Images, Details On Shelby Supercars' 275 MPH Record-SeekerWhen Jason Castriota came on board with Shelby Supercars, we could hardly believe it--but knew something special would result. Something special most certaily has, as these photos reveal. As for the details, they're pretty special, too. There's no way to talk about this car except in ballistic...
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Driven: 2011 Cadillac CTS CoupeI've had several encounters with the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe before, including the press launch in California. But this past week with the most visually striking member of the standard CTS lineup shed new light on the car. Living with a car in the real world is a different experience from driving...
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Honda, Porsche Considering Formula 1 ReturnThe Formula 1 grid is larger this year than it has been since 1995, when 14 teams took the green flag. But it may grow even larger over the next few years, as both Porsche and Honda are thought to be looking at a comeback to the FIA's signature series. Porsche's re-entry to F1 has been discussed...
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Mercedes-Benz Continues DiesOtto Work, S-Class Still Slated To Be FirstThe idea of combining the best of the high-compression, high thermal efficiency characteristics with the power and familiarity of gasoline isn't new. There are a number of concepts out there, including sparkless HCCI engines, Lotus' variable compression, multi-fuel Omnivore, and of course...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK "Magic Sky Control" Teased Ahead Of Geneva DebutThe 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK will bring some new features to the range, including the debut of one feature that is sure spread across the lineup: the Magic Sky Control roof. Teased here in a photo leaked ahead of the car's 2011 Geneva Motor Show debut, the roof looks simple enough. But looks can be...
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Making a luxurious Camaro Convertible without sacrificing its muscle-car cred? That's what the team behind the Neiman Marcus Edition Chevrolet Camaro Convertible set out to do. This video gives you...
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Ford Racing Soups Up 2011 Fiesta To 350 HP For SEMAThe 2011 Ford Fiesta is already selling well, and at higher prices than its big brother, the Focus. Now Ford is getting into the accessories game for the small hatch, with a set of cars to debut at the 2010 SEMA show in Las Vegas. One of the cars on display at SEMA will be a bit more special than...
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2011 Shelby Mustang GT350: Final Specs, New 624 HP PackageWhether it's Eleanor you think of when you hear GT350 or the racing greatness of the original Shelby Mustangs, the new 2011 Shelby GT350 should quicken your pulse. If it doesn't, there's a 624-horsepower "R" tune add-on that will do the trick. Yes, it's a Mustang, but don't let that fool you. The...
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2011 Dodge Durango Citadel Interior Shot ReleasedThis is the first glimpse of the new 2011 Dodge Durango's interior, released today by Dodge. The new Durango is being billed as Dodge's foray into the "performance" SUV realm, though it falls a step short of the SRT8 Grand Cherokee in the power department. Inside, the new Durango looks to have...
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VW's Walter de'Silva Ready To Pen New Alfa RomeosIt's no secret that Volkswagen has been loping around the edge of the Fiat herd, anxious to cut Alfa Romeo from the group for itself. But beyond the corporate angle, it seems Walter de'Silva, the man behind the gorgeous Audi A5/S5 among many others, is chomping at the bit to put the lines on a new...
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Mercedes-Benz Unveils High-Tech Driving SimulatorWe all know carmakers test their cars in the extreme environments of Death Valley, the Arctic Circle, and of course, the Nurburgring. But they also put them through their paces on the simulator, sometimes before a prototype is even built. Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled its latest simulator, and...
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