Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Racing, from grassroots to the highest pro leagues, involves a lot more work than play. It's just that most of the work is never shown to the fans. BMW has turned the tables around, and is showing...
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Volkswagen Race Touareg 3: Doing Diesel In The DirtThe Dakar Rally isn't in Dakar anymore, but it's no less grueling. From ancient tombs waiting to swallow even the best of motorcyclists to simply vicious natural terrain, the 15-day race pits driver, crew, and machine against the clock, each other, and the worst Mother Nature has to throw at them...
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Gymkhana 3, Part 1: Ken Block's Motorsports Missive Goes MusicalKen Block's Gymkhana series of videos has set the standard for Internet fame as far as motorsports outside the NASCAR/IndyCar set here in the U.S., and the third video in the series is set to drop today. Right now, we have part one, a music video infomercial hyping a video that needs no hype. Check...
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2012 McLaren MP4-12C Kicks Off North American Retail TourFresh from its first North American appearance at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the 2012 McLaren MP4-12C is getting ready to set out on a continental tour of its new retail network. The twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V-8 supercar will hit up its new dealerships to drum up interest in the car...
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2012 Nissan GT-R Images LeakedThese images purport to be the first look at the 2012 Nissan GT-R as it gets ready for its 2011 rollout in Japan. The additions for 2012 appear to be solely cosmetic, though with the GT-R's already impressive performance, there's not much need for more speed. Starting at the front end, the...
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Breaking: Next-Gen Hyundai Equus, Genesis Sedan And Coupe To Get AWDThe next generation of Hyundai's Equus, Genesis Sedan and Genesis Coupe will get all-wheel drive according to CEO John Krafcik, revealed at today's Equus drive event. The move is no doubt intended to put Hyundai on equal footing with its luxury rivals like BMW, Cadillac, and Audi, all of which...
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GPS tracking, cell-network tracking, immobilizers, and secure key fobs are all common these days, but what if you were to roll all of the anti-theft technology available on the market into a single...
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Gemballa Back In Action, Uwe Still MissingFamed Euro tuner haus Gemballa is back in action with a new CEO, Andreas Schwarz, following the disappearance of its founder, Uwe Gemballa, and the firm's subsequent shuttering. A press conference today is expected to clarify the details, but an interview with Prestige Cars outlines the basics. You...
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Build And Drive Your Own Lamborghini Reventon...R/C CarThe Raging Bull's most outrageous progeny, the Reventon, inspired a whole slew of knock-offs and derivatives with its aircraft-inspired styling and menacing color scheme. But for most of us, the car's roughly $1.5 million price tag put it well out of reach. Now you have the opportunity not only to...
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GM Still Pushing For Performance Small CarsAlmost a year ago, we brought you word that GM insiders were anxious to see a return to fast, small cars, including a possible Chevrolet Cruze SS. Today we have more word that the push for performance compacts is alive and well, and once again the Cruze is the focal point. It's a natural choice for...
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Video: BMW Overcomes Weak Qualifying, Big Wreck To Win At Road AmericaSlamming into the wall in the Kink at 160 mph or so isn't the way to win races at Road America, but BMW managed to overcome the dust-up of their No. 92 car and qualifying just 4th and 8th to put the No. 90 car, driven by Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller, on the top of the podium at this weekend's...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class PreviewIts official world premiere won't come until the 2010 Paris Auto Show, but we have the first official images and details on the upcoming 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class for you fresh from under its midnight embargo. Though the timing is certainly inconvenient, the 2012 CLS-Class is anything but. As...
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The newest addition to the Mustang stable is a 2.3-liter twin-screw supercharger made specifically for the 2011 5.0-liter V-8 TiVCT engine. Slapping the air-to-liquid intercooled blower on top of...
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Video: Jay Leno's Garage Gets Personal With Porsche's 918 SpyderThe Porsche 918 Spyder is already changing the way hybrids are perceived, and raising the bar for supercars in general at the same time. Especially considering it's expected to get even more power than the 500 dinosaur-powered horses from its 3.4-liter V-8 and 218 electron-powered horses from its...
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Breaking: Production 2012 Hyundai Veloster Not Coming To L.A. Auto ShowHyundai just announced via its Twitter account that the production version of its Veloster concept won't be on display at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. The news isn't really that surprising, since the 2011 Elantra will be making its debut in L.A., and Hyundai has previously stated on its blog...
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Video: Juan Pablo Montoya Thrashes Corvette ZR1 At MilfordThe setting: GM's Milford Proving Grounds test track. The players: former F1 pilot turned NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya and a Corvette ZR1. The result: lots of fast driving, some opposite lock, and a few backhanded compliments. While Montoya does have a lot of good to say about America's...
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Video: Corvette Racing Episode 9, Training For EnduranceYou might think sitting behind the wheel for a few hours is an easy way to earn a living, but you'd be wrong. Endurance racing in particular requires the ability to focus at almost superhuman levels for hours while fighting heat, g forces, the effort of driving the car, and, of course, the rest of...
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Video: Ken Block, Focus WRC Hit Tarmac For First TimeTesting in advance of Rally Deutschland, Ken Block and co-driver Alex Gelsomino are hitting the tarmac for the first time ever in their WRC Ford Focus. The video shows that Block and Gelsomino are quick studies, though whether it'll be enough to keep up with the WRC crowd is another question...
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The Volkswagen Phaeton didn't fare so well the first time around in the U.S. Priced too high for its marque's cachet and without the styling or performance to compete with BMW or Mercedes, the...
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First Drive: 2010 Aston Martin V12 VantageComing straight out of a two-hour stint in the Ferrari 458 Italia and jumping into just about anything else, you expect to be...underwhelmed. Not so with the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. Though it takes a very different route, the big-engined baby Aston is, in its own way, even better. Take Aston...
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More Rumors Of Sub-Boxster Porsche ProductionHints from executives, rumors, and outright denials have circulated the web for over a year now, and still we're no closer to knowing for certain if a sub-Boxster model is on its way. With the recent appointment of Matthias Muller to the CEO position at Porsche, however, the new entry-level Porsche...
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Bentley Launches Microsite For 2011 Continental GTWe've already seen the 2011 Bentley Continental GT all but unmasked in our spy shots, but the details of what's under the (relatively) sleek new skin still remain unknown. All the wondering will be over by mid-September, though, as Bentley today launched a new microsite teasing the car's unveiling...
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Suzuki Kizashi Cracks 200 MPH Barrier At BonnevilleAsk just about anyone at Suzuki why their cars aren't as popular as their motorcycles and you're likely to be greeted with a confused look. They build great bikes, and they put the same effort into their cars, so why the disconnect? Perhaps it's the name, perhaps it's the market, but whatever the...
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Augmented Reality iPhone Driving App Detects Obstacles In Real TimeThe imaGinyze app is available now for the iPhone 3GS.
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