Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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You flip your car at high speed in the woods, the car ending up on the passenger side door amidst the trees. If you're a rally driver, your first thought isn't "Oh, wow, I hope we're both OK." It's...
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Who Says Car Beds Are Just For Kids? Not The V8 HotelThe V8 Hotel in Stuttgart offers a range of car-themed rooms and beds to stay in.
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Armored Jaguar XJ Sentinel: Executive Style In Any War ZoneThe new Jaguar XJ Sentinel armored car is on display at the 2010 Moscow International Motor Show.
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Bugatti Veyron Super Sport Specs Released, Limited To 10 MPH Below Record SpeedThe limit protects the car's tires, though the rest of the vehicle's specs will be identical to the record-setting car.
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2010 Aston Martin V12 Vantage First Drive PreviewWe're saving the write-up for tomorrow, but we thought we'd share some photos from the drive with you today.
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Porsche Announces More Power, Individualization For PanameraThe new additions to the Panamera range mean even more performance and style are available--for a price.
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Based on the architecture that underpins the new Cadillac SRX, the upcoming Saab 9-4X stands to be a strong model for Saab, and at the very least an important one. We'll find out soon enough if it's...
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2012 Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca Shows Off For The CameraThe new 2012 Boss Laguna Seca celebrates Parnelli Jones' 1970 victory.
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2010 Ferrari 458 Italia first drive reviewAncient cars, owners nearly as old, straw hats and pink trousers. While this might be the appearance of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance from the outside, that's not the whole story. It is, to a degree, an accurate stereotype, but nestled in amongst the Delages, Delahayes, Talbots, and Tatras...
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Pebble 2010: Microbrands And Other CarsThere's more to see at Pebble than the Bugattis and Ferraris, though these representatives have few constituents. From the odd to the outstanding, and occasionally both at once, these cars represent the happy oddballs of one of the world's most important concourses. This 1958 Facel Vega Excellence...
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Pebble 2010: A Fistful Of FerrarisThere are so many simply beautiful Ferraris at Pebble Beach it's hard to pick any as a favorite, but these are some that caught our eye.
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August Is Exotics Month At Motor AuthorityGet ready for a month of some of the hottest cars on the road.
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Go to any concours in the world (Pebble Beach included) and you're likely as not to find a wild herd of Prancing Stallions among the crowd. But there are Italian cars beyond Ferrari, and these Alfas...
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Pebble 2010: 1937 Bugatti 57S AtlanticThe Bugatti 57S Atlantic was, in many ways, ahead of its time. Even now, over 70 years later, it features elements just beginning to make their way into the average passenger car, such as aluminum body panels. This example, on display this weekend at the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance...
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Pebble 2010: 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster wins Best Of ShowThere can be few higher honors for the world's elite car collectors than Best of Show at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. This year, the award goes to a 1933 Delage D8S De Villars Roadster, selected from among the hundreds of cars and tens of contenders vying for supremacy on this highly...
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Modern Lancia Stratos turns out to be Pininfarina-designed one-offEarlier this month, what appeared to be a modern reinterpretation of the Lancia Stratos appeared on the web in some suspect but intriguing photos. Today, we can finally confirm that the car is real but for now, at least, it is only a special-off commissioned by a German customer. The modern Lancia...
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Quail 2010: Odds And Ends Gallery, Part TwoWho needs a reason to look at photos of collectible, unique, rare, or storied racing and sports cars? We sure don't. So we won't give you one this time around. If you've enjoyed these peeks through our lens of the many brilliant bits and pieces of the Quail gathering, hang on for a roundup of the...
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Quail 2010: Odds And Ends Gallery, Part OneThere are so many cars, so many objects of lust and art packed into California's central coast this weekend that it's simply too much to cover it all in detail. But ogling can be just as fun even if you don't know the name of the ogle-ee. Even this gallery contains just a sampling of the hundreds...
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Back in July we brought you the full details on Rolls-Royce's bespoke picnic set for the Phantom, and today we snapped live photos of the car and kit in what may be their native environment: the...
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Pebble 2010: 2011 Infiniti G25xThe 2011 Infiniti G Sedan gets a new six-cylinder, 2.5-liter option to green up its act.
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Pebble 2010: Lotus Exos Type 125The Lotus Exos Type 125 is a formula-style consumer track car.
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Pebble 2010: McLaren MP4-12C Live ImagesThe McLaren MP4-12C made its North American debut this weekend in Pebble Beach, following it up with an appearance on the concept lawn at the lodge. Though cordoned off behind taunting white plastic chains on the putting green, we still managed to snag a few shots for your viewing pleasure. In case...
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Pebble 2010: 2011 Infiniti G37 IPL Coupe Live PhotosThis car looks in its element at Pebble.
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Quail 2010: Three More Bugattis--And A DelahayeBugatti. The very name spells vintage luxury--or, if you're more modern-minded, outright speed and power. Though with its current German parentage, the Bugatti of today bears little resemblance to the classics of Ettore. Delahaye, on the other hand, has fallen off the map for all but the dedicated...
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