Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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If you’re in the market for a new muscle car or sports car, but you also need it to be fairly practical for the daily commute, you might want to take a hard look at the 2015 Ford Mustang...
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2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 Priced From $78,995
The newest candidate for American supercar stardom now has a price, and it’s a remarkable one: $78,995 with delivery. If you’d prefer a convertible, it’ll start at $83,995. That’s just $121.53 per horsepower (or per pound-foot of torque). While it’s not the screaming...
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Mazda To Launch New RX-7 And RX-9 By 2020: Report
While there have been plenty of reports on the potential return of a rotary-powered sports car at Mazda, the latest has got to be the most ambitious yet. Motoring claims Mazda could launch not one but two rotary sports cars within the next several years, giving the automaker a three-tiered sports...
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Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Burnout, Motor Authority Style: Video
If you’ve seen one burnout, you’ve seen ‘em all, right? No, not really. And certainly not when the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is involved. This is our entry into the rubber-burning festivities. You will enjoy it. ALSO SEE: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May...
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Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo Sounds Amazing As It Leaves The Quail: Video
The newest race car from Lamborghini, based on its new Huracán road-going super sports car, made its debut last week during The Quail’s festivities leading up to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Here, we get to hear the uncorked race engine as the car gently departs its...
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Youabian Puma Performs Merciless Assault On The World’s Eyes In Promo Video
The Youabian Puma is a vehicle we’ve previously been reluctant to touch (or look at directly). But there’s a promo video of the hideous beast roaming the web, and we just had to share, if only because misery loves company. DON'T MISS: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be...
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We've all seen it happen. One of our car-loving friends sells their awesome sports car and buys a minivan because a new kid's on the way and they need more space. It's a bittersweet day for most, but...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette 8-Speed Automatic First Drive: Video
What do you do when Chevy hands you the keys to a 2015 Corvette Stingray and an open run at the Milford Road Course? You flog it for all you’re worth, whether you know the track or not. That’s just what we did yesterday. Of course, this wasn’t your usual 7-speed manual Stingray...
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McLaren P1 GTR: 2014 Pebble Beach Concours Live Photos
One of the stars of this past weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance was the McLaren P1 GTR, a hardcore, track-only version of the British supercar that will be built in an extremely limited run and offered only to original owners of the P1 road car. McLaren is offering the P1 as a...
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2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe First Drive: Video
As much as General Motors has been in the news for getting things wrong of late, Cadillac deserves notice for how much it’s been getting right over the past decade, too. From the CTS sedan that kicked off the brand’s revival as a world-class marque, to the ATS sedan that helped cement...
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Huracán Super Trofeo, Cayman GTS Karting, BMW Vision Future Luxury: The Week In Reverse
The new Lamborghini Huracán supercar will get its racing Super Trofeo version soon, the Porsche Cayman GTS attacks a go-kart track, and the BMW Vision Future Luxury will make its North American debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance next week. It’s The Week In Reverse...
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Final Bugatti Veyron Legends Car, Honoring Ettore Bugatti, To Debut At Pebble Beach
With the Bugatti Veyron nearing the very end of its extended model cycle—the car has been on sale for 11 years now—the final edition of the six final special editions will be unveiled at the pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and The Quail gathering next week. The car, the last of...
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This yellow head-turner is the second of the planned five Zagato-bodied 5-95 Lamborghinis. The first, an orange example, was unveiled at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in May.
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636-HP Hennessey HPE600 Camaro Z/28 Test Drive: Video
The other day we brought you the dyno video of John Hennnessey’s take on the track-tastic Chevy Camaro Z/28, and today, we bring you a virtual ride-along as he tests his new creation himself. MUST WATCH: This Moron Left The Driver's Seat In A Self-Driving Infiniti Q50 On The Highway: Video...
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Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard Upgrades To New S-Class Platform, Greater Armor Capability
If you’re a head of state, head of an underground organization, or just extremely paranoid—but you still enjoy the finer things in life—your new ride has arrived: the Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard. Rated at VR9-class protection in transparent and non-transparent areas, the new S600...
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Want Those Gray Market Cars Sooner? Join Petrolicious And Take A Stand
Some of the best cars in the world aren’t (or weren’t) sold in the U.S. The Ford Focus RS. The Skyline R34 GT-R. The Audi RS 6 Avant. There are many more. But you can get some of the cars you want here, even if they were never officially certified for sale here—as long...
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This Is What A Formula E Car-Swapping Pit Stop Looks Like: Video
So you’ve been keeping up with the progress of the FIA’s new Formula E series? You are keen to see electric cars racing in eerie near-silence? Want to get a glimpse of the future of motorsports? So have we. But have you seen what the pit stops are going to look like? MUST SEE: This...
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Rolls-Royce Confirms New Car, 1965 GT40 Prototype, McLaren Special Ops At Pebble: Today’s Car News
An all-new pinnacle drophead tourer is coming from Rolls-Royce, and we have an idea what it might look like—and what it might actually be. A rare 1965 Ford GT40 prototype will be headed to auction during this year’s Monterey Car Week. A video showing the car’s incredible design...
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This Moron Left The Driver’s Seat In A Self-Driving Infiniti Q50 On The Highway: Video Nelson Ireson
In a way, we admire the intestinal fortitude of the German in this video. In the interest of science, or at least YouTube views, he sets an Infiniti Q50S in self-driving mode and lets it cruise down...
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Made An Awesome Car Film? Take It To The Jalopnik Film Festival
Have you made an awesome car film? Would you like to? Either way, you should check out the Jalopnik Film Festival. Entering its second year, the event organized by our friends at Jalopnik is moving beyond just showing cool car films. Now they’re aiming to promote the creation of great new car...
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BMW Vision Future Luxury Concept Scheduled For Pebble Beach Concept Lawn Showing
The next far forward-looking view of BMW’s design themes and luxury concepts will come at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, in the form of the BMW Vision Future Luxury concept, previously shown at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. “We use visionary concept vehicles like the BMW...
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McLaren P1, 650S Spider Get Special Operations Treatment For Pebble Beach
The 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is nearly upon us, and with it will come some of the most amazing automotive hardware on display anywhere. Contributing its new cars to the vintage fold, McLaren Special Operations will show two upgraded vehicles: a 650S Spider and a P1. The MSO 650S...
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Rolls-Royce Confirms Development Of New Drophead Model
Rolls-Royce, unlike most of the rest of the motoring world, rises above market pressures to provide cars not demanded, but desired. As a result, the brand’s model mix tends to be rather stable, and rather limited, changing only gradually and after great deliberation. So the announcement of a...
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2015 Acura TLX Driven, ‘Ring Taxi Crash, 911 GT3 RS: Today’s Car News
The 2015 Acura TLX is a surprisingly capable car, well-tuned for handling and comfort, with a nice set of features—but how does it stack up, or fit into, the larger luxury sedan scene? We drove one to find out. BMW’s ‘Ring Taxi has crashed again, this time in rather dramatic...
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