Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The Goodwood Festival of Speed is behind us for 2014, but the sights and sounds keep coming as car owners and sponsors post videos of their time on Lord March’s estate.
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Duaiv & Lamborghini Of Miami Team Up For Aventador Roadster Art Car: GalleryYou may not know who French musician and painter Duaiv is, but you will certainly remember him now. Armed with fierce creativity and unique vision Duaiv has created one of the most striking art cars in recent memory, using the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster as his canvas. ALSO SEE: Lamborghini...
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More Powerful Bentley Mulsanne To Carry Speed TitleEarlier this month we brought you news that Bentley is working on a more powerful version of its Mulsanne flagship sedan. We now have a report claiming the more powerful Mulsanne will carry the Speed title currently applied to the most powerful versions of Bentley’s Continental GT and Flying...
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Michael Schumacher, Mercedes-AMG GT, 2015 Ford Mustang Specs: The Week In ReverseMichael Schumacher’s wife says the worst part is over, the story behind Mercedes-AMG GT’s twin-turbo V-8 engine is told, and the full weight and power specs for the 2015 Ford Mustang coupe are out—it’s The Week In Reverse. After a head injury from a ski accident left Formula...
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Poll: What Is YOUR Ultimate Muscle Car?If you're like us, the weekend is always calling with its gasoline-soaked temptations. So take a minute and daydream with us—what’s your ultimate muscle car? Take the poll and let us know. Or, if you’re so inclined, tell us what option you’d rather choose in the comments...
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Lamborghini Veneno Roadster Delivered In Germany: Gallery, VideoThe first of Lamborghini’s stunning, over-the-top Veneno Roadsters has been delivered to a customer in Frankfurt, Germany. These photos show the car, painted in a liquid gloss black with matte gray and bright red accents. Undeniably extreme in its design, the Veneno Roadster is not for...
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The Koenigsegg One:1 is an utterly mental supercar, regardless of where it stands in the pantheon of world’s fastest. Here, we get an unusually up-close and personal view of the car thanks to...
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Mercedes Details The AMG GT’s Twin-Turbo V-8 Engine: VideoThe upcoming Mercedes-AMG GT promises to be an exciting sports car that will run with, and possibly outrun, the best of the Porsche 911-class of cars. Here, we get a peek at the car in action, including a focus on its twin-turbo V-8 engine. READ: Hardest Time Over, Says Michael Schumacher's Wife...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Coupe Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy photos of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class Coupe (MLC name is also possible), a new utility vehicle based on the Concept Coupe SUV shown at the 2014 Beijing Auto Show. Unsurprisingly, the vehicle hidden under the camouflage appears to be very similar in both overall profile and in...
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New 2015 Ford Mustang Specs: EcoBoost Gets 310 HP, Weighs 3,532 LBS, MoreThe 2015 Ford Mustang is a fine-looking automobile to most eyes, and it moves the nameplate forward in important ways: independent rear suspension across the line, a turbocharged four-cylinder performance version, and more. But many of the key specs have been only vaguely outlined—until...
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Getting 5 Lamborghinis Into A Mall Requires Zero Magic, Actually: VideoSuppose you want to get a shiny gold Lamborghini Aventador and a handful of Gallardos inside the local shopping mall for a display. Time to source a quality wizard, because there’s no way they’re fitting between those bracelet kiosks and watch repair stands, right? Wrong. It just takes...
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Lexus SC400 Does Burnout Until Brakes Catch FireHere we see some of the madness that is the TX2K14 event, with what appears to be a modified Lexus SC400 burning the tires for a couple of minutes, keeping the smoke billowing and the revs up until the brakes simply can’t take it and burst into flame. ALSO SEE: Here's A Challenger SRT Hellcat...
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Dating from an era of more beautiful cars, the Ferrari 330 P4 nonetheless stands out. With looks that seemingly blend aircraft with race cars, the 330 P4 isn’t just an attractive car,...
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Here’s A Challenger SRT Hellcat Burnout To Celebrate Official $59,995 Price Tag: VideoThis is a burnout. It may be the Platonic ideal of burnouts—the burnout all others aspire to be. It’s also, it turns out, a burnout you can make your own for just $59,995. Full official pricing details for the whole 2015 Challenger range were released today from the 707-horsepower 2015...
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Bus-Loading Superhero Carries Motorcycle Up Ladder On His Head: VideoCan a person put a motorcycle on their head, climb a ladder with it, and load it onto a bus? If you think the answer is no, you’re like the rest of the human race. Except for this guy in India. MUST SEE: Here's A Challenger SRT Hellcat Third-Gear Burnout To Celebrate Official $59,995 Price...
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Immaculate 8,000-Mile BMW M1 For Sale on eBayStunning. Immaculate. Utter perfection. There are many ways to describe this Inka Orange 1981 BMW M1 for sale on eBay, and 7,980-mile time capsule is another. For sale on eBay by Ferrari-Maserati of Fort Lauderdale (discovered by Bring a Trailer), this M1 is number 348 of the 440 or so total M1s...
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Awesome Kid Parks Go Kart Awesomely: VideoLadies and gentlemen, meet the future Stig. Or, possibly, the driver who will one day dethrone the Stig. MUST SEE: 2016 Ford Mustang GT350 (SVT) Spy Shots And Video Posted to YouTube two years ago, the video contains no information or description. Just the footage of one talented young driver doing...
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Creepy New Seat Monitors Your Heart, Knows When You’re Falling AsleepSoon, your car may know your heart rate—and may take control from you if it doesn’t like what it sees. A new project from Nottingham Trent University in the UK is working on an electrocardiogram (ECG) built into the driver’s seat to detect heart rate and determine when the driver...
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Short for “Panamera Junior,” the somewhat unmusical Pajun name is one we won’t have to hear in production terms for another five years, at least, according to the latest reports.
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2015 BMW M3 Dyno Reveals Just How Much Horsepower It Really MakesSome brands are known for underrating their cars’ horsepower, just as others are known for overrating their cars’ gas mileage. So where does BMW land on the spectrum, or more specifically, where does the 2015 M3 land? MUST SEE: Ralph Gilles Does Massive Burnout In 2015 Challenger SRT...
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Nissan IDx Rear-Drive Sports Car Production In Doubt: ReportJust a few months after the unveiling of the Nissan IDx Freeflow and NISMO concept cars at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, product chief Andy Palmer confirmed the compact rear-drive sports coupe was not only under consideration for production, but that Nissan “definitely will do one of...
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PSA: 7-Foot Pythons May Cause Engine Trouble: VideoCars break down all the time, and for a variety of reasons, so seeing someone stranded at the side of the road may be cause for concern, but it’s rarely news. When the cause of the car’s engine trouble is a 7-foot python, however, it’s another matter entirely. MUST WATCH: Ralph...
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Video Emerges Showing Lamborghini Gallardo Destroyed By ValetValets of the world, what is it you have against Lamborghinis? Can't you just take it easy on them? For us? DON'T MISS: Did A LaFerrari Just Catch Fire? White, sparkling clean, and absolutely smashed to bits at the nose, this Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder was crashed at a La Meridien hotel in New...
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Caterham Superlight R500 Ends ProductionOne of the world’s most exclusive super performance cars has reached the end of its run, six years after its introduction. With just 174 units built since 2008, the Caterham Superlight R500 is about twice as rare as the Bugatti Veyron—and nearly as quick at a fraction of the power and...
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