Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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There aren't many TV-show cars we get all soft in the knees for, but KITT is one of them. This KITT isn't one of the original cars used in filming, but it does have a David Hasselhoff pedigree.
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2015 Hyundai Genesis Sedan Priced: Starts From $38,950One of the ultimate value propositions in the luxury sedan world, the new 2015 Hyundai Genesis sedan gets a new set of prices to go with its bold new grille and technology updates. The base price starts from $38,000 plus $950 in delivery charges. MUST WATCH: Lamborghini Aventador Goes Airborne In...
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Lamborghini Aventador Goes Airborne In London CrashYesterday, photos and video of the aftermath of a crash made their way around the web. Today, we have the actual moment of impact--and it sends the surprised Lamborghini Aventador airborne. DON'T MISS: Maserati MC12 In Black Offered Up For Sale The video, by way of Shmee150, reveals the accident...
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2015 BMW M4 Convertible Spy ShotsBMW’s new M4 has made its debut in coupe form, and soon it will spawn a convertible. Prototypes for the M4 Convertible have been spotted wearing the least camouflage gear we’ve seen yet, which means an auto show debut can’t be far. Like the M4 coupe (and the M3 sedan), the M4...
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How To Drive 'The Most Difficult Turn In Racing' - In A Porsche 911 GT3 CupThe team at /DRIVE have put together another brilliant little bit of motorsports madness, this time in the form of the MOMO NGT Porsche 911 GT3 Cup piloted by Henrique Cisneros. The challenge? Getting through Turn 17 at Sebring International Raceway, known to many as the most difficult turn in...
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1966 Ford Mustang Meets Volvo Wagon: A Marriage Of Convenience?If you're asking yourself why anyone would want to graft a Volvo 240DL's wagon roof and hatch onto a Ford Mustang, let us know when you find out. We're asking ourselves the same question. DON'T MISS: 1968 Ford Mustang Gets A 443-WHP Turbo 2JZ Swap: Video Okay, so it's not so hard to figure out why...
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The BMW lineup was grown exponentially in the last few years, with new models popping up to fill in the numerical gaps in the lineup--or old models taking on new names. Soon, an all-new model will...
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Rare Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Straßenversion for salePorsche is back in the top tier of Le Mans racing this year, but the company has a rich history in the series, not the least of which involves a limited run of cars in the late 1990s as homologation specials, including the 911 GT1 Evo Strassenversion. The street-going version of the 911 GT1 race...
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Trion Nemesis Promises 2,000 HP, Predator Mode: American VaporwareA new American supercar is coming, according to its manufacturers. The Trion Nemesis claims to offer 2,000 horsepower from a twin-turbo V-8 as well as a "Predator Mode." Along with its monstrous horsepower output, the Trion Nemesis is claimed to be capable of 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds and a top speed...
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Jay Leno’s McLaren P1 Delivered, First In The U.S.: VideoWould it surprise you if we told you that Jay Leno is getting delivery of the first McLaren P1 on this side of the Atlantic? Of course it didn't shock us; and it's an interesting lesson on how the slightly surreal world of exotic car delivery can work. Unlike the sometimes cringe-worthy unloading...
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Hennessey Announces $1.25 Million Venom GT World’s Fastest Edition, Already Sold OutIf you wanted to get your hands on the new special edition of the Hennessey Venom GT, you had to know the right people—most likely, John Hennessey himself. Because the new red, white, and blue World's Fastest Edition of the supercar is limited to just three units—and it’s already...
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1968 Ford Mustang Gets A 443-WHP Turbo 2JZ Swap: VideoIn the 50 years the Ford Mustang has been around, just about everything--good and bad--that could be done to it has been done. But this is one we haven't seen too many times before: a Mustang with a turbo 2JZ engine. MUST SEE: Size Matters 2: The Jumping/Drifting Semi Truck Is Back At Work In New...
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The Porsche Boxster is an undeniably great sports car. It was so good when it was introduced in all-new 981 form that we named it our 2013 Best Car To Buy. For the 2015 model year it's getting even...
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Size Matters 2: The Jumping/Drifting Semi Truck Is Back At Work In New VideoLiterally nothing in this video makes logical sense, but it's still 100% perfect. Mike Ryan and the Banks Super-Turbo Castrol Freightliner (which you might know from Pikes Peak) don't bother defying physics with their house-sized antics--they just take physics' lunch money and dump it in the trash...
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LIT Motors C1: The Car-Like Motorcyle That Can't Fall DownImagine, a vehicle that drives like a car, but balances itself on two wheels. Too late--LIT Motors already did it, back in 2012. DON'T MISS: Size Matters 2: The Jumping/Drifting Semi Truck Is Back At Work In New Video As this BBC video demonstrates, the all-electric LIT Motors C1 electric...
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Loeb And Peugeot Pikes Peak Car Set For Record Goodwood Hill Climb RunSébastien Loeb is undeniably the living master of all things unpaved, and, as he proved at last year's Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, he can chuck a car around just fine on asphalt, too. Now, he's aiming for the top of the charts at the Goodwood Festival of Speed's famous hill climb...
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Report: BMW X2 crossover confirmed to further split the atomIt's been almost a month since we've heard anything about the BMW X2, but now the bimmerheads at Bimmerpost have what they're calling confirmation from a BMW "insider" that the coupe-y crossover-y small-y thing will be coming soon. In a spate of model proliferation the likes of which the world has...
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Acura NSX Prototype Headed For Goodwood Hill During Festival Of SpeedThe Acura NSX may be the most over-teased and under-delivered car of this century. For years now, we've seen concept after nearly identical concept--no, wait, this one's a prototype!--with no actual production car in sight. The next step in the Neverending Story Xperiment will come at Goodwood...
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Some of the world’s best roads are also among the sketchiest, narrow lanes clinging dangerously to the sides of steep, rocky mountains. The penalty for failure: plunging hundreds of feet into...
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Mazda MX-5 Driver Takes Porsches, BMWs, Hondas To Task: 15 Passes On First LapThere are many things that make oval-track racing more conducive to huge audiences than road racing, not least of which is that the track is always visible to people in the stands, and so, too, are the passes. Fortunately the Internet exists, to let us see acts of greatness like this first lap from...
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BMW Hoons The 2014 M5 Competition Package In New VideoWe've known since the debut of the 2014 BMW M5 that it would offer an upgrade from the already-monstrous 560 horsepower to 575 horsepower thanks to a Competition Package. Now, BMW is showing off what the new hotter M5 variant can do. MUST WATCH: World's Longest Car Jump Attempt Ends In Fierce...
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Pink Floyd Jaguar Mk 2 Built For La Carrera Panamericana On eBayIt's well known that one member of legendary rock band Pink Floyd is deeply into cars, especially vintage race cars. But this Carrera Panamericana-prepped Jaguar Mark 2 wasn't owned by Nick Mason. It was owned by David Gilmour and manager Steve O'Rourke. Prepared to the classic racing standards of...
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Drag Racer Makes Awesome Save When 250-MPH Car's Chutes Fail: VideoThere are times in racing when you know things have gone wrong, but there's no time to worry--you just have to jump in and deal with it, or end up crashed, or worse. This driver knows all about that after his chutes failed to deploy in a 250-mph car at a drag race in Australia. We learn of the...
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1966 Ford Mustang ... Limousine? The Things You Find On eBayMost of the cars that get turned into limousines make some sort of sense (Lincoln Town Cars)--or make so little sense, it comes full circle to at least be predictable (Hummers). But a 1966 Ford Mustang limo? Firmly in the nether regions of nonsense. But someone has done it. MUST SEE: BMW Spins On...
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