Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Saleen Automotive, the well-known but at times embattled empire of Steve Saleen, has announced it will build a high-performance version of a new car. No, it's not the 2015 Ford Mustang (not yet,...
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MINI Production At Magna Steyr Ending In 2016, Moving To U.K., NetherlandsBMW's version of the MINI is an unusual vehicle, and it's built in unusual places. Currently, many MINIs are built in the Oxford, England plant that's most closely tied to the brand's heritage. But the Countryman and Paceman are made under contract by Magna Steyr in in Graz, Austria. The latter...
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The Quietest Drag Race Ever: Tesla Model S Vs. Tesla Model SEarlier this week we brought you video of a Tesla Model S giving a 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray a run for its money on the straight strip. Today, there's no doubt the Model S will win--because it's racing another Model S. It's the quietest drag race ever. Leaving the line with little more than the...
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Volvo XC90 Plug-In Hybrid Could Enter Production By 2015If you were at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, you know that one of the most perfectly executed concept vehicles was, surprisingly, a crossover: the Volvo Concept XC Coupe. While it won't be headed straight to production, a vehicle sharing its themes--and an advanced plug-in hybrid power train--could...
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Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo Racing Series For Gran Turismo 6If Gran Turismo 6 itself wasn't enough justification to build a custom virtual driving setup and get busy, perhaps the latest addition to the game will persuade you: the Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo now has its own race-bred edition. MUST SEE: Switzer Nissan GT-R Hits 1,212 HP On The Dyno...
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Atlanta Weather Turns Nation's Worst Traffic Into Zombie CarpocalypseIt seems we can hardly go a week without some "winterpocalypse" these days. The latest bunch of water to fall from the sky causes widespread idiocy, doubly so if it happens to be frozen water. Unfortunately, it's not always hype--when a southern city that's unaccustomed to snow gets a fair dose of...
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"Drift missiles" are cheap, generally crappy cars used for horsing around and general tail-out antics with friends. The goal isn't to build anything pretty, or even anything particularly fast, just... -
The Answer Really Is Always Miata: VideoAs a Miata owner myself, I am biased, I admit. But that doesn't change the reality of the matter. The Miata is always the answer, no matter the question. Here, you can see Matt Farah on a Drive visit with an NC CJ Wilson race car and a Lexus V-8-powered NA street Miata built and owned by team...
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Switzer Nissan GT-R Hits 1,212 HP On The DynoRunning 33 psi of boost is, by some standards, not all that extreme. Running 33 psi of boost in a flame-spitting Nissan GT-R built for the purpose by Switzer is nutty. Our kind of nutty. Like 1,212-horsepower nutty. Of course, that's horsepower at the crank. At the wheels you'll find...
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2015 Lamborghini Huracán Caught In The Wild Again: VideoThe bright orange Lamborghini Huracán in this video appears to be the first Huracan to make it to the U.S., and its first mission: to go tail out, fast, in front of a camera truck. The second video of the lambent Lambo can be seen below, wherein it dodges debris and revs happily for the...
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Tesla Model S Takes On 2014 Corvette Stingray At The Drag Strip: VideoMuch has been made of the Tesla Model S's performance chops, particularly in the 85-kWh Performance version. But even more has been made of the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray's undeniable athletic abilities. So what happens when the two face off on the drag strip? The answer may surprise you, but...
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Gymkhana 6 'GoPro Edition' Puts You In The Driver's Seat: VideoEver wanted to imagine you're Ken Block as he flies around the Gymkhana course, setting the incendiary four-wheeled burnouts in motion? Here's your chance: Gymkhana 6 GoPro Edition. MUST SEE: Tesla Model S Takes On 2014 Corvette Stingray At The Drag Strip: Video There are dozens of other points of...
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When night falls on the Daytona International Speedway, it’s not just the partying that comes up to the next level. Racing is intense in the dark.
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Rolex 24 GTD Last-Lap Incident: Penalty Reversed, Ferrari WinsUPDATE: IMSA has reversed its penalty on the #555 Level 5 Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia assessed during the last lap when driver Alessandro Pier Guidi and #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Audi R8 LMS driver Markus Winkelhock had an incident in the infield section of the course. Despite awarding the...
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Memo Gidley, Matteo Malucelli Involved In Red-Flag Crash At Daytona Rolex 24: UpdatedJust over three hours into the Rolex 24 at Daytona, a crash just after the International Horseshoe brought brought a red flag stop to the race, and put the well-being of drivers Memo Gidley (Gainsco #99) and Matteo Malucelli (Risi Competizione #62) on everyone’s mind. The accident occurred as...
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Chevy Corvette C7.R Turns First Laps In Anger At Daytona: PhotosThe seventh-generation Chevy Corvette is here, as its rather over-the-top Z06 version, and, making its racing debut today at the Rolex 24 in Daytona, the C7.R race car. Captured at the International Horseshoe corner during the first three laps of the race, these photos show the Gavin/Milner/Liddell...
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Interview With Audi Customer Racing Chief Romolo Liebchen: Rolex 24 At DaytonaDaytona is, by most standards, a rather quiet little beach town, superficially a third of a century or more past its prime. But for many Americans, and more than a few Europeans, it’s also a holy place—a point of pilgrimage for the Church of Speed. One such European is Romolo Liebchen...
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Rolex 24 At Daytona: The Pre-Race GalleryThe challenges of running a race car flat-out for 24 hours are monumental. But the Rolex 24 at Daytona doesn’t start at the green flag on Saturday afternoon. In fact, the race started at least a few months ago, then heated up earlier this month with the Roar Before the 24, three days of...
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UPDATE: The video originally cited has been removed by the provider due to personal threats against the owner. We've redacted our story to remove his identity as well.
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Watch The Stig Do Donuts Around A Google Street View Car In An SLS AMG Black Series: VideoThose with an incurable case of topgearitis will already know the famed Top Gear test track is available on Google Maps’ Street View. But today, Top Gear released a video showing how the Google Maps team was welcomed onto its circuit, as the show ramps up for its 21st series (or, as we'd call...
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2016 Cadillac CT6 (LTS) Flagship Rear-Drive Sedan Spy ShotsCadillac's plans for a new, range-topping, rear-drive flagship sedan are no secret; the questions lie in the details. What will it be named? When will it arrive? And what will it look like? The last question, at least, we can give a partial answer to: it will look like this. Or, at the least, it...
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2015 Lincoln Navigator Teased Ahead Of Tomorrow's Debut (And Leaked A Bit On Twitter)The Lincoln Navigator never quite found its mark the way Cadillac's Escalade has, and with an all-new Escalade on the way, Lincoln needs to freshen up its luxury full-size SUV to stay in the game. That's exactly what it's doing, with a debut due tomorrow. So far, all we have to run with is an image...
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Craigslist Nissan Maxima: The Final Reader VoteJust before the holidays, we stumbled across Luke Aker's incredible Craigslist ad for a heavily used 1996 Nissan Maxima, and Nissan North America decided to jump in and buy the car. Then they asked us to put the question to you, our readers, to decide what they should do with it. Using your...
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2014 Audi S1 Spy ShotsPrototypes for Audi’s S1 have been testing for the past four years, which is an unusually long schedule for a vehicle that’s essentially a hotter version of a model already on sale. However, there’s a very good reason why we’re yet to see Audi introduce its S1; the automaker...
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