Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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There's no doubt the 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray is a truly impressive performance car, from its electronically actuated limited-slip differential to its direct-injected, 460-horsepower LT1 V-8. But...
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BMW Concept X5 eDrive To Spawn Production Plug-In Hybrid SUV: ReportUnveiled in August before making its public debut at the Frankfurt auto show earlier this month, the BMW Concept X5 eDrive is a 61.8-mpg take on luxury utility driving. And it may soon spawn a production plug-in hybrid X5. While still cautious to couch the news in tentative, future terms, BMW's...
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Hennessey Venom GT, GT-R, CTS-V Lap Circuit Of The Americas: VideoThe Circuit of the Americas is a world-class facility and a very challenging track to master. Pair that with the world-class Hennessey Venom GT (which also looks rather difficult to master) and you have a match made in Texas. Here, we see the Venom GT chasing a Hennessey-modified Nissan GT-R during...
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Front-Wheel-Drive BMW 1-Series Sedan Due In 2017: ReportThe front-wheel drive BMW 1-Series is coming, even though 80 percent of current 1-Series owners think their car is already front-wheel-drive. A new report today puts a timeline on a new sedan version, aka the "New Entry-level Sedan" (NES): it should arrive in 2017. The news comes by way of...
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2014 Dodge Charger Pursuit Sets New Cop-Car Performance RecordsIf you're on the lam, you don't want to see one of these behind you, because it's the fastest police car in America. At least, that's the takeaway from its record cop-car laps at the Michigan State Police Vehicle Evaluation Test and laps at Grattan Raceway. Scoring a time of 1:33.85 in the Michigan...
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Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet In Action: VideoWhile $194,850 is undeniably a lot of money, it also buys you a lot of car: the new 991 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. We fully expect it to be every bit as good as the hardtop version we drove in Germany last month, with the added benefit of a folding cloth roof. Here, we get to see the car in...
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There are muscle cars, and then there's the Equus Bass 770. Luxurious, meticulously machined, and impressively potent, it's a mash-up of the best of the muscle car world, filtered through modern... -
2014 BMW M3 & M4: Engine Tech GalleryThe move from the soaring, singing S65 V-8 of the E9x BMW M3 to the new twin-turbo, in-line six-cylinder S55 in the 2014 BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe has some fans longing for the sweet sounds of massive revs. Fortunately, the new six looks to make its own style of music. BMW S55 engine also looks...
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World's Coolest Pinto Does 345-Foot Wheelstand: VideoThere are roughly 3.4 million reasons not to like the Ford Pinto, but there's one really, really good reason to like it: this. It's nowhere close to a stock Pinto, of course, and it's not alone in its unlikely transition from fire-prone econobox to fearsome dragstrip demon, but this little yellow...
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Bentley Continental GT3 Race Car To Make Competitive Debut In Abu DhabiEntering any form of motorsports is a monumental undertaking for a carmaker. The transition from road-going masterpiece to track-thrashing missile is difficult, and then there's the expense of actually going racing. But for Bentley and its Continental GT3, it looks easy. From the first announcement...
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710-hp NASCAR-Powered '65 Mustang By The Ring Brothers Coming To SEMADropping a NASCAR engine into a street car is nothing new--one of our buddies has an old Chevy pickup sporting one of the fearsome V-8s. But there's dropping in an engine, and then there's the sort of work the Ring Brothers do. According to Mustangs Daily, at this year's SEMA show, we'll be treated...
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Volkswagen Working On 500-HP, Twin-Turbo VR6 Engine: ReportThere are many things to love about the Volkswagen Golf R32. It's an all-wheel drive hatchback with premium feel and a potent, mellifluous VR6 engine. But soon, the VR6 may get a hopped up, 496-horsepower, twin-turbo variant. Put that in your R32 and smoke it. Literally. The new VR6, according to...
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Just yesterday, BMW released the first official technical details on the 2014 BMW M3 Sedan and M4 Coupe. Today, we have photos of the first 2014 M3 crash, fresh from the Nürburgring.
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2015 Cadillac Escalade: Five New VideosThe next generation of Cadillac's luxury SUV will arrive on October 7th, but in the meantime, the team behind the new lux-ute is peppering us with teasers. Today we get five new, but very short, videos. Consider us teased. Despite an average run time of about 15 seconds, each video reveals a new...
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LaFerrari Testing On The Nürburgring: Spy ShotsThe wraps have already come off the Ferrari LaFerrari, though many of its specifications remain stated in "at least" and "more than" terms. Perhaps that's because Ferrari hasn't finalized things just yet--and why it's out testing the car on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Shown here as test...
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Equus Bass 770: Muscle Car ChimeraAll it takes is one look to know the Equus Bass 770 ain't no Hyundai. It's all American, bred in Detroit, with the best bits of every classic muscle car, bundled into a thoroughly modern and wondrously beautiful package. Aside from the name, the only thing the Equus Bass 770 shares with the Hyundai...
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Need For Speed Movie: The First Official TrailerDrifters, tuners, and moronic plot lines have largely dominated the automotive-themed car movies in popular culture of late, though gems like Senna and Rush stand out as notable exceptions. Which camp will the upcoming Need For Speed movie join? Based on the strength of this trailer, we're not...
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Tesla Model S Unintended Acceleration Complaint Filed With NHTSAAt this early stage, it's too early to know if this unintended acceleration complaint is an isolated incident, or even due to a fault with the Tesla Model S.
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Easily one of the most classically beautiful cars on display at this year's Frankfurt auto show, the Volvo Concept Coupe may see a limited production run, according to a new report.
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Ford Racing's Largest Small Block Ever Hits The Dyno: VideoUpgrading your street ride with a bigger, more powerful engine, is something every enthusiast has either done or dreamed of. For Ford fans, the new Ford Racing Z460 might just be the new holy grail. It's not the most powerful engine in the world, nor is it the most insane. But it's still pretty...
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Red Bull's How To Make An F1 Car Series Explains Carbon Fiber Use: VideoCarbon fiber and its various composite materials are central to the design and construction of a modern Formula 1 car. But how are carbon composites made, used, and leveraged to make the brutally efficient machines we see on race day? This video takes us behind the scenes into Infiniti Red Bull...
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The New Lexus IS F Is The Old IS F, And The Last IS F, EverThe Lexus IS F was, when introduced in 2008, the brand's first real attempt to meet the BMW M3 and Mercedes-Benz C Class AMG head-on. For the most part, it was a success, even if it didn't top either of the Germans. Today, Lexus released info on its 2014 IS F, and it's almost exactly the same as...
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Mercedes-Benz Shows The Magic Body Control Of ... Chickens?Mercedes-Benz is well-known for its magically controlling names for its high-tech products. Wipers that shoot cleaning fluid directly onto the window? Magic Vision Control. A sunroof that varies its opacity? Magic Sky Control. And now, on the new 2014 S Class, a system that scans the road ahead and...
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2014 BMW M3 & M4, America's Favorite Road Food, Ticket-Crazy Cop: Today's Car NewsThe 2014 BMW M3 and M4 are on their way, and we have the first official technical details on the new turbocharged performance cars. Will you miss the high-revving, sweet-sounding V-8? America loves its cars and its food. When the two come together, special things happen. We have a list of America's...
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