Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Hybrids, even plug-ins, can be fun these days. But can they also be useful for more than ripping off righteous 'Ring laps and waddling back and forth from the grocery store? Say, perhaps, some mild...
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New Self-Driving Car Tech To Come From Continental, Google, IBM Alliance?Self-driving cars are a divisive topic. Enthusiasts despise the idea of being cut out of the loop, and tinfoil hat conspiracists despise the idea of Big Brother looking over their shoulder; on the other hand, commuters would welcome the extra free time and even an enthusiast can appreciate being...
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Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Quick Drive: A $400,000 Pay Date Earns Its FeeWe drive the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster and come away sweaty, exhausted, and satisfied.
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2015 Ford Mustang Spy ShotsRumors and reports about what to expect of the 2015 Ford Mustang have flown around the web in a flurry for months, if not years, and whatever the hype may lack in accuracy, it makes up for in spirit. Today, we have our most revealing spy shots of the upcoming muscle car, and no doubt they’ll...
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2014 Lexus IS SEMA Concept Gets DeviantART DesignThe Specialty Equipment Market Association, better known as SEMA, is gearing up for its annual tuner bash, held each fall in Las Vegas. Lexus will join the party once again this year, with a unique 2014 IS sedan concept designed by the winner of a competition at the Internet art community...
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Gymkhana Drift Truck Kills Pikes Peak, The Planet, With Awesomeness: VideoKilling the planet has never looked this awesome, except for every time a raced-out big rig does its physics-defying thing. Here, the big rig is a Banks Super Turbo race truck, and it's being piloted up Pikes Peak by Mike Ryan. ALSO SEE: Sébastien Loeb Obliterates Pikes Peak Record: Video...
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There's automotive luxury and exclusivity, and then there's The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. Dovetailing with Lamborghini's own brand values, the event is a high-dollar, high-class show of the...
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Monterey Motorsports Reunion: The Past Is FastWhether you've been a fan since vintage was new, or a new fan with a taste for history, the Monterey Motorsports Reunion has something you'll love--and many things you'll want. Here's a tiny slice of the delicious pie that was this year's event. Car Week on the Monterey peninsula is a busy time...
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Pebble Beach Concours: Packard Wins, But Porsches ShineIf you've never been to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance at the end of Monterey Car Week, you owe it to yourself to attend at least once. It's a car lover's Mecca, complete with daily rituals that draw everyone in the same direction. Unfortunately that equates to a wheeled millipede of traffic...
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2014 Corvette Stingray First Drive Video: How To Scare A Porsche For Half The PriceYou know all the stats. You've seen the live photos. You've even read our first drive report. Now you can see it in action as we hop behind the wheel for a couple of days in the 2014 Corvette Stingray on the Monterey peninsula just ahead of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Don't listen to the...
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McCall Motorworks Revival: Saving The Best For FirstA huge percentage of the best of the best of the automotive universe is on the Monterey peninsula this week, and kicking off the festivities is the McCall Motorworks Revival at the Monterey Jet Center. Mixing airplanes with automobiles and plenty of high-end hob-mobbing, the McCall Motorworks...
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Chevy Corvette: Seven Generations, Three Stingrays, One DreamAs we welcome the latest heir to the Corvette throne of American sports car greatness, it's worth taking the time to look back at the previous six generations to see where the new Stingray plants its roots. The first generation of the Corvette (1953-1962) bears little resemblance to today's...
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If you've been saving your pennies hoping the new seventh-generation Corvette would deliver the performance goods, get your hammer. It's time to break open the piggy bank.
Why? Because the Z51...
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Ferrari P4/5 & P4/5 Competizione Together At Last: Video & GalleryJames Glickenhaus' contributions to the automotive world are undeniable. But for some reason, the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina and its racing alter ego, the P4/5 Competizione have never been together in the same place. Now they have. As the gallery shows, the two cars do look a lot alike, though...
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Rally Car Test In Quadvision Melts Your Brain: VideoWatching a pro rally driver at work in his office is like watching a conductor use all four limbs to direct an orchestra--at about 200 beats per minute. Watching that driver work in quadvision will blow your mind. One camera looks at the driver, another looks at his feet, a third looks forward from...
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Spanish Exotic Carmaker Tramontana Considering U.S. PlantFlorida is the site of many things--most of them bizarre and occasionally unfathomable acts of stupidity. But it may also soon be the site of a new exotic car manufacturing plant, if Spain's a.d. Tramontana gets its way. The Spanish company is considering the Sarasota-Manatee area or a location in...
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2015 SRT Hellcat, 2014 BMW 328d, 2015 Mustang EcoBoost: Today's Car NewsThe 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT "Hellcat" has been spied in testing. What is a Hellcat? It's apparently one very mean, very powerful engine headed for the Dodge Challanger. BMW's 2014 328d diesel sedan doesn't just get 45 mpg on the highway. It also costs a touch under $40,000 to start. Is this the...
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Subaru, Higgins To Compete At X Games Gymkhana Grid: VideoDefending back-to-back Rally America champion David Higgins and the Subaru PUMA RallyCross Team are joining forces for the festivities at X Games Los Angeles. The team will compete in the Gymkhana Grid event against the likes of Ken Block, Tanner Foust, as well as his own Subaru PUMA teammates...
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America is finally back in the F1 saddle with the U.S. Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. But that's the only place in the U.S. that could have an F1 race soon--New Jersey's... -
2014 Volvo Lineup Priced: S60 T5 From $32,400While Volvo's range of vehicles does get a range of minor dress-up updates for 2014, the bulk of the range remains essentially the same as last year. Accordingly, the pricing remains much the same as last year, with the 2014 S60's base price rising $500, from $31,900 to $32,400, to cover the...
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Gallardo Squadra Corse, 2014 BMW 328d, 2015 Ford Mustang Video: Car News HeadlinesLamborghini has unveiled another special-edition Gallardo, this time based on their Super Trofeo race cars, called the Squadra Corse. It's bred to be as close to the race car as possible, while still being street legal--and relatively comfortable. BMW's new 328d diesel luxury sedan has been rated...
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Race-Inspired Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse UnveiledIt was only a few months ago that Lamborghini founded its Squadra Corse department to handle its motorsport activities, including its one-make series, the Blancpain Super Trofeo. The Super Trofeo race series spawned its own special-edition racing Gallardo, and now the Squadra Corse department has...
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Forza 5 McLaren P1 Ride-Along Winner Collects His Prize: VideoMcLaren Automotive and Forza 5 teamed up earlier this year to offer a competition with the grand prize being a ride-along in the McLaren P1. With little more than dropping your name in a digital hat as the price of entry, the P1 ride-along was quite the enticing prize. For one lucky participant...
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Kiwi Building 3D-Printed Aston Martin DB4 ReplicaWhile we're not always fans of replicars, sometimes the enthusiasm of the owner/builder--and their attention to detail--wins us over. This is one of those times. Ivan Sentch, a New Zealander and Aston Martin devotee, has decided to build a full-scale 3D printed model of an Aston Martin DB4. He's...
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