Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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McLaren is going all-out for the launch of Forza Motorsport 5, and while such competitions are usually more hassle than the prizes are worth, in this case, you might want to take a moment to...
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IndyLights Four-Wide Photo-Finish Spectacular: VideoThis may be the best racing finish of the year. Actually, it may be one of the best ever. The situation: the close of the Freedom 100 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Battling it out over the last two laps, Gabby Chaves, Sage Karam, and Carlos Munoz pull off some incredible side-by-side open...
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GRID2: Mono Edition Claims World's Most Expensive Title, Comes With BAC MonoOffering the most expensive is typically not something a video game company would typically brag about. In this case, we understand the exception. Buyers of the GRID2: Mono Edition package will get not just a copy of the game for the PlayStation 3. They'll also get a BAC Mono sports car. For just...
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McLaren M1B Can-Am Car At Road Atlanta: Audiotastic VideoThere are many very good reasons to watch videos of cars on the race track. Perhaps you want to learn the line before a track day. Perhaps you want to see how a potential purchase handles. Or perhaps you simply want to experience the essence of automotive glory. If you're in that last camp today...
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Aventador SV Spied, Pagani Zonda R Evolution, BMW M2 Rumors: Today's Car NewsThe Lamborghini Aventador may soon get a hotter, harder SV variant. We're not ones to argue with less weight and more power. Pagani's Zonda R has its own, even more capable version now, too: the Evolution. Though only 15 Zonda Rs were built, the Zonda R Evolution will be even more limited: just...
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2015 Lamborghini Aventador SV Spy ShotsThe Lamborghini Aventador is many things to many people: ultimate modern expression of the supercar; overstyled and underperforming; just too expensive. But it's most certainly special. It may soon become even more so, if the Aventador SV turns up the wick as high as it appears to. The spy photos...
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The next generation of the Forza Motorsport empire is already on its way, but now Need For Speed fans will have something to keep them anxious: Need For Speed Rivals.
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Corvette Museum Motorsports Park Construction: UpdateIn the works for over three years, the first steps toward actual construction of the planned Corvette Museum Motorsports Park have begun. Crews began clearing the land on the future site of the Motorsports Park this week. While the official groundbreaking is still some time away, the move is the...
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Audi Le Mans Prototypes: Lightness Through Gorgeous CarbonLightness is a highly sought-after attribute in a race car. Even when adding complex, often heavy systems like hybrid drive and large, powerful engines, there's a focus on saving weight. That's usually done through carbon fiber these days. Audi appears to have perfected the art. The carbon fiber...
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Jaguar's Mille Miglia 2013 Highlights: Video, GalleryThough all of the historic open-road automobile races have now become exhibitions--if they haven't disappeared altogether--they do manage to recapture at least something of the look of the iconic originals. Jaguar's entry into this year's Mille Miglia is a perfect example of the experience...
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McLaren 50 12C & 12C Spider Mark 50th AnniversarySpecial-edition cars to mark anniversaries are nothing new, but for McLaren, having its own production car around to commemorate the occasion is. The brand born of racing is capitalizing on the opportunity, with the new McLaren 50 12C and McLaren 50 12C Spider, celebrating the brand's 50th...
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McLaren P1 Sets New Nürburgring Lap Record?UPDATE: McLaren appears to have refuted the ultra-quick P1 time around the 'Ring, instead saying that the sign photographed below is simply a goal for the P1 team, not an achieved lap time. Regardless, if the goal holds up--and clearly McLaren has plans to set a lap time--the P1 will have...
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While the Cadillac XTS isn't the range-topping flagship that's yet to come from the American luxury brand, it is the current top of the range large sedan. Accordingly, it needs to look--and feel--the...
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2014 Mercedes SLS AMG Black Series Driven, 2015 S Class Coupe, Monaco GP: Car News HeadlinesThe 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series is a fierce bit of gullwinged supercar. But does it live up to the hype? We found out in the south of France. Mercedes-Benz is also working on a new top-level coupe, the 2015 S Class Coupe. Spied recently in testing, the car reveals more of its looks, and...
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2014 Bentley Flying Spur Driven, Forza 5 On Xbox One, McLaren-Honda 911 Fighter: Today's Car NewsThe 2014 Bentley Flying Spur has lost the Continental in its name, but it has gained a sleek new look and retained its classic style. But how does it handle the streets of Beijing? We found out. Forza Motorsport 5 is coming to the Xbox One. Will the temptation of beautifully-rendered scenery and...
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Porsche Carrera Cup Cars Battle At The 'Ring: VideoThe sound of a 991 Porsche 911 uncorked is a beautiful thing. It's even more intoxicating when it's converted to Carrera Cup form. Here, there are two of them, and they're battling for position at the Nordschleife. Filmed during the third round of the Porsche Carrera Cup, this video shows Kevin...
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Forza Motorsport 5 Coming To Xbox One: VideoLike it or not, there's a new Xbox on the way, the Xbox One. Apart from the impressive new stats, the Xbox One is also expected to carry an impressively hefty price tag. But whatever it costs, the Xbox One will also be the home for the fifth iteration of Forza Motorsport. This brief video gives you...
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2015 BMW 1-Series GT, Hennessey VelociRaptor SUV, Ferrari 458 Scuderia: Car News HeadlinesHow does a seven-passenger, front-wheel drive van-like BMW sound to you? You'll find out for sure soon enough--spy shots of the 2015 BMW 1-Series GT have hit the web. Hennessey is never content to leave well enough, or even way too much, alone. Enter the VelociRaptor SUV, a seven-seat version of...
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Have you ever wondered how the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety goes about its crash-testing process, naming Top Safety Picks or crash-test losers? Do you just love to see brand-new cars get...
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NASCAR's Leilani Münter Gets Tesla Model S, Goes ActivistIf you don't know who Leilani Münter is, you probably should. Apart from being a NASCAR ARCA-series racer, sister-in-law to the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, and very easy on the eyes, her motto is "never underestimate a vegetarian hippie chick with a race car." And she now drives a Tesla Model S...
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Bailey Blade XTR Gets Funding, Coming To SEMAThe long-running garage project of BXR Motors, or perhaps more accurately the indefatigable Neal Bailey, the Bailey Blade XTR is a garage project no more. The car isn't complete yet, unfortunately, but it should be in about five months--just in time for the 2013 SEMA show. Without disclosing the...
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Schumacher, Rosberg Hit The Nürburgring In F1, AMG Cars: VideoAs promised, F1 legend Michael Schumacher and current Mercedes AMG F1 driver Nico Rosberg have hit the Nurburgring in F1 and AMG cars. This video captures the screaming of Schumacher piloting the 2011-spec W02 Mercedes Silver Arrow F1 car as it flirts with a small herd of AMG cars. Oh, and there...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class: Live Photos And Video From UnveilingThe 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class was just unveiled this evening at an event in Hamburg. We were there to grab the live photos so you can see what the car looks like outside of a staged Arizona desert scene. The short of it: the new S Class is impressive. The interior is even more dramatic an...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class previewWhile the fight for dominance at the top of the full-sized luxury sedan class is an elegant affair, governed by gentleman's rules, it's still a fight--and a fierce one. Today, the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class enters the ring looking for a knockout. What is the S Class' secret combo? Three engineering...
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