Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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While most of us were worried about cliques, clothes, and kisses in our teens, this high school kid is building his own electric S2000. And he's doing it like an engineer.
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2015 Audi TT Rumors ResurfaceDevelopment of the next generation of the Audi TT has been ongoing for years, and we've followed talk of lightness, improvements to technology and power, and even seen spy shots of test mules on the road. The rumors all place the 2015 Audi TT at a major auto show for its debut in late 2013 or early...
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Lamborghini Egoista Concept Accosts The World's EyesLamborghini has long been known for its extreme approach to design. Usually those designs are not just striking, but beautiful as well. Usually. Here we have the Egoista, apparently designed to echo the look and feel of an open-cockpit formula car as viewed through a kaleidoscope. Unveiled during...
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Jaguar Heritage Racing Cars To Run 2013 Mille MigliaWith the 2014 Jaguar F-Type having recently drawn the automotive world's eyes back to the company's sports car past, the brand is capitalizing on that attention as it plans to run a trio of C-Types and an XK120 in the 2013 Mille Miglia. The Mille Miglia is no longer the no-holds-barred, flat-out...
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Porsche Code Of The Curve App Challenges Your Driving SkillsDriving games have evolved massively from the early days of PC and console arcade. You can even get some pretty decent mobile phone sims. But what if a smartphone driving game could cross over into the real world? That's exactly what the Code of the Curve app seeks to do. At least, that's part of...
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Google Glass: First Track Video, With Cadillac CTS-VThe video below may be the first on-track footage shot with Google Glass--and it was driven in a Cadillac CTS-V at Monticello Motor Club. We can't be sure if this is the first track lap recorded with Google Glass, since there's no official registry of Google Glass precedents as far as we know. The...
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Masquerading as a cabriolet, the 2014 Porsche 911 Targa has been spied in testing. With the Turbo recently joining the normally aspirated coupes and convertibles already unveiled, the Targa is one of...
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Watch Le Mans Pro André Lotterer Test The Audi TT ultra quattro: VideoLight makes right when it comes to any performance car. When light is done as well as the Audi TT ultra quattro concept, it's very, very right. Billed as an example of how "motorsports meets quattro", the TT ultra quattro concept weighs in at just 2,450 pounds. Generating 305 horsepower, each of...
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Motor Authority's Dream Garages Part 1: VideoIt's fun to pick the cars you'd put in your garage if you had unlimited funds. It's pointless, but it's still fun. Join us as we hash our the first members of our four-car dream garages--and debate the merits (or demerits) of each. For this first part, we're selecting two cars from the past. For...
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Rebellion R2K Street-Legal Race Car For Gumball 3000Building prototypes that are technically street legal isn't anything new. Just look to the Radical RXC, Caparo T1, or Ultima GTR. But it's still a good thing to do. Case in point: the Rebellion R2K. While specs on the car are essentially nil, the car's owner Jon Olsson indicates it's a highly...
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Porsche's Young Driver Academy Seeks To Breed Legends: VideoMaking a name in racing is not easy. It takes more than raw talent, especially these days. But Porsche's Young Driver Academy is seeking to help find and cultivate the top racing talent of tomorrow. In addition to speed behind the wheel, a modern racing driver must also have supreme race craft, a...
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You might think you'd have to be drunk to crash your car into a tree to make sure your airbags are working correctly. You'd be wrong.
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Tesla Models S Rates 99/100 In Consumer Reports TestingNot that you'd have much doubt about the Tesla Model S's qualities as a legitimate sports-luxury sedan (that just happens to be electric) if you'd read The Car Connection's full review or noticed Green Car Reports' award of Best Car To Buy 2013, but Consumer Reports has confirmed our own...
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CLA45 AMG's Euro Twin Fights Alien Abduction: VideoCan the European A45 AMG outrun the aliens?
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Extreme LaFerrari False, 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C, 2014 BMW 4-Series: Car News HeadlinesReports of an even higher-performance version of the LaFerrari hypercar have been making the rounds--but fear not, early reservation holders--they're false. Whew. Right? The 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C is drawing closer to its retail debut, and with it, Alfa's return to the U.S. But can the light, potent...
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Aston Martin, Daimler Considering Engine Supply DealWithin the next two months, Aston Martin and Daimler could be partners in an engine supply deal. Aston Martin is said to be seeking engines for its luxury-sports lineup, and Daimler is the first choice. The news comes by way of Bloomberg, citing sources close to Aston Martin investor...
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2014 Subaru WRX, Spock Vs. Spock, 2015 BMW 5-Series: Today's Car NewsThe 2014 Subaru WRX has been spied in testing again, and as we noted in our video preview, it's not the same shape as the handsome WRX Concept. Not even close, really. Old Spock versus New Spock? Mercedes versus Audi? Age versus beauty? You'll find all of this and more in a clever advertisement...
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We've gone a bit nuts and strapped swords to one of our cars. Why? To chop fruit, naturally.
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Car Fruit Ninja: VideoWhy should cartoon characters and very large men have all the fun? Why isn't the car world represented amongst the legions of fruit-slicing katana-wielders? It is now. Enjoy. ------------------------ Swords are sharp, m'kay? Don't screw around with them. No, for real. Don't. I did and I got six...
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Nissan JUKE-R: First Track Drive VideoThe Nissan Juke-R started as an off-book project that was, at first, not a favorite of the home office. Once they saw what it could do, however, they came around. Now there are four of them in existence--two for Nissan/NISMO and two delivered to private customers. The example we got to drive last...
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Chevy Wants A Rear-Drive Lightweight Sports CarAfter the Kappa-based Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky died with their respective brands during GM's dark days of bankruptcy, the company was left without a compact sports car--the first step into rear-drive sports car territory is now the Corvette. While the 2014 Corvette Stingray starts at a...
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Tesla Model S Updates, Aston One-77 Police, Range Rover Hybrids: Today's Car NewsThe Tesla Model S is going on sale in Europe, and to mark the occasion, the brand is debuting a range of new equipment and configuration options, including a better-handling Performance Plus model. Aston Martin's One-77 supercar is now part of Dubai's increasingly awesome/ridiculous police cruiser...
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Will Jaguar Call Its SUV 'Q-Type'?As SUVs and crossovers continue to prove profitable for many luxury carmakers, more brands with traditionally sedan-focused lineups are seeking to join the party. Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and, possibly Jaguar are among the next candidates for entry. While we've expressed skepticism over the idea in...
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