Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Michael Schumacher, seven-time F1 driver's champ and so fast he had to retire twice to make it stick, will soon be back in an F1 car--this time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
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Infiniti M Sedan Scores IIHS Top Safety Pick--Just In Time To Change Its NameIt'll be called the Infiniti Q70 next year, but for now, the 2013 Infiniti M is a Top Safety Pick.
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2014 Jaguar F-Type Chassis: 30 Days Of F-TypeThough you wouldn't know it to look at it, the last generation of the Jaguar XJ was largely made of aluminum and surprisingly light for its size and power. In fact, the XJ with a supercharged V-8 only weighed about 500 pounds more than the 2014 F-Type. In other words, Jaguar knows a thing or two...
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2015 VW GTI Driven, BMW Goes Solar, Fast & Furious 6: Car News HeadlinesThe 2015 Volkswagen GTI is nearly here, and we've spent some time behind the wheel in France to give you our first-hand impressions of what it's like. Hint: It's pretty darn good. BMW will offer solar charging systems to buyers of its electric cars, which can be installed on the owner's home...
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Fast & Furious 6 Featurette Gives A Peek At Plot: VideoThe next installment in the guilty pleasure/cringe fest that is the Fast & Furious series of movies is about to hit, and in anticipation, a new "featurette" video has been released. While talking about "plot" in a Fast & Furious movie is a bit beside the point, the featurette does give us a...
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What Is SCCA Pro Solo? This Is: VideoGetting started in motorsports is tough. It's not like you can just go out and buy some basic equipment or join a team and get going. Or is it? Professional racing is an expensive and time-consuming endeavor. Even among those fortunate enough to go racing professionally, few actually make any real...
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Muscle cars have an interesting dynamic amongst car enthusiasts. For some, the heavy, big-power, anything-but-subtle looks, and often low-tech engineering are the antithesis of what it means to build... -
Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake, Audi R4, Cadillac ATS Coupe: Today's Car NewsA shooting brake version of the Mercedes-Benz CLA Class may be in the works, to complement the CLS Shooting Brake already available outside the U.S. If it's made, will the CLA Shooting Brake come our way? We hope so. Audi may be re-considering production of a mid-range sports car to slot between...
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McLaren MP4-12C Faces Off Against Ferrari 458 Italia At Drag Strip: VideoWhich supercar is best? That's a common but complicated question. Is it the fastest? The quickest? The best-handling? The most well-rounded? The prettiest? The most visceral? There's at least one answer to the question, however, and it's settled at the drag strip. Which supercar is best in the...
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Valentino Rossi Drives Kyle Busch's NASCAR Nationwide Car, Does "Pretty Good"When you're used to slapping knees against the pavement at 160 mph, a NASCAR Nationwide car must seem like a lumbering behemoth, despite its 650-ish horsepower. Of course, it also has two more wheels than a Moto GP bike. But that didn't deter Valentino Rossi from getting up to speed quickly in Kyle...
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Mercedes-Benz CLA Class Shooting Brake On The Way?The CLA Class may get a shooting brake variant in the near future, but will it come to the U.S.?
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2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe Shown To Dealers, Arrives Next Year: ReportThe new ATS has been a very successful car for Cadillac. In addition to racking up awards left and right (including nearly taking our 2013 Best Car To Buy award), the ATS has risen to become Cadillac's second-best-selling model behind the SRX, ahead of the larger XTS and CTS sedans. Soon, it may...
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There's no version of the 2014 Jaguar F-Type that's underpowered, though it's clear driving the base model that the chassis could handle more power. That's where the F-Type S, and, ultimately, the...
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Subaru "Launch Control" Rally Web Series: Episode 1If you're like us, you love rally. You might even have spent last weekend driving a Neon through a bunch of dirt and cones until its brakes failed. And you might be interested in Subaru's new web series "Launch Control," set to cover the company's rally efforts with Subaru Rally Team USA and Subaru...
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How To Draw Tony Stark's Audi R8: VideoDraw the Audi R8 (and some other comic book stuff) better than anyone else, and you could be co-creator of your own Marvel comic book.
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2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Hits Circuit Paul Ricard: VideoThe 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series takes gullwing power and handling to the next level, on track.
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Scott Speed Takes Gold At Global Rallycross X Games Brazil: VideoScott Speed was once a Formula 1 driver. Before that, he was known as one of the fastest men alive in a kart. Now he's doing all kinds of stuff, including driving the occasional Global Rallycross car. Turns out he's pretty good at that, too. While big names in rallycross like Ken Block, Travis...
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Bentley Considering Four-Door Coupe?Talk of Bentley working on a four-door coupe to slot between its Continental and Flying Spur vehicles has circulated for several years now. Today, the rumors are once again flying, this time with a 2016 target date. While Bentley has confirmed it doesn't have any plans to go down-market, a...
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The Maserati Ghibli is the brand's newest addition to its sedan range, and it's an enticing package: a choice of two Ferrari-built turbo V-6 engines for the U.S. (though we will miss out on the... -
2014 Jaguar F-Type V-6 Technical Details: 30 Days Of F-TypeAs we continue our ongoing month of coverage of Jaguar's return to the sports car world with the 2014 F-Type, we now take you into a more in-depth look at the car's mechanical and other aspects. Today, we begin with the V-6 engines in the base F-Type and F-Type S. Displacing 3.0 liters, the...
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Hurley Haywood Reunited With Sebring-Winning 1973 Porsche 911 RSSebring is a legendary place in motorsports, and has been for more than a half-century. Winning there is significant, whatever you're racing. For Hurley Haywood, while driving a Porsche 911 Carrera RS to the win in 1973, it was very significant. Reuniting with the car in this video, Haywood...
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Lexus To Build ES 350 In KentuckyAs we predicted yesterday, Lexus is in fact going to build a car in the U.S.: the ES 350. Global president of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, held a conference call with senior executives and the press this morning to make the announcement. Lexus has been considering U.S. production for at least the last two...
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Buick Riviera Concept Isn't Your Father's: Shanghai Auto ShowRumors of a plug-in Buick hybrid have been making the rounds for a while now--but this Riviera concept brings it to life. Conceptually. While the look of the Riviera is orders of magnitude too wild for a production Buick, the Riviera name is orders of magnitude too mild. To borrow a catchphrase...
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Volkswagen iBeetle Integrates iPhone, Gets iNamed: Shanghai Auto ShowWhile we certainly hope the Volkswagen iBeetle doesn't start a trend of iNaming all kinds of iCars with ridiculous iTags, we do like the way VW has kitted the iBeetle to interface with the iPhone and several apps. The new iBeetle includes an iPhone docking station, integrated into the dashboard...
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