Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The Nordschleife has claimed its fair share of cars in races, in open tourist days, and in vehicle development. Nissan has set about turning the tables, claiming the Green Hell for the GT-R.
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2014 Audi R8, V10 Spyder, And V10 Plus: First DriveThere are many reasons why the friends of those of us lucky enough to write about cars profess to hate and envy us. Most of them are completely valid. Driving a passel of brand-new 2014 Audi R8s, including the new V10 Plus model, on track in northern Italy and over the Alps is just one of the...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series TeasedUPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series has been revealed. Click here for all the details. While Mercedes' latest take on the gullwing super sports car theme, the SLS AMG, leaves something to be desired in several areas, there's every chance the Black Series will remedy most of them...
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McLaren P1, Tesla Model S Variants, Mustang Boss 302 Gone In 2014: Car News HeadlinesSpies have captured a slightly more production-looking McLaren P1 supercar in testing at a private facility. The changes appear to be minor thus far, indicating the design preview shown at Paris is very close to what we'll see as a final product next year. Tesla may be planning more Model S...
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Porsche 911 GT2 RS Takes On Ducati 1199 Panigale With Chris Harris (Again): VideoThis summer, we brought you Chris Harris's last go around with the Porsche 911 GT2 RS and the Ducati 1199 Panigale superbike on the drag strip. As you'll remember, the Ducati destroyed the Porsche. But would things be different if the strip were a bit longer, the speeds higher? Perhaps. That's the...
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2014 Lexus IS, Nine Speeds The Limit, 16-Model Land Rover Range: Today's Car NewsIf you've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Lexus IS range, check out our latest spy shots to get the best idea yet of what the Japanese luxury brand is planning. ZF's CEO thinks nine-speed automatic transmissions are the natural limit of the technology. Do you see the need for more...
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Trademarks are a bit of a dodgy business when you get down to the ways corporations use them to protect past, present, and potential future products. You can't always rely on a trademark database to... -
Corvette Z06-Powered Chevy Spark: Seven Liters Of Terror?Big engine, little car: it's a classic formula. Sometimes it is taken to extremes. Sometimes it's taken to ludicrous extremes. And sometimes, someone shoehorns a 7.0-liter LS7 from a Corvette Z06 into a Chevy Spark. The car, which appears to also wear extensive track-focused modifications like a...
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BMW Diesels, Fisker Fires, Jaguar F-Type Sells: Car News HeadlinesBMW will be launching six new diesels in the U.S. over the next two years. That's great news for people that like torque and MPGs but maybe aren't interested in going hybrid. Fisker has investigated the cause of the fires of a group of Karmas after flooding during Hurricane Sandy, and claims the...
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Hyundai Veloster RE:MIX Production Model Debuts At SEMANeither Hyundai, nor the Veloster, are strangers to SEMA. But there is something new that includes all three: the RE:MIX. Revealed today in Las Vegas at the 2012 SEMA show, the Veloster RE:MIX is a production model built with the aid of the RE:MIX philosophy of "individual creativity, passion, and...
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Mazda MX-5 Super25 Concept Endurance Racer At SEMAWhile we're huge fans of adding forced induction to Miatas and MX-5s, extra power isn't the only thing that can make a sports car faster. The SEMA special this year from Mazda is the Super25, built with an eye toward endurance racing speed and durability. An incremental evolution from the Super20...
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2013 Subaru WRX And STI Special Editions Put On Halloween Colors For SEMAIf you're a fan of all things modified and tuned up, then you're probably really enjoying the first day of SEMA's exploits. Add to the list these special-edition 2013 Subaru WRX and STI sedans, decked out in orange and black for Halloween--and going on sale in limited quantities soon. Just 200 of...
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The 2012 SEMA show is well underway, and among the various tuned and factory custom cars on the show floor, there are a few legitimate race cars. One of them is the straight-strip terrorizing Mustang...
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2015 Audi R8, Jaguar F-Type V-6 Vs. V-8, Chevy At SEMA: Car News HeadlinesThe 2015 Audi R8 may not share its platform with Porsche, despite years of previous rumors and reports that it would. What this means for the Lamborghini Gallardo isn't yet clear, but it looks like it could share its underpinnings with the Audi. Jaguar has kindly gifted us a video comparing the...
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How Does A 130 MPH Speed Limit Sound? EA Games Campaigns 'Prop 130'There are many things wrong with America today, but foremost among those things are the abhorrently low speed limits on our streets and highways. You want to speed up the economy? Speed up its arteries! Vote for Prop 130, a new national speed limit of 130 mph. OK, so this is just a clever video...
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BMW M3 Frozen Edition, Camaro Hot Wheels, Supercharged Lexus GS 350: Today's Car NewsBMW has launched a new Frozen Limited Edition of the 2013 M3 Coupe, and it wears a special Frozen pain finish in a range of colors, as well as getting the Competition Package and other goodies. Chevrolet's Camaro also gets a special appearance edition, in the form of the Hot Wheels Edition, a...
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Alex Gurney And The Red Dragon On Track At The Circuit Of The Americas: VideoSon of racing legend Dan Gurney and prominent racer in his own right, Alex Gurney regularly races the Gainsco/Bob Stallings No. 99 car--known as the Red Dragon--in the Grand Am series' Daytona Prototype class. Here, we see the car and Gurney (the younger) in action on track at the Circuit of the...
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Paul McCartney's 1964 Aston Martin DB5 Up For AuctionWhether you're a Beatles fan or not, you can't help but love the lines and details of this classic 1964 Aston Martin DB5 once owned by Sir Paul McCartney. A stunning example of the DB5 with custom touches, RM Auctions expects the car, bearing chassis number 1653/R, to bring between...
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If you're not familiar with the Goodwood Festival of Speed, you should be. It's a pilgrimage of motorsports and car enthusiasts from around the world to the grounds of Goodwood to see and hear some...
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Scion FR-S Tuner Challenge Cars Headed To SEMAThree tuned Scion FR-S coupes will be headed to SEMA to see which tuner deserves the $10,000 prize.
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1966 Mini Cooper Found In Storage After 36 YearsTrue "barn finds" are getting rarer and rarer, but this one is about as close as they come: a 1966 Mini Cooper found in storage 36 years after it was parked. While the car itself isn't exactly the stuff of gloss-book legend, the Cooper holds a definite place in the history of motorsports--and the...
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Preview The Indian Grand Prix From The Tire's Perspective With Pirelli: VideoLooking at any given weekend's upcoming F1 Grand Prix is typically a matter of previewing the track, weather conditions, drivers, and the current state of the points race. Here, Pirelli gives us a different look ahead at the Indian Grand Prix: from the tire's point of view. With the yellow (the...
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Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Hits 220.5 MPH, Named Fastest In WorldHennessey's heavily modified 1,226-hp Cadillac CTS-V Coupe has become the fastest in the world.
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) Convertible Spy ShotsThough Chevrolet is playing coy with its teaser videos and information on the 2014 Corvette (aside from its just-revealed LT1 V-8 engine, of course), spy photographers the world over are having a field day with the coupe--and now, with the convertible. Lucky us. Here, we see a Corvette Convertible...
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