Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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2013 Gallardo Spyder, 2014 Mercedes CLA 45 AMG Spied, Record Space Jump: Today's Car News Nelson IresonThe 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder LP 560-4 has been revealed, and like its hardtop sister, it's a case of minor upgrades and adjustments rather than a hardcore redesign.
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2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series Spy ShotsUPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Since 2009 we've been chasing talk of a Black Series version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, and in 2010 our own Marty Padgett confirmed with Tobias Moers, AMG's head of vehicle development, that...
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2013 BMW M5, M6 Recalled For Potential Engine FailureA few weeks ago, discussions emerged among BMW owners of a faulty oil pump issue that could lead to catastrophic engine failure, without warning, in the 2013 BMW M5 and M6, including both Coupe and Convertible. Today, that issue has become a recall. The official NHTSA notice explains the problem...
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2014 Aston Martin Vanquish first drive reviewHanded the crystalline key fob to a 565-horsepower, $280,000 car with the steering wheel on the wrong side, then loosed about the narrow, broken roads around Newport Pagnell--to drive on the wrong side as well--I shook off my jet lag, smiled, and acted like it was nothing. Of course, it was...
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Drifting At Laguna Seca, Rallycross In France: Foust Lane Episode 6A lot of people make fun of Tanner Foust. Some for his slightly wooden delivery on Top Gear USA, others for his clean-cut goody-two-shoes image. But at the end of the day, a lot of us probably do it out of envy. As he's been documenting for sponsor Rockstar in his Life In The Foust Lane series...
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V8 Supercars Dates Set For Circuit Of The Americas In 2013We've known the Thunder from Down Under was making its way to the U.S. for some time now, but today dates for the V8 Supercars series race at Austin's Circuit of the Americas have been officially announced. It's getting real, folks. Clear your calendars for May 17-19, 2013, as that's when the...
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The spies have captured more images of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) in testing, and it's looking like it's very close to ready--and still very close to the C6 in overall design, though it will be... -
2013: The Year In New Performance And Luxury, A Buyer's GuideEven though it seems like it should be impossible, almost every year the car industry brings forth new and impressive feats of engineering, packaging, and value. Faster, more efficient, more feature-filled, and better-looking--just as it appears the end is in sight (cf. the "horsepower wars"), one...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) Spy ShotsUPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette has been revealed. Click here for all the photos and specs. Due next year as a 2014 model, the next iteration of the Chevrolet Corvette, the C7, won't be a completely revolutionary design, but it will be largely new, and it will almost certainly get a new base...
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show PreviewNow in its third generation--despite being introduced over 70 years ago--the Volkswagen Beetle has finally gained its Convertible counterpart. Its official public debut will come at next month's 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, and sales begin in the fourth quarter. Using a soft top when many cars have...
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Audi Kills Quattro Sports Car In Favor Of Crossover Coupe: ReportSince its debut at the Paris Auto Show two years ago, we've heard steady but thready rumors that the Audi Quattro Concept would go to production, if in a somewhat revised yet still very enticing form. Now, a report from the U.K.'s CAR magazine indicates it's dead in the water. Why? Because sporty...
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Lewis Hamilton And McLaren MP4-12C Create The Most Powerful, Illegible Signature Ever: VideoIn an event that could make sense only in the world of an F1 anti-drunk-driving event sponsored by Johnnie Walker, McLaren F1 driver Lewis Hamilton has piloted an MP4-12C in an effort to create the "most powerful signature" ever on the tarmac in Singapore. While we'd argue for John Hancock's...
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Porsche's latest 911 Carrera S, the 991, has lapped the 'Ring on video--and set a quick, but not blistering, time of 7:37.9. That's not supercar territory, but the Carrera S is only the second rung... -
2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive On The Road: VideoYou've seen the live photos, you've read all the official details. Now you can see the SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive in action, complete with eerily silent drivetrain and an overbearing narrator. We're usually annoyed at the Wagnerian music and non-stop narration for getting in the way of hearing a...
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2013 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Pure: New Entry-Level ModelSo you've been looking at a 2013 Range Rover Evoque five-door, but you're also trying to keep your budget as trim as possible? Enter the Evoque Pure, a new entry-level model for the Evoque range this year, starting at $41,995. If you're after the Evoque Coupe, you're still working with the $44,995...
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Nico Hülkenberg Laps The Circuit Of The Americas In F1 2012: VideoThe Circuit of the Americas is progressing toward completion quite nicely, as we showed you in a photo update just yesterday. Codemasters' F1 2012 video game was just released last month, though we got an early preview of the COTA track through the demo. Now we have the trifecta: Force India F1...
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Ride Along In The Porsche 918 Spyder With Chris Harris: VideoRide-alongs, without the opportunity to drive, as Chris Harris notes in this video, are one of the main gripes of the canapés-and-cocktail-shrimp lifestyle of the automotive journalist. It's just kind of lame not to be allowed to drive the car yourself. It's also a lot less valuable in terms...
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Watch The 991 Porsche 911 Carrera S Lap The 'Ring In 7:37.9: VideoWe love the new Porsche 911 Carrera S--so much so that we named it our Best Car To Buy last year. It looks like Timo Kluck loves it, too, in this video of him hustling it around the Nürburgring Nordschleife in just 7:37.9. If you missed our impressions from behind the wheel of the new 911, you...
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Unless you're into model cars (like, really into them) you may not have heard of Conley Precision Engines. That's a shame.
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Jaguar F-Type Priced, Nissan GT-R Crashed, Toyota Electric 'Ring Record: Car News HeadlinesThe 2014 Jaguar F-Type just made its debut at the Paris auto show, and now it has been priced--starting from $69,000. Nissan's GT-R is still one of the most impressive bits of performance machinery around, but in the wrong hands, even it can't save a driver from themselves. A new video is proof...
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Forza Horizon Behind The Scenes Episode 2: VideoIn the first behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Forza Horizon video game from Turn 10 Studios, we saw how the Horizon Festival would be the focal point of the game, centering the racing, drifting, and general hoonage around one setting. This time around, we see more action and learn why...
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Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept Secrets With Michael Mauer: VideoThe Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept was one of our favorite cars at the Paris auto show last week, looking even better in the flesh than it does in photos. As yet, the Sport Turismo is still just a concept, but Michael Mauer, director of Porsche design, has some secrets to share about the...
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Circuit Of The Americas Photo UpdateThe asphalt is laid, the stands are nearing completion, and the general look and feel of the home of the U.S. Grand Prix, Austin's Circuit of the Americas, is finally taking shape. With 20 turns, 3.43 miles and no shortage of fans, the race is already looking like it will be a success--provided...
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Cosworth Hyundai Genesis Racing Series Coupe Preview: SEMA 2012This year's SEMA show will feature a special track-ready but street-friendly Cosworth-tuned Hyundai Genesis Coupe.
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