Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Spies have laid eyes and lenses on the 2013 BMW Z4, showing us a car that's not so much new as mildly updated. A new M Performance model may be on the way, however, potentially outdoing the Z4... -
Supercharger Kit Promises To Make Honda CR-Z 40% Less UninspiringIf, like us, you were hoping the Honda CR-Z would be the perfect balance of sport and hybrid, then you were probably, like us, disappointed to drive the real thing. Mixing what seems like the worst of both worlds, the CR-Z isn't exactly bad, but it's certainly uninspiring. Jackson Racing seeks to...
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What Would You Want From A Honda S2000 Successor?Looking around the market today at rear-wheel drive sports cars at relatively affordable prices, there aren't a lot of options. A new, and very good option, has come in the form of the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ (near) twins, but beyond those and the Mazda MX-5, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe, the lower...
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Cadillac Uses Brooklyn Bridge To Refine Radar Safety Tech For ATS, XTSThe 2013 Cadillac ATS and XTS will get some advanced radar-based safety technology, but first, the company had to weed out bad data.
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SSC Aero XT, Tramontana XTR, 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV: Today's Car NewsIt's weird word Friday, apparently, but the the SSC Aero gets an upgrade for a send-off edition: the XT, powered by the 1,300-horsepower engine of the Tuatara. Spain's Tramontana XTR is the next generation of the company's take on a closed-cockpit, street-legal formula-stylesports car. Our cohorts...
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How Travis Pastrana Uses iRacing For Real Racing: VideoPro drivers, despite living the dream, don't always get that much track time on a given race weekend. So what do they do to get an edge--or even just to get familiar with a trak they haven't raced on before? They use simulators--and some of them use familiar, retail sims that us regular folks can...
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The Ariel Atom is nothing new, but we don't really care. It's a tube-framed bit of awesome street-legal track-day kit, and in the hands of DDMWorks, it becomes something like your own personal F1... -
Competition, Not Carnage, Draws NASCAR Fans: StudyWatching Clint Bowyer cross the finish line at the 2007 Daytona 500 upside down, backwards, and on fire--or Carl Edwards punting Brad Keselowski at Atlanta in 2010--might be the reason some fans of NASCAR watch the long oval races, but for some fans, that's losing its appeal--or new fans are...
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Production Porsche 918 Spyder Revealed Early On Video?We've seen the near-production Porsche 918 Spyder in several different forms, including its most recent Martini Racing livery, for months now. The official releases have all but given away what the production version of the car will look like, but in this video, we see what purports to be the real...
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Apollo Crash, July Car Sales, Renting Hybrids: Car News HeadlinesIf you've ever wondered what it looks like to smash a Gumpert Apollo into hay bales, from inside the cabin, wonder no longer. July 2012 car sales were a mixed bag of results, but on the whole, the industry is doing better than last year. And if you're looking to rent a hybrid or electric car, we...
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18,000 2010 Lexus HS 250h Sedans Recalled For Suspension Failure RiskThe 2010 Lexus HS 250h is being recalled to fix a suspension arm that might rust and fail.
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Talent + Beer Can = Perfect Lamborghini Impression? VideoWe're not entirely sure what's going on here (though we have a pretty good idea), but it's somewhere between bizarre and amazing. Human reproductions of car sounds typically focus on the basics, perhaps with a little embellishment: four-cylinder cars, a turbo spooling, and, of course, the chitter...
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While the V-8 version of the updated Continental Flying Spur has already been spied, these are the first images captured of the full-on W-12-powered model, disguised somewhat to look like a...
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2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 Special Editions: Alpine, VaporThe 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 gets a handful of interior upgrades and two new exterior special editions.
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WRC Finland Helmet Cam With Ken Block: VideoIf you're not already intimately familiar with the wondrously insane human-car activity known as rally, this video should get you hooked. If you are familiar, it's just a great two-minute break in your day. Having gone through something similar--though much slower--ourselves, we'd gladly repeat the...
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Woman Gets Hip-Checked At Brickyard Grand Am Pit Stop: VideoRacing is serious business, and the crews that train for the furious action required at pit stops, like the Telmex-sponsored Chip Ganassi Racing crew shown here bowling over a privileged spectator during a driver and tire change practice run at the Brickyard Grand Prix last weekend. The coordinated...
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2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Continues Construction: GalleryThe 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 begins its transformation in the the 2013 Shelby GT500 Super Snake.
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2014 Cadillac CTS, Porsche 918 Spyder, 2013 Lexus LS: Car News HeadlinesSpies have captured the 2014 Cadillac CTS on video, showing what looks to be a sleeker, lighter car than the current model, with likely turbo power under the hood. Porsche's 918 Spyder is back again, this time wearing Martini racing livery as it tests. According to the company, it's targeting a...
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Luxury gets a new flavor tonight with the unveiling of the 2013 Lexus LS 460 F Sport, the sporty and aggressively styled take on Lexus' executive-class sedan.
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Stillen Wants You To Design Their Scion FR-S Body Kit (Update)In what is either an increasing trend of laziness or an innovative move to involve the actual user base, more and more car companies are getting into crowd-sourced design. The latest to join the fold is Stillen, with a contest to find the best user-designed 2013 Scion FR-S body kit design--and then...
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Street Drifter Meets Curb, Guardrail: Obvious VideoIt should go without saying that we're fans of motorsport, including both those about grip and those about slip. But it should also go without saying that you should confine your motorsports activities to suitable environments, like tracks. When you don't, you not only risk your life and the lives...
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2013 Porsche Cayman, Aventador Fuel Saving, Hungarian GP: Today's Car NewsWe have fresh new spy shots of the 2013 Porsche Cayman, and it looks to be following in the footsteps of its handsome soft-top brother. The Lamborghini Aventador may be getting some new fuel-saving measures, including cylinder deactivation and stop-start technology. And the Hungarian GP was the...
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1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Pre-Production Gullwing: $850,000If you've got $850,000 burning a hole in your (gigantic) pocket, we'd be hard-pressed to suggest a better buy than this 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe prototype. Though the car somehow shows 73,771 miles on the odometer, it is fantastic condition, inside, outside, and underneath, with only...
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Hagerty Lining Up 50 Misfit Cars For Tour Of LeMons During Monterey Classic Car WeekWhen you think of classic cars and the Monterey Peninsula, it's only natural to think of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance--it is, after all, one of the premier classic car concours in the world. If you're a privileged enthusiast, you might even think of gatherings like The Quail, or the...
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