Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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We recently spoke with Bentley's head of design and learned some of the brand's future plans--including what it's planning to do with the production version of the EXP-9 SUV.
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Lamborghini Aventador J Runs The Mountain: VideoYou've seen the Lamborghini Aventador J one-off hyper-roadster live from Geneva. You've seen the "making of" video. You've even seen its hardtop cousin on fire. But now you can get a whole new look at the J and its tunnel-running prowess. This Lamborghini Aventador J video is one of the best...
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Tony The Tiger NASCAR Car Of Tomorrow Up For AuctionEver wanted to own a relatively modern piece of NASCAR Cup-car machinery? Well, here's your chance: a Tony the Tiger-liveried, Car of Tomorrow-bodied, 2007 Chevrolet Impala SS. Best of all, it has a brand-new GM CT 400 racing engine under the hood. The 2007 #5 Kellogg's car was driven by Kyle...
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Guy Fieri's Stolen Lamborghini Found In Teen Gunman's Storage ContainerGuy Fieri may be one of the luckiest people alive--after rising to fame by winning The Next Food Network Star competition--despite zero training as a chef--the frazzle-haired foodie's stolen 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo has been found, apparently unharmed, in a storage container. Fieri's Gallardo was...
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Drifting The Corkscrew In The C63 AMG Coupe At Laguna Seca: VideoThere are a few things in life that really don't require a reason, and converting gasoline and tires into smoke and noise at Laguna Seca is one of them--particularly when the conversion device is the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe. But Mercedes-AMG gives us a reason anyway. That reason? Celebrating...
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Bosch Drowsiness Detection System To Make Alertness Tech More Common?When it comes to innovations in safety and driver aids, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Volvo, and a few other brands have long led the way, particularly in the realm of the use of technology to those ends. But the latest and greatest innovations in the field are often limited to a handful of the upper-tier...
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We've spent some time behind the wheel of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG and brought you our thoughts. Hint: it's luxurious, and it's fast. Read the review for the details.
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Disney Renders Refurbished Test Track Feature At EpcotThe Epcot Center's Test Track feature at Walt Disney World has been out of action for a while now for what the park terms "refurbishment," or "reimagination," but what looks to be coming in the form of the reborn Test Track is almost all-new. And it looks pretty sweet. Like some kind of combination...
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BMW Shows Off Its 2012 London Olympic FleetThe 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London won't officially get underway until this July, but BMW is amped up about the 4,000 vehicles it will supply to support the show. To that end, it has unveiled the cars, SUVs, and electric vehicles that will be part of it. The first of the Olympic fleet cars...
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2013 Shelby Mustang GT500 Certified At 662 HorsepowerThe 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 has been certified at a gob-smacking 662 horsepower. Wow.
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2014 SLS AMG Black Series, Lamborghini Huracán, 662-HP GT500: Today's Car NewsLooking for a video of the upcoming 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series? Look no further--we have you covered. And yes, it sounds fantastic. Lamborghini has trademarked the Huracán name, likely to use on its recently revealed Urus SUV concept, though it could yet have something else in...
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Abandoned Ferrari Enzo *Not* For Sale, Says Dubai Police--It's EvidenceLast August we brought you news of a dust-shrouded, incredibly pitiful Ferrari Enzo (amongst a small fleet of other luxury vehicles) that had been apparently abandoned somewhere in Dubai. Then this week, word broke that the Enzo was set to be auctioned by the Dubai police. It turns out that's not...
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The 2013 Nissan GT-R is headed to the Nürburgring 24 Hours race--in production form, wearing the Club Track Edition gear. How will it fare? We'll find out May 17-20.
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2012 Ford Focus Electric To Pace NASCAR Richmond 400While the 2013 Ford Fusion Sprint Cup race car won't join the (mostly) oval fray until next year, the 2012 Focus Electric will be getting its NASCAR debut this weekend--sort of. It'll be the pace car. Ford announced the Focus Electric as the pace car a couple of weeks ago, but now we have photos of...
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2014 Chevrolet SS Confirmed Via OnStar?UPDATE: The 2014 Chevrolet SS has been confirmed as the VF Holden Commodore. Click here for all the details. Just days after Chevrolet was found to have trademarked the "SS" nameplate, OnStar's vehicle compatibility guide has stepped up to list the "SS Performance" on its 2014 roll sheet. Seems...
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2013 Scion FR-S Driven, Passat Long-Term, One-77 Sold Out: Today's Car NewsWe got behind the wheel of the 2013 Scion FR-S for the first time recently, on the road and on the rack, to bring you our impressions. The short version: it's pretty awesome. A 2012 Volkswagen Passat has come into our long-term fleet, and we'll be testing it out in all kinds of new and interesting...
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2013 Scion FR-S First DriveThis car is the real deal. Really. Shod in crappy European Prius tires (seriously--that's the standard tire), loosed in the hands of a dozen journalists, and ham-fisted silly for hours on track, the FR-S never once failed to impress the assembled host. In fact, it took its licks and asked for more...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class Official Walkaround: VideoSo you've seen the photos, you've read the reviews, but you're still eager to see more about the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class? You're not alone, and you're in luck: Mercedes-Benz itself offers us this up-close look at the luxoroadster in a detailed walkaround video. From design to heritage to specs...
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So Richard Hammond and Jimmie Johnson hopped on a NASCAR conference call that was quickly sidetracked into the minutia of NASCAR racing and politics. But from the mists emerged a few choice nuggets...
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2013 Audi R8 e-tron Test Mule Spy ShotsIt looks like Audi is going to meet its stated goal of producing the R8 e-tron--albeit in limited numbers--by 2012. Due later this year as a test fleet of just 1,000 cars, the R8 e-tron is expected to cost about 100,000 euros--or about $131,000 at today's exchange rates. Just yesterday, we brought...
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Supercars Get High-Speed Escort From New Jersey State Police: VideoIn the NSFW video you're about to see, a duo of highly excitable and vocal young men narrate the travel of a fleet of super- and sports cars through New Jersey at speeds that are, at times, simply too fast for their poor Mitsubishi Evolution 8--even though speeds only appear to be around 100 mph...
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First Customer Caterham SP/300.R Delivered To Dyson Racing ALMS TeamDespite the funky name, the Caterham SP/300.R is a sleek little beastie, built for track days and wheel-to-wheel racing. In the U.S., Dyson Racing has signed on as the car's distributor, and now, the first of the customer cars has shipped. Designed by Caterham and Lola, the car is aimed at...
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Rolls-Royce Ghost Six Senses Concept: Beijing Auto ShowNo this, Rolls doesn't see dead people. It's a Ghost that sees people wrapped in even more bespoke richness than the usual uber-sedan. Or, as Rolls-Royce puts it in inimitably over-the-top fashion, Ghost Six Senses Concept is "a highly-bespoke luxury model that encapsulates the richness of...
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Lamborghini Urus unveiled ahead of Beijing auto showBuilt with Italian design for an intended U.S. military contract, the Lamborghini LM002 was and remains an unprecedented departure from the brand's sleek and stylish supercar ethos. The Lamborghini Urus, the brand's second SUV, is much less so. In fact, it's intended to be the supercar of SUVs, and...
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