Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Ferry Porsche's oldest son and designer of the 911, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, has died at age 76. The news from Porsche today comes as the brand celebrates the U.S. debut of the Boxster and the...
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2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel Live Photos: 2012 New York Auto ShowWith a lighter, torquier, and slightly more efficient version of the VW Group diesel V-6 found in other crossovers from its brands, the 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel is arguably the best of the bunch--though the argument is swayed perhaps more forcefully considering the Cayenne's level of refinement...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK Class Live Photos: 2012 New York Auto ShowA bit more glamorous, a bit more mature, and a bit less performance-oriented than most of the smaller luxury crossover market, the Mercedes-Benz GLK stakes out its own territory and defends it well, selling just under 25,000 copies last year. For 2013, the GLK gets a handful of updates plus a new...
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2014 Acura RLX Concept Live Photos: 2012 New York Auto ShowThough it's called a concept, all that's likely to change on the 2014 Acura RLX are the wheels. The new flagship will arrive in showrooms early in 2013 as a 2014 model, but this first look at the car in person at the 2012 New York Auto Show gives us a very good idea what to expect. Powered in Sport...
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2013 SRT Viper Live Photos: 2012 New York Auto ShowThe wait is finally over. After a series of not-quite-the-real-thing leaks, including Hot Wheels cars, video game footage, and SRT's own teasers, we have just seen the 2013 SRT Viper in person at the 2012 New York Auto Show. This is it. There's not much and everything to say about the new Viper. It...
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2013 BMW X1 Live Photos: 2012 New York Auto ShowTurbocharged four-cylinder goodness in a more compact, X-flavored BMW? Yes, please. At least, it sounds like a good idea--we'll have a drive report for you later this year, but in the mean time, we're looking forward to the new 2013 BMW X1, fresh from seeing it in the sheet metal at the New York...
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Larger, prettier, and even more luxurious inside, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL Class aims to keep pushing the model's 25,000 yearly sales (as of 2011) to new heights.
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2013 SRT Viper Leaked Ahead Of New York DebutThe 2013 SRT Viper has been revealed. Click here for all the official details. It was inevitable. Everyone in the know predicted it would happen today, and it has. The first images of the 2013 SRT Viper have leaked, courtesy of an "anonymous tipster" and a mysterious video of the car in action. The...
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2013 Lincoln MKZ Debuts At 2012 New York Auto ShowThe live reveal of the 2013 Lincoln MKZ recently took place in New York City, and we have the full details on the brand's newest luxury sedan. The latest addition to the Lincoln lineup is crucial as it not only represents the future of Lincoln in both style and substance, but the car's success is...
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2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel Debuts In U.S., Priced From $55,750While the whole 2013 Porsche Cayenne range gets a set of small updates, it's the new model that's wagging tongues: the diesel. It's been on the market in Europe since 2009, but today, it's making its way to the U.S., though it won't arrive in showrooms until September. Priced from $55,750, the...
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2013 BMW X1 U.S. Debut: New York Auto Show PreviewThe BMW X1 has already been taking to dirt roads and city centers in many other parts of the world for a while now, but we Americans are going to get our first taste of BMW's smallest crossover at the 2012 New York Auto Show this week. Coming in the fall of 2012 as a 2013 model, the new X1 gets...
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Travis Pastrana Explains His Entry Into NASCAR: VideoTravis Pastrana's career as an X Games superstar, daredevil, and rally driver is already one for the history books, but now he's setting out on a (somewhat) safer course: NASCAR. This first episode of what promises to be an interesting series tells the story of how Pastrana got into NASCAR--by way...
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The 2012 New York Auto Show is still a couple of days away, but the leaks are beginning to flow. Most recent is the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL Class, revised and updated rather thoroughly with sleeker... -
2013 Cadillac SRX Preview: 2012 New York Auto ShowIt's generally hard to get excited about a mild refresh on any car, but in the case of the 2013 Cadillac SRX, it's less difficult. This year will see the addition of Cadillac's CUE infotainment system to the luxury crossover, revealed today ahead of the 2012 New York Auto Show. The new CUE system...
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Final 2013 Viper Teaser, BMW i8 Concept Spyder, Fisker Atlantic: Today's Car NewsWe're in the final days before the start of the 2012 New York Auto Show's press days, and the concepts and new cars are rolling in quickly. At the top of the list, we have the 2013 SRT Viper. Today, we got the final teaser, which reveals the front of the car--and shows it will be a bit of a...
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BMW i8 Spyder concept debuts at 2012 New York auto showThe 2012 New York auto show is underway and one of the stars is the BMW i8 Concept Spyder. It's the topless version of the BMW i8 we've come to know and spy, and it has the same contradictory superposition of sports car performance over hybrid/electric gas mileage. Rated at 354 combined horsepower...
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2013 Lincoln MKZ Shows Off Its Massive Panoramic Roof: VideoSo big glass roof panels are not all that special these days--though they are nice. But big glass roof panels that move this elegantly are few, indeed, and this one you'll find on the 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The video, released today by Lincoln, shows the retractable glass roof in action, gliding silkily...
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Toyota GT 86 Gets Lexus IS F V-8 Transplant, Goes Drifting: VideoWell, that was quick. Just a handful of weeks after its launch in Japan, the GT 86 has already been gutted and fitted with a Lexus IS F V-8 engine for use in D1 Grand Prix drift events by Manabu "Max" Orido's team. It's a classic idea, shoving a big V-8 in a small, light car, but that's not the...
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This video bears little explanation--just watch it, and you'll thank yourself. This is, bar none, the best a capella rendition of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," in full, we've ever heard...from a...
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2013 SRT Viper, 2012 Camaro ZL1, Chernobyl: Today's Car NewsThe 2013 SRT Viper is less than a week away, arriving in full at the 2012 New York Auto Show. In the interim, a new teaser has been released, hinting that the new Viper will be much more premium than the last. Excited yet? Chevy has lifted the production hold on the 2012 Camaro ZL1, and deliveries...
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Third 2013 SRT Viper Teaser ReleasedThe 2013 SRT Viper has been revealed. Click here for all the official details. After falling just short of its goal of adding 2,013 fans in 2,013 minutes, and then falling just short of its goal of 300 shares on a Facebook status update, DriveSRT nevertheless chose to grace us with a third teaser...
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Vintage Ferrari Chop Shop: High Art Or Heresy?Jürgen Ulmer is a daring man. He takes vintage Ferrari bodies, attacks them with a cutoff wheel and a torch, and ends up with what he calls art. Some might call it heresy. Ulmer's Ferrari Project is simply named, but much more difficult to decipher. The German artist says he only uses bodies...
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Production Hold EndsThe 2012 Camaro ZL1's production delay is over, presumably resolving whatever issue caused it.
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Smaller, sub-RX Lexus crossover in the works--reportThe Lexus RX sits comfortably amidst the BMW X3, Audi Q5, Acura RDX, and Range Rover Evoque. But below it, the Audi Q3 and BMW X1 are snatching up bits of a segment that's not well-populated--at least in theory. Lexis is working to change that, according to the vice president of Lexus Europe...
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