Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Size does matter. Sometimes, anyway.
It definitely matters when you need to haul around six of your favorite people, and the Mercedes-Benz GL Class is one of the handful of ways to do it in luxury... -
Ken Block Tests The HFHV Ahead Of 100 Acre Wood: VideoThe Rally in the 100 Acre Wood is run on some of the most brutally-cut, barely-maintained, baseball-sized gravel roads to be found anywhere. We know. We've done it. Ken Block has done it five times, with considerable success. In this video he's testing the Hybrid Function Hoon Vehicle ahead of the...
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2013 SRT Viper, Geneva Leaks, Tesla Bricked: Car News HeadlinesWondering what the 2013 SRT Viper looks like? Can't wait for the official unveiling? We got an early look at the car--maybe--by way of a Hot Wheels car, also shown ahead of schedule. The Geneva Motor Show is less than two weeks away, and the pace of the leaks is picking up: both the 2013 Audi A3...
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Four-Door Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG: Patent DocumentsThe web is ablaze with patent images and German-language text describing a four-door version of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. We've translated some of the text to help give you some idea of what the document--which hasn't been confirmed as legitimate by Mercedes, nor strictly denied--may or may not...
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Chevy Goes In-Depth On 2012 Camaro ZL1's TapShift Tech: VideoThe 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1's unique pre-staged automatic shifting system gets explained on video.
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Viper ACR-X Laps The 'Ring In 7:03.058: VideoThere's fast, then there's scary fast, then there's the Dodge Viper ACR-X, the track-only, high-downforce, stripped-out-and-caged version of the last-gen Viper. It may only be 9 seconds faster than a standard, street-legal ACR, but they're nine very significant seconds. Tickling 2g in lateral...
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What to do if your 505-horsepower, 184-mph, 6.75-liter V-8 Bentley Mulsanne just doesn't seem quite sporty enough, despite hurtling the mass of the moon to 60 mph in a scant 5.1 seconds? Why, get a... -
Lotus Planning F1-Inspired Evora GTE For Geneva Motor ShowKimi Raikkonen will be on hand at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, fielding questions about a new F1-inspired version of the Lotus Evora GTE. So far, details on the car are basically nil, but we expect a sharper-performing, F1-liveried (or at least color-schemed), likely somewhat gussied up version of...
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2013 Audi A3 Hatchback LeakedIt's been spied, previewed, the interior shown at the 2012 CES show in January, and its tech shown off last week at CeBIT. Today, the 2013 Audi A3 has leaked onto the web in much more revealing fashion. The images, leaked via ZR.ru, show a crisp, clean design--a hallmark of Audi's last several...
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New Bugatti Veyron, Death Of The Manual, 2013 Lexus ES: Today's Car NewsBugatti has taken the wraps off yet another special version of the Grand Sport, this time called the Vitesse. At 1,200 horsepower, wrapped into a slick-looking roadster form, it's certainly not something we'd kick out of our garage. A Porsche engineer has predicted the death of the manual...
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Ford Tourneo Custom Concept: 2012 Geneva Motor ShowHere in the U.S., vans aren't typically a big deal, and haven't been since, oh, the A-Team. That's a shame, because some are pretty cool. Ford's relatively new Transit Connect has revived a little van-love, but it has a bigger brother that's bound our way soon to replace the E-Series van. This...
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2013 Lexus ES Caught In ChinaThe 2013 Lexus GS was a huge step in the right direction for the brand's style and image, scrubbing away what had become a rather boring look and replacing it with dramatic, edgy lines. The 2013 Lexus ES looks to follow in its footsteps, though in slightly muted form. Not as focused as the GS's...
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If you've never had a car try to rip your head from your neck at 100 mph over nothing but a high-speed turn, you've probably never driven a formula car. If you'd like to, no matter your experience,...
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Abarth 695 Tributo Maserati: 2012 Geneva Motor Show PreviewThe Fiat 500 gets another special limited-edition Abarth treatment at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, this time as a tribute to Maserati.
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Hill Climbing Buggy Goes Ape: VideoThere's something about the raw horsepower, total disregard for nature, and outright awesomeness of a proper hillclimb buggy, like Tim Cameron's "Showtime," that makes us a bit giddy. You can see it has the same effect on the crowd in this video. What you're about to see is Cameron hitting a new...
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Ferrari Enzo Replacement Rumors Rise Again: 920 HP On Tap?We've been tracing the development of Maranello's next hypercar for years now, with spy shots of the car--in prototype development mule form--dating back to 2008. We've also known for a while now that the next Enzo would sport hybrid drive, likely an offshoot of the HY-KERS technology shown on the...
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2013 Genesis Coupe, 2013 Range Rover Spied, 2012 V8 Vantage: Today's Car NewsIt's been a busy weekend, and continues to be for those lucky enough to make this a three-day. At the top of the news rolls we have our first drive review of the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, in both turbo-four and six-cylinder flavors. Which do we prefer? Find out in the link below. We've spied the...
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2012 BMW 328i Turbo Four Dyno Video: More HP Than Claimed?Dyno videos are usually worth little more than the fire and sound produced by the car as it revs--variability in conditions, equipment, and setup can make translating the results to general terms difficult or impossible. But a new dyno video of the 2012 BMW 328i raises an interesting possibility...
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No stranger to the automotive apps game, BMW today made its latest app available for iOS devices, including the iPhone: the BMW Remote Mobile App, which lets BMW owners access features of their cars... -
Lotus Teases New Convertible Ahead Of Geneva Motor ShowLotus' rebirth as a more luxurious, less lightness-focused company is well underway, and it will get a bit farther along come March's Geneva Motor Show. It looks like a convertible may be in the offing. While we can't be sure--Lotus's release is cryptic at best--all of the indicators point toward a...
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2013 Ferrari California, Handling Speciale Package Coming To GenevaThe Ferrari California is the entry point to the Prancing Horse's stable, but that doesn't make it a slouch. For added performance and handling, Ferrari is planning a new Handling Speciale package to debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, to coincide with the introduction of the new 2013 model...
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2013 Audi RS4 Avant: Official Details And Mega GallerySure, the Cadillac CTS-V is great. We love it, in fact. But sometimes you might need to fly a little under the radar, rather than targeting it with heat-seeking missiles. If that's the case, the 2013 Audi RS4 Avant may be just what you're looking for--and the newest version has now been fully...
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New 2013 SRT Viper Logo: StrykerThe wait for the 2013 SRT Viper has only been about two years--since sales of the previous model ceased--but for fans of the venomous vanguard of American speed, it's been a long one. The wait is drawing to a close now, and as we get closer, we get more of what to expect. Today, it's the new...
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2012 Savage Rivale GTR UnveiledThe first official details and images of the Savage Rivale GTR have just been released, showing the racing version of the Roadyacht in full livery. The lightweight, high-power hand-built Dutch limited-edition racer looks ready to do business. Based on its specs, that business will be serious...
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