Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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The new Mercedes-Benz A-Class has been spotted without any camouflage ahead of its upcoming debut, and it looks pretty slick for a little hatchback. What do you think?
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2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder Priced From $211,200With just 333 units to be built worldwide, and only 50 of those bound for the U.S., the hand-built Audi R8 GT Spyder isn't just a high-performance roadster, it's an extremely exclusive one. It's priced to match, too, starting from $210,000 plus a $1,200 delivery fee. If you've forgotten what the R8...
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Lamborghini SUV Confirmed: ReportWhispers, rumors, denials--the idea of a new Lamborghini SUV heading to production has run the gamut of online coverage. Earlier this week, we got a few dubious images from a magazine page touting a new concept version of a Lamborghini SUV coming to Beijing. Today, an Audi manager has confirmed the...
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BMW 4-Series, McLaren F1, SUV Crashes Into Home: Today's Car NewsA BMW X5 driven by a person trying to avoid the "stop sticks" thrown across the road by police swerved and unded up on a bed in a nearby bedroom--with the homeowner pinned between the bed and the SUV. Crazy. The 2013 BMW 4-Series Coupe has been spied on video--and yes, it looks a whole lot like a...
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Audi 3.0 BiTDI V-6 Diesel: Coming To America?Diesel's ascendance in the U.S. is a story that's been slow to develop momentum. For years, we've been hearing they're coming--and many are already here--but they're still just not a major factor in the marketplace. Mass buying preferences aside, however, there are some brilliant examples out...
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Nissan Juke-R Dukes It Out With Supercars On Dubai StreetsCalling this a "street race" vitiates the term, but the sort of paved rallycross-like event shows the Nissan Juke-R doing battle with--and beating--a small pack of supercars, free of musical ruination and stuffed full of exhaust notes, screaming tires, and, of course, body roll. Yes, the Juke-R's...
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Today is a great day for performance vehicles. The 2013 SRT Viper has been teased--though it looks for all the world like a teaser of the existing Viper. Perhaps that's a good thing.
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2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG Spy ShotsUPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. These are the latest spy shots of the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG luxury convertible. Sporting less camo than we've ever seen before, the details of the car's body are becoming much clearer...
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Acura NSX Super Bowl Spot: Getting The First OneThe next Acura NSX is still little more than a plastic buck, just beyond the twinkle-in-a-designer's-eye stage of development, but known car aficionado Jerry Seinfeld is already fighting some random rich dude for the rights to buy the first one. The spot tracks Seinfeld's ludicrous attempts to get...
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2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Priced From $61,845The 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 made its debut last fall, and since then we've been waiting to learn what the 5.7-second to 60 mph luxury hybrid sedan would cost. Now we know: $61,845 including the $895 destination and handling fee. That's about $8,000 more than the Infiniti M Hybrid, which starts at...
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DiRT Showdown Preview Gallery, Gameplay VideoRacing meets destruction derby meets hooning mayhem: DiRT Showdown, coming this May, promises all of these things. From the look of the images and work-in-progress gameplay video, it may just live up to the promise. Excellent graphics, detailed damage, and three gameplay modes promise entertaining...
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2013 BMW X6 M Preview: New(ish) Look, Same Crazy PowerThe 2013 BMW X6 lineup's refresh was made official last night, but the X6 M was notably absent from the remodel. BMW's German retail site, however, has kindly given us a handful of photos and videos to work with. The images and videos reveal, like the standard X6, a slightly reworked exterior with...
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BMW has unleashed a new set of triple-turbo, diesel-powered M Performance cars on the world--but not on the U.S. There are no plans to bring them here, and we are green with oily envy.
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Triple-turbo BMW M Performance diesels arrive, but not for U.S.Rumors and reports about BMW's M Division whipping up some diesel-flavored delights have been circulating for what seems like ages now. The rumors have finally proved (more or less) true: the BMW M Performance range unveiled today includes the M550d xDrive Sedan, M550d xDrive Touring, X5 M50d, and...
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2013 BMW X6 Preview: New M Performance Package, StylesFirst reviled as a monstrosity mashing coupe and SUV together in unholy union, then slowly admitted to be a somewhat useful, somewhat sporty--if still ugly--vehicle, and finally growing on some of us like a four-wheeled, fast-backed fungus of fun, the BMW X6 is still a rare creature in the...
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Exclusive: Lamborghini Gallardo Catches Fire At Portland Auto ShowThe Portland International Auto Show isn't exactly known as a hotbed of industry activity or product reveals. Nonetheless, there is often some attractive hardware on display, including, this year, at least one privately-owned Lamborghini Gallardo. Unfortunately, that Gallardo won't be making the...
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Disapproving Cows, Golf, And The Hyundai Veloster Rally CarRhys Millen was born into racing awesomeness, grew up in it, and continues to live it nearly every day. So what's new in the Millen repertoire? How about rally car golf, courtesy of his alliance with Hyundai. The Veloster rally car might not seem like the ideal golf cart at first (though there is...
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Toyota TS030, 2013 Fusion NASCAR, B-Class AMG: Today's Car NewsToyota is getting back into Le Mans, but it's doing it with a hybrid, the TS030 HYBRID. It looks mean, sounds great on-track, and has a serious factory effort behind it--but will it be enough to win? In more oval-shaped racing, the 2013 Ford Fusion has been unveiled in 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup trim...
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As history's longest-running muscle car rivalry, the Camaro vs. Mustang debate isn't likely ever to have an answer for anyone that's not already decided. If you're a Blue Oval fan, you side with the...
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Toyota TS030 HYBRID Le Mans Prototype Race Car UnveiledBecause saying something in capital letters on the web is like shouting it, and shouting means you're serious, Toyota has named its 2012 Le Mans prototype entry the TS030 HYBRID. Yep, it's a HYBRID. So what does hybrid mean in Toyota Motorsports parlance? It means serious business: a 3.4-liter V-8...
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2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup Race Car UnveiledEven if you're not a NASCAR fan, you've probably noticed that the race cars haven't looked like the cars they're ostensibly based on for a long time. That's changing, just a bit, with Ford's 2013 Fusion the first to bring brand identity back into the series. "We wanted Fusion to be the car that...
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2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR Sprint Cup Images LeakedThe NASCAR Sprint Cup version of the 2013 Ford Fusion is due to make its official debut this afternoon, but SpeedTV has decided it would release these official images of the car a bit early. Stay tuned for all of the official details on the Sprint Cup Fusion at the actual debut time, 2 p.m. EST. In...
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2012 Camaro ZL1 Driven, GPS Warrants, C7 Corvette Spied: Today's Car NewsIf you're a fan of the Camaro, muscle cars, sports cars, or America, you're probably going to love the 2012 Camaro ZL1. We did. The Supreme Court ruled that GPS tracking cars without warrants is unconstitutional. The next generation of the Corvette is still about 18-20 months away, but the first...
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MINI Rocketman Canceled?The MINI Rocketman, revealed in concept form at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, may be dead. A new report out of the U.K. says BMW, which owns MINI, has thrown the brakes on the project due to difficulty in meeting safety regulations with the small platform. Specifically, says CAR (via Autoblog), the...
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