Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Today we all continue our preparations for the Detroit Auto Show, with perhaps the most impressive detail yet revealed being the 2013 Dodge Dart's claim of 40 mpg combined. That's a significant... -
Skip Barber 3-Day Mazdaspeed Racing School ReviewAs you expertly trail-brake your MX-5 Cup car into T11 and get a run on the driver in front of you heading up the hill on the front straight at Laguna Seca, you have just a few seconds to think "shift, aim at the telephone pole, holy hell, I'm really moving--how is this just three days in--BRAKE...
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SPEED TV To Give Away Custom 2011 Ford Racing Shelby GT500Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale event will be kicking off soon, and through cooperation between SPEED TV and Hagerty Fantasy Bid, a "one of a kind" Ford Racing Champions 2011 Shelby GT500 Special Edition Mustang will be given away to one lucky fan. What makes this Mustang so special? Starting with the...
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Jay Leno's Garage Revisits the Hennessey Venom GT In Street Legal TrimHennessey's 1,200-horsepower Venom GT is perhaps one of the most impressive American hotrods built on a British basis in the last half-century. Like the classic AC Ace was turned into a Cobra in Carroll Shelby's hands, the Lotus Exige in John Hennessey's has taken a lightweight British sports car...
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Snoop Dogg's Price Is Always Right When A '62 Lincoln Is On The LineThis video is so surreal it's likely to blow your head open, but here it is: Snoop Dogg joins forces with Drew Carey on The Price Is Right to offer a 1962 Lincoln Continental convertible to a very excited, somewhat nerdy, and decidedly under-dressed young woman. Mayhem, TPR-style, ensues. The game...
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2013 Buick Encore New Teaser: 2012 Detroit Auto ShowThe Detroit Auto Show is suiting up to be a rather interesting affair, with the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class, the 2013 Dodge Dart, a possible appearance by the 2013 SRT Viper, and the Acura NSX concept among others. Add to that list the 2013 Buick Encore, teased yet again ahead of its official...
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If you haven't been tracking the progress of Lamborghini's rumored rebirth of the SUV, you could be forgiven--but now Bentley is working on one of its own, and the Lamborghini is looking likely as... -
Ford Preps For Rallye Monte Carlo: VideoJari-Matti Latvala isn't exactly a household name in the U.S. unless that household happens to be chock full of rally nuts, but this video should bring him one step closer. The footage shows the 2012 Ford Fiesta RS WRC in testing as the team preps for the return of the Rallye Monte Carlo to the...
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HiGear Luxury Car Sharing Service Shuts Doors Due To TheftA ring of car thieves targeting luxury peer-to-peer car sharing service HiGear has caused the company to shut its doors. The thieves used fake identities and stolen credit cards to bypass the company's security and fees on the way to stealing four cars worth approximately $300,000. The closure...
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Chevy Holding Competition For Super Bowl XLVI Ad: VideoThe Super Bowl. It's not just about the football (sometimes it's less about the football than anything else) and for car lovers, the commercials can provide a welcome and often excellent diversion from the game. This year's have yet to shape up, but Chevy is taking a novel approach to the megabucks...
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Ken Block Reviews 2011 Through The Lens Of His GoPro: VideoSure, Ken Block's rally/gymkhana Fiesta is probably the most over-exposed four-wheel-drive vehicle on the Internet, but there's a reason: it's the mud, snow, smoke, and gravel-slingingest thing with a love for the camera. This video recaps Block's rather adventurous 2011, though with fewer crashes...
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2012 Tesla Model S: Full Pricing, Specs ReleasedTesla's most incredible effort yet, the 17-inch touchscreen-equipped, 300-mile, all-electric, luxurious, and very stylishly penned Model S, has just hit the web with its full specs and pricing. And it's a surprisingly good deal. If, of course, it lives up to its promise. While Tesla pulls typical...
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Talk of an Audi A1 quattro has been circling the Internet's most feverish tubes for well over a year now, heated up by the unveiling of the Audi A1 clubsport quattro concept at the Wörthersee... -
Ford V-10 Powers World's Longest, Heaviest Float For 2012 Rose Parade: InfographicWhat do Natural Balance pet food, Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks, the Rose Parade, and the Guinness Book of World Records have in common? One massive dog-themed parade float. The longest, heaviest parade float in the world, in fact. Just how long and heavy? It's 116 feet long and weighs in at more...
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Saab Kills Warranties On All New And Used Cars: ReportSaab filed for bankruptcy just yesterday, and already the fallout is hitting owners: all warranties on new cars sold or leased are suspended, as are all claims currently in process on already-owned Saabs. The report, by way of Detroit News, cites Saab North America representative Michele Tinson...
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eBay Corvette Buyer Still Being Stiff-Armed By Dealer, New DetailsRegardless of which side the law is on, a vast majority of you, the readers, both here and on our Facebook pages, have come down on the side of the buyer of the 2009 Corvette Z06 GT1 Championship edition that wasn't quite sold on eBay last week. You'll be displeased, then, to hear that the dispute...
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Mercedes E-Class Hybrids, Alfa 4C, Aventador At 220 MPH: Car News HeadlinesThe Detroit Auto Show continues to pick up steam, contributing several new concept teasers plus the Mercedes-Benz E400 Hybrid and E300 Bluetec Hybrid on its way to official kickoff in just about three weeks. Alfa Romeo has said it will drop the carbon fiber body for its upcoming 4C, but that may...
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Alfa Romeo 4C Dropping Carbon Fiber Body: ReportGiven the phenomenal power-to-weight ration, obscene lightness, and borderline bargain target price Alfa Romeo announced for the new 4C coupe at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, we're not surprised something has had to give as the car enters production development on the way to its 2013 production...
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While 115 cars made the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Pick list this year, just six of them were new additions (or reappearances) in the luxury categories.
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All Car Tech Is Now Part Of Motor AuthorityIf you're a fan of the intersection of high-tech electronics and cars--and who among us isn't?--today is a happy day: our sister site All Car Tech has become part of Motor Authority. What does this mean for you, the reader? More news and analysis of the latest, coolest in-car tech, car-themed video...
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Lexus Teases New Design Concept For Detroit Auto ShowWith the new GS sedan wearing some attractive sheet metal, it may just be time for an updated IS range, and conveniently, Lexus has just released the second teaser for its upcoming design concept that previews the future direction of the company's design ahead of its Detroit Auto Show debut. Could...
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Corvette Z06 eBay Buyer Thwarted Despite Winning Bid, But Is Dealer Wrong?
In what has become an all too common scenario, yet another eBay sports car buyer has met with a dealer's refusal to sell a car bought in a no-reserve auction. The matter is more complex than it might seem--or than some might make it out to be--and we have the inside story, from both the buyer and...
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22 Worst Crashes Of 2011, Bentley Crash, 2012 NACTOY: Today's Car NewsThe 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards (NACTOY) are nearing completion, with the finalists named ahead of the announcement of the winners at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. A Bentley driver went a bit haywire, crashing into a police car and seven others. And, if you can stomach it, we...
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2013 Nissan Pathfinder Spy ShotsThe 2013 Nissan Pathfinder Concept is not even out yet--it was just announced for a Detroit Auto Show debut today--and already our spies have caught it testing on U.S. roads. It's still heavily disguised, but we can derive a few details from the shots. First of all is its decidedly more car-like...
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