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The commercial rights to the legendary Nürburgring circuit in Germany went up for sale in May, following the insolvency of its operator Nürburgring GmbH (the track itself is owned by the... -
Sebastian Vettel Wins His First Formula One German Grand PrixRed Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel claimed a battling first home win at the 2013 Formula One German Grand Prix, fending off a late charge from Kimi Räikkönen and the Finn’s Lotus team-mate Romain Grosjean, who finished second and third respectively. After starting at second on...
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Meet The Original Pagani Test Mule, The Zonda 'Nonno': VideoThe Pagani Zonda has been around since 1999, with the very first variant, the Zonda C12, having made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show that same year. The first couple of cars Pagani built weren’t customer cars but prototype versions used for development and testing. One was used for crash...
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Mercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton Qualifies On Pole For German GPMercedes AMG’s Lewis Hamilton pipped Red Bull Racing duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber to secure pole position for the 2013 Formula One German Grand Prix. A late effort by the young Briton saw him edge out local favorite Vettel, with his fastest time coming in at 1:29.398. Vettel...
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Transformers 4 Camaro Concept, Thunderbirds Mustang GT, New Popemobile: This Week’s Top PhotosMichael Bay, director of the upcoming Transformers 4 movie, has got the automotive world talking about a new Camaro concept destined to serve as the vehicle mode for the Autobot Bumblebee. Bay calls the Camaro a "2014 Concept Camaro" but the car’s styling doesn’t match that of the...
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Formula One German Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe weather at the Nürburgring, home to the 2013 Formula One German Grand Prix, can change throughout the weekend but is usually cold, even during these summer months due to the altitude of the circuit. Some cloud is expected during tomorrow’s qualifying session but Sunday’s race...
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Here’s your chance to own a Ford Mustang once owned and raced by living legend Sir Stirling Moss. And we’re not just talking about any old Mustang but an original 1965 Shelby Mustang...
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2014 BMW i3, 2015 Volvo XC90, German Grand Prix: Today's Car NewsThe latest spy shots of the 2014 BMW i3 reveal the car almost in its entirety, and looking very ready for primetime. Would you buy this pint-sized BMW city car? Volvo's XC90 will get some high-tech safety upgrades for 2015, including features like night-time pedestrian detection, barrier detection...
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Caterham Boss Reveals Details On Models Beyond New Sports CarCaterham, builder of the legendary Lotus Seven track car and a Formula One racing squad, has ambitious plans to expand into the world of road cars. Its Malaysian chairman Tony Fernandes, who founded the airline AirAsia and only bought into Caterham in 2011, wants to turn the brand into the...
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Hertz Teams Up With Penske For Special Mustang GT RentalCar rental giant Hertz rarely rolls out special edition models of its own but when it does the cars are usually rather special. Case in point is the latest Hertz Penske Mustang GT, developed with Penske Racing, which Hertz is a sponsor of. Hertz’s special line of cars started with the 1966...
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Red Bull Racing Asks Fans To Pick Mark Webber’s ReplacementLate last month Mark Webber announced his intention to retire from Formula One at the end of the current season and enter the 2014 World Endurance Championship together with Porsche. This came as no major surprise given Webber’s relationship of late with his current employer Red Bull Racing...
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Volvo Previews 2016 XC90 Safety Tech: VideoVolvo is hard at work developing its next-generation XC90 SUV, which the automaker promises to launch at the end of 2014. While there’s still a significant gap until the new SUV’s launch, Volvo is providing numerous details to keep audiences primed. Today, the automaker has revealed...
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Fresh from its dominating run at the recent Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, where it ran a time of just 8:13.878, totally obliterating the previous record of 9:46.181, Peugeot’s... -
2014 BMW 1-Series GT Spy VideoUPDATE: This vehicle has been revealed as the 2014 BMW 2-Series Active Tourer. Click here for full details. BMW is just months away from revealing its first front-wheel-drive model, which for all intents and purposes is likely to be labeled a 1-Series Gran Turismo. The car will be available in a...
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Saleen’s Flagship 351 Mustang Enters ProductionLast week Saleen Automotive announced it had finalized the merger of the original Saleen Autosport with founder Steve Saleen’s more recent SMS Signature Cars project. The company also revealed that it was sitting on a pile of $3 million in fresh investment. Part of that investment, Saleen...
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2013 Formula One German Grand Prix previewOn Sunday, drivers will line up on the grid at the Nürburgring (the GP circuit and not the full Nordschleife) to take part in the sixteenth edition of the Formula One German Grand Prix. While every alternate year the race takes place at the nearby Hockenheimring, it is the race at the...
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2014 BMW 4-Series Convertible Spy ShotsWith BMW having already shown its all-new 2014 4-Series Coupe, engineers have become a little more lax with camouflage gear for the car’s convertible sibling, which is yet to be officially revealed. Here we see several prototypes for the new 2014 BMW 4-Series Convertible, with tops up and...
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Top Ferrari Tuner Novitec Turns Its Attention To LamborghiniGerman tuner Novitec, an expert at drawing maximum performance out of Ferraris and Maseratis through its respective Novitec Rosso and Novitec Tridente divisions, has now turned its attention towards the Lamborghini marque. The tuning of the Raging Bulls at Novitec will be handled by the...
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When developing new cars, the typical method is to first build a handful of prototypes and then extensively test them. Unfortunately, the process of building all the parts required to make the... -
Too Many Emails Clogging Up Your Day? Ferrari Shares Your PainAlmost anyone who works in a modern office will know the pain of being inundated with numerous emails throughout the day, and the wasted time of checking an inbox full of emails that often don’t even concern its reader. It turns out Ferrari employees suffer from the same distractions; so much...
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Bumblebee Using Striking New Camaro Concept In Transformers 4Michael Bay, director of the upcoming Transformers 4 movie, has thrown up another wild card, this time revealing a striking new Chevrolet Camaro concept to be used as the vehicle mode for the Autobot Bumblebee. It was previously thought that Bumblebee in this fourth installment of the Transformers...
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Classic Recreations' 1966 Mustang Fastback Shelby GT350CR Is A BeautyClassic Recreations is in the business of building Mustangs that look like the cars of yesteryear, but with modern underpinnings. That means they look just as good but drive much better. The company has a license to build continuation Shelby Mustangs, which means its cars are also recognized by the...
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2013 Opel Insignia Country Tourer: Forbidden FruitJoining the updated Opel Insignia range at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show in September will be the all-new Insignia Country Tourer, revealed today as the Opel brand’s new flagship. The vehicle is based on the Insignia Sports Tourer station wagon but gets some off-roading attributes such as...
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2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe Spy VideoThe coupe version of the stunning new Jaguar F-Type convertible sports car is seen here testing at the Nürburgring and on some of the German race track’s surrounding roads. The car is expected to debut next summer, most likely as a 2015 model. The particular prototype you see here is for...
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