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We’re now just a week out from the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K., and in the lead up to the event one of the show's presenters, Mexico’s VŪHL, has announced that Formula... -
GM And Honda The Latest To Partner On Fuel Cell DevelopmentDespite fuel cell technology’s lack of traction in the auto industry, most major automakers are committed to furthering the technology and eventually selling a car powered by the advanced propulsion system. The main reason given is that the car of tomorrow could be one of several main types...
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Innotech Aspiron Supercar Headed For Goodwood Festival Of SpeedA new track car with the performance and looks to match a Formula One car is in the works and set to make its debut in just a few days at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K. That track car is the 2014 Innotech Aspiron, which has been developed by the same people behind 2008’s...
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Ford Rolls Out Custom 2014 Mustang GT In Support Of EAA Young EaglesFeatured above is the latest custom Mustang developed by Ford’s own design and engineering team for the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. As in past years, the custom Mustang will be auctioned off for charity, with all proceeds going to support the EAA Young Eagles youth education...
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A. Kahn Design Celebrates Anniversary Of Queen’s Coronation With Custom MaybachOn June 4 of this year, Queen Elizabeth II of England marked the 60th anniversary of her coronation. Fans of the royals all across the country joined in the celebration, including British tuner A. Kahn Design, which built a very special car for the occasion. That car is a custom Maybach 57S, which...
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Forbidden Fruit: 2013 Subaru WRX STI tS Type RASubaru has revealed what’s likely to be the last version of its third-generation WRX before the arrival of the all-new, fourth-generation model later this year. The new special edition is the 2013 Subaru WRX STI tS Type RA and it has been developed exclusively for Subaru’s home market...
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Legendary engine tuner and manufacturer Cosworth will no longer supply Formula One teams with engines from next season onwards, with its sole remaining buyer Marussia announcing plans to switch to a... -
2014 BMW i3 To Be Revealed On July 29: VideoBMW plans to reveal the final production version of its long-awaited i3 electric car on July 29, 2013, which is exactly two years to the date of the original concept version's debut. Since then we’ve been treated to a handful of additional i3 concepts as well as numerous prototype sightings...
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Original Ferris Bueller Ferrari And James Bond Submersible Lotus Up For SaleTwo of the most famous movie cars of all time, a replica Ferrari that starred in 1986’s Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and a submersible Lotus Esprit that starred in the 1977 James Bond flick The Spy Who Loved Me, will soon be going under the hammer, which means they could be yours. The...
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Chevy Celebrates Corvette’s 60th, Launches Corvette Stingray Premiere EditionAlthough the very first Corvette prototype was shown at the GM Motorama event in New York City on January 17, 1953, the first production cars didn’t start rolling off the line until June 30 of that year. That means yesterday, June 30, 2013, marked 60 years since the official start of...
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McLaren Automotive Appoints New CEOMcLaren Automotive, the McLaren Group’s supercar manufacturing arm, has announced today that Mike Flewitt will serve as the company’s CEO. Flewitt only joined McLaren Auto in May of 2012 and until now served as the company’s chief operating officer. He will be reporting to Ron...
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Audi Matrix LED Tech To Debut On A8 Facelift This Year, But U.S. Misses OutAudi has been an innovator and pioneer in the area of headlight technology, having been one of the first to introduce lighting technologies such as adaptive lights, full-LED headlights and even fuel-saving LED lights. Now the automaker is extending its leadership in headlight technology with the...
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In May of 2012 we learned that General Motors was working on a new platform for large cars that was tentatively named the "Omega" platform. The platform was to be mostly new but would share some... -
Sébastien Loeb obliterates Pikes Peak recordSébastien Loeb, driving a highly-modified Peugeot 208 rally car in yesterday’s 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, completely obliterated the standing record, set last year by Rhys Millen. This was only the Frenchman’s first time at Pikes Peak but with the entire course now...
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New Transformers 4 Truck Revealed By Michael BayJust when you think there’s nothing more from Transformers 4 for Michael Bay to show us, the movie’s director releases yet another photo of a new vehicle destined to feature in it. The latest vehicle is another truck from Daimler Trucks North America, which also supplies the Western...
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Nico Rosberg Wins Thrilling Formula One British Grand PrixMercedes AMG’s Nico Rosberg won yesterday’s thrilling British Grand Prix, a race marred by spectacular tire blowouts and several safety car sessions. Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber, who this past week announced his retirement from Formula One, finished in second despite a bad...
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Saleen Reveals Future Plans, Mentions Supercars And ElectricsNow that Steve Saleen, founder of tuning firm Saleen Autosport and creator of the original Saleen S7 supercar, has won back the right to the legal use of his name on new products, the former racer-turned-automotive-entrepreneur is keen to get back to what he loves doing most, building some of the...
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Formula One British Grand Prix Weather ForecastAlmost unavoidably, rain was right on cue for the start of practice on Friday at the 2013 Formula One British Grand Prix. It was extremely wet out at the Silverstone circuit, though the good news is that the rain should pass come Sunday. In fact, the outlook for the rest of the weekend is looking...
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PSA Peugeot Citroën, led by the Peugeot family, may see control ceded to General Motors, according to the latest reports. The struggling French automaker has been crippled by shrinking sales in... -
TVR’s New Owner Reveals Details On Future Sports Car PlansEarlier this month it was confirmed that the remnants of British sports car manufacturer TVR had been sold to a consortium of investors led by entrepreneur Les Edgar, a previous owner of a TVR Cerbera. At the time, Edgar wasn’t willing to reveal any details about his future plans for TVR due...
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Major Shakeup At GM Design, Single Designer To Lead Buick And OpelGeneral Motors has announced several key changes affecting its design operations, most of which are aimed at improving cohesion across the automaker’s global design studios and strengthening the attributes of its individual brand identities. Crucially, the automaker states that the changes...
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Holden sets Nürburgring ‘record’ with VF Commodore UteA version of the latest VF-Series Holden Commodore, the high-performance SS V Ute, was recently taken to the Nürburgring in Germany for some final tuning and one very important test. That test was to see how fast the car could lap the famous German track’s full Nordschleife, which Holden...
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Porsche Makes Major Impact In Its 2013 Return To Le Mans: VideoLast weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, as devastating as it was, proved to be an almost fairy tale-like event for the Porsche works squad, which made its official return to the legendary race after a 15-year hiatus. After trailing Aston Martin in the GTE category, both in the Pro and Am classes...
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Buick Working On Third Crossover, ‘Anthem’ Name Mooted: ReportBuick currently sells the Encore and Enclave crossovers but a third tall-riding model is reported to be joining its lineup in the coming years. The origin of the speculation is the recent siting of a prototype for a smallish crossover sporting some telltale Buick design themes, near a General...
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