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This weekend sees a popular race held for many of the teams competing in the 2013 Formula One World Championship, the British Grand Prix, which once again takes place at the famous Silverstone...
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2014 Ford F-150 Tremor: EcoBoost-Powered Sport TruckFord’s universally popular F-150 SVT Raptor now has a little brother in the form of the all-new 2014 F-150 Tremor. The newcomer is the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] first EcoBoost-powered F-150 with the short-wheelbase, regular-cab design, and is aimed at buyers looking for a potent...
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Williams And NISMO To Collaborate On Performance Road CarsTwo of the biggest names in motorsport, Williams and NISMO, have announced today a collaboration aimed at developing high-performance road cars. Williams’ technology offshoot, Williams Advanced Engineering, will join the engineering development team from NISMO to help develop new...
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Mark Webber Quitting F1 To Join Porsche’s 2014 Le Mans LMP1 CampaignFormula One ace Mark Webber has been confirmed as one of the drivers for Porsche’s LMP1 campaign in the 2014 World Endurance Championship and the event’s highlight, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The Australian has signed a multi-year contract with Porsche which means he will no longer be...
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Gran Turismo 6 Demo Launches July 2, Kicks Off 2013 Nissan GT AcademySony has confirmed that a demo version of its upcoming Gran Turismo 6 racing simulator will be available for download from the PlayStation Store from July 2 onwards. The demo is completely free and will be downloadable up until August 31 for PS3 users. It will include a range of Nissan cars...
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Shelby American Announces New HQ And Flagship Store In Anticipation Of 2015 MustangFord tuner extraordinaire Shelby American has announced plans to open a major new facility just one block off the famous Las Vegas Strip to help build the brand’s global presence. The new facility, which will include both the headquarters and a flagship store for Shelby, will officially open...
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Infiniti’s new Q50, the replacement for the G37 and the first of the Japanese automaker’s models to use its new naming strategy, will hit showrooms in July priced from $37,605, including... -
Pagani Huayra joins growing list of Transformers 4 carsHollywood director Michael Bay just couldn’t contain himself from revealing the latest star to join the Transformers 4 crew, a Pagani Huayra supercar. Knowing what the Huayra is capable of, we wouldn’t have been able to keep it a secret either. Bay posted this image of the Huayra on his...
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Meet Montecarlo Auto’s Rascasse SupercarNo, you’re not looking at someone’s attempt at building a Ferrari Enzo roadster. Featured in the gallery above is the latest product from one of Monte Carlo’s oldest car brands, the aptly named Montecarlo Automobile. The new car is a V-12-powered supercar dubbed the Rascasse, and...
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New Mazda 3 Debuts Tonight, Reveal To Be Streamed On Xbox LiveMazda will stream the live reveal of a brand new model via Microsoft’s Xbox Live online gaming platform, the automaker has confirmed. The new model, likely to be the redesigned Mazda 3 we’ve been spying in prototype form for several months, will be revealed at 9:00 p.m. EDT tonight at a...
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Drayson Racing Sets New Electric Car RecordDrayson Racing, led by former British science minister and avid racer Lord Paul Drayson, set a new record yesterday using an electric version of a race car originally developed for the American Le Mans Series. Using its B12 69/EV Le Mans prototype, Drayson Racing managed to set the land speed...
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Alan Batey Announced As Head Of Chevrolet GlobalGeneral Motors has named its current U.S. sales chief for Chevrolet, Alan Batey, as the brand’s new global chief. Batey’s newly created post will see him head the brand that’s responsible for more than half of the sales of General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] worldwide. At the same...
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Audi’s revolutionary e-gas plant, first announced in May, 2011, has finally come online. The plant can create a variety of energy sources including pure electricity, hydrogen or a synthetic gas...
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Citroën To Enter WTCC With Sébastien Loeb In 2014French automaker Citroën has finally confirmed it will campaign the World Touring Car Championship, starting next year and with star driver Sébastien Loeb in tow. Loeb is the winner of nine World Rally Championships and was predicted to join Citroën in WTCC as early as September of...
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Build Your Dream Aston Martin Vanquish Volante With New ConfiguratorYou can now build your ideal Aston Martin Vanquish Volante online.
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2014 Nissan ZEOD RC ‘Garage 56’ Racer: Live Photos From Le MansPrior to the past weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, whose top prize once again went to Audi, Nissan revealed a revolutionary race car it plans to enter next year in Le Mans’ special ‘Garage 56’ entry for technically advanced, innovative vehicles. Here are exclusive photos of...
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Lexus’ New Turbo Four Arrives Next YearDespite focusing on hybrid technology to achieve most of its efficiency gains, Lexus will now follow rival automakers in the luxury segment by offering downsized turbocharged four-cylinder engines in the coming years. We’ve previously reported that Lexus would offer a turbocharged 2.0-liter...
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What Ever Happened To Lexus’ LFA GTE Race Car?More than a year ago images of a mysterious Lexus LFA race car prototype sporting some very sexy curves made their way online. The images were taken inside the halls of TMG’s main facility in Cologne, Germany without permission, so no official details came with them. At the time, insiders...
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Aston Martin currently sources its V-8 and V-12 engines from Ford, which builds them on a dedicated line at one of its plants in Cologne, Germany. The current supply deal for the engines is slated to... -
Vsport Model Added To 2014 Cadillac XTS Lineup, Priced From $63,020Having first announced a new Vsport performance model for the 2014 CTS, Cadillac has now added the option on its 2014 XTS and we bet more Vsport models will be announced soon. The Vsport models aren’t dedicated performance cars like the former CTS-V but they do offer a sporty look and...
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BMW Announces New Active Tourer Outdoor ConceptBMW has announced a follow-up to its 1-Series Gran Turismo-previewing Concept Active Tourer, which it plans to unveil at the OutDoor Friedrichshafen outdoor and camping event in Germany next month. The new concept is called the Concept Active Tourer Outdoor and it has been described as having been...
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Michael Schumacher Ferrari Enzo And One-Off FXX Up For SaleIf you’re looking for a car with some significant history and one very famous owner, then Swiss supercar dealer Garage Zénith might be worth a visit. The officially recognized Ferrari and Maserati dealer has a handful of rare Enzo supercars up for sale, but two of the cars, featured in...
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Singer John Legend Helps Sell New Chevy Impala: VideoNine-time Grammy award-winning musician John Legend stars in an ad for the new 2014 Chevrolet Impala.
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FIA Reprimands Mercedes, Pirelli For Unauthorized F1 Tire TestAt this year’s Canadian Grand Prix it was revealed the FIA was investigating whether a Pirelli tire test in May was done using one of Mercedes AMG's 2013 Formula One cars, an illegal action due to rules banning in-season tire tests of current-spec cars. Last Friday, the FIA finally determined...
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