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Jaguar’s new F-Type presents buyers with an interesting proposition. Due to a variety of engine options ranging from naturally aspirated V-6s to supercharged V-8s, Jaguar has been able to...
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2015 Cayenne Spied, 2014 Corvette Design Video, MINI World Record: Today’s Car NewsOnly a week after the reveal of the facelifted 2014 Porsche Panamera, comes the first spy shots of prototypes of the Cayenne SUV sporting similar updates. Key among the changes will be a new Cayenne S E-Hybrid model with plug-in capability. Chevrolet had five main design goals for the exterior of...
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Dodge And Travis Pastrana Sign Up For Second Season Of Global RallyCrossA new season of the Global RallyCross Championship starts this month, and returning for another year of competition is Dodge, together with star driver Travis Pastrana. Pastrana will once again be piloting a specially prepared Dodge Dart rally car built by SRT Motorsports, of which two examples...
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2014 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Special Edition RevealedSince the debut of the F-150 SVT Raptor off-roading pickup back in 2010, Ford has continuously updated the vehicle, either adding a SuperCrew option, improving the safety or adding more power with each passing year. In fact, continuous improvement has been a Raptor development imperative since...
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Limited Run Of Volvo S60 Polestar Sedans Entering Production: ReportVolvo motorsport partner Polestar has recently dabbled in the world of tuning road cars, originally starting with a C30 concept back in 2010 and then unleashing the 508-horsepower S60 concept on the world just last year. Along the way, Polestar started selling dealer-installed ECU tuning software...
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Watch Red Bull Racing Execute An F1 Tire Change In A Record 2.05 Seconds: VideoIncredibly, at the 2013 Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix a fortnight ago, the record for a tire change pit stop fell no less than five times, each time thanks to the efforts of the crew at Red Bull Racing. The fastest tire change was executed in a time of just 2.05 seconds. The video above shows...
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A new world record for the tightest parallel park has been set, with Guinness World Records confirming that the new distance is a gap of just 5.16 inches.
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Sergio Marchionne’s Dodge Challenger SRT8 Raises $175k For CharityAll proceeds from the sale of Sergio Marchionne’s Dodge Challenger SRT8 will be donated to the United Way of America charity.
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2014 Maserati Ghibli, Alonso Drives The LaFerrari, New Bugatti: Car News HeadlinesMaserati’s new entry-level sedan, the Ghibli, has been revealed ahead of its debut next week at the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show. The car goes on sale at the end of the year, making it a 2014 model, and a pair of V-6 engines will be available at launch. Although the LaFerrari has made its auto...
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Fernando Alonso Continues To Fine-Tune The LaFerrari: VideoAlthough Ferrari’s new flagship, the LaFerrari, has already made its world debut, the new supercar is still running the grueling test gauntlet ahead of the start of production later this year. You may recall Ferrari left a number of vital specs undisclosed at the LaFerrari’s reveal...
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Lexus Says It Will Bring Motion To Life Next Month: VideoIs Lexus about to unveil its own version of the Honda ASIMO robot? Probably not, but its new teaser video certainly suggests something along those lines. Lexus has released a new video featuring a puppet being made to walk. Along with the video, the automaker also released the statement...
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2014 Maserati Ghibli Revealed Ahead Of Shanghai Auto Show DebutIt appears Maserati’s mystery teaser for this month’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show was in fact depicting the automaker’s upcoming Ghibli sedan, which has already been spied in prototype form for several months and was rumored to be debuting at the Chinese show. After an early leak...
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Mercedes-Benz has entered a deal that will see Garmin navigation systems fully integrated with the automaker’s infotainment systems over the next four years.
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Ford Focus RS Touches Down In Jay Leno’s Garage: VideoA few years ago, Ford’s Focus came in two different flavors: the lame duck version we received here in the U.S., and the more refined and much more powerful version (in certain trims) sold everywhere else. Thankfully, with the Blue Oval’s ‘One Ford’ policy firmly in place...
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New Lexus Compact Crossover Will Come With Hybrid OptionLexus is working on a new compact crossover to rival the likes of the Audi Q3 and BMW X1, as well as the upcoming Lincoln MKC and Mercedes-Benz GLA Class and possibly similar models from Acura and Cadillac. Compact crossovers with a little bit of luxury are the new darlings of the automotive...
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Lamborghini Miura SV Burns To The Ground In LondonThe video above shows the sickening footage of an original Lamborghini Miura P400 SV going up in flames in the middle of a London street. The car had recently spent some time in a workshop and had only just been picked up before it caught on fire. The cause of the fire remains unknown, and sadly it...
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A Close Look At The Design Of The BMW Concept X4: VideoWhether you’re a fan of the new crossover coupes that have been trickling onto the market since the introduction of the BMW X6 back in 2008, you had better get used to seeing them on the roads as a handful of automakers are working on new versions of their own. In the case of BMW, it’s...
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McLaren P1, Other Exotics Appear On Set For Upcoming Need For Speed MovieThe Need For Speed franchise is heading to the big screen, and to help take it there will be a slew of the latest supercar models, including the new McLaren P1. A burnt orange example of the McLaren, similar to the original prototype that debuted at the 2012 Paris Auto Show, was recently spotted on...
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The Bugatti Veyron Super Sport has been stripped of its production car land speed record by Guinness World Records, almost three years after the record was granted.
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Rick Hendrick Buys First 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible For $1 MillionHaving already dropped $1.1 million on the very first 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray to enter production, NASCAR team owner and avid Corvette collector Rick Hendrick has now also bought the first convertible version of the car. The rights to the first 2014 Corvette Stingray Convertible, which is...
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Jaguar XS Spied, McLaren 12C GT3, Subaru WRX Concept: This Week’s Top PhotosTo start of the latest Top Photos Of The Week post, we have this stunning shot of a fleet of 2013 McLaren 12C GT3 race cars, plus one road-going 12C in gunmetal gray, with a backdrop of France’s beautiful Paul Ricard Circuit. The 12C GT3 was down in France for the start of the 2013 FIA GT...
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2013 Audi R18 e-tron quattro Ready To Defend Le Mans TitleWith its back-to-back wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans over the past two years, Audi’s R18 prototype race car could be mistaken for being unassailable in the classic endurance race. Audi isn’t thinking this way, as the automaker’s motorsport division, Audi Sport, has worked...
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2012 Lincoln MKS Recalled Due To Faulty Fuel TanksThe 2012 MKS, along with the Ford Taurus and 2013 Ford Explorer, have been recalled because of faulty fuel tanks.
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Chrysler 300 Diesel Still On The Table: ReportAs more and more diesel models slowly creep their way onto the market, and with gas prices showing little sign of receding, there has probably never been a better time for the launch of a diesel-powered Chrysler 300. Jeep’s Grand Cherokee is once again offered with a diesel engine, a...
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