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Longtime Lexus fan and professional skater Tony Hawk was recently loaned a brand new 2012 Lexus LFA for his birthday.
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McLaren Bringing Secret 'Unit 2' Cars To A Dealer Near YouAt a closely guarded location in England’s south is an ordinary looking warehouse that only a handful of people outside of the McLaren staff have ever been allowed inside. The warehouse, known simply as Unit 2, is home to the biggest collection of McLaren cars, including production models and...
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1957 Ferrari 625 TRC Spider Sells For $6.5 Million In MonacoOver the weekend one of the most amazing collection of Ferraris, classic and modern, hit the auction block in Monaco. The lineup included everything from classic race cars to ultimate luxury, and some of the vehicles we’re unlikely to see go under the hammer for possibly years to come. We now...
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Mercedes-Benz Has Two Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars In The PipelineWhile many automakers have shied away from hydrogen fuel cell technology, German luxury brand Mercedes-Benz is hard at work on the development of the clean-running vehicles and is on track to launch its first mass-produced example in 2014. According to Automotive News (subscription required)...
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Tragic Ferrari 599 GTO Crash In Singapore Claims Three LivesA rare Ferrari 599 GTO was involved in a crash in Singapore early on Saturday, claiming the lives of three people including the driver of the Ferrari. The accident took place at a junction near the Raffles Hospital, an area known for being an accident black spot. The other vehicles involved in the...
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Lamborghini Chief Engineer Talks Production Urus SUVLamborghini’s Urus SUV concept has proven to be a hit following its debut last month at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show. The vehicle is on track for production though interested buyers are unlikely to be able to pick one up until 2017 at the earliest. Part of the reason is due to Lamborghini...
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BMW has finally revealed the three-door version of its latest-generation 1-Series Hatchback, which has been on sale in Europe since last year.
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Aston Martin Announces 2012 Nürburgring 24 Hours EntryFor its seventh successive year, Aston Martin will be competing at the grueling Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race which is taking place this weekend. There will be four factory-backed cars, two of which will be high-performance V12 Vantage GT3 racers. Designed to FIA regulations, the Vantage...
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2013 BMW 3-Series Sports Wagon Debuts, Confirmed For U.S.BMW has revealed the wagon variant of its latest-generation 3-Series and at the same time confirmed that this new model, just like the previous two, will be sold in the U.S. The vehicle goes on sale in Europe later this year but won’t hit U.S. showrooms until spring 2013. Powertrains and...
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Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix Weather ForecastThe Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, home of the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix, is a track that all the teams know intimately and one where track conditions can change significantly throughout the event. The latest forecast predicts warm conditions for today, but with a slight chance of rain...
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Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix PreviewThis weekend, Formula 1 arrives at the Circuit de Catalunya for the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix. The race is regarded as the start of the European season and is also the home-event for Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. The Circuit de Catalunya was one of Barcelona’s many building projects during...
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Ferrari 599XX And FXX Mega-GalleryIf you ever wondered how mega-rich car fans spend their weekends, just take a look at these photos taken at one of Ferrari’s recent Corse Clienti events held in Monza, Italy. Right from its second year and after numerous victories for the works cars at their debut in 1947, Ferrari has always...
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Ford has issued a wide-ranging recall on some of its top models due to transmission and light calibrations that don’t quite meet up with federal standards and may not function properly.
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Infiniti Confirms New Compact Will Be Built In AustriaFollowing yesterday’s announcement of the groundbreaking of a new powertrain plant in Tennessee, Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz have today confirmed that a new compact car to be launched by Infiniti but underpinned by Mercedes technology will be manufactured in Austria by independent vehicle...
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Chris Harris Tests The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG: VideoWe recently drove the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG along some very lovely roads in the south of France and came away quite impressed with the car. British journo and avid race driver Chris Harris also happened to test AMG’s take on the latest SL Class and was kind enough to create this...
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GM Plans New Omega Platform For Large, Rear-Wheel Drive CarsCadillac's XTS may be replaced by a new rear-wheel drive model based on an Omega platform within the next couple of years.
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Ferrari Apologizes For Burning Rubber On Ancient Chinese WallWhat was meant to be a promotional effort for Ferrari in China has turned out to be a public relations disaster. The stunt saw a Ferrari 458 Italia lifted by crane to the top of a 600-year old city wall in Nanjing, the former capital of China. A dealer for the brand then proceeded to do donuts with...
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2013 Kia Rondo Spy VideoThe Kia Ronda hasn’t been on sale in the U.S. since it was dropped at the end of the 2010 model year but a brand new model, one designed under the watchful eye of Peter Schreyer, is in the works and could potentially see the Rondo name return to these shores. A prototype for this new Rondo...
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While Saab is no longer building cars, its technology will live on for years to come in a handful of models from China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC).
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Mission To Save The Last Saab 9-3 Is A SuccessLast week we brought you details about a plan to save what could potentially be the last Saab 9-3 ever built. The plan, organized by a group of Saab loyalists at SaabsUnited, was to raise enough money so that the final 9-3 could be purchased and then donated to the official Saab Museum in...
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Fisker Karma Blamed For Fire At Houston HomeOfficials are currently investigating whether a Fisker Karma was the cause of a fire at a home in Houston, Texas recently.
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Aston Martin Sends Out DBS With Ultimate EditionAston Martin is working on a new generation of its DB9 luxury grand tourer, which once again is expected to spawn a regular model as well as a high-performance version that is likely to replace the DBS. This means that the current versions of both cars are soon to be discontinued. In the lead up to...
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China On Track To Become Biggest Market For Auto Design FirmsChina is already the single biggest market for new cars, but soon it will be the biggest for new car designs too. That’s the prediction of Silvio Pietro Angori, the CEO of legendary Italian design firm Pininfarina. Speaking with Automotive News (subscription required) recently, Angori...
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2014 Audi S3 Hatchback Spy VideoAudi is working on a brand new S3 and we’ve got a spy video of a prototype for the upcoming hot hatch, taken while it was running some test miles around Germany’s Nürburgring race track. Click here to watch the spy video in full via our YouTube page. The particular prototype is for...
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