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Ron Dennis, the boss of McLaren and a man who once described the Bugatti Veyron as “pig ugly” and a “piece of junk,” has revealed some telling details about his next supercar,... -
Porsche Panamera Plug-In Hybrid Coming In 2014: ReportPorsche’s first plug-in hybrid model will be the highly-exclusive and stupendously-expensive 918 Spyder due next year, but as we confirmed only last week Porsche’s near future will be enriched with even more plug-ins. While a plug-in hybrid version of its Cayenne makes the most sense...
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Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix Weather ForecastTomorrow is the Australian Grand Prix, the first event on the 2012 Formula 1 calendar, and once again it is being held at Albert Park Raceway in Melbourne. The city’s geographical location between the sea and hills to the hinterland can cause several changes of weather throughout the day. We...
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McLaren On Top After Qualifying At Formula 1 Australian GPNot only is McLaren’s new MP4-27 racer one of the best looking in the 2012 Formula 1 field, but after today’s qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix it also appears to be the fastest. Both McLaren drivers will be starting at the front of the grid in tomorrow’s race after...
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Car Explodes Near San Diego After Border Patrol Chase: VideoA car has exploded and its driver instantly killed on a stretch of road near the border between the U.S. and Mexico early on Thursday. Before it exploded, Border Patrol agents first noticed the vehicle, which was wearing Texas number plates, driving down a border highway in the wrong direction...
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Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG And C63 AMG Back On F1 Safety DutyThe SLS AMG and C63 AMG Estate are back as the official safety and medical cars of the new Formula 1 season but this year they have a slightly more significant role. They are also representative of the newly christened Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 team, which was formally known as the Mercedes...
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When it comes to the tuning of ultra-luxury vehicles like the Rolls-Royce Ghost, A. Kahn Design likes to take a slow and well-thought-out approach.
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Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix PreviewFormula 1 is back for another year and once again the inaugural race is the Australian Grand Prix, which takes place at the Albert Park Raceway in the city of Melbourne. Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel will be aiming to retain his crown and score a rare hat trick this season, and helping...
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Fashion Icon John Varvatos Designs One-Off Chrysler 300S For CharityAmerican fashion designer John Varvatos has partnered with Chrysler once again, this time to design a special 2012 Chrysler 300S that will be auctioned to help raise funds for the charity organization Stuart House. Varvatos previously starred in one of Chrysler’s Imported From Detroit...
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10 Minutes Of 2013 Audi RS5 Action: VideoWe can’t get enough of the 2013 Audi RS5 and we hope you can’t either as we’ve now got a new video showing off the latest Audi coupe from almost every angle. We also get to see plenty of driving action and hear the sonorous sounds of the RS5’s naturally-aspirated V-8. Make...
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Jeep Liberty Replacement To Feature Downsized Pentastar V-6Chrysler is reportedly planning a ‘downsized’ 3.2-liter version of its award-winning 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 engine. The new engine is said to debut in the replacement for the Jeep Liberty next January at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. The information was revealed to Automotive News...
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Mercedes-Benz Commemorating Racing Past At 2012 Goodwood FOSMercedes-Benz will showcase its illustrious motorsport heritage as well as its latest model range at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed taking place in the UK in late June. Not only that, but the automaker also promises a couple of surprises for the 150,000 visitors expected at this year’s...
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The 2013 GMC Terrain is the latest to adopt the Denali tag, bringing the tally of models with the upscale branding to seven.
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2014 Subaru Forester Spy ShotsSubaru is in the midst of an ambitious new strategy dubbed “Motion-V” that will see the automaker’s fuel consumption and emissions cut 30 percent by the middle of the decade. However, cleaner running vehicles is just one pillar of the all-encompassing plan that will also see the...
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Chevy Celebrating 60 Years Of The Corvette At Goodwood FOSWhile the first Corvette wasn’t introduced to the public until 1953, when it was unveiled at the GM Motorama in New York City as the EX-122 concept, the original concept was born one year earlier so 2012 actually marks 60 years of the Corvette. To celebrate the event, the Chevrolet brand will...
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Modern Day Facel Vega In The Works?During the 1950s a new automotive brand was born in France, one that quickly garnered the reputation of being the French equivalent to luxury brands like Rolls-Royce and Bentley. That brand was Facel, which started out as a coachbuilder for the likes of Bentley and Delahaye but at 1954’s...
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Pininfarina Considering Limited Production Run For CambianoOne of the highlights of last week’s 2012 Geneva Motor Show was the Cambiano concept car from Italian design house Pininfarina. Developed not only to express the talents of Pininfarina’s designers in front of a world audience, the unveiling of the Cambiano also marked two anniversaries...
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2013 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Due For Major Update: ReportAs part of its 2013 mid-cycle update for the 7-Series luxury sedan, BMW is planning to overhaul the engine range, improving power outputs on most models while at the same time reducing emissions. We’ve already seen prototypes testing in Europe and in the U.S. for the past year, and now...
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Despite its recent financial doldrums and oversupply issues, Opel, the European arm of General Motors, is continuing the development of new models like this sedan version of the Astra hatchback.
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Chevy Ditching Impala In NASCAR Sprint Cup For New NameplateWith Ford and Dodge recently unveiling their respective race cars for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, all eyes now turn to Chevrolet to see what it has in store for the sport and all its fans. While many had been expecting a new version of the current Impala race car, Chevrolet has announced...
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Nissan Joins DeltaWing Project: VideoNissan is the latest to join Ben Bowlby’s DeltaWing project, announcing today that it will be competing at this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans together with the project’s other partners, one of which is racing legend Dan Gurney. Originally designed for IndyCar, the DeltaWing has been...
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2012 Buick Regal Recalled Due To Faulty HeadlightsCertain 2012 Buick Regals may have parking lights that fail to activate due to a software glitch.
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Rolls-Royce Rules Out Building An Electric PhantomThe CEO of Rolls-Royce Torsten Müller-Ötvös has ruled out building a production version of his company's 102EX electric Phantom concept, at least in the near future. After taking the concept on a world tour, and allowing more than 500 potential customers, including us, to take it for...
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Toyota Announces 2012 Goodwood Festival Of Speed LineupToyota is bringing its top performance machines from all across the globe to the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK this summer, announcing today that among the highlights will be the groundbreaking TS030 Hybrid Le Mans prototype, Lexus LFA Nurburgring endurance racer, and the GT 86 sports...
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