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This past weekend the unique Mazda 787B race car powered by four-rotor Wankel rotary engine took to the famous Circuit de la Sarthe in France during an exhibition run prior to the 24 Hours of Le... -
1935 Bugatti Type 57 Roadster Up For Sale At 2011 Pebble Beach ConcoursWhen it comes to rare classic cars selling at auction, few can match Bugatti’s ability to draw in the multi-million dollar bids as we’ve seen in the recent past. The current record for a car sold at auction goes to this 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, which fetched an undisclosed sum...
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McLaren MP4-12C Order Books Filled Out For The Next Three Years?The McLaren MP4-12C is set to go on sale in the U.S. in the coming months but before it even lands the car is already being called the best supercar in its segment, although admittedly many of its initial reviews have described it as a bit cold and clinical. Nevertheless, as the first new McLaren...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette (C7) To Offer Better Feedback And Quality From New PlatformIt seems like every month new revelations concerning the next-generation ‘C7’ Chevrolet Corvette surface, mostly conjecture generated by fans on forums or other random sources but sometimes official spiel from within GM. What we do know is that the C7 will now arrive two model years...
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Audi R8 GT Spyder Mega-Gallery And VideoWe have a new set of live photos of the Audi R8 GT Spyder fresh from its debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race this past weekend. The sultry soft-top supercar is now set for an official world debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show but we already have the full details for you to ogle. Like...
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Lotus Esprit Coming In 2013 With Unique 570-Horsepower V-8: ReportThe 2013 Lotus Esprit is to be the first of a new-generation of luxurious sports cars from one of the most renowned performance marques in the industry. Styled under the watchful eye of former Ferrari designer Donato Coco, the new Esprit has already been previewed in concept form and is destined to...
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Certain versions of the iconic Porsche 911 are being recalled due to a potentially dangerous central locking hub on the wheels, which if untreated could cause a crash. The affected models are the... -
Porsche Cajun SUV To Feature Sporty Three-Door VariantPorsche is set to introduce a compact SUV based on the Audi Q5 in 2014 and to emphasize its sportiness may offer the vehicle with a distinct three-door body in addition to a standard five-door model. This should help differentiate the vehicle from its Audi sibling and help it compete with the likes...
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Thief That Stole Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Gets $522,000 Tax BillAbout a month ago, three men from Poland managed to steal a trio of exotic cars, a BMW 7-Series, a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and a one-off Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Sang Bleu--yes, the special edition model built to celebrate Bugatti’s centenary back in 2009. The brazen--or should we say...
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Lewis Hamilton And Tony Stewart Swap F1 And NASCAR Rides: VideoFormula 1 star Lewis Hamilton and NASCAR hero Tony Stewart recently swapped race cars for a promotional event at the 2011 Watkins Glen International in New York, and we now have a video of the duo on the special day. Hamilton hopped into Stewart's 850 horsepower, 3,400 pound Chevrolet Impala NASCAR...
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Onboard A Lexus LFA Racing Around The Nurburgring: VideoHere’s your chance to ride shotgun in a race-prepped Lexus LFA as it storms around the Nurburgring circuit in Germany at a recent VLN event. By watching this video you are taken directly into the cockpit of the Lexus LFA, number 111, which ended up fifth overall in the race. Behind the wheel...
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Very First Production Bentley Up For SaleYour chance to own a piece of automotive history will take place this August at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Auction company Gooding & Company will be selling what’s believed to be the very first production Bentley, a 1921 Bentley 3-Liter with chassis number 3. Bentley...
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Project Kahn is back with another creation inspired by the Audi R8 supercar, this time 'round with a new styling pack designed for the Audi A5 Cabriolet. We first saw this design with Project... -
Pink Pagani Zonda Roadster Hitting Auction Block At 2011 Goodwood Festival Of SpeedFor the lucky few mortals on this planet who happen to own a Pagani Zonda, your prized possession is almost certainly destined to go up in value. However, we’re not sure if that applies to this Pagani Zonda C12 S Roadster finished in a light pink hue. The car’s former owner is Mr. Yeo...
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Mercedes-Benz Driver To Attempt World’s Longest DriftDrifting defines adolescent ridiculousness, yet we can’t get enough of it. The style of driving--if you can call it that--requires a driver to intentionally over steer, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels through turns, while maintaining vehicle control and a high exit speed...
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2013 Nissan GT-R Getting Power Boost: ReportThe 2012 Nissan GT-R has only just come onto the market, bringing with it a more powerful engine and a string of handling mods that guarantee the car reliably dishes out 2.9 second 0-60 mph times and can lap the Nurburgring in a smoldering 7 minutes and 24.22 seconds. However, sources in Japan have...
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2012 BMW M5 LeakedUpdate: The official details on the 2012 BMW M5 are out. Click here to view our latest post. Though it isn’t set to make its official world debut until this September’s 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, the new 2012 BMW M5 has hit the Internet by way of a leaked report and is already starting...
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Arrinera Venocara Supercar RevealedWe’ll be the first to admit that when news of a new supercar from Poland first broke, we were a little skeptical about the credibility of the company behind the project and its promise to deliver to the world a brand new supercar. Since the release of the original teaser sketches...
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Remember Lexus’ ‘The Hard Way’ campaign that showed off the lengths that the automaker would go to in order to achieve the high levels of refinement found in each of its cars?... -
2012 BMW M5 Spied With Manual Transmission In U.S.Going a long way towards confirming previous reports that a third-pedal option would be offered on the 2012 BMW M5, at least in the U.S., this latest image reveals that BMW is testing prototypes on local soil fitted with a conventional manual transmission. The prototype was spotted in Los Angeles...
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Supercharged Honda CR-Z Mugen Hits The Road: VideoAt this past weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Honda showed off a fully customized CR-Z race car, which featured a claimed output of 200 horsepower and 175 pound-feet of torque. However, it isn’t the only force-fed CR-Z we’ve seen in recent months. You may recall that...
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Jaguar XKR-S Convertible And XFR-S Sedan In The Works: ReportThe stunning 2012 Jaguar XKR-S is still doing the rounds of auto show appearances ahead of an official showroom debut later in the year, but its time in the limelight may not last that long as there’s word that several other high-performance ‘R-S’ Jags are in the works. A Jaguar...
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Zenvo Announces North American Distributor, ST1 50S Special Edition ModelWe’ve known for some time that the insane 1,104 horsepower Zenvo ST1 supercar would be coming to the U.S. but now we have official availability and pricing details, as well as news that there will be a special edition launch model. The car’s local distributor, Red Sea Distribution, has...
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2012 Scion FR-S (Toyota FT-86) Spy VideoWe’ve already seen a string of concept cars and more than a dozen spy shots, but now we have an exclusive spy video of the upcoming rear-wheel drive sports coupe being developed jointly by Toyota and Subaru. In the U.S. Toyota’s version of the car will be known as the 2012 Scion FR-S...
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