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Luxury manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has had a busy year. In addition to debuting the eagerly-awaited F-Type roadster, the company has announced new design centers for the United States and China,...
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A Lamborghini 350 GT visits Jay Leno’s Garage
Every journey needs an origin, and for Lamborghini that starting point was the 350 GT coupe. Conceived by Ferruccio Lamborghini as a grand-tourer capable of going head-to-head with rival Ferrari, the success of the 350 GT paved the way for better known Lamborghini automobiles, such as the Miura and...
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Building A Morgan Plus 8, In Two Minutes: Video
Woodworking is not a skill deemed essential by most modern automakers, but very little about the Morgan Motor Company falls into the “modern” category. Between its hallowed factory walls, craftsmen still work by hand with materials like ash wood, aluminum, leather and mohair. In fact...
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Seat Adjustment May Be The Next Bluetooth Feature: Video
When it comes to seating position, some drivers are more fanatical than others about precise adjustments. While the average driver pays little attention to seat back angle or position once a semi-comfortable setting is found, some of us spend days dialing in the optimum amount of rake and the...
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Volkswagen's Polo R WRC Plays On Asphalt: Video
Just yesterday we brought you details on the Volkswagen Polo R WRC racer, set to make its competition debut at the Monte Carlo Rally, scheduled to kick off on January 15, 2013. With just weeks left to shake down the car, the crew from Oneighturbo caught the 300-plus horsepower Polo working out the...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class Images Leaked Ahead Of Detroit Debut
UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Next month, Mercedes-Benz will debut a facelifted version of its E Class range at the Detroit Auto Show. A teaser video released last month focused on the new car’s bold, single-unit headlights, which...
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For 25 years, the Race of Champions has thrilled fans by bringing together the best drivers in the world in head-to-head competition designed to take each driver outside his comfort zone.
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'Black Air,' the story of Buick’s Grand National and GNX
Twenty-five years ago today, the last Buick Grand National came off a General Motors assembly line in Pontiac, Michigan. The event also marked the closing of GM’s oldest plant, and despite the fact that dozens of workers were about to lose their jobs just two weeks before Christmas, the vibe...
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Update: Rotary Supercars Reveals Details On New Project
Do you remember Rotary Supercars, the German manufacturer that was reportedly working on a supercar using a four-rotor Wankel engine? The same company that later announced a 2,800 horsepower model capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in under one second? Despite the fact that neither car ever...
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2013 Ferrari Challenge Debut To Coincide With Daytona 24 Hours
Ferrari knows that some of its clients take driving very seriously, to the point where they’d rather drive their 458 Italias or F430s on the racetrack than on the street. For these discriminating owners, Ferrari has created spec racing series for both the 458 and F430, rolled up under the...
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Porsche Shows Its Panamera Sport Turismo On The Road: Video
Though some have panned the styling of Porsche’s Panamera sedan, we think the car’s lines do a reasonable job of making it seem sporty while linking it, design-wise, to the rest of Porsche’s product line. That said, we’d also admit that it looks much better as a shooting...
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Jeep’s Future Product Plans Revealed
If you’re a fan of the Jeep brand who embraces change, we’ve got some good news for you: the coming years will be filled with new model introductions and even customization kits from the Mopar catalog. If you’re more of an “all real Jeeps have round headlights”...
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If you’re not a track-day regular or vintage race car fan, you may never have heard of Bailey Cars, or its predecessor, Bailey Edwards Cars. The South African manufacturer builds replicas of...
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Lamborghini Confirms 2013 Is The Final Year For Gallardo: Video
Lamborghini’s Gallardo supercar has been with us since the 2004 model year, and rumors that it would disappear after 2013 have now been confirmed by Lamborghini. If the title of the above video, “The Final Gallardo,” doesn’t give it away, the linked Lamborghini web page...
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1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Redefines What A Muscle Car Can Be: Video
Muscle cars are loud, juvenile, socially irresponsible and, sooner or later, harmful to your health. Like binge drinking and death metal, they’re an obsession generally meant for the young, before things like raising a family and not frightening the neighbors become meaningful. Or are they?...
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Tesla Model S 60-kWh Variant Given 208 Mile Range Rating By EPA
Aside from their higher purchase prices, the biggest reason consumers shy away for electric vehicles as primary transportation seems to be their limited range. That begs a very real question of “how much range is enough for most drivers?” Those buying a 2013 Tesla Model S fitted with...
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2013 Cadillac ATS Gets Five Stars For Safety From NHTSA
In case you needed one more reason to shop Cadillac’s BMW 3-Series-fighting compact sedan, the ATS, here it is: the NHTSA has awarded both rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive variants with five stars in rollover, side impact, frontal offset and overall crash testing, based on its latest (and...
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Jay Leno Drives The 2014 Lexus IS: Video
Lexus will officially unveil its all-new 2014 IS sedan at next month’s Detroit Auto Show, but the automaker has allowed a few high-profile media outlets to sample its wares in advance. Jay Leno received a ticket to Japan, where he had the opportunity to drive the 2014 Lexus IS 350 at Fuji...
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The White House Office of Management has approved a request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to mandate event data recorders, commonly referred to as “black...
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BMW Recalling 2009-12 X5 Diesel Models For Power Steering Issue
BMW has announced the recall of some 29,800 X5 crossover xDrive35d models, built between September 1,2008 and November 15, 2012. The recall also extends to a stop sale for vehicles in dealer inventory but not yet sold or delivered to customers. At issue is an engine belt idler pulley bolt, which...
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GM Renews Trademarks, 2015 C Class, Expensive Parking: Car News Headlines
General Motors has renewed trademarks for the names El Camino and Nomad, but that doesn’t mean the storied nameplates will be put back into production. If they are, the El Camino could make its appearance as a rebadged Holden Ute. Our spy photographers captured the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C Class...
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Rare 1969 Lamborghini Miura Fails To Meet Reserve Price At Auction
Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping magnate, was the kind of man you wanted as a friend. One of the richest men in the world during the 1960s, Onassis wasn’t shy about spending money on those he cared for. Singer Stamatis Kokotas fell into that category, as Onassis was both a friend and a...
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Gullwing America Builds La Carrera Panamericana Tribute Cars
Gullwing America (GWA) builds replicas of classic sports cars like the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL/R and (now) the Ferrari 340 M/C, both of which were campaigned in the famous La Carrera Panamericana open-road race. Now, in tribute to the storied event, World Car Fans says that GWA has built a tribute 300...
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Ride Along With Tommy Milner In The C6.R Corvette: Video
If you’re a fan of IndyCar, you know that this year’s Grand Prix of Baltimore wasn’t exactly a seamless event. In fact, it almost wasn’t an event at all until Michael Andretti’s Andretti Sports Marketing agreed to take over the organization and promotion of the event...
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