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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May will all be in attendance for an upcoming Top Gear live festival in Australia, despite Clarkson recently being fired from the actual Top Gear...
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Audi RS 4 Is Bad Dog, Rolls Over When Told To Sit: VideoWillow Springs Raceway is a wonderful place if you like taking on a race track at high speeds. It bills itself as the fastest track in the west, and for good reason. MUST WATCH: Ferrari 599 GTO Crashed By Valet Is A Write-Off: Video After throttling away from Turn Five, you head through a supremely...
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Subaru Shows Off 580-HP WRX STI VT15x For 2015 Global Rallycross SeasonThe 2015 Red Bull Global Rallycross season kicks off at the end of May, and Subaru is ready to come out swinging. Once again turning to Vermont SportsCar to create its racing superstars, the team has created the STI-based VT15x. It's a 580-horsepower all-wheel-drive gravel-ready rocket. We're not...
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Subaru Unveils Radical STI Performance Concept In New York: Live PhotosSubaru has done a really excellent job of making concept cars over the course of the last few years. Remember the original concept for the current-generation WRX? Supremely fantastic. The Subaru Legacy concept? An inspiring, enticingly styled mid-size sedan. Sadly, the concepts don't always...
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Scaled-Down Porsche Engine Scales Up The Awesome: VideoIt took years to build, but something like this is undoubtedly a labor of love. A Dutch Porsche enthusiast who also happens to be a crafter of precision instruments decided to bring his two passions together. The result is a wonderful looking 1:3 scale Porsche flat-six engine. Did we say looking...
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Camaro Horsepower Applied To Extricate Tooth From MouthThe tooth is loose. So loose that the connection between the chewing tool and the child is the mere suggestion of tissue. A quick yank will usually produce the desired result of one less baby tooth for the kid and one less dollar bill in the wallet of the parent. Still, that yank causes anxiety. It...
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The Mercedes-Benz 540 K Streamliner is an important piece of history for the automaker. This is a car that was created as a one-off back in 1938, and it was a technical masterpiece for Benz. An...
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Open Your Wallets, This Is How Much The 2016 Mazda MX-5 CostsThe 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata is easily one of the most anticipated driving machines of the year. We're talking about a car that appears to be clearly focused on making the person behind the wheel quite happy. This is achieved through a low curb weight and high driver involvement. Now we finally know...
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Aston Martin Files Suit Against Henrik Fisker For ThunderboltHenrik Fisker recently teamed up with Galpin Auto Sports to create a car called the Thunderbolt. It's based on the Aston Martin Vanquish, and it was created initially as a one-off design study to gauge potential interest in a small production run of the car. We're sure there was some interest...
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Pro Drifter Pranks Driving InstructorsLeona Chin is a pro driver from Malaysia. She also knows some people who clearly have a beef with some local driving instructors. MUST SEE: Video Shows Just How Distracted Teen Drivers Can Get A production company tasked Leona with dressing like a sort of clueless young girl in need of some...
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Jay Leno Takes A Look At The Fab Fours Legend Jeep: VideoSEMA is the showcase for all things insane in the automotive world. Jay Leno's Garage is the place to see pretty much everything in the automotive world, so it should be no surprise that these worlds can occasionally collide. That's what happened recently when the Fab Fours crew brought their...
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Saleen Shows Off Its 2015 302 Black Label MustangIf there's any company out there that should know how to tune up a new Mustang, it's the folks at Saleen. Yes, it's been awhile since we've had a true S-badged bruiser roaming the streets. Now though, it looks like the time has come to welcome an all-new super Stang from the house that Steve built...
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The Top Gear boys don't exactly need their track at the moment. Still, it's a space that could be put to good use, and that's exactly what happens when a group of supercar owners come together to...
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Vaughn Gittin Jr Goes Ice Drifting In His New Mustang RTR: VideoVaughn Gittin Jr and pretty much any Ford Mustang are a match made in tire-shredding heaven. His latest rubber assault vehicle is the 2015 Mustang RTR that he'll use to do battle against others in the upcoming Formula Drift season. It's not quite time for that yet, and there's still a chill in the...
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BMW Looks To E30 M3 For Inspiration Of Next M Car: ReportFor fans of BMW's M Brand, there are a few examples that stand a few ticks above the rest. The E39 M5 is certainly high on the list, as is the E46 M3. It's the E30 M3, however, that remains the greatest M car for many an automotive enthusiast. A high-water mark for the brand, and a reminder that...
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Pagani ZoZo Keeps Zonda Line AliveRemember the Pagani Zonda? It's a wild supercar that went out of production back in 2013. Of course you remember it. Of course you also know that despite going out of production, there seems to be a new "last one" made every six months or so. The Pagani lovers over at Prototype Zero got a look at...
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MINI Superleggera Gets The Green Light: ReportHave you ever uttered the phrase "Please be like the concept!"? You might be saying that today if you're a fan of low-slung roadsters because MINI is apparently ready to start production of its Superleggera Vision. This is the rather cool concept machine that sprang to life a year ago, and managed...
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BMW Rocking Old-School-Cool Livery On Z4 GTLM Racers For SebringBMW used to churn out serious race cars with some seriously cool style back in the day. One car in particular is the Batmobile. No, not the one Bruce Wayne uses to fight Gotham's crime, but rather the classic 3.0 CSL racer with full aero gear and a familiar blue, white, and red paint scheme. It is...
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You know the Lamborghini Aventador SuperVeloce is going to be expensive. After all, the 'standard' Aventador wears a base price of around $400,000. So what will the more insane-o Aventador SV run...
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Turbo Fiat & Lamborghini Murcielago Line Up For A Drag Race: VideoThat sounds like the opening to a stupid car joke. If you're the owner of said Murcielago, however, you might not be laughing. These two Italian machines lined up for a brief drag race and you wouldn't be a silly person to expect the big bull to take down the petite Fiat. In the end, you'd be...
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Toyota Europe Rains Down The Funny In A New Ad: VideoThere have certainly been times in your life when you've gone to check the weather, planned out your day and outfit accordingly, and find that the forecaster was off by more than a bit. ALSO SEE: Behind The Scenes With Furious 7 Dropping Cars Out Of A Plane: Video It happens, which is why it's...
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Behind The Scenes With 'Furious 7' Dropping Cars Out Of A Plane: VideoThe stunts in the Fast & Furious films have be of a level that gets the audience excited, and each successive movie should provide new stunts that top the previous ones. The team behind Furious 7 knows that, and they've clearly gone insane for the new film. ALSO SEE: First 725-HP Galpin Rocket...
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Favorite 2015 Ford Mustang Colors Vary Around The WorldThe new Ford Mustang is an immediate hit with pony car fans here in the States. That's not a surprise, of course, as the Mustang has been a beloved cultural icon for decades now, and the latest version could arguably be considered the greatest version. ALSO SEE: First 725-HP Galpin Rocket Mustang...
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Brilliant Mazda MX-5 Forza Horizon 2 Car Pack Is BrilliantI'm 34 years old. Yes, I still play video games, but it's harder to find the time to do so, and it's harder to get excited about new games. Today is not one of those days though, because Forza Horizon 2 is set to launch a free downloadable pack of cars sure to appease 90% of automotive enthusiasts...
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