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Driving a Porsche 918 Spyder anywhere would be an awesome time for pretty much everyone. Taking that ultra-exotic and letting it loose on snow covered ice would up the fun quotient by many orders of...
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Red-Light Running Minivan Smacks Honda S2000 With DashcamRed light runners are part of that group of automotive bastards that make the world a worse place. There are two types of red light runners in the world. One is the sort of person who doesn't pay attention to anything around them, and most certainly should not be behind the wheel of an automobile...
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Shed-Built 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO Replica Is Pure Art: VideoA Ferrari 250 GTO is a glorious automobile that also happens to be actual rolling artwork. It's a combination of stunning body lines wrapped around a glorious engine. It's also an exceedingly rare car, which helps make the average selling price (when one comes to auction) exceedingly high. ALSO...
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Naked Nissan LMP1 Race Car Is A Punk Hot Rod From The FutureNissan is venturing into the Le Mans world with its all-new GT-R LM Nismo LMP1 prototype racer. The car is quite different from the competition it will be racing against thanks to its front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout. ALSO SEE: How To Drift Hot Wheels (Yes, Really): Video The rest of the...
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McLaren Celebrates Production Of Its 5,000th 'Super Series' CarIt's not easy to churn out a steady stream of supercars, but that's what the team at Woking has been doing as of late. McLaren has been hard at work adding more variants to its stable of Super Series cars. ALSO SEE: Ferrari 488 GTB Revealed, Packs 660-HP Twin-Turbo V-8: Video It all started with...
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Mercedes-AMG GT Overtakes Your Porsche Dream Car: VideoShots fired! ALSO SEE: Ferrari 488 GTB Revealed, Packs 660-HP Twin-Turbo V-8: Video Mercedes-Benz has a new ad that attacks your idea of a dream car. Well, maybe an attack on the idea that children still dream of the Porsche 911 and not, you know, seeing the new Spongebob movie. Regardless, the 911...
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McLaren is no doubt eager to get the 2015 Formula One season underway. Drivers Fernando Alonso and Jensen Button will be tasked with putting the new Honda-powered MP4-30 race car on the podium, but...
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Brit Man First To Acquire Trifecta Of Current HypercarsMost folks might dream of owning one super or hypercar. The current crop of poster-worthy vehicles include the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and the Porsche 918 Spyder. Paul Bailey is a man who dreams a bit bigger. The U.K.-based businessman just completed the Trifecta, and snagged the keys to all...
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FCA Going Back To The Super BowlThe marketing team of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] loves the Super Bowl. Oh, it's not because their team is any good (we assume they're all Lions fans) but rather because they get a chance to go all Mad Men and flex their creativity. You'll no doubt remember the famous spot with Eminem...
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Family To Auction Massive Classic Car Collection, Including Duesenbergs, Ferraris & A Shelby Cobra: VideoFather and son Paul and Chris Andrews have amassed a wonderfully diverse collection of automobiles. The vehicles range from vintage Duesenbergs to old pickup trucks on over to 1980s dream sports cars. All together, the Andrews have over 100 vehicles in their possession and they're all in amazing...
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Lamborghini Huracán Wrecked At 200 MPH Posted For SaleWhen you wreck a car going nearly 200 mph, it's going to be in pretty rough shape. That's what happened to a Lamborghini Huracán you've seen grace these pages on multiple occasions. The driver was traveling on a Hungarian highway when he lost control of the car. His Huracán wound up...
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Idris Elba To Drive New Jaguar XE From London To BerlinIdris Elba may be the self-appointed King of Speed but it seems he's about to focus more on fuel economy. Jaguar just tapped the British actor and musician to handle driving duties behind the wheel of a diesel-powered Jaguar XE. The small sports sedan needs to get to Berlin for its German launch...
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In the market for a full-size, V-8-powered luxury sedan? Feel like spending less than $60,000? Kia has a K900 with your name on it... at least they hope your name is on it, considering the car isn't...
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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Squeezes Out 450 HP From Twin-Turbo V-6: ReportThe upcoming 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is just one of the many exciting products that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] revealed to the world at the recent 2015 Detroit Auto Show. Some truck fans may have been initially worried when the rowdy pickup took to the stage, however, because it was announced...
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Watch Some Of The Last Land Rover Defenders Being Built: VideoThis year is going to be the last year for the iconic Land Rover Defender as we know it. It's a remarkable vehicle, known the world over, and its shape has remained pretty consistent since the first Rover was born in 1948. Over the course of those decades, Defenders have served in all manner of...
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Ken Block Gives Us A Walk-Around Of His RaptorTraxKen Block is a possessor of highly desirable vehicles. His Hoonicorn Mustang is one of the greatest vehicles ever created. It's not his only car though, as he's got a pretty badass Ford F-150 Raptor as well. Like Doc and Marty McFly don't need roads where they're going, neither does Ken Block...
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Blown-Engine Z06 Has Triumphant Track Return: VideoRemember that story about a brand-new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 that wound up with a blown engine at just 891 miles? That car is back in action, and the owner recently put it to work at Road Atlanta. Thanks to his Performance Data Recorder, we can watch the action unfold. WATCH: Chevy Corvette Z06...
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Volvo V60 Polestar Is A Lovely Limited Longroof: VideoVolvo is an automaker that builds safe, dependable, and premium machines. If you watch the average Volvo drive by on the street, you might not guess that the automaker also has a history of building some pretty cool race cars. DON'T MISS: Chevy Corvette Z06 Versus Dodge Viper TA: America Wins For...
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If you're a Corvette fan, it's probably safe to say that you're also a Callaway fan. No, I don't mean the group that make golf clubs, but rather Callaway cars. The Connecticut-based team has been...
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Dirt Karting Is Our New Obsession: VideoIt's sometimes quite surprising to see how something so simple could turn out to be so much fun. Today's example of this comes in the form of a simple video. There is no music, no slow-mo cuts, no nonsense. It's just two guys out having fun with go-karts... on a dirt track. MUST SEE: Chevy Corvette...
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Hypnotic Time-Lapse Teardown Of A Porsche Flat Six: VideoTearing down an engine is often a long, laborious process. Still, it's a means to an end and it's typically work that has to be done. There's a team in Germany that had to tear down the flax-six engine of a Porsche 911. Their goal is to hot rod the thing, and step one is taking it all the way...
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Lamborghini Huracán Driver Hits 208 MPH Before Crash: VideoBack in September, we saw the brutal images of a very violent Lamborghini Huracán crash. At the time, it wasn't exactly clear what led to the accident as the car was traveling down a standard section of the M7 motorway in Hungary. It seemed, due to the skid marks, that the driver lost...
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Officer On Dashcam Shakes It Off To Taylor Swift: VideoWe imagine there's a bit of monotony in the day-to-day routine of your average police officer. In between taking down perps and all of the other action, there are the times when it's just you, your cruiser, and the radio. There are a number of ways to fill that time, and one of Dover, Delaware's...
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2015 Porsche 919 Hybrid Race Car Takes To The TrackPorsche had been away from the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans for many years, until last year when it ran the race with its new 919 Hybrid in the top LMP1 category. The German automaker missed out on the win, which went to sister brand Audi, but it will be heading back this year (along with full...
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