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I'm a bit of a Mercedes-Benz fanboy. The proverbial "they" say the first step is to admit you have a problem, and only then can you move on to a fulfilling and rewarding life. Well, I've just...
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Ride 'Round Long Beach In An Audi R8 Ultra With Mike Skeen: VideoIt would be an amazing experience to run a Pirelli World Challenge car at Long Beach. Heck, we'd be down to run a street car around Long Beach (and your author was fortunate enough to do that, once before). Still, a race car on a city circuit is a wild adventure packed into cozy confines. DON'T...
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BMW Launches Track Package For 228i CoupeSure, the BMW M235i would be a wonderful machine to put in your driveway or garage. It's not cheap though, and perhaps the 228i might be more in line with your budget. That doesn't mean you can't gain access to a vehicle that wants to reward you when the going gets twisty. BMW has just announced an...
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It's Nearly Easter, Which Means It's Time For Concept JeepsIt's getting close to Easter, which means a few things. The Northeast can almost safely put away their snow shovels, the Cadburry egg commercial that's been running since the early '90s is on a nonstop loop, and it's time for Jeep to head to Moab. WATCH: Hear The Koenigsegg One:1's 1,340-HP Engine...
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Jenson Button Riding Luxuriously At Each F1 Race Thanks To Rolls-RoyceJensen Button is all set to ride in serious comfort for the rest of the Formula 1 season. No, he hasn't made any changes to his McLaren-Mercedes race car. Instead, he's signed with Rolls-Royce to help promote the brand at each stop along the F1 calendar. By promoting the brand, he will be driving...
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Ladies And Gentlemen, Your New Favorite Form Of Racing: CrossKartIt almost makes us tear up that we are just now finding out about this wonderful form of racing. Seriously, how could we miss this? It's called CrossKart racing, and it's essentially Formula racing that's melded with rally cars and dirtbikes. Perhaps it's more akin to Global RallyCross, but with...
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The Maserati MC12 is essentially a Ferrari Enzo that went to finishing school. For some that's a great thing, while others prefer the rawness of the Enzo. Either school of thought is in luck, because...
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Drifting Mustang Cop Car Versus Drifting Bikes, We All Win: VideoThere are 12 tires attached to four vehicles in the following video. All twelve tires are up to the task of delivering a serious amount of enjoyable action. The video is from Icon Motorsports, and it pits two motorcycle riders against a cop whose patrol car is a bit unorthodox. There's also a...
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Volvo Adds Luxury And Engine Choices For 2015 LineupVolvo is eager to position its vehicles as being more premium than some may currently view them. To do that, the automaker is offering up a 2015 lineup that features more luxurious interiors, and it all starts with the Inscription upgrade package. Soft leather, which is available in a handful of...
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BMW i8 Sounds Far More Interesting Than We Expected: VideoBMW seems to be in love with the idea of adding fake sound generators to their vehicles these days. That's a shame since the engines can sound quite exciting on their own, with no help from false sources. Still, a car that will require some fake sound generation is the BMW i8, since it is capable...
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Unplugged Performance wants to become tuner of Teslas, starts with Model SA new group is looking to bring some more style to the world of the Tesla Model S. They're called Unplugged Performance, and they're based right near one of Tesla Motors's [NSDQ:TSLA] Supercharger stations in Hawthorne, California. It seems like the goal is to provide a range of products for the...
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Flex Your Virtual Wallet: Configure A 2015 Cadillac EscaladeIf you've been eagerly sitting in front of your computer waiting to price out a new Escalade, your wait is over. Also... you're weird. The 2015 Cadillac Escalade configurator is up and running, which means you can play around and shock yourself with just how expensive these beastly Caddies can get...
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Have you ever driven a car and left everything out on the course? I mean really pushed both yourself and your machine to the limit? Even if you say yes, you still haven't gone as wild as some of the...
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BMW Spins On 'Ring, Almost Gets Eaten By Hummer: VideoSaying that there are plenty of tough corners on the Nürburgring is like saying Nutella tastes like angels fornicating on your tongue. Both of those are understatements. A BMW driver recently got a first hand look at what happens on one of those tough corners when he came in a bit too hot and...
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LAPD Adds Lamborghini Gallardo To Its FleetApparently it's not just the Dubai Police force that has the best toys (although their fleet is insanely impressive). Los Angeles just stepped up its fleet game with the addition of a Lamborghini Gallardo. This vehicle and its usage are a donation from Travis and Nathalie Marg, the owners of Light...
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Infiniti Heads To Amelia Island With Special Q60 ConvertibleEvery year, Amelia Island plays host to some of the most stunning automobiles on the planet. The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance typically runs with a few honorary themes for each new year, and the 2014 event promises to take a close look at McLaren Racing, the sports cars of Jochen Mass, and...
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Touring Disco Volante Colored Up For Geneva: Live Photos And VideoIt first arrived on the scene in concept form back in 2012. Milanese coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera then produced a production version for last year's Geneva Motor Show. We're talking, of course, about the Disco Volante, which takes an elegant, shapely machine and transforms it even...
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Tony Stewart Heads Eastbound And Down As The Bandit: VideoIt's funny how one movie can turn a car into a legend. Such is the case with Smokey and the Bandit, and the Pontiac Trans Am. Sure the Trans Am looked pretty cool thanks to its t-top and fire chicken on the hood, but it wasn't bursting with power thanks to the arrival of emission controls. That...
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Remember the Maybach? You should, since it only went away in 2012. The ultra-luxe arm of Mercedes-Benz never quite hit the sales numbers it was shooting for. In its ten year run, just over 3,000...
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Camaro Z/28 Aero Improved With Addition Of The "Flowtie"Engineers working on the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 are wildly addicted to the idea of improving the aerodynamics of the car. This is a machine that is designed to devour race tracks, and in order to do so it must stick to the road and slip through the air. There's a large splitter up front, a big...
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Need For Speed Mustang Hero Car Heads To Barrett-JacksonThe Mustang hero car from the Need For Speed movie is based on a 2014 Ford Mustang GT but features a custom wide-body kit.
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Three Corvettes Safely Recovered From Museum Sinkhole: UPDATEWork has begun in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Back in mid-February, a massive sinkhole opened up directly underneath the Skydome at the National Corvette Museum. Eight unfortunate Corvettes that were on display dropped into the hole, and the damage estimates began swirling in. These are extremely rare...
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ItalDesign Clipper Concept Is A Minivan From The Future: 2014 Geneva Motor ShowFamed design house ItalDesign Giugiaro was acquired by the Volkswagen Group back in 2010. The automaker purchased 90 percent of the company. That means that Volkswagen has direct access to Giugiaro, but it also means that the Turin-based design firm has access to VW. What happens when the two...
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LaFerrari Vs. Enzo In Ferrari Flagship Rev Off: VideoOn the scale of glorious engine noises, most anything produced by Ferrari sits near the top end of the scale. Be it the Dino-badged V-6 cars up through the V-8 engines on to the V and flat 12-cylinder units, the wonderful sounds that emanate from Ferrari tailpipes and engine bays is tantamount to...
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