Jeff Glucker, Contributor
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The Pirelli World Challenge is an exciting racing series that features a variety of familiar vehicles racing on a wide range of circuits. From tight street tracks like Long Beach and St. Petersburg...
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Porsche Looks To Electricity With E-MobilityPorsche is a smart company. They build cars that cater to both their most hardcore fans as well as the folks that buy the cars which allow Porsche to build the cars for the purists. Porsche is also keeping an eye on the future, and that future includes vehicles aided by the use of electric...
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Terrafugia Transition Takes To The Skies At EAA AirVenture 2013It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... no wait, it looks like it's just a plane. It's the Terrafugia Transition to be more precise, and the so-called flying car took to the air at the EAA AirVenture show in Wisconsin recently. This is the first time the Transition has been flown in front of the...
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Ford Celebrating The 150th Anniversary Of Henry Ford's BirthdayFor Ford, July 30th is a special day that is permanently marked on the automaker's calendar. One hundred and fifty years ago on that date Henry Ford was brought into the world, and the Blue Oval brand's future was set into motion. 'The automaker is celebrating the occasion alongside the state of...
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Final Factory-Built Mini Saved From A Life Rotting In A TunnelThere are plenty of stories about unique and amazing barn finds. Someone creeps into that old building hiding on an abandoned property and there just so happens to be a dusty Cobra chilling with the cobwebs. This, however, is a story about an interesting tunnel find. A worker at a former Mini...
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The Takumi Take Great Pride In Building The Nissan GT-R Engine: VideoThere are four of them at the Nissan factory in Yokohama. They are called the Takumi, and they are the craftsmen behind the great 3.8-liter engine that fits into the engine bay of the R35 Nissan GT-R. These are hand-built motors, and each one receives the builder's signature plaque when it's...
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A team of computer security experts aims to explain exactly what can be accomplished when it comes to hacking a car. Modern vehicles are fitted with all sorts of computers, and any computer can be...
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Brabus Brings The Heat For The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-ClassThe 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class has only just made its entrance into the world. That doesn't seem to matter to Brabus, the Benz super tuner with a penchant for high horsepower and speedo-twisting top speeds. Brabus has just released its specs for three available S-Class packages, and the results are...
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Motorcycle Helmets Getting First Head-Up DisplayReevu is a company keen on reinventing the helmet as we know it. Most recently, the company touted a rearview camera that keeps track of the action going on behind your head. This is rather useful for motorcyclists and could be adapted by those racing open-top cars. Now Reevu is looking to push...
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Go Gaga Over Our Gigantic Ghibli Gallery!Maserati is certainly excited about their new smaller sedan, the Ghibli. To show it off, Maserati just realized a plethora of pictures for us all to sample. Here now is your chance to take in the shapely sedan from many angles. If you would rather see it in person, you won't have to wait long as it...
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Mazda Brings Diesel Back To The BrickyardMazda is keen on making a diesel impact this year. Many folks are waiting to get their hands on the upcoming oil-burning Mazda6. It's the first time a Japanese automaker has sold a diesel mill here in the States since it came attached to a vehicle wearing an Isuzu badge. Since this is Mazda we're...
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The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Is Ready To Be AccessorizedThe 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class represents the current pinnacle of automotive technology available. Mercedes engineers and designers go to great lengths to make sure that the S-Class remains the vehicle that pushes vehicular possibilities forward. That doesn't mean the car leaves the factory exactly...
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The new BMW 4-Series is sure to be a polarizing machine. The average consumer of all things Roundel will gobble it up without thinking twice about the move from a 3 badge up to the 4. Enthusiasts,...
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Galpin Ford GTR1 Heading To Pebble BeachFor years now, Galpin Auto Sport has been building a wide variety of custom cars. Each new custom starts with an existing model that is transformed into something new. Apparently, the team at GAS wanted a new challenge because they recently announced the creation of an entirely new car. It's called...
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Morgan Building Brooklands Edition Roadster & 3 WheelerMorgan is looking to celebrate a bit of British racing history. Specifically, the company looks to the historic Brooklands circuit for its latest special edition styling. The Brooklands Edition tag is being applied to the Roadster and the 3 Wheeler, and the results are rather fetching. Dark green...
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Allard To Revive Previously Planned ModelBritish sports car manufacturer Allard had a short run. Still, many today still have a strong desire to find a clean J2. It's a beautiful car, and a company out of Canada will build you a new replica version complete with modern V-8 power. The original company, however, is about to make another run...
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Sabine Schmitz And Ron Simons Take On Spa In The BAC Mono: VideoThere's no doubt that Sabine Schmitz is Queen of the 'Ring. She runs her Ring Taxi Porsche 997 around that stretch of German tarmac in around 7 minutes and 30 seconds with a passenger onboard. The girl can flat out drive the wheels of pretty much anything. Recently, she was challenged by another...
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Gran Turismo... The Movie? Sure, Why NotNeed for Speed is getting a movie. Hot Wheels will be adapted for film. It should come as no surprise then, seeing how original Hollywood likes to be, that Gran Turismo will get the movie treatment. Sony is reportedly teaming up with the producers behind the upcoming 50 Shades of Grey flick to...
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It's no secret that most fans of all-things automotive are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray in showrooms. This seventh-generation machine represents the next leap...
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Infiniti Prices The 2014 QX50 And QX80Say sayonara to the Infiniti EX and the QX56. They're not dead or anything, they've just legally changed their names. It's the era of Q that is about to dawn for Infiniti, and the EX37 will become the QX50. The QX56 will become the QX80. Why? There are all sorts of marketing reasons behind this...
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Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Will Set The Pace At Brickyard 400If you're going to pace any racing event, you need to be driving something powerful. ESPN anchor Sage Steele will get to experience this at the upcoming Brickyard 400 NASCAR race because she is slated to pilot the leading machine. Our chariot of choice will be supplied by Chevrolet, and it's a good...
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Has Top Gear's Latest Stig Been Figured Out?It started with driver Perry McCarthy and the title was eventually handed over to Ben Collins. A few others may have donned the suit over the years as well, but it appears that racer Gordon Shedden could be latest wheelman to be crowned the Stig. That is, per The Daily Record, what fans of Top Gear...
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Jay Leno Checks Out Campagna's Latest T-Rex: VideoJay Leno seems to prefer machines with four wheels. He also occasionally ventures forth on two wheels as well. This time around, however, the denim dreamboat finds a three-wheeled play thing in his garage. It's called the T-Rex, and it's built by Campagna Motors out of Canada. It's also fully...
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2014 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Priced From $35,820Mitsubishi is holding on to the saving grace of its lineup, the Lancer Evolution. This four-door all-terrain rocket has arrived for the 2014 model year with minor updates and some new pricing. New amenities include a 6.1-inch touchscreen display, HD radio, SiriusXM with a 3-month subscription, and...
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