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Let's get this out of the way before we start here; seeing someone push their exotic sports car on a race track is a wonderful thing. Too often these highly capable machines are left all too shiny in...
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Alfa Romeo 4C Takes To The Track: VideoEnough pictures, enough video, enough stats and press releases. Someday soon, by the beard of Jupiter, we want to experience the Alfa Romeo 4C in the flesh. Still, the videos aren't terrible, as the subject in question is more than easy on the eyes. The latest clip released from Alfa Romeo shows...
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RaceRoom Racing Experience Shows Off Cars And Tracks In New VideoGran Turismo 6 and Forza 5 might be inching closer on the horizon, but many virtual racing fans are already locked down thanks to the world of computer-based racing sims. There are a handful to choose from, with SimRaceway and iRacing seeming to be the go-to simulators of choice. A few competitors...
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We Tame The Beast From 'White House Down' (Sort Of)"I know a guy in the FBI who knows a guy in the Secret Service..." Those are the words of Cyril O'Neal, the man behind Ghostlight Industries, which is the company responsible for The Beast replica appearing in the new film White House Down. O'Neal and his team, along with vehicle coordinator Graham...
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Scion FR-S Heads To Pikes Peak--And xD, tC Tag Along, TooScion Racing is on a mission. The goal: to tackle all 156 turns of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and to arrive at the 14,110-foot summit with a good time in hand, and in one piece. To achieve this goal, the automaker has teamed up with a handful of drivers and tuners to turn three of...
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Storage Wars? Atlanta Has A 1991 GMC Syclone Up For AuctionWhen you're an undercover cop, you're going to need the appropriate ride for the task at hand. Maybe you're a drug-dealing kingpin, so you might step up to a Mercedes-Benz S63. Perhaps you're a street racer chasing down the late-night runs in your hopped-up Honda Civic. We really want to know...
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Jeff Zwart is a man who knows his way around the Pikes Peak Hillclimb. Zwart has won the event seven times, and he holds the street car record for making the run up the mountain.
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Lexus Rolls Out Final Short Film in SeriesThe Lexus short film series comes to a close with the fifth and final installment. This last video is titled A Better Tomorrow and was directed by Mitsuyo Miyazaki. It's as oddly captivating as it is beautiful. Based in the future, the film shows a world where water has become a scarce commodity. A...
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'Rush' Film Further Tantalizes With New Featurette: VideoLike anyone else with a pulse, you're no doubt excited for the upcoming release of Ron Howard's new film Rush. The movie tells the tale of a slice of racing in the mid to late 1970s, when Niki Lauda and James Hunt battled for Formula One supremacy. Word got out about the movie when the crew was...
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Bauer Catfish Is Reborn Miata Bent On Track Day DominationThose who spend their free time at a race track are always looking for a few things out of life. A way to improve their driving lines and skill, someone to help offset the cost of tires and fuel, and a machine that's well suited to a life spent apexing from one turn to the next. The easy answer for...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Heads To The Web With Its Own MicrositeThe Porsche 918 Spyder is coming! The Porsche 918 Spyder is coming! One if by land, and two if by... microsite? Yes, Porsche-o-philes, the soon-to-be king of the Stuttgart hill is nearly here. Automotive enthusiasts across the glove have been staring at spy shots, tech specs, video teasers, first...
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Goodwood Breaks Out The Martinis Celebrating 45 Years Of RacingThe car you see above is, wait scratch that--the wildly viscious, wonderfully intriguing, super star racing vehicle shown above is a Lancia 037. This was one of the infamous WRC Group B monsters that changed the sport of rallying, and was the last rear-wheel-drive car to win before the...
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Every now and then, a race car comes along that helps push motorsports in a new direction. The DeltaWing is such a car thanks to its radical design and slim-nosed setup.
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Ford Revisits Early Mustang Concept: VideoAs we approach the upcoming reveal of the next-generation 2015 Ford Mustang, the automaker is taking a step back to remember a bit of its own history with the pony car. Ford have dug through their photo archives to find images of the original Mustang concept car, and it's quite a head turner. Not...
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Hyundai Opens Doors To New Motorsports Headquarters In GermanyHyundai is keen on venturing more deeply into the vast sea of motorsports. To help out on that end, the automaker has just opened the doors to a brand-new motorsports facility located in Germany. This will be an important location for the efforts of Hyundai Motorsports as they look to take on the...
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Design Students Turn Mercedes-Benz SL Into Stylish Shooting Brake: VideoItalian design students recently got a chance to ply their burgeoning skills on a real-world concept. The design house StudioTorino teamed up with Mercedes-Benz to build a rather unique concept version of the automaker's SL Class. Swapping out the folding roof for a fixed version allowed the...
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Automotive Art From One Of The Great Design HousesPininfarina was founded in 1930, and from that date forward the automotive industry was a far more stylish place. Yes, the Italian design house is responsible for many of the great pieces of eye candy that have graced the globe. Now you can capture a piece of that design. No, not by purchasing a...
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Gwyneth Paltrow Loves The Longroof, Gives Audi RS 6 Avant The Thumbs UpYou can't deny the appeal of a longroof. That lovely wagon shape just looks right, and the extra space means you can haul all of your stuff with ease. A wagon is a truly wonderful category of car that too often gets overlooked these days--especially here in the U.S. Now, if said wagon is packing a...
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Toyota teased its track-focused GT 86 TRD Griffon concept at the beginning of June 2013. The car was eventually revealed at the Tokyo Auto Salon, and now fans of the lightweight coupe are going to...
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Sprint Car Driver Jason Leffler Killed in CrashTragedy struck New Jersey's Bridgeport Speedway when sprint car driver Jason Leffler died from injuries sustained in a wreck. The incident took place during a preliminary heat at the Bridgeport event. Leffler had to be extricated from his sprint racer after it hit a wall and then flipped over...
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2014 Lexus IS Hits The Small Screen With New AdvertisingLexus wants to hit the ground running with its new updated 2014 IS. To do so, the automaker is launching a slate of new ads with an interesting tagline. The campaign is called "Blend Out", and it features highly stylized commercials. There's black and there's white, and Lexus wants to cross those...
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Gran Turismo 6 Gameplay Footage From E3: VideoThe Gran Turismo racing game series first launched on December 23rd, back in 1997. That was a top-flight release for the original Playstation gaming system. Fast forward 16 years and we're now on the verge of the fourth Playstation console and a brand-new Gran Turismo game. Gran Turismo 6 should...
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Fiat Still Wants You To Get Your Gucci OnOne of the fanciest trim lines in the industry is back for another model year. The Gucci-edition Fiat 500 is coming back for another round of ultra-compact fanciness. While not quite filled with the finest Corinthian leather, the 2013 Fiat 500 and 500C are both outfitted with Gucci embroidery...
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Could Electronic License Plates Be Coming Soon?South Carolina is looking to inject a fresh bit of technology into the automotive world, and it's arriving in a rather unexpected form. The state is exploring the idea of introducing electronic license plates. A company called Compliance Innovations has developed such a plate utilizing ePaper...
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