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UPDATE: This 1984 Porsche 911 3.2-liter Carrera owned by ex-'Top Gear' host James May was sold during the past weekend’s 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed for a little over £50,000...
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Porsche 919 Hybrid Le Mans Mockup Fetches $100K On eBay: VideoModel cars are sold on eBay daily, but it's seldom they go for over $100k—or require a full-sized parking space. ALSO SEE: 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Sounds Wicked, Burns Out, Nearly Loses It: Video Of course, the 919 Hybrid mockup recently purchased by a Porsche fan in Singapore isn't...
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Hyundai Replaces GM As NFL's Official Automotive SponsorThe last few years haven't been great for the National Football League. Along with domestic violence and child abuse scandals, the debilitating injuries faced by its players have resulted in reams of negative press. CHECK OUT: Mustang Pulls Ahead Of Camaro In The Sales Race For First Time In Six...
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Hennessey's HPE600 Supercharged Ford F-150 Strapped To The Dyno: VideoOn Friday, we took a look at Hennessey Performance's latest VelociRaptor SUV. With room for eight and more than 600 horsepower on tap, the Texas tuner's F-250 Lariat-based people mover is just perfect for carpool commandos with zero time to spare. In the best way possible, it's like towing a...
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Raising Hell: Supercharged 6.2-Liter Hellcat Engine Production To JumpEarlier this month, we brought you news that the oft-rumored Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk had received the green light for production, and that a Hellcat version complete with 6.2 liters of supercharged HEMI V-8 grunt was planned. And while there's been no announcement from Fiat Chrysler...
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MotoGP Icon Valentino Rossi Thrills At Goodwood Festival Of SpeedOn or off a motorcycle, nine-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi is an entertaining character. Rossi arrived at the Goodwood Festival of Speed fresh off a victory in the Dutch Grand Prix. While "The Doctor" had started from pole position, the race came down to heroic last-lap efforts after contact...
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BMW's Predictive Gear Shift is unquestionably trick technology. First appearing on the company's Rolls-Royce Wraith, and later on its BMW 7-Series, the system uses satellite navigation to read the...
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Hennessey Unveils New F-250-Based VelociRaptor SUV: VideoTexas-based tuner Hennessey Performance doesn't do subtle. To paraphrase its founder's slogan, the tuner makes fast cars faster. But in this case? It started with a Ford F-250 Lariat, and transformed it into what the company dubbed a VelociRaptor SUV. It's not Hennessey's first crack at the...
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This Week On The Forums: A Broken 'Vette, A Homemade V-12 And MoreAutomotive forums aren't for the easily offended. They're the enthusiast's Wild West. Simple questions warrant withering mockery. Grown men express profound grief with a "sad angel" emoticon. Proper punctuation? That's like seeing an '80s-era Range Rover moving under its own power... meaning...
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Hell's Revenge And Back: Driving The 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk In MoabUtah's stunning crystal blue sky completely filled the windshield. Off to my left, I could see a Jeep Jamboree spotter. He was on top of a boulder and giving the thumbs up, encouraging me to keep climbing. That's when I laughed and said, "Nobody who buys a Cherokee is going to take it up stuff like...
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Thinking Inside The Gearbox: How A Manual Transmission WorksThe future of the stick shift looks dim. Performance icons like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren no longer offer traditional manuals. Even on enthusiast models like the Corvette, less than half of buyers opt for a third pedal. But all is far from lost. Alfa Romeo's new Giulia will allow drivers to...
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NASCAR's France Family Negotiating For Control Of Laguna Seca: VideoHere's news that may make racing enthusiasts nervous: NASCAR's first family is interested in taking operational control of California's historic Laguna Seca circuit. If the deal is successful, the France family's International Speedway Corporation would take over track management from the current...
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The Alfa Romeo Giulia has been revealed, and we can now confirm some details about the Italian marque's historic new sedan.
The example above is the flagship Quadrifoglio model, and sports the...
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Win Extreme Terrain's Supercharged 2015 Jeep Wrangler: VideoLast week, we broke the news that the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is coming. Complete with an available 707-horsepower supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine and all-wheel drive, it's sure to be bonkers. But if you want a supercharged Jeep that'll keep going when the pavement ends, you'll still need...
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Samsung Builds A Truck You Can See Through, Sort OfWe've seen some pretty interesting applications of camera tech lately—see Land Rover's Transparent Hood and Jaguar's 360 Virtual Urban Windscreen. Yet Samsung's Safety Truck seems particularly clever. Compared with the Jaguar Land Rover applications, Samsung's effort is decidedly simple...
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'Speedvegas' 100-Acre Supercar Facility Opening In Early 2016There's no shortage of entertainment options in Las Vegas, from world-class dining and shows, to good old-fashioned drinking and gambling. And yes, there's also Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But the recently approved Speedvegas facility is certain to be a destination enthusiasts will want to check out...
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Patent Drawings May Depict Production Version Of Renault’s Alpine Sports CarFrench automaker Renault earlier this month unveiled a new concept car that not only marked the 60th anniversary of its Alpine performance brand but also previewed a new sports car to be sold under the brand starting from 2016. Since the concept’s reveal, new patent drawings have emerged that...
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Land Rover Celebrates Production Of Two Millionth Defender With One-Off Model: VideoAside from a brief window in the mid 1990s, Land Rover's Defender has never been widely available in the United States. But the rugged 4x4's off-road prowess has made it an icon around the globe, and Land Rover recently celebrated building the two millionth Defender with a unique special edition...
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While Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has soared in recent years, a lack of distinct product and brand identity has left its Lincoln luxury division struggling.
In an effort to combat sagging sales of...
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Premium Plug-In Hybrid Pricing: 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550e And 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40eBuyers shopping for a 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 might get sticker shock upon learning exactly how much upgrading to the S550e plug-in hybrid variant will cost... because it won't cost a dime. Opening bids for either the gasoline or gasoline-electric hybrid version of the uber-lux sedan will begin at...
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E3 'Need For Speed' Trailers Promise Fantastic Graphics, Gameplay: VideoThe teaser for the next installment of Electronic Arts' long-running Need for Speed franchise left us wanting to see more. And now we have. In the days surrounding last week's E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles—which also saw news regarding rival title Forza Motorsport...
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918 Of 918: Porsche Completes Stellar Supercar's ProductionPorsche has completed production of its 918 Spyder. It was—to put it mildly—one hell of a run. From the beginning, the car was a complete departure from the bareknuckle Carrera GT which preceded it. Electric motors at the front wheels. An army of computerized nannies. A seven-speed PDK...
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House Safety-Exemption Bill Would Be Boon For Replica Makers: VideoThey're from the government, and they're here to help. For real. Earlier this month, U.S. Reps. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Gene Green (D-TX) introduced a bill covering enthusiast vehicles, but in a rare twist, the legislation would actually make things better for car lovers. Essentially, the Low...
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New GLE Means Price Hike For Mercedes-Benz's Mid-Size SUVWe expected big changes when Mercedes-Benz dropped its M-Class designation and rebadged its mid-size SUVs the GLE, and now we have our first information on what the new nomenclature means for consumers cost-wise. The starting price of the 2016 GLE is $52,025, including a $925 destination charge...
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