John Coyle, Editor
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When a high-profile ride like a Rolls-Royce Phantom goes missing, we imagine it winds up on a shadowy slow boat to South America, or categorically corrupt enclave in Eastern Europe. The kind of place...
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Bye Bye Zoom-Zoom: Mazda Goes Deep With New MX-5 Miata Spot: VideoWhen Mazda first released the Miata more than two decades ago, no manufacturer was selling anything like it. The four-cylinder roadster was affordable, reliable, and handled like a go-kart. It was a little British sports car, without the legions of electrical gremlins and oil leaks which came...
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Gumball 3000 Aston Martin Sports New Glow-In-The-Dark PaintThere's nothing like the Gumball 3000. The inter-continental sprint popular with the racers, rappers, rock stars, and ridiculously rich dudes is without a doubt, the most glamorous rally in the world. And given that the starting grid is stacked with hardware like the Rebellion R2K and McLaren P1s...
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Hennessey Venom GT Driven To 270.49 MPH Can Be Yours--For $1.4 MillionNot only is this sale an opportunity to own a Hennessey Venom GT. It's an opportunity to own the example used to make the 270.49 mph run which proved John Hennessey's V-8-powered, Lotus-based supercar could best the the top speed of Bugatti's formidable Veyron. Given the performance and pedigree...
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BMW's Legendary ZHP Package Returns, But There's A CatchOn the E46 3 Series, the ZHP performance package (“ZHP” was actually the internal option package code) was the option every true fan of the 'Ultimate Driving Machine' wanted from the factory—and for good reason. Models were loaded with go-fast goodies including upgraded...
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Borgward Enlists Ex-Daimler China Chief, Plans SUV For FrankfurtThe last Borgward rolled off the assembly nearly half a century ago. But that isn't stopping the grandson of the founder together with Chinese truck company Foton from trying to resurrect the long-dead German luxury brand. And now Ulrich Walker—ex-chief of Daimler China—has joined the...
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The United States is an amazing piece of real estate.
The sprawling landscapes between the Atlantic and Pacific have always proved inspirational for artists, and our homegrown autos have generally...
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Believe The Hype: California Will Get Hyperloop Test TrackIn 2013, Elon Musk—not content to simply impact the world via his disruptive companies Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and SpaceX—made headlines when he released the idea for mass transit system called the Hyperloop. Simply put, the concept reads like a combination of train and pneumatic...
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Audi Quashes F1 Rumors, Says The Sport "Needs To Solve Its Problems On Its Own"Recently, we wrote that Audi seemed poised to enter Formula One—but now we know those rumors were just that. As late as last week, current Audi chief Rupert Stadler wouldn't confirm or deny any ambitions to enter the prestigious series. But earlier today, he shut the door on the prospect...
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NHTSA Aims To Speed Implementation Of Vehicle-To-Vehicle CommunicationToday's cars are, without a doubt, safer than they've ever been. But with ever-increasing congestion—along with seemingly infinite distractions—the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking to speed implementation of vehicle-to-vehicle technology (V2V), which would focus...
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Mercedes-Benz Honors 60th Anniversary Record-Setting Mille Miglia With 360-Degree FilmEven in an era when autosport was frighteningly dangerous, the Mille Miglia was known to be a particularly perilous race. But in 1955, Sir Stirling Moss—along with embedded journalist Denis Jenkinson—climbed into a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR W 196 R, and managed to traverse the course's...
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One-Off Aston Martin, Other Rare Classics Headed To Pebble Beach AuctionThere's always acres of desirable sheet metal on hand in Pebble Beach. And if you've ever wanted to own a one-off Aston Martin or some uber-rare Ferrari and Maserati prototypes—and have pockets as deep as the Mariana Trench—you'll have a chance at the RM Sotheby's auction this August in...
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Once-dominant Formula One team Red Bull Racing has been struggling all season with it's Renault-sourced power plants—and signs seem to be pointing toward Audi coming to its rescue.
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Netflix could land Clarkson, Hammond & May, call new show "House Of Cars"Last week, we speculated Jeremy Clarkson would land at Netflix—and now we have new info suggesting that's exactly what's going to happen. The Mirror is reporting that he and co conspirators Richard Hammond and James May—along with former Top Gear producer Andy Wilman—are close to...
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Google Autonomous Car Blameless In 11 Accidents Reported During TestingSilly humans, so accident prone. To comply with a California law requiring companies to disclose the number of accidents its autonomous cars are involved in, Google released the shunt stats for its self-driving test fleet, and the results are impressive. And by impressive, we mean perfect. Because...
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Mercedes-Benz Hits Milepost In Construction Of Mammoth New Crash Test FacilityMercedes-Benz has been crash testing all its models for over half a century, and along the way, the company has developed plenty of groundbreaking tech. From seatbelts that tense up before a crash, to systems that will alert drowsy drivers, to technology that will actually stop the vehicle to...
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Has Jeremy Clarkson Gone Back To Work Already?Jeremy Clarkson has already said he'll be back with a new car show—and it looks like it could be sooner rather than later. On Tuesday—in a message which manages to be simultaneously cryptic and specific—Clarkson posted a photo to his Twitter feed, along with the description "I...
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Porsche Engineers Developing Corner-Carving Cruise ControlIt's always pleasing to learn that something you'd do regardless—eat dark chocolate, drink red wine, have sex—is good for you. Another beneficial activity? A swift trip through the twisties. Yup, it's true. Or can be—as far as MPGs are concerned. CHECK OUT: Bugatti Veyron...
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On the previous generation Mustang—and particularly with the Boss 302 Laguna Seca Edition—Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] engineers demonstrated just how capable they could make a vehicle...
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Satan Is My Co-Pilot: California DMV Down With Demonic PlatesThe idea that California's DMV has Satanic sympathies won't come as a surprise to any residents of the Golden State. But you'd imagine the widely reviled agency would at least be discreet about its allegiance. But you'd be wrong. DON'T MISS: Bugatti Veyron Successor To Do 0-60 MPH In 2.0 Seconds...
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Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman Culling His Car Herd At Goodwood Festival of SpeedBassist Bill Wyman played on some of the Rolling Stones' most memorable albums, including Let It Bleed and Beggar's Banquet, along with their masterpiece Exile On Main Street. ALSO SEE: Bugatti Veyron Successor To Do 0-60 MPH In 2.0 Seconds: Report Like fellow Stones greats Keith Richards (who...
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In With The New: Are These Three The Next Top Gear Presenters?The era of Clarkson, May, and Hammond is over. But the BBC is wasting no time in the search to find replacements for the lads, and we now have news about exactly who might be tapped for the spots. So in other words, Top Gear is dead—long live Top Gear. MUST WATCH: Not Dead Yet: Top Gear Pits...
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Not Dead Yet: Top Gear Pits G500 4×4² Against Ford F-150 RaptorClarkson and the lads might have left the building, but the BBC has no intention of putting its cash cow franchise out to pasture, as evidenced by this new teaser shot for the digital edition of Top Gear magazine. MUST SEE: Bugatti Veyron Successor To Do 0-60 MPH In 2.0 Seconds: Report While the...
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Fast & Furious The Ride Coming To Universal Studios Hollywood: VideoGiven that the latest entry in the Fast & Furious franchise accelerated from zero to a billion dollars faster than any film in history, we shouldn't be surprised to see Universal Studios capitalizing on the popularity with a theme park ride. And while the movies have long lacked anything but...
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