John Coyle, Editor
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Some might think it a sacrilege to swap internal combustion from electric power in an iconic car like a 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback. But that's conventional thinking—and Mitch Medford and the...
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Mercedes-AMG And Cigarette Racing Partnership Makes For Smoking Hot BoatIf you're a Mercedes-Benz fan, you'd be forgiven for thinking that if an AMG product winds up in the drink, something has gone terribly wrong. But the three-pointed star's tuning wing has a history of working with uber-boat manufacturer Cigarette Racing, and over the years the partnership has...
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Tale Of The Tape: 1985 GTI Vs. 2015 GTIAmong enthusiasts, there will always be a portion of the population primed to lionize classic models and lament the introduction of electronic nannies like traction control. ALSO SEE: Power Surge: Watch An All-Electric '68 Mustang Attempt A Record Run Now, while those conversations...
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Legendary Cars, Distinguished Drivers To Comprise Jaguar's 2015 Mille Miglia TeamWhile Jaguar took a rather lengthy—meaning nearly half a century—break from the business of making sports cars, in the post-war years, the marque was as synonymous with performance as it was with prestige. DON'T MISS: Tesla's New Battery Can Power Your Home So to celebrate its 80th...
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Latest LaFerrari Crash Is Worst Yet--Photo UpdateThe LaFerrari is—by any account—an exceptional, glorious incarnation of the automobile. But it's not an exception to one cruel fact of life—supercars are going to get wrecked. On that note, WreckedExotics has just received a new photo of Ferrari's latest halo car post-shunt, and...
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Germany's Carplane Is Latest Entry Into Vapor-Rich Flying Car MarketRaise the prospect of owning a of houseboat among the nautically inclined, and you're sure to hear the famous phrase describing the perils of the—admittedly charming—residences: "Not a good house, not a good boat." That said, the prospect of living on the water is compelling enough that...
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It wasn't too many years ago that hybrids were antithetical to the very idea of performance cars. And while it might be hard to remember, people survived for eons without the ability to update their...
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2016 Volvo XC90 T8 ‘Twin Engine’ Priced From $69,095Volvo's uber-luxurious XC90 Excellence debuted at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show last week, but at this point there's no information available regarding pricing for the Swedish marque's forthcoming flagship. MUST SEE: Road Rage Camaro A-Hole Wrecks Himself Into Big Rig: Video That said, we have...
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Like Father, Like Son: Mick Schumacher Takes Victory At Formula 4 DebutLike many occupations, motor racing can become a family business. And if what happened over the weekend is any indication, so does winning. MUST SEE: Road Rage Camaro A-Hole Wrecks Himself Into Big Rig: Video In his Formula 4 debut, Mick Schumacher—16-year-old son of seven-time Formula One...
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Make-A-Wish Kid Gets Ride Of His Life In Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse: VideoFor many, the obsession with cars started shortly after leaving the womb, which makes the owners and dealers of exotic hardware particularly suited to provide families facing bone-chilling diagnoses with some much-needed levity. MUST WATCH: Man Builds Batmobile & Becomes Real Life Superhero To...
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Larte Body Kit Adds Aerodynamic Drag, "Worthy Soundtrack" To Tesla Model SIn the high-end tuning community, there are plenty of companies—we're looking at you Mansory—literally more famous for being hated than for any individual products. MUST SEE: Road Rage Camaro A-Hole Wrecks Himself Into Big Rig: Video And while Larte's Enigma kit for the Tesla Model S...
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Rolls-Royce Phantom Limelight Collection Built For Those Who Live 'On The World Stage'On the heels of the stunning Serenity Concept unveiled in Geneva enters the latest model in Rolls-Royce's famous line of bespoke vehicles. The Phantom Limelight Collection, which starts at a searingly steep $650,000, is intended for the "select group of people who spend their lives in the public...
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As the headline implies, the incident which occurred earlier this week in Lincoln County, Oklahoma was fairly complicated.
ALSO SEE: Fast And Furious 8 Confirmed For 2017
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Ford Moving Quickly To Ensure Cheap, High-Volume Carbon Fiber ProductionFord Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] latest halo car will utilize loads of carbon fiber bits, but with its $400k price tag and 250-car annual production cap, the spectacular GT will be the polar opposite of cheap and high-volume. ALSO SEE: Stock 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 0-185-MPH Run: Video As we've...
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Raw Deal: Trucker Ripped Off In 'Inadvertent' Meat-For-Crack TradeWhen a tractor trailer full of lunch meat goes missing—which we're going to guess has happened, in human history, at least once previously—most folks aren't going to jump to the assumption it had been traded for crack cocaine. On that note, we'd like to introduce Arkansas trucker Larry...
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Jeremy Clarkson to "pick up the pieces and start again" with new car showWe don't know where or when, but Jeremy Clarkson will return to television with a new car show. The news comes by way of his Sunday column in The Times, and helpfully summarized by Britain's The Week. Whether he'll enlist Richard Hammond and James May to join him on the venture is one of the many...
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Corvette Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter Shows Off Improved PDR Image QualityThe Corvette's Performance Data Recorder—which captures video and overlays metrics like speed, RPM and steering angle—is a great tool for enthusiasts looking for lower lap times. ALSO SEE: Hellcat Converted To E85 Sees 753 Rear-Wheel Horsepower: Video As we've seen, it can also be used...
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Artist Turns 1983 Camaro Z/28 Into Non-Functional Hippy Coral ReefThe topography of the automotive art world is as varied as Malibu's famous canyon roads—lots of highs and lots of lows. The pinnacle is populated by greats like Jeff Koons and Andy Warhol—both did fantastic work with BMW—and the nadir by execrable carnival barkers like the pompous...
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Now in its 27th year, Essen's Techno-Classica attracts auto enthusiasts from around the globe, and for 2015, Sant'Agata is bringing some serious hardware to the party.
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Bob Lutz Thinks Manufacturer-Sponsored Racing Is (Mostly) A Waste of MoneyBob Lutz isn't known for pulling punches. The industry icon speaks with all the bravado you'd expect of an old-school Marine fighter pilot, and in May's issue of Road & Track, he sounds off on manufacturer-sponsored racing, writing: "Today, as a manufacturer, I would no longer spend the...
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Drunk California Woman Stalls Car On Freeway, Urinates, Wanders Into Traffic: VideoEven for the most prepared of drivers, the idea of stalling a car in the middle of a freeway—especially at night—is terrifying. WATCH: Porsche 918 Spyder Chases Koenigsegg Agera R On Autobahn: Video But one California woman was completely unfazed when it happened on San Diego's I-15...
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Robert De Niro: Enzo Ferrari biopic 'has absolute priority over all my other projects'Automotive history in general—and motorsport in particular—is filled with the kind of charismatic characters and high drama which make great cinema. That said, the worlds of cars and celluloid haven't always managed to come together in ways that did either justice. But the fantastic...
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Jeep Showcases New Performance Parts At Moab Easter SafariThe Moab Easter Jeep Safari has been happening for almost half a century, and the event has developed a deserved reputation for showcasing some incredibly cool Jeep concepts. Past outings have seen appearances from spectacular beasts like 2012's gloriously non-production-appropriate Mighty FC...
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Stephen King Takes Tesla To Drags, Compares It To X-Wing FighterYou might expect Stephen King to employ a more sinister analogy to describe the wicked performance of his Tesla. But rather than writing it "was killer," "went like a bat out of Hell," or had "demonic power," this morning on Twitter, the horror writer chose to compare his electric car to the...
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