Aaron Cole, Managing Editor
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Lamborghini on Thursday took the wraps off its Aventador S art car designed by Skyler Grey, a 19-year-old artist from Los Angeles.
The Aventador S was a three-week project by Grey, designed in...
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Here's how Acura hand-builds its exclusive luxury and super cars
We get a behind-the-scenes look at Acura's luxury and super car nebula in Ohio.
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New mid-engine 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray costs less than $60,000 to start
The new mid-engine Corvette will cost less than $60,000 when it goes on sale.
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New 2020 Corvette has a trick to rev at stoplights, if owning mid-engine supercar isn't loud enough
Pulling both paddles declutches the transmission for free-revving at stoplights.
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Here's the new C8 mid-engine Chevy Corvette's steering wheel and exhaust note
Chevy released pictures and audio of the C8 mid-engine Corvette's steering wheel and exhaust.
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Aston Martin's top engineer says coming DBX crossover will outperform Cayenne Turbo
But Aston Martin's engineering boss Matt Becker says the DBX won't outperform one high-dollar SUV.
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Petter Solberg wouldn’t sit in the grandstands to watch his son’s first race in 2010.
His son, Oliver, was just 8 years old, racing crosskarts in Sweden. That first time behind the...
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2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed in pictures: One for the history books
A new hill climb record, automaker anniversary celebrations, and a spate of new car announcements marked the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
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Lexus LC Convertible prototype drops the top on flagship two-door
Lexus isn't being coy about the LC Convertible at all: what you're looking at is going to be a production car soon without the thin camo. But Friday at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lexus gave us a preview look at the LC Convertible—without official specs, price, or release date. The...
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2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 unveiled: Big power in a small package
The last thing you should know about the 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA45 is that it makes more power than its predecessor. Yes, the new compact four-door coupe that debuted Thursday at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed sports a similarly sized 2.0-liter turbo-4, but it has more to talk about than just...
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The Ford GT Mk II is the ultimate version of the ultimate Ford hypercar
Unencumbered by pesky race car rules, the Ford GT Mk II hypercar that was revealed at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed is the truest expression of the Blue Oval's bonkers machine. The track-only hypercar makes 700 horsepower—up from 647 hp—and sports more downforce, better cooling...
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Brash former Chrysler CEO Lee Iacocca dead at 94
The CEO who appeared in ads was credited with saving Chrysler and purchasing Jeep.
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The afternoon sun drenches Ravenna in sepia and yellow as moist air wafts in from the nearby Adriatic.
It’s easy to imagine emperor-to-be Julius Caesar’s early evening in January 49 B.C....
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First drive review: Keep the 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S out of my backyard, and put it in my driveway
The 2020 Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 S Coupe wears its rear spoiler like a backwards baseball hat, with all the attitude that implies.
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Power move: AMG's new turbo-4 aims higher with more horsepower
Mercedes-AMG's new 2.0-liter turbo-4 makes up to 416 horsepower in top models, making it the most power-dense 4-cylinder on the market.
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles withdraws offer for Renault merger
FCA withdrew its offer for a 50/50 merger with French automaker Renault.
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GM's new unified platform strategy makes its debut with Buick Encore GX, Chevy Trailblazer
Early next decade, GM will use similar components for 75 percent of the vehicles they produce.
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Formula One legend and former champion Niki Lauda dies at 70
The driver and former world champion died Monday, according to his family.
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So, you’re here for the overlanding. We get you.
Nature’s beauty, its quiet, and cans of Dinty Moore heated over an open fire—all good. Perhaps isolation, fewer showers, and...
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2020 Kia Stinger GTS skips training wheels, shreds its tires instead
The 2020 Kia Stinger GTS will be the first car from the automaker that can fully disable its traction and stability control systems for smoky slides.
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AMG 53 deep dive: Mercedes-AMG's straight shot at hybrid performance throws a few curves
The AMG 53 Series looks to the past for its future in the Mercedes-Benz lineup. In addition to the CLS-Class, E-Class, and upcoming GLE-Class, the turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 that defines AMG 53s is likely to appear in nearly every Mercedes model soon. Related to the inline-6 found in the 450...
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One of off-roading's founding fathers says we all want to break the law, a little
Bruce Meyers ran with people you probably shouldn’t trust with your wallet. His early adult life in the 1960s was basically a Beach Boys song. Now, in his mid-90s, Meyers recollects his past success and misfortunes in winding allegories that meander like his buggies on a beach—they...
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Mercedes-Benz AMG boss: Project One's electric turbos coming to AMG line soon
Tobias Moers is the type of guy you want running your performance automaker. The boss of Mercedes-Benz AMG looks the part. His casual answers belie his intensity for the details in what he does; Moers drives all AMG models and is intensely involved in engineering. He tracks his cars—often. He...
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Hyundai design boss says best looks from the brand are yet to come
Hyundai design chief SangYup Lee says the new Sonata's looks are just the tip of the iceberg, the next Tucson crossover will be even wilder.
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