Andrew Ganz, Senior Editor
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A rare, transition-era Porsche 924 Carrera GTR is headed to auction in the United Kingdom that combines elements of what was then the upcoming 944 with the existing 924.
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Rare Aston Martin DBS barn find comes up for auctionA rare Aston Martin DBS has emerged from a 30-year slumber in a barn on the quiet island of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands. Headed for auction later this month at the historic Silverstone circuit in the United Kingdom, the DBS is a remarkably well-preserved example of a largely...
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Join Aston Martin on a series of the best automotive eventsAston Martin owners and enthusiasts will have the opportunity to be hosted by the British sports car manufacturer at a handful of exclusive events worldwide this year—for a price. The events are designed to give fans a more insider experience centered around Aston Martin's lineup. The...
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New Lotus Evora special edition celebrates 50 years of Hethel factoryLotus has had its share of ups and downs, but the British automaker does have a past worth remembering. To celebrate its past, a special edition of the company's Evora sports car has been unveiled to mark the 50th anniversary of the Hethel assembly plant. The Hethel Edition builds on the...
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Toyota confirms FJ Cruiser production ends this AugustToyota says it will end production of the retro-inspired FJ Cruiser this August for the handful of markets that still get the two-door SUV. The FJ Cruiser was first introduced at the 2005 Detroit Auto Show as an off-roader inspired by the brand's cult classic FJ40 Land Cruiser. Toyota pulled the FJ...
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LAPD tests out Tesla Model S as patrol carIf Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] gets its way, the next set of flashing lights in your rearview mirror very well could be attached to a high-zoot electric car. The California electric car brand has loaned a pair of Model S P85Ds to the Los Angeles Police Department for testing purposes. ALSO SEE...
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For your viewing pleasure, this 1930s instructional video released by Chevrolet tells us all about how suspensions operate in remarkably simple, yet entertaining, terms.
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Jay Leno drives a Ford Fairlane 500 with period-correct modsThis week, Jay Leno straps in and tests out a car that would have made headlines 50 years ago if only it had been made. The vehicle in question is a 1966 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Fairlane 500, but not all is as appears. It doesn't take long for Jay to get to the bottom of things with Stephen...
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Aston Martin with incredible provenance comes up for auctionThe list of people that have driven this Aston Martin DB3S headed for the auction block has been a veritable Who's Who of the racing scene: Stirling Moss, Tony Brooks, Peter Collins, Roy Salvadori and Reg Parnell have all held its big steering wheel and hustled it through the corners. CHECK OUT...
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Subaru celebrates 50 years of Boxer enginesSubaru has stayed remarkably consistent to its main engineering tenets: all-wheel drive and horizontally-opposed "boxer" engines. The automaker is now gearing up to celebrate 50 consecutive years of offering the latter. On May 14, 1966, Subaru debuted its 1000 sedan, and under the otherwise...
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Autonomous cars 5 years out, says Sergio MarchionneThe outspoken CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] said in an interview that fully autonomous cars are about five years away from legal road use, not a couple of decades as others have suggested. Sergio Marchionne, whose company is now working directly with Google to develop a self-driving...
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Audi unveils Nürburgring 24 Hours-inspired R8Audi is rightfully proud of its R8 LMS race car's competition history that includes 323 wins internationally since arriving in 2009, and to celebrate it has taken the wraps off of a new special edition version of the road-going R8. Just 24 examples of the R8 V10 Plus Selection 24h will be...
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With the easing of travel restrictions between the United States and Cuba, we knew it wouldn't take long for Hollywood to head to the Caribbean—but what we didn't necessarily expect is that it...
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Watch the Lexus LC take on a fighter jetLexus' new LC coming early next year is bound to be pretty fast, but racing a fighter jet? That may put the two-door luxury coupe out of its element. In this video/commercial released by Lexus' Spanish distributor, a bright red LC 500 piloted by actress Mar Saura takes on an F-18 fighter...
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13,000 sign up for BMW's ReachNow mobility service in first monthMore than 13,000 people in the Seattle area have signed up to be a part of BMW's new car- and ride-sharing service in the United States. ReachNow is what BMW bills a "premium car sharing" service positioned as an alternative to the likes of ZipCar and Car2Go. “The rapid adoption of ReachNow...
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Ultra-rare Porsche 911 Turbo Flatnose comes up for sale in U.K.One of the rarest configurations of Porsche's classic 1989-1994 911, the 911 Turbo Flatnose, has come up for sale in a high-end British vintage car showroom. Officially known as the X4 option package, the Flatnose, or Flachbau, was released in late 1993 to mark the end of the 964-body 911 just as...
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Chevy offers hefty "loyalty" rebate on new CorvettesChevrolet is offering current Corvette owners a big rebate off the list price of a brand new 2016 model. According to an official bulletin obtained by Cars Direct, if you currently own or lease a Corvette, you will qualify for a $2,000 discount off the list price of a new Corvette. The offer...
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Porsche provides inside look at its quality controlPorsche makes some of the world's most advanced and complex vehicles, but the automaker has long prioritized quality over quantity. To illustrate that, the Stuttgart-based automaker has detailed a few elements about its production process. Porsche says it actually decentralizes quality control and...
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You should make this into your ring tone. Like, right now. Listening to a Dodge Viper ACR with a straight-pipe exhaust rev its big V-10 engine is probably the reason you're a car enthusiast.
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New Tesla Model S 75D arrives... with same battery as 70DDepending on how you look at it, Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] announcement that its new Model S 75D is really just a software update over the 70D is either great news or a shady move. The new 75D doesn't actually have a different battery than the 70D. Instead, 75Ds will simply contain software that...
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$4 million worth of vintage Ford race cars headed to auctionA noted Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] collector is selling off a selection of his collection, including a half dozen vintage racing cars with considerable provenance. The collection belongs to Jim Click, a mega car dealer in Tucson, Arizona, and the cars will be offered at RM Sotheby's annual event...
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Ford creates "side-by-side" 1965/2015 Mustang displayVisitors to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum can now take an especially innovative trip through automotive history without having to take more than a few steps. Ford and the museum, which is on the grounds of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Campus in Alexandria, Virginia...
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Jaguar challenges fans to beat F1 star Romain Grosjean in an XFJaguar is about to set off on a global tour to introduce current and potential customers to its products in over 600 cities, but the biggest draw for motorsport enthusiasts will be the chance to best Formula One racing driver Romain Grosjean on an agility course that utilizes innovative smart...
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Tupac's Hummer comes up for saleAlthough decidedly modest by today's customizing standards, the 1996 Hummer H1 that Tupac Shakur picked out just a few months before he was gunned down in Las Vegas is full of surprises fitting with the rapper's taste. Now is your chance to become the next steward of the black Hummer, a four-door...
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