Celebrities
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Dick Van Dyke, famous for his roles in the Mary Poppins movie as well as television series The Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis: Murder, had to pull over when a Jaguar XJ he was driving down a Los Angeles highway yesterday caught fire. A passerby, seeing the 87-year-old actor still in the car with smoke emerging from under the hood, pulled Van Dyke to safety before calling emergency crews. California Highway Patrol spokesman Leland Tang told News York Daily News that Van Dyke was able-bodied at the scene and didn’t actually need any help to get out of the car. Fortunately, no one was...
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Has Top Gear's Latest Stig Been Figured Out?
It started with driver Perry McCarthy and the title was eventually handed over to Ben Collins. A few others may have donned the suit over the years as well, but it appears that racer Gordon Shedden could be latest wheelman to be crowned the Stig. That is, per The Daily Record, what fans of Top Gear...
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Win Gas Monkey Garage’s Custom 1976 Chevrolet Caprice
The guys from Dallas-based auto restoration shop Gas Monkey Garage, the stars of Discovery Channel’s Fast N’ Loud series, have a special 1976 Chevrolet Caprice that they’re giving away for charity. The car will be entered in a raffle, with each of the tickets costing just $5, and...
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Hugh Jackman Shows Up To Wolverine Premiere In An Audi R8
A 2014 Audi R8 V10 Spyder stars in the movie The Wolverine and was present at its premiere in London.
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Pitbull Promotes Dodge Dart In New Ads: Video
In an attempt to target ‘millennials,’ those born from the late 1980s to the early 2000s, Dodge has called on popular musician and rapper Pitbull to help promote its 2013 Dart. Pitbull, whose real name is Armando Pérez, is featured in a series of television commercials for the...
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Singer John Legend Helps Sell New Chevy Impala: Video
Nine-time Grammy award-winning musician John Legend stars in an ad for the new 2014 Chevrolet Impala.
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This shiny object is a custom Bugatti Veyron owned by rapper Flo Rida, real name Tramar Dillard. The car started out life in a pearlescent white hue but Flo Rida eventually got bored of this and went with a chrome finish. Clearly, just owning a Veyron wasn’t attention grabbing enough for the rapper. But Flo Rida’s lust for shiny cars didn’t end there. Perhaps determined to outdo the owner of this red chrome Veyron, Flo Rida recently called Florida’s Metro Wrapz and requested an even tackier flashier finish: gold chrome. Of course, you can’t drive a gold Veyron...
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Gwyneth Paltrow Loves The Longroof, Gives Audi RS 6 Avant The Thumbs Up
You can't deny the appeal of a longroof. That lovely wagon shape just looks right, and the extra space means you can haul all of your stuff with ease. A wagon is a truly wonderful category of car that too often gets overlooked these days--especially here in the U.S. Now, if said wagon is packing a...
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Usher calls the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG incredible
We already explained to you why we're so crazy about AMG's new range of compact performance cars, and now Mercedes-Benz has strapped hip-hop star Usher into a new A45 AMG hatchback and let him loose on a track. Usher is a self-proclaimed AMG fan, which might make him biased towards the marque, but...
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‘Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee’ Season Two Trailer Released: Video
A few days ago we told you Acura had signed on as the exclusive sponsor for the second season of Jerry Seinfeld’s online hit Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. We now have a trailer for the new season whose first episode airs on June 13. Given the popularity of the little known first season...
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Acura Signs On As Sponsor For 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee'
Jerry Seinfeld’s Internet-only 2012 comedy sensation, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, was born from a rather simple thought. Seinfeld merged the things he likes (cars, coffee and relationships with fellow comedians) into a variable-length series, designed for easy viewing on tablet or...
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Daft Punk Teams Up With The Lotus F1 Team: Video
UPDATE: Full teaser video added. Just in time for the partying that took place during the past weekend’s Monaco Grand Prix, French electronic music sensation Daft Punk was named as the latest partner of the Lotus F1 Team. Coincidentally, Daft Punk is in the process of promoting its new album...
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A 1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic owned by fashion icon Ralph Lauren was awarded the ‘Best Of Show’ title at this past weekend’s 2013 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Thousands of visitors descended upon the shores of Lake Como in Italy for the event which was packed with some of the most desirable classics the world has ever known as well as some never-before-seen creations. As for this Bugatti 57SC Atlantic, it was personally presented by Lauren and was a favorite among the Concorso jury members as well as the general public. It is one of just two examples still in...
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Fast And Furious Star Paul Walker Drives The Lexus LFA: Video
We bet many of you are still coming down from your Fast and Furious 6 highs of the past weekend, but just in case you still haven’t got your fix of vehicular action, here’s a new video featuring Paul Walker driving a Lexus LFA. Walker is no stranger to performance cars; the actor has...
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George Michael Falls From SUV Traveling At 70 MPH
George Michael’s bad luck with the road has struck yet again. This time the 49-year-old singer was almost run over when he fell out of a Range Rover he was riding in on a stretch of highway located near St Albans, England. ALSO SEE: Whammer In The Slammer: George Michael Gets Jail Time For...
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NFL’s Jim Harbaugh To Pace Indy 500 In 2014 Corvette Stingray
The head coach of NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, Jim Harbaugh, will be driving the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pace Car at this Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, the 97th running of ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.’ Harbaugh will lead the pack of 33 cars to the start of the...
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Daniel Craig Joins Sir Stirling Moss In Aston Martin Centenary Celebrations At The 'Ring
James Bond star Daniel Craig made a surprise visit to the Nürburgring race track in Germany this past weekend to take part in a special drive event celebrating Aston Martin’s centenary this year. Craig hopped behind the wheel of an Aston Martin DB5 used during the filming of the latest...
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Swedish House Mafia Star In Volvo’s New Ad Campaign For The XC60: Video
Volvo has been dropping hints over the past few days about a big new collaboration it was planning. Today, the automaker has announced that international DJ sensation Swedish House Mafia has created a unique music video for an unreleased version of its hit song Leave the World Behind, and that the...
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If you managed to miss the last time John Lennon’s Ferrari was up for sale at auction, you’ve got one more chance, as it didn’t sell last time. The Ferrari 330GT that Lennon drove at what was perhaps the height of the Beatlemania era is back, and the car will go on the auction block at the Bonhams’ July 12 sale, to be held at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, in Chichester, UK. According to Bonhams, Lennon used this 330GT 2+2 extensively over the course of a three-year period, covering more than 20,000 miles, from when it was new until October 1967. The current owner...
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Audi Brings Us Spock Vs. Spock: Video
Spock is known throughout the galaxy as a supremely wise being. His balance of emotion and intelligence are hallmarks of his legendary career with Starfleet. Of course, he's also a fictional character originally portrayed by actor Leonard Nimoy. Now though, a younger Spock has emerged thanks to the...
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Gold Medals Lead To Golden Nissan GT-R For Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt has earned the title of "World's Fastest Man". That's what they call you when you win gold medals at the Olympics and hold world records for both the 100 Meter and 200 Meter. Bolt's fleet feet have helped him run into other gigs outside of the athletic world, however. One such job...
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Watch Jaguar’s Short Film Desire: 30 Days Of The 2014 Jaguar F-Type
The months of build-up for Jaguar’s new short film, Desire, is finally over, as the full clip was premiered today at a private screening at the Sundance London film and music festival taking place in the UK. In case your invite got lost in the mail, you can watch the film in its entirety...
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Tennis Ace Maria Sharapova Signs On As Porsche Ambassador
Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova has signed on to be an official brand ambassador of Porsche, a role that will see her represent the sports car manufacturer all over the globe for at least the next three years. The 26-year-old is already very familiar with the Porsche brand, having won a tennis...
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Fast And Furious 7 Confirmed For 2014
Yes, we know we’re still a month out from the release of Fast And Furious 6, but news of yet another sequel of the popular car-themed action series has surfaced. That’s right, Fast And Furious 7 is in the works, and it’s being fast tracked for a release on July 11, 2014. The...
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