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This 800-horsepower version of the Toyota GT 86, the Scion FR-S' twin sold overseas, features a heavily worked engine from a Toyota Supra.
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Supercharger Kit Promises To Make Honda CR-Z 40% Less Uninspiring
If, like us, you were hoping the Honda CR-Z would be the perfect balance of sport and hybrid, then you were probably, like us, disappointed to drive the real thing. Mixing what seems like the worst of both worlds, the CR-Z isn't exactly bad, but it's certainly uninspiring. Jackson Racing seeks to...
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Under Consideration: Build-Your-Own Humvee Kit From AM General
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, more commonly known as the Humvee, has been the general purpose vehicle of choice for the U.S. military since 1984. Deployed in operations worldwide, the Humvee’s versatility and go-anywhere design even spawned the now-defunct Hummer civilian...
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Carroll Shelby's Own 2009 Mustang GT500KR Heads To Auction
The death of automotive icon Carroll Shelby has created increased demand for anything with the Texan’s name on it, especially cars. While a Shelby American car signed by Carroll Shelby is valuable, a car actually owned by him is quite a bit more valuable. Up for grabs at the upcoming Vicari...
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Ford To Donate Another Custom Mustang Boss 302 For Charity
Ford plans to auction off a custom 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca to help raise funds for the American Cancer Society.
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German Tuner Alpha-N Working On New Supercar Project
Following in the footsteps of fellow tuners RUF and 9FF, Germany’s Alpha-N Performance has announced plans for a wild supercar based around the chassis of a current Porsche model. Alpha-N is a relatively new name in the performance scene but the founders of the company were linked with the...
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If you’ve had a chance to sample the new Hyundai Veloster Turbo, you’ve probably come to the same conclusion that we have: as a sporty car it’s fine, but it’s still not ready to run with the big dogs of the hot hatch world, performance-wise. Put another way, the Veloster Turbo feels like what we expected from the Veloster all along, but we're not sure how many buyers will seriously cross-shop it against the more sporting hot hatches (like the VW GTI and the Mazdaspeed3). It’s chock full of content, relatively quick and blessed with a stiff chassis, but it falls...
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C10 Blazer, Meet C5 Corvette Chassis: American Shooting Brake
While this might not be your ideal of the American shooting brake, it's certainly one take on the concept. For those of us living in the mid-south, it's probably the closest thing to perfection since a 1967 Mustang mounted on a lifted F-150 pickup frame. Sure, it's highly impractical with most of...
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2013 MINI Cooper John Cooper Works GP Laps 'Ring In 8:23: Video
If MINI Cooper models were Mexican food, the Cooper would be mild, the Cooper S would be spicy, and the Cooper S John Cooper Works (JCW) would be extra-spicy. The limited-edition MINI Cooper JCW GP would be “Diablo,” with a heat level that required the signing of a liability waiver...
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Finally, A Credit Card For Car Guys
Credit card reward programs are nothing new, and most reward cardholders with airline miles, hotel stays or even (modest amounts of) cash back. Now, UMB Financial Services is launching a Visa Platinum Rewards credit card that may prove interesting to anyone with 10w30 in his or her veins. Tied to...
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RUF’s First Take On The 991 Porsche 911 Is The New Rt 35 Anniversary Edition
German tuner RUF has managed to draw out more than 630 horsepower from the Porsche 911 Carrera S.
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RB26 Mazda Miata Driver's Hero Save At 140 MPH: Video
Warning: This video contains some NSFW language. Contrary to popular belief in some circles, there's a lot of skill involved in drag racing, but in your typical street car, most of it is compressed into the first second or two, with little left to do but point it straight and, if necessary, shift...
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The 2013 Shelby Mustang GT350 is beginning to take shape at Shelby American.
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This Is What An 850-HP Pikes Peak Hill Climb NSX Looks Like: Video
The 2012 running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb was delayed from its original July date due to the severe forest fires plaguing the area surrounding Colorado Springs, Colorado. Rescheduled for August 12, the event is shaping up to be a memorable one. Purists will cry “foul,”...
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2013 Ford Mustang GT Red Tails Edition Revealed: Gallery, Video
The Red Tails Edition 2013 Ford Mustang GT will be sold to benefit the EAA Young Eagles organization.
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A. Kahn Design Gets Its Hands On The Aston Martin Rapide
Easily one of the most elegant sedans in the world, the Aston Martin Rapide is near perfect straight from the factory. However, when you have the means to drop more than $200k on an auto, you’re probably going to want your car to be just that little bit more special than the next one...
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AMS Alpha 12 Nissan GT-R Vs. Protomotive Porsche 911 Turbo: Video
There's a good physics lesson in the results of this drag race, weighing factors like coefficients of drag, frontal surface area, total drag forces, car weights, power, power delivery, gearing, and much more, but there's also just a good show: an 1,150-horsepower Nissan GT-R going head-to-head with...
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2013 Ford Mustang RTR Makes Its Debut: Video
World Champion Drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. knows a thing or two about setting up Mustangs for optimized handling, and his Mustang RTR series cars have been available at select Ford dealers since 2010. Through 2012, Mustang RTR models were largely limited to appearance and suspension upgrades, with no...
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A. Kahn Design, a customizer of cars for celebrities like Just Bieber, and an expert when it comes to the modification of Land Rovers, has unveiled its latest package for the Range Rover Evoque. Building on the previous Vesuvius package we saw earlier this year, A. Kahn Design has further refined the Evoque’s styling to create a look that will ensure owners stand out from the crowd when behind the wheel of their custom Evoque. Improving on the stunning lines of the stock version is no easy task, as the founder of A. Kahn Design, Afzal Kahn, will quickly point out. “It was a very...
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Mansory's Aventador Carbonado Is Surprisingly Tasteful
We’ll admit it: we haven’t always been fans of the vehicles produced by high-end tuning firm Mansory. Its rendition of the McLaren MP4-12C, for example, left us speechless and not in a good way. Its remake of the Lamborghini Aventador was better, but it still had far too much tacked-on...
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Hyundai Shows Off Its Zombie-Proof Elantra Coupe
When it comes to choosing a ride for the upcoming zombie apocalypse, we’ll admit that a Hyundai Elantra Coupe isn’t the first option that springs to mind. While it can deliver up to 40 mpg on the highway (an important consideration when there are no more gas stations), its lack of...
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Here's What 200 MPH Looks Like In A Mk II VW Golf: Video
Volkswagen built it’s second-generation Golf hatchback from 1983 though 1992, in variants as mild as 54 horsepower and as wild as 207 horsepower (in rare Golf Limited trim). At no time, however, did the designers of the Mark II Golf ponder the question, “I wonder if we can make this car...
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Classic Recreations Goes Topless With Its G.T. 500CR Convertible
When it comes to exclusivity, plenty of cars can claim to be 1 of 500, or even 1 of 100. Drop below triple digits, and a car’s value can climb exponentially, which explains the popularity of continuation cars like Classic Recreations’ version of the 1967 Shelby G.T. 500 Fastback...
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For Sale On Ebay: A 170 Horsepower Pro-Motive Mini
The idea of stuffing a big motor into a small car is nothing new, and the recipe has been tested by both tuners and manufacturers for decades. Sometimes, as with the original Shelby Cobra, the result is a car that’s fast, nose-heavy and utterly puckering to drive anywhere near its limit...
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