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The newest candidate for American supercar stardom now has a price, and it’s a remarkable one: $78,995 with delivery. If you’d prefer a convertible, it’ll start at $83,995. That’s just $121.53 per horsepower (or per pound-foot of torque). While it’s not the screaming power-per-dollar bargain of the 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat (a mere $84.85 per hp), the 2015 Corvette Z06 is much more than a one-trick pony. DON'T MISS: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be More Powerful Than Claimed: Video The Z06 is, after all, based on the incredibly balanced and...
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Mercedes S-Class Designer Hints At Future Interior Tech, Including Gesture Control
The current-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class already set new standards for interior comfort and technology when it debuted in 2013, but the next car, due in 2018, will take things another step forward. Speaking to Auto Express, Mercedes’ chief interior designer Jan Kaul said that the brand...
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BMW i8 Named Official Safety Car Of Formula E: Video
If you're going to launch a low-emissions motor sport like Formula E, you'll want to extend its ethos into off-track aspects of the series too. There's little use preaching about clean electric racers if the safety car is a V-8-engined gas-guzzler, which is why the electric single-seater series has...
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Struggling NEVS Shows Off Saab 9-3 Electric Prototype
Saab can't seem to catch a break. Tossed like a hot coal in General Motors' restructuring, its prospects unchanged by Spyker's purchase and now struggling under Chinese-Swedish firm NEVS, watching the story unfold is like watching an old friend on their death bed. NEVS, or National Electric...
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Honda Launches Fit Modification Program For SEMA
The Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas—more commonly known as SEMA—is one of the year's biggest modified car shows, attracting thousands of industry personnel from across the globe. As such it can be an important springboard for companies to show their wares, and...
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Opel Cascada Shown To Buick Dealers, May Arrive As 2016 Model
It's widely accepted that Buick will get its own version of Opel’s stylish Cascada convertible, and now there are claims the vehicle has been shown to the brand’s dealers in the U.S. ahead of a possible 2016 model year launch. General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] recently registered the...
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The weather is often very changeable in the area surrounding the Spa-Francorchamps circuit, where the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix has been held since the sport’s inaugural season back in 1950. Because of this, races at Spa are rarely straightforward. The current weather forecast for Sunday’s race is partially cloudy skies and a low chance of rain. The peak temperature is only expected to reach 55 degrees F (13 degrees C) and humidity will be a high 81 percent. While it looks like we could be in for a dry race, some rain fell overnight and more of the wet stuff is expected for...
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Mazda To Launch New RX-7 And RX-9 By 2020: Report
While there have been plenty of reports on the potential return of a rotary-powered sports car at Mazda, the latest has got to be the most ambitious yet. Motoring claims Mazda could launch not one but two rotary sports cars within the next several years, giving the automaker a three-tiered sports...
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Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Burnout, Motor Authority Style: Video
If you’ve seen one burnout, you’ve seen ‘em all, right? No, not really. And certainly not when the new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is involved. This is our entry into the rubber-burning festivities. You will enjoy it. ALSO SEE: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May...
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Blancfleet Launches Uber-Style Car Sharing For The Rich
Blancfleet's business model of funding supercar rental through pre-reserved slots is already innovative, and makes renting out that dream car surprisingly affordable. Now the firm is extending that to a different service which it calls Mogul—an Uber-style service for a wealthier client. DON'T...
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Lamborghini Huracán LP 620-2 Super Trofeo Sounds Amazing As It Leaves The Quail: Video
The newest race car from Lamborghini, based on its new Huracán road-going super sports car, made its debut last week during The Quail’s festivities leading up to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Here, we get to hear the uncorked race engine as the car gently departs its...
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Home-built, Subaru-powered Porsche 917/10 replica for sale
The great race cars of yesterday command outrageous prices today, so sometimes putting one in your driveway requires a little creativity. That's what the builder of this beast from Bring A Trailer did. What we have here is a replica 1971 Porsche 917/10 Can-Am racer powered by a pair of Subaru...
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Leaked window stickers reveal 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost and V-6 fuel-economy ratings.
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Youabian Puma Performs Merciless Assault On The World’s Eyes In Promo Video
The Youabian Puma is a vehicle we’ve previously been reluctant to touch (or look at directly). But there’s a promo video of the hideous beast roaming the web, and we just had to share, if only because misery loves company. DON'T MISS: Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Dyno Tested, May Be...
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Ferrari 458 Speciale Spider Spy Shots
Ferrari is working on a convertible version of its hardcore 458 Speciale, as evidenced by a prototype spotted outside the company’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy. The prototype, photos of which can be found on 4WheelsNews, features the convertible body of the 458 Spider but with a number...
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Watch This 1,029-HP Honda Odyssey Minivan Roast Its Tires: Video
We've all seen it happen. One of our car-loving friends sells their awesome sports car and buys a minivan because a new kid's on the way and they need more space. It's a bittersweet day for most, but it doesn't have to be. At least not if you have Bisimoto on the job. The original video of the...
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2015 Corvette 8-Speed, 2017 Hyundai Genesis Coupe, Joss Supercar: Car News Headlines
For 2015, Chevrolet’s Corvette sports car is getting an eight-speed automatic as a replacement for the 2014 model’s six-speeder. We’ve just tested it and found it to be great—on the street and at the track. Hyundai engineers are working on a second-generation Genesis Coupe...
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Sebastian Vettel Drives The Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge On Eau Rouge: Video
Infiniti’s Q50 Eau Rouge, which is officially ‘just’ a prototype, despite Infiniti’s non-stop announcements concerning it, has finally met the famous corner from which it derives its name. We’re talking, of course, about the Eau Rouge corner of the Spa-Francorchamps...
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We all know the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is rated at 707 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, making it the most powerful muscle car ever to enter production. But could the car be producing even more power than the official numbers suggest? Motor Trend recently took an example down to K&N Engineering's shop in Riverside, California, where it was strapped to a dyno and its engine given free rein to unleash hell. According to the results, the car, an automatic-equipped model, produced 635 hp and 591 lb-ft at the wheels. MUST SEE: Watch This 1,029-HP Honda Odyssey Minivan Roast...
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Lotus F1 Team Posts Record $107.9 Million Loss
Junior Johnson once said that the best way to make a small fortune in motor racing was to start with a big one. While the exact wording might have changed over time, as quotes tend to, the sentiment is alive and well. Particularly at the Lotus F1 team, which started with a fortune and last year...
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Cadillac ATS-V To Debut At L.A. Auto Show, CTS-V At Detroit: Report
Cadillac is gearing up for a raft of new model arrivals in the next 12 to 18 months, the highlight of which will be a new flagship sedan. The good news is that we don’t have long to wait until we see the brand’s new model onslaught start, as the first new arrival will reportedly appear...
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2014 Formula One Belgian Grand Prix Preview
After the long summer break, Formula One racing returns this weekend with the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix, which will once again be held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in the beautiful Ardennes. A lot has transpired in the past couple of weeks, with Toro Rosso confirming 16-year-old Dutch racing...
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Australia’s Joss Supercar Not Dead Yet, Company Turns To Crowdfunding
Australians are well known for their love of performance cars but in a few years the country’s auto industry will be almost non-existent, with the remaining plants of Ford, Holden and Toyota located there all scheduled to close before the end of 2017. Not yet ready to throw in the towel is a...
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2015 Chevrolet Corvette 8-Speed Automatic First Drive: Video
What do you do when Chevy hands you the keys to a 2015 Corvette Stingray and an open run at the Milford Road Course? You flog it for all you’re worth, whether you know the track or not. That’s just what we did yesterday. Of course, this wasn’t your usual 7-speed manual Stingray...
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