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They say no drivers are indifferent to the Hungarian Grand Prix’s Hungaroring; either they love it or hate it, along with the hot weather that it’s famous for. And teams will certainly be in for some hot weather during this weekend’s event. Temperatures are expected to peak around 84 degrees F (29 degrees C) and there’s very little chance of rain, living up to the event’s traditionally hot and dry conditions. Things were even hotter during Friday’s practice, where the Mercedes AMG duo of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg continued to dominate the field...
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Six McLaren 12C GT3s Competing In 2014 Spa 24 Hours
In the beautiful Ardennes Forest of Belgium is the legendary Spa Francorchamps race track, where once a year the Spa 24 Hours, the highlight of the Blancpain Endurance Series, takes place. This year’s race gets underway tomorrow and McLaren has confirmed that six of its 12C GT3 race cars will...
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Lambda Performance Ford GT GT3 Sounds Will Melt Your Ears: Video
If a car sounds this good on a GoPro, it must be stupefyingly awesome in real life. Listen to this Ford GT in GT3 trim and feel the vibrations of a higher plane of existence. MUST WATCH: 5,000-HP, 348-MPH Devel Sixteen Spotted In The Wild: Video Built by Lambda Performance, and recorded by Auto...
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2016 Acura NSX Fire, Hellcat Driven, Tesla At The ‘Ring: The Week In Reverse
The 2016 Acura NSX is spied testing at the Nürburgring and burns to the ground the next day, we drive the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and learn why that engine won’t end up in the Viper, and Tesla’s Model S succumbs to the rigors of the ‘Ring. It’s The Week In...
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2015 Ford Mustang F35, Aston Martin Lagonda, Toyota Supra Details: Today’s Car News
It’s the EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin this week and Ford has taken the wraps of a new customized Mustang. The car is based on the latest 2015 Mustang GT and takes its inspiration from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Aston Martin’s Lagonda marque is making a...
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Subaru Announces New WRX S4 Sedan For Japanese Launch August 25
A Subaru WRX with more power and performance—that’s the STI, right? And an Audi A4 with more power and performance—that’s the S4? Nope and nope. At least not in this case. Due for launch at 11:00 a.m. local time on August 25th in Japan, a new sedan dubbed “WRX...
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The title of European Car of the Year is one all manufacturers selling in Europe want to win, and there's sure to be hot debate over 2015's victor now the nominations list has been revealed in full. ALSO SEE: 2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During 'Ring Testing To be eligible, a vehicle has to be a new vehicle in the year of voting or available before the end of that year, in at least five or more European markets. That explains some of the more unusual choices on the list, like the next-gen Audi TT and the new Smart ForTwo, which aren't actually on sale now but will be in 2015. It's an...
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Slow Motion Corvette Daytona Prototype Burnout At Indy: Video
Some say social media is useless and has no purpose. All we know is it just brought us this slow-motion burnout of a Corvette Daytona Prototype as it leaves the pits in testing for the Brickyard Grand Prix at Indy. ALSO SEE: 2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During 'Ring Testing Posted by Jordan...
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Mercedes-AMG GT’s New Twin-Turbo V-8 M178 Engine: Gallery
The Mercedes-AMG GT is shaping up to be a worthy successor to the SLS AMG family of cars, with a sleek and sensual design and, now, a powerhouse of a twin-turbo V-8 engine. MUST WATCH: 5,000-HP, 348-MPH Devel Sixteen Spotted In The Wild: Video Displacing just 4.0 liters, the previously revealed...
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First 100 Cars For Forza Horizon 2 Announced
One hundred cars isn't a lot for a modern driving simulator, but Turn 10 Studios has traditionally gone for the "quality over quantity" approach with its Forza Motorsport games. The latest, Forza Horizon 2, lands on September 30 and the title's first hundred cars have now been revealed. MUST WATCH...
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Aston Martin In No Rush To Appoint New CEO
It was revealed as far back as May of 2013 that Aston Martin’s Dr. Ulrich Bez would be stepping down from the CEO position after running the company since 2000. A replacement for Bez is yet to be appointed but senior executives from the firm say there is no rush to find a successor because...
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2015 Ford Mustang Inspired By F-35 Jet Revealed At 2014 EAA AirVenture
The name Mustang is as intrinsically linked with aviation as it is with automobiles, so it seems appropriate that Ford's latest one-off Mustang build has been inspired by one of America's latest fighter jets. The special 2015 Ford Mustang has been inspired by the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II...
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Toyota has teamed up with BMW to develop a new sports car platform that will underpin a new Supra from the Japanese automaker and a replacement for the Z4 from the German side. BMW is thought to be doing most of the development work for the platform and engines that will power the cars, in return for hybrid and fuel cell technology from Toyota. ALSO SEE: 2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During 'Ring Testing Citing an inside source at Toyota, Japanese magazine Holiday Auto (via Motoring) claims the new Supra will feature a complex hybrid system combining a turbocharged 2.0-liter...
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2015 Ford Falcon Revealed In XR Performance Trim: Forbidden Fruit
This is the final version of Ford’s Falcon sedan designed and built in Australia. The latest Falcon was revealed today in its XR6 and XR8 performance trim and will be hitting the Aussie and New Zealand markets at the end of the year. The regular model will be revealed at a later date. Sadly...
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Aston Martin Lagonda Previewed, Confirmed For ‘Strictly Limited’ Production
After ages of speculation and rumor, Aston Martin today confirmed the return of the historic Lagonda badge to its line, once again for a sedan. The new sedan wears sleek and sultry Aston looks every bit as well as the two-door models, and it will only be available to an exclusive section of...
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Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Edition Arrives In U.S. Trim
Revealed last fall at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Maserati Quattroporte Ermenegildo Zegna Limited Edition brings together two of Italy’s greatest luxury marques in celebration of the carmaker’s 100th anniversary. Only 100 examples of the car will be sold worldwide, and Maserati...
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1995 McLaren F1 Heading To Gooding & Co. Auction For $12-14 Million: Pebble Beach 2014
While the Ferrari 250s and 275s continue to dominate the record sale prices at collector car auctions around the world, the McLaren F1 appears to be gaining ground, with this pristine three-owner example expected to bring $12,000,000 to $14,000,000 at auction during this year’s Gooding &...
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2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During ‘Ring Testing: Update
A prototype for Acura’s second-generation NSX supercar only started testing at the Nürburgring yesterday, but already the car has been destroyed. The prototype caught fire during today's round of testing but fortunately the driver managed to pull over and jump out before the flames...
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There’s no denying the 2015 Mustang EcoBoost’s turbo four-pot engine sounds pretty good for what it is, and that it packs a definite punch for its size. But what does it look like in its office? Now we know. ALSO SEE: Open Your Ears To Take In The EcoBoost-Powered 2015 Mustang Actually, we still don’t, because like so many modern engines, the direct-injected turbo four under the Mustang’s hood is clad in more plastic than the average Comic-Con cosplayer. Nonetheless, the image, via a dealership employee's post on Reddit, gives us our best idea yet of what’s going...
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Mercedes S-Class Plug-In Hybrid Ad Highlights F1 Tech: Video
You might think there's not much similarity between a Grand Prix race car and a luxury Mercedes sedan. And... well, you'd be right. The F1 car is hugely faster, single-minded, needs hundreds of people to maintain it on a weekly basis and is utterly useless at picking up the groceries. The S-Class...
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Your Next Supercar Could Be Covered In Morphing Dimples
Golf balls and cars don’t often have more in common than whether there’s room for a couple of bags in the trunk. But that may soon change. A new technology from a research lab at MIT—called Smorphs—could put a set of dynamic dimples on the exterior of a car to improve its...
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ATS Leggera: More Details On Lightweight Italian Sports Car
Everyone loves a little nostalgia now and then and Italian firm Automobili Turismo e Sport—or ATS for short—is certainly happy to provide it. The name dates back to the golden age of racing in the 1960s and so does its latest sports car, the Leggera. Joining the thoroughly modern Sport...
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Maserati To Limit Total Volume To 75,000 Cars Per Year
In a bid to ensure future exclusivity, Maserati will limit its future output to no more than 75,000 cars per year. Or so says managing director for general overseas markets Umberto Maria Cini, reports Reuters. While the idea of enforcing a low volume total to protect the brand’s value and...
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2016 Cadillac CTS-V Spy Video
Cadillac’s next-generation CTS-V sedan has been spotted at the Nürburgring and on some of the German race track’s surrounding roads. Like previous CTS-Vs, the new one, due out next year as a 2016 model, will pack a V-8 engine, helping to differentiate it from the smaller ATS-V...
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