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Qualifying for the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans is now over, with the first row composed of a Toyota TS040 Hybrid and a Porsche 919 Hybrid from the LMP1 category. Toyota driver Kazuki Nakajima set a new Le Mans qualifying lap record to put the #7 Toyota TS040 Hybrid in pole position for the race, with a time of 3:21:789, but the #14 Porsche 919 Hybrid in second place set a time just 0.357 off the pace. DON'T MISS: Lamborghini Gallardo Hits 250 MPH Then Ignites Itself: Video The #8 Toyota TS040 Hybrid will start Saturday's race from third on the grid, while the #20 Porsche 919 Hybrid will start at...
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Mercedes-AMG’s New Twin-Turbo 4.0-liter V-8 Revealed, Rated At 503 HP
Meet the new engine that will power the next generation of Mercedes-AMG sports cars: the M178. As expected, the engine is a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8, and its first application will be in the new Mercedes-AMG GT. The engine has been fully developed by the engineers at AMG and features a...
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BMW And MINI Cars Getting GoPro Integration
With the vast collection of videos on YouTube taken by people in their car, it was only a matter of time until the OEMs started catering to the hobby. Recently, we learned that Chevrolet was launching an industry-first Performance Data Recorder system for its 2015 Corvette that lets you record...
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Jay Leno Creates Classic Stunt In A 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar: Video
Roughly 20 years ago, a 12-year-old boy wrote a letter to Jay Leno asking to be picked up from school in a Lamborghini. Leno agreed, and picked up the boy in what has since become to be known as the original ‘School Run’ stunt. MUST WATCH: Enhanced Ayrton Senna NSX Video Shows The...
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Brembo Explains Its F1 Brake Technology: Video
The world's most prominent brake supplier explains an F1 system from pedal to caliper.
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Lamborghini Gallardo Hits 250 MPH And Then Ignites Itself: Video
Taking a fast and powerful car and making it faster and more powerful can be tricky business if you want to push the limit. For example, the Lamborghini Gallardo is already a high-strung Italian beast that can hit high speeds. Not the high speeds that that folks that hit dragstrips are looking for...
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Flaming exhaust tips make for great visuals. Seeing fire shoot from the back of a car means that sound and fury are working together to create a visual pop of excitement. It also means you're probably running a bit rich. You also might be rich, which means you can afford to buy a McLaren 12C and then fit an aftermarket exhaust system on the car. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Gallardo Hits 250 MPH And Then Ignites Itself: Video Such is the case for a man in the Netherlands who purchased the 12C, and then fitted it with an Akrapovic exhaust. This setup allows for said McLaren man to produce great...
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GoPro Captures A 1996 McLaren F1 GTR Hot Lap: Video
Race driver Justin Bell climbs back in a McLaren F1 GTR for some GoPro action.
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World Cup Legend Pele Took Driving Test In Audi Predecessor
With the World Cup opening ceremony today, it seemed only fitting that we look back at a small piece of automotive trivia connected to perhaps the greatest football legend of the 20th century: the Brazilian soccer player known as Pelé. Turns out that, way back when (in 1959, to be precise)...
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2015 Camaro Z/28 Driven, 2015 Mustang Pace Car, Jay Kay’s Green LaFerrari: Car News Headlines
We’ve finally driven the latest Camaro Z/28 from Chevrolet, which is now into the 2015 model year after a short run of 2014 models. If you’re not familiar with the car, all you need know is that it’s the Camaro designed to be the most track-capable offering of all. While the 2015...
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Tom Kristensen Takes Us Through A Lap Of Le Mans With Forza: Video
Nine-time Le Mans winner Tom Kristensen dissects the perfect lap of Le Mans.
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2015 Ford Mustang’s First Safety Car Duty Will Be At 2014 Quicken Loans 400 At Michigan
The 2015 Ford Mustang is about to take part in what we bet will be the first of many official safety car outings for the sixth-generation car. The first will be at the Quicken Loans 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway on June 15, 2014, and behind the wheel will be Joe...
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Al Oppenheiser can rattle off from memory the Chevy Camaro's many brushes with doom. Let's not even count the one that threatens overhead--a blanket of thick, low clouds intensifying from light to dark. No, the pony car's chief engineer can rattle off the times and ways the Camaro skated through GM's bankruptcy while other projects were canned, to emerge not just a survivor, but a solid business case. ALSO SEE: Ferrari F12 TRS Revealed, Rumored To Cost $4.2 Million The Camaro, you see, is a part of what used to be GM's Zeta family--a rear-drive clan of cars chopped one by one from GM's big...
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Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Gets Ready For 2014 24 Hours Of Le Mans
With all of the excitement surrounding the premier LMP1 category of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, especially all of its technology, big-name drivers and huge budgets, it’s easy to overlook much of the action happening elsewhere. Another top category worth watching is the competitive world of LMGTE...
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Meet The Green Ferrari LaFerrari Of Jamiroquai's Jay Kay
It’s safe to say that the bulk of LaFerraris destined for production will be painted various shades of red, but at least one of the cars has received a bright green finish nicknamed, for obvious reasons, ‘Kermit Green’. This particular LaFerrari belongs to Jamiroquai lead singer...
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Duval Unhurt After Crashing Audi R18 e-tron quattro At 167 MPH In Le Mans Practice
Numerous incidents and red flags marked the start of the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans. The biggest was when Loïc Duval, an overall winner in last year’s race, lost control of the #1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro during practice yesterday and went airborne. ALSO SEE: 2015 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28...
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Nissan Broadcasting Live Throughout The 24 Hours Of Le Mans: Video
This weekend is the 24 Hours of Le Mans, where Nissan is set to write history by becoming the first team to complete a lap of a sanctioned motorsport event on electric power alone, using its ZEOD RC plug-in hybrid race car. But that’s not all Nissan has up its sleeve for this weekend’s...
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Forza Motorsport 5 Nürburgring DLC Launched
The Nürburgring finally joins Forza Motorsport 5.
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If the name Zora means anything to you, you're probably a fan of Chevrolet's Corvette. Zora Arkus-Duntov was the guy who helped put a V-8 engine in the first-generation 'Vette, turning it from boulevard cruiser into something approximating a proper sports car--and further worked his magic on the Grand Sport program that took the Corvette C2 racing. DON'T MISS: 8-Yr-Old Son Promises Dad '57 Chevy For 57th Birthday, Follows Through When Grown Up: Video Interestingly, reports Autoblog (via GM Authority) GM has recently trademarked the name 'Zora'. Companies often do such things to protect parts...
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Are Car Tattoos The Next Big Trend?
For some people, there's nothing better than seeing an inked guy or gal walking down the street. To them, the body is a canvas, ready to accept the work of a needle-wielding artisan in exchange for a fistful of cash and a few hours of pain. But how about a tattooed car? MUST SEE: Dubai Police Cars...
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Aston Martin Motorsports Festival Coming To The U.S.
Aston Martin will promote its motorsports activities with an event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
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Soon You’ll Be Able To Control Your Home From Your Car
Soon, you’ll never have to worry whether you’ve left an appliance switched on when heading out for a drive as new technology being developed by Japanese firms Toyota and Panasonic will allow you to control your home from behind the wheel. The two companies are cooperating on a...
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Sleeper Crown Vic Sure To Give Other Motorists Nightmares
Spotting a Ford Crown Victoria in your rearview mirror is always enough to make a driver lift ever-so-gently off the throttle pedal. Those familiar headlamps are quickly and easily picked out from the rest of the pack. Typically, it means 5-0 is on your tail, so you better be driving within the...
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Is Tesla About To Allow Rival EVs To Use Supercharger Fast-Charging Network?
Electric car charging may be about to get a lot faster—and a lot cheaper—for everyone. Speaking at the Tesla Model S official U.K. launch, CEO Elon Musk dropped the clearest hints yet that he planned to offer Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] Supercharger fast-charge specifications to other...
Antony Ingram