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  • 2014 Lotus LMP1 prototype race car

    German racing team Kodewa, which aimed to enter the 2014 World Endurance Championship under the Lotus banner, competing in the LMP1-L category for private teams, was scheduled to make its debut in the third round of the championship: this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans. It’s since been revealed that the team has withdrawn from the race but will still be present to unveil its new Lotus T129 LMP1 prototype. MUST SEE: Enhanced Ayrton Senna NSX Video Shows The Importance Of Footwork The T129 is said to be an all-new design unrelated to last year’s Lotus LMP2, the T128, also fielded by...

  • 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C
    Alfa Romeo Establishes U.S. Dealer Network, Prices 2015 4C From $55,195

    Alfa Romeo will return to the U.S. with 82 dealers this year.

  • 2016 BMW 7-Series spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2016 BMW 7-Series Spy Video

    Several prototypes for BMW’s next-generation 7-Series, the G11, have been caught on video while testing in Italy. The prototypes give us a good idea what the new 7-Series will look on the road when it’s finally launched, with the reveal likely to take place midway through next year...

  • 2015 ATS Sport
    Italy's ATS Updates Sport 1000 Track Car For 2015

    It's all go at Automobili Turismo e Sport right now. Alongside fellow revived Italian brand Ermini back in 2012, ATS has embarked upon a busy schedule of new sports cars promising old-school fun and typically Italian good looks. MUST SEE: Enhanced Ayrton Senna NSX Video Shows The Importance Of...

  • Pagani Huayra, 2013 Geneva Motor Show
    Track-Focused Pagani Huayra To Carry ‘Nürburgring Edition’ Title?

    When it came to launching a track-focused version of the Zonda supercar, Pagani went with the simple “R” appellation, which in the world of autos is almost universally recognized as signifying a model designed for racing. With the latest Huayra supercar, the Zonda’s successor...

  • Toyota Prius (Image: FrontSeatDriver.co.uk)
    Toyota Thinks Hover Cars Might Be A Thing

    If you asked a guy in the 1960s what he thought we'd be driving today, he'd probably think about what he'd seen in a popular TV science-fiction show of the time and say "a hover car". But 1960s guy would probably be a little disappointed that what people are actually driving are cars that look a...

  • Local Motors Strati 3D-printed car concept

    Local Motors will print a car based on the winning design at the International Manufacturing Technology Show this fall.

  • Ayrton Senna's footwork gets an enhanced treatment via YouTube user MaxxUK
    Enhanced Ayrton Senna NSX Video Shows The Importance Of Footwork

    Called a “BigFoot” video by its creator, YouTube user MaxxUK, this video recasts Ayrton Senna’s famous drive around Suzuka in a Honda NSX with an emphasis on Senna’s footwork. MUST SEE: Tree Crushes Million-Dollar Toyota 2000GT Why? Because the pedals don’t just make...

  • Toyota 2000 GT crushed by falling tree screencap
    Tree crushes million-dollar Toyota 2000GT

    The Toyota 2000GT is one of the rarest and most valuable Japanese cars around.

  • 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray on Jay Leno's Garage
    Jay Leno Makes Noise In A 1963 Corvette Stingray: Video

    If you were to compile a list of America's most iconic cars, the second-generation Corvette would probably be somewhere in the top ten. It's not too much of a leap to suggest that Jay Leno owns the other nine you'd put on the list too, but in this episode of Jay Leno's Garage we get to see his...

  • 2014 FPV 351 GT F
    2015 Nissan GT-R, Final Ford Falcon GT, Rear-Wheel-Drive Lincoln: Car News Headlines

    After driving the 2015 Nissan GT-R in Japan late last year, we finally got to test the car on U.S. soil. We’re not talking about the insane NISMO edition, but a regular model, still one of the quickest road cars at any price. Ford’s Australian division has revealed the last of its...

  • Porsche 911 Carrera S Martini Racing Edition
    Porsche 911 Carrera S Martini Racing Edition Commemorates Zuffenhausen's Le Mans Return

    Porsche celebrates its return to Le Mans with a blast from the past.

  • Subaru SVX

    With the next Acura NSX and Nissan GT-R set to go down the hybrid route, and Mitsubishi and Toyota both rumored to be launching new generations of their respective Lancer Evolution and Supra nameplates complete with hybrid power, it doesn’t come as much surprise that Subaru is also reported to be looking to launch a hybrid sports car. Australian website Motoring is reporting that Subaru is working on a new sports car to top its range, something akin to the SVX sold briefly during the 1990s. But it isn’t to be a conventional sports car like the SVX but rather a radical hybrid coupe...

  • Potential Bentley Continental GT3 road car spy shots
    Bentley Continental GT3 Road Car Set For 2014 Goodwood Festival Of Speed: Report

    Bentley is working on a hardcore version of its Continental GT inspired by the car's GT3 racing variant, and we could see it unveiled as early as this month. It is expected to be the most potent version of the Continental GT yet, meaning it will fill the space previously occupied by the Continental...

  • 2007 Lincoln MKR Concept
    Mustang-Based Lincoln Not Ruled Out

    Lincoln is in the process of renewing its entire lineup but at the same time the company is aware that it desperately needs some new product to fill some obvious gaps. The first of these all-new Lincolns has already arrived in the form of the MKC compact crossover, but the American luxury brand is...

  • 2014 FPV 351 GT F
    2014 FPV 351 GT F Is Ford’s Final GT-Badged Falcon Muscle Sedan

    Ford’s Australian division is planning a major update for its Falcon before production of the rear-wheel-drive sedan finally ceases in 2016, but the updated Falcon will no longer wear the famous GT badge that has signified hot Falcons for the past several decades—the first was the XR...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R  -  Quick Drive, June 2014
    2015 Nissan GT-R Quick Drive

    The Nissan GT-R is outrageous. Even if your exposure to seeing one has been limited to watching one race by on the street, or to choosing it in Gran Turismo, you know that it's larger than life in some respects. There's no surprise it continues to carry the nickname 'Godzilla' from the enthusiast...

  • Supercharged Hennessey HPE700 Corvette Stingray on the dyno
    Hennessey HPE700 Supercharged Corvette Stingray Dyno: Video

    The twin-turbocharged version of Hennessey’s HPE700 Corvette Stingray kit has already proved its mettle—but what about the supercharged version? You’re about to find out. MUST SEE: Volkswagen Anti-Texting Ad Is Brilliantly Simple, Incredibly Frightening: Video Taking the route GM...

  • Denny Stripling crashes at 100 mph and then charges back through the field

    This is an incredible example of luck, determination, and skill all coming together to yield an unlikely but heroic result. READ: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06: 650 hp, 650 lb-ft, Most Powerful GM Ever Starting at outside of the front row of a 33-car Spec Racer Ford field at Texas World Speedway, Denny Stripling loses the draft war down the long straight and gets pinched going into turn 1—at about 100 mph. The resulting contact sends Stripling spinning, making light contact with another car as the field races past. But instead of throwing in the towel and limping back to pit lane, Stripling...

  • Volkswagen anti-texting ad is simple, brilliant
    Volkswagen Anti-Texting Ad Is Brilliantly Simple, Incredibly Frightening: Video

    Sometimes it’s the simplest message that communicates most forcefully. That’s exactly the case with this Volkswagen safety message, delivered to moviegoers in Hong Kong. ALSO SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06: 650 hp, 650 lb-ft, Most Powerful GM Ever The scene opens with the theater packed...

  • BMW i8 on the dyno after assembly
    BMW i8 Hits The Dyno After Rolling Off The Assembly Line: Videos

    The BMW i8 is being hailed as a new kind of car. Whether you’re into the green-meets-mean theme or not, however, it’s undeniably an interesting and impressive convergence of technology and design. But how is it made? MUST SEE: Volkswagen Anti-Texting Ad Is Brilliantly Simple, Incredibly...

  • 2014 Ferrari Challenge race in Shanghai, China
    Ferrari Forms Partnership With Shangri-La Hotels And Resorts

    Guests staying at Shangri-La hotels and resorts in Asia and Europe will soon be able to experience Ferrari’s Challenge one-make racing series up close. Ferrari has formed a partnership with the luxury hotel chain, making it an official hotel partner for the Ferrari Challenge and some of the...

  • 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans infographic
    24 Hours of Le Mans Infographic

    The 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race was first held in 1923.

  • 2015 BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe Bang & Olufsen Edition
    BMW Teams With Bang & Olufsen On Special 2015 6-Series Gran Coupe

    If you daily-drive a BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe, chances are you aren't rocking the latest thrift-store audio system at home. And if, say, you have Bang & Olufsen's latest setup in your lounge, there probably isn't a Nissan Versa sitting on the driveway outside. What we're saying is that BMW's...

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