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When Spyker showed its B6 Venator concept at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, it was easy to write off the shapely coupe as just another design exercise from a company struggling to find its niche (and even stay afloat in a changing market). The response to the B6 Venator, however, was overwhelmingly positive, leading the Dutch sports car brand to quickly confirm production and roll out the open-top B6 Venator Spyder concept at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance just a few months later. Despite a number of headwinds, including recovering from a failed attempt to rejuvenate Saab, Spyker...
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Pagani Zonda Returns In New 760 X And 760 LM Variations
Despite Pagani telling the world that that its Zonda Revolucion would be the last of its Zonda line of cars, it appears the Italian supercar marque will still build you a new Zonda should your pockets be deep enough. Today we have the first details on two new Zonda special editions: the 760 X and...
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Ford Fusion Lightweight Concept Car Goes All-Out With High-Tech Weight Savings: Video
When it comes to vehicle performance, weight is the enemy. But saving weight can do more than make a car turn better, accelerate better, and stop better. It can also make it more efficient. ALSO SEE: Homebrewed Chinese Batmobile Tumbler Replica Proving Wise Investment That’s why so many...
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2015 Aston Martin Vantage GT To Race In Nürburgring 24 Hours
Aston Martin’s recently revealed 2015 Vantage GT, or Vantage N430 if you’re outside the U.S., will run in this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours endurance race. Two examples will be entered, one of them in the SP8 class and another in the SP10 class. The cars will race in...
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2015 Acura MDX Sees Slight Price Increase
Acura’s current-generation MDX was all-new for 2014 so there aren’t many changes to report on for the 2015 model, although there has been a slight increase in price. The 2015 MDX starts at $43,460, including an $895 destination charge, which represents a $275 increase on pricing for the...
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Ferrari FXX Evoluzione Does What It Does Best At Monza: Video
Ferrari's track monster laps Monza.
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How much do you think it would cost to build your own replica of the Tumbler from the Christopher Nolan-directed Batman films? I for one would be placing my bets in the low six-figure range. If I paid that much, I would apparently be overpaying because an enterprising young man in China is able to recreate a rolling version of the Tumbler for just over $11,000. MUST SEE: McLaren F1 Owners Spend Two Loud & Lovely Days Together: Video His name is Li Weilei, and he's a prop maker by trade. Using scrap metal, Weilei is able to churn out a replica Tumbler that rolls, though there is no...
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Anatomy Of Bloodhound SSC's 1,000 MPH Record Attempt
According to the laws of physics, speed is relative. To a snail, human walking pace is an incomprehensible velocity, yet virtually everything in the universe is standing still compared to the speed at which light travels. MUST SEE: McLaren P1 Vs. Bugatti Veyron Drag Race In The Wild: Video To us...
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2015 Porsche Cayenne, Ferrari 458M, New Volvo XC90’s Interface: Car News Headlines
Porsche is set to launch an updated version of its Cayenne SUV for the 2015 model year and a prototype with barely any camouflage gear has been spotted. A debut is expected in the second half of the year. Ferrari recently confirmed that each of its cars, apart from special series models like the...
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McLaren F1 Owners Spend Two Loud & Lovely Days Together: Video
When you own a McLaren F1, you enter a small club. Just 106 examples were produced, and all became immediate prized possessions the moment they left the Woking assembly line. If you own and drive a McLaren F1, it's highly unlikely that you'll come across another example while out tooling around...
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Jay Leno Looks Back At The 2014 Mille Miglia: Video
The Mille Miglia should be on any gearhead's bucket list. While today's event is merely an homage to the original race that ran each year from 1927 to 1957—stopping only for the second World War—it's still a race of impossible romance and deep appeal. MUST SEE: McLaren P1 Vs. Bugatti...
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Volvo Shows Off New XC90’s Button-Less Interface: Video
In just a couple of months Volvo will reveal its first all-new XC90 since the launch of the original SUV all the way back in 2002. The new XC90 is shaping up to be a much more luxurious and refined model than the one it replaces, and it will also be packing some of the latest technology found in...
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Ferrari recently confirmed it plans to give each of its models a shelf life of about eight years, but will also give them a significant update—or “modificato” as Ferrari describes it—midway through their product cycles to keep ‘em fresh and allow a ‘new’ model to be released every year. We’ve already seen this with the transition of the California to the latest California T, and the next model due is an updated 458 Italia. Set to arrive in 2015, the updated 458, code-named the 458M, is expected to receive a new turbocharged engine. However, this...
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2015 Porsche Cayenne Spy Shots
Porsche introduced a facelifted version of its Panamera for 2014, and soon a similarly updated version of its Cayenne SUV will be launched. The changes will bring the sporty SUV’s styling into line with that of the smaller and more dynamic Macan, and should keep sales brimming into the new...
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First Details On Porsche’s New Four-Cylinder Boxer, 360-HP Version Planned
Porsche fans who fondly recall the marque's last mid-engine sports car powered by a four-cylinder ‘boxer’ engine, the 914 (1969 - 1976), will be glad to know the German automaker will soon launch another one. Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller recently confirmed the automaker was working on a...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class Spy Shots (With Interior)
These are the latest spy shots of a prototype for Mercedes-Benz’s updated CLS-Class. The second generation of the CLS, which spans both sedan and shooting brake wagon bodystyles, was introduced for the 2012 model year so it's now about due for a mid-cycle update, which will most likely arrive...
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McLaren P1 Vs. Bugatti Veyron Drag Race In The Wild
While we can never condone street racing in any form, we have to admit these guys are doing it with style. On the road in some nameless desert (perhaps part of the ongoing Goldrush Rally), a McLaren P1 finds a Bugatti Veyron and 2,000-plus horsepower is uncorked. Which wins? It’s hard to...
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VW Looks To Shorter Product Life Cycles To Boost Sales
Volkswagen has set itself an ambitious sales target for the U.S. market, aiming to hit 800,000 annual sales by 2018. Last year the automaker sold just over 400,000 units, which has led some to believe the 2018 target date may need to be pushed back. VW isn’t giving up, however, and is looking...
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"Power" is a bit of a dirty word to some Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S owners. Subaru and Toyota went to great lengths to make their cars fun despite a relatively modest power output, and some believe this delicate balance need not be altered. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video But man has always wanted a faster horse. Cosworth, world-renowned tuners of Mercedes, Fords and more recently Subarus, can provide that horse. The company's new tuning packages, available for the Subaru, Scion and their Toyota equivalent overseas, take power from the F20A...
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Choose Your Own VW GTI Adventure With Tanner Foust & GoPro: Video
So you have a GoPro. Maybe you even have two. But you don’t have dozens. Volkswagen does, and it stuck them all over the car, put stunt driver, racer, and Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust behind the wheel, and came up with this. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini...
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Watch This Lexus LFA Race Car Lap The Nürburgring: Video
Everybody wants a quick fix these days. A few seconds of entertainment, followed by a few more. But if you can spare about ten minutes today, you should use it to watch Gazoo Racing's Lexus LFA race car circumnavigate the famous Nürburgring-Nordschleife in preparation for this year's...
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2015 Audi RS 7, Transformers 4 TV Spots, A. Kahn Design Becomes Coachbuilder: Today’s Car News
Although the Audi RS 7 was only launched on the market a year ago, an updated version has been revealed. No extra power is available but there have been some changes made to both the exterior and cabin. Transformers: Age of Extinction, the fourth instalment of the robot-fighting movie franchise, is...
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M-Class To Join C-Class And S-Class In Mercedes Plug-In Hybrid Range
Mercedes-Benz is working on a mid-cycle update for its M-Class SUV and word on the street is that the update will see a plug-in hybrid model added to the lineup. Mercedes has already revealed its first plug-in hybrid in the form of the S-Class-based S500 Plug-In Hybrid, which is due for the 2015...
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Mitsubishi Gears Up For 2014 Pikes Peak With 603-HP Electric Racer
Mitsubishi will tackle the Pikes Peak Hill Climb for the third time in a row using an electric race car packing similar technology to that found in its i-MiEV zero-emission minicar. The Japanese automaker will be bringing two third-generation electric racers, known as the MiEV Evolution III, and...
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