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On the 25th of this month, MINI will be supporting the Life Ball charity event for the 13th consecutive year, this time by auctioning off a Paceman crossover created especially for the event by Roberto Cavalli. The noted fashion designer is joining the likes of DSQUARED², Diesel and Missoni, all of which have presented their own custom MINIs for the annual Life Ball event and have helped raise close to a million dollars for HIV and AIDS research. Cavalli has been involved with Life Ball since 2001, which was the same year that MINI commenced its own partnership with the event. His custom...
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Claims Of More Extreme LaFerrari Are False, Says Ferrari
Ferrari has denied claims it is already at work on a more extreme version of its LaFerrari supercar. The claims were made in an article from Autocar, which has since pulled the original post from its website. The British outlet had based its claims on an interview with the LaFerrari’s chief...
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2014 BMW 5-Series Spy Shots
The current generation of the BMW 5-Series was first introduced for the 2011 model year, so in BMW tradition a facelifted model should be expected around the 2014 model year. Right on cue, prototypes for this facelifted model have been spotted, revealing a number of elements we can expect on the...
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Eight Audi R8 LMS ultras To Tackle 2013 Nürburgring 24 Hours
Audi is gearing up to defend its overall victory at last year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours race, announcing today that it will have eight of its 2013-spec R8 LMS ultra race cars competing this year. Most of the cars will be fielded by private teams, though two of the cars, #14 and #15, will be...
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2015 Subaru WRX Spy Video
A prototype for Subaru’s next-generation WRX is seen here undergoing high-speed testing at Germany’s Nürburgring circuit. The new car finally drops the Impreza name in order to signify its unique engineering and technology, but sadly the exterior resembles that of the latest...
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Takata airbag recall hits BMW, 220K vehicles affected worldwide
A widespread recall affecting more than 3.4 million vehicles from several different makes has now hit BMW. According to the automaker, roughly 220,000 of its 2002 and 2003 3-Series models have been affected by the recall worldwide, with 42,080 of these located in the U.S. The recall is due to a...
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General Motors has big aspirations for the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. As well it should, of course, seeing as this marks the beginning of a new generation in the history of one of the world's great sports cars. In order to prove just how great the new Stingray really is, the Bow-Tie-branded automaker will have to compete with another one of the world's most wonderful machines; the Porsche 911. According to Advertising Age, Chevrolet plans to pit its rumbling V-8 engine against the Teutonic flat-six loved all across the land. It's not a shock that Chevy would go after the...
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2014 BMW i8 Hits The Nürburgring: Video
The 2014 BMW i8 has taken to Germany's Nürburgring race track for some high-speed testing ahead of the car's reveal later this year and eventual sales launch next spring. First previewed in concept form back in 2009 with the Vision EfficientDynamics Concept, the i8 is BMW’s answer to...
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Terrafugia Already Planning Second Flying Car: Video
Roads? Where Terrafugia wants you to go, you don- ... Okay, you still need roads, but you can also make use of all of that blue sky right above your head. Terrafugia is a Massachusetts-based company that wants to put a flying car in your garage. The auto/plane-maker's first model is called the...
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Elon Musk Talking Google Autonomy For Tesla? Kind Of...
Google is hard at work on creating a world in which autonomous cars roam the highways and byways that surround us. It's a future we're all heading towards, and Google wants to make sure it's at the forefront. Another company working hard to stay a few steps ahead is automaker Tesla, which is led by...
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Car Fruit Ninja, Juke-R Driven, Chevy Lightweight Sports Car: Car News Headlines
We've gone a bit nuts and strapped swords to one of our cars. Why? To chop fruit, naturally. We've also driven the original Nissan Juke-R prototype on track at Nashville Superspeedway. The video shows what it's like to be behind the wheel of a Juke-shaped GT-R. Hint: it's fun. And Chevrolet chief...
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Audi Brings Us Spock Vs. Spock: Video
Spock is known throughout the galaxy as a supremely wise being. His balance of emotion and intelligence are hallmarks of his legendary career with Starfleet. Of course, he's also a fictional character originally portrayed by actor Leonard Nimoy. Now though, a younger Spock has emerged thanks to the...
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Everyday there are new ways to stay connected. Automakers are paying attention to the ever-expanding list of available technology, and a lot of this will wind up finding a home in automobiles. It's the idea of a connected car, and it exists today thanks to 3G and 4G in-car Internet connections paired with increasingly smarter telematics and infotainment units. General Motors is always looking at ways to improve its own tech, but the automaker is also looking at ways to increase revenue. There may be a way to combine those two thoughts... and you're not going to like it. According to...
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Porsche And Martini Reignite Motorsport Partnership In 2013
Martini Racing, the official racing brand of Italian distillery Martini & Rossi, is making a return to international motorsport together with longtime partner Porsche. In fact, Martini's first motorsport sponsorship program was for two Porsche 906 race cars that competed in various sports car...
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Car Fruit Ninja: Video
Why should cartoon characters and very large men have all the fun? Why isn't the car world represented amongst the legions of fruit-slicing katana-wielders? It is now. Enjoy. ------------------------ Swords are sharp, m'kay? Don't screw around with them. No, for real. Don't. I did and I got six...
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Toyota To Defend Pikes Peak Electric Title With Upgraded EV P002
After breaking the Pikes Peak record for an electric car in 2012, and coming a respectable sixth overall, Toyota is set to return to the famous ‘Race To The Clouds’ this year with an improved version of its EV P002 electric racer. Toyota has also secured a new driver for its 2013...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz GL Class Models Recalled For Faulty Seat Belt Bolts
The big SUV is being recalled because of improperly torqued seat belt bolts.
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Gold Medals Lead To Golden Nissan GT-R For Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt has earned the title of "World's Fastest Man". That's what they call you when you win gold medals at the Olympics and hold world records for both the 100 Meter and 200 Meter. Bolt's fleet feet have helped him run into other gigs outside of the athletic world, however. One such job...
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At the recent 2013 New York Auto Show, Jaguar took the covers off a hardcore, track-focused version of its already extreme XKR-S, the new 2014 XKR-S GT, which can best be described as a race car made street legal. The XKR-S GT was meant to be a limited edition special, built for Jaguar’s most loyal fans, though it’s proven so popular that the automaker plans to increase numbers (only 25 were originally intended) and eventually offer the extreme option across its lineup. The information was revealed by Jaguar design studio director Wayne Burgess during a recent interview with...
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Mercedes-Benz Becomes Official Sponsor Of Mille Miglia
Probably the best-known of all the classic long-distance road races, the Mille Miglia ran from 1927 to 1957, using 1,000 miles of public roads from Brescia to Rome and back. Many now famous race cars ran that course, including those from Alfa Romeo, BMW, Ferrari and Porsche. And of course there...
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Cadillac Upgrades Certified Pre-Owned Program
Cadillac has upgraded its certified pre-owned (CPO) vehicle program, which now boasts some of the most comprehensive coverage in the industry and includes significantly longer warranties than those offered by rivals. Effective today, Cadillac’s CPO program will extend vehicle coverage to...
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Volkswagen Golf Drops Weight With Optional Carbon Fiber Roof
The Biggest Loser has proven that weight-loss shows can draw serious attention. Volkswagen must be watching because the German automaker is looking for lower numbers on the scales with the Golf. According to Edmunds, VW is nearly ready to offer up an optional extra that will help the popular...
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Barn-Find 1961 Jaguar E-Type Getting New Lease On Life
The Jaguar E-Type is one of the most gorgeous automobiles ever to grace the face of this planet. When the production version rolled out in 1961, Enzo Ferrari referred to it as "the most beautiful car ever made". It's a symbol of the glory days of British motoring, and every example deserves love...
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Nissan JUKE-R: First Track Drive Video
The Nissan Juke-R started as an off-book project that was, at first, not a favorite of the home office. Once they saw what it could do, however, they came around. Now there are four of them in existence--two for Nissan/NISMO and two delivered to private customers. The example we got to drive last...
Nelson Ireson