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The 2014 Corvette Stingray won’t begin shipping to dealerships until the third quarter of 2013, but those planning a purchase can already put together a holiday wish list, thanks to Hennessey Performance Engineering. While the C7 Corvette Stingray will come to market with 450 horsepower and 450 pound-feet of torque, that’s just not enough thrust for some buyers. Yes, a new Z06 (with up to 600 horsepower) and a new ZR1 (which will target 700 hp) are in the works, but don’t expect either before sometime in 2014. In the mean time, those with a hardcore need for speed can reach...
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2014 BMW M3 Details Begin To Take Shape: Report
It’s no secret that BMW is working on a new M3 sedan, as well as a new M4 coupe and convertible. We’ve shown you spy shots and spy video of various cars in testing, but the market introduction of the new M offerings is still over a year away. Britain’s Car magazine recently...
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Next Dodge Viper ACR Could Land In 2014: Report
The last Dodge Viper ACR (for American Club Racing) rolled off the assembly line in 2010, boasting the same 600 horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque from its V-10 engine as standard Viper models. Weight on ACR models was reduced by up to 90 pounds by gutting the interior, while the suspension...
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2014 Alfa Romeo 4C, Audi Quattro 5 Million, Porsche 911 RSR: Today's Car News
The 2014 Alfa Romeo 4C aims to be a compact, relatively affordable supercar. It's certainly nailed the design aspect, and while we're fine with a 240-horsepower car that weighs 2,200 pounds, some might find the power a bit short of supercar status. Audi has built its 5 millionth quattro vehicle, an...
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Cadillac ELR Hints At the Future Of Cadillac Interior Design: Video
The upcoming Cadillac ELR extended-range electric coupe will be a halo car in more ways than one for GM’s premium brand. Its primary mission is to carry the Voltec powertrain torch into an entirely new segment than the existing Chevrolet Volt, but doing so requires a new level of interior...
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2014 Alfa Romeo 4C Full Specs
It was at the Geneva Motor Show just two years ago where Alfa Romeo first unveiled its stunning 4C concept car. Now, just a week out from this year’s show, Alfa Romeo has revealed full specifications for the production 4C, which heralds the return of the illustrious Italian brand on U.S. soil...
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Heading into this year’s Daytona 500, many thought “the big one” was inevitable. When a last lap crash during Saturday’s Nationwide Series race hurled debris from Kyle Larson’s wrecked car into the stands, injuring numerous spectators, many saw it as a potential foreshadowing of events for Sunday’s main event. After all, the 2013 Daytona 500 would be the first time that the Generation 6 race cars were run for 500 miles, and earlier testing had proven the cars to be more challenging in traffic than the identically-shaped Generation 5 “Car of...
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Audi Delivers Five Millionth Vehicle Equipped With Quattro All-Wheel Drive
Audi is today celebrating the delivery of its five millionth vehicle equipped with quattro all-wheel drive. The car is a white 2013 Audi A6 Allroad built at the automaker’s plant in Neckarsulm, Germany, and destined for a customer in Europe. This means that Audi, by far, is the top luxury...
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Most GM Models To Offer High-Speed 4G LTE Broadband From 2014
It was just two years ago that we brought you details about a prototype version of General Motors’ OnStar connectivity system with full 4G LTE support, which at the time we said could potentially offer services like Skype video chat, voice-to-text, vehicle and home monitoring, and more...
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2013 Porsche 911 RSR Race Car Revealed
Porsche has revealed the 911 RSR racing version of its latest-generation, 991-based 911 sports car. Sitting at the top of a three-tiered hierarchy of 991-based Porsche 911 race cars, with the 911 GT3 Cup serving as the entry point and the yet-to-be-revealed 911 GT3 R (and R Hybrid) taking up the...
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Bertone’s Geneva Concept Is An Aston Martin Rapide Shooting Brake
It turns out Bertone’s new concept for next week’s 2013 Geneva Motor Show isn’t a four-door coupe as earlier predicted, but a stunning shooting brake based on the latest 2014 Aston Martin Rapide. The new concept, dubbed the Jet 2+2, is a follow-up to the Italian design...
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2014 Jeep Cherokee Revealed Ahead Of 2013 New York Auto Show
Jeep’s lauded Cherokee nameplate is back, though the vehicle it returns on shares little resemblance with any previous generation of the popular mid-size SUV. That’s because this latest model moves towards true crossover status, adopting the front-wheel-drive Compact U.S. Wide (CUSW)...
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McLaren this week revealed the all-important powertrain details for its upcoming P1 supercar, the spiritual successor to the legendary F1, a car that to this day remains the fastest naturally aspirated production car the world has ever seen. The P1 travels a very different route for its performance, adopting a twin-turbocharged V-8 engine and hybrid drive system. Yes, the P1 is a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid to be exact. However, with a power rating of 903 horsepower and 663 pound-feet of torque, we’re sure few are complaining. Along with revealing the P1’s powertrain specs, McLaren...
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Ken Block Eying Seventh Win At 100 Acre Wood With Fiesta HFHV
However moderate Ken Block's success in the World Rally Championship, there's no denying his dominance here at home. Like his Gymkhana videos, he consistently knocks it out of the park--even when other contenders are faster, the often crash-prone Block manages to hold it together for the win at the...
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NASCAR Daytona 500 Preview: Can Danica Go The Distance?
When the green flag flies for the start of Sunday’s Daytona 500, Danica Patrick will earn the distinction of being the first woman driver to lead a Sprint Cup field into the first corner. Given her limited success in NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide series racing to date, the question...
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Hyundai Delivers Its First Special Edition Veloster RE:MIX
Last October, Hyundai rolled out the production version of its Veloster RE:MIX at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Embracing the RE:MIX ethos of “individual creativity, passion and connectivity,” the limited-edition Veloster was rumored to be hitting dealers before the end of 2012...
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Dan Gurney To Discuss Ford GT40 At Amelia Island Concours
While the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is best known for its superb selection of historically significant and interesting automobiles (and its perpetually idyllic weather), Bill Warner and his staff also manage to produce some of the best automotive and motorsport-related seminars...
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Bertone To Show Four-Door Coupe Concept In Geneva
At last year’s Geneva Motor Show, design house Bertone stunned the crowds with its futuristic Nuccio concept, named for legendary automotive designer Guiseppe “Nuccio” Bertone. Billed as an “extreme” mid-engined berlinetta sports car, its radical lines and...
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There's a whole lot of excitement brewing over the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, but that's not all that's happening in the luxury and performance car universe. Nissan's high-performance Nismo brand is planning a big announcement soon, but what, exactly, it will entail is still unknown--though it's possible Nismo may become its own performance brand like Mercedes' AMG or BMW's M Division. Porsche will continue its celebration of the half-century mark for its iconic 911 sports car at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed, with everything from classic Porsche race and road cars to the festival's...
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Alfa Romeo Celebrates 50 Years Of Its Autodelta Motorsport Division
In March of 1963, Alfa Romeo brought a company called Auto-Delta, founded by former company engineer Carlo Chiti and Alfa dealer Ludovico Chizzola in 1961, under its corporate wing. The name was eventually changed to Autodelta SpA, but its mission remained: as the official competition department of...
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Wrap-Up Of Formula One Testing In Spain
Official testing for the 2013 Formula One season is underway at various race tracks around Spain, with most teams now at the Circuit De Catalunya, just outside of Barcelona. It was local favorite Fernando Alonso quickest at the end of the most recent session, with his new Ferrari F138 responding...
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Fisker And Its Insurer End Lawsuit Over Superstorm Sandy-Damaged Karmas
When Superstorm Sandy blew through the Northeast last October, its swath of destruction included some 250,000 cars, among them the 338 Fisker Karma sedans that were parked in a holding facility at Port Newark and awaiting delivery to dealers. From Fisker’s perspective, the loss was a minor...
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Gas Monkey Garage Back For Another Season Of Motor Mania: Video
After a stellar performance in the first season of the Discovery Channel’s Fast N’ Loud series, the crew from Gas Monkey Garage is back for another action-packed season, the first episode of which aired on Monday night. For those unfamiliar with the series, Fast N’ Loud sees motor...
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Nismo Gearing Up For Major Announcement
Over the years Nissan’s performance and motorsport partner Nismo has been working away on numerous projects, including launching its own mildly-tuned models like the 370Z Nismo and more recent Juke Nismo, as well as its own range of performance parts. Despite the credibility of the Nismo name...
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