Car News
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During the devastating Hurricane Sandy that hit the Northeast last week, several cars parked in Port Newark, New Jersey succumbed to severe fire damage. Among the cars were 16 brand new Fisker Karma extended-range electric cars, images of which hit the Web on October 31st, a day after the fire occurred. Several non-electric cars from a variety of manufacturers also went up in flames, as did a couple of Toyota Prius models including both regular hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions. After an investigation conducted with the NHTSA, Fisker engineers determined that the damage to the Karmas was the...
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Volvo Starts Testing Of Electric Car Fast-Charger
Development of Volvo’s C30 Electric prototype is continuing nicely, though the automaker remains coy on when we might see a production version. The fact that the C30 is being discontinued doesn’t bode well for the eventual launch of the C30 Electric, though it’s likely the...
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Spitfire-Engined Bentley Meteor, Seen On Top Gear, For Sale: Video
In the last season of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson relived the Battle of Britain by once again pitting the Germans against the British. This time, it would be contested on a runway, between a German car powered by a Heinkel He 111 bomber engine (the Brutus) and a British car powered by a Rolls-Royce...
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Halo Supercar On The Mind Of Caterham Boss
The ink is barely dry on the deal between Renault and Caterham, which we know will yield both a new Caterham road car and a new Renault Alpine, but Tony Fernandes is already thinking a few steps ahead. In an interview with Autocar, the owner of Caterham Cars (and team principal of Caterham F1) even...
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Paul McCartney’s Aston Martin DB5 Fetches Over $490,000 At Auction
While it may not have drawn the same $4.1 million selling price as the heavily-modified Aston Martin DB5 used in the filming of Goldfinger, the DB5 formerly owned by former Beatle Paul McCartney commanded a respectable £307,000 ($490,463) when the hammed fell at RM Auctions’ recent...
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Tesla’s Third Quarter Results Mix Bad With Good
For Tesla Motors fans, owners and investors, this morning’s third-quarter earnings call was a mixture of bad news and good news. First, the bad news: the start-up automaker lost $110.8 million in the third quarter, compared to losses of $65.1 million in the third quarter of 2011. While the...
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In September, prior to the Paris Auto Show, we caught word that Lexus was working on an all-new compact crossover. At the time, we expected the new grocery-getter model to debut in Paris, but instead, Lexus surprised us with the LF-CC concept. That doesn’t mean that a Lexus-badged compact crossover isn’t coming, and, in fact, Kaizen Factor may have unearthed the best evidence yet of its existence. Digging through U.S. Trademark applications, the Lexus enthusiast site came across Toyota filings for the names NX 200t and NX 300h. Given that the naming convention fits Lexus and not...
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Survivor Truck, 2014 BMW 5-Series GT Spied, 2013 Audi S7 Driven: Today's Car News
We dove the 2013 Audi S7 and found the brakes to be good to the point of overkill, while the engine is a masterpiece of compact design. We also loved the interior, which blends sport and luxury in a way that makes it class leading. While we were impressed overall, we still can't call it perfect...
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Dodge Launches New Blacktop Special Editions: Video
Going for a “seriously sinister” look, Dodge is expanding its “Blacktop” models to include the Avenger and Challenger R/T in addition to the already-available Blacktop Charger R/T. Meant to give buyers a custom look right off the dealer showroom floor, the Blacktop package...
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F1 Engineers Join McLaren GT
McLaren is probably best known for its Formula One team, but more recently the company has been making waves with its road-car division, McLaren Automotive, builder of the 12C supercar and upcoming P1. McLaren Automotive also has its own motorsport division, McLaren GT, which is responsible for all...
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NASCAR AAA Texas 500 Recap: Jimmie Johnson Grabs Last Lap Win
If there was any doubt about Jimmie Johnson’s ability to take this year’s Sprint Cup Championship, the Hendrick Motorsport driver erased it by taking the pole for Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway. Though slow in practice, Johnson pulled out all the stops in...
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Plane Crashes Into Car While Attempting To Land: Video
A dramatic crash took place at Northwest Regional Airport in Roanoke, Texas over the weekend, involving a plane crashing into a moving car while it was attempting to land. The video below, which was filmed by Kandy Davis and posted on WFAA, shows a single-engine Cessna coming into land and then...
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At a press conference in Paris this morning, French automaker Renault announced a new partnership with Caterham, the British sports car brand and Formula One constructor. The partnership will see a 50:50 joint venture created, which will be responsible for the development of new sports cars, one of which will be sold by Renault under a revived Alpine brand. Caterham will get its own version of the Alpine sports car, though the parties involve stress that the models created by the joint venture, whose full name is Société des Automobiles Alpine Caterham (SAAC), will be...
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2014 BMW 5-Series Gran Turismo Spy Shots
BMW is working on updated versions of several of its key models, including its 5-Series sedan and X3 crossover. Another updated BMW we should be seeing in the near future is the 5-Series Gran Turismo, which first came on the scene in late 2009 as a 2010 model. We’ve just got our hands on spy...
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Porsche Will Mark 911’s 50th Anniversary With Special Model
Next year Porsche celebrates the 50th anniversary of its iconic 911, and to mark the occasion the sports car manufacturer is readying something special. It was at the 1963 Frankfurt Auto Show that the first 911 appeared, originally as a concept and with a 901 designation. After a quick name change...
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Lotus' Kimi Räikkönen Wins Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
After a season of so many near misses, Kimi Räikkönen produced a fantastic performance to win the 2012 Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix yesterday and give his Lotus team its first victory since 2008. Räikkönen’s latest performance also means that the 2012 season has now...
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Survivor Truck: For Those Who Take Armageddon Seriously
Zombies, it seems, have turned the end of the world into a commercial opportunity for businesses ranging from auto customizers through ammunition suppliers. While many companies build products that look stout, there are no guarantees they’ll get the job done when the fertilizer really does...
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Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Weather Forecast
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit is unique in the Formula One calendar in that it is the only race that takes place during the twilight hours. Starting in the heat of the afternoon, the drivers will race into the night, switching from the harsh sunlight to spotlights. The weather...
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UDPATE: The third grid position earned by Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel after qualifying today will not be included due to his car not containing enough remaining fuel to return to parc ferme and provide the 1.0-liter mandatory sample to the FIA. Vettel immediately stopped after qualifying today, but never made it back to the pits. He will be allowed to race tomorrow, but must start from the back of the grid. Lewis Hamilton’s strong pace throughout practice and today’s qualifying session has led to the McLaren driver scoring pole position at the 2012 Formula One Abu...
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2013 Audi S7 first drive review
Four-door coupes are all the rage these days, so it seems logical to us that Audi would opt to introduce an S version of its popular A7. Like the all-new-for 2013 Audi S6, the S7 rides on the Volkswagen group’s MLB platform and benefits from a new 4.0-liter, twin-turbo V-8 engine mated to a...
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Subaru BRZ STI, Chevy Camaro Hot Wheels, Ford Mustang Cobra Jet: Top Photos Of The Week
This week brought us the legendary SEMA Show, and of course all the news that came from Sin City included hot photos of modified cars--things as wild as a 500-horsepower Volkswagen Beetle, or a new twin-turbo Ford Mustang Cobra Jet. Also revealed at SEMA this week is a real life Hot Wheels car in...
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Pirelli World Challenge Scion FR-S Race Car Debuts At SEMA
With all the attention given to the launch of the Scion FR-S and the Subaru BRZ, it was inevitable that the cars would turn up in pro racing for the 2013 season. Sure enough, the first Scion FR-S GTS racer has bowed its head at this week’s SEMA show. Built by Ken Stout Racing, the FR-S will...
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Park Your Porsche To Protect From Pot-Growing Pilferers: Video
HID headlights have always been a target for thieves, and some brands of automobiles have earned a reputation for being easy to steal from. Such is the case with Porsche, which is why a Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge recently approved a class action lawsuit over Porsche’s headlight design...
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Tesla Model S Heads To Europe, First Stop The Autobahn
Now that Tesla has successfully launched its Model S sedan in the United States to near-universal praise from buyers and the automotive press, the electric automaker is turning its attention to the other side of the Atlantic. Yesterday, Tesla announced a marketing push for Europe, which began with...
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