Car News
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In a new video series AMG takes us through the process of building it s AMG SLS GT3 racer.
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Ex-Obama Chrysler 300C Appears On eBay: Start Bid $1 Million
It's not often you get to sit in the same seat once used by a United States President. Statistically, you're pretty unlikely to find yourself behind the desk in the oval office, but there are other ways of getting that presidential feeling. Like buying a car once leased by 44th U.S. President...
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Twin-Engine Miata Is 16 Cylinders Of Awesome: Video
A Florida garage owner has built a twin-engine, 16-cylinder Miata. Why? Because hot rod.
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DiRT Showdown Preview Gallery, Gameplay Video
Racing meets destruction derby meets hooning mayhem: DiRT Showdown, coming this May, promises all of these things. From the look of the images and work-in-progress gameplay video, it may just live up to the promise. Excellent graphics, detailed damage, and three gameplay modes promise entertaining...
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Next Porsche 911 Turbo To Get Tri-Turbo System: Report
Patent filings have revealed that Porsche is developing a tri-turbo system for its next 911 Turbo.
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British Auto Museum Showcasing James Bond's Rides
To honor the 50th anniversary of the first James Bond film, Britain's National Motor Museum is running an exhibit titled "Bond In Motion."
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Diesel engines are finally starting to gain traction in the U.S., following years of rhetoric from automakers that American buyers just didn’t want them in their cars. It appears the tide has well and truly turned, with announcements in the past month alone confirming diesel versions of the Mercedes-Benz GLK, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Audi A8, and Porsche Cayenne for the 2013 model year. Now the boss of MINI, Kay Segler, has revealed that the iconic British brand is considering bringing over some of its top-selling diesel models from overseas. Speaking with Car and Driver, Segler conceded...
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2013 Lexus GS Range Gets TRD Treatment
The company responsible for much of Toyota’s motorsports efforts as well as its official performance upgrades, Toyota Racing Developments (TRD), has recently been expanding its portfolio to include some Lexus models. Last year we saw a number of TRD-branded parts offered for the Lexus IS F...
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Production Aston Martin V12 Zagato To Debut At Kuwait Concours
If you happen to have a spare $525,000 lying around and a hankering for one of the meanest looking cars on the planet, better give Aston Martin a call as the automaker is about to debut its stunning V12 Zagato road-car. Aston Martin has announced that this 'production' V12 Zagato will be unveiled...
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Supercar Manufacturer SSC Drops Shelby Name From Title
To avoid confusion and help it stand apart in the increasingly competitive business of selling supercars, Shelby Supercars, or SSC for short, has agreed to drop the Shelby name from its official title and instead go with SSC only. SSC, as many readers may already know, was founded by a man who just...
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Caterham F1 First To Unveil 2012 Race Car
Caterham F1, the team formerly known as Team Lotus, has unveiled its new CT01 race car that will be competing in the 2012 Formula 1 season. Caterham F1 is the first team to unveil its new racer and in the process has revealed some of the design changes made to suit the new rules for 2012. The CT01...
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Kahn Design Unveils New Wide-Body Porsche Panamera
Afzal Kahn, owner of the eponymous A. Kahn Design outfit (formerly Project Kahn), has unveiled his latest creation in what has become a long line of customized luxury and high-performance cars. Treading more along the lines of sophistication and style rather than overt showiness often shown by...
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Australian tennis star Bernard Tomic was recently involved in a bizarre incident with police near his home in the Gold Coast, on the East Coast of Australia. The 19-year old was driving with his girlfriend yesterday near a busy restaurant district when he was pulled over by local police for allegedly revving the engine of his car, a bright orange BMW M3 Coupe, at pedestrians. Due to Tomic being on a probationary license, which restricts young drivers from getting behind the wheel of high-performance cars like the M3, he is only allowed to drive the car between home and work, the latter in...
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Suzuki's Super Bowl Ad Is Sled Dog Approved: Video
Who knows more about the value of dependable winter time transportation than an Eskimo? That's Suzuki's pitch for this year's Super Bowl ad.
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DriveSRT To Tease The 2013 Dodge Viper
If the Drive SRT Facebook page gets 10,000 "Likes" before February 1, the folks at SRT promise to give us a look at the new Viper.
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2013 BMW X6 M Preview: New(ish) Look, Same Crazy Power
The 2013 BMW X6 lineup's refresh was made official last night, but the X6 M was notably absent from the remodel. BMW's German retail site, however, has kindly given us a handful of photos and videos to work with. The images and videos reveal, like the standard X6, a slightly reworked exterior with...
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Australian stumbles across U.S. car graveyard in Japan: Video
Daniel O’Grady has a thing for Japanese castles, and he’s spent the last decade touring Japan, photographing and documenting as many sites as he can. O’Grady is also a car guy, and the video above depicts the intersection of his two interests. While en route to a castle on Kyushu...
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Tata To Build Next Land Rover Defender In India: Report
To reduce production cost and have a base of operations close to the key China market, Land Rover will reportedly build the next Defender in India.
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Porsche factory driver Pat Long sets a new record at Monticello Motor Club during his first time driving the track, and the event is caught by a pair of videos.
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Aston Martin Vantage GT4 Ready For Its Daytona Debut
The Aston Martin Vantage GT4 will make its North American competition debut at Friday's Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge race in Daytona.
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M Performance Diesels, Zonda Crashes, Gallardo Burns: Car News Headlines
BMW has unleashed a new set of triple-turbo, diesel-powered M Performance cars on the world--but not on the U.S. There are no plans to bring them here, and we are green with oily envy. A Pagani Zonda F has crashed in Hong Kong, and it's really not pretty. It was before, though. A tale of stupidity...
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Audi's Super Bowl Ad Flogs An Undead Horse: Video
Audi's released the latest teaser for its headlight-centric Super Bowl ad, and it stars... vampires.
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Renault To Honor 50th Anniversary Of The Alpine A110: Report
Renault will pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the Renault Alpine A110, likely with a tribute concept, at this fall's Paris Motor Show.
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Pagani Zonda F Crashes In Hong Kong
This has been a very bad week for supercars all around the globe. Only yesterday we brought you news of a Lamborghini Gallardo that caught fire in Portland, Oregon, as well as a Lamborghini Murcielago LP 670-4 SV that crashed in Indonesia. And of course on Monday there was that Ferrari F430 that...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran