Car News
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With the Mark I Fiesta "honored" last week, I feel that we've lingered on Ford products long enough. We haven't considered a Chrysler-built Guilty Pleasure since the first-gen LH, way back in October, and yet Chrysler has produced some of the guiltiest pleasures of all: cars you shouldn't want, but can't help wanting in spite of the certain disapproval of, well, just about everyone. There's an embarrassment of riches in the Late Malaise Era Chrysler playbook, with all those weirdly compelling K-platform-based vehicles that followed the original Ks. The K and its descendents saved Chrysler...
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SPEED TV To Give Away Custom 2011 Ford Racing Shelby GT500
Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale event will be kicking off soon, and through cooperation between SPEED TV and Hagerty Fantasy Bid, a "one of a kind" Ford Racing Champions 2011 Shelby GT500 Special Edition Mustang will be given away to one lucky fan. What makes this Mustang so special? Starting with the...
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Jay Leno's Garage Revisits the Hennessey Venom GT In Street Legal Trim
Hennessey's 1,200-horsepower Venom GT is perhaps one of the most impressive American hotrods built on a British basis in the last half-century. Like the classic AC Ace was turned into a Cobra in Carroll Shelby's hands, the Lotus Exige in John Hennessey's has taken a lightweight British sports car...
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After 34 Years, Patrick Head Says Goodbye To Williams F1
Following a career that spanned more than three decades, Patrick Head is stepping down from Williams F1 to focus on his role with Williams' hybrid business.
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Chevrolet Camaro Drifting Done Right: Video
Three-time World Touring Car Champion Yvan Muller shows us what a day in the office is like for him.
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Gar Wood's 3,600-HP Miss America VIII Race Boat Heads To Auction
The Miss America VIII, described by builder Gar Woods as "the best boat we ever had," will be sold at the upcoming Mecum Auction in Kissimmee, FL.
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Ken Block shakes down the HFHV rally car at the Dirtfish Rally School, which occupies the former site of the lumber mill in the Twin Peaks TV series.
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'Birmingham Bolt' To Debut At Delhi Auto Expo
Automotive design and manufacturing is a key contributor to Birmingham, England's economy. To highlight this, Several Birmingham manufacturers collaborated on a sports car concept for the Delhi Auto Expo.
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Nissan Fields Facebook Questions On The Juke-R: Video
Nissan has been fielding fan-submitted questions about the Juke-R, which should be a fixture at motorsport events throughout 2012.
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Opel Celebrates 150 Years, Cautiously: Video
Opel celebrates 150 years of manufacturing in 2012, raising the question of what lies in Opel's future.
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2012 Detroit Auto Show Coverage
Another year is upon us and that means another 12 months of auto show fun, plus all the new model and concept unveilings that come with it. First off the ranks is the annual Detroit Auto Show, or North American International Auto Show as it’s officially known, and while the industrial...
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X Factor Judge Simon Cowell Swaps Bugatti Veyron For Smart
We know he has a Bugatti Veyron. And he’s also been spotted in a Rolls-Royce Ghost and probably a dozen or so Range Rovers over the years. But X Factor judge and former American Idol personality Simon Cowell’s latest ride is probably his most remarkable yet. The 52-year-old Brit was...
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We’ve been spying prototypes for months, including in the U.S., but now, finally, Ford has taken the wraps off its new Fiesta-based crossover. Making its debut as the Ford EcoSport at the 2012 Delhi Auto Expo in India this week, the new compact crossover is the latest installment in Ford’s ever-expanding global product family. Its development has truly been a global effort, with insight come from design teams based in Asia, Europe and North America. The vehicle will launch first in emerging markets before embarking on a full global rollout, which is almost certain to include the...
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Volvo XC60 Plug-In Hybrid Concept Revealed Ahead Of 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Remember the ultra-efficient, albeit somewhat pricey, diesel-electric V60 Plug-In Hybrid wagon Volvo unveiled for the European market last month? Well here is a preview of the version we’ll get in the U.S., and as previously confirmed it will feature a gasoline-electric setup. The fact that...
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Gumpert Teases New Supercar Ahead Of 2012 Geneva Motor Show
Last year in Geneva Gumpert rolled out the Tornante, a sexier and slightly more civilized version of the German automaker’s all-out-insane Apollo supercar. For the 2012 Geneva Motor Show this coming March Gumpert is planning to unveil something new and has released a second teaser image along...
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Toyota NS4 Plug-In Hybrid Concept Bound For Detroit Auto Show: Video
Toyota will show a new plug-in hybrid concept called the NS4 at the Detroit Auto Show, and the concept is said to take Toyota in a sportier design direction.
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Snoop Dogg's Price Is Always Right When A '62 Lincoln Is On The Line
This video is so surreal it's likely to blow your head open, but here it is: Snoop Dogg joins forces with Drew Carey on The Price Is Right to offer a 1962 Lincoln Continental convertible to a very excited, somewhat nerdy, and decidedly under-dressed young woman. Mayhem, TPR-style, ensues. The game...
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Quantum Levitation Racing: Wipeout Videogame Made Real
Anyone under the age of about 30 who grew up in the "PlayStation Generation" will have heard of the videogame Wipeout. For anyone who hasn't, it's a game in which you pilot a futuristic anti-gravity racing ship around utopian race circuits. The original game was set in 2052, which back in 1997...
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Sareni United, founded by Hans Reiter of Reiter Engineering, will build a GT racer based on the current Chevrolet Camaro.
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Belgian Journalist Dies In Crash Of Ariel Atom 3
A reporter for a West Flanders newspaper was killed in the crash of an Ariel Atom 3 when the driver lost control of the lightweight sports car.
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2013 Buick Encore New Teaser: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
The Detroit Auto Show is suiting up to be a rather interesting affair, with the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class, the 2013 Dodge Dart, a possible appearance by the 2013 SRT Viper, and the Acura NSX concept among others. Add to that list the 2013 Buick Encore, teased yet again ahead of its official...
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BMW i3 Smartphone App Previews The Future
As gearheads get uneasy over increasing numbers of electric and hybrid vehicles hitting the streets, BMW has been working hard on developing two of the most exciting vehicles of any kind we'll see in the next few years. Those cars are the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car, and the BMW i3 electric...
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Drive Channel Launches On YouTube With A Trip To The 'Ring: Video
YouTube's new home for gear heads, called Drive, has launched with an episode of Shakedown covering the 24 Hours of Nürburgring
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Porsche Announces 'My Daily Magic' Contest Winner: Video
Porsche Cars North America has picked a winner in its "My Daily Magic" contest, which seeks to show the merits of Porsche vehicles as daily drivers.
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