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It’s now been 25 years since the McLaren F1 was unleashed on the world and to celebrate McLaren has dug up from its archives unseen footage taken during the car’s attempt at setting an official top speed. The attempt took place on March 31, 1993 on the famous Ehra-Lessien high-speed proving ground, currently owned by the Volkswagen Group. And doing the driving was British Le Mans legend Andy Wallace. ALSO SEE: 2017 Ford GT confirmed with 647 hp, 216 mph top speed McLaren was unsure just how fast the F1 would go. The production car land speed record at the time was 213 mph. With...
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Cadillac on pole, McLaren P14 spy shots, Mercedes A-Class concept: Today’s Car News
A pair of Cadillac DPi-V.R prototypes has secured the front row for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Daytona, the opening round of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The cars will be fielded by Action Express Racing, the team that’s won the title the last three seasons...
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Cadillac DPi-V.R secures pole for 2017 24 Hours of Daytona
This weekend is the opening round of the 2017 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship but the action started on Thursday with qualifying. All the cars in the premier Prototype class are new this year and now they've finally shown off what they're capable of. The fastest proved to be the new Cadillac...
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Mercedes previews next-gen compacts with Aesthetics A design study
Mercedes-Benz on Thursday unveiled a design study called the Aesthetics A during a design workshop held at its headquarters in Sindelfingen, Germany. Mercedes design boss Gordon Wagener has been central in turning the lines of Mercedes cars from boring to beautiful since taking the design reins in...
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2018 McLaren 720S (P14) spy shots
McLaren’s 650S has only been with us since 2014 but a replacement is due to be unveiled in March at the 2017 Geneva auto show. McLaren has already started the teaser campaign for the car and now we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype. The car is referred to internally as the P14 but in...
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Might this Mercedes sports car design study preview AMG’s Project One hypercar?
Mercedes-Benz this week hosted a design workshop at its headquarters in Sindelfingen, Germany to provide a behind-the-scenes look at its design process. The automaker used the workshop to present various design studies, one of which, described as a “sports car study,” has proportions...
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It looks like Ford is truly making good on its plans to revive the Bronco nameplate. Not only is it bringing back the off-road SUV, now comes word that the Bronco may very well use solid axles rather than a fully-independent suspension. According to the Toledo Blade, axle supplier Dana has been tapped by Ford to provide axles for the Bronco. While neither Dana nor Ford has confirmed whether the Bronco will have solid axles, the supplier will build axles for both the Jeep Wrangler and the Bronco in the same facility. That announcement has led to widespread speculation about solid front and...
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2017 Hyundai Veloster gets value-packed edition
Anyone in the market for Hyundai’s Veloster can look forward to a new value-packed option aptly named the Veloster Value Edition. Hyundai has included many of the most popular options for the Veloster as standard on the Value Edition. With a starting price of $21,350, you’re looking at...
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1963 Jaguar Lightweight E-Type fetches $7,370,000 at auction
Jaguar’s Lightweight E-Type has frequented the headlines in recent years due to the British automaker’s decision to make a series of continuation models exactly like the originals. Those continuation models were priced as high as £1 million (approximately $1.26 million) and all...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger helps Austrian firm Kreisel launch electric G-Class
He may be famous for owning Hummers, Unimogs and even a tank, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is also a strong proponent of more ecological forms of transport. He demonstrated this during a recent visit to his homeland where he helped launch an electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class built by local firm Kreisel...
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Dodge Viper ACR racks up one more track record
The Dodge Viper is on its way out but is still managing to set records. A bit over a year ago, Dodge took the Viper in ACR trim to 13 top tracks across North America and set records at all of them. One of these was Laguna Seca where the car managed to outmuscle both the McLaren P1 and Porsche 918...
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Dodge Demon first photo, Michelin Pilot Sport 4S test, Audi R8 Spyder pricing: Car News Headlines
Dodge has released more details on its upcoming Challenger SRT Demon, including the first photo. Among the details released is confirmation that the Demon will be the first production car fitted with drag radial tires straight from the factory. Speaking of tires, Jason over at Engineering Explained...
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Fiat heir Lapo Elkann, brother to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] Chairman John Elkann, was arrested in November in New York City on charges of filing a false kidnapping report. The office of Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance on Wednesday said the charges were dropped but added no further comment, Reuters reports. A lawyer representing the 39-year-old told Reuters that the earlier reports on the case amounted to “false news.” One report alleged that Elkann was low on cash and had called his family, falsely claiming he was kidnapped in order to extract ransom money...
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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon’s wide-body design revealed
Dodge has dropped more details on its upcoming Challenger SRT Demon, and the latest look reveals the car’s sexy wide-body design. Yes, the Demon is going to be as mean as its name implies, with the car adopting some very pronounced fender flares as revealed in one of the teaser shots. And...
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Has Michelin designed a better tire than its Pilot Super Sport?
If you have a vehicle that likes to perform, you'll do best to fit it with a set of Pilot Super Sport tires from Michelin. This is a seriously good set of rubber that will have you turning faster lap times, finding more aggressive turn-in from your car, and braking in less distance when compared to...
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No, Aston Martin is not ditching winged logo on its cars
The automotive enthusiast portion of the Internet went a bit aflutter recently when some news broke of an apparent update to Aston Martin's iconic badging. The British builder of gorgeous low-run luxury sports cars has been adoring its beauties with a set of wings as badging. This tradition started...
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Holden's new V-8 sports car to be a Corvette?
Following General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] announcement in 2013 that it would be ending production at its Holden plant in Australia, Stefan Jacoby, who heads GM’s International Operations, revealed that there would be a new V-8 sports car to satisfy those customers used to buying...
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2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Coupe spy shots and video
Land Rover is set to emulate BMW’s niche-oriented lead with the introduction of a new sloped-roof SUV tipped to be called a Range Rover Sport Coupe. Land Rover already has the Range Rover Evoque Coupe in its lineup, but as confirmed by our latest spy shots and video the British automaker...
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Supercar owners typically have an aversion to weather that's anything short of sunny and dry, so it's downright pleasantly surprising to see a Lamborghini Veneno being thrashed on a race course on a rainy day. There's not a lot of backstory on this one, but the video posted to YouTube by user marcopiz96 was apparently shot at an official Lamborghini event at Italy's Vallelunga race track. Located about a half hour north of Rome, the Vallelunga autodromo is a roughly 2.5 mile course. DON'T MISS: How a Lamborghini Veneno is delivered For its part, the Veneno—one of just five...
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Jaguar: What’s new for 2017
Jaguar is in the midst of an aggressive push into the North American market that’s seen its existing models overhauled and the lineup expanded with two new additions. Along with the revitalized lineup, Jaguar has also sharpened pricing across the range so that its offerings now sit in the...
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2017 Audi R8 V10 Spyder priced from $176,350, V-10 soundtrack standard
The 2017 Audi R8 Spyder, the topless version of Audi's second-generation supercar, made a surprise debut last year at the 2016 New York auto show, and now it's finally about to go on sale. Priced from $176,350, including destination, the new R8 Spyder comes with the stout performance of the R8...
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Hardcore Huracán to use Performante name, eclipse Aventador SV ‘Ring time
Lamborghini is working on a more hardcore version of its Huracán, and according to comments made by chief engineer Maurizio Reggiani the car could be the fastest Lamborghini yet. Speaking with Motoring, Reggiani said the car, which he referred to as a Performante, is faster around the...
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Toyota Supra to be part of Gazoo performance brand?
Toyota is thought to be planning a new performance division for road cars using the name of its official motorsport division Gazoo Racing, and one of the first offerings from the performance division could be the new Supra sports car. The information was reported on Wednesday by Autocar citing...
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Audi Q8 spy shots, Dodge Viper ‘Ring attempt, Ford GT specs: Today’s Car News
Audi’s upcoming Q8 has been spied ahead of its debut in late 2018. Our latest shots show the coupe-like SUV testing alongside a Q7, giving us a good estimate of its size. Dodge fans are hoping to raise enough funds to get a pair of Viper ACRs over to Germany for a record attempt at the...
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