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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld pocketed enough money to buy more than a few coffee shops, let alone cups of coffee, thanks to the $22 million earned by selling some of his Porsches at an auction last weekend. The funny man sold off 18 cars, 16 of which were Porsches, via Gooding & Co.'s auction at the 2016 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Seinfeld is believed to still have at least 150 cars, most of which are Porsches. DON'T MISS: Here are 5 things to avoid doing with a manual transmission: Video Highlights from the sale included a $5.35 million bid for a 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, $3...
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Elio to start selling 84-mpg commuter car
Late last decade, programs like the Advanced Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program and the Automotive X Prize led to the formation of a number of startups promising high-efficiency vehicles. Most of these have disappeared, the most famous being Fisker Automotive, though we’ve seen some endure...
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2017 Acura NSX first drive review
Halo cars aren't designed to be best sellers. They're vital vanity projects--succinct statements of all a car company wants to be, and what it can do. They can be culture-shifters. Witness the Audi R8, the BMW i8. When it made its debut 25 years ago, the Acura NSX was the brand's first halo car. It...
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Ford latest to make “mobility provider” transition: Video
Automakers in general see their future as being mobility providers rather than solely manufacturers of cars and trucks. This change in thinking is in direct response to changing trends like the rising popularity of the sharing economy, where, particularly in congested cities, the traditional...
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Subaru testing mid-engine, hybrid sports car: Report
Honda has the NSX, Nissan has the GT-R and both Mazda and Toyota have rolled out concepts previewing new generations of their respective RX-7 and Supra nameplates. Not wanting to be left out, Subaru is considering its own halo sports car, a possible spiritual successor to the SVX sold briefly...
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Mazda CX-4 teased ahead of 2016 Beijing Auto Show
Mazda is jumping on the coupe-like crossover bandwagon with a new model called the CX-4. A single teaser shot has been released ahead of the CX-4’s world debut next month at the 2016 Beijing Auto Show. Sales will start later this year meaning we’ll most likely see the vehicle arrive as...
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With its new Cascada, Buick is back in the convertible game after a lengthy absence, but all is not what it seems. This new Buick Cascada droptop, with its clean lines and big wheels, wasn’t penned in California. It wasn’t engineered in Detroit. It wasn’t even built in the heartland. It is, by all accounts, a European car. Designed by General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Opel division in Germany and assembled in Poland, of all places, the Cascada is decidedly continental in every way. ALSO SEE: New Buick crossover coming For one, its engine isn’t a big and brash...
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Lamborghini's restoration division celebrates Miura's 50th birthday
The iconic Lamborghini Miura supercar turns 50 this year. To celebrate, the Italian automaker's historical restoration division has unveiled a green Miura that looks like it could have just left the factory. On show this weekend at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in Florida, the Miura SV, or...
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2017 Audi TT RS leaked
Following the successful launch of the new R8 supercar, the next high-performance model from the Audi Sport division will be a new TT RS. The car isn’t due for its world debut until later this year but a completely undisguised version has been spotted. This photo, from Instagram user...
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2018 Audi A5 Sportback, 2017 Chevy Camaro, Bugatti Chiron: This Week’s Top Photos
A new generation of Audi’s svelte A5 coupe is just around the corner and that means new versions of the A5 Cabriolet and A5 Sportback as well. This week we spotted a prototype for the latter. Audi is yet to confirm if we’ll see the car in the United States, but we feel it would make a...
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Singer to display two standout 911s at Amelia Island Concours
Singer Vehicle Design's two latest "restored, reimagined, and reborn" Porsche 911s will be on display at this weekend's Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, where they'll probably do a pretty good job of distracting audiences from the event's more subdued classic cars. The two models to be shown at...
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Ford police cars offer protection against armor-piercing bullets
Stopping perpetrators and protecting police officers just became even bigger business at Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F]. The automaker announced today that its Police Interceptor sedan and utility models will both be available with ballistic panels capable of protecting the vehicle's occupants from...
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General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] announced it has bought San Francisco-based Cruise Automation, a young startup firm that specializes in autonomous vehicle technology. The acquisition, GM says, will help it move forward on its plans for cars that are capable of driving themselves. Cruise was founded in 2013 and has been testing autonomous vehicles in San Francisco's uniquely urban setting. The firm sells a set of sensors for $10,000 that could potentially allow current vehicles to be driven autonomously. GM's Autonomous Vehicle Development Team will be in charge of Cruise, but the new...
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Nightmare project, tough decisions and more: This Week On The Forums
Predictably, steerage-class carrier Spirit Airlines doesn't get a lot of great press. Details on the company's latest low come courtesy NBC News, which reports a recent flight was disrupted by passengers brawling over a blasting boombox. Since Spirit's core customers are people who don't fly, it's...
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Aston Martin future, Jeep Wrangler Hellcat, Mercedes-Benz E-Class: The Week In Reverse
Following all the reveals at last week’s 2016 Geneva Motor Show, this week, understandably, has been a little more subdued. Nevertheless, we still learned about Aston Martin’s future, managed to drive the all-new 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class, celebrated BMW’s 100th anniversary, and...
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Peter Brock reveals more secrets about the Shelby Daytona Coupe: Video
We have a real treat for you today. The good folks at Hagerty interviewed legendary race car designer Peter Brock back in 2012 and were kind enough to upload a video from the day to their Youtube channel. Brock, in intricate, passionate detail, tells the story behind his most famous car, the Shelby...
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2017 Mercedes-AMG E43, Hyperloop heads to Europe, Ferrari 488 races in Barcelona: Car News Headlines
The next model in Mercedes-AMG’s new “43” series is the E43, which is based on the all-new 2017 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. It’s coming to the market early next year with a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 delivering up 396 horsepower. Those seeking more power can look forward to...
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2017 Buick Encore leaked ahead of New York Auto Show
That Buick's pint-size crossover was due for a refresh comes as little surprise, but we bet the folks in Detroit would rather we not have seen the 2017 Encore until its formal debut later this month at the 2016 New York Auto Show. Instead, the updated 2017 Buick Encore has leaked onto Chinese...
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Since Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk first proposed the "Hyperloop" concept in 2013, multiple companies have arisen to try to make this futuristic transportation system a reality. But the first commercial Hyperloop may not be in the United States. The Hyperloop debuted with the tagline "San Francisco to L.A. in 34 minutes," but how does "Bratislava to Vienna in eight minutes" sound? One of the leading companies working to develop the Hyperloop, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), recently struck a deal with the government of Slovakia to build a tube-based transportation...
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Aston Martin starts design and engineering consulting
Aston Martin today launched an independent consulting service that can help with anything from designing busses to sports cars to luxury yachts. As we learned in our recent interview with Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer, the new service, dubbed Aston Martin Consulting, is a similar endeavor to Lotus...
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Prepare to drool as Pennzoil is back with another high-speed driving video
Last time we saw a bright yellow Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat storming through a deserted city landscape. Now there’s a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 488 GTB doing the same and it, too, is dressed in yellow. That can mean only one thing: the folks at Pennzoil have put together another of their awesome...
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BMW explains the ideas behind its Vision Next 100 concept: Video
This week BMW celebrated its 100th anniversary with the unveiling of a wild, forward-looking concept car. While the concept didn’t preview a new supercar as many had hoped, it did provide numerous clues as to what we can expect for BMW’s cars of the future. The concept, called the...
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Mazda MX-5 Miata Power Retractable Hard Top tipped for New York Auto Show
Mazda has confirmed plans to debut a new model at the 2016 New York Auto Show taking place later this month. No details have been provided other than this being a “world premiere” and a car that will “blow the lid off.” That latter descriptor suggests that the car in...
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2017 Alfa Romeo Mito debuts with minor updates
With delays in the arrival of its new, rear-wheel-drive fleet, Alfa Romeo’s existing models need to soldier on for a few more years still. The existing lineup include the 4C sports car, one of Motor Authority’s favorite cars, plus the compact Giulietta and subcompact Mito hatchbacks...
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