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Coupe-styled crossovers, like the BMW X6, are all the rage with manufacturers these days. So are compact luxury crossovers, which blend the functionality of a crossover with the fuel-sipping...
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Circuit Of The Americas Gets The Green Flag From The FIAIt’s now officially official: in less than two months, Formula One racing will return to the United States at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. On Tuesday, the track received the required “Grade 1” rating from Charlie Whiting, the head of racing, safety and tech for...
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2014 Jaguar F-Type Preview: 2012 Paris Auto ShowJaguar opted to unveil its new 2014 F-Type two-seater convertible on the eve of the Paris Auto Show, at an event held at Paris’ Musée Rodin. Described by Jaguar Global Brand Director Adrian Hallmark as ultra-precise, powerful and sensual, the F-Type represents a return to...
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Bentley Continental GT3 Concept: 2012 Paris Auto ShowAlthough you’d never guess it from Bentley’s current product line, the luxury automaker has a long history of motorsports glory. From 1927 through 1930, Bentley dominated the competition at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, taking first place in four consecutive years (and capturing first...
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Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept: 2012 Paris Auto ShowBack in July, we brought you news that Porsche had plans to unveil a shooting brake or estate version of its Panamera sedan at this year’s Paris Auto Show. Now that we’re just hours away from the opening of the Paris festivities, it turns out that we were correct. Making its world...
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Lexus Ignition Facebook Competition To Help Fund Start-UpsLexus believes its new-for-2013 ES sedan is the perfect blend of cutting-edge technology and style. Inspired by the ES, Lexus is kicking off a Facebook competition that will help provide startup funding for four new products that also blend design and technology. Lexus Ignition will ask Facebook...
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The Tesla Model S sedan could be a game-changer for electric cars. It’s stylish, more affordable than a Tesla Roadster (or Fisker Karma, for that matter), and can be equipped with enough... -
Mercedes-Benz Pushes The Design Envelope--For Motor YachtsThose familiar with the Mercedes-Benz three-pointed-star logo will know that the points of the star represent excellence on land, sea and air. Mercedes-Benz has long been dominant on land, and the brand was known for its aircraft engines in the early part of the 20th century. Gottlieb Daimler once...
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Lexus Cuts Production Over China Tensions: ReportJust last week we told you about increasing anti-Japanese sentiment in China, prompted by a territorial dispute over a series of uninhabited islands (this time). The Chinese are nothing if not nationalistic, and the dispute has led to the vandalism or destruction of a few Japanese car dealerships...
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Bernie Ecclestone On New Jersey Grand Prix: "Fuggedaboutit!"Despite the massive push from Red Bull Racing to promote the 2013 Grand Prix of America, scheduled to run on a temporary street circuit in Weehawken, NJ next June, Bernie Ecclestone is now saying the contract for the race has been voided. This is counter to the provisional 2013 schedule circulated...
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Upcoming Mercedes Marketing Offensive To Include Super Bowl SpotsOver the next three years, Mercedes-Benz will launch nine all-new products in the United States market, including a new range-topping S-Class and an entirely new compact car dubbed the CLA. It’s clear that Mercedes-Benz will rely heavily on marketing and advertising to get the word out, but...
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Infiniti Holds The (Pricing) Line On 2013 G37 ModelsIf you’re in the market for a new Infiniti G Series sedan, we’ve got good news and bad news for you. First, here’s the good news: the 2013 Infiniti G37 and G37x models are priced identically to their 2012 counterparts. Now for the bad news: the least expensive G Series sedan for...
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In 2008, Pininfarina designed an exclusive version of its Phantom Drop Head Coupe for Rolls-Royce collector Roland Hall. Sketched by noted designer Jason Castriota, the Hyperion was meant to evoke...
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BMW On Demand USA Offers Renters A Deal On The 328iIf you’d like to experience the joy of driving a new BMW 328i for a long weekend, BMW On Demand USA has a deal for you: rent the car for a three-day weekend, and the company will kick in a fourth day, free. If that’s not good enough for the savvy bargain hunters among you, BMW On Demand...
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Corvette Generations Presents The C5: VideoThe fifth generation of Chevrolet Corvette hit the market as a 1997 model and was produced through the 2004 model year. If its predecessor, the C4, reestablished Corvette as a world-class sports car, the C5 effectively carried that tradition on. Debuting with features such as a rear transaxle...
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ARK Performance Building Track-Ready Hyundai Genesis Coupe For SEMAIf you were counting on Hyundai to release more Genesis Coupe concepts at this year’s SEMA Show, it looks like you won’t be disappointed. The first Hyundai SEMA concept that we’re seeing is based on the Genesis Coupe R-Spec variant, and it comes courtesy of ARK Performance...
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BMW Factory Driver Augusto Farfus Takes His Wife To Work: VideoAugusto Farfus is a Brazilian racing driver who currently gets paid by BMW to campaign an M3 in the DTM series. While Farfus may look young, his resume includes stints in the World Touring Car Championship from 2005 - 2010, a season in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup in 2011 and two entries into...
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The Silver Arrows Run At The Goodwood Revival: VideoThis year’s Goodwood Revival featured a remarkable showing of pre-Second World War German Formula One cars, known as “Silver Arrows” for their distinctive bare-aluminum bodies. While seeing Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows run is impressive, seeing them run against cars from Auto Union...
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GM’s OnStar may have been the first to offer drivers a panic button and a help button for on-the-road emergencies or questions, but in the years since OnStar’s launch the technology has... -
Goodyear To Field-Trial Self-Inflating Tires In 2013Under-inflated tires wear quicker, consume more gasoline and pose a potential blow-out risk as the tire heats up or comes unseated from the rim of the wheel. Despite the risks, Goodyear says that most drivers (without TPMS technology) only check tire pressure about once per year. In 2011, Goodyear...
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The Lexus LFA's Chief Engineer Blogs About The SupercarTanahashi Haruhiko is the chief engineer behind the development of the Lexus LFA, a project to which he’s dedicated a third of his 34-year career to. As you’d guess, Haruhiko has a few things to say about the car, which is why he’s begun blogging about the LFA on Lexus’...
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NASCAR Sylvania 300 Recap: Hamlin Delivers Promised WinAfter running out of gas in the closing laps of last week’s race in Joliet, Illinois, Denny Hamlin did the unthinkable - he promised a win at Loudon in the Sylvania 300. Hamlin later tried to soft-pedal his commitment, adding words to the effect of, “as long as the crew delivers a...
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NASCAR Sylvania 300 Preview: The Chase Heads To New HampshireHeading into this weekend’s Chase for the Championship race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Brad Keselowski leads Jimmie Johnson by a scant three points, and third-place Tony Stewart by just eight points. Keselowski may wish the series was heading somewhere else, since the Penske Racing...
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Minimum Purchase Rules Give Consumers Another Reason To Dislike E15Just when you thought the government couldn’t possibly regulate more activities in your daily life, it goes and proves you wrong. Under a new rule relating to the sale of E15 fuel (gasoline combined with 15-percent ethanol), consumers will be required to buy a minimum of four gallons of fuel...
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