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You're never going to drive the Aston Martin DB10. Even if you had the money to afford an Aston, you can't buy the DB10. Same goes with the Jaguar CX-75. Both are concept vehicles created in small...
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Jeep Turns 75 And Offers Up Anniversary Models To Celebrate
Jeeps first started slinging mud around back in 1941. The original Willys were created to assist the war effort and the Government or General Purpose vehicles were nicknamed GPs. That name transformed into Jeep, and 75 years later the brand remains beloved by its loyal fans. To celebrate its...
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Purchase The Puma And Descend Deeper Into Millionaire Madness: Video
The Youabian Puma. It's a vehicle that made headlines for a number of reasons when it launched at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. What you're looking at is the Lumpy Space Princess of the automotive world, at least design-wise. Under the hood sits the 7.0-liter V-8 engine you'd normally find...
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British Jaguar F-Type Gets Decidedly More British
The Jaguar F-Type, a British car from Britain, is getting a new special edition version. It's called the British Design Edition, and it plays up the UK heritage of the automaker and the car itself. Ian Callum, the British Director of Design for Jaguar, states that the "F-Type is a sports car that...
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For A Greater Dive Into Luxury, Bentley Gets Stoned
Hey you there...yes you, you plebeian car owner with your boring aluminum, carbon fiber, cross-stitched leather, and brushed metal trim pieces. You're poor, and I can tell. I can tell because there's something more luxurious out there and it's arriving from Bentley in the form a new trim option...
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Jet-Powered Go-Kart Is Your Ticket Into The Void
Unless it's Boeing, we ain't going. In this case, we're in luck because that's precisely which company built the engine powering a go-kart that's popped up on Craigslist. According to the seller, you're looking at a Boeing 502-12 gas turbine engine. The engine is related to those that Boeing...
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At one point in its life, this 1959 Chevrolet Corvette was sold for $800. Two men each split the cost to acquire this car back in 1974, but now it's destined to cross an auction block in Arizona for...
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Is Chevrolet Prepping An Electrified Corvette?
Torque is a fun thing, isn't it? Especially when a large amount of it can be delivered instantaneously. Car makers that offer vehicles powered by electricity know this, and electric torque has provided the world with a few fun additions in the vehicular realm. Be they fully electric or aided by the...
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Chrysler Ups Warranty Options With Mopar Complete 360 Plan
Looking for a reason to buy a Chrysler product in the near future? Well, if you're the sort of person who worries about protecting your vehicle, you have one less thing to worry about it seems. Chrysler has just announced that it's going to up its warranty game with the release of Mopar Complete...
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Hustling A 2016 Audi S7 Across A Dry Lake Bed: Video
The 2016 Audi S7 certainly packs in plenty of polarizing style. Some love it, and that group includes your author here. I find the shape far more tantalizing than your average four door. Add in the fact that this is a surprise hatchback, and I'm a fan for life. On the other side of the fence...
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Learn How A Gas Pump Nozzle Actually Works
It's a daily task that most of us probably take for granted. You pull up to a gas station, grab the pump, and fill up your vehicle with fuel. There's a good chance you have no idea of how that fuel goes from the pump through the nozzle and into your car. ALSO SEE: How Does A Differential Work?...
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So Knight Rider Is Coming Back, We Guess? Alright Then...
Hey you there. Yes you reading this. Were you a fan of the television show Knight Rider back in the 1980s? Of course you were, because we all were. It's sort of a trick question. I apologize about that, but I ask it to set you up for another question: Are you excited about the new Knight Rider...
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We'd all like to put a McLaren in our driveway. Be it the latest 570 or on up to the P1 range-topper, we'd be thrilled to own such a vehicle. In a way, we can ...at least in scale form. McLaren is...
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Mustang Goes Up Against A Murcielago In Drift Battle: Video
Vaughn Gittin Jr. helms a pretty wicked Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang as his main drift machine. It's worked on by his RTR crew, and it's packing 550 horsepower. Daigo Saito has taken a different approach with his slideways rocketship. His choice of vehicle is a Lamborghini Murcielago that's...
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SpeedKore Tantrum: a 1970 Charger restomod with 1,650-HP 9.0-liter V-8
Everyone wants that Pro Touring look right? That's certainly what the folks at SpeedKore Performance in Wisconsin think, and they're quite good at crafting precious metal mixed with massively powerful engines. Car and Driver caught wind on one such machine. It's a 1970 Dodge Charger that's been...
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The Cardboard Car Pimper Strikes At Night
Max Siedentopf has to work quickly and under the cover of nightfall. His medium for the task at hand is cardboard, and his subjects lie motionless under the dark sky. He is the cardboard car pimper. A photographer by trade, it seems that Siedentopf has taken to the streets of Amsterdam armed with a...
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Inferno Supercar Concept Melts Forth From Mexico
It's called the Inferno Exotic Car (yes, that's what this model is called), and it's the cartoonishly styled concept supercar that's sprung from the mind of Antonion Ferrarioli. It's also the latest aggressive vehicular creation to spring forth from Mexico, after the Mastretta MXT and VŪHL 05...
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Janis Joplin Porsche Fetches $1.8M At Auction, Fangio Ferrari Goes For $28M
She bought the car after seeing another prowling the hills of San Francisco. Janis Joplin found her Porsche in 1968, and she found it in Beverly Hills. The car in question is a 1964 Porsche 356 C Cabriolet, and it needed a paint job suitable to serve as the daily driver for a rock goddess. That...
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In July, it was reported that the body of famed racing driver Juan Manual Fangio was going to be exhumed two decades after his burial. The reason? There was a paternity claim laid against him by...
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How To Scare Mom: Nissan Patrol Skiing Edition
There's a stunt in the automotive world called skiing. When you ski with a car, that means you've gotten it up on two wheels and are driving it in that manner. Recently, stunt driver Terry Grant set a world record for doing this when he ran a Nissan Juke NISMO RS up the hill at Goodwood. This isn't...
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Poland's Cyber Marian Turns Parody Prowess On To Star Wars: Video
We saw what he could do with Fast and Furious. Then he and his crew tackled the Back to the Future franchise. Now Cyber Marian is back, he's brought all of his friends, a slew of Polish cars, and they're all taking on a parody version of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. Spoiler alert: This...
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You Can Get The Split-Window Look Grafted To A C6 Chassis
...but should you? If we could make the title of this piece a little longer, those are the words we'd add. Yes, the second generation Chevrolet Corvette is one of the great all-time automotive designs. It's an icon, and Larry Shinoda deserves our unending love and respect. He crafted a design that...
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Brembo Brake Testing For Formula One Is ...Illuminating: Video
Formula One cars put tremendous strain on the drivers who pilot them. There are tremendous g-loads in nearly all directions thanks to the insane acceleration, cornering and braking ability of a modern F1 car. There are also incredibly high demands of the parts of the car themselves, as they have to...
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Rare Drakan Spyder Drops In On Jay Leno's Garage: Video
The formula is a pretty simple one. Take a lightweight chassis, add a big engine, and you're going to wind up with a very fun vehicle. Now, that doesn't always mean you're dealing with a good vehicle but you're bound to have fun nonetheless. Examples of vehicles that are both fun and good include...
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