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At this month’s 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin took the wraps off two new special edition models based on the DBS supercar and V12 Vantage. We can now confirm that one of the cars, the new DBS Carbon Black Special Edition, is set to go on a seven city tour of the U.S. this [...]
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Mid-engine, twin-turbocharged, V-8, carbon fiber, lightweight, F1-inspired–this salad of supercar buzzwords combines to make the McLaren MP4-12C, which is expected to be unveiled in its final production guise tomorrow morning via webcast. The preview video below teases us with the testing that’s been done on the car, and there’s talk that F1 driver Lewis Hamilton [...]
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Two years ago we brought you a preview of GM’s latest innovation in heads-up display technology: a full-windshield, laser-based system that displays the path of the road ahead, even when it’s not visible due to fog, snow, heavy rain or other conditions. Today, GM unveiled the technology, and it says it’s not far from production.
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The quest for the ultimate land speed record has driven some of the most daring, borderline insane crews and drivers to the limit over the past century, and the team behind the Bloodhound SSC is no exception. They are, perhaps the craziest of all, seeking to exceed 1,000 mph, or Mach 1.3, on the ground.
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Mulholland Drive is a legendary strip of blacktop in Los Angeles that every native gearhead and many visiting interlopers know, love, and occasionally, fear. But few have attacked it the way Tanner Foust does in this video, taking to the section known as “The Snake” with his Rockstar Scion tC drift car.
The car isn’t a [...]
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Rumors of a mid-engine layout for the C7 Corvette have been laid to rest by GM, but that’s not stopping the mill from postulating on the properties of the C8 generation. The latest whispers circulating the dark alleys of the automotive underworld: a mid-engine, V-6-powered Corvette.
The V-6 rumor has made the rounds before, as well, [...]
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Just over a week ago, reports that BMW was considering a front-wheel drive joint platform for its small cars, to be shared with MINI, emerged on the Web. Today, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer confirmed the reports, stating outright, “There will be front-wheel drive BMWs in the smaller vehicle classes in the future.”
The front-wheel drive models [...]
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If you thought the fuel economy figures for the 2011 Ford Mustang V-6 were impressive, just wait until you see the numbers being delivered by the Mustang GT’s new 5.0-liter mill.
According to the EPA, the 2011 Ford Mustang GT returns a fuel economy of 17 mpg in the city and 26 mpg on the highway [...]
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Looking like nothing so much as a Panamera sedan that’s had the roof lopped off behind the A-pillars in Photoshop, the first patent drawings of the upcoming Porsche Panamera Convertible gave us a clear idea of what to expect. Fortunately, the top-down version does away with what many consider the Panamera’s least appealing feature: the [...]
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When I recently submitted an entry about VWs GTI being The Greenest Hot Hatch, a few commenters to the post suggested that the real sleeper in VWs lineup was the diesel golf, the TDI.
True, like the $23,890 GTI, the $23,090 TDI can be had with a slick, six-speed DSG clutchless manual ($1,100 option). And you [...]
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None of us want to think about getting our mechanical mistresses (or masters) in situations that require insurance intervention, but we all have to pay it just in case we do–but some of us pay more, a lot more, than others. This year’s 10 most expensive production cars to insure could just about pay for [...]
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Construction of the Fiat 500 in North America is expected to get underway in mid-December at the Toluca, Mexico plant that’s being upgraded for the task. Part of the upgrades include the use of the new Fiat Panda platform, according to a new report.
The updated Fiat Panda platform will provide a quieter, lower-vibration ride as [...]
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Bugatti doesn’t know how to do anything small these days, with even the rather compact Veyron turning out some seriously big numbers–253 mph, 1,000 horsepower, $1.8 million price tag–and things are just getting bigger, with the 16C Galibier Concept sedan headed toward production. Today, we have a gallery of new photos of the car that [...]
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The Lotus Elise-based Hennessey Venom GT supercar has been in the works since 2007, but we’re finally just weeks away from its debut. The car had originally been planned for a Geneva Motor Show debut, but the date for its official debut has now been pushed to March 30.
The teaser image shows a car that’s [...]
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One of the most exciting cars from last 2009’s Detroit Auto Show was the Cadillac Converj Concept, which General Motors used to showcase its plug-in hybrid technology in a luxury platform.
Despite the concept featuring one of the most striking designs we’ve seen in a while, GM’s soon-to-be retired Bob Lutz has stated on a number [...]
