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November 25, 2014

The World’s Most Loved and Hated Cars

The World’s Most Loved and Hated Cars
Reddit’s most popular auto subreddit, r/cars, recently took part in a survey with two simple questions. What’s your dream car, and what car do you hate the most?…
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November 23, 2014

Tesla Shares Video of Its Factory Expansion

Tesla Shares Video of Its Factory Expansion
Tesla Motors recently paused production for two weeks at its Fremont, California facility. During the downtime, the production line was upgraded to add capacity to its body shop, improve efficiency of powertrain assembly and to provide better facilities for Tesla workersThis time-lapse video captured some of the work, as well a provides a brief glimpse into vehicle production.…
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November 20, 2014

Awesome Car Pic: Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport 669

Awesome Car Pic: Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport 669
The Bugatti Veyron is about as a dramatic a car as you can get. Between its insanely powerful drivetrain and its unique styling, there’s no mistaking a Veyron for any other car on the road.…
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November 20, 2014

Subaru Unveils VIZIV GT Gran Turismo Concept

Subaru Unveils VIZIV GT Gran Turismo Concept
Subaru previously gave us just a brief glimpse of the virtual supercar they’ll be bringing to the world of Gran Turismo 6, the Subaru VIZIV GT Gran Turismo. …
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November 18, 2014

Lexus RC F Shooting Brake Design Concept

Lexus RC F Shooting Brake Design Concept
The Lexus RC F is an impressive two-door sports coupe we thoroughly enjoyed driving. But maybe a coupe isn’t for everyone and you’d prefer to see the RC F as a shooting brake instead. …
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November 17, 2014

Polaris Slingshot Gets Test Driven

Polaris Slingshot Gets Test Driven
While the Polaris Slingshot doesn’t officially qualify as a car, this three-wheeled, two-seater motorcycle with a steering wheel certainly looks like a car from the front.…
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November 17, 2014

The Real Original Batmobile for Sale

The Real Original Batmobile for Sale
I always thought that George Barris’ custom Lincoln Futura was the first Batmobile. But it turns out that back in the early 1960s, there was a prior Batmobile, inspired by the car seen in the pages of the DC Comics series (though certainly not a dead ringer).…
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November 16, 2014

Toyota Aygo Helps Defeat a Kaiju

Toyota Aygo Helps Defeat a Kaiju
Godzilla was able to eat a few Italian Fiats, but Toyota is having none of that. Thanks to the Toyota Aygo and our heroine, who transforms into a Kaiju-battling superhero – along with the Aygo – to battle a giant monster on the streets of Tokyo.…
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November 15, 2014

Designers Propose Rear Wiper with LED Messaging

Designers Propose Rear Wiper with LED Messaging
This ingenious design for a rear wiper was developed by the team of Huang Junxi, Ma Jincai and Ding Dong. The wiper has a set of embedded LED lights that are computer controlled to create an image as the wiper sweeps back and forth.…
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November 14, 2014

Will Cars Ever Drive Themselves?

Will Cars Ever Drive Themselves?
While there has been plenty of talk about autonomous vehicles over the years, and numerous prototype robotic cars have been created, it still seems like the idea of driverless cars in everyday traffic is a long way off.…
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November 13, 2014

BMW’s Smart Watch App Wins CES 2015 Award

BMW’s Smart Watch App Wins CES 2015 Award
BMW’s innovative i3 and i8 hybrid-electric vehicles may be redefining what it means to drive a hybrid vehicle, each in its own way. But BMW’s innovation doesn’t stop after the driver parks the car, as demonstrated by the BMW i Remote App for the Samsung Gear S smartwatch, a software app that has been awarded a prize in the Software and Mobile Apps category at the CES Innovation Awards in New York (which takes place in January 2015).…
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November 12, 2014

LEGO Car Factory Churns out Tiny Cars

LEGO Car Factory Churns out Tiny Cars
The process of building actual cars is a mindblowingly complex orchestration of humans and robotic machinery. In tribute to the work that happens along automotive assembly lines every day, builder SuperLEGOSam created a robotic car assembly line of his own – but this one creates miniature LEGO vehicles.…
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November 10, 2014

The Streets of Japan: Exotic Cars and Bikes in 4K

The Streets of Japan: Exotic Cars and Bikes in 4K
Tokyo, Japan is well known for its car scene, which truly comes to life when the sun goes down. This awesomely shot short film created to promote GoPro’s 4K-capable HERO4 action camera puts us in the middle of Tokyo’s car and motorcycle culture, as we meet owners of Lamborghinis, RWB Porsches, Hayabusa motorcycles and Kaido Racers, and learn about what drives their passion.…
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November 10, 2014

Nissan’s GT Academy 2014: Gamers Compete

Nissan’s GT Academy 2014: Gamers Compete
Nissan is launching the Season 4, 2014 edition of its program that takes the best virtual drivers from the Gran Turismo Playstation 3 franchise and puts them behind the wheel of a real race car to compete in real world races.…
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November 7, 2014

Meet Mr. Donkervoort

Meet Mr. Donkervoort
The Donkervoort D8 GTO is one of the most pure and ferocious vehicles on the planet. This open-top trackday car is made in the Netherlands, as a modern-day tribute to the Lotus Seven.…
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