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August 9, 2014

Local Motors Launches Sports Car Design Challenge

Local Motors Launches Sports Car Design Challenge
Local Motors, a car company that makes the crazy off-road Rally Fighter and also seems really good at creating other unique vehicles like their upcoming 3D-printed car, has announced a challenge to help them design a new sports car platform.…
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August 8, 2014

Drive Classic Mercedes-Benz Cars in Mario Kart 8

Drive Classic Mercedes-Benz Cars in Mario Kart 8
We’d all love to drive a classic Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrow on the track, racing head-to-head against other drivers. But what if you could do that while hurling turtle shells at your opponents and dropping banana peels on the track?…
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August 8, 2014

Lamborghini Teases the Huracán Super Trofeo

Lamborghini Teases the Huracán Super Trofeo
Lamborghini has released a teaser video showing its camouflaged Huracán LP 610-4 Super Trofeo in action tearing around a race track.The currently camouflaged racing version of the Huracán will make its full public debut on August 15, 2014 at The Quail event in Carmel, California.…
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August 7, 2014

Win This Bus: Enter the VW Flashback Bus Sweepstakes

Win This Bus: Enter the VW Flashback Bus Sweepstakes
The 1969 VW Flashback Bus is a one-of-a-kind Volkswagen painted by Stovepipe from The Rusty VW and restored and made drivable by Stovepipe and his friend, Groo.…
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August 6, 2014

Inside the Ford GT40 108 Roadster Prototype

Inside the Ford GT40 108 Roadster Prototype
Perhaps the most impressive series of cars ever to emerge from Ford, the GT40 program has a very special place in racing history, especially the GT40 Mk.…
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August 6, 2014

Nissan NISMO Drivers Face Off Gymkhana Style

Nissan NISMO Drivers Face Off Gymkhana Style
Nissan chose to take two of the drivers in their NISMO GT Academy program and put them head-to-head on a Gymkhana-style drift course. Drivers Jann Mardenborough and Miguel Faisca hit the mirror-image tracks and see what they can do in their Nissan 370Z NISMOs.…
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August 6, 2014

Toyota’s New GT86 CS-R3 Rally Car Ready to Race

Toyota’s New GT86 CS-R3 Rally Car Ready to Race
Toyota is headed back to the world of World Rally Championship racing with the all-new GT86 CS-R3 racer. The car is based on the Toyota GT86 (aka the Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ), modified somewhat from its production version to meet WRC R3 rules, with a limited slip differential, six-speed sequential transmission, improved brakes, and a modified engine.…
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August 5, 2014

Navdy Adds A Heads-up Display to Any Car

Navdy Adds A Heads-up Display to Any Car
Heads-up displays are a really convenient way to monitor your speed, GPS directions or other information while driving. However, only a handful of production vehicles offer heads-up displays as an option.…
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July 31, 2014

Beautiful Vintage BMW Art Prints

Beautiful Vintage BMW Art Prints
Artist Mo Faraz creates simple yet beautiful artwork showcasing vintage automobiles. Each set of three prints is made in an edition of just 30 prints, each individually numbered.…
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July 30, 2014

Infographic: The Business of the Back Seat

Infographic: The Business of the Back Seat
With the advent of ridesharing businesses like Uber and Lyft, we’re definitely in an era where the act of getting a ride in the big city is transforming.…
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July 28, 2014

2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat 0001 up for Auction

2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat 0001 up for Auction
So you want to get your hands on one of Dodge’s 707-horsepower Challenger Hellcats? You could queue up at the dealership with everyone else who wants one, or you could win one for yourself if you’re willing to donate enough for charity.…
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July 28, 2014

Polaris Slingshot: A Three-Wheeled Roadster

Polaris Slingshot: A Three-Wheeled Roadster
Taking aim at track-day roadsters like the Ariel Atom, Polaris has just taken wraps off of its latest vehicle, the Slingshot. But instead of being a street-legal automobile, it’s actually classified as a motorcycle.…
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July 27, 2014

BMW Restoring Elvis Presley’s 1957 BMW 507

BMW Restoring Elvis Presley’s 1957 BMW 507
BMW Classic recently put the 1957 BMW 507 Roadster owned by Elvis Presley on display in the BMW Museum in Munich. Unfortunately, the vehicle is in extremely poor condition with no engine, a lot of rusted bodywork, a dilapidated interior, torn seats, chipping paint, and a bunch of other problems.…
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July 24, 2014

eBay and Subaru Giving Away 2015 Subaru WRX STI

eBay and Subaru Giving Away 2015 Subaru WRX STI
The all-new 2015 WRX STI is a heck of a road car and has already proven its world-class capability in rally events by setting a new Isle of Man lap record twice.…
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July 23, 2014

Hot Wheels Makes Full Size Darth Vader Car

Hot Wheels Makes Full Size Darth Vader Car
To celebrate its upcoming line of Star Wars-themed Hot Wheels cars, Mattel commissioned the construction of a full-size version of the forthcoming Darth Vader car.…
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