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July 23, 2014

Ford Teases New Australia-Bound Falcon XR8

Ford Teases New Australia-Bound Falcon XR8
Ford Australia has finally revealed the first look at the reborn XR8 sedan although the car is mostly camouflaged throughout the teaser video. But some of the car’s new features are revealed before they are covered with Lycra masks.…
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July 22, 2014

Recreating the Silver Arrow Racing Era

Recreating the Silver Arrow Racing Era
The Silver Arrow motor racing era is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, but despite its racing heritage and legendary races, there is not a lot of photographic imagery from the era to capture the essence of the racing.…
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July 22, 2014

School Children Help Rolls-Royce Design Electric Racer

School Children Help Rolls-Royce Design Electric Racer
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars worked with a team of students from the March CE Primary School — located adjacent to Rolls-Royce’s home in Goodwood — to design and build a special electric car to compete in the Greenpower IET Formula Goblin race at the Goodwood Motor Circuit.…
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July 22, 2014

LED Lamborghinis Take on Tokyo Again

LED Lamborghinis Take on Tokyo Again
A while back, Steve’s POV took us on a midnight run through Toyko with a gang of wealthy Lamborghini owners and their less than subtle vehicles.…
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July 21, 2014

Guy Turns Mercedes-Benz into Rolls Royce

Guy Turns Mercedes-Benz into Rolls Royce
In general, a Mercedes-Benz is already a pretty nice car, but unless you get into the modern S-Class or the Maybach line, they’re not quite as swanky as a Rolls-Royce.…
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July 20, 2014

Hackers Succeed at Cracking the Tesla Model S

Hackers Succeed at Cracking the Tesla Model S
As we previously reported, computer security experts recently gathered at the 2014 SyScan security conference in Beijing and one of the events of this year’s conference was a contest to see if any team could hack into a high-tech Tesla Model S.…
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July 20, 2014

Bugatti Veyron W16 Engine Rendered in LEGO

Bugatti Veyron W16 Engine Rendered in LEGO
The Bugatti Veyron is an impressive supercar no matter how you look at it, but the heart of the Veyron is its 1,001 horsepower, 8.0-liter, quad turbocharged, 16 cylinder engine.…
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July 17, 2014

WaterCar Panther: World’s Fastest Amphibious Vehicle

WaterCar Panther: World’s Fastest Amphibious Vehicle
The Panther is an amphibious vehicle built by WaterCar of Fountain Valley, California, a fiberglass fabricator. Not surprisingly, the Panther is based on a custom designed fiberglass hull that has front-end styling cues that resemble a Jeep Wrangler.…
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July 16, 2014

Audi Celebrates 25 Years of TDI Diesel Tech

Audi Celebrates 25 Years of TDI Diesel Tech
Audi introduced its first TDI engine in 1989, when diesel engines were often thought of as the proper powertrain for big trucks or, perhaps, some large sedans where efficiency was more important than performance.…
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July 15, 2014

1971 Buick Riviera or 1946 Tucker Torpedo?

1971 Buick Riviera or 1946 Tucker Torpedo?
The Tucker Torpedo was certainly an unusual looking vehicle. This “car from the future” was the first concept that Preston Tucker had for a car back in 1946, and it featured a streamlined, aerodynamic design with independent wheel “pods” and tons of bright chromework.…
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July 15, 2014

1990 Range Rover Great Divide Expedition Replica

1990 Range Rover Great Divide Expedition Replica
Land Rover is celebrating the 25th anniversary of eight Great Divide Expedition Range Rovers’ successful crossing of the Continental Divide by recreating one of the unique vehicles.…
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July 14, 2014

Robot Parks Your Car at Düsseldorf Airport

Robot Parks Your Car at Düsseldorf Airport
Next time you bring your expensive German-made car to the Düsseldorf Airport, it just might be parked for you by a robot. Known as RAY, the system is built by Serva Transport Systems and is currently operational.…
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July 13, 2014

Jaguar F-Type Coupe R Nürburgring POV Lap

Jaguar F-Type Coupe R Nürburgring POV Lap
With 550 horsepower and 502 lb-ft. of torque, there’s no question the Jaguar F-Type Coupe R is a real beast. While it’s not always the most compliant car in the corners, it’s still tremendously fun and can powerslide with the best of them.…
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July 13, 2014

Porsche 917 or Camaro Z28 with Hidden Slot Car Track

Porsche 917 or Camaro Z28 with Hidden Slot Car Track
If you’d like to spend a lot of money on a Porsche 917 or vintage Camaro Z28 and not drive them on the road – but instead drive slot cars around inside them – then Hammacher Schlemmer may have just the thing for you.…
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July 12, 2014

Hack the Tesla Model S, Win $10,000

Hack the Tesla Model S, Win $10,000
If you fancy yourself a hacker and are going to be attending the 2014 SyScan security conference in Beijing, you might want to try your hand at cracking a Tesla.…
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