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July 10, 2014

The Bug Movie: A Kickstarter Documentary

The Bug Movie: A Kickstarter Documentary
Filmmaker Damon Ristau is planning to make a full-length documentary movie about one of the most iconic and best-loved cars in history, the Volkswagen Beetle. This film will follow along the lines of his prior movie which focused on the VW Bus, aptly named The Bus Movie.…
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July 9, 2014

Students Aim to Break Nürburgring Lap Record

Students Aim to Break Nürburgring Lap Record
Students at the Technical University of Eindhoven and the Fontys University of Applied Sciences have teamed up to create a car to break Stefan Bellof’s Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record of 6 minutes, 11.13 seconds, set by Bellof in 1983 driving a Porsche 956.…
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July 8, 2014

The Miniature Supercars of Photographer Sam Moores

The Miniature Supercars of Photographer Sam Moores
Sam Moores is a professional photographer whose work usually involves taking stunning photos of  automobiles, including a lot of supercars. But he also enjoys manipulating images to render photographs of tiny, fantastical supercars.…
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July 7, 2014

Win a Year of Dr. Beasley’s Leather Care Products!

Win a Year of Dr. Beasley’s Leather Care Products!
Do you want to get your car showroom clean? Then look no further than the awesome car care products of Dr. Beasley’s. Their premium car care line includes a comprehensive lineup of specialized cleaning, protection and detailing products hand-created to keep your car looking amazing inside and out.…
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July 6, 2014

Hyundai Car Convoy Goes Driverless

Hyundai Car Convoy Goes Driverless
In one of the more daring demonstrations of automotive automation, Hyundai put together a convoy of its new 2015 Genesis sedans and let them drive down the road without drivers in them.…
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July 5, 2014

The Most Ticketed Types, Makes & Colors of Cars

The Most Ticketed Types, Makes & Colors of Cars
Does the car you drive increase your chance of getting a speeding ticket? CJ Pony Parts put together this infographic based on a study of 924 speeding citations collected at four intersections in two countries to provide some insight.…
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July 3, 2014

10 Real Cars that Look Like Hot Wheels

10 Real Cars that Look Like Hot Wheels
It’s been a long time since we played with Hot Wheels cars, but the little toy cars are just as popular with kids today as ever.…
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June 28, 2014

Convert Your Car to a Self-Driving Car for $10,000

Convert Your Car to a Self-Driving Car for $10,000
Cruise Automation is a startup that purports to have the technology to convert an existing car to a self-driving, autonomous vehicle for just about $10,000 per car.…
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June 27, 2014

Artist Imagines Citroëns as Understated Flying Cars

Artist Imagines Citroëns as Understated Flying Cars
Artist Jacob Munkhammer has taken images of some classic Citroëns, with their retro-yet-futuristic styling that is so easily recognized, and combined the vehicles with the technology of Marty McFly’s hoverboard.…
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June 19, 2014

The Greatest Movie Car Chase Ever?

The Greatest Movie Car Chase Ever?
(NSFW: Language) While most of us consider the car chase sequences from Bullitt, The Blues Brothers and The French Connection to be the best ever put on film (and no the CGI enhanced Fast & Furious flicks don’t count) it turns out there’s another little known candidate, in the form of a dark comedy from 1990 called Short Time. 
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June 15, 2014

Racer Pulls from 25th to 1st after 100mph Spinout

Racer Pulls from 25th to 1st after 100mph Spinout
Typically, once you spin your car out in a race, your chances of pulling back into first place are slim to none. But you can never keep a good man down, as driver Denny Stripling proved during a recent SCCA Spec Racer Ford competition at Texas World Speedway.…
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June 13, 2014

XCAR: The History of Porsche at Le Mans

XCAR: The History of Porsche at Le Mans
As we already know, Porsche is making its return to Le Mans this year, but the company has a long and storied past with the event.…
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June 11, 2014

Toyota Researching Hover Cars to Increase Efficiency

Toyota Researching Hover Cars to Increase Efficiency
Car companies are all looking for ways to make their vehicles consume less fuel, and release fewer greenhouse gasses. While most of the methods are focused on alternative energy sources, increased engine efficiency, and reduction of weight, Toyota is looking at a unique concept – to allow vehicles to hover a short distance from the ground in order to reduce friction.…
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June 7, 2014

The Road America 500 from 1964

The Road America 500 from 1964
Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin is one of the country’s great road circuits. First established in 1955, the facility carries on the tradition of races that used to occur around the old Elkhart Lake road course.…
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June 5, 2014

Ariel Atom Police Car: Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?

Ariel Atom Police Car: Do You Feel Lucky, Punk?
If you find yourself driving through the streets of the Avon and Somerset Constabulary in the UK any time soon, we suggest you not bother trying to outrun the local police since they’ve just acquired what might be the quickest police car outside of Dubai.…
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