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August 13, 2014

Unlikely Track Battle: Audi R8 vs. Renault Clio Cup

Unlikely Track Battle: Audi R8 vs. Renault Clio Cup
In what seems like another horribly imbalanced race, the guys at EVO put an Audi R8 plus up against a Renault Clio. Surely, the V10-powered Audi has the upper hand – especially with more than a 300 horsepower advantage over the little French hatch, right?…
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August 13, 2014

2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat

2015 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat
With the recent reveal of the 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat, it was only a matter of time before the car’s more modern looking sedan sibling would get the supercharged Hellcat HEMI V8 engine option too.…
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August 13, 2014

Charlie Chaplin’s 1964 Bentley S3 Hits eBay

Charlie Chaplin’s 1964 Bentley S3 Hits eBay
This beautiful 1964 Bentley S3 was purchased new by legendary comedian Charlie Chaplin in 1964 for the price of 65,000 Swiss francs. The luxurious car has a BFG 6.2-liter 8-cylinder engine with almost 68,000 miles on it, but the entire car has recently been completely restored, so it’s likely to have many more miles to go.…
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August 13, 2014

13 Lamborghini Huracáns Make Some Noise

13 Lamborghini Huracáns Make Some Noise
The new Lamborghini Huracán is starting to roll off the assembly line, and one lucky guy dropped by the Lamborghini plant in Sant’Agata Bolognese to see a catch a few of the fancy new supercars rolling out of the factory.…
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August 13, 2014

MINI Cooper S vs. Go-Kart

MINI Cooper S vs. Go-Kart
The MINI Cooper has been known throughout its history as having incredible “go-kart-like” handling and it truly is incredible how the tiny car – with its low center of gravity, relatively small wheels, short wheelbase, and tires pushed out to the car’s four corners – can zip through tight corners with ease.…
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August 13, 2014

Volvo Unveils More of the All-New XC90 SUV

Volvo Unveils More of the All-New XC90 SUV
Volvo seems to be stretching out the full reveal of its all-new XC90 SUV just about as long as possible. We’re expecting to see Volvo’s flagship full-size SUV at a special event in Stockholm, Sweden near the end of August.…
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August 12, 2014

New Jaguar Lightweight E-Type Breaks Cover

New Jaguar Lightweight E-Type Breaks Cover
A while back, Jaguar revealed that it would be making six additional lightweight E-Type roadsters, to fill in for six models which were never completed as part of an initial 1963 run which was supposed to have 18 cars in it.…
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August 12, 2014

Nissan Unveils NISMO Mashup Winners

Nissan Unveils NISMO Mashup Winners
Nissan’s NISMO performance division held a design competition, asking fans to imagine mashup versions of a NISMO model and one of Nissan’s 2014 passenger vehicles. The resulting winning mashups are a four-door version of the Nissan GT-R, apparently for those who want to make it easier getting your friends in the back seat as you blast through the streets, and a two-door version of the Nissan Pulsar sedan shown with a 370Z NISMO styling package applied.…
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August 12, 2014

2014 Audi R8 by XXX Performance

2014 Audi R8 by XXX Performance
Right off the assembly line, the Audi R8 is already a pretty good looking car. But as is the case with many sports cars, tuners like to have their way with them.…
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August 12, 2014

1966 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Navarro Special Auction

1966 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Navarro Special Auction
No, you’re not seeing things, this Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 really is a shooting brake. Despite the original car being a small 2+2 Coupe that looked nothing like it, it’s still considered a Ferrari.…
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August 12, 2014

1960 Auto Union DKW 1000S Converted to Electric

1960 Auto Union DKW 1000S Converted to Electric
Al Swaghammer is a tinkerer and a long-time Audi enthusiast who lives outside of Seattle. He fell in love with a 1960 DKW 1000S (which was then badged as an Auto Union rather than an Audi), and has added the car to his collection.…
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August 12, 2014

Rise After Falling: Nissan Looks Back at Nürburgring

Rise After Falling: Nissan Looks Back at Nürburgring
The winners of the Nissan GT Academy participated in the 2014 Nürburgring 24 Hours event held in June. Driving a Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3, Gran Turismo series producer Kazunori Yamauchi was involved in a severe crash during the first qualifying round that almost resulted in the team having to drop out.…
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August 11, 2014

ABT Boosts the New Audi S1 Sportback to 306hp

ABT Boosts the New Audi S1 Sportback to 306hp
The Audi S1 Sportback is a pretty impressive hatchback, with 228hp under the hood and a 0-100kmh (62mph) time of just 5.9 seconds (and it seems XCAR agrees that this may the the “dawn of the hyperhatch”).…
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August 11, 2014

1948 Tucker 48 Heads to Auction

1948 Tucker 48 Heads to Auction
Preston Tucker had the potential to be the Elon Musk of his time. The man went up against the empire of major auto manufacturers to build his own car with visionary changes in design, safety and technology. …
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August 11, 2014

BMW Bringing a 1970 Alpina 2002ti to the Races

BMW Bringing a 1970 Alpina 2002ti to the Races
BMW has restored and retuned this classic 1970 BMW Alpini 2002ti. After spending 24 years in storage, the automaker purchased the vehicle and got to work.…
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