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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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August 11, 2014

Drifting a Minivan (HOONIVAN)

Drifting a Minivan (HOONIVAN)
You’d think that burning rubber and going sideways would be damn near impossible to pull off in a minivan, but that’s exactly what Tofu Drift Van did with their stripped down Toyota Previa family hauler.…
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August 11, 2014

Aston Martin Showing Four New Q Cars at Pebble Beach

Aston Martin Showing Four New Q Cars at Pebble Beach
Aston Martin will be showing a new collection of four bespoke commissions from its Q by Aston Martin division at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.…
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August 11, 2014

A Ferrari F40 in the Swiss Alps

A Ferrari F40 in the Swiss Alps
The Ferrari F40 is undeniably a classic. Produced from 1987 to 1992, the Berlinetta coupe is powered by a 2.9-liter twin-turbocharged engine, which pushes out 471 horsepower.…
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August 10, 2014

2015 Range Rover Sport SVR Revealed

2015 Range Rover Sport SVR Revealed
After teasing us on several occasions in camo wrap, Range Rover has now fully revealed its very special Sport model, the SVR. Powered by a 550 horsepower 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine, the Range Rover Sport SVR is the first production Land Rover to emerge from their new Special Vehicle Operations team, and will share the SVR moniker with other vehicles to come from the team.…
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August 10, 2014

2015 Dodge Charger Pursuit Cop Car

2015 Dodge Charger Pursuit Cop Car
With its dramatically updating styling, the 2015 Dodge Charger is coming to a law enforcement agency near you. The new 2015 Charger Pursuit edition gets the same improved front-end found and dashboard from the consumer car, but also has other cop-specific features.…
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August 10, 2014

Willys Jeep vs. Z06 Corvette in a Street Race

Willys Jeep vs. Z06 Corvette in a Street Race
You’d think that from that title, there’d be no competition at all, and the Z06 Corvette would smoke the Jeep. But thanks to this specially modified LSx Willys, you’d be surprised as to how well the open-top 4×4 stacks up.…
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August 10, 2014

Guy Builds a Morgan 3-Wheeler from a Motorcycle

Guy Builds a Morgan 3-Wheeler from a Motorcycle
The Morgan 3-Wheeler is a pretty astounding machine, even if it does come with just three wheels. But with a base price of $45,000, it may not be the most practical way to spend your money.…
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August 10, 2014

MINI Businessman Commuter Concept

MINI Businessman Commuter Concept
The MINI line of compact, sporty cars are very capable cars and certainly suitable for everyday driving, but a group of seven students at the Institute Supérieur de Design Valenciennes in France have taken the challenge of creating a version of the MINI targeting commuters and businessmen (and, we expect, businesswomen).…
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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 9, 2014

Cadillac Updates the CTS Sedan for 2015

Cadillac Updates the CTS Sedan for 2015
Although Cadillac is planning to retire the CTS Coupe after the 2015 model year, the carmaker continues to move ahead with the CTS Sedan. The company has just announced a host of upgrades and improvements made to the sedan, which will be seen beginning with the 2015 model year.…
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August 9, 2014

ICON BR Bronco #12: Even Better than the First 11

ICON BR Bronco #12: Even Better than the First 11
Under the guiding hand of the talented Jonathan Ward, ICON is known for some amazing restomods of classic 4X4s, including the classic Ford Bronco. And while they’ve already made eleven of their ICON BR, every time we see one, we’re impressed.…
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