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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

Climbing Pikes Peak in a Scion FR-S

Climbing Pikes Peak in a Scion FR-S
Rally driver Ken Gushi recently took on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in his GReddy Racing Scion FR-S. Scion Racing goes behind the scenes of Gushi’s race, including the relatively last minute decision to race, and the challenges getting the car prepped for the run.…
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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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August 5, 2014

Concepts from Future Past: 1956 Buick Centurion

Concepts from Future Past: 1956 Buick Centurion
The Buick Centurion concept car was seen at the 1956 General Motors Motorama auto show (alongside the Pontiac Club de Mer). Although the car was never meant to be driven, it had a 325 V8 engine under the hood.…
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August 5, 2014

A Porsche Cayman GTS on a Go-Kart Track

A Porsche Cayman GTS on a Go-Kart Track
We’ve actually had opportunity to drive several sports cars on a go-kart track ourselves, but to be honest, it was the large and forgiving outdoor course at Road America, and not a cramped indoor kart course.…
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August 5, 2014

Limited Edition Citroën DS3 Cabrio DStyle

Limited Edition Citroën DS3 Cabrio DStyle
Citroën has again teamed with a cosmetics company, in this case Benefit Cosmetics, to create the limited edition Citroën DS3 Cabrio DStyle. While we don’t find the styling quite as striking as the DS Dark Rose edition we saw before, this one does come with a cabrio top.…
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August 5, 2014

ICON Helios Concept Could Run on Tesla Tech

ICON Helios Concept Could Run on Tesla Tech
ICON is best known for their outstanding, high-end restomods of classic trucks like the Toyota FJ and Ford Bronco. Now, ICON founder Jonathan Ward wants to bring back the art deco stylings of the 1930s with a custom build that runs on a Tesla drivetrain.…
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August 4, 2014

Hennessey Venom F5 Aims to Hit 290mph

Hennessey Venom F5 Aims to Hit 290mph
Hennessey Performance already has proven its abilities to hit insane speeds, with their kitted out Venom GT, and its recent record-breaking 270mph run at the Kennedy Space Center.…
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August 4, 2014

Jay Leno: the 707hp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat

Jay Leno: the 707hp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat
Jay Leno had the chance to visit with Dodge President and CEO Tim Kuniskis, who brought along the astounding 707 horsepower 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.…
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August 4, 2014

Limited Edition Volvo Polestars Ready to Order

Limited Edition Volvo Polestars Ready to Order
Volvo has just announced that the limited edition performance model V60 and S60 Polestars are now available for order. With just 120 of each being built, you’ll likely have to act quickly if you want to get your hands on one.…
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August 4, 2014

BMW PUNK Z4 Steampunk by Carlex Design

BMW PUNK Z4 Steampunk by Carlex Design
The guys at Carlex Design Europe have created another impressive custom car, this time pimping out a BMW Z4 roadster with steampunk influenced touches, highlighted by a matte black body, copper toned wheels, and spectacular interior finishes.…
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August 4, 2014

Audi Airomorph: A Morphing Design Concept

Audi Airomorph: A Morphing Design Concept
Eric Kim put together this impressive concept design for an Audi racer while working as an exterior design intern at Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany. Kim created the Audi Airomorph under the supervision of Kris Vancoppenolle, a designer at Audi AG.…
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August 3, 2014

In Torque We Trust: The 1967 Plymouth Barracuda

In Torque We Trust: The 1967 Plymouth Barracuda
Bob Gough is the proud owner of a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S, one of the great American muscle cars of the era. Petrolicious paid him a visit to discover why a man who grew up in France and admired European sports cars his entire childhood eventually got himself a pure American Iron ’67 ‘Cuda.…
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August 3, 2014

Road Race Motorsports: Fiat 500 M1 Turbo Tallini Competizione

Road Race Motorsports: Fiat 500 M1 Turbo Tallini Competizione
The Fiat 500 Abarth carries on Fiat’s decades-old tradition of building fun-to-drive, quick, nimble, and tiny hatchbacks. And if the factory standard Abarth isn’t quick enough for you, try to get one of the Fiat 500 Abarth 569 Bipostos.…
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August 3, 2014

Chris Harris Takes a LaFerrari to the Test Track

Chris Harris Takes a LaFerrari to the Test Track
Chris Harris of /DRIVE had the chance to take the incredible Ferrari LaFerrari onto the test track and see what Ferrari’s most powerful, most expensive production car ever could do.…
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