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June 18, 2019

Simone Giertz Turned Her Tesla Model 3 into a Pickup Truck

Simone Giertz Turned Her Tesla Model 3 into a Pickup Truck
We’ve known for a while that Tesla was working on its own electric pickup truck. But the company has a long history of overpromising and slow times to market, so I wouldn’t expect to see a production Tesla pickup for a while.…
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June 18, 2019

7 Excellent Excuses for Buying a Lexus LC 500 (As If You Needed Any)

7 Excellent Excuses for Buying a Lexus LC 500 (As If You Needed Any)
When first presented with the option of driving the Lexus LC 500 for a week, I damn near broke out in song. In recent years, Japanese luxury automaker Lexus has gone to great lengths in order to distance itself from the longstanding impression that it only makes boring automobiles.…
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June 17, 2019

The History of Porsche in 9 Minutes

The History of Porsche in 9 Minutes
To this day, Porsche is renowned as one of the finest manufacturers of sports cars in the world. From its humble beginnings in 1898 with the electric P1 carriage, to the development of the Volkswagen Beetle under Nazi rule, to the great 911 in 1963, to their 21st century 918 Spyder hybrid hypercar, Porsche has a long and storied history.…
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June 16, 2019

Concepts from Future Past: 1975 Opel GT/W Geneve

Concepts from Future Past: 1975 Opel GT/W Geneve
The beautiful Open GT/W Geneve was a concept car developed by the German manufacturer, and first seen at the Geneva Motor Show in 1975. The 2-seater was designed around the Wankel rotary engine, which is why the car was given the designation GT/W instead of the typical GT.…
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June 14, 2019

Gemballa Teases Its Own 800hp Supercar

Gemballa Teases Its Own 800hp Supercar
In the 1980s, two Porsche tuners made wild cars that many kids of the era had posters of plastered on walls – they were RUF and Gemballa.…
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June 13, 2019

2020 Ram EcoDiesel V6 Makes Horsepower and Torque Specs Announced

2020 Ram EcoDiesel V6 Makes Horsepower and Torque Specs Announced
Ram has announced that its third-gen EcoDiesel 3.0L V6 engine will debut in Q4 2019. The engine will be available in all Ram 1500 models, meaning that Ram Rebel buyers can get diesel power for the first time.…
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June 12, 2019

Honda Mean Mower Mk2 Went 0-100 mph in 6.285 Seconds

Honda Mean Mower Mk2 Went 0-100 mph in 6.285 Seconds
We all hate mowing the lawn so the faster it gets done, the better. Honda’s Mean Mower Mk2 can actually cut grass and its stupid fast.…
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June 11, 2019

£6M Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato to Debut at Le Mans

£6M Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato to Debut at Le Mans
Aston Martin has announced that its most expensive car ever, the DB4 GT Zagato Continuation will be on display at the 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans race.…
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June 10, 2019

Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 4Matic Is Too Cool for the States

Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 4Matic Is Too Cool for the States
With Americans crazy over SUVs and shunning station wagons, cool cars like the Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 Shooting Brake rarely make it stateside. The wagon uses a 301 hp 2.0-liter turbo-four paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission and AMG Performance 4Matic AWD.…
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June 7, 2019

Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Touring is a Milder Shade of Crazy

Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Touring is a Milder Shade of Crazy
Jaguar has announced a milder form of the XE SV Project 8. The new Touring edition looks just a bit more tame, giving up the giant carbon fiber rear wing of the original, in favor of a low profile fixed rear wing.…
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June 6, 2019

Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Octane Edition Is a Black or White Beast

Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Octane Edition Is a Black or White Beast
Dodge has announced a new limited edition package for the already very cool Charger SRT Hellcat. The package is called the Octane Edition, and it offers what looks like a pretty good bang for the buck.…
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June 6, 2019

2020 BMW M8 Brings 600+hp to the Table

2020 BMW M8 Brings 600+hp to the Table
I recently had a chance to drive a 2019 BMW 850i convertible, and thought it was a very impressive ride indeed. It offered plenty of creature comforts inside, including a fancy crystal shift knob.…
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June 5, 2019

Polestar 1 Enters Final Prototype Stage

Polestar 1 Enters Final Prototype Stage
If there’s one car that I’m really, really excited to drive in the next year or so, it’s the Polestar 1. The first car headed to production from the offspring of Volvo’s performance division inherits some of that company’s exceptional design aesthetics, but it’s an entirely new creation otherwise.…
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June 5, 2019

Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato is a Bonkers Off-Road Supercar

Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato is a Bonkers Off-Road Supercar
Lamborghini has pulled the wraps off a new concept car that it says takes the off-road knowledge it gained on the Urus SUV and puts it to work on a supercar for the off-road crowd.…
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June 5, 2019

“Ford v Ferrari” Is the True Story of the 1966 Le Mans

“Ford v Ferrari” Is the True Story of the 1966 Le Mans
If you look back over the course of racing history, one of the most important and memorable times was the epic face-off between Ford and Ferrari during the late 1960s at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.…
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