Posts Written by Paul Strauss

December 4, 2013

2015 GMC Yukon & Yukon Denali

2015 GMC Yukon & Yukon Denali
It’s amazing what a new grille design can do to improve the aesthetics of a vehicle. Case in point: the 2015 GMC Yukon. By increasing the height and width of its chrome-accented grille, its new models look dramatically more desirable on approach than its last-gen variants.…
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December 4, 2013

Koenigsegg Agera R Handling Demo

Koenigsegg Agera R Handling Demo
If there’s one thing that most supercars and hypercars have in common is that they require a highly-skilled driver behind the wheel to handle their brute force – especially when steering at high speeds.…
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December 3, 2013

Preparing for a Crash Test

Preparing for a Crash Test
We always assumed that crash testing vehicles involved just strapping a crash test dummy in the front seat, connecting the car to a winch, smashing it into a barrier, then inspecting the wreckage and viewing what the dummy’s sensors recorded.…
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December 3, 2013

XCAR Drives Jaguar’s Rare C-X75 Prototype

XCAR Drives Jaguar’s Rare C-X75 Prototype
Jaguar has definitely stepped up its game in the past couple of years, but we still wish they had actually gone through with production of the C-X75 concept, which first reared it’s head back in 2010.…
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December 2, 2013

2014 Brabus MB E63 AMG Wagon 850 6.0 BiTurbo

2014 Brabus MB E63 AMG Wagon 850 6.0 BiTurbo
Germany’s Brabus is known for taking already luxurious, high performance vehicles, and accentuating both of these traits. They specialize in tuning Mercedes-Benz and AMG cars, and their latest upgrade package transforms the 2014 E63 AMG wagon into what could be the beastliest station wagon ever.…
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December 2, 2013

Infiniti Q30 Concept

Infiniti Q30 Concept
Providing a glimpse into the future of Infiniti’s crossover lineup, the Q30 aims for a more sporty and aggressive look than is current QX50 and QX70 models.…
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December 2, 2013

LARTE Design Range Rover Evoque

LARTE Design Range Rover Evoque
Russian tuning outfit LARTE Design is showing off this really sharp upgrade kit for the Range Rover Evoque. The package includes both performance and style enhancements, starting off by boosting the Rover’s 2.2-liter turbodiesel from 190hp to 220hp.…
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December 2, 2013

Porsche 918 Spyder Hits the Track

Porsche 918 Spyder Hits the Track
The hybrid Porsche 918 Spyder sells for over $1 million, but that’s less than half the price of a Bugatti Veyron. While it can’t match the top speed of the current world champ, it’s likely to outhandle it on a track.…
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December 1, 2013

Lamborghini Gallardo: A Tribute

Lamborghini Gallardo: A Tribute
The Lamborghini Gallardo recently went out of production. Let us take a moment to take in a brief tribute to the iconic Italian supercar, captured in some of its many different editions, and lovingly assembled into a short tribute montage by SuperCars of London.…
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December 1, 2013

Volkswagen Golf VII GTI Dark Edition

Volkswagen Golf VII GTI Dark Edition
While it’s not nearly as tricked out as Volkswagen’s one of a kind Design Vision GTI Concept, we’d still be happy to get behind the wheel of ABT’s upgraded Golf GTI.…
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November 30, 2013

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Takes to the Autobahn

Ferrari F12 Berlinetta Takes to the Autobahn
While those of us here in the U.S. have to deal with speed limits of 55mph to 75mph on most highways, in Germany they have these roads called Autobahns, which have no official speed limits for cars or motorcycles.…
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November 30, 2013

2014 Lucra L148

2014 Lucra L148
Lucra is known for its barely street legal, insanely powerful, and equally minimal LC470 roadster. The American sports car maker has recently revealed a new addition to their lineup which offers some of the same high-performance feel, but with luxury touches inside and a more modern exterior design.…
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November 27, 2013

Mercedes-Benz Concept GLA45 AMG

Mercedes-Benz Concept GLA45 AMG
With the paint not even dry on the 2015 Mercedes GLA, Mercedes-Benz has already unleashed the fury of its AMG group on its new crossover to see what it could do with it.…
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November 27, 2013

A Pair of Paganis at Goodwood

A Pair of Paganis at Goodwood
It’s not often that you see a Pagani vehicle at all, let alone two of them side-by-side. So we were tickled to come across this clip of Goodwood Road and Racing Club member Peter Read, who owns both a 2005 Zonda and a brand new Huayra.…
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November 27, 2013

2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe

2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe
If you love the F-Type, but prefer something even more track-optimal, the 2015 F-Type Coupe is it. The coupe looks much like the Ian Callum-designed convertible from the front, but it has more of an Aston Martin Vantage look when viewed from the side and rear – not that it’s a bad thing.…
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