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July 2, 2016

Review: 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus

Review: 2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus
Whoever says money can’t buy happiness lied. Because if you have roughly $200,000 to spend, you can buy a lot of happiness and a lot of horsepower.…
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July 1, 2016

Lyft Will Pick You Up in the Ecto 1

Lyft Will Pick You Up in the Ecto 1
I’m not sure what to think of the new Ghostbusters movie that is coming out this summer. It doesn’t bother me that the movie is all women this time out.…
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July 1, 2016

The Very First Shelby Cobra Going up for Auction

The Very First Shelby Cobra Going up for Auction
Any real ’60s era Shelby Cobra is an iconic car and worth big money. Just imagine what the very first Shelby Cobra would be worth. That is exactly what RM Sotheby’s will be auctioning off in a couple weeks in Monterey.…
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June 30, 2016

McLaren P1 LM Breaks Goodwood Hill Climb Record

McLaren P1 LM Breaks Goodwood Hill Climb Record
Each year, numerous cool and expensive cars take on the hill climb and other events at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. This time, a McLaren P1 LM turned up and proceeded to smash the record for the hill climb, claiming title as the fastest road-legal car to ever climb the hill.…
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June 30, 2016

Omni Directional Wheels Take Car on a Fantastic Voyage

Omni Directional Wheels Take Car on a Fantastic Voyage
Inventor William Liddiard has created a set of wheels and tires that can be bolted onto a car, allowing it to do some really strange things.…
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June 30, 2016

Tesla and Sheetz in Talks for Superchargers at Gas Stations

Tesla and Sheetz in Talks for Superchargers at Gas Stations
If you don’t live in the mid-Atlantic region, you may not be familiar with the Sheetz restaurant and gas station chain. Word has turned up that Sheetz and Tesla are in talks for something that could drastically change how EV drivers get around in the region.…
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June 29, 2016

1939 Plymouth Truck Has the Radial Heart of an Airplane

1939 Plymouth Truck Has the Radial Heart of an Airplane
It’s not uncommon for people to swap motors out of one type of vehicle into another when they are restoring something old and tired. Normally you get things like a modern 5.0L Ford V8 bolted into a ’60s era Mustang.…
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June 29, 2016

Production Tesla Model S Sets Class Record at Pikes Peak

Production Tesla Model S Sets Class Record at Pikes Peak
This past weekend, driver Blake Fuller set a new Electric Production class record at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. His Tesla Model S P90D wasn’t exactly stock, but it was very close to that.…
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June 29, 2016

The Porsche Panamera Got Way Hotter Over the Summer

The Porsche Panamera Got Way Hotter Over the Summer
Back in the day there was a girl at school that wasn’t exactly ugly, but she wasn’t exactly hot either. Then we came back from the summer one year and suddenly she was a total smoke show.…
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June 28, 2016

Chasing a 90-Year-Old Record at the Brighton Speed Trials

Chasing a 90-Year-Old Record at the Brighton Speed Trials
Britain has amassed more than three times the F1 prizes than its nearest rival, and ten different British drivers have taken 15 world championships. But it wasn’t always so.…
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June 28, 2016

2017 Mercedes-AMG GT is a $112k “Entry Level” Sports Car

2017 Mercedes-AMG GT is a $112k “Entry Level” Sports Car
When normal folks think about entry-level cars, things like the Toyota Corolla or Nissan Versa come to mind. When the more affluent think entry level, they mean things like the base model Porsche 911, or maybe a Corvette Stingray.…
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June 28, 2016

Mark Higgins Narrates His Isle of Man TT Record Setting Lap

Mark Higgins Narrates His Isle of Man TT Record Setting Lap
By now, you know that Mark Higgins and Subaru took their new WRX STI to the Isle of Mann and dominated his own track record. A new video has surfaced from Subaru that has Higgins talking us through the entire blazing-fast lap.…
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June 27, 2016

This 2003 50th Anniversary Corvette Has Driven Just 57 Miles

This 2003 50th Anniversary Corvette Has Driven Just 57 Miles
Not all cars are destined to be collector rides despite being special editions. I think the 2003 Corvette 50th Anniversary Edition is a perfect example. The car wanted to be special, but in the end the C5 generation ‘Vette was really nothing spectacular, and there is no strong demand for the car.…
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June 27, 2016

GM Turbo Patent Shows Two-Stage Boosted Future

GM Turbo Patent Shows Two-Stage Boosted Future
A patent application turned up at the USPTO last month that shows a new dual stage turbo system being developed by GM. This system appears to allow for isolation of either the low or high-pressure side of the turbo, with the ECU controlling which side is in use.…
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June 27, 2016

2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition

2017 Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition
Ford is showing off a sweet homage edition of the all-new 2017 Ford GT. This special edition is called the Ford GT ’66 Heritage Edition and the car pays homage to the livery worn by the historic Ford GT 40 Mark II racecar that won Le Mans in 1966.…
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