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May 4, 2016

VW Golf GTI Clubsport S Steals FWD Nürburgring Record

VW Golf GTI Clubsport S Steals FWD Nürburgring Record
Honda’s reign as the front-wheel drive Nürburgring Nordschleife record holder was a short one. Volkswagen has smashed that record with a hopped up Golf GTI that you can actually buy, assuming you don’t live in the US where VW doesn’t sell the GTI Clubsport S.…
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May 3, 2016

2017/2018 BMW i8 Tipped for More Power and a Facelift

2017/2018 BMW i8 Tipped for More Power and a Facelift
Now that it’s been on the market for a couple of years, word on the street is that BMW will be giving its i8 electric sports coupe more power and some visual refinements for the next model year.…
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May 3, 2016

2017 Volkswagen Amarok Gets a V6 TDI Upgrade

2017 Volkswagen Amarok Gets a V6 TDI Upgrade
VW has unveiled the updated 2017 Amarok mid-size pickup in foreign markets. The truck isn’t offered here and there is no indication that it will ever be, despite the fact that the mid-size truck market is booming in the US.…
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May 3, 2016

Is the Four-Cylinder Turbo Porsche 718 Boxster S a Step Forward?

Is the Four-Cylinder Turbo Porsche 718 Boxster S a Step Forward?
The Porsche 718 Boxster S aims for addition by subtraction, swapping out two of its six cylinders for a 2.5-liter, flat-four turbo. Now the first drive videos are starting to roll out on the world’s car sites, and we can see this new powerplant in action.…
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May 3, 2016

FIAT 124 Spider Configurator Goes Live; Where’s My Matte Hood?

FIAT 124 Spider Configurator Goes Live; Where’s My Matte Hood?
I’m both excited that the FIAT 124 Spider configurator has gone live in the US and angry. I am excited because I love seeing just what the Spider would cost configured just how I like it.…
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May 2, 2016

2017 Corvette Grand Sport Price Announced

2017 Corvette Grand Sport Price Announced
Last month, we talked about the sexy and fast 2017 Corvette Grand Sport. The car is essentially a Z06 without a supercharger. What we didn’t know at the time was exactly how much the Grand Sport would cost.…
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May 2, 2016

Concourse Quality McLaren F1 for Sale

Concourse Quality McLaren F1 for Sale
These days, McLaren has some very cool street-legal supercars including the amazing P1. The thing is that the modern McLaren cars aren’t necessarily thought of as the coolest that the company ever made; the McLaren F1 is still considered the best of the McLarens in many minds.…
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May 2, 2016

2017 BMW i3 Gets Larger Battery and Longer Driving Range

2017 BMW i3 Gets Larger Battery and Longer Driving Range
BMW has announced a bit of an update to its i3 electric car for 2017 model year. The new version of the car gets a battery that has 50% higher capacity than previous versions of the i3.…
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May 1, 2016

Inside the 2016 Beijing Motor Show

Inside the 2016 Beijing Motor Show
I’ve been to lots of auto shows here in the US, but have yet to travel to any of the shows abroad. My initial sights are set on the European shows like Geneva or Frankfurt, but now that I’ve seen these images of the Beijing Auto Show from our friends over at Car Revs Daily, my curiosity is definitely piqued for this show in China.…
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April 29, 2016

Review: 2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited

Review: 2017 Hyundai Elantra Limited
For as long as I can remember, the Hyundai Elantra has been one of those cars that I’d see driving down the road without giving it a second look.…
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April 29, 2016

1986 Ford RS200 Homologation-Spec Rally Car for Sale

1986 Ford RS200 Homologation-Spec Rally Car for Sale
Both Subaru and Mitsubishi have made what they call rally cars for the street in the form of the WRX and the Evo. Ford did that too, but it’s rally car for the road was something much more special than anything Subi or Mitsubishi made.…
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April 29, 2016

The Glorious Sounds of a V12 Lambo

The Glorious Sounds of a V12 Lambo
This video from YouTuber dlightswitch is about as minimal as it gets. All you need is a GoPro, a Lamborghini Aventador and a race circuit to replicate it yourself.…
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April 29, 2016

Elio Motors Completes Chassis Engineering

Elio Motors Completes Chassis Engineering
Elio Motors has announced that it has completed the final stage of engineering for its diminutive E-Series vehicles. This means the chassis design is complete and the next phase for the carmaker will be real-world testing.…
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April 29, 2016

Tweet About Texting and Driving, Get Called out by NHTSA

Tweet About Texting and Driving, Get Called out by NHTSA
We all know that you shouldn’t text and drive. In many states, it’s even illegal to be caught doing so. Distracted driving does cause accidents, and those accidents sometimes cause death or serious injury.…
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April 29, 2016

Porsche to Restore 924 GTP Racing Car to Original Glory

Porsche to Restore 924 GTP Racing Car to Original Glory
Back in 1980, Porsche fielded three new racing cars in the Le Mans race with teams from Germany, US, and Great Britain behind the wheel of each ride.…
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