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March 9, 2016

Subaru Global Platform Will Underpin All Things Subie

Subaru Global Platform Will Underpin All Things Subie
Subaru has gone official with a new car architecture that will underpin everything from the next-generation Impreza to the Outback and Forester models. This new platform is called the Subaru Global Platform and it will allow all Subaru models to be built on a single assembly line.…
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March 8, 2016

Bentley Bentayga: An Off-Road Vehicle Fit for a Queen

Bentley Bentayga: An Off-Road Vehicle Fit for a Queen
Who knew the world was waiting for a faster, posher SUV? Apparently the folks at Bentley, because the Bentley Bentayga, the new apex predator of the SUV heap, sold out its first lineup year before the vehicle ever went into production.…
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March 8, 2016

Tweak Your Volvo with Polestar Performance Parts

Tweak Your Volvo with Polestar Performance Parts
If you are a Volvo fan, but you didn’t go for the Polestar version of whatever it is you own in the Volvo range, it’s not too late.…
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March 8, 2016

The Kills Video Knocks It Dead with Lincoln Continentals

The Kills Video Knocks It Dead with Lincoln Continentals
Hot cars have been a staple of music videos since the dawn of MTV. But give the Kills props for creativity in their new video for the song, Doing It to Death, featuring a funeral procession of classic black Lincoln Continentals rolling through a cemetery in some kind of bizarre Mardi Gras meets Day of the Dead parade.…
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March 8, 2016

Tesla Model S Hacker Finds Evidence of P100D in the Works

Tesla Model S Hacker Finds Evidence of P100D in the Works
One of the coolest things about the Tesla Model S is that the car is made to be upgradable with new firmware that brings new and cool features to the car down the road.…
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March 7, 2016

Wooden Toyota Setsuna Concept: The Dutch Shoe EV

Wooden Toyota Setsuna Concept: The Dutch Shoe EV
Toyota has announced that it will be making an appearance at Milan Design Week this coming April to display its new open wheel concept car. The 2-seater is called the Setsuna, which translates to “moment.”…
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March 7, 2016

Netflix and BBC in Talks for Streaming New Top Gear

Netflix and BBC in Talks for Streaming New Top Gear
Pickings are slim on Netflix these days if you aren’t a fan of House of Cards, foreign films, or supremely cheesy B-movies. More content is always welcome on the streaming network, and word is that Netflix and BBC are working on bringing something new to the mix.…
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March 7, 2016

Fully-electric Corvette Breaks Street-legal EV Speed Record

Fully-electric Corvette Breaks Street-legal EV Speed Record
Genovation is a company that makes high-tech “green” vehicles. Along the way, they’ve also built an insanely powerful experimental EV – the Genovation eXtreme Electric (or GXE).…
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March 4, 2016

Review: 2016 Chevrolet Malibu 2LZ

Review: 2016 Chevrolet Malibu 2LZ
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure initially if my tester this week would be appropriate for 95Octane, whose motto is Cars That Don’t Suck. In the past, the Chevrolet Malibu has been less than exciting.…
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March 4, 2016

McLaren 650S Replacement to Get Faster and Go Hybrid

McLaren 650S Replacement to Get Faster and Go Hybrid
McLaren has confirmed a couple details about the car that will eventually replace the 650S and 675LT. This replacement will bow in for the first time in Geneva next year.…
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March 4, 2016

Top Gear Loses Executive Producer

Top Gear Loses Executive Producer
By many accounts, the new Top Gear already isn’t doing well. The show hasn’t even premiered yet and already there has been a shake up with the on-camera hosts.…
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March 4, 2016

Two Grannies Cruise in a Lamborghini: Granborghini

Two Grannies Cruise in a Lamborghini: Granborghini
Man, this video makes me smile. A pair of awesome grannies got to spend some time in a Lamborghini and they made the best of it.…
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March 3, 2016

FIAT Abarth 124 Spider: This Is the Fiata You’re Looking For

FIAT Abarth 124 Spider: This Is the Fiata You’re Looking For
When FIAT announced the 124 Spider late last year, I couldn’t help but be a little disappointed. Yes, it had the turbocharged engine from the 500 Abarth, but it wasn’t designed to be the snarling little roadster that it could’ve been.…
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March 3, 2016

Stanford’s Autonomous Audi Takes a Track Day

Stanford’s Autonomous Audi Takes a Track Day
Stanford University has a slick looking autonomous Audi TTS, dubbed “Shelley” that it has been working on for a long time. The car can drive itself with no human intervention.…
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March 3, 2016

RXC Turbo 500R is the Fastest Radical Road Car Ever

RXC Turbo 500R is the Fastest Radical Road Car Ever
Radical has rolled out its latest and greatest car for the road and the track. The car is called the RXC Turbo 500R and it comes in road and race versions.…
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