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Shelby Announces 50th Anniversary Shelby Cobra

Shelby American is celebrating 50 years since the Shelby Cobra first entered the FIA Racing world with a limited edition Continuation Cobra called the CSX7000 Shelby 289 FIA Cobra. Only 50 of these vehicles will be offered for…

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Project CARS: Screenshots are Eye-Popping

While games like Forza and Gran Turismo do their best to capture the realism of racing, the game we are truly looking forward to in this genre has to be Project CARS. The images and gameplay video we’ve…

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Need for Speed Supercar Showcase

While the upcoming Need for Speed movie looks more like glossy car porn than Oscar bait, that’s okay by us. Though we’re still struggling with the idea that Aaron Paul is no longer Jesse Pinkman. Oh well, at…

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Ken Block’s Ford F-150 RaptorTRAX

We just came back from the Detroit Auto Show a few days back, and the 2014 Ford F-150 was one of the darlings of the show. And while the new F-150 has tons of improvements, most of them…

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Buick Wildcat Concept

These days Buick isn’t exactly looked at for its dramatic or dynamic vehicle design. However, there was a time when they were willing to take more chances. In fact, back in 1954, they developed a sporty, open-top show…

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MINI Wins Top Three Spots at 2014 Dakar Rally

When MINI announced they were entering the grueling Dakar rally, we were skeptical about the little car’s ability to keep up over sand, dirt and mountaintops. But color us impressed: MINI has not only won the cars category,…

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The Best Horse Ever

XCAR Films takes us on a thrilling ride in an Morgan 3-Wheeler. Not only is the revamped Morgan a whole lot of fun to drive, it does exactly what it was supposed to do – get you around…

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Renault Celebrates 50 Years of the Renault 8 Gordini

Renault will be entering five classic Renault 8 Gordinis in the 17th Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique beginning on January 24, 2014. The event is only open to cars that participated in the Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo between 1955 and 1980.…

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Rare 1958 Austin-Healey Goldie Turns up on eBay

We spotted this impeccably restored 1958 Austin Healey up for auction on eBay, with an astronomical Buy-it-Now price of $1,000,000 (USD). This very special vehicle was handmade by dozens of craftspeople, and features such extravagant touches as gold…

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Track N Go Converts Trucks into Tanks

If you find yourself stuck in the snow, you know that even the best winter tires or chains aren’t necessarily going to bail you out of the deepest banks. Enter Track N Go, a modification kit that lets…

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Driving Le Mans in 1956 in a Jaguar D-Type

In this incredible film, made in 1956, the 1955 Le Mans champion, Mike Hawthorn, takes us on a lap of the Le Mans circuit in his Jaguar D-Type. Since this isn’t even a race day, Hawthorn dodges pedestrians,…

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Nürburgring November

(NSFW: Language) While we’ve seen plenty of video of drivers on the Nürburgring’s Nordschliefe, most of them do it when the track’s surface is dry and prepared for top speed driving. Not so for the guys from Bridge…

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Nissan NISMO 24 Hours of Dubai Race Highlights

The 2014 Dunlop 24 Hours of Dubai race took place January 9-11, 2014 and Nissan’s NISMO team takes us behind the scenes with their team as they compete in the event. The Dubai 24Hr has the longest period…

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