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Concepts of Future Past: 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero

The 1970 Bertone Lancia Stratos Prototype was designed by Bertone’s acclaimed Italian design shop. The car garnered quite a buzz when it debuted at the 1970 Turn Motor Show. This sleek, wedge-shaped car had a 1.6 liter Lancia…

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VW’s Snow Supreme Touareg: the Snowareg

Volkswagen has updated their Touareg snow monster, the “Snowareg” for this year’s Rally Sweden. Fitted with snow tracks, this Touareg chugs through the snow and even drifts on ice with aplomb. This may be the most snow-worthy Touareg …

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Renault Introduces Spirited KWID Concept + Copter

Renault unveiled the highly stylized KWID Concept at the Delhi Auto Show (the car Renault teased a few days ago) and the final product is striking, to say the least. The vehicle is meant to demonstrate Renault’s commitment…

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Cadillac ATS Convertible Envisioned

While Cadillac hasn’t announced an ATS convertible model at this point, it sure doesn’t seem like a bad idea. The forthcoming 2015 ATS coupe looks grand, so why shouldn’t it get a drop-top variant? Fortunately, artist Remco Meulendijk …

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A Ride in the Pagani Zonda – with Horacio Pagani

Recently, XCAR interviewed the surprisingly down to earth Horacio Pagani, who shared his history and design philosophy. Apparently, Pagani then asked them to take a ride in his personal Zonda. Of course, they couldn’t say no, and documented…

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Formula 1 POV with Lucas Di Grassi

Driver Lucas Di Grassi donned an eye-level camera to capture the experience of driving an F1 car from the most realistic perspective ever. This video, captured at Belgium’s Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, focuses on the intensity of driving on…

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One-of-a-Kind 1964 Pontiac Banshee Prototype for Sale

Originally shown off in 1964, the Pontiac XP-833 Banshee bore more than a passing resemblance to what would eventually become the C3 Corvette, which was produced from 1967 all the way up until 1982. Surprisingly, it was not…

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1976 Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 710K for Sale on eBay

Be the king of the next snowstorm with this 1976 Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 710K available now on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $17,500. This four-cylinder four-wheel drive truck was once proudly serving in the Swiss Army…

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Felino cB7

In the works for the last four years, Montreal, Canada’s Felino is now showing off their new high performance sports car. The two-seater is designed to be primarily a track day car, but it’s possible it will be…

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SMART Electric Goes Off-Roading, Badly

At 95Octane, our goal is to feature cars that we would want to drive, either on the track, off road, or on a daily commute. As it turns out, we don’t think the SMART car falls into any…

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BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé Announced

BMW has added another four-door vehicle to its range with the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupé. The car is essentially the four-door 3 series with a tailgate hatch instead of a trunk, providing for more utility. It’s slightly…

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A Ride in the 1959 Pontiac Bonneville

/DRIVE’s Mike Musto takes us behind what could possible be one of the longest two-door cars of all time – the 1959 Pontiac Bonneville. While the car isn’t a high performance muscle car, it’s one of the most…

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Car-to-Car Communication Moving Forward

Today’s cars are loaded with all sorts of tech to improve vehicle safety and driving comfort, and many can also stream data and content via mobile devices. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is taking steps…

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