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BMW Isetta Looks Fun in These 1950s Commercials

The tiny BMW Isetta was first introduced in Germany in 1953. The single-cylinder car was built for efficiency and for convenience around town. When introduced, it was unlike any other car on the road, with the entire front-end of the…

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Playing Chicken in the New Audi S1 and S1 Sportback

The new 2015 Audi S1 and S1 Sportback haven’t yet been announced for U.S. sales, but they look like a blast to drive. Audi reinforces that same point by pitting them against one another in a game of chicken. These…

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Concepts of Future Past: Phantom Corsair

Yet another incredible car you could never buy, the 1938 Phantom Corsair was a true thing of beauty – especially in comparison to the other cars of its era, which largely were stoic rides that looked a bit like limousines.…

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Mercedes-Benz CLA: Cat

Mercedes-Benz has been doing its best to be a little more accessible and humorous in its advertising campaigns these days, as is evidenced by its popular dancing chickens spot for Magic Body Control that ran last year. Now the company…

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Watch Ken Block’s Crash Footage from LSPR Rally

Ken Block and his co-driver Alex Gelsomino had a race-ending crash in the 2013 Lake Superior Performance Rally back in October. Block has just released the incredible in-car footage of the crash along with his and Gelsomino’s explanation of what…

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Night Driving Through Moscow

We’ve never been to Moscow, but this awesome time-accelerated video sure makes it look like a great place to drive – especially at night. Pascal Viola shot this mesmerizing short film using only a Nokia C7 smartphone and Adobe Premiere…

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You Choose the Next MINI Original Design

MINI is looking to the public to help them choose which of their 10 Final Test Drive designs they should put into production. The designs all contain some great custom graphics and the designers also chose the options to go…

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Burnout: Tesla Model S vs. Pontiac Firebird 400

While you’d think that a burnout might not be achievable in an electric car, you’d be wrong. In the interest of “science,” William Hawkins decided to put his 2013 Tesla P85 Model S up against his 1968 Pontiac Firebird 400…

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Leno Drives a 1999 Shelby Brock Daytona Coupe

Jay Leno, who’s now retired from his TV series and will hopefully have even more time to collect and drive some amazing cars, had a chance to take a look and and drive a 1999 Shelby Brock Daytona Coupe. Pete…

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2014 Volkswagen Scirocco Looks Great, Not in U.S.

While the Volkswagen Golf can be procured in a number of variants here in the U.S., none of the two-door versions seem to make it to the states these days. That’s too bad, since the newly-revealed VW Scirocco looks like…

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Zenvo ST1

Danish upstart Zenvo’s hypercar is designed to light tracks afire, with its menacing stare and a massive 6.8-liter, 1104bhp engine to back it up. The hand-built, rear wheel-drive car uses a combination of turbocharger and supercharger systems, which are said…

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Aston Martin V12 Vantage Goes Ice Drifting

With much of the Northern Hemisphere covered in snow this time of year, it’s no wonder so many of the car videos showing up on the Internet these days involve driving on ice and snow. And while it’s probably advisable…

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McLaren’s New 650S Revealed Ahead of Geneva

McLaren has revealed its “mid range” supercar, the 650S, ahead of its official debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Positioned between the McLaren 12C and the P1 hypercar, the 650S is expected to be available as a hard top…

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