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Tesla Completes Cross-Country Electric Rally

In an attempt to prove that range anxiety should be a thing of the past, Tesla Motors undertook a mission – to cross the United States using the least possible time recharging. The duo of cars drove from…

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WRC Previews the Rally Sweden 2014

Rally Sweden is the only pro rally event held in the full winter and the WRC doesn’t hold back, holding the race on the icy, snowy roads of the Värmland province near the Sweden/Norway border. Rally Sweden also…

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Audi Introduces RS4 Avant Nogaro Special Edition

The Audi RS4 Avant has always been one of the best wagons (as we call them in the U.S.) on the road. And, although Audi no longer brings the RS line of Avants to the United States, they…

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ATON IMPULSE VIKING Off-Road Amphibious Vehicle

The ATON IMPULSE VIKING-2992 is a Russian built (of course) off road amphibious vehicle that is quite possibly without equal. We don’t know if the company building them still exists or whether these are still possible to find,…

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Subaru WRX Bails out Cop Car

We’ve always thought the Subaru WRX was a great little tuner car, but we had no idea that it could also perform double duty as a tow truck. In this brief clip, watch as all-wheel-drive WRX revs up…

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Hillclimbing in a Formula Car

If driving a Formula racecar on a track isn’t thrilling enough for you, then check out the race at Cividale Castelmonte, an Italian hillclimb race which includes Formula cars in its roster. Winning last year’s race was Federico…

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Rallycross VW Beetle Gets 600+ Horsepower

The very first Volkswagen Beetle had only 25 horsepower, so it’s pretty incredible to think that there’s now a bug that has 30 times that much power raging behind its driver. This very special Global Rallycross (GRC) Beetle…

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DC Design Avanti Sports Car Shown off in Delhi

Other than its Tata Motors owned Jaguars, India isn’t exactly known for its sports cars. However, we have to say the DC Design Avanti is a pretty intriguing looking vehicle. The car offers bold and dramatic body styling,…

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Audi’s Unique “Countdown Cube” Test Drive Program

Audi is trying a one-of-a-kind marketing technique to introduce their latest A8 sedan to their most valued customers. What they’ve been doing in some European countries is delivering a mysterious black cube to those potential buyers that, when…

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From the Vaults: 1980 Datsun 280ZX Commercial

The Datsun 280Z was a true classic of the 1970s. The car was upgraded and relaunched as the 280ZX in 1979, with refinements to comfort and design which were initially met with mixed reviews, despite scoring Motor Trend’s…

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Assemble Your Own TABBY Car in Less Than an Hour

If you have an hour to spare today, how about assembling a full-sized car? You can do that thanks to the open source TABBY framework created by OSVehicle. The TABBY platform provides an open source framework for designing…

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Driving a Porsche 356A Speedster

The 1956 Porsche 356A T1 Speedster was one of the most stripped down and track-friendly cars of its day. Despite having just a 60hp engine, its light weight, and open cabin gives drivers a tremendous sense of speed…

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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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