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BMW Restores Elvis’ BMW 507: Viva Concours d’Elegance!

BMW made a major discovery for fans of the classic 507 roadster and for fans of Elvis Presley. While Elvis was doing military service in Germany, he owned a slick little 507 that was thought to have been lost forever.…

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Bristol Bullet Packs BMW V8 and Carbon Fiber Body

Bristol is an old British manufacturer that went insolvent and closed its doors. The small automaker is now back with new owners, and its first new car in over a decade. The Bristol Bullet arrives just in time for the…

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2017 Audi TT RS Coupe and Roadster Pack 400hp

Audi has unveiled the 2017 Audi TT RS Coupe and TT RS Roadster. Both cars get a new aluminum 5-cylinder engine making 400hp, 60HP more than the outgoing model. Audi says that the new RS can sprint from 0-62.1 mph…

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Jannarelly Channels ’60s Style for Design-1 Convertible

A new Dubai-based car company called Jannarelly has turned up with a roadster called the Design-1. The car is incredibly sexy and has elements that hearkens back to some of the hottest cars of the late ’50s and ’60s. The…

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2016 Mazda MX-5 RS Japan Bound Only

In the US, all 2016 MX-5 models get the 2.0L 155hp four-cylinder engine. In other parts of the world, a smaller 1.5L 129hp engine is also available. Mazda has a special version of the MX-5 offered in Japan only that…

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Next-Gen Tesla Roadster Four Years Away, Goes Plaid

With all the talk about the Tesla Model S and its soaring popularity with EV buyers, it’s easy to forget that the Model S wasn’t the first EV that Tesla made. That distinction goes to the now discontinued Tesla Roadster…

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Lotus Evora 400 Roadster Confirmed for U.S.

I have been a fan of Lotus since James Bond drove the Esprit that turned into a submarine in The Spy Who Loved Me. I also loved the Lotus Elise and Exige since they launched. I don’t feel the…

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Buy a New MGB that Won’t Burst into Flames or Break!

When I was turning 16, all I could think about when it came to getting my first car was having an old British roadster like an MGB or Triumph. Fast forward a few months and I was the owner of…

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2016 Mazda MX-5 Launch Edition Pre-Orders Kick Off

If you have a hankering for the all-new 2016 Mazda MX-5, we already know everything about the car from pricing to how fuel efficient the car will be (it gets 36 mpg if you are wondering.) If you have decided…

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Jay Leno Checks out a 1948 Davis Divan 3-Wheeler

Jay Leno’s Garage recently featured the Davis Divan, one of the aberrations of the post-World War II automotive boom. This particular unit of the three-wheeled hardtop has a 47hp Hercules engine and is currently in the hands of the Petersen…

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Fiat Version of Mazda MX-5 to Debut Later this Year

We have seen all there is to see when it comes to the new 2016 Mazda MX-5. I’m still on the fence about the styling personally and if you are too, the good news is that Fiat will be selling …

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XCAR Drives the Morgan Plus 8 Speedster

Morgan has been building cars for over a century, and the vehicles it makes will remind you of that heritage in one glance. Last year Morgan started production of its oldest of old school cars yet, the Morgan Plus 8…

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XCAR Drives the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse

After almost 10 years of production, Bugatti finally put the Veyron name to rest this year. XCAR had the rare opportunity to test the Veyron’s $2.5M roadster variant, the Grand Sport Vitesse, and waxed poetic about the car’s legacy. The…

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