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688 HP McLaren MSO HS Is Second Only To The P1

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 04:31 AM PDT


The 675LT's reign in McLaren's Super Series will be over once the brand-new MSO HS will be officially unveiled to the public.
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2017MY Holden Colorado Is Not Just Better Looking, But Safer, Too

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 04:02 AM PDT


Scheduled to reach Australian and New Zealand showrooms in early September, the updated Holden Colorado benefits from top levels of protection for occupants and pedestrians.
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BMW Bringing Its Icons To Monterey For 100th Anniversary

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 03:32 AM PDT


BMW will continue its centenary celebrations throughout Monterey Car Week and the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance by displaying some of its iconic models.
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F1 Not A Priority For Lamborghini, Says CEO Domenicali

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 03:00 AM PDT


Lamborghini may have picked up the former head of Ferrari's F1 team as its new CEO, but that doesn't mean it's about to launch into grand prix racing itself anytime soon. This according to the man himself, Stefano Domenicali, as reported by AutoWeek.
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2017 Range Rover Sport Arrives In The US Priced From $65,650

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 02:33 AM PDT


The North American market won't be getting the new Ingenium diesel engine installed into the Range Rover Sport overseas. But it will get the other enhancements applied for the 2017 model year.
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Volkswagen Spotted Testing New Polo-Based Crossover

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 02:00 AM PDT


Volkswagen is preparing to launch a tiny new crossover. But you don't have to take our word for it: just look at these latest spy shots.
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Marchettino Picks Up A Corvette Stingray For The Drive To Monterey

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 01:00 AM PDT


The list of cars we'd like to drive up the Pacific Coast Highway is longer than a stretched Bentley, but the Corvette Stingray surely deserves a place on there. And that's just what Marchettino has picked up for the drive to Monterey.
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Aston Martin Tests AMG V8 Powered DB11 At The Nurburgring [UPDATED]

Posted: 17 Aug 2016 03:49 AM PDT



Update: It has emerged that this prototype is testing a twin-turbocharged V8 from AMG.

You're probably thinking to yourself, "Wasn't the DB11 released at Geneva?" It was, which makes this particular prototype all the more interesting.
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FIA Cancels WRC Rally China Due To Storms And Flooding

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 11:02 PM PDT


The FIA has pulled the pin on the World Rally Championship's Rally China round citing severe weather damage.
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Bespoke Purple McLaren 675LT Is A Royal British Dream

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:00 PM PDT


Beyond being McLaren's most track-focused variant of the Super Series, the 675LT is undoubtedly the British firm's meanest and most aggressive looking model, adorned with an array of in-your-face panels and aero elements.
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2017 Range Rover Sport Family Welcomes Entry-Level 2.0-Liter Diesel

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:30 PM PDT


Land Rover has just unveiled the most efficient variant of the Range Rover Sport ever with the inclusion of its 2.0-liter Ingenium diesel to the family.
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Slovakia's Praga R1R Is As Insane As 'Road' Cars Get

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 09:00 PM PDT


There are perhaps few automotive niche's as pointless or as exciting as the world of track day sports cars. Of course no one needs a purpose built race car that can be driven on the street but those that are for sale are some of the most exciting and thrilling cars currently built.
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Jeremy Clarkson Reveals His Top Ten Cars Of The Past Year

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:48 PM PDT


As arguably the most outspoken and well-known motoring journalist in the industry, Amazon's Jeremy Clarkson should know that his personal car preferences can influence quite a lot of people.
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Dodge's Insane Hellcat Engine Originally Had 'Just' 600 hp

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 07:15 PM PDT


With its Hellcat 6.2-liter supercharged V8 delivering 707 hp, Dodge produces the world's most powerful muscle cars, the Challenger and Charger SRT Hellcat. Originally, however, that engine wasn't anywhere near that powerful.
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Porsche Eyes EV Lineup Expansion With Dedicated SUV

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 06:47 PM PDT


No true Porsche enthusiast could have believed until the early 2000s that the German brand would come up with two SUVs and a four-door, and yet here we are.
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A Manual Ferrari F355 Is Heaven On Earth – If You Can Afford The Maintenance Costs

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 06:05 PM PDT


The Ferrari F355 is arguably one of the most beautiful mid-engine models that came out of Maranello.
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Carlex Design's Challenger Hellcat Project Coming Together

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 05:36 PM PDT


Carlex Design first teased us with their bespoke Hellcat project back in April when they released a few images depicting a very alien-like steering wheel.
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Racing Driver Carina Lima Filmed Driving Koenigsegg One:1

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 04:58 PM PDT


Proving that hypercars can appeal to anyone, female racing driver Carina Lima was recently filmed behind the wheel of a Koenigsegg One:1 on the streets of Monaco.
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Holden Committs To Australia's Supercar Series With New Factory Team

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 08:16 PM PDT


Holden may be undergoing a radical transformation at present, but that doesn't mean it's about to shut down its racing program. In fact GM's Australian subsidiary has renewed its commitment to the Supercars series for another three years. And it's switching up its strategy in the process.
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Nurburgring Near Crash Sees Porsche 911 Driver Avoiding Megane RS

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 03:57 PM PDT


Who knows if this 'save' was the work of Porsche's Stability Management system, the driver's reflexes or a combination of the two, but the moral of the story is to avoid getting onto the grass.
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Ford To Deliver High-Volume Fully-Autonomous Car For Ride Sharing In 2021

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 03:31 PM PDT


Ford has doubled its Silicon Valley team and invested in and collaborated with four startups on autonomous vehicle development in order to put a high-volume self-driving car in commercial operations in the year 2021.
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Patriotic Aston Martin Vulcan Lands In The USA

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 03:02 PM PDT


Of the 24 Aston Martin Vulcans produced, just three have been built for the U.S. market and last week, the final of those three was delivered thanks to St. Louis Motorcars.
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Electric Rimac Concept One Shows LaFerrari Who's The New Boss

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 10:48 PM PDT


Ferrari's finest specimen has just lost a drag race from a virtually unknown electric car made from a tiny company in Croatia.
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Mahindra Selects Finalists In Formula E Livery Competition

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 02:00 PM PDT


Mahindra has called upon its fans to help it design the livery for next year's Formula E racer. And now, after announcing the #DrivenByDesign contest on August 1, it has has selected the 14 finalists pictured here.
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New Teaser Shows Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 With Gullwing Doors

Posted: 16 Aug 2016 01:32 PM PDT


Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 is the German car company's latest luxurious study, and it's scheduled to debut at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance later this month.
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