Monday 31 October 2016

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Tesla Introduces Powerwall 2 With Double The Battery Capacity

Posted: 31 Oct 2016 04:25 AM PDT


Tesla has introduced its long-awaited Powerwall 2 for households and Powerpack 2 for businesses.
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All-Electric RallyCross Series Coming In 2018

Posted: 31 Oct 2016 03:56 AM PDT


Red Bull Global Rallycross has announced that for the 2018 season, a standalone series of electric vehicles will join the existing Supercar and GRC Lites championships.
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It's Time For McLaren To Bring Back The Orange Livery

Posted: 31 Oct 2016 03:17 AM PDT


There was a time, and it wasn't so long ago, that you couldn't miss a McLaren on the grand prix circuit. They were usually somewhere at the front of the field, and they sported unmistakable liveries. These days, though, the British team's cars are typically languishing somewhere near the back, wearing a nondescript color scheme that makes them all too easy to ignore.
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Hitting The Road? Stay In The Bentley Suite At The St. Regis

Posted: 31 Oct 2016 02:33 AM PDT


If you've ever taken a road trip, you're probably well acquainted with the euphoric decompression of stepping out of your car and into the relative spaciousness of a hotel room. But what if you've been touring by Bentley? Would you be quite so quick to jump out? Into the right hotel room, maybe. And three branches of the St. Regis have just the suite to fit the bill.
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Opel Astra Spotted Testing On American Roads

Posted: 31 Oct 2016 01:37 AM PDT


As many different vehicles as General Motors makes for its own domestic market, it produces many others overseas that never make it home to the United States. Imagine our surprise, then, when a reader sent us photos of the latest Opel Astra on American roads.
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2018 VW Golf R Estate Blending In With Other Green Hell Animals

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 07:03 PM PDT


The latest one shows what seems to be a production-ready prototype of the Golf R Variant (that's VW-speak for estate), which was recently spied on the Nurburgring testing ahead of its official debut that is expected to take place next summer.
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9 Tips On How To Keep Yourself & Your Vehicle Safe In A Car Park

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 05:38 PM PDT


According to a recent survey carried out by YourParkingSpace, more than one in three UK motorists have reported feeling unsafe in a car park.
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Presumably Unconscious Driver Pulls A Monstrous Burnout

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 04:05 PM PDT


This footage of a Chevrolet Colorado using a Ford C-Max as a brake to do an epic burnout was recently recorded. According to the video's title and description, the person driving the yellow pick-up allegedly fell asleep at the wheel in traffic, presumably with the foot stuck on the gas pedal.
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Meet The 707 HP Dodgy Renecat - And 9 Other Totally Impossible Car Mashups

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 03:21 PM PDT


Not a few times have we looked at a vehicle and thought "this looks like the lovechild between an X and a Z". Some of them rightfully so, for automakers themselves, in their quest to fill in new niches, do indulge in a bit of mix-and-match.
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Video Shows Romanian Trucker Texting And Driving, Plowing Through Slow-Moving Traffic

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 12:58 PM PDT


A truck driver paying more attention to his mobile phone than the traffic up ahead has caused a massive pileup in the United Kingdom.
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Lancia Delta Integrale Evo II Is The Classic Hot Hatch We Want

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 12:00 PM PDT


Few high-performance compact cars can rise to the fame level of the Lancia Delta Integrale, which tends to sell for a small fortune these days.
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What's Chevy Got Cookin' With This Beefed-Up Colorado In.... Well, Colorado?

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 10:57 AM PDT


Chevy has toyed time and time again with the idea of a beefed-up Colorado. Maybe they decided it's about time they actually put one into production.
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Here's Hoping Subaru Builds An Impreza WRX Sooner Rather Than Later

Posted: 31 Oct 2016 01:33 AM PDT


Subaru does its darnedest to convince us that one model isn't related to the next. So the Outback is marketed as a completely separate model from the Legacy on which it's based. Ditto the Crosstrek that's based on the Impreza.
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Want Your Own Formula Racer? This Is Where To Get It

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 09:02 AM PDT


Most of us can only dream of ever driving a single-seat formula racing car, but some people not only get that chance, they do so on a regular basis having acquired one of their own. And if you have the means, you can join their ranks.
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YouTuber Invites Young Woman To Play The $100 Bill Game In A Lamborghini Huracan

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 07:59 AM PDT


Not a few people have played the 'bill game' in one way or another, and even if the internet is filled with these attempts, not that many take place in a Lambo Huracan.
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New Merc X-Class Pickup Concept Gets Rendered In AMG Form

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 12:25 PM PDT


Mercedes entering the pickup truck segment might not sit very well with some, but even they might have a change of heart about the new X-Class Concept when it comes to a possible AMG version.
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Oreca's New 07 Is The LMP2 Racing Prototype To Beat

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 06:00 AM PDT


LMP1 may get the lion's share of attention when it comes to sports prototype racing, but these days they only compete in the FIA World Endurance Championship. Everywhere else, including the IMSA United SportsCar Championship, European Le Mans Series, and Asian Le Mans Series, the top category consists of LMP2 racers. And that class is about to enter a new era, lead by entrants like the one you see here.
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Alpina B3 2.7 Touring Is E30 M3 Fast, Much More Practical

Posted: 30 Oct 2016 04:57 AM PDT


If you were looking for a more practical alternative to the E30 BMW M3 back in the late 80s, the Alpina B3 Touring was probably high up on your list.
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