Saturday 26 November 2016

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Lego Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Impresses With Attention To Detail

Posted: 26 Nov 2016 02:55 AM PST


Certain car enthusiasts have a thing for Lego, and we can't blame them, since some of their projects are showroom-worthy.
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German GP Very Likely To Be Dropped From 2017 F1 Calendar

Posted: 26 Nov 2016 12:57 AM PST


It seems likely that the German Grand Prix will be ditched for the 2017 Formula One season due to financial issues.
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Jaguar F-PACE Tries Brushed Gold Wheels On For Size

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 07:28 PM PST


With Jaguar's first-ever SUV poised to become one of their most popular models ever, it was only a matter of time until it ended up trying on a set of custom wheels.
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Is This Crashed Bugatti Chiron Towed By A Tractor Real?

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 09:46 PM PST


Could this be the first recorded crash of the Bugatti, or is it another case of digital forgery? We're all - or at least we should - be aware of fake news on the internet and especially on Facebook where this picture was posted on the GTBoard page, so we can't and won't rule out that possibility just yet.
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This Flaming Burnout Is The Coolest Thing You'll See All Day

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 05:34 PM PST


What's a sure-fire way to make an already epic drag racing burnout even more incredible? By setting the tires alight of course.
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Chris Harris Pits The M2 Against 1M Coupe At Anglesey

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 05:06 PM PST


As we await the next season of Top Gear with Chris Harris as a lead host to kick off, the British journalist recently got his paws on the brand new BMW M2 and swiftly pitted it against its spiritual predecessor, the 1M Coupe.
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Lamborghini Drag Race Sees Huracan Take On Aventador Roadster

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 04:28 PM PST


There's no better way of finding out what a car company is made of than by taking two different products and putting them through their paces.
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Faster, Harder Porsche Boxster GTS Coming To Set The Benchmark Again

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 03:56 PM PST


The range of Porsche's entry-level 718 Boxster and Cayman sports cars is about to get wider as the company is planning to add a faster variant to sit above the Boxster and Cayman S models.
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Marchionne Says Trump Is A 'Game Changer' For The Car Industry

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 05:30 PM PST


Fiat Chrysler Automobiles chief executive Sergio Marchionne believes Donald Trump's election as the next US President could have a significant impact on the North American auto industry.
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Ferrari F40 Hits The Auction Block Without Reserve

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 02:57 PM PST


The last Ferrari produced while its founder was still alive, the Ferrari F40 was the first production vehicle to break the 200 mph (322 km/h) barrier, and it became a landmark for the Maranello-based company.
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Dream Up Your Perfect MINI Countryman With New Configurator

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 02:30 PM PST


Fresh on the heels of the 2017 MINI Countryman debuting at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the official online configurator for the model has been released on the brand's German website.
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Remember Top Gear? Rory Reid Did A Great Review Of Ford's Focus RS

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 02:03 PM PST


While the disaster that was Top Gear Season 23 has left a sour taste in everyone's mouth, there were still a number of interesting segments from the series, particularly those presented by Rory Reid and Chris Harris.
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Canada Gets Tweaked 2017 Lexus NX From CAD $42,750

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 01:41 PM PST


After it went through a few visual modifications a couple of months ago, the Lexus NX can now be ordered across the Canadian market.
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Stock Huracan vs 800 HP Challenger Hellcat Race Couldn't Be Any Closer

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 01:02 PM PST


If you love watching fast-launching all-wheel driven supercars such as the Lamborghini Huracan putting in work against tuned muscle cars, you should definitely check out this nail-biter.
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BMW's New M Performance Parts Catalogue Arrives At Essen Show

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 12:34 PM PST


German tuning fans know what they're doing this weekend - attending the 2016 Essen Motor Show, which opens its gates on November 26, before closing them on December 4.
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Could Fiat Create A Jeep Compass Based Freemont?

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 12:01 PM PST


Thanks to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Fiat can borrow various part and even entire cars from brands such as Jeep. The Fiat Toro and Jeep Compass, for example, share the same platform even though one is an SUV and the other a pickup truck.
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Rider Gets Distracted By Phone, Crashes Almost Immediately

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 02:36 PM PST


The problem with using a phone mount on your motorcycle is that eventually, you're going to take your eyes off the road for more than a split second.
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VATH Makes The Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG As Powerful As An Aventador

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 10:40 AM PST


There was a time, not that long ago, when AMG models wore the 'Benz' moniker too, and this is when the SL 65 was born.
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Porsche USA To Sell 1,500 New Cayenne Diesels As Used Vehicles

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 10:12 AM PST


Once an emissions fix for their diesel-powered Cayenne SUV is approved, Porsche North America will sell nearly 1,500 new Cayennes as used.
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Hackers Exploit App Vulnerability To Locate And Steal A Tesla Model S

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 09:36 AM PST


Nowadays, a new car owner has a number of features at his disposal that would have seemed out of a sci-fi flick not so long ago, and that's mainly due to the revolution in connectivity systems and their integration with smartphones.
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McLaren Takes Electric P1 Toy To Goodwood Race Circuit [w/Video]

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 09:01 AM PST


Meet McLaren's first electric vehicle, a diminutive ride-on P1 aimed at racing enthusiasts under the age of six.
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VW Is Thankful For 'Park Assist', Remembers Its 10th Anniversary

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 08:32 AM PST


Yes, we know that Thanksgiving is over, but the date also coincided with a decade of Park Assist, which Volkswagen says it was the first carmaker to offer  in 2006 on the Touran.

However, we're pretty sure that Toyota offered their own automatic parking system earlier than VW - at least in Japan, in the beginning of the new millennium.
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Mercedes-Maybach S650 Loses Its Folding Soft-Top For A Solid Roof Because, Why Not?

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 08:00 AM PST


Winter is coming in the northern hemisphere, so why not dress the Mercedes-Maybach S650 in a more suitable frock?
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Mercedes-AMG Boss Confirms GT Black Series, Could Land in 2018

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 07:30 AM PST


With the recently unveiled GT Roadster and GT C Roadster, and the beastly GT R, the AMG GT family counts five members, but a sixth one is lurking in the R&D department.
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Mitsubishi’s Outlander Sport - ASX Replacement Spied Inside-Out For The First Time

Posted: 25 Nov 2016 10:35 AM PST


Mitsubishi was caught working on their upcoming new compact crossover by our skilled spies, a model that's likely to replace the Outlander Sport/ASX model on both sides of the Atlantic.
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