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• Which Countach Has Aged Better: 1970s Original Or '80s Bling?
• New Honda Civic Type R Reclaims The Nurburgring Lap Record For FWD Production Cars
• Mercedes-AMG Project One To Debut In Frankfurt With 1,020 HP
• Have A Couple Million To Spare? This Pagani Huayra Has Your Name On It
• Waymo Claims Uber Hid LiDAR System That Used Its Tech
• Consumers Say They Want Flying Cars To Have Parachutes
• AMG Boss Hints There Might Not Be A New C63 Black Series
• Tesla Model X Owner Asks For $1 Million After Falcon Doors Failed To Open In Crash
• Who Said There's No Such Thing As A Cheap McLaren?
• Hit The Dirt Track In This Vintage Sprint Car & Matching Pedal Car
• Audi's Already Taking Reservations For The E-Tron SUV (In Norway)
• Coupe Or Convertible: Take Your Pick Of Aston V8 Zagatos Up For Auction
• Honda Preparing To Bring Back The Passport?
• Wiesmann May Be Dead – But Its Cars Aren't
• What If The Mid-Engine Corvette C8 Looked Like This?
• Used Car Guide: 2005-2006 BMW 320si Is The Poor Man’s Four-Pot M3 E90
• Is A Used Ferrari 550 Maranello Worth $150,000? It Is If You're A Bad Boy
• 1998 BMW 840Ci Sport With One Owner Is A Classic Beauty
• McLaren 650S And Lamborghini Aventador Meet For A Good 'Ol Drag Race

Which Countach Has Aged Better: 1970s Original Or '80s Bling? Posted: 24 Apr 2017 04:24 AM PDT Exotic automakers don't replace their models quite as frequently as more mass-market brands. Lamborghini especially. The Diablo was in production for the better part of 12 years. The Gallardo for 11. But the Italian automaker never produced anything for as long as it did the Countach. Read more »

New Honda Civic Type R Reclaims The Nurburgring Lap Record For FWD Production Cars Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:39 AM PDT Some four months after the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport was crowned the 'Ring King, Honda have stolen the show with their all-new Civic Type R. Read more »

Mercedes-AMG Project One To Debut In Frankfurt With 1,020 HP Posted: 24 Apr 2017 03:29 AM PDT Bits and pieces. That's what we get about the forthcoming hypercar from Mercedes-AMG – and the latest comes from Automobile mag. Read more »

Have A Couple Million To Spare? This Pagani Huayra Has Your Name On It Posted: 24 Apr 2017 02:37 AM PDT We can think of a number of different ways we might spend a couple of million dollars, were we to come across such a fortune. But we can't think of many better recipients of such largess as a Pagani Huayra – like the one pictured here for sale. Read more »

Waymo Claims Uber Hid LiDAR System That Used Its Tech Posted: 23 Apr 2017 07:30 PM PDT As Alphabet's Waymo self-driving division continues to hunt down Uber for the alleged theft and use of trade secrets, the company has hit out at Uber once again in a new set of court documents. Read more »

Consumers Say They Want Flying Cars To Have Parachutes Posted: 23 Apr 2017 06:12 PM PDT They've been dreamt about for decades and as flying cars get ever closer to hitting the streets and skies, the University of Michigan's Sustainable Worldwide Transportation Program recently conducted a U.S. survey to find out just what consumers think of this innovative form of transport. Read more »

AMG Boss Hints There Might Not Be A New C63 Black Series Posted: 23 Apr 2017 05:17 PM PDT Just as the sun rises every morning and sets every evening, it has seemed inevitable that the current C63 would get a hardcore Black Series variant, just like its predecessor. However, according to AMG boss Tobias Moers, such a model may not see the light of day. Read more »

Tesla Model X Owner Asks For $1 Million After Falcon Doors Failed To Open In Crash Posted: 23 Apr 2017 04:06 PM PDT The owner of a Tesla Model X in China is asking the electric automaker for 8 million yuan (about $1 million) in compensation after claiming that a crash and fire caused the falcon doors to no longer function. Read more »

Who Said There's No Such Thing As A Cheap McLaren? Posted: 23 Apr 2017 03:03 PM PDT The prospect of owning a McLaren like the new 720S is enticing, but the vast majority of us can't afford the quarter-million-dollar price of admission. So what's a budget-restricted fan of these British supercars to do? Read more »

Hit The Dirt Track In This Vintage Sprint Car & Matching Pedal Car Posted: 23 Apr 2017 01:56 PM PDT Whether you're looking to hone your oval-track skills or just have a good time in a controlled environment, sprint-car racing can be just the ticket. And there just happens to be a cherry of a classic coming up for auction. Read more »

Audi's Already Taking Reservations For The E-Tron SUV (In Norway) Posted: 23 Apr 2017 01:04 PM PDT Audi has been toying with the idea of an all-electric crossover for some time now. But the day when it translates its line of concepts into production is apparently almost upon us. In fact it's so close that – in one country at least – the automaker is already taking deposits. Read more »

Coupe Or Convertible: Take Your Pick Of Aston V8 Zagatos Up For Auction Posted: 23 Apr 2017 12:01 PM PDT Of all the gorgeous vehicles on which Aston Martin and Zagato have collaborated over the years, the one they made in the late 1980s may not strike us today as the most beautiful. But as with so many children of the Eighties, the V8 Zagato is coming of age, and is only bound to appreciate in value as its squared-off styling returns to vogue. Read more »

Honda Preparing To Bring Back The Passport? Posted: 23 Apr 2017 10:54 AM PDT Remember the Passport? It was Honda's first SUV, dipping the Japanese automaker's toes in the proverbial water before it came out with the original CR-V. Now it turns out that Honda could be preparing to bring the name back out of retirement. Read more »

Wiesmann May Be Dead – But Its Cars Aren't Posted: 23 Apr 2017 10:10 AM PDT Call it a casualty of the death of retro or the blight that decimated the European niche auto manufacturing business. Whichever way you look at it, Wiesmann, we're sad to say, isn't around any more. But that doesn't mean its cars aren't. Read more »

What If The Mid-Engine Corvette C8 Looked Like This? Posted: 23 Apr 2017 09:05 AM PDT The mid-engine, C8 Corvette is surely one of the industry's worst kept secrets and even though Chevy has remained quiet about the vehicle, we all know it is coming to shake up the supercar industry. Read more »

Used Car Guide: 2005-2006 BMW 320si Is The Poor Man’s Four-Pot M3 E90 Posted: 23 Apr 2017 01:21 PM PDT Want a future classic Bimmer for just a fraction of an M3 s money? Start reading… The BMW 320si is not another special edition with a handful of red stitching on the seats and some carbon fiber inserts on the dash. Nor is it a pompous top of the range 'Ring model which costs more than a small apartment in South Kensington. Read more »

Is A Used Ferrari 550 Maranello Worth $150,000? It Is If You're A Bad Boy Posted: 23 Apr 2017 07:02 AM PDT Let's face it, any time you can get behind the wheel of a V12-powered supercar with a manual transmission, it's going to be special. Read more »

1998 BMW 840Ci Sport With One Owner Is A Classic Beauty Posted: 23 Apr 2017 05:58 AM PDT Yes, we know that BMW are cooking up an entirely new 8-Series, but the original E31 remains one of the Bavarian brand's classiest modern-era rides, even if it failed to match its looks with driving dynamics. Read more »

McLaren 650S And Lamborghini Aventador Meet For A Good 'Ol Drag Race Posted: 23 Apr 2017 04:55 AM PDT Trying to solve the never-ending dispute of which is faster between two highly-potent exotic machines, such as the McLaren 650S and Lamborghini Aventador, always ends on a drag strip. Read more »

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