Monday 29 May 2017

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AMG Boss Confirms Models To Sit Below A45, CLA45 And GLA45

Posted: 29 May 2017 04:30 AM PDT


Mercedes-AMG boss Tobiers Moers said that the German automaker will develop a series of models that will sit below its existing '45' badged cars.
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Mint '93 Porsche Carrera RSR Sold For Millions At Villa d'Este

Posted: 29 May 2017 04:06 AM PDT


There's no shortage of classic car concours or their accompanying auctions on the calendar each year, but few can compete with the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este for the sheer beauty of the vehicles displayed... and changing hands. And this year's event was no exception, with RM Sotheby's setting several new records.
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BMW ///Made Donuts For Mercedes-AMG's 50th Birthday

Posted: 29 May 2017 03:24 AM PDT


Of all the legendary rivalries that have characterized the history and industry of the automobile, some of the best have occurred between countrymen: Chevy versus Ford, Ferrari versus Lamborghini, Toyota versus Honda, BMW versus Mercedes... or more specifically, in this case, BMW M versus Mercedes-AMG.
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What It Would Look Like If The Transformers Landed In Russia

Posted: 29 May 2017 02:33 AM PDT


Ever wonder how it is that the alien robots from Transformers ended up looking like cars and trucks from our own planet? As any dedicated fan could tell you, it's because they adopted the forms of the vehicles they saw when they arrived. Or so the story goes.
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Vintage Group C Race Cars Sound Like Race Cars Should

Posted: 28 May 2017 11:54 PM PDT


Whether you're talking about road cars or race cars, there's any number of factors that add up to a great experience. And sound is a big one.
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Takuma Sato Wins Indy 500, Alonso Forced To Retire

Posted: 28 May 2017 08:20 PM PDT


Takuma Sato has become the first Japanese driver to claim victory at the Indianapolis 500 after overtaking three-time winner Helio Castroneves with just six laps remaining.

Takuma Sato has become the first Japanese driver to claim victory at the Indianapolis 500 after overtaking three-time winner Helio Castroneves with just six laps remaining.
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Uber And Lyft To Return To Austin After Year-Long Absence

Posted: 28 May 2017 06:12 PM PDT


Uber and Lyft are both set to return to the streets of Austin, Texas when new statewide regulations come into effect.
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Lamborghini Hustles Urus Prototype Around The Green Hell

Posted: 28 May 2017 05:00 PM PDT


As the Lamborghini Urus edges closer to being revealed, a heavily-disguised prototype has been scooped at the world's most fearsome racetrack, the Nurburgring.
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Ferrari Museum in Maranello Expands To Accommodate New Exhibits, Visitors

Posted: 28 May 2017 04:05 PM PDT


Have you been waiting for the right opportunity to make your pilgrimage to Maranello? Your patience may have paid off as Ferrari has now completed a major expansion of its factory museum.
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Lotus Tuning Could Help Propel Volvo Polestar To The Top

Posted: 28 May 2017 03:02 PM PDT


Volvo, it should come as little surprise, is getting serious about its Polestar performance line. And now it could get some extra help from one of the best in the business – at least as far as chassis tuning is concerned.
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Someone Thought This BMW M3 Body Kit Was A Good Idea...

Posted: 28 May 2017 06:29 PM PDT


Modifying old Bimmers is still a thing, apparently, and when the car is an M3, purists are entitled to call it sacrilege.
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What Makes This Ferrari 575M Worth More Than Both These Aston Vanquishes?

Posted: 28 May 2017 01:03 PM PDT


It's 2003. You have over $200k to spend, and you want a European twelve-cylinder super-tourer. So what'll it be, an Aston Martin V12 Vanquish or a Ferrari 575M Maranello?
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This Is The F1 Powertrain Of The Mercedes-AMG Project One

Posted: 28 May 2017 12:02 PM PDT


Mercedes-AMG has revealed the powertrain and underpinnings of the Project One hybrid hypercar at the Nurburgring 24 Hours, offering the world its first taste of the radical performance car.
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Cheap Can Be Fun, Too: Here's KBB's 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18k

Posted: 28 May 2017 06:30 PM PDT


We know the problem all too well. You want to get a new car, and you want it to be cool, but you're on a budget. So what to do?
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BMW 8 Series Concept Looks Tempting As A Convertible Too

Posted: 28 May 2017 10:07 AM PDT


The original BMW 8 Series never bred a convertible version. The 6 Series that followed certainly did, though. So will the new 8 that's set to take its place?
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Blue 'Macchina Volante' Pagani Huayra BC Is A Rolling Piece Of Art

Posted: 28 May 2017 08:59 AM PDT


Last week, noted U.S car collector Kris Singh took delivery of arguably the craziest Pagani Huayra BC produced to date, dubbed the Macchina Volante (Italian for flying machine).
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Designer's Take On A Mercedes Hybrid Supercar Looks Fittingly Outlandish

Posted: 28 May 2017 11:56 AM PDT


Mercedes-AMG's Project One hypercar will debut in just a few months at the Frankfurt Motor Show. but in the meantime, we'll be drooling over this Mercedes supercar concept created by a Behance designer.
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Watchdog Says VW Made $26 Billion From Cheating Diesels In France

Posted: 28 May 2017 06:58 AM PDT


France's consumer fraud watchdog believes Volkswagen earned 22.78 billion euros ($25.65 billion) by selling its diesel emissions cheating vehicles in the country, Reuters reports.
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$13 Million Rolls-Royce Sweptail May Be Most Expensive New Car Ever

Posted: 28 May 2017 11:56 AM PDT


Hot on the heels of the Rolls-Royce Sweptail premiering at Villa d'Este, it has emerged that the one-off is possibly the most expensive new car ever built.
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Go For A POV Ride In A 720 HP McLaren 570GT

Posted: 28 May 2017 04:56 AM PDT


There are a number of seriously impressive vehicles in McLaren's current line-up but of them all, it is perhaps the 570GT that makes the most sense.
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