Tuesday 9 May 2017

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Audi Q2 Gets Interior Overhaul Thanks To Neidfaktor

Posted: 09 May 2017 04:30 AM PDT


Audi's current range of vehicles has some of the industry's finest looking interiors that seamlessly combine sporty elements with luxurious touches.
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Let This Rare Corvette Safety Car Serve You As It Did At Le Mans

Posted: 09 May 2017 04:04 AM PDT


2003 was an auspicious year for the Chevrolet Corvette. It was celebrating its 50th anniversary (not a lot of model lines get that far) and was in the midst of a winning streak at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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Alfa Romeo Should Make A New Giulietta To Look Just Like This

Posted: 09 May 2017 03:32 AM PDT


With the arrival of the new Giulia sedan and Stelvio crossover, it'd be all too easy to forget about the Giulietta. Not just for us, but for FCA, too. Looking at this image, though, we can't help but hope that Alfa Romeo does a new one.
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Group B! Pick Your Homologated Rally Machine And Place Your Bid

Posted: 09 May 2017 02:29 AM PDT


Group B. Just say the words in certain company (as in, our kind of company) and you'd better be prepared with a mop and bucket for all the drool you'll need to clean up. It was, without a doubt, the ultimate age of rallying, with the most incredible machines ever to slide and jump their way along mixed surfaces.
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WAM's McLaren 570GT Is Worthy Of The 650GT Badge

Posted: 09 May 2017 01:27 AM PDT


In the world of WheelsAndMore, cars need new shoes and more power, and their latest project based on the McLaren 570GT, follows this exact recipe.
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VW Kills Off Plans For 10-Speed Dual-Clutch Transmission

Posted: 08 May 2017 08:16 PM PDT


Volkswagen has confirmed that it has dropped its plans of launching a 10-speed dual-clutch transmission.
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Mark Webber Teases A New Porsche Exclusive Model

Posted: 08 May 2017 07:55 PM PDT

racer Mark Webber, the car in question is clearly based around the 911 and could very well be the same model teased by Porsche Exclusive in March.

As Webber lifts up a section of the white cover in the video linked below, we get a brief flash of the dark green paint scheme that will adorn the model. While it is impossible to tell exactly what 911 variant the latest Porsche Exclusive creation will be based around, the bumper and front air intake look as they are from the 991.2 range.

Fortunately, we won't have to wait long to see the model with the racing driver confirming that it'll be released in the coming days.

Do you have any ideas what it might be? Let us know in the comments below.

Watch the teaser here.

This Porsche 911 GT1 Is As Insane As Street Cars Gets

Posted: 08 May 2017 07:05 PM PDT


There's no doubt that the McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder and Ferrari LaFerrari are about as extreme as modern-day road cars get. But, if you cast your mind back to the mid-1990s, both Porsche and Mercedes-Benz offered super-exclusive race cars that took the extreme road car dial to new extremes.
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Sturdy Guardrail Saves Rally Car From Tumbling Down Mountain

Posted: 08 May 2017 06:33 PM PDT


Unlike most motorsports, those brave enough to compete in rallies don't have the added safety net of huge run off areas, making the sport particularly precarious and prone to spectacular crashes.
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This Vision Of The Upcoming Lotus SUV Is Quite Promising

Posted: 08 May 2017 06:08 PM PDT


The long-awaited Lotus SUV is still four to five years away from launching but if these renderings from Angelo Polo Gallardo even slightly resemble the finished product, we'd be very interested.
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Acura NSX-Powered Honda S2000 Is A Perfect Track Toy

Posted: 08 May 2017 09:57 PM PDT


What do you get when you combine the Honda S2000 with the iconic NSX? The Honda S3500.
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Porsche 718 Boxster S Can Scare A Cayman GT4 On Track

Posted: 08 May 2017 05:08 PM PDT


Porsche's decision to downsize the engine range in the Boxster/Cayman range has been met with a lot of criticism, but there's no denying that the new 718 models are now punchier than ever.
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Toyota Looking At Aluminum To Meet Fuel Economy Standards

Posted: 08 May 2017 04:42 PM PDT


Toyota's North American chief executive has revealed that the Japanese carmaker is looking at lightweight materials in order to meet tightening fuel economy standards.
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Lightweight Performance BMW M2 CSR Has A 590HP S55 Engine

Posted: 08 May 2017 04:14 PM PDT


Stuffing the S55 engine that powers the BMW M3/M4 into the smaller M2 has been done before, but Lightweight Performance's creation could be the coolest one yet.
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TopCar Shows Off All-White Interior For Armoured Mercedes GLE Guard

Posted: 08 May 2017 03:37 PM PDT


If you're in need of an armored Mercedes-Benz, asking TopCar Design for help means hitting two birds with one stone.
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Porsche Only Made 1,287 Of These 996 GT2s... And Now There's One Less

Posted: 08 May 2017 03:04 PM PDT


Among 911s, the GT2 is considered the ultimate. In the few instances that Porsche has offered them, they've combined the forced-induction muscle of the 911 Turbo with the hardcore approach of the GT3.
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Remember That Time Ferrari Made An IndyCar?

Posted: 08 May 2017 02:30 PM PDT


Yeah, neither did we – mostly because it never actually raced. But back in the mid-1980s, Ferrari experimented with the idea of entering the Champ Car series (as the main Indy championship was then known).
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Apple Could Takeover Tesla With Huge Cash Reserves, Says Citi

Posted: 08 May 2017 01:59 PM PDT


Citigroup has cited Tesla and a number of other large companies as potential takeover targets for Apple.
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Major Crash Takes Place At Talladega Superspeedway

Posted: 08 May 2017 01:32 PM PDT


On lap 169 of the Geico 500, eighteen drivers were involved in a massive crash triggered by NASCAR racers AJ Allmendinger and Chase Elliott.
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Check Out Some Ghost In The Shell Automotive Concept Art

Posted: 08 May 2017 09:57 PM PDT


Batou's car from Ghost in the Shell may not be the most futuristic thing out there, especially since it's based on a Lotus Esprit, but it definitely looks like it's seen a gun fight or two.
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BMW M4 CS Is The 2017 MotoGP Prize Car

Posted: 08 May 2017 12:32 PM PDT


The fastest MotoGP rider will get to drive off in the new BMW M4 CS, at the end of the season.
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Jump Into The McLaren P1 LM As It Blasts Up Goodwood’s Hill Route

Posted: 08 May 2017 12:02 PM PDT


With this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed approaching, it felt like a good moment to remind the world of one of the most fascinating runs up the famous hill route.
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Regulators Investigate Faulty Brakes On 2009 Nissan Murano

Posted: 08 May 2017 11:36 AM PDT


Safety regulators in the United States have launched a preliminary investigation into potentially faulty brakes in the 2009 Nissan Murano.
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Cadillac Escalade Rendered Into A Landaulet Just For Kicks

Posted: 08 May 2017 09:57 PM PDT


Chopping off the roof over the rear passenger section of an Escalade would probably be the last thing Cadillac needs, but it has been done; well, sort off…
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Matt Farah's Fear Of Muscle Cars Grows After Camaro Z/28 Drive

Posted: 08 May 2017 10:44 AM PDT


One thing this restored 1980 second-generation Chevy Camaro Z/28 lacks is good brakes, in spite of some alterations to its 350 small-block V8.
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