Monday 14 August 2017

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Wild Infiniti Driver Hits BMW And Sends It Under A Semi

Posted: 14 Aug 2017 04:30 AM PDT


A reckless Infiniti G37 driver has been caught on dashcam side-swiping a BMW and sending the German sedan spinning into a semi-truck.
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Forget The Black Series: Mercedes CLK DTM AMG Was The Ultimate Benz

Posted: 14 Aug 2017 04:02 AM PDT


With as much as 503 horsepower on tap, the Mercedes-AMG C63 is one seriously powerful vehicle. But it's not the most extreme that Affalterbach has done.
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FCA Could Be Bought By The Chinese Any Day Now

Posted: 14 Aug 2017 03:29 AM PDT


Fiat Chrysler chief Sergio Marchionne has made no secret of his desire for another merger. But without no major automakers in Europe or America showing any interest, Marchionne's switching his focus to the Far East. And it could bear fruit in the form of a buyout at any moment.
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Williams, Ferrari Tempting – But Hamilton Wants To End Career At Mercedes

Posted: 14 Aug 2017 03:03 AM PDT


With three world championships under his belt and still at the height of his career, there's hardly a team on the grid in F1 today that wouldn't be interested in Lewis Hamilton. But as far as he's concerned, he'll stay at Mercedes until he's ready to retire.
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Facelifted Honda Jazz Debuts Ahead Of Frankfurt With New 1.5L Engine

Posted: 14 Aug 2017 01:31 AM PDT


Europeans will get to order the updated Honda Jazz starting from November.
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Beautifully-Restored 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL Could Be Yours

Posted: 14 Aug 2017 12:00 AM PDT


Of course, buying this 1972 3.0 CSL would require spending a hefty sum - between £70,000 and £80,000 ($91,207-$104,237) according to SilverstoneAuctions' estimates, but it could turn out to be a good investment, considering that BMW only made 1,265 units, and not all of them live on.
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Dodge Challenger Plows Through Protestors In Charlottesville

Posted: 14 Aug 2017 12:00 AM PDT


A Dodge Challenger has plowed into a group of protestors in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing a 32-year-old woman and injuring at least 19 others.
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Only Remaining Ford GT40 Roadster Looking For A New Home

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 06:12 PM PDT


Few cars are more iconic than the original Ford GT40s which stormed to victory at the 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans.
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AC Schnitzer Works Its Magic On New BMW 5-Series

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 05:03 PM PDT


German tuning company AC Schnitzer has wasted no time developing and releasing its first modifications for the 2018 BMW 5-Series.
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All-Electric Mini Could Debut At Frankfurt Motor Show

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 04:02 PM PDT


We recently received confirmation that the first all-electric Mini production model will be built in the UK and now the latest word on the street indicates the vehicle will debut at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Jaguar XF Sportbrake Reaching US Dealers In November

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 02:58 PM PDT


Have you been waiting patiently to get your American hands on a new Jaguar XF Sportbrake? Well your patience will soon be rewarded.
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Can't Wait 4 Years? Buy This Koenigsegg Agera R From Switzerland

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 01:57 PM PDT


If you want to get your hands on a Koenigsegg, you'll have to wait a good four years for delivery. Though the manufacturer is working on reducing those waiting times, in the end it's a relatively small operation and the labor involved in producing each one of its hypercars is intensive.
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Donington Park Taken Over By UK's Biggest Racetrack Conglomerate

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 01:03 PM PDT


Planning a track session or a day at the races in the UK? Chances are, unless you're heading to Silverstone, you'll be visiting one of the tracks owned and operated by MotorSport Vision.
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This Replica '67 Shelby GT500CR 900S Mustang Is Fit For A Sheikh

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 11:56 PM PDT


The sad reality of today's energy market is that few of us can really get away anymore with driving a Mustang with a 427-cubic-inch engine. Hence the EcoBoost. But some still can. Like the Saudi Arabian sheikh who commissioned this Shelby GT500CR 900S from Classic Recreations.
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What's Porsche Planning With This High-Performance Engine?

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 11:56 PM PDT


With a growing lineup of performance automobiles, you can bet that at any moment, the powertrain engineers at Porsche are working on some new engine to motivate them. But this project has our interest piqued more than usual.
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Sit Back And Relax Behind The Wheel Of A Mercedes-Maybach S600

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 09:56 AM PDT


While Mercedes-Maybach is getting ready to pull the cover off the 6 Convertible Concept next week, the guys at AutoTopNL have taken out the luxurious S600 for a POV test drive.
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De Tomaso's Last Concept Would Make A Great Addition To Your Living Room

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 08:58 AM PDT


Automakers come and go from Italy's "supercar valley" – the area between Modena and Bologna that's home today to Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, and Pagani. From 1959 through the 1990s, that included De Tomaso as well.
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The Ever-Gorgeous Citroen SM Gets The One Take Treatment

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 08:00 AM PDT


Vintage Citroens don't come more special than the legendary SM, a four-seater coupe that rides on the buttery-smooth hydropneumatic suspension and is powered by a Maserati V6. Weird combo but nevertheless special.
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Happy 40th Birthday To The Porsche 928

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 07:00 AM PDT


Porsche is marking the 40th anniversary of the 928 this year, and it has big celebrations in store for the upcoming Oldtimer Grand Prix – one of Germany's preeminent classic car events, taking place at the Nürburgring in just a few days from now.
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Beatiful And Rare 1998 Alpina B12 5.7 Selling For €35,000 In Sweden

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 06:03 AM PDT


If you've always loved the third-generation E38 BMW 7-Series, purchasing something like this Midnight Blue Alpina B12 should feel like a dream come true.
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Ferrari 288 GTO R Imagines What Might Have Been If Group B Had Lasted

Posted: 13 Aug 2017 11:56 PM PDT


Group B was barely a flash in the pan on the motor racing scene, lasting only from 1982 to '86. But in that short span of time, it yielded some of the most impressive machinery ever made.

The Audi Sport Quattro, BMW M1, and Porsche 959 might never have come to be if not for Group B. Ditto the Ferrari 288 GTO.
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