Saturday 30 September 2017

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Does This Audi S4 B5 Look Like A 1,100HP+ Super Saloon To You?

Posted: 30 Sep 2017 03:52 AM PDT


Even though you can buy a perfectly new high-performance hatch or saloon, people continue to invest crazy money in older cars such as the Audi S4 B5.
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Study Finds Being Dehydrated As Bad As Having Blood Alcohol Concentration Of 0.8%

Posted: 30 Sep 2017 02:46 AM PDT


Nissan is raising awareness that people should hit the bottle before driving, though before you lash out on the Japanese carmaker, know that it's referring to...water and not alcohol.
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Seat Ateca SUV Graduates From The DFA Tuning School

Posted: 30 Sep 2017 01:35 AM PDT


Have you ever looked at the Seat Ateca thinking that it needs a few aftermarket bits and pieces to become more attractive? No? Well, DF Automotive has.
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Dacia Won't Make A Sporty Duster GT, But The Internet Has

Posted: 30 Sep 2017 12:23 AM PDT


Only a few weeks after the new generation Dacia Duster celebrated its world debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, rendering artist have started pondering what the Romanian brand could do next with its latest crossover.
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Lambo Aventador Roadster Vs Huracan Spyder In A 1/2 Mile Race

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 08:03 PM PDT


The Lamborghini Aventador Roadster and Huracan Spyder are two of the fastest exotics in the world, with very little between them on paper over short distances.
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New Buick Regal Gets Standard Active-Hood In China To Protect Pedestrians

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 07:35 PM PDT


General Motors has helped reduce pedestrian injury and fatality in Europe with the active-hood system on a number of vehicles in 2007.
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Matt Farah Drives Bonkers Tri-Turbo 1,200 HP McLaren 12C

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 06:59 PM PDT


By utilizing a third, larger turbocharged, alongside two stock turbos, this heavily-customized McLaren 12C Spider sounds like a jet fighter when it accelerates...and goes like one as well.
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BAC Mono Goes For A Wondrous Scandinavian Road Trip

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 06:33 PM PDT


It is hard to believe that the BAC Mono was revealed some six years ago yet still looks as good as ever and remains one of the best driver's cars on the market.
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Watch Ford GT Set A New Record Near The Arctic Circle

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 06:02 PM PDT


It doesn't get much better than a performance driving machine on a scenic, twisting road. Ford knows that all too well, producing a series of videos on Europe's greatest driving roads that culminated over a year ago. But it has at least one more up its sleeve.
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Toyota's Building Hybrid Powertrains In America For The First Time

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 05:31 PM PDT


Toyota makes a lot of hybrids – and sells a lot of them in the US. It hasn't actually made any of those hybrid powertrains in America until now, but that's about to change.
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Even Track Weapons Love Themselves Some Shiny New Wheels

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 04:57 PM PDT


As it turns out, the Nurburgring-bred Mercedes-AMG GT R doesn't necessarily need its grippy Michelin Cup 2 rubber wrapped around those stock 10-spoke 20" wheels.
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2018 Honda Civic Sedan Priced From $18,840, Coupe Starting At $19,250

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 04:28 PM PDT


Honda has announced pricing and range details of the 2018 Civic Sedan, Coupe and Si models, which will go on sale nationwide on October 3.
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Place Your Bets: McLaren 720S Takes On Tuned 650S

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 03:59 PM PDT


Since hardly anything has been able to keep up with the McLaren 720S, perhaps its greatest challenge yet will come from something with an identical badge.
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Nissan Suspends Vehicle Registrations In Japan After Botched Inspections

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 03:30 PM PDT


Nissan has announced a temporary suspension of all new vehicle registrations on dealer lots and factory inventory in Japan.
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Aston Martin DB11 V8 Promo Will Give You An Eargasm

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 02:59 PM PDT


Prepare for 1 minute and 19 seconds of pure emotion brought forward by Aston Martin with the official launch film of the AMG-powered DB11.
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After Volvo, Geely Now Completes Acquisition Of Lotus

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 02:32 PM PDT


Chinese automaker Geely has completed the acquisition of the majority stake in Lotus, with Lotus CEO Jean-Marc Gales remaining in charge of the British sports car company.
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California Lawmaker Wants To Stop Gas And Diesel Car Sales After 2040

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 06:16 PM PDT


California Air Resources Board chairman Mary Nichols recently revealed Governor Jerry Brown was considering banning vehicles with internal combustion engines and it appears at least one lawmaker will attempt to make it happen.
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Owner Of Donkey That Mistook Orange McLaren For A Carrot Fined $7,000

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 01:37 PM PDT


Last fall, a McLaren 650S Spider owner got a bit of a surprise when he parked his high-end supercar and looked into the mirror to see a donkey chewing on the car's rear bumper.
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Toyota Is Working On Updated Versions Of The 4Runner, Sequoia, And Tundra

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 12:59 PM PDT


Chevrolet, Ford, and Ram unveiled a number of new trucks at the Texas State Fair but Toyota declined to make any major announcements.
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Porsche 918 Spyder Worth Is One Expensive But Utterly Satisfying Toy

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 12:43 PM PDT


As one of the world's few hybrid hypercars, the Porsche 918 Spyder is the type of machine that doesn't really have a lot of faults.
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Police Reportedly Arrest Former VW Engine Boss Wolfgang Hatz Over Dieselgate

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 12:10 PM PDT


The former engine development chief for the Volkswagen Group, Wolfgang Hatz, has reportedly been arrested for his involvement in Volkswagen's diesel cheating scandal.
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Volkswagen Arteon Gets Modest Updates From ABT

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 11:41 AM PDT


ABT Sportsline has dropped its first aftermarket take on the Volkswagen CC's successor, the sexy looking Arteon.
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Lewis Hamilton Laps Sepang In Road Car With Very Enthusiastic Passenger

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 02:47 PM PDT


Lewis Hamilton has taken a Mercedes-AMG road car around Sepang, as the famous Malaysian Grand Prix circuit is scheduled to make its Formula 1 calendar exit.
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Fiat 500L Lineup Gets New City Cross Special Edition

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 10:47 AM PDT


A few months after significantly updating the 500L, Fiat has introduced a new version to complement the lineup - the City Cross.
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Michael Jordan's Mercedes-Benz SLR 722 Hits Auto Trader

Posted: 29 Sep 2017 10:24 AM PDT


A Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition once owned by basketball great Michael Jordan is currently for sale on Auto Trader.
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