Monday 30 April 2018

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If Tesla Made An Electric Motor Yacht, It Might Look Something Like This

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 04:01 AM PDT

Moroccan designer Aziz Belkharmoudi envisions this electric motor yacht powered by two powertrains from the Tesla Model S.

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Sit Back And Enjoy Luftgekuhlt 5 Condensed Into 60 Seconds

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 03:26 AM PDT

The organizers of SoCal's premier classic Porsche event released this packed video from this year's gathering.

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Turns Out The New Aston Martin Vantage Looks Good In Black Or White, Too [338 Pics]

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 03:02 AM PDT

Check out the new Aston Martin Vantage in both black and white in this extensive gallery of 338 images.

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Cupra Taps Into The Bicycle Market With Help From Fabike

Posted: 30 Apr 2018 01:55 AM PDT

The Cupra-branded bike has a carbon fiber frame, competition handlebars and hydraulic disc brakes.

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Parked BMW Catches Fire And Sets House Ablaze In North Carolina

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 06:36 PM PDT

Fire investigators quickly determined the BMW, which was sitting at the garage, as the cause of the inferno.

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The Pope’s Lamborghini Huracan Expected To Fetch $300-425k In Auction

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 05:16 PM PDT

All proceeds from the sale of the Pope's one-off Huracan will go to charity.

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General Motors CEO Mary Barra Made ‘Only’ $22 Million Last Year

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 04:09 PM PDT

Even at $22 million, Mary Barra made $624,011 less than she did the year before.

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Range Rover Velar’s Roof Sliced Off By Absent-Minded Truck Driver

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 02:58 PM PDT

Driving under a bridge with the top deck up resulted in totaling the brand-new Velar.

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Ricciardo And Verstappen Swap Their Red Bull F1 Cars For A Lada Niva 4×4

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 02:55 PM PDT

Red Bull Racing's drivers took to the wheel of a very different four-wheeled vehicle for a race in Azerbaijan.

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Enzo Ferrari’s Last F1 Racer Could Be Your New Track Toy

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 01:56 PM PDT

The F1/87 was the last F1 car made under Enzo Ferrari's watchful eye, and chassis #100 is coming up for auction.

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Brabus Mourns The Death Of Its Founder Bodo Buschmann

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 12:58 PM PDT

The founder of Brabus and Startech died on Thursday at just 62 years old.

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Tesla’s Autopilot Chief Leaves For Intel

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 12:03 PM PDT

Another senior executive has left Tesla, this time the head of its Autopilot program.

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Sunday 29 April 2018

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McLaren Kicks Off One-Make 570S GT4 Series At Spa-Francorchamps

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 03:59 AM PDT

The Pure McLaren championship will consist of 12 races throughout the year.

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VW Lupo GTI: The Forgotten Successor Of The Original Golf GTI

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 02:58 AM PDT

Two decades before the Up! GTI, VW had released yet another spiritual successor to the first Golf GTI.

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Russia’s Lada Vesta SW And Vesta SW Cross Arrive In Europe, Pricing Starts At €11,990

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 01:59 AM PDT

Europeans customers will have to settle for a 1.6-liter petrol engine with 105 HP.

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Jenson Button To Race At Le Mans 24 Hours In Top-Tier LMP1 Class

Posted: 29 Apr 2018 12:53 AM PDT

Jenson Button will join fellow Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso at this year's Le Mans endurance race.

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Movie Cars Star In A Celeb-Heavy Jay Leno’s Garage Episode

Posted: 28 Apr 2018 06:35 PM PDT

Jamie Foxx, ex-Stig Ben Collins, and musician James Taylor all make an appearance in the episode.

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Toyota Will Invest $170 Million In Corolla-Building Mississippi Plant

Posted: 28 Apr 2018 05:17 PM PDT

This is part of Toyota's five-year, $10 billion investment plan in its U.S. facilities.

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China’s Ride-Hailing Firm Didi Looking Into Purpose-Built Vehicles

Posted: 28 Apr 2018 04:18 PM PDT

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi wants vehicles built specifically for this purpose.

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And This, Ladies And Gents, Is Not How You Drift A Ford Focus RS

Posted: 28 Apr 2018 03:01 PM PDT

Having a Drift mode in your car is not enough - you also have to know what you're doing.

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Volkswagen Amarok By BBM Is An Adventure-Ready Off-Road Monster

Posted: 28 Apr 2018 01:59 PM PDT

X-Class what? Check out this extremely potent VW Amarok with a host of aftermarket parts instead.

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Hennessey Performance Has Built A 1,000+ HP Dodge Demon

Posted: 28 Apr 2018 12:57 PM PDT

With an astounding 1.93 seconds for the 0-60 mph run, this tuned Demon is a sub-10-second car.

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Trump Administration Tipped To Freeze Fuel Economy Standards From 2020 To 2026

Posted: 28 Apr 2018 11:59 AM PDT

Automakers have been pushing for fuel economy regulations to be relaxed, and Trump happily obliged.

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2005 Honda NSX And 2018 Civic Type R Are Very Evenly Matched

Posted: 28 Apr 2018 10:56 AM PDT

Separated by thirteen years, the NSX and Civic Type R are very different yet absolutely thrilling.

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