New M6 GT3 Racer To Serve As Basis For Latest BMW Art Car

Off and on since 1975, BMW has seen one of its race cars turned into an art car. It all started when French racing driver Hervé Poulain turned to his artist friend Alexander Calder for a new design on a car. The resulting BMW 3.0 CSL became an instant hit when it zipped around the Circuit De La Sarthe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans that year…

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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show Edition

Our coverage on the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show is now complete, so now it’s time for a quick recap on some of the stars. One of the crowd favorites this year was the rear-wheel-drive Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2. It’s amazing what the designers have achieved with just a few tweaks to the styling and a new coat of paint. Another…

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BMW Previews New Compact Sedan At 2015 Guangzhou Auto Show

The dust is just starting to settle on the floors of this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show but over in China things are heating up as the country’s Guangzhou Auto Show gets underway. It’s at this event that BMW unveiled the Compact Sedan concept, which previews a new sedan from the German automaker that we’ve already spied testing in…

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2017 Mercedes-Benz SL Gets Svelte New Look, Nine-Speed Gearbox: Video

Photos of Mercedes-Benz’s updated SL hit the web last week so we already know about the cosmetic changes made to the car, which feature primarily at the front. Now, however, the car has made its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show and we have all the juicy details to tell you. CHECK OUT: 2016 BMW M4 GTS Priced From $134,200: Video The updated…

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2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Races Into L.A. Auto Show

Porsche’s entry-level customer race car at present is the 911 GT3 Cup, but the automaker has now undercut this with a new GT4-spec racer based on the recently revealed Cayman GT4. GT4 competition has been growing in popularity over the years as the series tend to be a much more affordable avenue for budding motorsport enthusiasts compared to…

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2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Races Into L.A. Auto Show

2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 Clubsport Races Into L.A. Auto Show

Porsche’s entry-level customer race car at present is the 911 GT3 Cup, but the automaker has now undercut this with a new GT4-spec racer based on the recently revealed Cayman GT4. GT4 competition has been growing in popularity over the years as the series tend to be a much more affordable avenue for budding motorsport enthusiasts compared to…

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2016 Nissan Juke Gets Stinger Edition Personalization Package

It used to be that getting the factory to personalize your car was something only buyers of high-end autos like supercars would do. Now even buyers of the humble Nissan Juke get to join the personalization club. Today, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan is showing its 2016 Juke, and for the latest model year the vehicle is available with a…

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2016 Nissan Juke Gets Stinger Edition Personalization Package

2016 Nissan Juke Gets Stinger Edition Personalization Package

It used to be that getting the factory to personalize your car was something only buyers of high-end autos like supercars would do. Now even buyers of the humble Nissan Juke get to join the personalization club. Today, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan is showing its 2016 Juke, and for the latest model year the vehicle is available with a…

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Purists Rejoice: The 2017 Jaguar XE Will Get A Manual Option

It’s a bit disheartening to think that the fact a slick sport sedan like the Jaguar XE will come with a manual option is news—but that doesn’t make it any less welcome. At this point, it appears the six-speed stick will only be offered on models with the 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4, with the range-topping supercharged, 340-horsepower V-6…

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Producer At Center of Top Gear Fracas Sues Clarkson, BBC

Jeremy Clarkson and the BBC will face a racial discrimination lawsuit over the presenter’s fracas with producer Oisin Tymon, The Guardian is reporting. Damage awards are uncapped in the United Kingdom, and have been known to exceed the equivalent of $150,000. But given the high profile nature of the case, and quite honestly, Clarkson’s fantastic…

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