Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster, Bristol Bullet, alternative Chiron design: This Week’s Top Photos

Seventy years after its founding and five years after it was saved from insolvency, niche British sports car marque Bristol is back with a new model, the deliciously-retro Bullet speedster. The car weighs just 2,500 pounds thanks to a mix of aluminum and carbon fiber and is powered by a 370-horsepower V-8 sourced from BMW. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA]…

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Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster, Bristol Bullet, alternative Chiron design: This Week’s Top Photos

2,000-horspower Nissan GT-R crashes after 218-mph speed run

Would you be willing to pilot a Nissan GT-R modified to put out 2,000 horsepower? How would you feel at speeds exceeding 200 mph? And what would you do if it all started to go wrong during braking from a speed run? One lucky fellow with Team Insanity Racing had the guts to find out all of the above in the team’s Switzer Goliath X GT-R. Outfitted…

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2,000-horspower Nissan GT-R crashes after 218-mph speed run

BMW M4 GT4 to go racing in 2018

BMW is set to join the growing list of automakers offering FIA GT4-spec race cars straight from the factory. The German automaker on Thursday announced plans to launch an M4 GT4 race car in time for the 2018 motorsport season. The car will be the successor to the M3 GT4 offered late last decade and judging from this single teaser shot will closely…

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Polaris adds upgraded SLR trim and new roof shade for 2017

Polaris made a bit of a splash recently when it introduced the Slingshot. Back in 2014, Polaris had fully revealed its three-wheeled sporting machine that sought to blend the excitement of a motorcycle with the comfort and convenience of a car. Since then the Slingshot has been a polarizing machine that draws either love or ire depending on the…

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The Hellcat-powered Ram 1500 lives

One Ram owner has given up on waiting for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] to offer the supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 known as the Hellcat in a pickup truck, so he went out and had Master Technician Kevin Byrnes of Midland Chrysler in Midland Ontario, Canada build him one. Several photos of this Hellcat-powered Ram 1500 were posted on the…

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Morgan EV3 whirs to life with initial limited-edition run

At the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, Morgan unveiled a glimpse into its future. It’s the EV3, and it’s an all-electric version of the company’s beloved 3 Wheeler. A 62-horsepower electric motor pairs with a set of lithium-ion batteries to give the electron swilling EV3 a reported range of 150 miles. It will dash from 0-62 miles per hour in nine seconds…

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A modern McLaren F1? Not so fast, supercar boss says

Rumors have been swirling that McLaren engineers and designers are hard at work on successor to the near-mythical F1. Reports from Autocar talk about a hyper-focused machine that slots below the performance arch created by the P1, but above the rest of the lineup. It almost sounds like a variant of the 675LT with more power and a certain familiar…

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Classic Recreations creates Shelby gold with purple(ish) GT500

In the muscle and pony car world, the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Shelby GT500 is one of the more prized machines in a sea of already celebrated and loved bits of iron. They’re not hard to find, necessarily, but they’re certainly expensive. For some though, there are ways to make them even more expensive. Jason Engel and his talented team at…

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Classic Recreations creates Shelby gold with purple(ish) GT500

Guilty pleasures: Cars we loved that you hated

It’s not a critic’s job to convince you they’re right—whenever that actually happens. On a good day, a critic champions what’s new with biting insight and relatable commentary, because rock and roll needed a cheerleader once. On other days (read: most), we’re just bitter asses. A “good” car is hard to write about because good is subjective…

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Guilty pleasures: Cars we loved that you hated