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2017 Aston Martin DB11, 2018 BMW X5, Ole Yeller Mustang Shelby GT350: This Week’s Top Photos
With its striking yellow paint scheme and neon green accents, this Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang Shelby GT350 isn’t your average pony car. That’s because it was inspired by one of the best-known fighter aircraft ever to take to the skies. If you want it you can’t have it because the one and only example…
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2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro starts at $41,700, ain’t no mountain high enough
We saw it coming, but that doesn’t soften the blow much now that it’s here. Toyota announced this week that prices for its 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD, an off-roading pickup powerhouse, will start at $41,700, including destination. That’s the entry price for a 6-speed manual transmission pickup with all the skid-plating, kevlar-tire-reinforcing…
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C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 crashes leaving Arizona car meet
The owner of a C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 recently found out the hard way why it’s never a good idea to do burnouts and speed on public roads. His car ended up a total wreck after he pulled some antics best left to a restricted area such as a track. As this video from YouTube…
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Buy grill master George Foreman’s Lamborghini
When selling a car at auction, a little star power never hurts. This 1997 Lamborghini Diablo VT Roadster is already pretty striking on its own, but it also has a notable former owner. When he wasn’t selling grills, George Foreman was driving this Lambo from new. Now the classic supercar is heading to Mecum’s auction…
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Buick Y-Job named to the National Historic Vehicle Register
The Buick Y-Job, one of the most influential concept cars of all time, became the 14th car to be named to the National Historic Vehicle Register today. The Y-Job went on display in early 1940 as the “Car of the Future.” Created by legendary GM design chief Harley J. Earl’s Styling Section, it used a…
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Bugatti Chiron and Vision Gran Turismo head to Monterey Car Week
Bugatti fans are in for a treat at Monterey Car Week, which runs August 15-21 in Monterey, California and concludes with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. Bugatti has confirmed the appearance of both its Chiron hypercar and Vision Gran Turismo concept. The Chiron will be present at The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering on August 19…
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F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone’s kidnapped mother-in-law rescued
Police in Brazil have rescued 67-year-old Aparecida Schunck, the mother-in-law of 85-year-old Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone, after she was kidnapped at her home in São Paulo on July 21. The kidnappers demanded 120 million Brazilian Reals (approximately $36.5 million) for her release but police rescued her unharmed and without the…
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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.…
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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…