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Ferrari opens its museum to everyone… online
If you’re a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] enthusiast, you can now save hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars on an airplane ticket, train tickets, hotel rooms, and all the pasta you can eat: The Ferrari Museum has been added to Google Maps’ StreetView. This means anyone with an Internet connection at their disposal can virtually walk around…
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2018 Jaguar F-Type, 2017 Porsche 911 RSR, Hyperloop One test: This Week’s Top Photos
Jaguar is out testing an updated version of its F-Type sports car and we spotted one of the prototypes running at the Nürburgring. Among the updates will be a tweaked front end, LED headlights, and possibly a turbocharged 4-cylinder as the new base option. Fancy the look of a classic Porsche 911 but with the…
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2016 Formula One Spanish Grand Prix preview
Round five of the 2016 Formula One World Championship is the Spanish Grand Prix, which is on this weekend in beautiful Barcelona. The race is once again taking place at Circuit de Catalunya, a site known well to teams as much of the winter testing is done here. It’s also been home to the Spanish…
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Apple invests $1 billion in Chinese Uber rival
Apple is perhaps signaling its future intentions regarding the auto industry with the announcement it is investing $1 billion in a Chinese rival to ride-sharing businesses such as Lyft and Uber. The investment in Didi Chuxing Technology was announced yesterday and comes just a few months after General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] announced it was…
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Vintage video explains how car suspension systems work
For your viewing pleasure, this 1930s instructional video released by Chevrolet tells us all about how suspensions operate in remarkably simple, yet entertaining, terms. The film, dug up by the folks at Road & Track, was intended to be shown to mechanics at Chevrolet dealerships. It appears to have been developed by the automaker’s training…
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FCA trademarks Kamal name, might use it for Alfa Romeo SUV
The folks at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] have been busy at the trademark office. Though the automaker has yet to trademark the name for the upcoming Stelvio SUV, the brand has added the name Kamal into the mix. It’s a moniker that will likely be applied to the growing lineup of Alfa Romeo SUVs, most…
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2018 Jaguar F-Type spy shots
Jaguar will soon implement its first major update to the F-Type sports car since the model’s launch for the 2014 model year. A prototype has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring and reveals many of the planned changes. Thankfully, Jaguar’s design team has preserved the F-Type’s handsome look by only implementing subtle…
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Watch the Lexus LC take on a fighter jet
Lexus’ new LC coming early next year is bound to be pretty fast, but racing a fighter jet? That may put the two-door luxury coupe out of its element. In this video/commercial released by Lexus’ Spanish distributor, a bright red LC 500 piloted by actress Mar Saura takes on an F-18 fighter jet…well, kind of.…
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Ford GT crashes hard in 2016 WEC’s 6 Hours of Spa
Spa-Francorchamps’ infamous Eau Rouge corner claimed another victim in the form of the number 66 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT in yesterday’s 6 Hours of Spa, the second race of the 2016 World Endurance Championship. The car, one of two GTs fielded by Ford in partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing, was driven at the time…
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Ford GT crashes hard in 2016 WEC’s 6 Hours of Spa
Spa-Francorchamps’ infamous Eau Rouge corner claimed another victim in the form of the number 66 Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT in yesterday’s 6 Hours of Spa, the second race of the 2016 World Endurance Championship. The car, one of two GTs fielded by Ford in partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing, was driven at the time…