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Mazda Announces Pricing For Miata MX-5 Cup Car
How much will it cost you to buy a turn-key race car and begin your semi-professional racing career? If you want a 2016 Mazda Miata MX-5 Cup car, it will run $53,000. Mazda developed the car to race in the Global MX-5 Cup series and the factory will give priority to current drivers in the…
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Oliver Blume Named CEO Of Porsche
Sports car manufacturer Porsche from today will be led by Oliver Blume. The 47-year-old was previously in charge of production and logistics and was promoted to the top job following last week’s announcement that Matthias Müller, Blume’s predecessor, is to lead the Volkswagen Group following CEO Martin Winterkorn’s…
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Bruce McLaren Latest Auto Icon To Get Big Screen Feature
It’s been more than four decades since New Zealander Bruce McLaren lost his life testing a Can-Am car at the Goodwood Circuit in Southern England. A hillclimb event began his racing career, which would see McLaren race and design cars at the sport’s highest levels, including Formula One and Can-Am, before his untimely death at…
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Escort Just Released A Radar Detector With Arrows, Your Move Valentine One
For anyone who takes radar and laser detectors seriously, there are only two brands to consider: Escort and Valentine One. For years Escort has added new technology to its detectors, from GPS lockout to minimize false alerts to its red light camera database. Meanwhile, Valentine One has quietly updated its software, and gotten slightly thinner…
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Tesla “Totally Cool” With Rivals Using Supercharger Network, Already In Talks With European Firm
This past week, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO and founder Elon Musk has been in Europe where he helped inaugurate a final assembly plant for the Model S in the Dutch city of Tilburg and presented at a business council meeting in Germany alongside Sigmar Gabriel, the German Minister of Economy & Energy. It was during…
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2016 MINI Clubman Priced From $24,950
MINI’s bigger, more premium second-generation Clubman goes on sale in January and we can confirm that it will be priced from $24,950 for the base Cooper, including an $850 destination charge. That’s almost $2k higher than the starting price of the outgoing model, but the new Clubman, which arrives as a 2016 model, is a…
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Rosberg Secures Pole After Kvyat Crashes Out At 2015 Japanese Grand Prix
There was a dramatic end to qualifying for the 2015 Formula One Japanese Grand Prix earlier today, with Infiniti Red Bull Racing driver Daniil Kvyat crashing in the final stages and the red flag forced to come out. It meant nine remaining drivers were unable to complete their final quick lap as the session was…
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2016 HSV R8 Ute, 2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class, 2017 Maserati Levante: This Week’s Top Photos
HSV, short for Holden Special Vehicles, has been building fast four-doors for the past three decades, the huge majority of them based on the Holden Commodore range of sedans, wagons and utes. The company’s latest offerings are now available with General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] supercharged 6.2-liter LSA V-8. This ute model is the R8…
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Porsche Classic Comes Out With Special Care Kit For Older Cars
Owning a classic car is more popular than ever but looking after them, especially if they’re particular special models, needs to be done correctly in order to preserve the original condition. One of the most popular classic cars to own is the 911, and for owners of these there is the Porsche Classic department which…
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2017 Toyota Subcompact Crossover Spy Shots (Production C-HR)
These are the latest spy shots of a new subcompact crossover from Toyota. Designed to go up against rivals like the Chevrolet Trax, Mazda CX-3 and Nissan Juke, the new Toyota model, whatever it ends up being labeled, should be unveiled in early 2016 ahead of a showroom debut by the fall of that year.…