Category: Latest News
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Lotus F1 Team Creates Awesome ‘Mad Max’ Homage F1 Car
Promoting movies is, mostly, the business of frippery. Here, it’s nothing but. But it’s badass frippery. Yes, frippery can be badass, if it’s a Lotus F1 car decked out Mad Max: Fury Road style with bladed wheels, giant treaded tires, a dually rear axle, flame throwers, human skulls, and protruding spikes. And that’s exactly…
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Nissan Explains Why It Went Front-Wheel Drive For The GT-R LM NISMO: Video
Front-wheel drive. Also known as wrong-wheel drive, at least in performance driving circles. Yes, front-drive cars can be made to go very fast—but it’s always a compromise compared to rear-drive cars. Or is it? Nissan has engineered the GT-R LM NISMO to disprove that idea, and this video explains how and why they did it–and…
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Ferrari 488 Spider, G-Class Vs. Raptor, Fast & Furious Ride: Car News Headlines
The convertible version of Ferrari’s 488 GTB has been spotted outside the automaker’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy. Some possible names for the open-top supercar include 488 Spider and 488 GTS. Mercedes-Benz has just announced a round of updates for its G-Class icon. Unfortunately, production for the 4×4² version still…
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Italy May Offer Incentives For Lamborghini SUV Production
Although senior executives at Lamborghini are confident the green light will be given for production of a new SUV based on 2012’s well-received Urus concept, there’s still a chance fear of the model cannibalizing sales of other Volkswagen Group brands, or perhaps damaging the performance car image of Lamborghini, may cause the project…
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2017 Jaguar F-Pace Spy Video
Jaguar is entering new ground with its first-ever SUV, the recently confirmed F-Pace, which is featured as a prototype in our latest spy video. The new F-Pace is currently undergoing final testing ahead of a world debut at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in September. You may recall that it was at the German show…
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Power Surge: Watch An All-Electric ’68 Mustang Attempt A Record Run
Some might think it a sacrilege to swap internal combustion from electric power in an iconic car like a 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback. But that’s conventional thinking—and Mitch Medford and the team at Bloodshed Motors don’t do conventional. The Zombie 222—as the classic Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] steed has been dubbed—isn’t some…
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Tale Of The Tape: 1985 GTI Vs. 2015 GTI
Among enthusiasts, there will always be a portion of the population primed to lionize classic models and lament the introduction of electronic nannies like traction control. Now, while those conversations are—generally—interesting, from an objective performance standpoint, modern machines will generally win the day. And to illustrate…
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Tale Of The Tape: 1985 GTI Vs. 2015 GTI
Among enthusiasts, there will always be a portion of the population primed to lionize classic models and lament the introduction of electronic nannies like traction control. Now, while those conversations are—generally—interesting, from an objective performance standpoint, modern machines will generally win the day. And to illustrate…