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BMW Offers EnLighten App Connectivity To Predict Traffic Signals
BMW claims to be the first carmaker to integrate a new app designed to help urban drivers anticipate traffic signals. Created by a company called Connected Signals, the EnLighten app shows the current state of a traffic light in front of the car, including a countdown showing the time until the signal changes. It analyzes…
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Ford Says Shelby GT350R Lap Times Match 911 GT3, Beat Camaro Z/28
According to Ford Motor Company, the forthcoming Shelby GT350R Mustang is as quick around a racetrack as the Porsche 911 GT3. Well, one track anyway. In independent testing conducted at Grattan Raceway in Belding, Michigan, the Ford Shelby GT350R Mustang posted a lap time equal to that of the Porsche 911 GT3 and one second…
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McLaren 675LT Mega Gallery And Video
At the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, McLaren unveiled a new, more hardcore version of its 650S that the company said would be built in a limited run of just 500 cars. The car is called the 675LT, where the numerical part of the name refers to the metric horsepower rating and the letters LT signify…
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The One:1’s Amazing Story From von Koenigsegg Himself: Video
One thing is for sure: Christian von Koenigsegg knows customer service. After he delivered some of the fastest cars the planet has ever seen—see the ferocious Agera R and the CCX—several of his customers came asking for more of everything. Or almost everything. After all, nobody is looking for a deliberately heavier supercar. The…
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Very First Bugatti Veyron Headed To Auction At Monterey
There’s virtually nothing to write about the Bugatti Veyron that hasn’t been covered before. Even a decade after its release, the initial model’s specs remain breathtaking: 1001 horsepower, 16 cylinders, four turbochargers, ten radiators, and a 253-mph top speed. Of course, there’s also the million-plus dollar entry fee, and the operating costs…
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Koenigsegg One:1 Breaks Its Own Record At Spa: Video
Since it’s no longer possible to attempt a lap record at the Nürburgring due to the recently imposed speed limits at certain sections of the track, to prove the performance of its range-topping One:1 Koenigsegg has been hitting a number of other famous circuits around the globe. Previously, the 1,341-horsepower supercar with official…
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Inside The Ford GT’s Secret Underground Design Lab: Video
Even for those without a terribly active imagination, the phrase “secret underground lab” implies plenty. And while there’s no death ray, roomful of training ninjas, or super villains lurking in this one, it’s pretty exciting nevertheless. After all, it’s where the new Ford GT was born. Since it stole the spotlight from virtually everything else…
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Lamborghini Chief Engineer Explains The SuperVeloce Ethos: Video
The 2016 Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce is possibly the best car to ever roll out of the factory in Sant’Agata Bolognese, but as its chief engineer Maurizio Reggiani explains here in this video, the famous SV badging represents much more than just the cutting of weight and an increase in power and downforce. The…
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2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC First Drive
The 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class will arrive later this year, as a new nameplate with a look that’s entirely different than that of its predecessor. And behind it, there seems to be an indelible backstory. Automakers don’t often point much to predecessors as they’re introducing new vehicles, but it’s not that often either…