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Hennessey Previews Supercharged 2015 VelociRaptor F-150 with More Than 600HP

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 03:28 AM PST

Hennessey Performance has released details about the 2015 VelociRaptor 600 Supercharged, a souped-up truck based on the all-new Ford F-150. As before, the vehicle will be a more extreme alternative for the upcoming F-150 SVT Raptor, which is rumored to debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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Infiniti’s Concept Vision Gran Turismo May Preview a Future Supercar [w/Video]

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 02:36 AM PST

Infiniti has lifted the veils off the Concept Vision Gran Turismo, a virtual supercar that will be available to drive in the Gran Turismo 6 video game.
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Face Off: New Audi RS3 vs. Mercedes A45 AMG [w/Poll]

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 06:45 PM PST

The hottest hatch ever designed by Audi will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2015, and by the looks of it, Mercedes-Benz should be worried.
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Chaparral 2X Concept To Arrive In Upcoming Gran Turismo 6 Christmas Holiday Update

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 06:09 PM PST

Gran Turismo 6 is getting into the holiday spirit with a new update that will allegedly release the radical Chaparral 2X concept car as well as new Seasonal Events. According to GT Planet, the latest Gran Turismo 6 update will be released ahead of Christmas.
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Land Rover Discovery Sport Shows its Off-Road Skills in Iceland

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 05:35 PM PST

Land Rover flew British journalists to Iceland for a media drive event with the all-new Discovery Sport. We have already seen a rather controversial review that was filmed there, and now Autocar magazine has released its own.
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Photographer Finds Abandoned Mercedes 300SL Gullwing In Cuba [w/Video]

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 05:03 PM PST

Cuba cars are more than just aging American and Soviet-era vehicles, because sometimes there are surprises lurking in corners. Like this once-gorgeous Mercedes-Benz 300SL.
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KBB Makes a Case for Buying a Cadillac ELR

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:30 PM PST

While the Cadillac ELR is undeniably overpriced from many standpoints, it still offers looks and comfort levels that do match the high sticker price. It's let down by so-so performance and just being average as a plug-in hybrid, but what it is not is a glorified Chevy Volt.
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Department Of Defense To Start Auctioning Off Humvees

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:13 PM PST

Starting from $10,000 you could be just like Arnold Schwarzenegger circa 1992 with an ex-military Humvee.
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This Guy is a Complete ArseTroll!

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:30 PM PST

Just look at what the rider sitting in front of the camera did to his fellow motorcyclist on his left.
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New Ford F-150 SVT Raptor and AWD Focus RS to Debut in Detroit

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:01 PM PST

Fans of Ford performance vehicles will be thrilled to learn that the Blue Oval will introduce the redesigned F-150 SVT Raptor pickup truck and Focus RS (super) hot hatch at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show.
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Tesla’s China President Resigns After Less Than 9 Months on the Helm

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:32 PM PST

Less than a year after she left Apple to join Tesla China last December and less than nine months after becoming its Chairman, Veronica Wu has resigned, according to Beijing-based official Richard Lan.
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A Design Proposal for the Next-Generation Opel Astra

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 02:02 PM PST

As the fourth-generation Opel/Vauxhall Astra is entering its sixth full year on the market, Photoshop manipulators are trying to guess what the next-generation model will look like.
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A View to a Steal: Nine Cars for New Bond Movie Stolen in Germany

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 01:34 PM PST

Last week, director Sam Mendes announced the casting for the next James Bond movie, "Spectre", and Aston Martin unveiled the DB10, the car the world's most famous (albeit fictional) spy will drive in the film.
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McLaren F1 Was a Much Better Investment in 1994 than a Mansion

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 01:06 PM PST

Let's say it's 1994 and you have £650,000 ($1 million) to invest: what would you choose, a large mansion in Sunningdale, just outside London, or a McLaren F1?
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This Ferrari F40 Replica "Will Change Your Life"

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 12:38 PM PST

Oh, the beauty! Just imagine yourself riding inside this lovely Ferriero F40 – life couldn't get any better than that!
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JA Motorsport's 230HP Super Nano Is the Tata from Hell

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 12:07 PM PST

Marketed as the world's cheapest automobile, the Tata Nano doesn't have many attractive features except its price tag – not that it helps much when it comes to convincing customers. That's why Tata Motors has promised to build improved, pricier models.
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Ford F-150 Gets Into a Tug of War with Jeep Grand Cherokee

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 06:15 PM PST

Construction workers have a little bit of harmless adolescent fun at the workplace.
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KTM Teases X-Bow GT4 With 320 HP

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 11:04 AM PST

The X-Bow GT4 is the result of the collaborative effort between KTM and Reiter Engineering. It comes with a 2.0-liter TFSI turbo petrol engine with "approximately" 320 hp, being designed to compete in both the Pirelli World Challenge GT-S and SRO GT4 classes.
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New Jeep Renegade Starts from £16,995 in the UK

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 10:32 AM PST

Jeep has shared UK pricing for its new Renegade small SUV that will be available next year with several petrol and diesel units and prices ranging from £16,995 to £27,995 OTR.
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Chrysler Group Name Dumped, American Automaker Rechristened FCA US

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 10:03 AM PST

What's in a name? As far as Chrysler is concerned, a history of 89 years since Walter P Chrysler founded the company that bore his name. Well, that name is no more as the automaker will, from now on, be known as FCA US LLC.
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Forza Horizon 2 Gains New Island with Extreme Weather

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 09:38 AM PST

There seems to be a bit of a weather theme going around driving/racing game development studios these days. All of the latest titles have got it, whether it's dynamic or not, but now the devs behind Forza Horizon 2 have one-upped everybody else with their new "extreme weather."
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Cadillac Confirms New 2016 CTS-V for Detroit Show

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 09:06 AM PST

After revealing the V6-powered ATS-V Coupe and Sedan in LA last month, Cadillac is revving up its engines for the world premiere of the almighty 2016 CTS-V at the Detroit Auto Show in January.
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Spied: BMW Spruces Up 3-Series Touring with a Mid-Cycle Facelift

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 06:15 PM PST

With Mercedes having already launched their new C-Class, Jaguar preparing for the launch of the XE and Audi readying a new A4, time has come for BMW to polish up their 3-Series.
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“Raminator” Is the World’s Fastest Monster Truck at 99.1 MPH [w/Video]

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 08:01 AM PST

Monster trucks are built to entertain people by jumping over and landing upon old cars, among other things. But there are people who believe monster trucks can do more than that.
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Black Ice Strikes 15 Vehicles on Canadian Highway

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 07:33 AM PST

More than a dozen drivers had a whoopsie moment on Whoop-Up Drive in southern Alberta late Sunday afternoon after hitting a large patch of black ice. Luckily, no one was injured, according to local media reports.
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