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Mercedes-AMG’s New GT3 Racer Looks Simply Awesome

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 04:07 AM PST

Following the design sketch released earlier this month, Mercedes-AMG has dropped the first official photo of its new AMG GT3 race car, which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show early next month.
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Skoda Octavia RS 230 Special Edition Brings More Power and Style

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 03:32 AM PST

Skoda has announced the Octavia RS 230 special edition model for the Geneva Motor Show, which promises to bring a more aggressive design, a sportier interior and a power upgrade. As the photo shows, we're dealing with a more focused version of the Octavia RS.
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Geneva-bound KIA cee'd GT Line Will Debut New Engine & DCT

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 03:01 AM PST

Blending the already sporty looks of the cee'd GT with the versatility of the conventional cee'd, both inside and out, the KIA cee'd GT Line spec will be unveiled on March 3rd in Geneva.
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Petty's Garage Ford Mustang GT Will Be Built, Prices Start from $62,210

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 01:58 AM PST

It started life as a SEMA Show special and now it is going to be produced. We're talking about Petty's Garage custom Ford Mustang GT that was showcased at last year's tuning show.
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Porsche 901 Design Concept Reimagines the Iconic 911

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:30 PM PST

Imagine belonging to a group of designers responsible for the reinterpretation of a living legend like the Porsche 911: it's both terrifying and thrilling at the same time.
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Man Fixes Camry's Hybrid Battery Pack Himself for $10; Toyota Wanted $4,456!

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 02:30 AM PST

Buying a second hand hybrid seems like a risky thing to do, with all those batteries just waiting to go bad… This is the story of imgur user scoodidabop who recently purchased a Toyota Camry Hybrid, without warranty.
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New BMW M GT Design Concept: Thoughts?

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 05:01 PM PST

Does BMW need another sports coupe in its range?
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Goodwood’s Lord March on Autonomous Vehicles: Catastrophic for the Industry

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 04:34 PM PST

Lord Charles March expressed his thoughts on the future of cars and specifically the autonomous vehicles, in a recent interview he gave to Bloomberg.
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Meet the World’s Fastest Hearse

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 04:03 PM PST

I really didn't know and didn't expect that someone went through the trouble of tuning a hearse to make it the fastest in the world. I didn't think it was necessary – and yet, someone did it.
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JDM Unicorns Exist: An Original Nissan Fairlady Z 432 Goes For Sale

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:37 PM PST

If your JDM knowledge needs some dust off (ours did!), this is basically a Datsun 240Z with the powertrain of the original Skyline GT-R, aka the hakosuka. This means that under the bonnet lives and breathes a dual-cam, four-valve, 2-litre inline-six fed by no less than three carburetors, hence the 432 nameplate.
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Ford Could Use Focus RS’ AWD System for Other Performance Models

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:05 PM PST

Brace yourselves for a possible all-wheel drive Ford Mondeo RS (the one I'd personally like to see get built with a turbo V6) which could be on its way, according to a report by Car&Driver. No actual models were mentioned in the article, but the fact that the Focus RS' (pictured) awd system could spread to other performance models was.
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Jay Leno Has Some Fun in James Garner’s 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Off-Road Racer

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 02:37 PM PST

Famous actor James Garner wasn't a racer on the silver screen only, he was a big fan of off-road vehicles and loved to go racing in them. One of the cars he owned was this modified 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass, better known as "The Banshee."
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BMW i8 Wears a Yellow Suit with Red Accents

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 02:05 PM PST

BMW's decision to restrict the i8 hybrid's color palette to just four options (white, silver, blue and grey), isn't really sitting well with their Abu Dhabi-based distributor.
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Here's How Jon Sibal Imagines Tuning the New Acura NSX

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 01:30 PM PST

Jon Sibal isn't your typical automotive illustrator, as many of his designs have crossed from the virtual realm of the internet into the real world, so when he presents a digital take, we take notice.
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Volvo to Release 100 Self-Driving Cars in and Around Gothenburg from 2017 [w/Video]

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 01:00 PM PST

Volvo's plans with autonomous cars are not new, but the automaker appears very committed to make them real. The Swedish carmaker announced a solution that makes it possible to integrate self-driving cars into real traffic, with ordinary people in the driver's seat.
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1986 Alpina B6 3.5 Based on the BMW E30 for How Much on eBay?

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 12:31 PM PST

Once the smart choice for up-and-coming yuppies back in the 1980s, BMW's E30 3-Series is now becoming an increasingly hot commodity for collectors. The rarer the model, the more ridiculous the asking price, with abused, regular M3s going easily for over $30,000.
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Pagani Huayra Production Run Sold Out

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 12:03 PM PST

While the first production run for the Huayra (100 vehicles) may have already sold out, we don't expect Pagani to stop making it. They'll make a Tricolore version of it, then a Cinque, then a useless R version that is neither racing-homologated nor street legal, then they'll have the Finale, followed by the Absolute, and so on…
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Review Finds Audi S5 Good But it's Really Starting to Show its Age

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:38 AM PST

The Audi S5 has been around since 2007 and even if it's been restyled once, it's still really starting to look outdated compared to rivals and other more modern cars in the lineup. Not only is the styling no longer on par with other Audis (even though its coke bottle shape is still sexy from the side), but the interior feels ten years behind what the automaker recently revealed – think TT, Q7.
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SsangYong to Debut Juke-Rivalling Tivoli in Geneva

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:06 AM PST

SsangYong has confirmed that its new B-Segment crossover will make its first European appearance in Geneva Motor Show.
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New Hyundai i20 Coupe Priced from £12,725 in the UK

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:36 AM PST

The all-new Hyundai i20 Coupe goes on sale on March 26 in the UK with a starting price of £12,725 on-the-road (OTR).
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Refreshed Citroen C4 Now Available To Order in the UK [76 Pics & Video]

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:08 AM PST

Fresh off a much needed facelift, the current-gen Citroen C4 makes its way into the UK with sales starting this April.
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Sauber F1 Adds More Yellow To Their C34 2015 Car

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:38 AM PST

When Sauber took the covers off their 2015 F1 car last month, people seemed to be generally pleased with the Blue & Yellow livery. But it did seem kind of basic, didn't it?
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Honda Trademarks CDX Name Possibly for Acura Version of new HR-V

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:07 AM PST

Picking apart Acura's crossover naming strategy doesn't seem that hard. We have the RDX, MDX and now it looks like we're going to have a smaller CDX according to a recent report.
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BMW X6 Snow Drifting on Mount Etna with GQ

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:37 AM PST

Although GQ magazine's British branch insists it took the new X6 up Mount Etna in Sicily as a test drive, their resulting short video looks like a promo for the car that BMW itself would be hard pressed to match.
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Startech Previews Their Custon RR Evoque Bound for Geneva

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:09 AM PST

Improving on what is arguably the best looking Crossover/SUV in the world isn't exactly an easy task. Still, we think Startech did an amazing job on this Geneva-bound gorgeous white RR Evoque.
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