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Hit The Track In The Aston Martin CEO's Own Vantage GT3 Racer

Posted: 07 May 2017 04:00 AM PDT

Looking for a track toy? You could get something that's designed for the purpose, bring a road car to the circuit, or you could pick up a decommissioned race car and really get the full gentleman-racer experience.

 Like with this 2013 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 racer.
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Can The New Seat Ibiza Hit The Top The Supermini Class?

Posted: 07 May 2017 02:51 AM PDT

Seat's new fifth-generation Ibiza supermini has a lot of things going for it. For starters, it's the very first car to get the VW Group's all-new lightweight MQB A0 small car platform that introduces new tech. It also has a roomier interior and more kit than before.

But it has a very difficult task ahead of it, as it competes in Europe's heavily packed sub-compact category.
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Electric Car Sales Are Suddenly Taking Off in Europe, Thanks To Renault

Posted: 07 May 2017 01:42 AM PDT

Europe has been somewhat slow to jump on the EV bandwagon, but that appears to be somewhat changing as Bloomberg reports sales of electric vehicles rose nearly 38 percent in the first quarter of the year. That's versus 2.9 percent for all last year.

We need to note though that, in total numbers, sales of battery-powered cars at 32,627 units in the first quarter of the year (2016 Q1 23,703 units) represent only a tiny fraction of total deliveries in the EU that reached 1.89 million vehicles in the same time.
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Smart Goes Back To Basics With Spartan Pure Models

Posted: 07 May 2017 12:29 AM PDT

Buyers on the lookout for Smart's ForTwo and ForFour now have one more option, a new base spec version called Pure.
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Mercedes Vs BMW Vs Audi In-Car Tech Battle Has Clear Winner

Posted: 06 May 2017 06:46 PM PDT

If you love gadgets, then you're probably the type of person who spends time researching the technologies inside modern day Mercedes-Benz, BMW or Audis before deciding on which of the three you'll purchase.
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Prized One-Off Ghia Abarth Concept Is Out There...

Posted: 06 May 2017 05:34 PM PDT

Italy in the 1950s produced some pretty outlandish automotive designs – and a fair few of them came from Ghia. Few were as striking, however, as this one-of-a-kind Abarth coupe that's now up for sale.
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Hyundai's First Pickup Isn't Coming Until After 2020

Posted: 06 May 2017 04:18 PM PDT

Hyundai caused a firestorm of excitement when the company unveiled the Santa Cruz concept at the North American International Auto Show in 2015. However, it appears the company's first production pickup is still away off.
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Dual Tone 24" Forgiatos Meet Maserati Levanti SUV

Posted: 06 May 2017 03:13 PM PDT

One Maserati Levante owner wanted their SUV to ride on a set of wheels you don't usually associate with Italian luxury cars - at least your typical Maserati customer doesn't. 
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Bold Creation Envisions A Mercedes-AMG GT Successor

Posted: 06 May 2017 02:09 PM PDT

There's a good chance that when the current Mercedes-AMG GT has run its course, the performance division of Mercedes will quickly replace it.
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What Do You Think About Prior Design's Tesla Model S?

Posted: 06 May 2017 01:05 PM PDT

Typically speaking, high-performance sedans are not only extremely fast, but also catch the eye with custom interior and exterior trimmings not found on their lesser counterparts. The Tesla Model S is a little different.
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VW Confirms Plans For 19 Crossovers Globally

Posted: 06 May 2017 07:18 PM PDT

The Volkswagen Group has introduced a handful of crossovers in the past few months and that trend doesn't show any signs of slowing down as the company has revealed plans to offer 19 globally.
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Listen To This Honda S2000 Edition 100 Rev Its Way Down Memory Lane

Posted: 06 May 2017 11:01 AM PDT

Between the new NSX and Civic Type R, Honda has brought back some real performance legends recently. But there's one that enthusiasts desperately want to see revived.
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These 5 Discontinued Halo Supercars Deserve Successors

Posted: 06 May 2017 07:18 PM PDT

The majority of supercars may come from dedicated manufacturers: marques like Lamborghini and McLaren that make nothing but supercars.

Some of the most interesting that have come and gone over the years, however, have been produced by automakers that focus most of their resources on more common forms of wheeled transportation.
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Nat Geo Shows How The Bugatti Chiron Is Made

Posted: 06 May 2017 10:32 AM PDT

The world won't know just how fast the Bugatti Chiron is until 2018 but even still, the successor to the legendary Veyron has already captured the hearts and minds of enthusiasts around the world.
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2017's Best Selling Cars And Trucks In The U.S.

Posted: 06 May 2017 09:37 PM PDT

The Ford F-Series' domination of the sales chart continues as the truck was the top selling vehicle in the United States for the month of April.
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One-Off Rosso Dino Orange Ferrari Enzo Costs $3.7 Million

Posted: 06 May 2017 06:55 AM PDT

The world's only Ferrari Enzo painted in Rosso Dino, a unique Orange shade offered by the company, has just been listed for sale courtesy of Ferrari of Newport Beach with an asking price of $3.7 million.
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VW's 2018 T-Roc 'Baby' SUV Undergoes Torturous Track Testing

Posted: 06 May 2017 05:56 AM PDT

Prior to the VW T-Roc debuting later this year, the automaker recently flogged a heavily disguised prototype around the Nurburgring in the ultimate torture test.
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The Story Behind Toyota’s Secret Group S MR2 Rally Car

Posted: 06 May 2017 04:50 AM PDT

The Toyota 222D is the company's secret rally project that never saw any action, as it was set to participate in FIA's stillborn Group S category.
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