| Watch the 2015 Corvette Z06 Absolutely Destroy Virginia International Raceway |
Jan 7th, 2015 |
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So get this: The new Corvette Z06 turned an absolutely blistering 2:41.3 at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), and the company has released a video of the lap recorded using the car’s awesome Performance Data Recorder. That time is really damn quick—and we should know, as we run our annual Lightning Lap competition at that track using the same highly technical, 4.1-mile Grand West Course layout […]
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| Data, Crunched: These Are the Biggest Automotive Sales Surprises of 2014 |
Jan 7th, 2015 |
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Be thankful you’re reading this now. In the United States, gas prices are low, the stock market has recovered, and there are more freakishly incredible sports coupes on sale than when the Mitsubishi 3000GT tore up the scene in the mid-1990s. Even in a year of record recalls, times are good. To witness, we’ve picked […]
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| Hellcat Killer? Hennessey HPE700 Mustang Dynos 663 Horsepower at the Wheels |
Jan 7th, 2015 |
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The 2015 Ford Mustang GT is one of our 10Best Cars, its 435 horsepower and incredibly capable chassis letting it hang with cars with fine European pedigrees and ascot-quivering price tags. But enough is never truly enough, and the gasoline addicts at Hennessey Performance just dyno-proved a monster Mustang: How does 663 horses and 525 lb-ft […]
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| My Subie’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades: XV Crosstrek Special Edition Is Really Yellow |
Jan 7th, 2015 |
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Subaru is on an absolute tear right now, topping a half-million annual sales in the U.S. for the first time ever in 2014. To celebrate, it has introduced a special, limited-edition XV Crosstrek that will be rather hard to miss. Rendered in Sunrise Yellow with black fender and rocker trim, black 17-inch wheels, roof rails, […]
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| Subaru Releases 2015 XV Crosstrek Special Edition |
Jan 7th, 2015 |
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| Driven: 2015 Volkswagen Polo GTI, Now with a Stick Shift |
Jan 7th, 2015 |
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Since German engineers seemingly have perfected the automatic transmission with quick shifting times and ever more gears, it seems they’ve been on a crusade to extinguish the manual gearbox. Even one of the quintessential hot hatches, VW’s not-for-the-U.S. Polo GTI, lost its stick shift after 2009, when a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic became standard equipment. READ […]
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| 2015 Volkswagen Polo GTI – First Drive Review |
Jan 7th, 2015 |
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| Southbound and Down: Mercedes Moving New Jersey Headquarters to Atlanta |
Jan 7th, 2015 |
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It seems Johan de Nysschen and Steve Cannon will have to hold any coffee chats over Skype. The CEOs of Cadillac and Mercedes-Benz USA would have had some exciting stories to share in the Big Apple once the GM brand moves there next year, but Benz has announced plans to move its Montvale, New Jersey, headquarters to Atlanta. After […]
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| Thanks, Obama (No, Seriously, Thanks): President Says Fuel Prices Will Rise, Discourages Gas-Guzzler Purchases |
Jan 7th, 2015 |
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Oil prices are down 40 percent since June, the steepest price drop in three decades. Plenty of folks in the U.S. are paying $2 a gallon—or less. But the Commander in Chief wants you to remember that when it comes to gas prices, what goes down must come up. “I would strongly advise American consumers […]
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| Red Alert, Stuttgart: Track-Ready Aston Martin Vantage GT3 Appears to Be Happening [w/ Video] |
Jan 7th, 2015 |
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The Aston Martin Vantage is undeniably gorgeous as a road car, and it looks even better as a racer. So when the British boutique maker released a teaser video titled “Vantage GT3–Coming Soon,” we first thought it was referencing an update to the seductive race car. But it could be something entirely different, namely a competitor to Porsche’s 911 GT3. […]
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