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Porsche just pulled the wraps off the 2026 Porsche 911 Club Coupe to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Porsche Club of America (PCA). This limited-production sexy, sport coupe, based on the purist-focused 911 Carrera T pays homage to Porsche enthusiasts that make up the PCA, founded in 1955 by Bill...
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Koenigsegg, the Swedish purveyor of gorgeous, extreme hypercars, has unveiled another instant legend: the Sadair's Spear. This new model, built upon the already formidable Jesko Attack, serves to the company's most track-focused (yet still street-legal) car it's ever conceived. Good luck trying to procure one though:...
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Rental car giant Hertz is rapidly deploying advanced computer vision and artificial intelligence scanners at its airport locations across the United States, promising a faster and more accurate damage inspection process. Developed in partnership with Israel-based UVeye, these systems have sparked a growing number of...
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Oh, be still my heart, Lexus's spiritual successor to the legendary LFA, the LFR, has been caught in the wild and it's looking to be a stormer (with long-term reliability to boot). The low-slung camouflaged car has so far been seen undergoing testing on public roads in sunny Southern California and the...
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Chevrolet has just pulled back the curtain on its most bonkers Corvette yet: the 2026 Corvette ZR1X. Hailed by the automaker as a "true American hypercar," the car shatters performance benchmarks (how does sub-2 seconds 0-60 mph sound?), combining twin-turbo V8 power and hybrid technology to deliver a monstrous 1,250...
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Public safety advocacy groups are sounding the alarm after a recent independent test of Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software showed alarming failures, with a Model Y repeatedly blowing past stopped school buses with flashing lights and stop signs, en route to striking child-sized mannequins. The demonstrations...
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We kind of expected it, but it's finally confirmed—Ford has officially peeled back the final layer of mystery surrounding its most audacious and track-focused creation to date: the 2025 Ford Mustang GTD will have a starting price of $327,960 (including destination and gas guzzler fees). Indeed, this thing has...
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In a nod to its past, Porsche has unveiled the 963 RSP, a one-off, road-legal version of its championship-winning 963 LMDh race car. Launched on the streets near the iconic Circuit de la Sarthe, this unique machine was also created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the company's creation of the legendary Count...
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Apparently, sending your brand new Aston Martin Valkyrie off for its first detailing could lead to over $200,000 in repairs just by having the wrong buttons pressed. That was the warning a professional detailing studio was given when the keys were handed over: don't touch XX buttons or else.
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Fancy yourself the ultimate accessory to complement your Adam West Batman costume this Halloween (or Comic-Con)? Look no further than this fantastic 1960s Batmobile replica based on a 1979 Lincoln Continental. The V8-powered car is currently up for auction starting at $70,000, which is a comparative discount versus...
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Spring as sprung and you know what that means, right? It's riding season, so do us bikers a solid and watch out for motorcyclists while puttering about the roadways. One that you're not likely to miss, should you encounter it during your travels, is a Doom: The Dark Ages-themed Harley-Davidson as part of a...
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Engineers of the Ford Mustang GTD have stood by their word in besting the GTD's previous lap record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. With a time of 6:57.685 last year, the Mustang GTD became the fifth fastest production sports car ever. Following a bunch of small tweaks and changes to the chassis, ABS, powertrain, and...
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The next time you hit up the C8 Corvette configurator, you'll notice that General Motors has thrown in a couple of hot new colors while taking away another couple at the same time. Say hello to Rosswell Green Metallic and Blade Silver Metallic, as well as say adios to Sea Wolf Gray and the beloved Rapid Blue Metallic...
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McLaren just revealed that it took its $2.1 million W1 hybrid to the Arctic Circle earlier this year for a bit of cold-weather testing. The car's engineers were there to conduct validation tests on the vehicle's systems and capabilities, such as traction control, chassis/damper tuning, the gearbox, and battery pack...
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One of the busiest trucking routes in Texas is about to make history. Later this month, Aurora Innovation, a leading developer in self-driving technology will roll out (Optimus Prime pun totally intended) an AI-powered, sensor-laden driverless semi-truck onto Interstate 45, plying between Dallas and Houston. Following...
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Porsche has just announced the Spirit 70—a limited run 911 (based off of a GTS Cabriolet)—that hearkens to the, you guessed it, 1970s era. The car features retro elements that could make it quite desirable to collectors, such as the stretched 911 decal on the hood and return of Porsche's Pasha checkerboard pattern...
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Texas-based specialty automaker and tuner Hennessey has just mic-dropped the competition and yelled 'Bite me!' to EVs with its beastly, gas-powered Venom F5 Evolution. Thanks to a 6.6-liter twin-turbo fossil-suckin' V8 motor, the F5 Evolution produces 2,031 horses, thus making it the most powerful ICE production car...
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The most powerful V12 ever fitted to a production car has been revealed. It comes from Danish automaker Zenvo and was developed not by the usual suspect like AMG, Cosworth, or the VW Group, but by Mahle. The 6.6-liter V12 sports four turbos and will be featured in the Zenvo Aurora hypercar, paired with an electric...
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To commemorate the opening of a new General Motors advanced design studio in Birmingham, England, the design team there has revealed a wild Corvette concept vehicle. The design looks far into the future while taking styling cues from the past. The car is meant to be electric-powered, mid-engined (or motored, as is the...
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Aston Martin's Valhalla is inching closer to production; we've already seen the supercar in final production form, but now Aston Martin is showing off the mid-engined plug-in hybrid vehicle undergoing road- and track-testing in the United Kingdom and Spain. These tests are meant to button down final details in...
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As if Bugatti's Tourbillon isn't bonkers enough as it is with its V16 plug-in hybrid powerplant, or that the motor makes nearly 1,800 horses and tops out at 276 miles per hour, or that it costs more than $4 million dollars (assuming you can still order one of the 250 planned for production). The Rimac-owned automaker...
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The current understanding (or debate, depending on who you ask) that refueling a car with gas is quicker than charging an EV might be coming to a close. China's BYD Auto has revealed a new 1000 volt, 1000 ampere EV architecture called "Super E-Platform" that promises not just gobs more power and capacity potential...
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