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400-horsepower Toyota Yaris Hybrid-R concept makes subcompacts cool…maybe

Toyota has built a 400-horsepower Yaris called the Hybrid-R that could very well debut the powertrain of the reborn Supra.
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Tesla Model S breaks testing machine, is now the safest car ever crash-tested by NHTSA

The Model S scores a 5-star rating in every crash test performed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). No other car has come close.
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Deception! Subaru unveils Japan-only BRZ tS and despite the STI logos, it’s not a real STI

The new Subaru BRZ tS is only offered in Japan, has no turbocharger but is awash in STI logos. What's the deal?
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Stunning Cadillac Elmiraj concept car is a modern-day, 500hp Eldorado

Cadillac has unveiled the Elmiraj concept that takes Cadillac’s new lightweight, rear-wheel drive momentum and adds to it some much-needed size and power.
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Galpin unveils the 1024hp GTR1 ‘update’ of the Ford GT, Smurfs rejoice over the interior

Packing a twin-turbo 5.4-liter V8 estimated at 1024 horsepower, the GTR1 could have been something rather spectacular.
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The $2M 1,200hp Laraki Epitome looks like it was designed during a fever dream

Priced at $2 million, the Laraki Epitome is based upon the C6 Corvette but features a special carbon fiber skin.
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Leaked sketches hint at a sleeker Audi A8 with blazing Matrix Beam LED headlights

Aside from some body and engine tweaks, the biggest change to the 2016 A8 will be the addition of Matrix Beam headlights.
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Mercedes’ fast, roomy, and efficient 2015 GLA is the epitome of futuristic

Mercedes-Benz will officially debut the all-new GLA crossover next month at the Frankfurt Auto Show. It's everything a car should be. Why?
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Hennessey makes the 458 Italia faster than any other road-going Ferrari – ever

Few dare improve on the engineers at Ferrari. Luckily for us, Hennessey Performance has and their 738hp 458 Italia is brutally fast.
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Subaru teases the future classic BRZ STI, but what about the Scion FR-S?

Subaru has teased the new BRZ STI. It could get a turbo and and big power, but it's not going to be around for long. But what about it's twin, the FR-S?
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The end of the BMW M3 Coupe is like the end of an illicit love affair

The 2013 model year marks the end of the BMW M3 coupe. From here on out, the coupe will be known as the M4 while the M3 will be saved for the sedan.
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So uncool they’re now cool: Top 5 cars for hipsters

As much as hipsters might not want to admit it, owning a car is virtually essential. Here's the list of of cars so uncool they're now hipster cool.
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Top 5 cars that women love

Despite what you might think about the sexual magnetism of your car, truck or SUV, chances are good it’s not working.
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Germany complains, EU delays new emissions standards, then Ford and greenies complain

Now that Germany has moved to block the new 2020 regulations, though, that clean diesel dream will remain just that – a dream.
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204mph! Drayson Racing’s EV breaks world land speed record

Drayson Racing Technology set the new record at 204.2mph with its Lola B12 69/E all-electric racecar.
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2014 Mini Sturgeon, er, COOPER, spotted with new look and a new three-cylinder engine

Leftlane News has snapped some spy shots of the 2014 Mini Cooper ahead of its Frankfurt Auto Show debut later this year.
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Audi to include super-techy ‘Matrix Beam’ headlights on 2015 A8 – but not in the USA

One of the most innovative systems it has created is the Matrix Beam headlight system, which automatically adjusts the lights based upon road, traffic, and even satellite navigation conditions.
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Toyota to sell $50,000 hydrogen car in U.S. by 2015, Tesla’s Musk says they’re ‘stupid’

Priced between $50,000 and $100,000, Toyota hopes the new production hydrogen car will replicate the success of the Prius.
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Down Under speed goes to Germany: GM Holden VF SS V Redline ‘Ute’ sets Nurburgring lap record

The Holden VF SS V Redline Ute might be built for Australian hillbillies but it’s one quick utility coupe.
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James Bond’s amazing Lotus Esprit ‘submarine car’ is headed for auction

After having been saved from a storage locker in 1989, 007’s aquatic Lotus will be auctioned off this September in London.
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Forget the V8 – Jaguar’s prototype C-X75 boasts a 502-horsepower inline four-banger

Jaguar’s got: a 503-horsepower 1.6-liter with both a supercharger and a turbocharger.
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Nissan unveils radical new Le Mans ZEOD racecar – well, digitally, anyway

Nissan virtually unveils its all-electric 2014 Le Mans racecar, which Nissan says will hit speeds upwards of 186mph.
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British car brand ‘Radical’ releases all-new RXC racecar for the street

British supercar maker, Radical, offers its most technologically advanced road-going supercar ever: the RXC.
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Comical Ford video shows low-tech approach to improving interior quietness – we’re getting Punk’d, right?

Ford piqued our interest with a new press release about the use of thermal imaging to improve vehicle interior quietness.
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Volkswagen to send the XL1 supereco car up the Goodwood Hillclimb for some reason

At the Goodwood Festival of Speed next month, Volkswagen will be piloting its XL1 eco car during the Hillclimb.
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Hydrogen fuel cell catalyst breakthrough: cheap, green-friendly graphite smacks down spendy platinum

New research has shown that graphene-based hydrogen catalysts out perform the far more expensive platinum-based units.
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Audi axes hypercar plans, focuses on something more pressing (and less exciting)

It’s a sad day for Audi fanboys. The German automaker has decided to scrap its hypercar plans and instead focus on something a bit more pressing.
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Monte Carlo Automobile Racasse supercar looks right as rain despite vintage yacht interior

The Monte Carlo Automobile Racasse supercar isn’t a standout in any real way. You’ll have to forgive us, but we like it anyhow.
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New-fangled version of an old idea: lead-carbon batteries could re-energize ‘micro’ and mild hybrid cars

Battery developers have created a new, inexpensive and easily recycled batteries for hybrid cars called the lead-carbon battery.
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Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not hacking – and controlling – your car

Two academic papers and some counter terrorism reports suggest that automotive hacking isn’t just possible it might already be here and taking lives.
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Pontiac preservers release 614hp re-skinned GTO, styling be damned

Do you have everything you need to ride along, including a mullet and a beer belly?
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Alfa Romeo claims 237hp for the 4C – and it will be ‘quicker’ in corners than the Bugatti Veyron

The Alfa Romeo 4C will make 237 horsepower from its 1.75-liter inline four-cylinder and hit 62mph in 5.0 seconds.
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Japanese LEAF buyers can make their EV a bit faster, cooler and lower – for $10,000 and up

Amusing as it may be, Nissan North America is pushing to make the LEAF as inexpensive as it can.
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There must be some ‘Independence Day’ fans in Germany – Mercedes to call its top-end S-Class ‘Pullman’

The 2014 S-Class will offer something for everybody with four body styles.
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Lexus will finally offer a turbocharged four-cylinder, gives entry-level model another go

After the crushing failure of the HS 250h model, it seemed Lexus had given up on the entry-level game.
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Own one of F1 hero Michael Schumacher’s two Ferrari Enzos – that’s right, TWO

While Formula 1 racing legend Michael Schumacher was driving for Ferrari, he managed to collect two Enzo models.
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Aftermarket tuner stuffs a 400hp V8 into a Subaru BRZ, now you can too

Want a 400-horsepower Subaru BRZ? Well $9,000, plus an LS V8, and a ton of man-hours can get you there.
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Would you pay $7.5 million for the 1,500hp, 280mph ‘ultimate’ Bugatti Veyron?

Rumor has it that the ultimate Bugatti Veyron could make 1500 horsepower, capable of a 280mph top speed and cost $7.5-million.
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