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How I (kind of) set a range record in the Chevy Spark EV

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You could own Paul Walker’s Nissan Skyline GT-R for $1.35 million

A German car site has listed Paul Walker’s Nissan Skyline GT-R from Fast & Furious for sale at $1.35 million.
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AMG’s Vision Gran Turismo Racing Series is one more reason we wish games were real

Gran Turismo 6 has already re-teamed with Mercedes-Benz to redesign the new AMG Vision Gran Turismo.
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Before the McLaren P1 hybrid hypercar, there was the 1898 Porsche P1 electric car

Porsche’s first car, long before the 356 of 1948, was the 1898 P1 electric car.
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For the economy-minded millionaire, Bentley planning diesel model – hopefully a V12 SUV

Volkswagen’s brass has confirmed that Bentley will be offering a diesel model in the future. We’re hoping it’s a V12 variant of the newly confirmed SUV.
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Images of BMW’s 4 Series Gran Coupe hit the web. Yes, it’s just a 3 Series with a shorter roof

Official images of the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe have hit the web.

The 1950s future is now! This robot can refuel your car while you stay behind the wheel

The Husky Fuelmatics “Automatic Refueling System” is a boxy robot that can automatically refuel your vehicle.
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Michael Schumacher being lifted out of artificial coma, likely never to be the same

Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher is being lifted out of his artificial coma.
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First Drive: 2014 BMW 435i Convertible

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Wondered what a $200,000 homemade EV that achieves 207.5 MPGe looks like? It’s not pretty

An Illinois team built an electric sedan that achieves 207.5 MPGe. While this might sound great; hold your applause.

Top Gear Series 21 teaser includes McLaren P1, Mercedes 6×6, and Alfa Romeo 4C

The BBC 2’s Top Gear is back for its 21st Series this Sunday. And, like always, Clarkson, Hammond, and May are up to some wacky hijinks.
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Koenigsegg’s mind-melting One:1 hypercar to debut at Geneva in March

Word has come that the Koenigsegg One:1 will be making the jump from vaporware into reality at this year’s Geneva Motor Show.

Too few cup holders in your Tesla Model S? 3D print a couple extra

The Tesla Model S, for all its genius, did not include a center console. Now you can 3D print one from Thingiverse.
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This is the future of motoring: Nissan unveils 400 hp 3-cylinder engine for Le Mans racer

Nissan’s DIG-T R 400 horsepower three-cylinder race engine could change the face of road-going performance efficiency.

Enliven your Monday morning with the sounds of Hennessey’s twin-turbo Corvette Stingray

Texas-based performance tuner Hennessey released a video of its HPE700 Corvette Stingray on the dyno.
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BMW 7 Series goes diesel for 2014, making the planet a cleaner place and you feel like a boss

BMW announced it will be selling its 740Ld xDrive in the U.S. starting this spring.
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Tops down, fists up: Corvette Stingray, Jaguar F-Type designers square off

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Spring Breeeaaak! WaterCar’s Panther is the fastest aquatic car … in the world

Sometimes simply having a car that can drive both on the road and on the water isn’t enough.

Mark Zuckerberg bought himself a GTI, so VW sent him a present and made a video about it

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, of all the cars in the world, chose to buy a VW GTI with a manual transmission.

Top Gear’s Stig vs. Google Street View Car video is an experiment in tire smoke

Top Gear released a video of the Stig doing literal circles around the Google Street View Car on the Top Gear Test Track.

Sarah McLachlan is saving mutts again, but this time with Audi. Wait. What?

Audi teased its Super Bowl commercial starring Sarah McLachlan.
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Would you buy a Land Rover ‘Landy’? We’d much rather have a ‘Lancaster’ or ‘Defiant’

Land Rover wants to call its next SUV the “Landy”. I hate that name. So I decided to come up with some better ones. How about the Lancaster or the Defiant?

All-new Audi R8 sent back to drawing board after disappointing engineering brass

Audi pushes back all-new R8 after disappointing engineering chief and new quattro GmbH head pushes R8 e-tron back into production.
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This insane Cadillac concept remains a radioactive, laser-powered dream

Laser Power Systems is reportedly working on a prototype car that could be powered for 100 years by only eight ounces of thorium.

Here comes Clarkson! Top Gear UK teases 21st series

The BBC Two has released an 11-second teaser for the 21st Series of the world’s most popular television show, Top Gear.
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Want a gasoline-powered Tesla Model S? Bob Lutz’s VL Automotive might make you one

Bob Lutz mentioned in passing during a quick interview that his company VL Automotive will offer V8 conversions for Tesla Model S owners.
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Hard times in the rear-view mirror, GM dominated Detroit with cars we want to buy

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The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06: The first true American supercar

Chevrolet just unveiled its all-new 2015 Corvette Z06 that impressively outshines even the current-gen $100,000 Corvette ZR1.
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SRT’s Viper molts into Stryker Green in Detroit, brings new aero and GT packages

Early reports indicate that SRT is about to unveil three new Viper variants: a Stryker Green paint job, GT model, and a prototype aero kit.
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A pair of Porsches, one very sexy Volvo, and more coming from the Detroit Auto Show

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2015 GMC Canyon: European refinement mated to an unabashedly American truck

GMC just unveiled its all-new 2015 Canyon mid-size pickup truck.
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Audi’s allroad shooting brake concept offers a ‘concrete look into the future’

Audi unveiled its latest creation at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show: the allroad shooting brake concept.
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2014 Buick Encore review

This is what the all-new Subaru WRX STI will look like when it takes on the Nurburgring

Subaru just unveiled its newest Nurburgring 24-Hour racecar; and it’s based on the 2015 WRX STI.