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The Exagon Furtive-eGT EV supercar may be ready for production

French company Exagon may be signaling that its Furtive-eGT EV supercar is ready for serial production with an appearance at London's salute to style.
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Mercedes-Benz’s 2015 S65 AMG Coupe is a V12 symphony of black magic and engineering

The Mercedes S-Class is frequently described as the "ultimate car" but the new 2015 S65 AMG coupe may actually live up to the reputation.
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$10,000 bounty on Model S hacks entices tinkerers, aggravates Tesla

Car security isn't just about locks anymore, now its about hacking. And the SyScan conference has a competition to do just that to a Tesla Model S.
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Toyota’s head of R&D says that EVs are still a Nobel Prize away from viability

Toyota's head of R&D, Mitsuhisa Kato, isn't convinced that EVs are viable without a Nobel Prize winning improvement in batteries.
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Dutch students building a ‘Ring beating hybrid racer

Apparently Dutch college students are very ambitious, because a group is trying to build a racer that can win at Le Mans and set a new record at the 'Ring.

Police pursuit of stolen Tesla Model S results in fiery crash: VIDEO

A police pursuit of a stolen Tesla Model S through Los Angeles ended with a fiery crash that split the car in two and injured as many as eight people.
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Volvo’s all new XC90 could be most powerful car in its class

Volvo is pulling out all the stops for the new XC90, with a plug-in hybrid powertrain it will have 400 horsepower and 470 pound feet of torque.
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Mercedes wants automated trucks by 2025

Mercedes thinks the next big thing for autonomous vehicle technology is trucks, and its Future Truck is already doing driverless tests on the Autobahn.
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Porsche’s next project might be a Ferrari 458-fighting supercar

Porsche has big plans, and one of them just might be an eight-cylinder Ferrari fighting supercar that sits between the classic 911 and the 918 Spyder.
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Volvo lets out its inner rebel: Polestar V60 and S60 enter production

Volvo has unleashed its fastest cars to date. But the Polestar S60 and V60 aren't just fast by Volvo standards, these are touring cars for the family.
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Is that the Toyota FT-1? Nope, it’s Ferrari’s ‘SP America’, a 250 GTO-inspired one-off

Ferrari isn't primarily known as a custom car maker, but its sinister Special Projects Division just released a looker: the F12berlinetta based SP America.
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Bad news, Subaru fans: The BRZ may be headed for an early demise

Toyota and BMW are cooperating to develop an all new sports car. But new reports suggest that BMW may also be taking over for Subaru on the BRZ/Scion FR-S.
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That’s not gone well: Ferrari 360 Modena spins out and rolls down Malibu hillside

Not everyone is a driving god, even if they do have a Ferrari. In this video the driver spins out a Ferrari 360, hits a tree and rolls down a hill.
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Averaging 116 mph, mostly stock Subaru WRX STI sets new record on Isle of Man TT

The Subaru WRX STI is one of the few showroom cars with real racing cred, and now thanks to Mark Higgins it holds the record on the Isle of Mann TT Course.
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Good news for Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark: The Pagani Zonda is back … again!

Pagani just can't quit the Zonda. The amazing super car keeps coming back from the dead, this time as a one of special edition dubbed the Zonda 760 X.
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Volvo (almost) nixes knobs to give its XC90 a minimalist vibe inside

The sensationally styled Volvo XC90 is getting a big advance in infotainment. The new Sensus connect system takes a less is more approach to the interface.
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Lamborghini goes racing with the Huracán LP610-4 Super Trofeo

Lamborghini has not been traditionally associated with motor sport prowess, but the new racing version of the Huracan the Super Trofeo might change that.
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Google invests in human laziness with new self-driving car

Google's testing of autonomous cars has shown one thing: humans can't be trusted. That was why Google's new self driving car seeks to remove them entirely.
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Mitsubishi’s XR-PHEV concept: Finally a Mitsu we want to drive! If only it were real

Rumors of Mitsubishi's death have been greatly exaggerated, they are still producing some exciting concepts. The latest is the stunning XR-PHEV Evolution.
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A 380-HP Scion FR-S? Yep, it’s coming from Cosworth. And it is going to be mental

Cosworth has a new strategy: sell performance packages. And it is starting with the Scion FR-S, boosting it to as much as 380 horsepower.
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How a legendary German track is ruining sports cars for you and me

The Nurburgring is known far and wide as one of the best tracks in the world. Unfortunately, this fixation distorts our perception of performance.
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Sweet balls of fire! Watch a Lamborghini Gallardo explode into flames at 207 mph

What happens when you put 1,800 horsepower into a Lamborghini? It bursts into a ball of flames! Sit back and watch the best ad for fire suppression ever.
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The next Rolls-Royce Phantom could be a carbon-fiber plug-in hybrid

A new Rolls-Royce Phantom is on its way, and it looks like it will be featuring radical technology from a carbon fiber body to a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
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Forget kale. BMW’s 7 Series is going on a carbon-fiber diet

According to BMW's chairman the next generation of 7-Series is going to be made largely from carbon fiber, with a shockingly low target weight of 3,680 lbs.
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Fiat CEO hints the Jeep Wrangler may boast an aluminum unibody in 2017

The latest development from the Chrysler Investor Day, is a rumor that the next Jeep Wrangler will use aluminum, potentially even an aluminum unibody.
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You’re doing it wrong. Valet crashes $400,000 Lamborghini while parking in Monaco

Sometimes you just have a bad day at work, and sometimes your bad day at work involves you crashing someone else's $400,000 Lamborghini Aventador supercar.
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Ford is building one-off ’50 Year’ Mustang convertible to fight MS

Ford is releasing a special one-off 50th anniversary version of its 2015 Mustang convertible, and it is going to be raffled off for charity. Go Ford!
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Say it ain’t so! German retro sports carmaker Wiesmann closes its doors for good

Little known but much loved German sports car maker Weismann has just lost its bankruptcy battle, and will be going out of business, apparently for good.
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Jaguar F-TYPE to get manual transmission and all-wheel drive?

One of the best sports cars on the market is getting even better, as reports have it that the Jaguar F-Type will be getting a manual transmission and AWD.
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Good news, lunatics! McLaren might be working on a special track-edition of the P1

Apparently McLaren doesn't think the insane P1 is quite fast enough, because reports have emerged that they are working on a hardcore track edition.
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Thanks to Google Glass, we can watch an IndyCar pit crew at work

A modern pit crew can change refuel a car and change its tires in four seconds, watching that is impressive enough, now try it from their perspective.
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Tesla posts sales decline in first quarter of 2014

After a year of exploding sales, Tesla experienced a minor downturn during the first quarter. But with cars going on sale in China the future looks bright.
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That’s not gone well. Glow-in-the-dark road testing runs into a predictable problem: rain

An experiment with phosphorescent road markings hit trouble in the Netherlands, when designers discovered the road markings didn't respond well to moisture.
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An Alfa Romeo renaissance: Italian brand to have 8 innovative models by 2018

Coming alongside Dodge's restructuring, FCA announced a seven billion dollar investment in Alfa Romeo to recreate the brand and compete with the Germans.
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This super terrifying, modern day Plymouth Superbird has 1,000 HP and does 194 mph

The NASCAR-inspired Plymouth Superbird is a motoring icon, and it is still generating excitement. A modern day version just topped 190 mph on the track.
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With a 0 to 60 of 6.2 seconds, BMW’s C evolution is no electric Vespa wannabe

Scooters are not normally that exciting, but BMW is working on it. The newly debuted electric C evoltion is not just practical, and green, its quick too.
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Need to move your mining truck? This Mercedes-Benz semi should do the trick

Normally, when you move a 300-ton mining truck, you have to take it apart and ship it in pieces, but not if you have a Mercedes semi truck.
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How Google’s self-driving cars avoid plowing into cyclists

Google's self-driving car has come a long way, and it is still developing. It can now adapt to cyclists, pedestrians and even changing road conditions.