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Up for auction in June: 1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom 10EX prototype Ferrari Superamerica, one-off model debuts at Villa D Top Gear season 17 airs June 12 2012 Shelby GT500 Super Snake with 800 horsepower coming to NY Auto Show 2012 Chevrolet Centennial Edition Corvette revealed (video) Videos: Stig does donuts in a London taxi Video: Audi RS5 safety car causes crash at Le Mans series
 

Up for auction in June: 1926 Rolls-Royce Phantom 10EX prototype

Next month at the Salon Privé, RM Auction will offer a 1926 Rolls-Royce Experimental Phantom 1 ’10 EX’ for sale. Commissioned by Mr. D. Claude Johnson, then Managing Director of Rolls-Royce Motors, 10 EX was the first prototype Phantom 1 Continental to be fitted with sports body ‘torpedo’ coachwork by Barker. Known as the ‘CJ [...]

Ferrari Superamerica, one-off model debuts at Villa D’Este

Ferrari Superamerica 45, a unique one-off model, was styled internally by Ferrari Design and engineered and built in-house, the car was specified New York collector Peter Kalikow to celebrate 45 years since he first became a Ferrari client. The one-off supercar made its debut yesterday at the Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza. The design is bespoke, [...]

Top Gear season 17 airs June 12

The 16th season of the popular show ended on February 27 with episode 6, where Hammond drove the Porsche 959 and Ferrari F40. According to FinalGear.com the new 17th season will begin airing on June 12. What can we expect to see? We already know Clarkson and May have driven a pair of electric cars, [...]

2012 Shelby GT500 Super Snake with 800 horsepower coming to NY Auto Show

2012 Shelby GT500 Super Snake with 800 horsepower coming to NY Auto Show

Shelby American will unveil its new Super Snake post title package for the 2012 Ford Shelby GT500 at the New York International Auto Show. With 800 horsepower, the Shelby GT500 Super Snake will be the most powerful American muscle car introduced at the show. “Shelby American has a rich history at the New York International [...]

2012 Chevrolet Centennial Edition Corvette revealed (video)

Chevrolet celebrates its performance heritage and 100th anniversay with the 2012 Chevrolet Centennial Edition Corvette, which features a sleek black color scheme, unique design elements and Corvette’s trademark sports car technology. The 2012 Centennial Edition package will be available on all Corvette models – including Grand Sport, Z06 and ZR1 – starting this summer.

Videos: Stig does donuts in a London taxi

Top Gear live is showing Stig who does burnouts in a London taxi. Donuts in a London taxi? Well, that would be hard even for the mighty Stig. The reality is that under this black box is actually a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, that makes these burnouts so easy. Take a look at the videos below [...]

Video: Audi RS5 safety car causes crash at Le Mans series

We don’t know the details, but during the Le Mans series race over the last weekend, an Audi RS5 safety car failed to leave the track after the warm up lap and caused a pile-up crash at the Paul Ricard High Tech Test Track. The faster LMP1 cars behind the safety car were able to [...]

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Video: Infiniti M35h is the worlds fastest hybrid on a quarter mile

27 January 2012

Infiniti has released ‘The Duel’video to showcase the power of the 2012 Infiniti M Hybrid. Of course this is a promo video not an independent test or review. Infiniti put the M35h against the Porsche Panamera S Hybrid on a quarter mile race, where the 360-horsepower gas/electric luxury performance sedan covered the standing quarter mile [...]

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PG Elektrus – another EV based on Lotus Elise

27 January 2012

In addition to the recently discontinued Tesla Roadster there is a new electric vehicle based on Lotus Elise from Germany called PG Elektrus. The styling clearly is more aggressive and futuristic than Tesla’s Roadster. PG Elektrus uses Lotus Elise chassis, that has a carbon fiber and composite body. No details were released about its powertrain, [...]

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Video: Top Gear blows up a caravan to celebrate 10 millionth Facebook fan

26 January 2012

Top Gear has reached a 10 million fan mark on Facebook and to celebrate this landmark, the show has blown up a caravan which had 10,000,000 painted on the side. The charges were set by The Stig himself. See the action packed explosion below!

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Video: Mercedes teases new A-Class

26 January 2012

Mercedes-Benz has released a teaser video of the upcoming new A-Class, that will make its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The video below shows a prototype on the open road, that is covered in QR codes to enable smartphone users to get more details on the car.

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Video: Development of Porsche Identity – The new 911

26 January 2012

Porsche has released a new promotional video for the new 911, that is most likely one of the coolest and best automotive commercials ever. The video is very emotional and literally makes you want to go and by the car. The video starts with a man saying: “Our identity is the 911. This is especially [...]

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Land Rover Defender Blaser Editon for Germany

26 January 2012

Land Rover Germany has teamed up with Blaser hunting rifles to offer a special edition Defender, dubbed “Blaser Edition.” This special edition will be limited to 60 units, and is based on the Defender 110 SE double cab, that is painted in Keswick Green features an expedition roof rack, trailer hitch, electric winch, grille guard, [...]

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Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 race car revealed

26 January 2012

Nissan has released first details and pricing of the GT-R NISMO GT3. This GT3 racer features a 3.8 V6 twin-turbo engine that is based on a standard road car unit, developing 530 hp at 6400 rpm. Power is delivered via six-speed transaxle that drives the rear wheels, activated by a semi-automatic paddle-shift system. To celebrate [...]

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One-off Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport debuts at Qatar Motor Show

26 January 2012

Bugatti is presenting an exclusive and uniquely coloured model of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport at the Qatar Motor Show, which is the fastest, most powerful and most luxurious open top car in the world. The Grand Sport on display at Qatar Motor Show has a horizontal colour split with a bright yellow body [...]

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New Volkswagen Beetle TFSI with 316 HP by B&B

25 January 2012

German tuner B&B has developed several engine upgrade kits for the all-new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle. The top of the range, 20 TFSI engine, that in standard spec packs 200 hp ans 280 Nm of torque, has five different stages available: 236 hp and 340 Nm of torque 247 hp 261 hp 291 hp 316 hp [...]

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Scosche debuts cellCONTROL – an accessory that blocks all cell phone use in a car

25 January 2012

There is a new device by Schosche called cellCONTROL on the market, that blocks all cell phone use in a car. Priced at $129.95, the cellCONTROL disables the use of unsafe cell phone applications while driving. Innovative Bluetooth signaling blocks drivers from being able to text message, email, make phone calls and much more. This [...]

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