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The Nurburgring 24 Hour race last week featured two strong contenders from Japan. The Nissan GT-R and Toyota GT86 each took home some victories. Gazoo Racing entered two Toyota GT86 cars in the SP3 class, in which one earned first place and the other finished third. ... Read more
Feature Flick: Ferrari 333 SP Makes an Appearance at Ferrari Racing Day
Ferrari holds Ferrari Racing Day events each year at famous racetracks around the world so Ferrari owners can race Ferrari 458 Challenge cars, and give attendees the chance to watch famous Ferrari racecars in action. One of those ex-factory Ferrari racecars making an ... Read more
GM to Break Ground on Chevrolet Colorado Plant Expansions in Missouri
The 2014 Chevrolet Colorado pickup is growing even closer to reaching North American dealers: General Motors will break ground today on a plant expansion in Wentzville, Missouri, where Chevrolet will manufacture the truck for North American consumption. We should note first that the pickup in question is ... Read more
New 2013 Nissan Altima Photos Hit the Internet
More photos of the 2013 Nissan Altima have been posted on the automaker’s website. Like previous refreshes and subsequent generations, Nissan has made incremental changes to the Altima, now giving it the brand’s latest stylizing cues. The new 2013 Altima is slightly larger than the ... Read more
2013 Ford Escape Uses Bouncing Balls, Shopping Carts to Test Hands-Free Liftgate
The 2013 Ford Escape literally kicks it up a notch by featuring an easy-opening liftgate that opens with a kicking motion. To make sure the system works flawlessly, engineers tested it against some of the craziest scenarios that ... Read more
NHTSA Launches Field Inquiry into Garage Fire Including Fisker Karma
A garage fire involving a Fisker Karma and other vehicles has prompted an NHTSA inquiry, Bloomberg reports. The fire occurred at a Sugar Land, Texas home. Fisker is currently working with NHTSA and insurance adjusters to discover what caused the blaze. “We are conducting an ongoing field inquiry for ... Read more
Toyota Design Chief Makes Bold Statement About Upcoming Designs
Toyota’s CEO Akio Toyoda has already promised more fun-to-drive cars, and now a company executive promises design is becoming a greater priority, as well. At the WardsAuto Interiors Conference last week, Kevin Hunter, president of Toyota’s CALTY Design Research unit, said “we’re going to act more ... Read more
Spotted: Next-Generation Acura MDX Takes Shape
Acura is set to replace its best-seller, the MDX crossover, and our spy shooters caught a prototype under a heavy coat of camouflage.It's about time for a new version of the MDX; the current generation was introduced in 2006 and subsequently face-lifted and updated for the 2010 model year. The basic ... Read more
IIHS Names 2013 Acura RDX, 2012 BMW 3 Series as Top Safety Picks
The 2013 Acura RDX and 2012 BMW 3 Series sedan have just been named Top Safety Picks by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Improved roof strength was key to both the ... Read more
Lucky Fourteen? 14 Audi R8 GT Owners Stage Parade Ahead of Nurburgring Win
We've all heard the adage about the lucky number thirteen, but when a group of European Audi R8 GT owners decided to stage a good-luck parade at the 24 Hours of Nurburgring endurance race, they decided to add one more, for good measure. As the video shows below, 14 ... Read more
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