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Hyundai and ARK Performance go for road racer look with Elantra
For years, SEMA churned out plenty of all-show/no-go machines. Vehicles that looked the business, but couldn’t really perform the tasks that the assembled collection of parts would otherwise suggest. That’s changed for the better over the course of the last few years. Hyundai has now gotten the memo, because all of its SEMA concepts for…
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2018 Chevy Corvette ZR1, Audi e-tron SUV, Mini plug-in hybrid: Today’s Car News
Chevrolet’s range-topping C7 Corvette has been spotted again. Believed to be a new ZR1, the car will be available as a coupe or convertible and looks to be getting a massive rear wing. Audi’s CEO has revealed that the company’s upcoming electric SUV will simply be known as an e-tron. The naming strategy mimics Audi’s…
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Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya reveals restored Toyota AE86
The Toyota AE86 is a legend among drift fans. “AE86” is actually the internal code for rear-wheel-drive models from the fifth-generation Corolla family, launched in the 1980s. The models became popular among Japan’s drifting scene because of their affordability and ease at which to modify. Original AE86s have exploded in…
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2017 Infiniti QX60 preview
Infiniti’s QX60 remains one of the top choices in the mid-size luxury SUV segment, thanks mostly to its standard third-row seats and reasonable starting price. However, it’s starting to get a bit long in the tooth. After all, the QX60 traces its roots back to the JX, which Infiniti introduced for the 2013 model year,…
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How the 2017 Camaro compares to the 1967 original
People love to look back on the past with rose-colored glasses. We do this with everything from politics, to finance, to the world climate, and especially to automobiles. The thing is, cars today are better than ever and they’re only improving. That doesn’t mean the classics are bad. In fact, we love old school metal…
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Lexus LC 500 spotted making great noises at the ‘Ring
There are many fun jobs out there. One of them is, without a doubt, logging thousands of test miles in new vehicles. That goes double when those test miles take place at Germany’s Nürburgring and you’re behind the wheel of the upcoming 2018 Lexus LC 500. A YouTube user spotted the car running hot laps…
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Ferrari officially says arrivederci to the manual gearbox
The manual gearbox is a rare and dying breed. It’s officially on the endangered list, and some automakers have already written it off as if it were cozying up to Dodo birds in hell. Ferrari has joined the scrum of car makers who no longer offers a row-your-own gearbox. At the Paris auto show last…