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  • 8 ways to turn an SUV into a Porsche

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    The 2017 Porsche Macan GTS is the compact SUV the automaker always set out to build, according to Porsche. Based on the Audi Q5, the Macan GTS is, in our opinion, the best handling crossover on the planet, but how does it get that way? Let’s dissect how a sports car maker turns an SUV…

  • Subaru Levorg STI Sport revealed

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    Subaru has taken the wraps off a new model based on the Japanese-market Levorg wagon. The car is called the Levorg STI Sport, and it’s been developed by the automaker’s in-house tuner Subaru Tecnica International. The “Sport” in the title signifies that this isn’t one of the tuner’s dedicated performance…

  • Mazzanti’s new supercar revealed as 1,000-hp Evantra Millecavalli in latest teaser

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    Italy’s Mazzanti may not be as widely recognized as Ferrari [NYSE:RACE], Lamborghini and Pagani, but it’s certainly in the same league as those illustrious brands, at least when it comes to performance. The company originally built grand tourers with retro styling, but for its third car Mazzanti went the supercar route. The car…

  • Watch the Mercedes museum turn into a… hungry t-rex?

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    A pair of film students in Germany have taken a bite out of Mercedes-Benz’s history by creating a short video that turns the automaker’s historical museum into a car-eating tyrannosaurus rex. The film isn’t quite as far-fetched as you might think. And one thing’s for sure: You’ll never look at the distinctive architecture of the…

  • Vintage video explains how car suspension systems work

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    For your viewing pleasure, this 1930s instructional video released by Chevrolet tells us all about how suspensions operate in remarkably simple, yet entertaining, terms. The film, dug up by the folks at Road & Track, was intended to be shown to mechanics at Chevrolet dealerships. It appears to have been developed by the automaker’s training…

  • Bonhams to auction off rare Aston Martins, including ex-Stirling Moss DB3S

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    Next month, the auction house Bonhams will set up shop on the grounds of Aston Martin’s old Works factory in Newport Pagnell, England, where a number of the automaker’s best-known cars will go under the hammer. Chief among them is a 1954 Aston Martin DB3S, which is estimated to sell for as much as $10…

  • Charlize Theron to play villain in “Fast 8”

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    The latest bit of information about the upcoming eighth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise is that Charlize Theron will play the villain. The information was revealed overnight in a Twitter post that also reaffirmed the movie’s April 14, 2017 release date. Theron proved she can play a badass in 2015’s Mad Max:…

  • Nissan sets drifting record with GT-R Nismo

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    Nissan has drifted its way into the record books—the Guinness ones—by drifting a GT-R Nismo at a staggering 189.49 mph. Not only did the custom GT-R nearly hit 190 mph, it did so at a 30 degree angle. As the automaker previewed earlier this week, it traveled to Fujairah International Airport in the United Arab…

  • Ferrari Share Price Dives Despite “Best Ever” Financials

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    While Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] cars may have waiting lists stretching out more than a year, it’s a different story when it comes to demand for the automaker’s shares. Ferrari’s share price as traded on the New York Stock Exchange dropped to a new low of $34.03 yesterday before closing the day at $34.98. That was down…

  • 2016 Buick Envision Coming Next Summer… From China: Official

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    It’s been rumored for some time that General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] could import its Chinese-made Buick Envision to the United States, and now the automaker has made it official. The small crossover, which has been in production at a plant in China’s Shandong province since 2014, will arrive in local showrooms next summer, as a…