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Get ready for Johnny Cab: Uber offering autonomous ride-sharing
Uber on Tuesday started allowing users of its popular ride-sharing service to hail rides from its autonomous prototypes currently testing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s not the first autonomous ride-sharing service—that honor goes to fellow American firm nuTonomy, which started a similar service in Singapore in August—but the…
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Report: Mercedes-AMG to develop next-gen SL-Class
Mercedes-Benz’s SL-Class has just undergone its mid-cycle update but work on the redesigned, seventh-generation model is already at an advanced stage. Engineers are currently testing the car’s new platform in the makeshift body of an S-Class Coupe (shown below). Dubbed the MSA (Modular Sports car Architecture), the new platform has…
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2018 Audi A5 Sportback revealed ahead of 2016 Paris auto show
Love the svelte lines of Audi’s A5 but can’t bring yourself to owning a coupe? Audi offers a more practical option called the A5 Sportback, and the version based on the second-generation A5 has just been revealed ahead of the world debut later this month at the 2016 Paris auto show. Audi never sold the…
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Cadillac brings V-Performance Academy to Spring Mountain
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: attending a driving school is one of the best things you can do if you truly want to become better behind the wheel of your own car. More and more automakers are offering such schools for those that purchase the most performance-oriented offerings in a given…
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Koenigsegg brings out the bling for first Agera RS delivered in Europe
Koenigsegg used August’s 2016 Monterey Car Week to deliver its first Agera RS to the United States. The car was a bright orange example that went to Kris Singh, owner of the first Lamborghini Veneno in the country. Now Koenigsegg has revealed the first Agera RS to be delivered to a customer in Europe. The…
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GT-R-powered Toyota 86, Lexus LC GT500, MV Agusta F4Z by Zagato: This Week’s Top Photos
A tuning firm in Australia has shoehorned the engine of a Nissan GT-R into a Toyota 86. Not content with a standard GT-R engine, the mad tuners used a stroked 4.1-liter example capable of delivering upwards of 1,000 horsepower. They also decided to add a mean-looking wide-body kit from Japan’s Rocket Bunny. This little sports…
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Collector on mission to recover U2 Trabants
Some enthusiasts have very targeted, niche car collections. Perhaps you know a person who’s way into the Amphicar. There’s a chance someone is grabbing as many examples of the BMW Isetta as they can find. Someone perhaps even has a love for the Yugo. Collector Tim Cunningham is looking for Trabants. The idea of collecting…
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Bryce Menzies soars to new distance record in his Pro2 truck
Bryce Menzies is an accomplished off-road truck racer. He’s won the Baja 100 a few times. He’s taken the win for the last two years of the Red Bull Frozen Rush. The TORC Pro2 series? He’s a three-time champion. Bryce was looking to do something a little more grand, though, and the idea occurred to…
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What’s the difference between steel and rubber brake lines?
Your car’s brakes are pretty darn important. If you have lousy pedal feel, you should do something about that, right? Stopping is at least as important as going. So when you’re looking to fix or upgrade your brake system, should you go with rubber lines or jump up to steel brake lines? Engineering Explained is…
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Street FX swaps a monster GT-R engine into a Toyota 86
The Toyota 86 is a wonderful little machine. It’s a rear-wheel-drive sports car that’s affordable, approachable, and a ton of fun. Still, it could use a bit more power. When I say a bit, I mean another 50 horsepower and it would be perfect. When Street FX Motorsports of Australia says a bit, its goal…