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Ken Okuyama Kode57 priced from $2.5 million, limited to 5 cars
The Kode57 coachbuilt supercar from Japanese designer Ken Okuyama was one of the stars of the recent Monterey Car Week, and if your pockets are deep enough you can park one on your driveway. Okuyama, who during a stint at Pininfarina led the design of cars such as the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] Enzo and 599, has…
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2018 Volkswagen Polo GTI spy shots
With the recent demise of the Phaeton, Volkswagen’s Polo is now the oldest model in the lineup. The current model was first shown as far back as the 2009 Geneva auto show. A successor is in the works and today we have our first look at one of the prototypes. This particular prototype is for…
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Interview: Gymkhana and rally hero Ken Block
Ken Block started racing at what many would consider an advanced age. The then-DC Shoes marketing executive went to a rally school at the age of 36 and immediately took to it. By the next year he was racing, and his big break came a few years later. Nobody gave it to him, though. He…
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2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 spy shots
Behold our first spy shots of what’s likely to be a new generation of the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 supercar. Corvette talk of late has centered on a new mid-engine platform but that’s not expected to be introduced until the arrival of the next-generation Corvette (C8), tipped to be debuting at the 2018 Detroit auto show.…
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Tesla unveils Model S P100D, proclaims it the fastest accelerating car you can buy
What’s more than ludicrous speed? Apparently, it’s the new Tesla Model S P100D, announced today by company CEO Elon Musk. Capable of sprinting from a complete stop to 60 mph in just 2.5 seconds, the Model S 100D isn’t the fastest car ever, but it is darn close. It’s surpassed only by the Ferrari LaFerrari…
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Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Volante to debut at Pebble Beach
Aston Martin will introduce a new convertible version of its Vanquish Zagato coupe on Sunday at the 2016 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, though the automaker has revealed the vehicle online today and confirmed a 99-car production run, matching the run of coupes. The convertible adopts Aston Martin’s Volante moniker and came about because…
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Cadillac just unveiled a flagship luxury sedan concept in Pebble Beach
Cadillac has strong Pebble Beach game. (Remember the Ciel concept from 2011? Or the Elmiraj from 2013?) This year the automaker took the wraps off its Escala sedan, a four-door flagship sedan built from the same CT6 bones on sale today. The Escala measures 6 inches longer than the CT6— about 5 inches were added…
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Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept debuts in Monterey
Mercedes-Benz unveiled a new concept for its Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand on Thursday in Monterey, California as part of the ongoing Monterey Car Week. The concept is called the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, and it’s in the form of a streamlined coupe with a large grille, slit-like lights and gullwing doors. The concept heralds the new design…
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Rimac Concept_One destroys Ferrari LaFerrari, Tesla Model S in acceleration test
We all know electric cars are quick off the line but it seems even the quickest internal combustion cars don’t hold a candle to the new generation of battery-powered, zero-emission offerings. Racing driver Archie Hamilton recently pitted the Concept_One electric supercar from Croatian firm Rimac against a Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari. The…
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Readers say enthusiasts should embrace hybrid performance cars
It used to be that if an automaker wanted to give a car more power, it shoved a larger engine under the hood. These days, that’s not necessarily the case. From turbochargers and superchargers to hybrid systems, automakers are looking at every conceivable way to boost power while still increasing–or at least not destroying–fuel economy…