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2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is your mid-size Raptor rival
Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor has been a major success for the Blue Oval, but while the performance pickup is now entering its second generation, we’re yet to see a similar model from key rivals Chevrolet and Ram. Ram has come close with its Rebel TRX concept, which we’re praying to god eventually enters…
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2017 Nissan Sentra Nismo revealed at 2016 LA auto show
Nissan is spicing up its humble Sentra sedan for the 2017 model year. We’ve already had a taste of the Sentra SR Turbo, which packs a turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-4 good for 188 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. And at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show on Wednesday, Nissan introduced a version of its Sentra…
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Jay Leno drives Ferrari F40 for first time
From 1987 through 1992, Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] built a tremendous machine called the F40. It was the last car to get the thumbs up from the man whose name is on the building and all of the cars—Enzo Ferrari. Enzo himself blessed the F40, and the world rejoiced (and put up posters of the F40 in…
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Watch Sebastian Vettel hoon the LaFerrari Aperta
Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel recently took time out from his busy schedule to test drive the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari Aperta. He starts out on the road but eventually heads to the track where, naturally, he turns off the car’s electronic nannies and manages to get it sideways. The Aperta is the open-top…
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Ford unveils Mustang GT4 customer race car at 2016 SEMA show
One of the most romantic dreams in sports car lore is the gentleman’s racer. This is a car that can be driven for all your day-to-day needs and then on the weekends taken to the track, fitted with a more aggressive set of tires and transformed into a competitive racing machine. The current crop of…
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All Volvo S90 sedans to be made in China
Volvo has confirmed that China will eventually become the exclusive hub for production of its S90 sedan. That means all S90s sold in the United States will eventually be sourced from China instead of Sweden where the sedans are currently sourced from. “China will play an increasingly important part in our global manufacturing…
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Fisker reveals EMotion electric car, promises 400-mi range
The rebooted Fisker has revealed its upcoming electric sedan, labeled the EMotion. The car looks almost nothing like the Karma sedan from the previous incarnation of Fisker. We’d even say its aggressive look is more like what Fisker design boss and founder Henrik Fisker introduced on the Dodge Viper-based Force 1 supercar unveiled at the…
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The original muscle car pulls into Jay Leno’s Garage
In the early 1960s, the top brass at General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] put a stop to any of its motorsports programs. There was to be no involvement with racing from any of its divisions. This initially seemed like it might be a tough move for the likes of Pontiac but the brand used a tried-and-tested…
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Tesla CEO unveils Powerwall 2.0 and solar roof
Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk on Friday unveiled two new products, one from Tesla and another from SolarCity, the solar home installation firm Tesla is hoping to acquire and headed by Musk’s cousin Lyndon Rive. Tesla’s new product is a second-generation Powerwall home energy storage system while SolarCity’s product is a new…
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Finn sets new speed record for car on 2 wheels
If you research the topic on YouTube, riding on two wheels in a car is seemingly the normal way to commute on the highways in the Middle East. Still, those Middle Easterners who do this so-called side-wheelie aren’t seeking to set new speed records. Instead, it’s more about just keeping the shiny side of the…