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Dive into the engine of the Ferrari 488 GTB
We called it “Mid-Engine Magic” in our first drive of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] 488 GTB. The car earned that title mostly because of the wonderful powerplant sitting behind the driver’s head. It’s a 3.9-liter V-8 that breathes heavily through a pair of turbochargers. That mighty eight-cylinder and its twin snails is good for 660 horsepower…
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2018 Lamborghini Aventador spy shots and video
Engineers from Lamborghini were spotted testing an updated version of the Aventador Roadster in the summer. Now they’ve been spotted again, this time with an updated Aventador coupe. They were testing the car on the Nürburgring and some surrounding roads. The updates represent the mid-cycle update for the V-12-powered supercar, which…
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2017 Porsche 718 Boxster and Cayman first drive review: don’t play it by ear
The Porsche Boxster and Cayman are brilliant sports cars, but they’re not so different as the names might suggest — they’re basically the same car, aside from that minor roof thing. So why different names? Indeed. This year, Porsche’s debugging that situation by adding a new prefix. Meet the 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman, essentially…
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2018 Lamborghini Aventador spy shots
Engineers from Lamborghini were spotted testing an updated version of the Aventador Roadster in the summer. Now they’ve been spotted again, this time with an updated Aventador coupe. They were testing the car on the Nürburgring and some surrounding roads. The updates represent the mid-cycle update for the V-12-powered supercar, which…
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GM’s latest Duramax V-8 dials up 445 hp and 910 lb-ft
General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is introducing a new generation of its Duramax V-8 diesel engine in its 2017 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500HD pickup trucks. The automaker on Saturday confirmed the engine’s output at 445 horsepower and 910 pound-feet of torque. That makes it 5 hp more powerful than Ford Motor Company’s…
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‘Engineering Explained’ is already fixing its Honda S2000
Remember that 2002 Honda S2000 that Jason from Engineering Explained recently acquired? Well, he’s already set to wrenching on it because, well, that’s what he does. In this video, Jason is installing a fresh timing chain tensioner, as it seems this is a potential failure area for the Honda S2000. The engine in the S2000…
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70 Ferraris in historic liveries to mark automaker’s anniversary
Next year, 2017, marks the 70th anniversary of Ferrari [NYSE:RACE]. The Prancing Horse is doing several things to celebrate the milestone, including building a limited run of 209 LaFerrari Apertas. Ferrari is also offering each of its five cars—the 488 GTB, 488 Spider, California T, F12 Berlinetta, and GTC4 Lusso—in 70 different…
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This Week’s Top Photos: The 2016 Paris auto show edition
There were two prevalent themes at the 2016 Paris auto show: vehicle electrification and SUVs. In some cases, we saw these themes combined. Case in point is the Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept, an electric SUV that previews the first of the automaker’s planned Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] rivals. There was still plenty of cars to thrill those…
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Tesla Model S-based Electric GT racing series launched in Ibiza
In March we brought you news about an electric car racing series being developed for production-based cars, namely the Tesla [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S. At a ceremony held at Ibiza on Tuesday, the new series was officially launched as the Electric GT Championship (EGT). The ceremony included the unveiling of the Model S race car that…