Tag: paris
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Ferrari officially says arrivederci to the manual gearbox
The manual gearbox is a rare and dying breed. It’s officially on the endangered list, and some automakers have already written it off as if it were cozying up to Dodo birds in hell. Ferrari has joined the scrum of car makers who no longer offers a row-your-own gearbox. At the Paris auto show last…
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2017 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car revealed
Don’t think there’s any relevance or relationship between modern road and race cars? Then meet the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, which shares around 80 percent of its components with the 911 GT3 RS road car—and the remaining 20 percent mostly concerns safety and weight reduction, rather than raw performance. The latest version of Porsche’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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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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Stretch Limo Hit By Train, No Injuries Reported: Video
A collision between a stretch limousine and a train made for a memorable Sweet 16 party in New Paris, Indiana, last week. No one was injured in the crash, which occurred after the vehicle bottomed out on the tracks. After impact, it was pushed along the tracks for over a minute while the train decelerated.…