Tag: performance
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RSR Nissan GT-R Tows Snowboarder Around Spa: Video
When the snow falls in Belgium, it covers up one of the world’s great motorsports circuits. Spa-Francorchamps is sitting under a whole bunch of the white stuff at the moment, and that means the track is closed. Well, it’s not totally closed as the driving instructors at RSR (Ron Simmons Racing) recently showed us. One…
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2017 BMW M760i xDrive V12 Excellence: A Sleeper Super Sedan
BMW recently unveiled an M Performance version of its 7-Series flagship that came with a V-12 engine and an M760i xDrive title. It also came with a sporty body kit and a host of M-badged performance upgrades. However, BMW understands that some, slightly more conservative buyers may desire the performance of the V-12 super sedan…
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MINI Introduces 2016 John Cooper Works Convertible, Announces Pricing For Rest Of Convertible Lineup
MINI USA today revealed the performance-oriented John Cooper Works version of its redesigned convertible, and announced pricing for the rest of the convertible lineup. The base MINI Cooper convertible will run $26,800, the Cooper S will cost $30,450, and the John Cooper Works model will be priced at $36,450. The starting price is $250 above…
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Mercedes Electric Car Platform To Spawn Four New Models: Report
It’s safe to say that most of the major automakers were taken by surprise by the performance, refinement and—most importantly—popularity of Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S, especially the luxury makes whose large sedans sport similar price tags to the electric star. Having seen the light, they’re now rushing to…
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McLaren P1 Hit With NHTSA Recall, Dozens Of People Affected!
The McLaren P1 is a marvel of modern engineering. Still, not everything out there is perfect and the P1 is proof of this. A batch of the cars were just hit with a recall notice. The reason? A secondary hood latch could fail, which could lead to the inadvertent opening of the hood if the…
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SpeedKore Tantrum: A 1970 Charger Restomod With A 1,650-HP 9.0-Liter V-8
Everyone wants that Pro Touring look right? That’s certainly what the folks at SpeedKore Performance in Wisconsin think, and they’re quite good at crafting precious metal mixed with massively powerful engines. Car and Driver caught wind on one such machine. It’s a 1970 Dodge Charger that’s been reworked, reimagined and reignited thanks to…
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Is Porsche’s Mission E Actually A Preview Of A Modern 928?
Late last decade, there were plenty of rumors about Porsche launching a modern 928 based on the Panamera platform. The car was to be a proper 2+2 grand tourer and mechanically identical to the Panamera to help save on costs, making it essentially a Panamera coupe. However, the rumors were quickly denied by senior Porsche…
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Has The Nürburgring Just Banned Lap Record Attempts?
Though there’s no official sanctioning body for Nürburgring-Nordschleife lap times, setting a lap and posting a video of the attempt online has become one of the most popular means for automakers to promote the performance of their cars. Of course, there are also critics of the practice. They typically either site the number of…