Tag: the-world
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Jay Leno, Citroen DS, Morgan 3 Wheeler guest star in "The Simpsons"
While the writing staff of The Simpsons may not have many gearheads on staff, arguably the best-known car nut in the world joined the crew for a recent episode. That’s right, Jay Leno recently left his own garage (if only for a minute) to head over to the hit Fox animated series. His character drives…
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Volvo offering hefty discount on 345-horsepower S60, V60 Polestars
Looking for sensible performance? Volvo could make your decision a little easier by offering a hefty discount worth up to $7,500 off of its sport-oriented S60 and V60 Polestar models. Don’t go into your local Volvo dealer looking for great deals on the updated 2017 S60 and V60 Polestar, which utilize more powerful (but smaller)…
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Genesis to preview G70 small sedan with New York concept
Hyundai’s new Genesis brand made its mark on the world of luxury autos with the unveiling of the G90 full-size sedan earlier this year. However, the G90 is just the first of six distinct cars Genesis will launch before the decade is out. Another will be a small sedan about the size of BMW’s 3-Series.…
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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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Flat Out At 27 MPH In A 1904 Cadillac From London To Brighton
The Bonhams London to Brighton Veteran Car Run is one of winter’s great automotive adventures. The oldest automotive motoring event in the world invites cars built before 1906 to dash 60 miles down a two-lane highway, usually through awful weather, from the U.K. capitol to the trendy seaside town. Watching is entertaining and, at times,…
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Acura Restores The Ludacris Legend: Video
Chris Bridges is better known to the world as Ludacris. His albums have gone multi-platinum, he’s a Grammy winner, and he’s also an actor—most famously as Tej Parker in the Fast and the Furious movies. Additionally, he’s a fan of Acura. More specifically, he’s in love with his own 1993 Acura Legend. The car has…
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Next-Generation LS Likely To Be Basis For First Lexus Fuel Cell Car
Toyota is a key proponent of hydrogen as a next-generation fuel source and has been demonstrating this enthusiasm with the roll out of its Mirai sedan, the world’s first mass-produced car equipped with a hydrogen fuel cell stack. Toyota is planning more fuel cell cars, though, and some of these will be from the automaker’s…
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2019 Audi A7 Spy Shots
Audi has started the first public road trials of its next-generation A7. We’re still at the test mule stage, which means the engineers are testing the new mechanicals within the makeshift body of a current model, but even at this early stage we can already gather a few details. It appears the length of the…
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Believe The Hype: California Will Get Hyperloop Test Track
In 2013, Elon Musk—not content to simply impact the world via his disruptive companies Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] and SpaceX—made headlines when he released the idea for mass transit system called the Hyperloop. Simply put, the concept reads like a combination of train and pneumatic tubes, and works using a combination of magnetic force…
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Ford GT Spy Shots
Caught testing in production trim—or a somewhat more naked version of production trim—for the first time, this is the Ford GT. While it’ll cost $400,000 and only sell about 250 units per year, the Ford GT has stirred something in enthusiasts everywhere. With its low-slung prototype-racer stance and promise of breathtaking…