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• Fastest Lap Times at the AutoGuide Test Track
  There’s no better place to test the true performance of a vehicle than on the track, which is why we often head to our local road course for comparison articles of everything from sports cars to hot hatches. But which car is fastest? Now into our third year at the same facility, we’ve compiled a...
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• Aston Martin CC100 Speedster Concept Celebrates the Past, Inspires the Future
  Unveiled during the Nurburgring 24 Hour race this weekend as part of Aston Martin’s 100th anniversary celebrations, the CC100 Speedster Concept incorporates aspects of the brand’s past racing machines while hinting at the style of future models. Rather than just being shown off on a stage, company CEO Dr Ulrich Bez gave the concept its...
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• Acura NSX an Affordable Ferrari Fighter: Chief Engineer
  To creatively paraphrase NSX chief engineer Ted Klaus, the upcoming Acura supercar will be like a Nissan GT-R, but built for drivers. Exactly what does that mean? In essence it will deliver truly world-class performance without an ultra-exotic price tag. It also will maintain the brand’s core man-machine synergy principle. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?...
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• Lamborghini Egoista Photos: Single-Seater Supercar Celebrates 50 Years of Extreme Styling
  Lamborghini’s newest and most outrageous creation yet is built with a singular purpose, namely, pleasing the driver. As a result, there’s no room for anyone besides the lucky individual holding the steering wheel in their hands. Called the Egoista (which, translated means “selfish”) the name says it all, with a singular focus on the individual...
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• Lamborghini Egoista Single-Seater Supercar Revealed at 50th Anniversary Party
  If you thought Lamborghini couldn’t get any more extreme than its Veneno supercar revealed in Geneva earlier this year, you were WRONG. Unveiled in Italy tonight at a private event during the brand’s 50th anniversary celebrations, company CEO Stephen Winkelmann drew back the covers on a single-seater supercar. SEE ALSO: Lamborghini Veneno First Look Video...
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• German Opposition Party Seeks 120 KM/H Autobahn Speed Limit
  Signs like the one above may become a thing of the past if Germany’s opposition government gets its way. Identifying unrestricted speed zones on the country’s famous autobahn road system, Sigmar Gabriel, leader of the SPD party is seeking to have them all torn down and replaced with a 120 km/h (75 mph) limit. While...
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• Volkswagen Design Vision GTI Revealed with Supercar Performance
  The big reveal at the annual GTI meet in Wörthersee in Austria has just been uncovered with a very special race-prepped Volkswagen GTI concept that could see track-duty in the very near future. Based on the all-new 7th generation Golf hot hatch, the Design Vision GTI adds two cylinders and an extra turbo to the...
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• Tesla Model S Rated a 99 Out of 100 by Consumer Reports
  The Tesla Model S continues to earn rave reviews, the latest coming from the notoriously picky team at Consumer Reports. In recent testing of the American-made electric luxury sedan the outlet says getting behind the wheel, “is like crossing into a promising zero-emissions future.” But the praise doesn’t stop there. After performing the same thorough...
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• Ferrari Mulling Classic Car Workshop in America
  After an expansion of the Ferrari Classiche division in Italy, the exotic car maker is now considering further growth of its classic car workshop, with the U.S. as a front-runner for a second facility. “We are … considering opening a subsidiary in the United States,” said company boss Luca di Montezemolo in a recent interview, “probably...
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• Watch the 2013 6 Hours of Spa Live Streaming Online
  Sports car racing is set to change dramatically in North America next year with the ALMS and Grand-Am series joining forces. With the future uncertain, Europe may become the battleground for racing supremacy. Nowhere is that more evident than in the FIA World Endurance Championship that is already in full swing for the 2013 season....
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• 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo S Revealed: 0-60 in 2.9 Seconds
  Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the turbocharged 911, Porsche has revealed the 2014 911 Turbo and Turbo S models boasting more power, a wider body, rear-wheel steering, a new AWD system and innovative new active aerodynamics. With a body 1.1-inches wider than even the 911 Carrera 4, Porsche says the new flared fenders are roughly...
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• Next-Gen Chevy Volt to Cost $10,000 Less
  There’s a problem with the Chevy Volt says General Motors CEO Dan Akerson; the American automaker is losing money on every one of them. That, however, will change with the second-generation model, he says, as will the price which could drop by as much as $10,000. Akerson make the comments speaking at Fortune magazine’s Braintrom...
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