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Koenigsegg One:1

Videos reveal secrets of the Koenigsegg One:1, including its cloud-connected suspension

The stunning Koenigsegg One:1 already has a number of firsts - like most powerful production car - to its name. Now we get a behind the scenes look at how.
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How Audi reincarnated a revolution with its new Audi TT

With features inspired by Usain Bolt and the wing of a jet fighter, the all-new, next-gen Audi TT moves away from its design car predecessors and toward a much more tech-savvy, driver focused sports car.
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KITT from Knight Rider is going to auction … David Hasselhoff must need money

David Hasselhoff must need money because his personal example of the mightily modified Trans-Am KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) is for sale.
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Two-door touring champions: Bentley Continental GT Speed vs. Rolls-Royce Wraith

There may be no substitute for luxury, but with the Bentley Continental GT Speed and the Rolls Royce Wraith you don't have to compromise luxury for speed.
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Diesel versus Hybrid: The battle for eco-friendly supremacy

Car buyers are faced with a multitude of choices when it comes to gas mileage, but when it comes to hybrids or diesels which is best? We break it down.

Clash of Germany’s muscle car coupes: Audi RS 5 versus Mercedes C63 AMG Edition 507

Both the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Edition 507 and the 2014 Audi RS 5 are absolutely incredible, Porsche-punching German muscle cars.
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Some Russians took an old Nissan and built Darth Vader an insect-like off-roader

What do you get when you combine 3D modeling software, an old Nissan Maxima and weapons grade Russian insanity? An awesome and sinister custom off-roader.
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The next Ford Focus RS will be Mustang-powered … and coming Stateside in 2015

A new Ford Focus is coming. And that means a new Ford Focus RS, which promises to deliver 330 horsepower from the same engine as the new Mustang.
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Lightweight and full of life: Lotus’ V8-powered Esprit might not be dead after all

The Lotus Esprit has been stuck in development hell since its debut in 2010, but perhaps no longer.
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Hyundai teases hydrogen-powered Intrado concept ahead of Geneva Motor Show

Powered by fuel cells and built with revolutionary composites the Hyundai Intrado concept promises to deliver a massive technological punch.
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Hennessey Venom GT breaks Bugatti speed record, going 270 mph at Kennedy Space Center

Its official; we have a new champ. The Hennessey Venom GT just set a new speed record for production cars at 270.49 mph, edging out the Bugatti Veyron.
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A poo-powered car? Scientists at UC Irvine are turning sewage into hydrogen

If hydrogen cars are going to be common they will need hydrogen, and that's just what scientists at UC Irvine are trying to make by turning waste into fuel.
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Cadillac ATS Coupe vs. BMW 435i: Art & Science vs. the Ultimate Driving Machine

The sports coupe market is packed with options, but the Cadillac ATS Coupe and the BMW 435i are the cream of the crop, so which is best?
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Too much traffic? Dubai has the answer: keep the poor from driving

As Dubai's population explodes, traffic is becoming a real problem. But the civic chief has some ideas including banning the poor from owning cars.
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Tesla steals ‘hacker princess’ and security guru Kristen Paget away from Apple

Security expert and "hacker princess" Kristin Paget has just left Apple for a new job with Tesla, "securing things."
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Listen as Volvo Polestar’s V8 Supercar engine makes 650 screaming horsepower

Volvo is hardly known as a performance automaker, but its racing team is about to get a big boost from the new V8 designed by the tuners at Polestar.
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Watch celebs suck the tailpipe of a hydrogen-powered Mercedes to stay alive in Death Valley

In its new video Mercedes sends actors Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger across Death Valley with nothing to drink but what comes out of their hydrogen car.
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Kia’s extremely handsome and efficient Optima Hybrid gets a facelift for 2014

The Kia Optima Hybrid, just debuted at the Chicago Auto Show marks the next step for hybrids: the quality of a gas car with unbelievable economy.
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Volvo’s V60 Polestar isn’t a wagon for soccer moms, it’s a sports wagon for Formula 1 drivers

A Volvo that can do 0-60 in 4.7 seconds? It might sounds crazy, but it's true. This lightning fast sportswagon is the latest from tuner Polestar.
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Kia’s short-but-sweet Niro Concept brings ‘butterfly doors’ to the supermini segment

The Niro Concept, which first debuted in Frankfurt is coming to the Windy City. This is a supermini that features aggressive style, design and performance.
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Kia’s all-electric Soul proves that EVs don’t have to be drab … or hamsterless

Kia continues to impress, this time with its all electric Soul EV. Just debuted at the Chicago Auto Show, this boxy little EV is loaded with promise.

Audi is apparently using a hybrid-powered Batmobile as its next Le Mans 24 Hours racer

The Le Mans endurance race has become a battle of wits and efficiency, and Audi hopes to win with its new car that has two hybrid systems - but no batteries.
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Holy race lasers, Batman! Audi’s R18 Le Mans hybrid racecar has lasers … for headlights

The Audi R18 e-tron quattro LeMans racer is already a technological powerhouse, but now it has lasers for headlights.
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Claws out! BMW’s restyled M3 and M4 just got even more ferocious

BMW has just relesed the details for the new 2015 M3 and M4, and, oh man are they impressive.

‘Eco’ and ‘Sport’ finally come together in Ford’s latest U.S.-bound subcompact CUV

Small cars are becoming an increasingly important market, and Ford is taking note. In fact it may be bringing its smallest crossover the EcoSport to the US.
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The McLaren F1 GTR Longtail: A $5,280,000 car you can’t even drive

Since when is $5,000,000 for a used car a bargain? When that car is an extremely rare McLaren F1 GTR Longtail race car.
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Next GMC vehicle isn’t just going to be a rebadged Chevy. Instead, it will be uniquely GMC

For a long time, GMC's products have just been re-badged and restyled Chevy products. But that is about to change.
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Hypercar king Bugatti planning new model, but it won’t be a SuperVeyron or Galibier

Bugatti's chief Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber killed rumors of a new SuperVeyron and Galibier, but hinted at the Bugatti's next possibly hybrid hypercar.
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Fear not, Jay Z, Maybach moniker to be added to range-topping Mercedes-Benz S-Class

It's been almost three years since Mercedes gave its hyper luxurious brand Maybach the ax, but now the premier name in German luxury is coming back.
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Don’t line up for the BMW M4 just yet. A 425-horsepower Cadillac ATS-V is coming

Cadillac had me at ATS-V, but with a 425-horsepower V6 and an even more powerful V8 coming in the future, this is one exciting car - and an M3-beater.
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Watch as Brits race stock Mustangs and Rolls-Royces … with no safety equipment

All racing is dangerous, but this amateur event in the 1970s is insane. Average Brits in their completely stock cars going at each other on a real track.
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It’s a great week for Corvette lovers: First the Z06 and now the all-new Callaway Corvette

Talk about an embarrassment of riches: Corvette lovers can now choose between the new Z06 supercar and now the new 610 hp sueprcharged Callaway Corvette.
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Cadillac chief reveals plans for ATS variants including a convertible and a wagon

Cadillac wants to make the most of a good thing. Following the debut of the new ATS Coupe in Detroit, Cadillac says a convertible and a wagon might be next.
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Elon Musk: A Tesla for the masses is on its way … we just have to do a recall first

In an interview, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that a new EV that would sell for around $35,000 could be in Tesla's showrooms within three years.