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The Porsche 919 Hybrid is not a vehicle you might ever expect to see on the streets of London. The vehicle was put together to meet the demands of the famous Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race. The race has been around since 1923 and is now the oldest existing endurance sports car race in […]
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Check out BMW’s short film The Escape, featuring Clive Owen, Dakota Fanning and Jon Bernthal. Directed by District 9 and Chappie director; Neill Blomkamp. You may guess that Hollywood stars like Clive Owen and Dakota Fanning would be the stars of the show, however the real star is the new 2017 BMW 5 Series, the real reason behind the film. How
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It is often assumed that to own a fast car, you need to be exceedingly wealthy with a high flying job. But when you look closer and go through the many online used car listings, there are some amazing bargains to be had. Let’s take a look at some of the best. BMW M3 4.0
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Fire up the flux capacitor, we’re about to take you back in time. The date is March 4th, 2014, the place is the Geneva Motor Show and Maserati has just unveiled a stunning new concept car called Alfieri. This two-by-two seater grand tourer prototype was relevant for many reasons. It was created to mark 100
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Mercedes, like many manufacturers, have their own dedicated high performance division called Mercedes AMG GmbH. AMG aims to up the excitement levels for appreciating and driving your average automobile. The latest to cause some excitement is the announcement of the R50 hypercar at the recent Paris Motor Show, which to all intents and purposes is
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Our video today is based around Dennis Varni’s extraordinary classic car collection that includes a Lamborghini Miura. Dennis talks about the history of Lamborghini, as well as his intriguing personal story of the Miura and his car collection. Another great video from the guys at Petrolicious.
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What will motorcyclists be riding in 2116? Well if BMW have their say, it’ll be something like this: the Motorrad Vision Next 100 – a self-balancing concept motorcycle that doesn’t require the rider to wear a helmet or any protective clothing. Although it is all hypothetical right now, the bike (if it existed) features active
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Todays video of the day comes from Auto Car’s Youtube channel and it sees the McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 take on the fastest Ducatti on sale; the 1199 Superleggera. How will two of the fastest cars on sale right now, get along against one of the fastest bikes on sale? Only one way to find
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After almost a century of on-off production, the vehicle assembly lines at MG’s Longbridge car plant in Birmingham stopped for good, once again, on Friday 23rd September. The reason being that the bosses at the once British, now Chinese-owned brand, deemed the Midlands facility unnecessary, and have decided that all production will now take place
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On today’s video, the insane Ariel Nomad goes for a ride through a North California ranch, taking on a cowboy. An exceptional video, as usual from the guys at eGarage, this video has a very rich old school western look and feel and the Nomad looks very much at home in the American wild west.
(WATCH) The Ariel Nomad & The Wild West Read Post »
BMW’s seventh-generation 5 Series will boast impressive new technology when it hits UK showrooms in February 2017. The renowned executive car has fallen behind its rivals recently with the Jaguar XF and Mercedes E-Class setting new benchmarks. However, the 5 Series will benefit from innovations made with its big brother – the 7 Series –
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Sticking with the Mustang theme for the day, our video today sees the Ford Mustang Fastback 5.0 V8 driven through the glorious Transfăgărășan Highway in Romania. The video comes from Ford’s ‘Europe’s Greatest Driving Roads’ series on their Youtube channel.
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The unmistakable Ford Mustang has been with us for over 50 years and in that time it has gone through many big changes without ever losing that unique charm. It is a quintessentially American car, however its sixth generation was marketed and sold globally so let’s take a look at how the Mustang has evolved
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You may remember BMW’s Next 100 concept vehicle from a while back (see below). Our video today comes from BMW as they showcase their Next 100 motorcycle concept and we really hope BMW’s concept vehicles become a reality some day soon.
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Our video today comes from the coveted Goodwood Revival RAC TT race, as the 2015 winners, the JD Classics team, aim to win the race for the second year running in their Jaguar E-Type. An exhilarating race from start to finish with drivers Gordon Shedden and Chris Ward, giving their all to be named back-to-back
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The third-gen MX-5 roadster was only available with an electronically-operated hard-top, which sucked for many reasons. It added unnecessary weight, which for a low-powered sports car isn’t ideal, and getting the roof down took more time – a full 15 seconds by our timer. There still seems to be demand for the old tin-top though
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Today’s video comes from a show called ‘My Classic Car’. My Classic Car is a weekly television program that captures America’s love affair with automobiles, presented by Dennis Gage. This episode is especially eye catching as Dennis visits a man named Ron Berry, who makes custom cartoon cars from scratch. They are: A VW camper
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You can never really accuse Porsche of sitting on its laurels for too long and the news of the Porsche Mission E concept is testament to that. The good news is that the all-electric sports car will actually go into production and therefore gain the honour of being the first all-electric production Porsche vehicle in
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The reveal of the vastly redeveloped Civic at the Paris Motor Show was overshadowed by the presence of a Type R prototype. The current Type R has only been on sale for around 12 months but the arrival of the more powerful, more affordable 345bhp Ford Focus RS has taken the wind out of its sails and
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Check out today’s video from Jared Houston Youtube channel. A 1977 Datsun 280Z is taken for a drive through the city. The cinematography, the car and especially the music, are all spectacular and this video just simply makes you want to take your car for a drive at night.
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After eight years on the market, the original Q5 from 2008 was starting to lose its edge, so come the second quarter of 2017, we’ll have this – the second generation Q5 – which retains everything everyone loves about the BMW X3 rival and gives it a comprehensive update. Unveiled at this month’s Paris Motor
Our video of choice today sees a BMW M6 go for a spin through a Canadian tundra. This spectacular video has a definite Hollywood feel and look about it and could be easily mistaken for a James Bond out-take. Video source…Pennzoil Youtube channel.
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The Paris Motor Show – one of the biggest dates in the automotive calendar – manages to find a fair middle-ground by peppering its host of unobtainable megacars with level-headed models that you or I could realistically afford. Opening to the public on October 1st, the French capital’s biennial car event provided the stage for
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What you are looking at is a Renault. Take as long as you need to digest that fact because this wild concept covers a lot of ground in terms of what the French carmaker intends to deliver over the next few years. Concepts often focus on showcasing one particular area – be it design, technology,
