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  Ferrari LaFerrari: The Fastest Ferrari Road Car Ever

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  To say this year’s Geneva Motor Show is a hotbed for the most anticipated automobile debuts is an understatement.  Despite the relative lot of sizzling unveilings at the event, there’s not a single ride that invited higher expectations than the Ferrari LaFerrari. Yes, that redundant name is for real.  And, no, we didn’t time travel back to the dawn of the 80s, when Duran Duran, Siouxsie Sioux and Mister Mister made redundant monikers hip.  Instead, Ferrari says the name came [...]

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  Fatal Attraction: The Lamborghini Veneno

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    When a luxury automaker celebrates their 50th anniversary, it’s only fitting to do it by debuting a super hot car.  And that’s exactly what Lambo did with the unveil of the Lamborghini Veneno. Following the Lamborghini tradition of naming their cars after famous fighting bulls, this one takes its moniker from one of the fastest and strongest fighting bulls of all time — one that killed a matador almost a decade ago, no less.  Living up to its moniker, [...]

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  Can You Drive Toyota i-Road With A Straight Face Or Is That A Traffic Violation?

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  We kid, we kid.  Well, partly.  In all honesty, it will be hard to keep a straight face driving the Toyota i-Road, with its three wheels, narrow motorcycle dimensions and side-leaning cornering action.  I mean, it’s as cartoony a vehicle as anyone can probably dream up. But boy, does it look like a fun concept. Rather than being classified as a car or a motorcycle, Toyota is billing it as a Personal Mobility Vehicle.  We don’t know if that puts [...]

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  Upgrade Your Offroad Adventures With The Mercedes-Benz G63 AM6 6×6

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  Six-wheel drive trucks has been a staple of military off-roaders for a long time.  And just like other military tech, we knew it was only a matter of time before the same thing turned up for consumer vehicles.  The wait is, apparently, up with the Mercedes-Benz G63 AM6 6×6, a limited edition SUV packing some extreme features. Yep, a six wheeler SUV with three pairs of 37-inch wheels that aren’t just for show.  Instead, the vehicle’s massive torque is split [...]

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  Volkswagen XL1 Brings Futuristic Looks, Top Fuel Efficiency

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  Sometimes, automakers make futuristic cars that don’t look all that futuristic.  Other times, they actually succeed, all while bringing features that make the whole futuristic thing feel real, too.  That’s, pretty much, the case with the Volkswagen XL1, the production version of the company’s long-awaited 1-liter concept car from 11 years ago. When it hits the streets, the two-seater will officially become the most fuel-efficient production car in the world.  Yep, it’s that big of a deal.  Using a plug-in [...]

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  2014 Volkswagen Beetle GSR Revives The Classic Yellow Black Racer

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  Before the second generation VW Beetle came out, one of my friends had his heart set to get one, no matter how it looked like.  When it actually came out, he passed — the design was just geared a little too much for women for any dude to seriously want it.  The third generation Beetle did change that, but if you want something sportier, this is probably the one you want: the 2014 Volkswagen Beetle GSR. Based on the 1973 [...]

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  W Motors Lykan Hypersport: This Is What A $3.4M Car Looks Like

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  When W Motors was first established, they formed with the purpose of making the most expensive, luxurious and exclusive cars in the world.  Well, that sounds about on point with the Lykan Hypersport, the first supercar to make its way out of the Middle East. Introduced at last week’s Qatar Motor Show, the vehicle is as exclusive as it gets, with a run that’s limited to a paltry seven units.  And the car is priced accordingly, requiring buyers to fork [...]

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  2014 Aston Martin Rapide S Boasts 550 Horsepower, Sharper Style

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  Aston Martin just lifted the veils on a car they describe as “the most powerful four-door Aston Martin to date.”  And it’s a sport version of a very familiar ride: the Aston Martin Rapide S. It’s, pretty much, the same good-looking Rapide, with some slight changes in design, a little more luxury and an upgrade in power.  The design changes are subtle — a smaller but now singular full grille, an updated rear decklid, and carbon fiber trims on the [...]

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  Trophy Bicycle Holders Add Style To Your Bike Storage

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  In the market for bike racks to hang your pedaled rides up in the living room?  If those industrial-looking mounts don’t look very appealing for that area of the house, maybe you’ll find some appeal in these Trophy Bicycle Holders. Made by Outline Works Ltd, they’re, basically, bicycle mounting hardware clad in the outlines of erstwhile trophy heads.  That means, they’re bound to find a fitting home in your wall right next to trophies of various beasts of prey.  Or [...]

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  Ford Atlas Concept: This Is One Nice Looking F-150

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  Thinking of getting an F-150 in 2015?  Well, here’s a preview of what you’re probably going to get: the Ford Atlas Concept. Announced at last week’s Detroit Auto Show, it’s, literally, the truck that stole the show away from GM’s Silverado and Sierra reveals.  As has been the norm with F-150s, it’s big, brutish and downright angry-looking — just the way pickup trucks are meant to be. While the Ford Atlas Concept is, technically, a concept vehicle, it’s likely to [...]

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  All The Cool Bikes From NY International Motorcycle Show

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  I am still recovering from cold and missed first 2 days of the 2013 International motorcycle show. But I wasn’t gonna miss the last day also. So hopped up on vitamins and herbal tea, today’s plan was just to get to Javitz Center in NYC, take a few photos and get out before I pass out with exhaustion (and be home before the AFC championship game starts).  I totally under estimated the crowd factor though. Javitz Convention Center was packed! [...]

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  Drool-Worthy: Audi R18 eTron Quattro Hybrid

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  Luxury automaker Audi showed off a bunch of new tech at CES last week.  They had a striking new RS 5 Cabriolet and a gorgeous crossover Q7, but the highlight of their booth was, hands down, the Audi R18 e-Tron Quattro. The winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours 2012 race, the car was, easily, the center attraction in Audi’s ridiculous white light booth.  From the muscled exterior to the sci-fi-quality interior to the cutting-edge drive mechanics, it’s a car [...]

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  C7 Is Here: The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pictures

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  Chevrolet just unveiled the seventh-generation of their flagship coupe.  And for this iteration, they’re reviving a legendary name with the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Aesthetically, it’s a marked departure from the last generation.  While the size is almost the same, the angular and sculpted exterior creates a more streamlined yet muscular appearance, borrowing elements from both the original String Rays and aerodynamic strategies from Corvette racers.  The front end is unmistakably Corvette, although the rear end is unlike any of [...]

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  2013 Bentley GT Speed Convertible: Fastest Four-Seat Convertible Ever

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  You like to class up the road by driving on a Bentley.  Except you enjoy driving much better when you can feel the wind swooshing over your head.  Well, not a problem with the 2013 Bentley GT Speed Convertible. Yes, it’s basically just a GT Speed coupe with the top shaved off.  Know what?  Still awesome.  Even more so since it gets all the Speed-family accoutrements, from the matrix radiator grille to the eight-speed ZF transmission to the lowered and [...]

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  Mercier-Jones Hovercraft: Floating Vehicles Can Look Like Sportscars, Too

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  While hovercrafts already exist, we’re still waiting for mass-produced ones that we can ride to work day after day, the same way 50s-era B-movie writers imagined it back in the day.  Maybe, the Mercier-Jones Hovercraft will be the vehicle that takes us closer to our rightful air-cushioned future. As with many ambitious projects, there’s probably a good chance this thing won’t end up being made.  Still, it’s one exciting ride — one that will probably get you as much tail [...]

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  Zuumer Electric Scooter Leans, Looks Like One Fun Ride

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  Personal mobility transporters have always been good in theory.  In practice, though, mass adoption for vehicles like the Segway just doesn’t seem to be in the cards.  Still, a future where we all travel in small, single-passenger pseudo-vehicles is an attractive one and that’s why we’ll keep seeing new variations pop up.  One of the more interesting ones we’ve seen is the Zuumer. Billed as “an innovative personal transport solution,” it actually seems like a variant of a motorized kick [...]

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  Monster Trucks Can Be Electric, Too

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  Monster trucks are beloved by many because they’re an unapologetic symbol of excess and destruction.  But what happens when a monster truck gets an all-electric drivetrain like the ODYSSEY Battery BIGFOOT No. 20 Monster Truck?  Turns out, it’s still an unapologetic symbol of excess and destruction.  Still awesome. Yes, this is the same BIGFOOT monster truck that wowed beer-swilling audiences in muddy arenas by running over junk cars for many years — same aggressive stance, same beastly demeanor and, pretty [...]

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  Grillie Is Classy Bling For Your Car’s Grille

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  You want to give your car a little personality.  Let’s be real, though: tacky decals and even tackier bumper stickers just won’t do it.  A new paint job and some fancy accessories, on the other hand, just aren’t in the budget.  What to do?  How about these Grillies? Know how you’d sometimes put a lapel pin on your suit jacket to give your office clothes a little extra oomph?  Okay, you don’t.  Then again, that’s why all those cute interns [...]

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  2014 Jaguar XFR-S: Fast, Powerful And Imposing

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  Everyone’s a sucker for a hot car.  Whether your budget affords you a Lambo or a Honda, you get a tingly feeling every time a luxury badge rolls out a special ride.  Especially one they bill as “the fastest, most powerful and agile sports saloon Jaguar has ever built”: the 2014 Jaguar XFR-S. Building on the already acclaimed XFR, the new model boasts a load of serious mechanical enhancements.  The 5-liter supercharged V8 on the XFR?  Tuned up to 550 [...]

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