2016 Acura RDX AWD – Instrumented Test
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AUTOS
Hammer Down: The 25 Most Expensive Cars at the 2015 Monterey Auctions
-There was plenty of money being waved around in Monterey, California, last week, particularly on the various auction blocks around the Peninsula. We shared lists and photos of the top 10 sales from each of the four days of auctions, and now we’ve gathered the top 25 from the entire weekend, which includes two new additions—a Porsche RS60 racing car and a Ferrari California Spider that were each sold post-block following no-sales during the live
Hammer Down: The 25 Most Expensive Cars at the 2015 Monterey Auctions
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Porsche! Porsche! Porsche! Tour the Second Annual Werks Reunion! [Gallery]
– Last year, a gaggle of Porschephiles descended on Carmel Valley’s Rancho Cañada Golf Course for the first annual Werks Reunion. Run by the Porsche Club of America, the show’s a handy Saturday morning stop on the way to the Quail from Pebble Beach. So once again, we stopped in to have a look. – – This year’s show was light on our beloved 914s—we ran across one with a
Porsche! Porsche! Porsche! Tour the Second Annual Werks Reunion! [Gallery]
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Watch the 2017 Ford GT’s Active Rear Spoiler Deploy in Forza 6
-We already knew the 2017 Ford GT would use an active rear spoiler, and while we could guess at how it would function based on Ford’s description and the needs of a supercar like this, we haven’t yet seen it deploy in real life. And then this Forza Motorsport 6 video comes along. Since Forza builds its in-game models by meticulously detailing their real-life counterparts, down to small functional details
Bad-Boy Brawlers Compared: BMW M3 vs. Mercedes-AMG C63 S vs. Cadillac ATS-V!
– The first BMW M3, that little snarly sweetheart E30 from the Reagan years, didn’t invent its genre. There were heroic versions of otherwise mainstream cars long before it, starting with the Cosworth Vega and VW Golf GTI. Well, actually, starting with the Pontiac GTO. No, really, starting with the Chevy II Nova Super Sport. Okay, fine, starting with the 1949 Olds “Rocket” 88. Discussion closed. But while the M3
Xtra! Xtra! Nissan Xterra Confirmed to Die After 2015 Model Year
– After 15 years on the market, Nissan’s body-on-frame, old-school Xterra SUV is going out of production. No replacement model is mentioned in Nissan’s announcement, and we don’t imagine there will be a new Xterra anytime soon. That’s because although truck and SUV sales are booming on the backs of the unibody crossover segment, the only body-on-frame rigs getting any love of late are pickups and full-size SUVs with big tow capacities
RAWR BLAT WHOMP: Mercedes-AMG Teases C63 Coupe One Final Time Before Reveal [Video]
– For AMG aficionados, it wasn’t easy to swallow the loss of the raucous naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V-8 offered in a number of hot-rod Benzes, the last being the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG coupe. Now that it’s history, how to keep the fans pumped? – – How about a new Mercedes-AMG C63 coupe (note the new nomenclature) with the AMG GT’s twin-turbocharged V-8, clad in unique bodywork that underscores the brand’s special position within the Daimler
2015 BMW M3 vs. 2015 Mercedes-AMG C63 S, 2016 Cadillac ATS-V – Comparison Tests
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