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June 30, 2015 AUTOS

2016 Bentley Continental GT Speed Breitling Jet Team Series Limited Edition Debuts (That’s the Entire Name—Save for “Debuts”)

– We’re thinking of swapping our bromides for something a smidgen more potent, like, say, reading the name of Bentley’s new special-edition Continental GT Speed. Halfway through the car’s 65-character, 11-word name, we simply gave up, hit “copy” then “paste” just to stave off torpor and get it to you quicker: 2016 Bentley Continental GT Speed Breitling Jet Team Series Limited Edition. To mitigate our carpal tunnel, we’ll just shorten that to

June 30, 2015 AUTOS

Red Bull Gives You License Plates? Roadgoing Supercar May Happen

– The Red Bull Formula 1 team may produce a roadgoing supercar, with company boss Christian Horner telling journalists at the Goodwood Festival of Speed that the idea is still being discussed. – We’ve been here before, however. Red Bull first said it was looking to collaborate with Nissan on a road-car project as long ago as 2012, and the following year Horner said that he wanted to grow the

June 30, 2015 AUTOS

Casey Jonesing: Smart Takes to the Rails

– We should give credit to whoever signed the check for this one. Because Smart UK has spent some serious money to create a unique version of the Forfour seemingly solely so it can justify using the old “corners like its on rails” cliché in anger. – The Forfour in question was fitted with 22-inch-diameter solid-steel wheels profiled to allow it to drive on standard-gauge railroad tracks—which are 4 feet,

June 30, 2015 AUTOS

Why NHTSA Is More Defective Than the Defects It Investigates

– The agency responsible for overseeing the nation’s vehicle safety is full of incompetent, mismanaged staff who are practically set up by their superiors to fail. According to a recent audit by the Department of Transportation’s Inspector General, yes, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is really that bad. – The 11-month audit, coming after a scathing House report last September, was further proof that NHTSA needs to clean house

June 30, 2015 AUTOS

Hyundai Creta Debuts in India. We Don’t Want It.

– Last month, Hyundai India teased us with a rendering of its upcoming Creta SUV, and now we’re getting a look at the real thing that will be on the roads there starting this fall. We got excited. We shouldn’t have. – Not surprisingly, the Creta looks like the Hyundai Tucson’s little brother, although while some subcompact crossovers look more expressive than their larger siblings—the Nissan Juke, Jeep Renegade, and