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Behind the Wheel: Jaguar F-Type Coupe
How do you take a spectacular Jaguar roadster that the world has anticipated for decades and make it divine? According to Jaguar you give it a hardtop and the option of a 550 horsepower V8.
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MotoringMolding the Future at Mercedes-Benz’s Advanced Design Center
Since 1990, Southern California has been home to the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Center, where around 20 designers have been planning, sketching and living the company’s future.
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MotoringThe Rarity of Driving a 350 Horsepower Volvo
This year, Polestar has taken a small allotment of 750 V60 wagons and S60 sedans and made them better, stronger, and faster for worldwide consumption.
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MotoringTaming 640 Horses in the McLaren 650S
It’s an elegantly powerful ultra-supercar. It’s capable of crushing more expensive, higher-profile autos on tracks and streets alike.
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MotoringA True Driver’s Car: The Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
Just a short decade ago, we of the collective automotive world were scratching our heads and wondering: when will Mercedes-Benz, known for fast and cushy rides, deliver a proper, potent driver’s car? The time is now.
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MotoringTorture Testing Tires on 400 Miles of Baja
The Baja 1000 is one of the most grueling races in all of motorsports. Running nearly the entire length of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, drivers haul ass for 24 hours on motorcycles, production vehicles, trucks and buggies across some of the most varied terrain in the world.
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MotoringFord’s Reigning Champ Arrives Anew, Stronger and Lighter
The Ford F-150 is the reigning champ of the truck world, having been the most popular truck in America for 37 years and — get this — the most popular overall vehicle for 32.
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MotoringThe Boats, Crew and Route of the Around-the-World Volvo Ocean Race
In the past decade, the Volvo Ocean Race has seen boats dismasted and sunk, sailors break bones and lose teeth — and in one tragedy, a Dutch crew member washed overboard and was killed. It’s no wonder the race is called the “Everest of sailing”.
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MotoringBuying Guide: Car Seats
You baby has arrived. Such a glorious day — but suddenly having a days-old human in your hands makes the world much bigger and scarier than when you checked into the hospital, and now you have to get them home.
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MotoringDriving the European Spec Volkswagon Golf R, America’s Forbidden Fruit
Why even talk about something we can’t have?
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MotoringSurviving the Rolex Big Boat Series
The Rolex Big Boat Series is known by participants as the “Break Boat Series” for the toll it takes on boats and crews over four days of racing. GP’s Jason Heaton braved San Francisco Bay’s gusty winds and waves for a firsthand account.
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MotoringThe 500-mph History of America’s Highest-Flying Sport
On September 15, spectators at the 51st National Championship Air Race in Reno, Nevada witnessed a gut-wrenching photo finish. Thousands came to their feet and roared as two of air racing’s fastest, most highly-modified P-51 Mustangs screamed past the home pylon at 500 mph in the closest race at Reno in more than two decades.
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MotoringChauffeured or in Command, the Bentley Mulsanne Wins
Riding in the back seat of a car often feels more like a punishment than a privilege. But the Bentley Mulsanne makes backseat desirable.
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MotoringMotoring on the Grid: The “Connected” Car Comes of Age
Staying connected to your information — whether that means access to music, social media, restaurant reviews, or navigation — is essential, even when you’re on the road.
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MotoringKit: Fall Driving Essentials
When the temperatures drop from their sweaty heights and the warm hues of fall foliage emerge, the driving experience changes — it’s time for windows-down scenic cruising.
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MotoringTested: Whispbar Rack System
During a month of hauling kayaks atop a Volvo XC90, the Whispbar proved truly innovative and escaped many of the pitfalls found in other carrying racks.
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Motoring10 Safest Cars of 2014
When purchasing a new car, crash safety ratings tend to fall below other priorities like style, fuel economy, performance, amenities, cost and even brand loyalty. That’s unfortunate, since more than a handful of cars will consistently fail to perform well in the one situation we all hope to avoid: a serious accident.
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MotoringDissecting The Off-Set Crash, One of the Most Deadly Accidents on the Road
Evidence is mounting that points to the type of frontal collision as a grave contributor to whether passengers live or die in an accident, alongside the typical factors like speed and road conditions. An off-set crash — where 25 percent or less of the fascia of the car collides with either another vehicle or a hard, stationary object and causes the car to pivot sharply — is especially lethal, accounting for a quarter of frontal crash deaths.
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Motoring
Heavier Car? For Safety, That’s a Good Thing
It’s both conventional wisdom and fact that heavier cars tend to be safer for their drivers and passengers in crashes.