Category Archives: Car News

Sebastien Loeb Shatters Pikes Peak Record

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Sebastien Loeb just drove his Peugeot 208 T16 to the top of Pikes Peak in 8:13.878–that is one minute and 33 seconds faster than last year’s record. Rhys Millen was 49 seconds behind in his Hyundai PM580T. Sebastien is the only driver to have done the race in eight minutes. Can a seven minute run [...]

BMW M6 Gran Coupe Test Numbers

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We recently ran a story on an AC Schnitzer-tuned M6 Gran Coupe. It turns out that the M6 Gran Coupe doesn’t need too much help to begin with. Road & Track has a long-term M6 Gran Coupe in their garage and the test numbers they just posted are rather impressive: 0-60 in 3.9 seconds, 0-100 [...]

Purple Aventador Seized by London Cops

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This Aventador is apparently owned by 24 year old Nasser Al-Thani, a member of Qatar’s ruling family. It’s purple and glows in the dark, but what got the cop’s attention was the fact that it was missing a front license plate. When they pulled Nasser over, they also discovered he didn’t have a drivers license. [...]

Mercedes-Benz Museum Celebrates Bertha Benz’s First Long Distance Drive

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The Mercedes-Benz Museum is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the epic journey of Bertha Benz using the Benz Patent-Motorwagen Type III. The Berta Benz Days at the museum will be from August 2 to August 4, wherein guided tours will highlight this pioneer in the automotive industry. The journey of Bertha Benz, who was joined by her sons, started in Mannheim and ended in Pforzheim.

Awesome 1965 Dodge M37 on Dirt Every Day

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The latest episode of Dirt Every Day features an awesome 1965 Dodge M37 conquering the varried terrain of California–from the snowy slopes of Mammoth to the dunes of Pismo Beach. Along the way this battered warhorse shows its up to the task, even when one of the drivers is not. Video after the jump!