Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Videos , Nissan , Racing At some point, drifting made the shift from counterculture revolution to the sponsor-laden vehicular equivalent of figure skating. We’re not sure when it happened, but we certainly miss the days of watching grainy videos of mountain pass heroes piped over from Japan .
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Video: Nissan-wielding Bloodmasters wreak havoc on Raceway Park
First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG This check will clear the bank. More power. It’s just what every two-and-a-half-ton SUV needs. Not.
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First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG
Filed under: Etc. , Videos , Motorcycle , Off-Road It takes guts to ride a motocross bike . Tuned practically to the point of blowing themselves to bits, every pound stripped away so that only the bare necessities are left and sitting on top of a foot-plus of suspension travel, it takes a deft hand to tame these race machines. Which makes the feat you’ll see in the video after the break all the more amazing.
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Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , New Car Reviews , Luxury The Ultimate Passenger Vessel For Travel To Infinity And Beyond Sometime before the end of this century, humans will travel to Mars. The longest manned journey ever attempted will take the explorers at least 34 million miles over the course of many months, at best. The vehicle necessary to support such an odyssey will need to be spacious, comfortable, technically advanced, incredibly safe and very powerful. Before plotting the future spacecraft’s design, we suggest the engineers take a close look at the 2012 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG for ideas
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Review: 2012 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG [w/video]
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Wagon , Audi , Luxury Audi has been known for all-wheel drive and wagon rooflines for a lot longer than it has been making crossovers. Before cranking out the Q7 , Q5 and Q3 , the German automaker was making Avant Quattro wagons that carved up alpine mountain passes like nobody’s business. And then came the Allroad. Bridging the gap between a wagon and an SUV, the Allroad versions of the A4 and A6 take a similar approach to the Subaru Outback and Volvo XC70 , giving the wagon a rougher, go-anywhere image compared to the standard Avant estate
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Detroit: Audi heralds the return of the A4 Allroad
Filed under: CES , Technology , Ford Ford will join the likes of BMW , Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen with a new research and development facility in California’s Silicon Valley. The new facility, due to open in the first half of this year, will be part of the Ford Research and Innovation unit, and will work in partnership with its Advanced Design Studio in Irvine, California. The Blue Oval team will also be working with Microsoft in Redmond, Washington. Among the projects Ford’s new Bay Area-based team will tackle: Open-source hardware and software, beginning with its partnership with Bug Labs ; utilizing vehicle sensors to enhance real-time data (think windshield wipers activating and informing weather sites when it’s raining); and new business models based around “personal mobility,” something BMW has been actively pursing at its Mountain View, California facility.
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CES: Ford setting up shop in Silicon Valley