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Ultimate 911 Turbo Red Meat Road Trip

September 3rd, 2010 No comments

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/porsche/fe/porsche_fe_727101_196.jpg’ / What’s the quickest way to drive to Texas from California to get some good BBQ? In a Porsche 911 Turbo, of course. So we did.

Behind the Wheel of the 2010 Pagani Zonda R

September 2nd, 2010 No comments

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/pagani/zonda/2010/fe/2010_pagani_zonda_actf34_fe_826101_196.jpg’ / The 2010 Pagani Zonda R is not the sort of supercar you see every day. But then this track car with a 739-hp Mercedes V12 has to be special to have broken the lap record at the Nurburgring.

On the Track With the Ferrari 599XX

August 31st, 2010 No comments

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/ferrari/599xx/2010/fe/2010_ferrari_599xx_actf34_fe_819102_196.jpg’ / It’ll cost you $1.8 million and you can’t even drive it home. It’s called the Ferrari 599XX and what it offers is a 720-horsepower V12 and an entire race team to take care of it.

2012 Audi A6 Early Look

August 26th, 2010 No comments

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/audi/a6/2012/fe/2012_audi_a6_f34_fe_82610_196.jpg’ / The 2012 Audi A6 has been completely redesigned and we have the latest information on the new luxury sedan due out next year.

1977 Tyrrell Project 34

August 21st, 2010 No comments

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/tyrrell/1977-p34/fe/tyrrell_1977-p34_actf34_fe_810105_196.jpg’ / Once the future seemed to include the six-wheeled Formula 1 car, a bold vision of radical technology. We drive the 1977 Tyrrell P34 F1 car and learn what went wrong (and scare ourselves silly, too).

Art of the Powerslide

August 20th, 2010 No comments

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/chevrolet/corvette/2010/fe/2010_chevrolet_corvette_actf34_fe_811101_196.jpg’ / Every car guy should master the powerslide before he dies. Here are nearly four dozen of our favorite photos, plus a video highlights reel, of powerful cars getting sideways. Glorious smoke plumes included.

Hummer H3 Sno-Cat at the Nurburgring

August 19th, 2010 No comments

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/hummer/h3/2010/fe/2010_hummer_h3_actf34_fe_811101_196.jpg’ / Driving the Geiger Cars Hummer H3 Sno-Cat at the Nurburgring, a midwinter stunt with 3 feet of freshly fallen snow and a weird orange lobster with caterpillar treads. Will we set a track record?

2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 First Look

August 18th, 2010 No comments

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/ford/mustang/2012/fe/2012_ford_mustang_actf34_fe_813103_196.jpg’ / All the details on the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302

1986 BMW M3 E30 vs. 2010 BMW M3 E92

August 9th, 2010 No comments

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/bmw/m3/1989/fe/1989_bmw_m3_group_fe_727103_196.jpg’ / BMW is beginning to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the BMW M3, so we compare the 200-hp 1986 BMW M3 with the 414-hp 2010 BMW 3. Is one twice as good as the other?

Photo Feature: 2010 Carlsson C25

August 6th, 2010 No comments

img src=’http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/mercedes-benz/carlsson-c25/2010/fe/2010_mercedes-benz_carlsson-c25_actf34_fe_803101_196.jpg’ / This is aftermarket tuning taken to the extreme. It’s the 2010 Carlsson C25 and it features a 743-hp V12, not to mention styling that barely hints at the Mercedes-Benz SL buried underneath.