Video: Driving a Porsche Panamera on ice

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Posted on 03.19.2010 19:00 by Simona Filed under: Porsche | video | Porsche Panamera | Cars | Car News Where is the best place to learn how to drive? On ice? What is the perfect car to learn with

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Twin-Turbo Ferrari F430 by Underground Racing

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Posted on 03.19.2010 18:00 by Simona Filed under: Ferrari | ferrari 430 | sports cars | roadster | car tuning | Cars | Car News Underground Racing is well known by now for its Twin-Turbo models. And while last time the tuner customized a Lamborghini, this time turned their attention to another Italian sports car: a Ferrari F430 Spider .

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Video: Porsche vs. Corvette prequel at the 12 Hours of Sebring

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Filed under: Motorsports , Videos , Chevrolet , Porsche , Racing Click above to view the video after the jump The 57th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring is set to begin tomorrow at 10:30 AM, and with Audi out and Peugeot already dominating the LMP class in the qualifying sessions, the attention turns to the ALMS GT cars – specially the Porsche and Corvette teams. The rivalry between the Flying Lizards and the Corvette C6.R s has been stoked (even further) by Chevrolet’s new racing webisodes , and after last year’s final lap at Laguna Seca , the GT-class feuding is sure to make for some great racing

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McLaren MP4-12C performance stats have arrived

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Filed under: Coupe , Performance McLaren MP4-12C – Click above for high-res image gallery If you read our deep dive on the McLaren MP4-12C , you’re thoroughly up to speed on the automaker’s latest foray into supercardom.

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McLaren MP4-12C performance stats have arrived

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.19.10

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There Will Be Mud: An express course in ice racing with Subaru We spend a day flogging the WRX and STI around an ice course and come away with a new appreciation for our left foot.

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Honda Civic BTCC

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Posted on 03.19.2010 17:00 by Simona Filed under: Honda | UK | rally cars | honda Civic | hatchback | Cars | Car Reviews | Honda Honda (UK) and Team Dynamics Motorsport announced today the Civic BTCC rally car that will race the 2010 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship by Matt Neal and Gordon “Flash” Shedden. The car will be painted in Championship White paint, Honda’s traditional racing color.

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Video: MT wrings out Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni on mountain road, leaves soundtrack at home

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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Lamborghini Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni on mountain roads – Click above to watch the video after the jump Talk about a perfect way to spend an afternoon. The boys over at Motor Trend got their hands on Lamborghini ’s hottest two-wheel-drive creation, the LP550-2 Valentino Balboni , but instead of taking it to the track or recording performance data, they decided to show what this car does best – attack winding roads with brute force and staggering beauty.

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BMW S1000RR by AC Schnitzer

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Posted on 03.19.2010 16:27 by Maxx Biker Filed under: BMW | superbike | industry news | parts accesories | Tuners | BMW S1000RR | Motorcycles | Motorcycle News German BMW tuner AC Schnitzer finally got its hands on the S1000RR and turned it into a much better daily use superbike. That’s right

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Chrysler kicks off production of Pentastar V6 engine, formerly known as "Phoenix"

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Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep Chrysler Pentastar V6 engine begins production – Click above for high-res image gallery The artist engine formerly known as Prince Phoenix has officially hit the assembly lines at the Chrysler Group’s plant in Trenton, Michigan.

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Joel Ewanick defects from Hyundai to Nissan, takes top marketing post

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Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs , Hyundai , Nissan Over the past couple of years, Hyundai has been credited as having some of the best marketing efforts of any automaker in the U.S. The executive most credited with such programs as Hyundai’s Assurance program is Joel Ewanick. As vice-president of marketing at Hyundai Motor America, he led the team that came up with ideas like Hyundai Assurance, which promises to continue making payments or take a car back if a buyer loses his or her job.

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