MOTOR1: 2018 GMC Sierra 1500: Toy Hauler

July 17th, 2018 by
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Towing toys to play with in the Utah sand. – St. George, Utah Loaded down with two Polaris RZR side-by-sides sitting on 24-foot-long trailer, I climbed behind the wheel of a 2018 GMC Sierra 1500 Denali planning to head 60 miles east from St. George, Utah towards Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Kanab Utah. The plan…

McLaren Senna First Drive, The Fastest Corner

July 17th, 2018 by
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We take a prototype of McLaren’s new Ultimate Series Senna to Silverstone, and it takes our breath away. – Silverstone, UK When you read “McLaren Senna Validation Prototype 736,” that middle bit doesn’t sound particularly sexy or exotic. “McLaren” conjures up decades of Formula 1 teams and mind-bending road cars; “Senna” calls up images of…

Biturbo Lamborghini Huracán Has 850+ HP

July 17th, 2018 by
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Biturbo Lamborghini Huracán Has 850+ HP And No Rear Bumper It’s a high-powered piece of art. It’s hard to hate on someone else’s idea of the perfect car. You may not like or endorse what others want, but so long as the owner is happy you should be satisfied, too. In the grand scheme of…

Lamborghini Aventador Gets Starlight Headliner

July 17th, 2018 by
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A headliner full of stars for a football star. Football players from the United Kingdom Premier League tend to have an appetite for great cars. With an average salary of $3.1 million (£2.4 M) across the league, it’s not surprising that these athletes would choose to buy a fancy ride to complement their style. These…

MOTORTREND: 2019 GENESIS G70 FIRST DRIVE

July 16th, 2018 by
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IMAGE IS EVERYTHING Authenticity, Korean-style Rumor has it that the traditional four-door sedan is in the throes of a prolonged death spiral. Squeezed into irrelevance by crossovers on one end and EVs on the other. But apparently Genesis hasn’t gotten the memo. Although its own SUVs are right around the corner. The 2019 G70 comes ready to…

Brabus Adventure 4X4 & The Old Mercedes G-Class Is Still Mean

July 10th, 2018 by
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Brabus takes the previous-gen G-Class and gives it a hardcore upgrade for even better off roading. The new Mercedes-Benz G-Class is here and has even better on-road manners than the old one. But if you’re looking for a hardcore off-roader in a proven package, then Brabus has the Adventure 4×4² that uses the previous-gen G550 4×4² as a starting point. The G550…

Widebody Subaru BRZ With LS3 V8 Engine Is Over-The-Top Tuning

July 10th, 2018 by
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With an engine over three times the size of the original, this is the BRZ many people want. Subaru refreshed the BRZ for the 2017 model year, including boosting the output of the 2.0-liter boxer four-cylinder by 5 horsepower (4 kW) to 205 hp (153 kW) . While the extra ponies are a welcome improvement, some folks want…

Gunther Werks Begins Production Of 400R, Just 25

July 10th, 2018 by
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The conversion will cost $525,000, with a range of bespoke options available. Back in August, Gunther Werks wowed us with their handsome Porsche 993 400R conversion at The Quail in Monterey. Now, after nearly 10 months of testing and tuning, the company is ready to put their powerful Porsche project into a limited production run. Gunther Werks announced today…

713-Horsepower BMW M5 By Manhart

July 10th, 2018 by
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It has almost 100 more horsepower than the newly launched M5 Competition. If for whatever reason you’re finding the BMW M5 Competition a bit on the soft side, this brutal MH5 700 is anything but that. Brought to you by the same tuners that built a crazy 888-hp X6 M not too long ago, the amped-up M5…

Off-Road Mercedes S500 Will Give The G500 4×4 A Run

July 10th, 2018 by
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Take a classic Mercedes sedan; add the chassis from a Russian military truck; do hours of fabrication, and this is the wild result Vehicles like the Mercedes-Benz G-Class and Unimog models show that the German brand knows how to create a very capable off-roader, but a very talented fabricator in Russia is going one better by combining a 1990s W140 S500 luxury sedan and…

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