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The Top 25 Debuts of the 2012 Geneva Motor Show

By Tom Anderson on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 02:04

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The Geneva Motor Show is one of the auto industry’s best-known rites of Spring. Every March, the motoring world converges on the lakeside Swiss metropolis to gawk at all the new models (vehicular and otherwise) on neutral ground. It’s absolutely one of the crown jewels of the international auto show calendar.

And because it’s such a prestigious show, the manufacturers tend to bring their best production and concept cars to the Geneva Palexpo. This means picking out the best of the best is a mighty daunting task, which is why we’ve decided to expand the field to 25. We’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so let’s hop to it.

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Hennessey Readying HPE800 Twin Turbo Upgrade Kit for McLaren MP4-12C

By Tom Anderson on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 21:40

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As supercars go, the new McLaren MP4-12C is a spectacular performer, even if it isn't the most primal or angry exotic on the market. Its turbocharged 3.8L V8 and carbon fiber monocoque construction make it powerful and light, and a rather large thorn in the side of the likes of the 458 Italia and Gallardo LP570-4. However, the new McLaren doesn't serve up quite the same world-beater performance that its predecessor, the legendary F1, did.

Enter Hennessey Performance, stage right. The Texas tuning powerhouse that made its name endowing the Dodge Viper with even more mojo now has dozens of programs going on, including its own supercar, the Venom GT. So we were just a bit surprised to hear that Hennessey is developing a tuning package for the MP4-12C. But that's exactly what it's doing, and if the final figures hold true to the ones being bandied about now, it should take the new Mac from "Wow!" to "JESUS HENRY CHRIST, ESQ. THAT'S QUICK!!!"

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Movie Review: Senna Superbly Conveys the Life and Times of a Complex Legend [w/ Video]

By Tom Anderson on Sat, 08/27/2011 - 19:25

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For the last 20 or so years, on the rarer-than-a-total-eclipse-of-a-blue-moon occasions that a motorsports-centric movie lands in theaters, viewing audiences have been subjected to at least a handful of the following tropes in any given flick: Laughably bad CGI. Laughably improbable crashes. Laughably obvious continuity goofs. Laughably appalling “acting.” Laughably clueless writing. And, most prolific of all, laughably formulaic and schmaltzy romance plots and subplots. In short, the Razzies selection committee is left with sore midriffs and a glut of nominees, while real racing fans are left searching for paper bags to place over their heads upon exiting the theater. Not good.

Thankfully, Senna – the documentary about three-time Formula 1 world champion Ayrton Senna – has none of these concerns, as it is a nonfiction film constructed entirely from archival footage and interviews from the proverbial “people who were there.” But this is hardly a “paint-by-numbers” documentary; there’s far more depth to it than that.

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edo competition Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Black Arrow Makes Us Quiver

By Tom Anderson on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 22:09

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Even though it’s no longer Mercedes-Benz’s supercar of the moment, the SLR McLaren is still a savage, sexy beast of a motorcar. But not everyone is satisfied with having just another SLR McLaren, even if it’s a special edition model like the 722 Edition. As is the case with many other supercars, these folks need something…more.

Our friends at edo competition are the latest group to grab hold of the Anglo-German exotic – specifically the aforementioned 722 Edition – and make it snappier. As is their prerogative, the German spanner-spinners didn’t just focus on one area; the package for the 722 Edition – called Black Arrow – is a bumper-to-bumper makeover aimed at bumping up the badass quotient to 11.

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Weekend Video Roundup: Ferrari FF Helo Ride, Jaguar XKR-S Promo, Ford Mustang Boss 302S Testing & More

By Tom Anderson on Sat, 03/12/2011 - 17:49

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Seeing as we’re (barely) old enough to remember the days when three-color computer monitors were considered cutting edge (Honestly, how many colors can’t white, cyan and magenta stand in for?), we have a certain appreciation for the ability to pipe video through data lines and through the air and onto a screen. In fact, we’re so enamored with this miracle of modern technology that we’ve decided to start a weekly feature that collects the coolest, highest-octane motoring videos of the week and funnels them to your eyeballs in one neat, easy to digest article.

So without further ado, here’s the very first edition of Sub5Zero Weekend Video Roundup.

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