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From Matt Farah, the now-former co-host of — "The Car Show" — a now-deceased Speed TV show seen by countless dozens of Americans: More »
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Questionable programming decisions have made Speed the television network equivalent of bacon-flavored tampons. So it's news when they make a great choice like broadcasting the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercars race on October 8th. More »
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There's been a massive shake-up at SPEED TV's automotive variety program The Car Show with former NBA great and current TV not-so-great John Salley axed from the show, along with 30 minutes of the formerly hour-long program, as Jalopnik exclusively learned. Details below. More »
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We were supposed to talk to Adam Carolla today about the first season of The Car Show, but the event was cancelled following a rant on his podcast where he claimed the LGBT community should shut up about getting equal rights and stop "ruining his life." More »
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A competitor in this year's Bullrun Rally caused a five-car crash when an Audi R8 apparently lost control near Orlando, Florida on the multi-state, high-speed rally from Las Vegas to Miami. The driver was arrested and Ice-T was apparently there. UPDATE. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5821614&view=rss&microfeed=true Make sure to tune-in to see The Car Show with Adam Carolla on SPEED tonight at 10 PM EST. Come from the car humor, stay for the two hours of Pinks. More »
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The first promo video of The Car Show revealed a set clearly borrowed from Merv Griffin. Jalopnik readers made fun of it and now, as this exclusive photo shows, they've dropped the desk and replaced it with a bowling alley and, wait, wait, is that a sponsor's logo on the wall? I can't quite make it out. Something-something-dot-com. Wait, I know... Enhance. Enhance. Enhance. More »
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Many questions abound about how "The Car Show with Adam Carolla" will differentiate itself from "Top Gear USA" since both shows are about car guys hanging out and driving cars. This first trailer shows the first big difference: a really crappy set. More »
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Adam Carolla's "The Car Show" featuring Dan Neil, Matt Farah and John Salley will open the network's summer season on SPEED Wednesday, July 13th at 10 PM EST. More »
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This weekend events at the Texas Mile included a new record speed for a Corvette in the standing mile of 231 mph. What does it take? A twin-turbo Z06 with north of 1,500 horsepower at the wheels — and maybe a better transmission. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5807094&view=rss&microfeed=true Adam Carolla, Dan Neil, John Salley and Matt Farah's TV show has been picked up by the octane-obsessed network for a 13 episode run starting in July. More »
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One week ago, an Australian research firm emailed reporters a study showing speed limits should be raised in the name of safety. Jalopnik and several other sites wrote about it. Yesterday, we learned it was a hoax. More »
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Danny Thompson set out last month to best his Bonneville speed record of 256 mph in an ethanol-powered Mustang. He hit 265 mph and then flipped his 'Stang end over end. Here's the astonishing view from the passenger seat. More »
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A jet-powered Ford Mustang spits fire during a break in filming for the SPEED television show Pinks: All Out. Step into the fire, baby. [Urban Flth via Fragments] More »
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As we reported first earlier this year, Top Gear USA, the twice aborted attempt at colonization by the famous BBC franchise, will hit the history channel this fall. Here are the three hosts. Update! More »
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A 2008 Porsche 911 GT2 in rural Nevada. I took this two years ago while driving from Los Angeles to Pahrump. I'd tell you what I did here, but then I'd have to kill you. More »
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Car and Driver took a road trip to Cedar Point and brought their Racelogic Vbox testing rig. How quick is a roller coaster? Watch the video and find out. (Hint: Below 60 mph, it'll smoke almost anything on wheels.) More »
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Wrestletainer Dave Batista is clearing his garage! He's put an okay 2008 Land Rover and a very nice Bentley up on eBay, but there's only a day or so left. Loser gets hit with a folding chair! More »
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Hurricane Custom Billiards makes some of the wildest pool tables out there, including this just-completed car-themed table for Unique Whips star Will Castro. How much? Let's just say their off-the-shelf tables start at $35,000. More »
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Social media "mogul" Philip Odegard mysteriously included this amazing California speeding ticket in his Flickr photostream this week showing an estimated speed of 210 MPH+ in a 65 MPH zone driving a Bugatti Veyron. More »
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A battle even more hotly contested in the car world than the Muscle Car Wars: the introduction of the Ford Fusion Hybrid, 2010 Prius and Honda Insight gives us the Hybrid Car Wars! Who survives? More »
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Make sure you catch all the adrenaline packed action as ESPN presents Audi's Truth In 24 documentary tonight at 8pm EST. Consider it an appetizer for 12 Hours of Sebring tomorrow. [via Truthin24, ESPN, YouTube] More »
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Gumpert tried to hide the much faster Gumpert Apollo Speed from us by putting it in the dark before its 2009 Geneva Motor Show debut. Don't they know we have Photoshop? More »
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Tonight's the night where many of GM's Heritage Center cars will wave goodbye and meet their new owners for the very first time. More »
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Let all the hearsay and rumor cease, the puppet masters at VW have released the complete details on the Audi R8 V10 just in time for Christmas the Detroit Auto Show. The R8 V10 is a 5.2-liter affair generating officially, 517 HP at a heady 8,000 RPM and 390 lb-ft of torque at 6,500 RPM. All that grunt serves to deliver a 0-to-62 MPH time of 3.9 seconds with a top speed of 196 MPH. But the engine isn't the only place getting enhanced. More details and the press release below.

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Thousands of inches of print and webspace have been dedicated to electric cars like the Tesla Roadster and countless more opining on hybrids and near-electrics like the Chevy Volt, but what about the Miles Electric Highway Speed? If you've never heard about it before, don't worry, we hadn't either.

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Even though the Nissan 370Z hasn't been officially revealed yet, it hasn't stopped it from showing up in a trailer for the upcoming video game Need For Speed: Undercover. The game is due out next month, right about when the car is expected to be unveiled at the LA Auto Show. From all the other photos we've seen, this car definitely looks like the 370Z, though we're not sure just how accurate the in-game car will be, or just how much Nissan has been cooperating with the guys at Need For Speed. More »
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Landon Wilburn has a grudge. Staked out by the side of the road, armed with nothing but a Hot Wheels-brand radar gun and a siren-equipped flashlight, he's tackling his Louisville, Kentucky neighborhood's speeding problem single-handedly. Said one local resident of the results: "When I saw it happening, I got the biggest kick out of it. People were locking up their brakes when they saw him." More »
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We're guessing a lot of people forked over the extra change for the tweaked Bentley Continental GT Speed, convincing the product planners at the super-luxo marque to drop the same massaged 6.0-Liter W12 into the company's Continental Flying Spur sedan. Called the Continental Flying Spur Speed, the newly found 48 horsepower means the Bentley can pull all of that chrome and chestnut inlay to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds. Additional tweaks to the Speed version include a lowered ride-height, new 20-inch wheels, revised grille, optional carbon ceramic disc brakes, sportier steering wheel and oh-so-many badges. Those who receive bonuses in the form of stock options or managed to avoid a pre-nup should check out the full specs below. More »
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Why you should buy the 2008 Mazdaspeed3: More »
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Cruising the affluent suburban streets of the Chicago area in the 2008 Mazdaspeed3, I'm looking for trouble. The dimming evening light and warm weather has brought out all the usual suspects: everyone from boy-racers in tuned Hondas to middle-aged men in Ford GTs. Chirping the tires as I dart from stoplight to stoplight, I feel like a 17-year-old taking a joyride in his dad's sports car. But I'm not racing anyone — yet. I'm just trying to get the attention of someone else who wants to run me. It's usually not something I do, but with 263 HP under my right foot, and a 6-speed gearbox in my right hand, I'm in a juvenile mood. Chasing down a previous-generation Subaru WRX that's sporting some aftermarket wheels and a loud exhaust, I feel like I might be biting off just a bit more than I can chew. More »
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With the recent departure of the Super Aguri Honda team, some are stopping to take a look at what the the Formula One circus has become. After all, many of the rule changes in the past few seasons were made with the justification of lowering operating costs and allowing smaller teams to be more competitive. So what does F1 really look like when you follow the money trail? [SPEEDtv] More »
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While 9ff have successfully topped the Bugatti Veyron's top speed of 252mph, they're still 1mph shy of the SSC Ultimate Aero TT's record. That must really sting. The 9ff GT9 will now go on sale, available for the bargain basement price of $854,000. More »
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As of October 1st, anyone caught doing 30mph over the speed limit in Florida faces vehicle confiscation, five to ten years in prison and a ten-year license suspension. Bill HB 137, which was signed into law earlier today, was originally targeted at motorcyclists, but was amended at the last minute to include all vehicles. The full text of the bill follows the jump. More »
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Ekranoplan, meet Aérotrain. Developed by the French in the sixties and seventies, the Aérotrain system was a solution to a problem many folk at the time taking on, improving speed and efficiency in the rail system. Maglev was impossibly expensive, and rail lines required high maintenance to keep them running smooth, so what is the next option? Hover trains. That's right, these babies flew down the smooth concrete track at up to 430 km/h. Only four prototypes were ever built (#2 is shown above) but each had its own unique way of hurtling through the countryside. (If you intend to make the jump, be warned, there's a video with French voiceover and Queen's The Show Must Go On, but hey, rockets!) More »
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Prepare to trip balls in real life Sunday because the Mach 5 from the upcoming Speed Racer movie will be making an appearance at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. We'll be getting up close and personal with it during the press days but the public will be allowed to ogle the 5,000 horsepower, ultimate race car starting on the 19th. No word on whether Spritle and Chim-Chim will be hiding out in the trunk. Get the shots of the Mach 5 live Sunday and follow our show coverage all next week at our Detroit Auto Show tag page, or if you're technically inclined, hit up the RSS feed for your fave feed reader — or just keep madly hitting refresh on our main page — whatever works best for you. More »
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[Who knew the 10th amendment to the US Constitution would create the state-by-state patchwork quilt of driving laws we've got? Well, the founders did — despite their lack of cars. Fear not, interstate drivers, we here at Jalopnik have sorted through the red tape to bring you detailed guides to driving rules; everything from teenage driving, cell phone use, open containers, dehorsing and lemon laws. These are the Rules of the Road.] Previously, we provided a list of the maximum speed limit laws by state. This let you know where it would be possible to drive legally more than 70 mph on a two-lane road (thank you Texas Legislature). This week, we focus on actual enforcement by looking at how often states ticket their speeding citizens and how much those tickets may cost. More »
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With the first street legal Koenigsegg CCX arriving in the U.S. this week, we thought there couldn't be a better time to review the current status of speed limit laws. Sammy Hagar may not have been able to drive 55, but the CCX can go approximately three times faster than the highest legal speed limit in the U.S. More »
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