There's nothing not to love about this car. It's just perfect. Yes, this entire video is in Italian. Just be sure to activate the English subtitles feature if your Italian is a bit rusty these days. When talking about and looking at a car like this 1957 Alfa Romeo 1900 SSZ Zagato, the whole experience is just better when that Romantic language is being spoken. What�s more, the owner of this car just so happens to be Andrea Zagato, whose grandfather Ugo Zagato started the iconic design firm some 95 years ago. In the case of this particular Alfa, its minimalist design exists not only for improved performance, but also for essential beauty. And yes, it was a race car back in the day. Despite its age, the design still looks magnificent and the engine note is just beyond everything good and wonderful on this earth.
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The Ferrari 458 Italia once had a reputation for catching fire. And now it's even happening on paper. A few years back, a number of brand-new Ferrari 458 Italias caught on fire. Just like that, a fire broke out in one of the rear quarter panels that quickly spread to the rest of the car. And just like that, the 458s were engulfed in flames. Turned out the problem was due to an adhesive that overheated in the wheel-arch lining. It must have totally sucked for those owners as they watched their car burn. But the jokes about the 458 Italia fire incidents will never go away. The guys over at Bureau of Speed hired a guy to "speed draw" a 458 Italia, and things didn�t go exactly as planned, or did they? At any rate they sure got their 5 bucks worth. Check out the video ahead and you�ll see what we mean. The 458 Italia catching on fire jokes will never go away. 
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You don't need a huge bank account in order to go really, really fast. It�s without a doubt one of the best horsepower bangs for your buck on the market today. In fact, the Ford Mustang has always been a bargain since it first premiered in mid-1964. But say if today�s stock Mustang GT doesn�t quite do it for you? Sure it�s got a wonderful V8, but you just gotta have more. Fortunately there are options, and two of them are the Shelby GT500 and the Roush Stage 3, producing 662 and 675 horsepower respectively. Compared to any supercar with similar output from Italy, it�ll cost you well north of $100k. You can�t go wrong with either of these Mustangs, but as a speed nut, you still want to know which of the two is the fastest at the drag strip. This new video provides the answers you�re looking for. 
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Sales of the Mini Coupe and Roadster ain't so hot. Although it seems like they just had their premiere, the future ain�t looking too bright for both the Mini Coupe and Roadster. As we all know, the brand-new third-generation Mini Cooper will premiere very soon, most likely next month at Frankfurt. The current-gen model will soon be phased out, although the JCW variant will probably continue on for a short while until its replacement arrives. So what about the Coupe and Roadster? According to a new report, it appears that both will be replaced by a new model that "looks like a stand-alone sports car". 
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Rare as a kept campaign promise, a Reventon finally surfaces in Monte Carlo. We recently ran a video of a Lamborghini parade at Silverstone race track in the UK, a celebration of the company�s 50th anniversary. It showed all kinds of models, but no Reventon. Just 20 of the coupe were made, and with most of these locked away in private collections as investments, it�s incredibly rare to see one out on the street. But it�s not all that surprising that one of the few times one has popped up where it could be photographed, it was in Monaco. Evidence of just how cool and how unique the car is, we can see that the Reventon even drew a crowd in a country where people see supercars all day long. 
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Looking to upgrade your already expensive Euro-built performance car? The guys over at GSC are here to help. German and Italian-built performance cars are often the main focus of attention for aftermarket tuning firms � and for good reason. In fact, there are many good reasons why these companies like to lend their hands to upgrading the performance and overall specs of some of the world�s best-engineered cars. German Special Customs, also known as GSC, has been building itself quite a reputation for transforming already fantastic cars by not only upping their performance but also in giving them a dose of sharp, not overly overdone styling kits. Here are five examples. more at CarBuzz: Harris Drives SLS Electric DriveUltimate Aero World�s Fastest (Again)Unearthed: 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Its 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 has been upgraded by 225 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque over the stock CLS63 AMG for a total of 775 hp and 848 lb-ft. The CLS63 AMG Stealth rockets from 0-62 mph in only 3.7 seconds and has a top speed of 217 mph. Along with a KW coilover suspension and 20" wheels, GSC added a unique front bumper with LED daytime running lights and redesigned hood. Out back there�s a four-pipe exhaust and a rear bumper that features a carbon-fiber diffuser and air outlets. 
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Police academy recruiters in the Gulf emirate of Dubai just had their jobs made a whole lot easier. If nothing else, Dubai is known as a city with plenty of money floating around and cheap gasoline. That marriage made in the desert equates to an abundance of highly-expensive, super-fast cars whose owners often find hard to drive within the speed limit. Enter the Dubai Police Department, which has become the first police force to add a Lamborghini Aventador to its patrol fleet - even if this isn�t the first time we�ve seen cops using supercars to patrol the streets. 
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Rumors of Audi opting to put an electric R8 into production appear to hold true. Having reported the Audi R8 e-tron project had been put on hold indefinitely, it was subsequently rumored the German automaker was considering a very limited run of cars. These latest spy shots of a prototype model undergoing winter testing add weight to that rumor. On the other hand, Audi could simply be testing its electric technology for use in another car. While sharing most of the R8�s styling and looks, the powerplant makes way for four electric motors. These combine to produce 308 hp and an incredible 3,319 pound-feet of torque. 
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Upcoming film set in the future includes a radical flying Bugatti. History has a way of repeating itself. In the 1930s the rich were driving Bugattis and living in sprawling mansions while the poor were starving in the streets. That�s also when Ettore Bugatti designed the Model 100 air racer while the Great Depression was still raging on and the world was on the brink of WW2. Fast forward to 2154, the year in which the upcoming sci-fi movie Elysium is set. The rich are living in an even more removed compound in the sky while the poor struggle on Earth below. And the rich are driving flying Bugattis. The film starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster hits theaters in August, but this first trailer shows, among other things, a flying Bugatti. The futuristic vehicle was displayed at Comic Con last year, but while we�ll have to wait to see the completed movie, you can check out the trailer below. 
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It seems Korea has more to offer than just affordable luxury cars. We didn�t anticipate much excitement from the Seoul Motor Show and, a Kia concept or two aside, our hunch proved accurate. However, there was more than just sheet metal on display in the Korean capital. As is often the case at less mainstream car shows, it�s the luscious promotional ladies that get snapped more than the latest sheet metal, and courtesy of our friends in Korea, Jeremie and Tri, we have a collection of some of the best-looking ladies from the show to share. Enjoy. 
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A Mexican group is planning to revive the Renault Alpine A110, dubbing it the SST-77. During the sixties and seventies, Mexico was licensed to build the Alpine A110, which it named the Dinalpin � a portmanteau that combines DINA, a Mexican automotive producer, and the French Alpines. With the revival of Renault�s former rally racing brand, today a group of Mexicans, led by Miguel Jimenez, wants to revive the Dinalpin with a streamlined design named the SST-77. Part of the project will be to build a new body made of fiberglass, Kevlar and carbon-fiber designed by Alejandro Castaneda. 
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Porsche is planning to unveil a flat-four engine later this year to power the Boxster/Cayman. It�s been decades since Porsche built a four-cylinder engine, with the 968 the last model to feature its straight-four unit. But if rumors emanating from flat6news are to be believed, a new turbocharged flat-four engine could make its debut at September�s Frankfurt Motor Show. The all-aluminum engine will serve as the marque�s entry-level sports car powerplant. Based on the current 3.8-liter flat-six that powers the Carrera S, the new 2.5-liter four-pot unit will feature two less cylinders, direct fuel injection, VarioCamPlus and a single turbo. 
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The one-of-a-kind 1998 Pregunta prototype is being offered in France for a cool 1.6 million Euros. Prior to Audi taking control of Lamborghini in 1998, a last-minute agreement was signed in Sant�Agata between the Italian supercar maker and French coachbuilder Carrosserie Heuliez to create a one-off model in order for Hueliez to celebrate its 50th participation at the Paris Motor Show. Based on a Diablo, the result was the radical-looking Pregunta (Spanish for �question�) that was presented first at the 1998 Paris Auto Show and then at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show. 
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After setting the record in 2007, six years on the SSC Ultimate Aero has reclaimed the title of world�s fastest production car. Earlier this week, Guinness World Records officially stripped the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport of its �world�s fastest� production car title. After holding the title for three years, Guinness suddenly realized the record-breaking Veyron had been modified in order to reach a speed of 267.8 mph. Its speed restrictor, which limits each of its 30 customer cars to 258 mph, was deactivated for the run, which is a clear violation of Guinness rules. It was subsequently assumed the crown would pass to the Hennessey Venom GT that recently posted a 265.7 mph top speed. 
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The Hybrid Hydrogen Aston Martin Rapide S will become the first car to race with hydrogen power. As we reported in the run-up to Geneva 2013, Aston Martin will be racing a hydrogen-powered Rapide S at the Nuburgring 24-hour race in May. And here it is. The pioneering car, called the Hybrid Hydrogen Rapide S, will become the first hydrogen-powered car to compete in an international event and will put the Green into the Green Hell by becoming the first zero CO2 emissions sports car to complete a race pace lap at Ring. Working alongside hydrogen experts Alset Global, Aston�s engineers developed a prototype twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12 to power the Nurburgring car. 
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For a time, sheer lunacy was enough for TVR to sell cars. But it wouldn�t last forever. You�ve really got to love TVR. Unfortunately, as TVR found out, this did not mean that you had to buy one. TVR made wild, loud and outrageous-looking cars, and that�s all great fun for a little while, but when it came to getting people to live with them, TVR�s cars always struggled. It turns out that people who have the money for such a car and people who have nothing to live for, and are therefore willing to drive one regularly, are rarely the same people. 
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�under debate, with both Ford and Toyota claiming the crown with their mass-market compact cars. The other day Ford announced that its Focus was the top-selling car in the world. That's quite a claim, but didn't come from nowhere: it was ostensibly backed up by the analysts at Polk, which reported that the 1.02 million Focus models sold last year make it more prolific than anything else on the road. Toyota, however, begs to differ. The Japanese giant says it sold 1.16 million Corollas last year, which would make it more popular among customers than the Ford Focus. 
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The tuner�s latest set of alloys are looking sharp on this CLS that also features an AMG body kit. Tuning specialist K3 Projekt has revealed its latest creation based on a 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS550. Before adding a set of its alloys, the aftermarket firm set about lowering the four-door coupe with a Renntech lowered suspension before improving the styling with an AMG aero package. The wheels are a set of 20-inch K3 Projekt F2 wheels finished in matte black and gunmetal grey, which add a new dimension of style and aggression to the CLS550. 
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A. Kahn Design�s Chelsea Truck Company has released a new aftermarket program for the Land Rover Defender. Under its new expedition vehicles umbrella, the �Chelsea Truck Company,� A. Kahn Design has revealed its latest aftermarket program dubbed the Military Grey Land Rover Defender XS90 Chelsea Wide Track.The Kahn Military Defender comes with a range of exterior enhancements, including a wide track arch kit made up of front and rear wide wings with integrated vents and bolt apertures, a new front grille, hood vents with mesh, side vents with mesh, a satin black roof and extended wheel arches, liquid red brake calipers, and undercar Kahn logo projection floor light. 
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