Chasing V-Max In A Bentley Continental GT Speed

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Chasing V-Max in a Bentley Continental GT Speed As the Bentley nears 200 mph I focus solely on its fundamentals: steering, engine, brakes, and the view ahead. Suddenly, it feels race-car basic in here. The hand-made, leather-lined cabin is long forgotten. The two-lane Australian public road stretching out ahead of me is straight, but its surface is uneven. Each dip causes the wheel to kick back and the car's line to drift. Nerves make me want to strangle the rim, and it's a conscious effort to keep my grip loose. The throttle requires the same constant attention to hold wide open. The noise and the sensation through my backside tell me that the 626-horsepower, 6.0-liter W-12 engine is starting to labor, so I must be getting close to 206 mph, or whatever the Continental's top speed is in these conditions. My gaze is fixed out through the bug-flecked windshield, and I have no desire to follow my progress on the dials. I ought to be able to see 3 miles to the horizon, but there's a solid heat haze in front of me, so it looks like I'm constantly approaching a crest. The pilot of the helicopter overhead tells me the road is clear, but my instinct for self-preservation would prefer visual confirmation. I'm also hyperaware of the brake pedal because I would very much like to use it. GET A BETTER LOOK HERE WITH MORE PHOTOS AND DETAILS Really? The Return of the Rotary? Mazda Files For Patents Watch a Tesla Model S P90D Race a Qantas Boeing 737 MORE FROM THE WORLD OF AUTOMOBILE Spied: Is Ford Testing A Hybrid F-150? Democrats vs. Republicans: What Do They Want to Drive? Volkswagen Forced To Halt Passat Diesel Recall In Europe TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at via email at letters@automobilemag.com or via snail mail: Automobile Magazine Digital Newsletter TEN: The Enthusiast Network, 261 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Att: Privacy Coordinator Privacy Policy(c) 2015 TEN: The Enthusiast Network. All rights reserved.

Tesla's Model 3

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Meet The Tesla Model 3: Elon Musk's EV For The Masses The Tesla Model 3 is a car eager prospective owners have been plunking down $1,000 deposits for sight unseen, and lining up for the opportunity to do so. It's a car that could forever change the way the masses think of electric vehicles. It's a car Tesla is betting its future fortunes on. To say that the Model 3, which was just unveiled to the world Thursday by Tesla CEO Elon Musk at Musk's SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California, has been the most anticipated car of 2016 isn't hyperbole. And that's just the way Musk wants it. In many ways, Tesla has become the Apple of the auto industry and Musk its Steve Jobs. It's a company -- an American one -- that has built hype and buzz for its cars that few others in the car business have ever been able to achieve. GET A BETTER LOOK HERE WITH MORE PHOTOS AND DETAILS The Barrett-Jackson, Russo and Steele 2016 Auctions in Scottsdale Twin-Turbo Perfection: AMS Performance Audi R8 Review MORE FROM THE WORLD OF AUTOMOBILE Design Review: Lexus LC 500 Well, It's Certainly Different Why the 2016 Scion FR-S Is Perfect for Track Day Novices Tobias Moers on AMG's Massive Growth and Employee Loyalty TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at via email at letters@automobilemag.com or via snail mail: Automobile Magazine Digital Newsletter TEN: The Enthusiast Network, 261 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Att: Privacy Coordinator Privacy Policy(c) 2015 TEN: The Enthusiast Network. All rights reserved.

2017 Audi A4 Review | Trans Am Returns

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2017 Audi A4 Review: Smarter Than Ever, the Audi A4 Aims To School Benz and BMW Remember that whiz kid at the high-school science fair, the one who put your potato battery to shame with his grilled-cheese-making, dog-walking, CPR-performing robot? That's the new 2017 Audi A4, and right about now BMW should be looking at its starchy 3 Series wondering, "Why couldn't we think of that?" SEE MORE PHOTOS AND READ THE FULL STORY Bandit Rides Again: SLP Reveals 2016 Trans Am Worldwide Here Are All the Features Exclusive to the 2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF ALSO HOT AT AUTOMOBILEMAG.COM 2017 Range Rover Evoque Convertible Review An Affordable Sports Car From Nissan? Keep Dreaming. You Gotta See the 2016 Automobile All-Stars TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at via email at letters@automobilemag.com or via snail mail: Automobile Magazine Digital Newsletter TEN: The Enthusiast Network, 261 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Att: Privacy Coordinator Privacy Policy(c) 2015 TEN: The Enthusiast Network. All rights reserved.

New York Show Final: Hits, Misses, Revelations

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2016 New York Auto Show Show Hits, Misses and Revelations This year's auto show proved to be less exuberant than last year's, with perhaps one standout each in the Hits and the Misses category. Beside the global and U.S. premieres discussed below, the 2016 New York International Auto Show is notable for Mercedes-Benz's introduction of its GLC-Class coupe, though none of our editors or contributors had anything positive, or negative, to say about it. We must be getting tired of four-door crossover coupes. So without further ado, here's what did grab our attention in Manhattan. SEE MORE PHOTOS AND READ THE FULL STORY Family Reunion: Vintage Nissan Skyline GT-Rs Invade New York 5 Cool Facts About The 2017 Subaru Impreza: Mainstay Gets An Update MORE FROM NEW YORK Tunnel Vision and Sound in a Jaguar F-Type SVR 5 Things to Know About the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider Elaborazione Abarth ICYMI: Introducing The 2016 Automobile All-Stars TO OUR E-MAIL SUBSCRIBERS: YOUR PRIVACY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US. IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL IN ERROR OR WISH TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE CLICK HERE. Write to us at via email at letters@automobilemag.com or via snail mail: Automobile Magazine Digital Newsletter TEN: The Enthusiast Network, 261 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Att: Privacy Coordinator Privacy Policy(c) 2015 TEN: The Enthusiast Network. All rights reserved.