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MINI Takes the States Turns 20 by Splitting Into Three Weekend Rallies
California is done. MINI's 20th-anniversary owner rally heads to New York on October 23 and Florida in November, at $150 per person for each weekend.
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Mercedes' 140th-Anniversary S-Class Tour Hits Istanbul and the Balkans on the Way Home
Three facelifted S-Class sedans are crossing Europe for a second time — through Turkey, Greece, and Hungary — before the 140-location world tour wraps up in Stuttgart in mid-October.
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Maserati Marks Trident Centenary at Goodwood Revival With Eldorado and Birdcage
The Eldorado, the Tipo 61 Birdcage, and one of four Pininfarina-bodied A6GCS berlinettas anchor the Trident's centenary display at this weekend's Italian-themed Revival.
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One of 13: Maserati's Track-Only MC12 Versione Corse Steals the Show in Turin
A 755-hp track special, a supercar parade led by CEO Santo Ficili, and 540,000 visitors: how Maserati turned Turin's open-air show into a centenary celebration.
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GM Sold Airbags in 1974, and Buyers Ignored Them — a Century of Safety Firsts
A century of GM firsts — the electric starter, the crash test, the airbag — shares one pattern: safety almost never sold until it became standard.
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The First SV: How a 150-Car Miura Run Created Lamborghini's Most Valuable Badge
Fifty-five years after the Miura SV appeared at Geneva, its badge returns on a 1,963-unit hybrid. The original was a 150-car farewell — and it became the most valuable Lamborghini of all.
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Mercedes' New S-Class Crosses Africa — Elephants Included — as Its 140-Stop World Tour Nears the End
Three of Mercedes' freshly updated flagships are wrapping up the African leg of a 140-stop global drive — sharing roads with elephants, baobabs, and a few well-traveled classics.
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How a Bolt-On Ford V-8 Became F1's Most Successful Engine Ever
Ford is marking 125 years of racing by revisiting the Cosworth DFV: 155 F1 wins, 12 drivers' titles, and a customer-engine model that rewired the sport. The subtext is its new Red Bull partnership.