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It’s a well known fact that Europe gets some cars that we here in the United States can drool over. Ford does this all the time with cars like the Focus RS, and now with a ridiculous little thing called the Formula Ford EcoBoost. This car is basically a Formula Ford racer (only street legal), with a tuned 1-liter 3-cylinder motor that pumps out over 200 hp and that has the capability to lap the Nurburgring in 7-minutes and 22-seconds.

Europe – I hate you guys. Check it out after the jump

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If you had $4,000 to spend on an off-road vehicle, what would you buy? To some people, that may not seem like a lot of money, but to the guys over at Motor Trend’s DIRT EVERYDAY, it’s a variable fortune! For instance, $4,000 per vehicle in the right hands will buy you a 1989 Jeep Cherokee, a 1978 Ford F-150, and a 1993 Toyota Landcruiser, trucks that are not only capable, but that you can beat-on with a vengeance! Check them out after the jump.

Source: MotorTrend.com

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An automobile dynamometer is a machine that measures the amount of horsepower that a vehicle puts out based on the exertion of force that’s distributed through a mechanical roller. Generally these machines are built into a shop floor somewhere, but there are dynamometers that are in fact, portable. I’ve seen these contraptions at car shows, and while they are quite accurate, they look to be sketchy as hell, something that the owner of this Shelby GT500 found out first hand.

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197 hp and 202 lb-ft of torque and a 0-60 time of under 7 seconds. Those are the numbers that Ford’s new little Fiesta ST pumps out from its 1.6L EcoBoost engine. It’s got a nice set of Recaro seats, well spaced pedals and a wonderful little shift knob with short throws. Here in the U.S. it’s priced at just a tick under $21,500, which, for a little hot-hatch of this caliber is pretty damn good. Chris Harris recently drove the European version of this car (182 hp and 215 lb-ft) and came away fairly impressed. Check out his review after the jump.

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The Amelia Island Concours is quickly becoming the Pebble Beach of the East Coast. Once a year some of the most stunning vehicles in the world gather for one simple task – to celebrate mechanized transportation. The goal this year was to celebrate 50 years of the Ford GT40, 50 years of Lamborghini, 50 years of the Porsche 911, 50 years of the Corvette Stingray, and Ducati motorcycle as a whole. The video is almost 16-minutes in length, but if you have the time, I fully encourage you to watch it in its entirety.

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It may sound a bit strange, but if you were to tell most people that you can have a relationship with your car, just as you do with say a dog or person, they probably laugh in your face. Automobile enthusiasts however see things differently, as our cars represent not only our freedom, but our memories. Take your first car for instance. You may not know where it is, or what’s become of it, but I can guarantee you’d like to see it again. One lucky father recently got this chance when his son actually hunted down, and bought back his old Mustang Mach 1. The car was far from perfect, but if you think that mattered to his Dad, well, you’d be dead wrong.

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Wouldn’t it be great if everyone had access to 130 GoPro cameras. Ever wonder what kind of videos you could create? Ken Block, the marketing master, shows us just how far you can take your imagination with the right tools (and sponsorship) behind it. Check it out after the jump.

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For some, mastering the art of the burnout is simple. You simply rev the engine to around 5k, dump the clutch and PRESTO! Tire smoke galore. However trying to perform a brake stand with in a car equipped with a manual transmission can be a bit tricky. Most of the time you simply side-step the clutch and you’re done. However do this incorrectly and shit can go wrong VERY quickly, a lesson that the owner of this late model Mustang found out as he was leaving a local car show. No joke, this is literally painful to watch…

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Since the late 1980′s the BMW M3 has been one of the best cars out there offering up a great combination of performance, usability and style. Out of the box they’re outstanding machines, however over the years the M3 has seemingly become a watered-down version of its former self. So much so in fact that cars like the Boss 302 Mustang, and even BMW’s own 1M, can be offered up as competition. Everyday Driver decided to pit that aforementioned Ford and 1M against the M3 to see if the old boy should still retain its crown, or if it still brings out the same emotion the original car did all those years ago.

Source: Everyday Driver via The Smoking Tire

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For those of you petrol-heads that are unaware, there is a new Mad Max movie slated to come out in 2014. The fourth installment of the franchise entitled “Fury Road” will star Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, and is sure to reignite the passion for one of the greatest movie cars in history. Recently though I came upon “Mad Max Renegade”, a tribute video to the franchise and one that should tide fans over until the real thing comes out. It’s well shot, fun and of course contains a replica of the original Interceptor. Check it out!

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