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With a top speed of 216 mph, the new Ford GT is the fastest car the automaker has ever made, but it just got whooped by one of the old ones. A modified 2006 GT became the first street-legal car to break the 300 mph barrier at the Texas Mile this past weekend. The spring edition of the bi-annual event is a straight acceleration run down the runway at Victoria Airport in Victoria, where cars aim to hit their highest speed as they drive through the trap at the end of the mile. The car was entered by M2K Motorsports, a...

Everything from a Ford GT and an Aston Martin Vantage, to a Mitsubishi Raider pickup and a Mini. Now it's time to cull that list down to our 10 favorites. All of these cars share a common trait -- they were all fun to drive in the extreme! So return your seats to the upright position, and fasten your safety belt. Here are our personal top ten best cars of 2005. Car of the Year: Corvette Z06. The performance buy of the year -- if anyone can say such a thing about a car that will set you back about...

When Ford Motor Co.s much-anticipated rival to Ferrari goes on sale next summer, it will debut with a 139,995 US dollar price tag. Ford officials announced pricing for its 2005 Ford GT supercar Monday at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, nearly two years after the vehicle debuted as a concept in Detroit at the 2002 North American International Auto Show. The company will begin building the GT in Wixom, Michigan, early next summer in volumes limited to about 1,750 units annually over a two-year production run. "The Ford GT is a showcase of Ford Motor Companys heritage," says Marty...