Porsche Cars North America Reports Slight Sales Increase For June
Every month when I look at Porsche's sales reports, I get more bitter about the trajectory of the brand in North America. 911 and Boxster/Cayman models have taken a steep downturn in sales over the...
View ArticleWatch Mad Mike Drift His 4-Rotor MX-5 at Goodwood
His real name may be Michael Whiddett, but everyone today just knows him as Mad Mike, the crazy drifting New Zealander with a penchant for rotary engines. He made himself an automotive internet icon...
View ArticleScientists Found a Way to Hide Your Travel Data from Ride-Hailing Services
Modern ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft have been an enormous convenience for many of us, but at what cost? When you use these apps, you’re sending data about where you are and where you’re going...
View ArticleFormula Sun Solar Race Cars to Compete at COTA on July 8
If you pitched the idea of a solar-powered race car to the average motorsport fan, they would laugh you out of the elevator, down the hall, through the doors, and into the gutter. Even Formula E cars...
View ArticleWatch the New BMW i8 Roadster Teaser
We’ve been hearing rumors about a BMW i8 Roadster for some time. Ever since the concept hit the Beijing auto show way back in 2012, we’ve been waiting for a topless experience in the futuristic...
View ArticleChina's SAIC Gets California Autonomous-Car Testing Permit
Chinese automaker SAIC Motor is the latest company to gain clearance to test self-driving cars on California roads. The SAIC Innovation Center, a Silicon Valley outpost established by the automaker in...
View ArticleWatch a NASCAR Crash at Goodwood Festival of Speed
This year's Goodwood Festival of Speed has been quite a hit, from the introduction of the drift competition to McLaren's LEGO 720S. This homage to vintage British racing usually produces some quality...
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This F-16 Unit Battling ISIS Has Legendarily Rebellious Revolutionary War Roots
Every year around July 4th, U.S. military units record greetings and write messages to celebrate the country’s independence. In their annual salute to the nation, members of the Vermont Air National...
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The Crazy Aircraft Carrier Hangar Catapults Of World War II
Naval aviation blossomed rapidly during World War II, a time when the aircraft carrier became the centerpiece of naval strategy. As a result of the aircraft carrier's rise in prominence, carrier...
View ArticleHow to Upgrade Your Brakes Without Needing a Tetanus Shot
Archeologists have long theorized about Eric Goeres's 1992 Mazda Miata. Some say it was built during the Bronze Age using primitive tools of the time. Others date it to the late 20th century, when it...
View ArticleWatch A 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Drive Itself Off The Assembly Line
Mercedes-Benz has announced that production of the newly facelifted and updated S-Class has started in Sindelfingen. The new S-Class boasts significantly increased semi-autonomous tech, which Mercedes...
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Tesla Upgrades Model S and X For Faster 0-60 MPH Times
Tesla has announced performance upgrades to non-performance variants of both the Model S and X (those are models without a 'P' in its name), making off-the-line acceleration quite a bit faster than...
View ArticleRolls-Royce Is Not Interested in Hybrids or Autonomy. Got it?
Electric cars are the future. You know it, I know it, and evidently, Rolls-Royce knows it as well. Because of this, the ultra-luxury automaker is saying it has no interest in the underdeveloped...
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USAF Wants Someone With A Helicopter To Recover Its Downed Global Hawk, ASAP
On June 21, 2017, a U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk crashed near Mt. Whitney, which lies on the boundary between Sequoia National Park and the Inyo National Forest in California. It’s rugged, heavily...
View ArticleVolkswagen France Has Been Lying About Their Sales Figures For Years
If there's one automaker that could take a break from being accused of dishonesty, it would probably be Volkswagen. More controversy for VW has surfaced regarding its sales figures in France. Reuters...
View ArticleWatch This Guy Celebrate America With A Firework-Shooting Corvette Burnout
You're probably celebrating the 4th of July today with either: A.) Fireworks B.) Booze C.) All of the above. If you picked the latter, you wouldn't be much unlike the guy in this video who...
View ArticleThis Dealer Is Charging Over $63,000 for a Honda Civic Type R
Dealer markup is enough to get any enthusiast agitated. When they try to jack up the price of limited run cars to insurmountable costs, it makes it nearly impossible for the average buyer to compete,...
View ArticleSomeone Stole a Car from a Car Wash by Posing as the Owner
CBS Los Angeles reports that a woman’s car was stolen at a car wash in Simi Valley, California. Cheryl Piper dropped off her car to be washed and when it was done, it was picked up by someone else...
View ArticleWatch The Full Timed Shootout Hillclimb at Goodwood Here
You won't find a variety quite like this anywhere else. The Goodwood Festival of Speed is exactly what it sounds like, and it celebrates the quickest cars from the pre-war era all the way to 2017. The...
View ArticleRobert Kubica's Comeback Chances Are Getting Serious
It may be Independence Day in the USA, but nobody will be celebrating more than Poland today: Robert Kubica's chances of a return to Formula One are looking greater than ever. While Renault Sport F1...
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