A 9-Day Journey Along the Most Controversial Strip of Land in Trump's America
Twenty yards north of the U.S.-Mexico border the steel fence forms a tall, cage-like enclosure around the plaza of San Diego’s International Friendship Park. A pair of armed Border Control agents and...
View Article100-Wheeled Truck Is On The Move Again In Rhode Island
WJAR is reporting that the 100-wheeled truck hauling a 560,000-pound generator that had been black-flagged in Rhode Island is underway once more. Two weeks ago, the Rhode Island Department of...
View ArticleWatch Frog Racing Rocket Up Mount Washington Hillclimb
While the big news from Climb to the Clouds has been Travis Pastrana's record breaking run and David Higgins' crash, a total of 78 cars made their way up the mountain, out of which 67 finished. One of...
View ArticleFaraday Future Halts Work on Nevada Factory
Faraday Future has stopped construction work on its factory in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The Chinese-backed startup promised to invest $1 billion in the factory, but will now seek an alternative...
View ArticleWatch This VW Polo Completely Wipe Out at a UK Car Meet
Cheltenham Cruise is one of the most enduring regular car meets in the UK. When this casual, organic meet up started 20 years ago, the UK car scene was dominated by heinous bodykits on tiny FWD...
View ArticleMissile Defense Agency Says THAAD Has Destroyed Its First Mock IBRM
The first ever attempt by the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) system to intercept a mock intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was been successful, according to the U.S. military’s...
View ArticleWatch This 562-HP M4-Engined BMW M235i Set a 'Ring Record…in Spite of a Bird...
German tuning house AC Schnitzer has developed quite the reputation over the years for its impressive work modifying BMWs. The company's latest project, however, has earned the tuner something extra:...
View ArticleThe 2017 Kia Niro Is a Great Hybrid. Really.
Is there anything that Kia and Hyundai can’t do? The South Korean brands transformed themselves from a punch line to a powerful force in affordable cars, and together, Hyundai and Kia sold 1.4 million...
View Article24 Hours of Lemons: How to Race a 1976 VW Microbus On Its Side
No, there was nothing funky in your coffee this morning, save for the double shot of sugar-free pumpkin spice syrup and accompanying aspartame. This van really is on its side, and yes, it races like...
View ArticleUSMC KC-130 Hercules Crashes and Burns in Mississippi Killing 16 (Updated)
A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130 Hercules aerial tanker has crashed in rural Mississippi. Local news coverage shows the plane as a totally destroyed burning hulk laying pancaked in a field. The mishap...
View ArticleBMW Joins Formula E as Official Manufacturer
BMW's hand in Formula E has been a steady one, and now, the manufacturer has decided to go all in for the 2018-2019 season. The Bavarian automaker will supply Andretti Autosport with powertrains for...
View ArticleTakata Is Recalling 2.7 Million More Airbag Inflators
According to the National Highway Safety Administration, Japanese supplier Takata Corp. will recall an additional 2.7 million airbag inflators in the United States. The move comes after after Takata...
View ArticleThe Motorcycle Industry Needs Young Blood to Stay Alive
Today's motorcyclists are older than ever. The Los Angeles Times reports that the median age of California motorcycle owners was 45 years old in 2012, having risen from 33 years in 1990, 38 years in...
View ArticleThe Secret Behind Norway's EV "Miracle" Isn't Oil
This is Part 1 of my journey around the world to understand the future of transportation. I want to believe our electric automotive and autonomous future is around the corner, but with the stench of...
View ArticleRobert Kubica to Test Renault Sport F1 R.S.17 in Hungary
The Robert Kubica hubbub has been on the rise since early last month, when Renault Sport F1 shocked the Formula One world with the announcement that they had beloved former F1 driver in one of their...
View ArticlePorsche Has It's Most Successful First Half Sales, Buoyed By Huge Growth In...
With Porsche building more and more vehicles that provide the kind of utility that can be taken advantage of on a daily basis, they're continuing to trend upward in sales, moving a massive 126,497...
View ArticleCheck Out This Record Setting Gathering Of Dutch Rijkspolitie Porsche Pursuit...
Porsche of the Gelderland recently set a Guinness World Record by bringing forty examples of the Dutch police's Porsche models. Starting in the mid-1960s, the Rijkspolitie have been driving Porsche...
View ArticleWaymo's Autonomous Cars Know How To Pull Over For Emergency Vehicles
As Waymo's legal feud with Uber begins to simmer, the Alphabet company is looking to get back to business. Its autonomous developments have proven significant to the community, and now, the cars have...
View ArticleAre RWB Porsches Actually Still Good Sports Cars?
There are many Porsche fanatics that are nonplussed with what Nakai San and his Rauh-Welt Begriff company does to their beloved aircooled Porsche models. While his work is largely aesthetic, Akira...
View ArticleWatch This Porsche 964 Get A Proper Rust Repair
You'll never believe how much work is required to revive this old 964 from what could have been career-ending rust cancer. From the beginning, this car looked relatively clean with just a few bubbles...
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