Porsche May Abandon Diesel, CEO Says, As It Focuses More on Electric Cars
All things considered, we're a little surprised it took this long. In an interview with Reuters, Porsche CEO Oliver Blume said the German carmaker is debating whether to abandon diesel engines by the...
View Article2017 Mercedes-Benz E400 Wagon Quick Review: Car Journalists' Favorite...
Welcome to Critic's Notebook, a quick and off-the-cuff car review consisting of impressions, jottings, and marginalia regarding whatever The Drive writers happen to be driving. Today's edition: the...
View ArticleU.S. Authorities Find $1 Million of Smuggled Marijuana in New Ford Fusions…Again
Someone, somewhere is missing a whole lot of pot. Authorities in Ohio and Pennsylvania are investigating how $1 million worth of marijuana ended up packed in the spare tire compartments of 15 brand...
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Take a Rare Peek Inside the Sultan of Brunei's Epic 2,500-Car Collection
There's money, and then there's money. With the former, you might be able to put together a nice little garage, with a beautiful daily driver and a limited edition weekend toy and maybe even an...
View ArticleBritish Police Use Drones to Track Reckless Bikers
Several police departments in England have been using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to track motorcyclists riding recklessly for quite some time, and now it seems that the town of South Shields is...
View ArticleGM Extends Plant Shutdown Due to Overstock of Bolts and Sonics
GM has been having an inventory supply issue and for some vehicles, it’s getting worse. The automaker's U.S. inventory hit a 10-year high last month at 105 days supply, according to Reuters. GM...
View ArticleWatch This 1000-HP Toyota JZX100 Drift Car Tear Up Ebisu's Touge Course
People know Ebisu Circuit for the Minami Course, home to the notorious "jump drift." But the locals will tell you its the Touge Course that is the scariest of all. Combine a narrow course width and an...
View ArticleMazda RX-9 Rumors Swirl Once Again, Will Allegedly Reveal in October
Every several months, it seems, the internet rumor mill fires up reporting a return of a rotary-powered flagship sports car from Mazda—often stemming from Mazda itself. As a change of pace, today's...
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The USAF Admits It Isn't Actually Working on an A-10 Replacement
The U.S. Air Force has long weathered criticism that it looking to retire the venerable A-10 Warthog without an adequate replacement. Now, despite statements to the contrary, the service appears to...
View ArticleWatch This Craftsman Expertly Replace The Roof Of A Porsche 964
By now, you've seen us talk about this Porsche 964 rust repair project being undertaken by Larry Kosilla of AMMO NYC. It's absurd in its intricacies, and we're having a hard time believing anyone...
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Why This $4,000 Renault Is as Disruptive as the Tesla Model 3
What is disruption? Ask the clickbait mills and the sheep who retweet them, and thy name is Tesla. Everyone knows the Tesla narrative. Autonomy! Electrification! Superchargers! Musk! If it weren’t for...
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Watch an Alleged Distracted Driver Smash into Stopped Traffic on the Highway
A scary scene unfolded on a highway in Canada on Sunday when an alleged distracted driver plowed into the back of stopped traffic at around 70 mph, triggering a chain-reaction crash that injured ten...
View ArticleDaimler Begins $255 Million Fix on Over Polluting Diesels, Report Says
Diesel cars have caused more problems than they've solved in the last handful of years, and now, that sentiment has grown to infect Daimler and Mercedes Benz.The company has been under investigation...
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This Brand New 2006 Mitsubishi Evo MR Will Fetch More Than $100K
Tales of old cars with low miles always get the enthusiast fire started, but rarely do we see an example like this 2006 Mitsubishi Evo MR. The car is older than my ten-year-old niece, and somehow...
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Verstappen Won't Leave Red Bull 'For Any Price,' Team Boss Says
Max Verstappen hasn't had a great 2017 season and he's made it clear that he feels his Red Bull Formula One car is to blame. With the team bargaining for better engine regulations as soon as possible,...
View ArticleGet An In Depth Look At The Loosely Porsche Cayman-Based Ruf CTR3 Club Sport
Ruf has been building mega Porsches for decades, but this CTR3 Club Sport is far and away our favorite car from their portfolio. The Pfaffenhausen workshops have grown over the years, and in 2007...
View ArticleListen to this 3-Rotor Mazda RX-8 Rally Car Sing
What engine creates the best exhaust note? Is it a burbly American V-8, screaming V-10, or something not so conventional? The debate for the best sounding car rages on, but one particular engine has...
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Admits Tesla Stocks Are 'Higher Than We Deserve'
Tesla growth in 2017 has been trial-by-fire. The Silicon Valley automaker's expansion in comparison to last year has done mostly well, but as some speculators point out, its market value hasn't been...
View ArticleCarlos Sainz Jr. Is Ready to Win, But Where Should He Go?
Not long ago, Carlos Sainz Jr.'s close allies were implicated in rumors that Max Verstappen was leaving Red Bull Racing for Scuderia Ferrari. The Spanish driver, now in his third season at Toro Rosso,...
View ArticleFerrari SUV Will Hide its Rear Doors and Be Classed as an 'FUV'
Ferrari is reportedly building a crossover. Yes, these are just the times we live in now. According to a new report from Autocar, however, Ferrari doesn't believe the GTC4 Lusso-based SUV codenamed...
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