This Video Teaches You to Drive Stick Using Death Metal
Are you so metal that you can't understand anything unless it's couched in Cookie Monster vocals? Do you also have no idea how to drive a car with a manual transmission and want to change that? If...
View ArticleMatt LeBlanc, Chris Harris, and Rory Reid Returning to Top Gear, BBC Boss Says
The years of uncertainty seem to have come to a close for the world's biggest automotive TV show. When Top Gear returns to the BBC for its 25th season, the current trio of hosts-Matt LeBlanc, Chris...
View ArticleTesla Readies Factory for Large-Scale Model 3 Production in July
Some rare photos have emerged from inside Tesla's production facility, thanks to a SoutheastTraders forum user called Mac11FA. (The Drive was unable to obtain permission to run the pictures here, but...
View ArticleJeep, Ram Could Be Spun Off, Fiat Chrysler CEO Marchionne Says
When asked if he’d consider spinning off Jeep and/or Ram into a separate company on Wednesday by Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas during an earnings call, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles boss Sergio...
View ArticleTrump Sticks with NAFTA, Toes Line with EPA Standards
On Thursday the head of the EPA met with automakers to discuss the future of fuel economy standards. Ever since President Donald Trump ordered a review of the EPA standards in March, there has been...
View ArticleNew Cars Sitting on Dealer Lots Longer Than Expected
New vehicle inventories have risen at new car dealers during the month of April. According to MSNBC ,dealer incentives to move new product have gone up 13 percent to 16.4 billion, yet this has had...
View ArticleExploring Ecuador's Crazy Mountain Roads and Rally Culture
When last we received a missive from Ryan's rallyist adventures, he was following a Porsche GT3 Cup Car through Targa New Zealand. Now, in the latest of a new series of /MY LIFE AS A RALLYIST episodes,...
View ArticleIsrael Strikes Supposed Arms Depot At Syria's Damascus International Airport
The outskirts of Syria's capital were rocked in the early hours on Thursday by what is now reported to have been an air strike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on a compound located on the...
View ArticleVolkswagen Teases New T-Roc Compact SUV
Volkswagen dropped a surprising twist this morning, when the auto giant teases a very camouflaged version of its new crossover, known as the T-Roc. Volkswagen, similar to other manufacturers, has been...
View ArticleVW-Backed Ride-Hailing Company Gett Buys Juno for $200 Million
The proliferation of ride-hailing apps may be coming to an end. Gett, a ride-hailing company backed by Volkswagen, is purchasing New York area rival Juno in a deal worth $200 million, the company...
View Article2018 McLaren 720S: 7 First Impressions, Straight from Rome
I'm still tingling as I write this, having just driven the spectacular, $288,475 McLaren 720S back into the pits at Autodromo Vallelunga, the high-speed Italian circuit that hosted the Rome Grand Prix...
View ArticleHenrik Fisker Teases EMotion Electric Car Prior to Summer Debut
The Fisker Karma wasn't what you'd call a sales success. Even though big names celebrities like Justin Bieber picked them up and decked them out in chrome, things didn't pan out like the brand had...
View ArticleSound Comparison: Ferrari 458 Challenge vs. 488 GT3
Many have cried sacrilege since the debut of the not-so-naturally aspirated Ferrari 488 family. The model's downsized turbo engine has increased both horsepower and torque significantly over the 458,...
View ArticleFreighter Full of Sheep Accidentally Sinks Russian Spy Ship
A Russian spy ship has sunk after a collision with a freighter carrying sheep near Turkey’s Bosphorus strait. The accident underscores the busy nature of the strategic entry point into the Black Sea...
View ArticleAir Force Releases Causes Of Recent B-52 And U-2 Crashes
New information has come to light regarding two major mishaps we covered in detail here at The War Zone. The first has to do with the total loss of a B-52H Stratofortress that was taking off from...
View ArticleF1 Driver Daniil Kvyat's New Helmet Antagonizes His Opponent
At the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit, a controversial incident between Scuderia Ferrari drivers Kimi Räikkönen and Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing driver Daniil Kvyat...
View ArticleToyota To Recall 228,000 Tacomas Due To Differential Defect
For nearly 228,000 owners of 2016 and 2017 model year Toyota Tacomas, this isn't the locking rear differential that was supposed to come with the truck, as an oil leak in the rear differential has...
View ArticleFrance Turned the B-26 Invader Into a Colonial Night Fighter
Douglas’ Invader attack aircraft, commonly known by the designations A-26 and B-26, had a prolific, multi-decade service life fighting around the world with a dozen different countries. However, only...
View ArticleBMW M760Li xDrive Ad Banned in Britain for 'Condoning Irresponsible Driving'
The BMW M760Li xDrive has run into another snag. Just a day after reporting on an engine-related recall for the not-M7, BMW has reportedly been forced to issue another recall of sorts. Back in January,...
View ArticleFerrari 488 GTO Could Be In The Works, Report Says
Rumors are whirling as a report from Autocar claims we may see a Ferrari 488 GTO model sometime soon. Sightings of a highly camouflaged prototype have been made-an obviously pumped up version of the...
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