Interest in Tesla Shows Steady Uptrend With Model 3 Entering Production
The Model 3 is proving to be one of the biggest booms in the electric car segment, or at least it seems that way, judging by the amount of interest shown in online search trends. Using tools made...
View ArticleMatsushita Takes Victory In Formula Two Sprint Race At the Hungaroring
There is an old adage in racing that says you can't win a race in the first corner but you can certainly lose it there. In Sunday's Formula 2 sprint race, Nobuharu Matsushita didn't wait for the first...
View ArticleVettel Claims Hungarian Grand Prix Victory Amidst Team Order Frenzy
This year's Hungarian Grand Prix was one that was dictated by strategy, mainly between Ferrari and Mercedes as each looked to gain the most points for their respective championship efforts. Pole...
View ArticleWatch This Code Brown Dash Cam Moment of the Week
This dash cam video comes to us from Berwick, Victoria, Australia via the Dash Cam Owners Australia YouTube account. Frankly, the Aussies are giving the Russians a run for their money these days with...
View ArticleA Lesson in Front Wheel Drive Oversteer: Mash the Gas
Snap oversteer is a beast of many names. Some call it just that while others refer to it as throttle-off oversteer, over rotation, lift-off oversteer, and a variety of things that indicate it relates...
View ArticleTesla to Release Performance Version of Model 3 in 2018
Tesla finally revealed the Model 3 to the world on Friday with its delivery event. The first 30 owners received their cars, all of which are long range single motor variants of Tesla's first...
View ArticleFernando Alonso Sets Fastest Lap at the Hungarian Grand Prix
McLaren-Honda came into this race weekend with hopes of a result more grandiose than their engine has allowed them so far this season. The Hungaroring's reduced emphasis on engine power made the...
View ArticleWatch This Biker and Cyclist Collide in an Intersection
Normally when we see these types of videos, it's a car and a motorcycle getting into a tumble. Sometimes, a car and a cyclist can run into problems as well. However, this is one that I haven't come...
View ArticleThe Devil's In the Details Of Our VW Jetta Smyth Ute
After recovering from my colossal screw-up on the back window, the rear window surrounding was ready to install on our VW Jetta that we've been converting into a Smyth Performance Ute. This fiberglass...
View ArticleThis Is the Best Crew Of Wekfest San Jose
If you're not familiar with Wekfest, you're about to be. In fact, we shared a "dope" video of Wekfest Japan earlier this year – if Tokyo Auto Salon is a platform for manufacturers and tuning houses to...
View ArticleHybrid Porsche 911 Would Be 'The Best 911 Ever,' Tech Comms Manager Says
While Porsche has proven itself more than willing to use plug-in hybrid powertrains in models ranging from hypercars to sedans and SUVs over the last decade, the carmaker has remained far more...
View ArticleAre Modern Porsches The Death Of The Independent Shop?
I’m vacationing in Seattle this weekend and earlier today walked past this spectacular independent German car repair facility. It has long been a dream of mine to own an indie Porsche repair and...
View ArticleA Self-Driving Car Test Will Soon Cross the U.S.-Canadian Border for the...
Self-driving cars have achieved several notable milestones in on-road testing, but there's one thing testers still haven't tried: crossing an international border. Suppliers Continental and Magna hope...
View ArticleAudi Will Cut Costs by $12 Billion to Fund Shift to Electric Cars, Reports Say
Audi is planning 10 billion euros ($12 billion) in cost cuts by 2022 in order to fund the launch of new electric cars, according to multiple reports. The bulk of these cuts will come from research and...
View ArticleNevada Makes It Illegal to Drive Below the Speed Limit in the Left Lane
It's happened to all of us: You move over to pass a line of cars on the highway doing 52 in a 55 zone, and you wind up stuck behind a car in the left lane driving 52.1 miles per hour. Traffic backs up...
View ArticleThis Chopped Up BMW E39 540i is the Street-Legal Go Kart You Need
I'll be the first to admit that I like absolutely ridiculous cars. If you swap something ridiculous into it, slam it on the ground, or give it so much power that you can't drive it - I am a fan. But...
View Article1986 Ford Ranger : The Drive's Daily Mileage Champion
"Damn! What did they do to this thing?" It was 2005 and Matt Summers was looking through all the repos at the local title pawn. For those of you who don't quite know what a title pawn is, imagine if...
View ArticleKevin Magnussen Tells Nico Hulkenberg Off After Hungarian Grand Prix
Renault Sport F1 Team's Nico Hülkenberg approached Haas' Kevin Magnussen after Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix about an incident between the two during the race, in which Magnussen made an illegal...
View ArticleTop 10 Safest Cars of 2017
Cars today are safer than they've ever been. More than a century of technological developments have created vehicles capable of protecting fragile human bodies from the ravaging forces of high-speed...
View ArticleJosef Newgarden Dominates IndyCar at Mid-Ohio
Josef Newgarden is coming on strong late in the 2017 IndyCar season. He delivered a dominating win at Mid-Ohio on Sunday and took the lead in the championship by just seven points. In the 14 races so...
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