USAF Says Spec Ops Light Attack Program Will Complement Larger OA-X Effort
The U.S. Air Force has clarified that its ongoing light attack experiment and a separate project it is working on together with U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) are focusing on separate aspects...
View ArticleTurbocharged Engines at Record High in New Cars in U.S., Study Says
If you've found yourself missing the days of naturally-aspirated exhaust notes as far as the ear can hear, a new report from the engine experts at Ward's Auto confirms what you've suspected all...
View ArticleHow A Car From Yesterday Defines Tesla's Tomorrow
Twenty-five years ago a small army of automotive journalists descended onto a new model that would change the course of automotive history forever. It was a rolling masterpiece. The leather interior...
View ArticleTRNDlabs' SKEYE Pico Drone Is Tiny, Inexpensive Fun
The SKEYE Pico Drone is the smallest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the world, according to TRNDlabs, and you can get one for only $39.99. This little guy can take off from the tip of your finger...
View ArticleJoyriding Bear Crashes Subaru Into Mailbox in Most Colorado Story Ever
It's all fun and games until the bears start learning how to drive. A couple in Durango, Colorado recently got a rude wake-up call when a bear crashed a Subaru Forester into their mailbox early in the...
View ArticleThieves Caught After Taking Stolen Dodge Hellcat, Chevrolet Camaro, Acura NSX...
Stealing a half-dozen cars—including a 2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and a $200,000 2017 Acura NSX—from a single dealership through wire fraud is certainly a bold move. But taking those ill-gotten...
View ArticleThis Ferrari F355 Spider on Bring a Trailer Is a Time Machine to the '90s
Despite its desirability for its '90s nostalgia, the Ferrari F355 falls into the price category of Ferraris that actually lose value after being sold—not the other way around. Thankfully, that means...
View ArticleMcLaren 720S Actually Makes 700 HP At the Wheels, Dyno Reveals
Like many a modern-day supercar—hey there, Ferrari 812 Superfast—the McLaren 720S hides a hint as to the power it packs within its alphanumeric name. That "720" represents the car's output in metric...
View ArticleDutch Students Made a Biodegradable Electric Car from Flax and Beets
A group of Dutch students has built an electric car that seats four and cruises at 50 miles per hour. That doesn't sound very remarkable, until you hear what it's made of. Called Lina, the car...
View ArticleToyota Patents a Unique Automated Manual Transmission
Although dual-clutch transmissions offer superior performance and even traditional automatics are rather good these days, there remains a small but vocal group of drivers who still demand manual...
View ArticleLithium Refineries May Struggle to Meet Electric Car Battery Demand, Tax...
Demand for lithium-ion battery cells is about to skyrocket. Prodded by stricter emissions standards, automakers are expected to increase production of electric cars over the next few decades....
View ArticleThe Internal Combustion Engine's Days Are Numbered, Supplier Says
Enjoy that Porsche boxer growl or Mercedes-AMG V-8 roar while you still can. Reuters reports that automotive parts supplier Continental predicts that German manufacturers will cease development of new...
View ArticleGenesis to Distance Itself Further from Hyundai Sooner Than Planned
Hyundai is fast-tracking the process of fully spinning off the Genesis brand into its own thing with its own dealer network. Barely one year after becoming its own brand, Genesis is in a hurry to...
View ArticleVengeance Racing's 1,100-HP Chevy Camaro ZL1 Sets a 9.5-Second Quarter Mile
The Vengeance Racing VR1100 is a 2017 Chevy Camaro ZL1 which, thanks to a Procharger F-1A-94 Supercharger among other things, produces a monstrous 1,100-horsepower—1,047 of which ends up at the rear...
View ArticleMan Loses Driver's License After Towing Friend in Wheelchair From Bar to...
A 20-year-old man has been banned from driving for almost two years after he was caught on CCTV towing his wheelchair-bound friend behind his car through the streets of Harrogate, England on a...
View Article2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Review: Great, But There's Room for Improvement
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 ArticleWatch a Russian Plane Land Zoom Down a Road and Crash Directly Into a Van
Russians undoubtedly have the best dash cam videos around. Today, we've graduated from dash cams and went straight to the biggest plague of the 21st century—vertical video. But not to worry, the...
View ArticleMagnus Walker's Hamburg Meet Was Porsche Heaven
While clothing designer and "Urban Outlaw" Magnus Walker was in Germany earlier in August, he made an open call for any and all Porsche enthusiasts to join him for the 911 meet of a lifetime, and join...
View ArticleUS Could Kick Off Air Strikes Against ISIS in The Philippines Next Week
As Philippine security forces continue to fight the Maute group rebels, aligned with ISIS, for control of the city of Marawi in the southern part of the country, the United States is reportedly...
View ArticleTesla's Gigafactory Is Already Dominating EV Battery Production
When you think of an electric car, what vehicle comes to mind? Five years ago, answer may have been the Toyota Prius or Honda Insight, but today, the pièce de résistance of the battery powered car...
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