Electric Touring Car Racing Series Could Be Coming to Support Formula E
As Formula E grows to attract more fans and manufacturers, the series is looking for a way to capitalize on this newfound fame. In collaboration with the FIA, talks of another category of electric...
View ArticleThis Twin-Turbo Dodge Viper Just Set The RWD Record in the Half Mile
Half-mile dragsters just keep getting crazier. Highly modified versions of what used to be road cars come out in flocks to attack the airstrip with thousands of horsepower a piece, setting records and...
View ArticleDash Cam Footage Shows Driver Narrowly Escaping a Roadblock Robbery in Russia
The latest hair-raising dash cam footage to come out of Russia highlights a scary scenario—coming face-to-face with armed criminals blocking the road way out in the middle of nowhere. What are your...
View ArticleThe Famous O.J. Simpson White Ford Bronco is Headed to History's Pawn Stars
Last month, as news broke that O.J. Simpson had been granted parole and would be released from prison as soon as this fall, we brought you an update on one of the most notorious vehicles in American...
View ArticleCar Thief Steals Woman's Jeep Wrangler, Leaves Nissan Rogue in Her Parking Spot
A car thief with a cruel sense of humor swiped a woman's 2002 Jeep Wrangler on Thursday morning, taking off with the rugged 4x4 and leaving a dinky 2010 Nissan Rogue in its place, according to the...
View ArticleWatch This Ambulance Almost Flip After Getting T-Boned at an Intersection in...
When emergency services are responding to a call, their lights and sirens aren't quite a blanket of invincibility. We've pointed out before how speeding through a red light without stopping—flashing...
View ArticleWaymo Patents Cushioned Self-Driving Car to Protect Pedestrians
Self-driving cars may be less likely to crash into each other, but that doesn't mean pedestrians and cyclists will stop running into them. Waymo appears to believe the solution to this problem is to...
View ArticleWatch This Ferrari F40 LM Shred Rubber Up the Goodwood Hill Climb
Turbocharged V-8s may have become the new normal at Ferrari in the last few years, but Maranello was strapping twin-snail eight-pots into its supercars well before the likes of the California T and...
View ArticleUber Shareholders Ask Benchmark to Leave Board After Filing Suit Against...
Instability at the world's largest ride-sharing company continues. Uber shareholders are reportedly asking investment firm Benchmark to step away from the company's board, after the investment firm...
View ArticleToyota Patents Device That Catches Coins in Between Seats
Toyota is back at it again with the outlandish patents, solving the real problems facing motorists today. This time, boldly stepping up and tackling an issue that's plagued drivers and their...
View ArticleToyota Will Bring Self-Driving Cars to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Following a report that Hyundai will use the 2018 Winter Olympics in its home country of South Korea to show off its autonomous vehicles, it appears Toyota will do the same thing two years later:...
View ArticleMini Is Bringing an Electric Car to the 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show
Not long after confirming the existence of a three-door electric vehicle, Mini is following in the footsteps of its big brother and focusing on electrifying its lineup. Likely not as tiny as the BMW...
View ArticleThis Ex-Racecar Porsche 911 Gets A Proper Thrashing
It is worth noting that the owner of this car is a friend of mine, and it is difficult to disguise any bias I may have toward his delightful old Porsche. The car started life as a longhood 911, but it...
View ArticleVolkswagen to Bring Crozz EV Crossover to America, Report Says
Many manufacturers are beginning their fight for electric supremacy, a battle which is primarily dominated by Tesla currently. Volkswagen has previously stated its intentions to take on the king...
View ArticleFlorida Couple Hauling Propane Grill in Their Kia Light Cigarette, Blow Up Car
Don't let Hank Hill hear this story. A husband and wife in Florida were injured on Sunday when they left a gas grill on before loading it into their Kia Sorrento, which later exploded after the woman...
View ArticleAutomotive Suppliers Think the EV Revolution Is Over Hyped
Executives like Tesla CEO Elon Musk talk a big game about the future of electric cars, but the companies who actually supply auto parts say otherwise. Bloomberg reports that five of the top 25 biggest...
View ArticleJeremy Clarkson Caught Liking Porn on Twitter But Claims It Totally Wasn't Him
A new “like” by Grand Tour host Jeremy Clarkson has surfaced of a tweet showing a girl dancing around a bedroom in lingerie linking to a porn site. As of this writing, this tweet is still in his...
View ArticleCheck Out the Secret Collection of Ultra-Rare Porsches at the Porsche Museum
Car enthusiasts have a mind-boggling infatuation with the Porsche 911, but for good reason. This tiny driver's car has evolved brilliantly since its debut, undergoing 54 years of constant refinement...
View ArticleWould You Trust A Dog-Walking Drone?
DronesDirect, a British online retailer, is reportedly releasing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to walk your dog. This drone will be based on DJI's Phantom 4 drone, and will apparently cost...
View Article2017 BMW Alpina B7 Review: Big Sedans Aren't Supposed to Perform Like This
Decisions are hard for the BMW 7 Series shopper, at least for those who seek extra explosiveness. Hmm, perhaps the M760i xDrive, with the same twin-turbo, 6.6-liter V-12 that burbles in the palatial...
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