This Film Celebrating Toyota's Triumphant Return to WRC After 18 Years Is a...
In 1999, Toyota marked the end of 25 years of continuous appearances in the World Rally Championship—two and a half decades in which the carmaker amassed 43 victories. For a decade, it sat out the...
View ArticleU.S. Government's Self-Driving Car Council Falling Apart Under Trump...
As automakers and tech companies rush to introduce self-driving cars, the Trump Administration's attempts to regulate them seem to have stalled. A federal advisory board on autonomous-driving...
View ArticleElon Musk Receives Approval to Extend 2-Mile Tunnel Under Los Angeles
Good news if you're one of the lucky people who referred enough friends to buy Teslas—you'll soon have a place to drive that big ol' boring machine, Godot. After meeting with the Hawthorne city...
View ArticleAutonomous Driving Could Make Some Jobs Better, Department of Commerce Says
Self-driving cars will almost certainly put a lot of professional drivers out of work—but their impact on jobs may not be entirely bad, according to a recent U.S. Department of Commerce study....
View ArticleTandem Motorcycle Wheelie Goes Terribly, Horribly Wrong
When you’re on the rear seat of a motorcycle, you’re putting a lot of trust in the rider in control of the bike. You trust the motorcyclist sitting in front of you to be safe, cautious, courteous to...
View ArticleMost People Still Don't Trust Self-Driving Cars, Study Says
A lot of people have expressed hesitation towards autonomous vehicles, but it has been unclear exactly how much they were worried about them—until recently, at least. Gartner Consumer Trends in...
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This Bionic Bird Drone Can Hide Among Actual Birds
By November of 2014, the project known as "Bionic Bird" had raised 620 percent of its initial IndieGoGo campaign goal, bringing in $171,542 in total. It's a biomimetic drone, meant to blur the lines...
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Carroll Shelby's 'Secret Weapon' 1964 Cobra Daytona Coupe Going Back into...
A few years ago, faced with the questionable $50,000 Ford Mustang Shelby GT EcoBoost edition that was more about the Ford Performance catalog than the name's legendary pedigree, we wondered if America...
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U.S. Military Wants Tech Companies To Battle Each Other in the 'ThunderDrone'
SOFWERX, a public-private technology incubator with funding from U.S. Special Operations Command, is gearing up to kick off a series of unorthodox events to gather information and data about new...
View ArticleNight Racing in New Gran Turismo Sport Looks Stunningly Realistic
This fall, the current generation of Xbox and PlayStation consoles (sorry, Nintendo fans) will each be blessed with new iteration of the long-running Forza and Gran Turismo racing series. Both Forza...
View Article2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Gets More Standard Tech and a Higher...
We love the Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio, but we do not love the cost of entry. This Italian sport sedan was already a bit pricey starting at $73,595 (with destination), and according to Cars Direct, the...
View Article700-Horsepower 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Spotted Lapping the Nurburgring
Ever since the 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS debuted at E3, Porsche fans and enthusiasts alike have been littering the forums with rumors. Porsche quelled most of these speculations at Goodwood weeks later,...
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Hurricane Harvey Tracking To Directly Hit Two Major Navy Flight Training Bases
It has been a tough year for the U.S. Navy's flight training community. The T-45 Goshawk fleet is still largely grounded due to repeated physiological incidents experienced by its pilots—a reality...
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Sauber Not Interested in Haas-Like Relationship With Ferrari
Up until now, it was assumed that Sauber F1 would soon become Ferrari's testing grounds for new, up and coming drivers. Young guns who had been put through Maranello's junior program, including...
View ArticleSome Early Chevy Bolts are Having Battery Failure Issues
A small percentage of Chevrolet Bolt EVs (less than one percent, in GM’s estimation) is having a pretty major problem that can leave their drivers stranded. One of those unfortunate drivers happened...
View ArticleVolkswagen CEO Reportedly Knew of Diesel Cheating Months Before it Became Public
German auto manufacturers just can't get out of the hot seat when it comes to diesel-related scandals. When one door closes, another more incriminating one opens and implicates them in some way....
View ArticleWatch This Dump Truck Flip After Smashing Highway Sign With Raised Bed
Being a dump truck driver is definitely a job that requires more skill than the average person would give it credit for, but like many jobs it can be boiled down to a few essential duties. Drive...
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It's Official, Russia and Syria Have Linked Their Air Defense Networks
Russia says it has formally linked its air defenses in Syria together with those of the regime of Bashar Al Assad. This could potentially limit the U.S. military’s ability to support its local...
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Could Fernando Alonso Drive For Williams in 2018?
Fernando Alonso wants out of his current situation with McLaren-Honda. He has given deadlines and expressed his frustrations to the media, all while his options in Mercedes Benz and Ferrari have...
View ArticleThis Is What It's Like To Own A Car Older Than Myself
In 1991, in some Toyota factory, a white, T-topped MR2 Turbo was built. Four years later, I slid screaming onto a gurney at Boulder Community Hospital as a newborn. Another nineteen years and a...
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