Alonso Reportedly Gives McLaren an Ultimatum: "It's Honda or Me"
Fernando Alonso has expressed his frustration with his McLaren-Honda situation time and time again this year. After two losing seasons with the team, his third has pushed him to a point of giving team...
View ArticleIt Turns Out Cummins Has Been Working on an Electric Semi Too
Tesla take note: Diesel powerhouse Cummins has been working on a surprise of its own. Despite being more known for rollin' coal, the diesel power plant manufacturer surprised press today by unveiling...
View ArticleDJI Launches 'Bug Bounty Program' to Incentivize Researchers
DJI seems to be working tirelessly on assuaging any and all privacy, security and quality concerns when it comes to their drone software. According to Monday's press release, the Chinese drone...
View ArticleChery [Sic] Is Planning on Selling a New Crossover in the U.S. and Europe
Chinese motor company Chery has plans to break into the U.S. and European markets with an all-new crossover. Chery has released teaser images of a concept code named M31T it will be bringing to the...
View ArticleA U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Once Submerged In A River To Ride Out A Hurricane
In September of 1989, Hurricane Hugo came roaring towards America's southeastern seaboard. People rushed to prepare for the storm's arrival, including the U.S. Navy. At Charleston Naval Base in South...
View ArticleRussian Armor Rolls Into Kurdish Town As US and Turkish-Backed Forces Skirmish
U.S. forces in northern Syria have exchanged fire with Turkish-backed rebels for the first time ever as the situation in the country continues to become ever more complex. To the west, Russian troops...
View ArticleDJI Competitor Yuneec Launches Its First Commercial Drone
Yuneec is a drone manufacturer we don't often get to write about. They've largely relegated themselves to basic selfie drones or the admittedly impressive Typhoon series (check out our video review...
View ArticleNew Amazon Drones to Potentially Record Valuable Data During Deliveries
Amazon Inc. is the leading drone-delivery proponents for quite while. The news of Amazon drone dominance trickles out. First, it was fulfillment centers, then train-based drone hubs, then a safer way...
View ArticleKia Shooting Brake Concept Does its Best Panamera Impression
Kia has given us a glimpse at a new concept they’ll be bringing to the Frankfurt Auto Show in September. In the spirit of the Korean brand continuing a departure from its reputation for making low...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell EQ Power to Debut at Frankfurt Auto Show
Despite reports saying Daimler is scaling back their hydrogen fuel cell plans, it looks like they’re moving forward with the plug-in fuel-cell Mercedes-Benz GLC F-Cell EQ Power crossover. According to...
View ArticleHappy 50th Birthday to the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is arguably the most beautiful Alfa ever made, and certainly one of the most expensive. Based on the Tipo 33 prototype race car, just 18 Stradales were built for the road,...
View ArticleThis Amalgam Bugatti Veyron Model Car Costs $15,000
Collecting model cars might not be as high-profile as collecting real ones, but it's a hobby enthusiasts can start far before they even learn to drive. It's one that gearheads carry well into...
View ArticleUber's Asian Rival, Grab, Scores Toyota Investment, Data-Sharing Deal
Grab is becoming a legitimate threat to Uber in the Southeast Asian ride-sharing business. The company operates in 87 cities across seven countries, and just scored an investment deal from Toyota that...
View ArticleThat Off-Road Motorcycle Yamaha Is Hyping Is Actually a Quad
A couple weeks ago, we showed you a teaser trailer from Yamaha hyping what we thought would be a new off-road adventure bike. Our fingers were crossed for a production version of the T7 Dakar bike...
View ArticleHezbollah Buses ISIS Fighters Across Syria As US Mulls Striking Convoy
Tensions in southern Syria have flared following an agreement between Iranian-backed Lebanese Hezbollah militants and ISIS that sent air-conditioned bus loads of the terrorists and their families east...
View ArticleDiesel Brothers Lend Fleet of Lifted Trucks to Help Rescue Hurricane Harvey...
The boys over at Sparks Motors are hard at work heading down to Houston, Texas to provide flood relief and rescue efforts. As you may already know, Sparks Motors also has a TV Show called Diesel...
View ArticleWhat Can Self-Driving Cars Learn From Aviation?
Recently, I interviewed Christopher Hart, member and former Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, for the Autonocast podcast, and his insights into the consequences of automation are a...
View ArticleUsing Launch Control in a McLaren 650S in a Parking Lot is a Very, Very Bad Idea
Whether or not you think launch control is a useful feature in modern performance cars, chances are you'll agree that the one place it absolutely shouldn't be activated is in a tree-lined parking lot...
View ArticleBMW M8 GTE to Race at 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans
BMW recently continued its testing and development of the new BMW M8 GTE race car at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. They had a full crew taking turns at the wheel, including Martin Tomczyk,...
View ArticleHurricane Harvey May Have Destroyed Half a Million Cars and Trucks in Texas
As authorities continue to tally the damage and destruction wrought by Hurricane Harvey, the heartbreaking images coming out of southeast Texas have made one thing clear: the record-shattering...
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