2018 Aston Martin Vanquish Will Be Ferrari-Fighting V-12 Supercar, Report Says
Back in April, what looked to be a hotted-up Aston Martin DB11—with a gnarly V-12 growl and aggressive track demeanor—was spotted testing at the Nurburgring. We speculated that it could be a DB11 S...
View ArticleU.S. House Unanimously Passes Bill to Speed Development of Self-Driving Cars
Think of how hard it is to put 435 adults in a room and get every single one to agree on something. Now replace "adults" with "elected politicians" and "a room" with "Congress," and it gets even...
View ArticleWatch This Russian Armored Transport Drift Into a Skoda
Whether it's a Flintstone-style foot brake or a dramatic escape from a robbery, dash cam video from Russia never ceases to entertain. This installment shows what happens after the driver of an armored...
View ArticleTuro Raises $92 million in Funding
Turo recently announced that it has raised $92 million in Series D funding. The funding was lead by Germany's Daimler and South Korea's SK Holdings. The deal was not just for money. Through Daimler,...
View ArticleThe Nissan 370Z's Successor May Still Be A While
In production since 2009, the Nissan 370Z is one of the oldest sports cars on the market. Few cars are built on a platform as dated as the current Z's. In fact, the only two older platforms we can...
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2018 Aston Martin DB11 V-8: 7 First Impressions of the First AMG-Engined Aston
Aston Martin calls itself a “V-12 company.” But with Mercedes-Benz now owning a 5-percent stake in the company, the British brand is sampling some German V-8 for the first time: The latest DB11 is...
View ArticleHere's Why Toyota Hasn't Made a Good Electric Car—Yet
In the two decades since it released the revolutionary hybrid Prius, Toyota has, at best, shown interest in electric cars. And yet, to this day, the company hasn't made any EV headway. In fact, the...
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New Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster Unveiled Ahead of Frankfurt Motor Show
As The Drive's Chief Auto Critic Lawrence Ulrich put it in his initial Lamborghini Aventador S review, the car is more of an accessory than a mode of transport. The nearly $500,000 Italian compliments...
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Formula One Has No 'Serious Offers' From New Teams
As the all-electric Formula E series continues to pull in new manufacturer teams left and right, FIA President Jean Todt confirmed that Formula One is yet to receive any "serious offers" from teams...
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Fleeing F-5 Fighters, Devastated Airports, And Packed Hangars As Irma Slams...
What is being deemed as the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record, Irma is wreaking havoc on the Caribbean, and to everyone's dismay it looks as if it has Florida squarely in its sights next. One...
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Jaguar Releases More Details on 575-HP XJR 575 Ahead of Fall On-Sale Date
Jaguar is upping the power output on their flagship sedan, the Jaguar XJ, for the 2018 model year. However, the maximum power will only be available on the new Jaguar XJR 575. As the naming structure...
View ArticleCarlos Sainz Jr. May Not Be at Toro Rosso Come 2018, Marko Says
Carlos Sainz Jr. is fed up with waiting around for a vacancy at the senior Red Bull team. Interested in a more competitive seat, he's ready to leave Toro Rosso behind and drive for a team that will...
View ArticleTesla's Electric Semi Could Trigger a Commercial Trucking War, Wall Street...
One plug-in big rig could start some serious fires in the trucking market. Tesla's electric semi-truck could generate lots of revenue for the automaker, and force other companies to develop their own...
View ArticleWatch Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen Duke it Out in the Alfa Romeo...
The Alfa Romeo Guilia Quadrifoglio is a brilliant Italian stunner capable of taking on anything the Germans are slinging these days - when it works. It's been a tempestuous two years since the car's...
View ArticleNational Geographic, DJI Loaning Out Mavic Pro Drones for Aerial Photography...
National Geographic recently collaborated with Dronestagram to bring us 2017's best aerial drone photographs, thus far. Now, it seems, NatGeo has found a new partner in Shenzhen-based drone company...
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This California Company's Parachutes Could Save Your Drone's Life
If you’ve ever had a drone malfunction in mid-air and had to watch your precious UAV drop out of the sky like a brick, you’ve felt a sense of inevitability and helplessness. It’s this exact moment of...
View ArticleJaguar Land Rover to Offer Electric or Hybrid Powertrain on Every New Model...
Following Volvo's announcement in July, Jaguar Land Rover is becoming the second major automaker to officially confirm that it will offer electrified powertrains in every new model starting in a few...
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Sauber 'Starting From Scratch' With Next Year's Formula One Car
With only five points to its name, Sauber has struggled in 2017, placing at the bottom of this season's F1 Constructors' Championship behind McLaren. A majority of the team's current car is over a...
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Watch This Onboard Footage from a Calsonic R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R at Fuji
Back in the early '90s, Nissan raced R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R's in Group A of the All Japan Touring Car Championship. These Group A R32 GT-Rs were powered by the same RB26DETT twin-turbo inline-six we...
View Article2017's Formula One Cars Make Enough Downforce to Damage Racetracks
This season's Formula One cars are a league beyond their comparatively-sluggish, low-downforce 2016 predecessors. Romain Grosjean of the Haas F1 Team, for example, says that this year's cars are...
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