An English Lifeboat Crew is Testing Drones for Search and Rescue
A lifeboat crew operating off the shore of Caister in Norfolk, England has recently turned to drones in order to improve the team’s efficiency in search and rescue missions. This isn’t new, of course,...
View ArticleRumor Claims 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Lapped the Nurburgring in 6:49
After having the production car Nurburgring record stolen by Lamborghini back in March, Porsche has been on the hunt to reclaim the title. The German marque's fresh-off-the-presses 911 GT2 RS was...
View ArticleLuxury Cars Are Needlessly Complicated, Genesis Boss Says
Hyundai and Genesis Head of Vehicle Test & High-Performance Development, has a different view of what a luxury car should be than his competitors. At last week's unveiling of the new G70, Albert...
View ArticleWatch a Deer Come Out of Nowhere and Total This Dodge Charger R/T
It's deer season right now across much of the United States, and pheromone-crazed bucks are starting to filter through the landscape as the rut approaches. Even if you're not a hunter, it's likely...
View ArticleRalph Lauren's $350 Million Car Collection Takes Center Stage at New York...
It's no surprise that famed clothing designer Ralph Lauren is a gear head. Car enthusiasts have often uttered the phrase, "Adults are just kids with money," and that's stuff Lauren certainly has a lot...
View ArticleThis Hellcat-Powered Dodge Durango Will Make Your Kids Cry
The story behind this Dodge Durango Hellcat built by Plum Floored Creations is kind of a heartwarming one. When a customer was looking to get her husband a gift, she reached out to the Phoenix-area...
View ArticleChinooks Over Afghanistan: The Unsung Workhorse Of America's Never Ending War
The CH-47 Chinook is not a particularly sleek or sexy looking helicopter and it's been a ubiquitous feature of most American military operations since the Vietnam War. Its age and shape give the...
View ArticleThere's an Insane BMW M6 With a 6-Rotor Engine Up for Sale in South Africa
It's easy to get tired of everyone and their mother LS-swapping their cars. Every once in a while, someone will pop up with a unique powerplant switch-up that makes you raise an eyebrow—but typically,...
View ArticleLondon Pulls Uber's License to Operate in the City
London's transportation agency will not renew Uber's operator license, meaning the ride-sharing company will not be able to operate in the British capital after next week, reports Reuters. Transport...
View ArticleRumor Has It Hyundai Could Buy Fiat-Chrysler
With Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles seeking a merger and failing to find one in America and China, there are rumors that Hyundai may be investigating the possibility again, possibly in South Korea, reports...
View ArticleMcLaren Says Renault Will Put the Team Back Where It Belongs
With all of the drama surrounding McLaren's recent split from Honda, the Woking-based outfit is looking to step forward in its new Renault partnership. The collaboration between the two will begin in...
View ArticleThree-Wheeled EV Maker Arcimoto Completes IPO
After beginning its initial public offering in July, Arcimoto has sold 3 million shares of common stock, raising $19.5 million for the company, nearly double its original goal of $10 million. On...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Investing $1 Billion in Alabama Plant Upgrades to Build...
Mercedes-Benz's upcoming blitz of electric cars will include some models built in the United States. The German automaker will invest $1 billion in its Tuscaloosa, Alabama, factory to build electric...
View ArticleFIA Formally Finalizes F1's Halo as Mandatory for 2018
Back in July, the France's International Automobile Foundation announced its plans to mandate the "halo" cockpit protection design in Formula 1 for the 2018 season. As of Thursday, the FIA announced...
View ArticleFormer Apple Engineers Claim Their Self-Driving Car Sensor Will Make Lidar...
Self-driving cars rely on a holy trinity of sensors—cameras, lidar, and radar—to "see" their environment. But a new startup wants to streamline that sensor suite. Aeva is a Silicon Valley-based...
View ArticleFormula 1 Turning to Microphones to Make Engines Louder
This year has been a building year for Formula 1, and so far, it's worked. More fans are tuning in than in years previous, and a heated competition for the Drivers' Title is enough to come back for...
View ArticleWatch Colin Furze Test His Bubbly BMW Hot Tub
If there's one thing we know about inventor, YouTuber, and punk rock enthusiast Colin Furze, it's that he's equipped with a Baskin Robbins roster of crazy ideas, and the skills to build anything you...
View ArticleTesla Model 3 Will Bring BMW 3 Series Sales 'to Zero,' Investor Says
Tesla is, without much opposition, the auto industry's biggest disruptor. Elon Musk and his crew consistently find ways to poke at the rest of the car biz, and with the Model 3's reign imminent, some...
View ArticleRyan Tuerck Crashes His Ferrari V-8 Powered Toyota GT-4586
This season is a great for watching pro's do crazy things in their project cars. We had Ken Block bomb around in a Ford Fiesta ST EX43 in the desert for Terrakhana late last month. Formula Drift champ...
View ArticleFiat-Chrysler Recalls More Than 440,000 Late-Model Ram Trucks
Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles has issued a recall of an estimated 443,712 Ram pickups for potentially defective water pumps. It is feared that defective bearings in these pumps may overheat and cause an...
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