Oil on Track Takes Out Half the Field In Wild Le Mans MotoGP Crash
Formula 1 may be moving towards a closed cockpit setup in the name of driver safety, but over in MotoGP the racers are still riding al fresco inches above the asphalt at ludicrous speeds. That's why...
View ArticleHow Harley-Davidson Hides High-Tech Under its Old School Look
Harley-Davidsons have a bad reputation among many motorcyclists. Some view them as selling out to the company's merchandising arm, somewhat like Ferrari. And certainly there are some Harley riders in...
View ArticleScott Dixon, Dario Franchitti Robbed at Gunpoint at Indianapolis Taco Bell
Current IndyCar driver Scott Dixon and retired driver Dario Franchitti were robbed at gunpoint at an Indianapolis Taco Bell just before 10 o'clock Sunday night, according to the local police. The...
View ArticleWatch an Australian Driver Play Chicken With a 57-Ton Road Train
Dash cam video shows a driver in Cobar, Australia who apparently decided to dance with death when he or she attempted to pass a car with a trailer on a two-lane road—nearly causing a head-on collision...
View ArticleRoborace's Self-Driving Race Car Makes Public Driving Debut at Paris Formula...
Roborace unveiled its autonomous electric race car at the 2017 Mobile World Congress in February, but the vehicle dubbed "Robocar" just turned a wheel in public for the first time this past weekend....
View ArticleWatch a 1,800-HP Nissan GT-R Hit 213 MPH in the Half Mile
The Nissan GT-R R35 NISMO is already ridiculously fast, with its twin-turbocharged V-6 making up to 600 horsepower. However, many people feel Godzilla could use a few more ponies— which, in this...
View ArticleTwin-Turbo Lamborghini Huracan Sets Half-Mile World Record of 250 MPH
The horsepower wars of the past decade have spoiled us all. With tuning shops coaxing quadruple-digit power figures from stock-looking cars and production engines knocking on their door, it takes...
View ArticleElon Musk Promises Next Tesla Autopilot Update Will Bring Better Steering
Tesla CEO Elon Musk doesn't seem to have much of a social life. On Sunday night, he tweeted about upcoming software changes to Tesla's Autopilot that will improve the system's Autosteer function. A...
View ArticleF1 Teams Renault & McLaren Think'll Somehow Do Better in Monaco
Renault Sport F1 Team and McLaren-Honda, despite being factory teams with the backing of multinational car marques behind them, are, respectively, a disappointment and a laughingstock. The Enstone...
View ArticleFiat 500L, Always the Ugly Duckling, Gets a Facelift
If you’ve ever wanted a Mini Countryman, but without its British charm or satisfying driving dynamics, then you’ve probably considered the oddly shaped Fiat 500L crossover wagon thingy. Instead of...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Daytime Running Lights
I hate daytime running lights. I'm perfectly capable of deciding for myself whether visibility is poor enough to turn on my headlights or not. Unfortunately, most drivers are not, which is one reason...
View ArticleNow You Can Build Your Own Porsche-Designed Megayacht Online
For those of us who list after Porsche's sports cars but lack the funds to park one in our driveway, there's a certain amount of solace to be found in the joys of the Porsche online car configurator....
View ArticleWatch This Sauber-Mercedes C11 Shake Up Spa-Francorchamps
Group C is a now-defunct FIA classification of endurance racing cars from the 1980s. It was partially derived from both GTP and FIA Group 6 categories, and focused on reigning in the potential of...
View ArticleMotoGP Champion Nicky Hayden Dead at 35
American motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden has died at the age of 35 in Cesena, Italy after being severely injured in an accident on Wednesday. He was training on a bicycle on the Rimini Coast when he was...
View ArticleRunaway Motorcycle Takes Out Rider Trying to Save It
The saying "No good deed goes unpunished" seems extremely applicable in this situation. The video below shows a rolling crowd of bikers going out for a leisurely ride when everything takes an almost...
View ArticleLexus Plus Fixed Price Program Moving Slowly, But Surely
While it’s not exactly a runaway hit, progress is smooth and steady on the Lexus Plus program one year in. Lexus Plus is a no-haggle, transparent pricing program that’s slowly trickling into the...
View ArticleMcLaren F1 Team Will Stick With Honda Engines in 2018
Someday, I might get to write something about the current McLaren-Honda Formula 1 partnership that isn't another iteration of "it's still completed screwed up." Since 2015, this tangled affair has...
View ArticleImprove Your Car's Looks With LED Bulbs
We've talked about upgrading headlights on vintage cars. But why stop with your headlights? Replacing your other incandescent bulbs with their LED equivalents can give any car a more modern and...
View ArticleChevrolet Launches the 2018 Equinox
Chevrolet has just announced their latest iteration of the Equinox has gone on sale. The Detroit company is proud of its crossover's fresh new look and better handling for the 2018 model year. Along...
View ArticlePat Long Re-takes World Challenge Championship Lead With CTMP Sprint-X Podium
This weekend the Pirelli World Challenge sports car series fled north of the border to race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Ontario. The weekend was intended to house a pair of Sprint-X rounds,...
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