My Saturn SC2 Kept Up With BMWs at My First Track Day
I had been enjoying autocross events with the Boston Chapter BMW CCA in my 1983 320i, so I decided to take it to the next level by signing up for my first high performance driving school. My 320i then...
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Ukrainian Spetnaz's Weapons and Gear May Show an American Touch
New photos of Ukrainian special operations forces show a steady increase in Western influence. With elite forces already a critical part of the fight against Russian-backed separatists in the...
View ArticleThe Isle of Man TT Is the World's Deadliest Race—And That's Why People Come
When 33-year-old Irishman Alan Bonner suited up for Wednesday afternoon's qualifying session at the 2017 Isle of Man TT, there was no way to know it would be his last ride. After all, he had just...
View ArticleSelf-Driving Cars and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Testing Comes to Ohio Highway
Self-driving car and vehicle-to-infrastructure tests are coming to a 35-mile stretch of Ohio's Route 33, according to a press release from Intel-owned software company Wind River. Wind River is...
View ArticleFernando Alonso Says He'll Leave McLaren If Team Doesn't Start Winning
On the heels of some stern words from McLaren to Honda, Fernando Alonso finally dropped the bombshell that everyone saw coming. At today's driver's press conference ahead of the Formula One Canadian...
View ArticleThe Upcoming Range Rover Velar SVR Makes a Monstrous Roar at the 'Ring
The Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR is a large, loud, and luxurious ride that many lust over. Now that the Range Rover Velar is entering the game, it is only naturally for Land Rover's SVO division...
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F-15E Shot Down "Predator-Sized" Drone That Attacked Coalition Forces In Syria
For the first time in more than four decades, American forces have come under aerial attack after a drone released an unspecified weapon near U.S. special operators and their Syrian partners at a...
View ArticleTiny Canada Town Leads North America in Beyond-Line-of-Sight Drone Testing
The Canadian town of Foremost, Alberta—population 541—has just caught a nice, drone-related break. Thanks to a special "beyond line-of-sight" ruling passed in 2016—a unique situation to all of North...
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Most 2018 Nissans to Come With Automated Braking Standard
Nissan is planning on giving most of its 2018 models automatic emergency braking as standard equipment in the United States. To put that in context, that's over 1 million cars—or two-thirds of all...
View ArticleBoeing Wants to Take Pilots Out of the Cockpit With Self-Flying Planes
When Tesla needed to pick a name for its fledgling self-driving technology a few years ago, it chose "Autopilot" because the name instantly conjures up a feeling of reassuring competence. After all,...
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2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante Is a Supercar Supreme
I’m sitting in the pits at Imola, astride the Lamborghini Huracán Performante, when the Neil Young chestnut pops into my head: You are like a hurricane. There’s calm in your eye. “Huracán,” of course,...
View ArticleWatch This Aston Martin Vulcan Shred Its Tires Doing a Massive Burnout
The Aston Martin Vulcan is a track-only monster producing 820 horsepower from a 7.0-liter naturally-aspirated V-12. The hypercar is worth an insane $2.3 million and can shred its tires in seconds....
View ArticleWashington Governor Calls Self-Driving Car Tech 'Foolproof,' Allows Tests...
Washington governor Jay Inslee signed an order Wednesday that could allow self-driving car tests to begin in the state in just under two months and without a human monitoring from the driver's seat,...
View ArticleIs the Sky-Hopper the 'Flying Car' the World Has Been Waiting For?
Sky-Hopper, a company that aims to provide an affordable, efficient manned multicopter to the public, is Peter Dobber's passion project. Having graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science...
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iRobotics Challenges Tech Giants to Drone Race Across Pacific
iRobotics, a small drone start-up in Tokyo's Shinjuku district, is challenging tech giants (as well as any other confident opposition)to race them across the Pacific Ocean before the end of 2018. The...
View ArticleCalifornia Lowrider Culture Takes Over Japan
It's pretty safe to say that Japan may be the king of car culture. Sure, all countries with a surplus of gearheads have some great moments, but no one has as a diverse and ridiculous community as the...
View ArticleTake a Tour of the Ford GT Plant With Forza Boss Alan Hartman
Alan Hartman has a Ford GT on order. To answer the gas station inquiries of "What do you do for a living?" he'll soon be inundated with ahead of time, Alan heads up a medium-sized Microsoft subsidiary...
View ArticleWatch These Amateurs "Run What They Brung" in a Bunch of Pickup Trucks
If you've been fortunate enough to spend a rollicking night hanging out at some of America's small town ovals, you'll know that things can get a little nutty away from the bright lights of a super...
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US Navy Looking At Bringing Retired Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Out Of Mothballs
As the US Navy struggles to figure out how it can reach its new goal of a 355 ship fleet—up from 275 ships today—as quickly as possible, it has been looking towards extending the life of the ships it...
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2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Spotted Hiding Something Huge Under Its Hood
Yet another Corvette ZR1 prototype has been spotted, and this time, it looks like it's covering up something sneaky. No, not active aero or anything like that—a monster engine. The car sports a...
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