Listen to a $1.9 Million Lamborghini Centenario Rev Off Against a Shelby GT350R
For some people, the sound of a modified $63,000 Ford Shelby GT350R makes their ears perk up in joy. For others, something more along the lines of a $1.9 million Lamborghini Centenario does the trick....
View ArticleRenault: No Serious Formula One Engine Upgrade Until 2018
Renault's Formula One engine has been at a power deficit since the advent of the new engine regulations in 2014. Despite closing part of the gap to leading provider Mercedes, the French car company,...
View ArticleChevy Corvette Z06 Owners Sue General Motors Over Alleged On-Track Overheating
A group of Chevy Corvette Z06 buyers have filed a lawsuit against General Motors because of an issue that the lawsuit claims causes the cars to go into a reduced-power mode while on track after a...
View ArticleWatch This 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Test Car Rip Up the Nurburgring
The 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS has been a hot topic since the car debuted during the Forza 7 release at E3 last Sunday. The extremely track-focused 911 is reportedly the most powerful 911 to ever be...
View ArticleAuto Loan Delinquencies Were On The Rise As Lenders Rein In Loan Criteria
Auto loan debt in the United States is at an all-time high. 2016 ended with $1.2 trillion in outstanding loans. That total is up 9% from the end of 2015, Of that amount subprime and deep subprime...
View ArticleBMW and Al Gore Invest $55M in Electric Bus Manufacturer Proterra
Both consumer acceptance and sales of electric cars have been on the upswing, but the public transport sector has been making its own strides behind the scenes. Proterra, a manufacturer of electric...
View ArticlePolaris Slingshot Recalled Again To Fix Problem Caused By Previous Recall
Last October, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a recall for 17,572 models of the Polaris Slingshot three-wheeled motorcycle thing. That recall was for “an improperly...
View ArticleDrone Racing League Season 2: More Funding, More Drones
The 2017 season of Drone Racing League (DRL) will commence next Tuesday, at 8pm (ET) on June 20th. DRL pits the top drone pilots from around the world, maneuvering high speed quadcopters through...
View ArticleResearchers Who Broke Dieselgate Say Fiat-Chrysler Diesels Pollute Above...
The West Virginia University’s Center for Alternative Fuels, Engines, and Emissions—the same lab that first discovered Volkswagen diesels were cheating on emissions tests, kicking off a a disastrous...
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Peek Around Inside The Navy's Stealth Destroyer By Watching This Video
The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is a controversial beast to say the least. From the class's depressingly stripped down capabilities to its ammoless deck guns and tiny production run of just three ships,...
View ArticleVijay Mallya's Bail Extended at Hearing as He Proclaims His Innocence
Vijay Mallya appeared in court today for a hearing that had been postponed last month, all part of India's request to extradite him from the United Kingdom. The co-owner of the Force India Formula One...
View ArticleTake a 360-Degree Ride Around Le Mans in a Porsche 919 LMP1 Race Car
The 24 Hours of Le Mans is almost here. Soon, dozens of endurance racers will be tirelessly making their way around the 8.4-mile Circuit de la Sarthe in an attempt to win one of the most historic...
View ArticleFirst Self-Driving Audi in New York Hits the Streets of Albany
New York State recently legalized the testing of self-driving cars on public roads, with Audi being the first company granted a permit—and the German automaker wasted no time bringing its first...
View ArticleNew Smart Jacket Controls Drones With Full-Body Movements
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) has developed a Smart Jacket prototype that would serve as a substitute for traditional drone controls, freeing operators to use their hands for other...
View ArticleIs Ford's 3.5-Liter EcoBoost a Better Buy Than the V-8?
Partway through the Oppo Rally, my wife's 2012 Ford Flex lost all of the boost from its EcoBoost engine. We withdrew from the event, nursed the Flex home, and won the "I Got Screwed" trophy. She made...
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Thieves Nab At Least 16 Wheels Off Cars at Honda Dealership in Overnight Heist
At some point down the road, Honda employees will be able to look back at the inexplicable number of people stealing the wheels off their cars and laugh about how they made the rims just too dang...
View ArticleDaimler Isn't Worried About Tesla's Electric Semi Truck, Exec Says
Daimler is currently competing with Tesla on multiple fronts. Its Mercedes-Benz division plans to answer the Model S and Model X with a fleet of new luxury electric cars—but also like Tesla, the...
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Diatone Drone Hardware: New Line, New Drone?
The consistently back-ordered Diatone Crusader GT200 may be the best Plug-and-Play (PNP) racing quad available, but it comes at a steep price of $280 due to the extremely high demand. However, that...
View ArticleUber Board Member David Bonderman Resigns Over Sexist Remark
This year hasn't been easy for Uber, but the past week has been particularly rough for the ride-sharing company. As findings from an internal investigation into sexual harassment rolled in, Uber fired...
View ArticleBMW's Home City of Munich, Germany, Considers Banning Diesel Engines
Munich Mayor Dieter Reiter told a German newspaper on Wednesday that the city was considering banning diesel engines due to “shocking” nitrogen oxide levels. Too much nitrogen oxide can cause problems...
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