Why a 600-HP Mitsubishi Evo Was One of the Slowest Cars at the Pikes Peak...
During the buildup to the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, we followed the efforts of Wright Group Racing and the preparation of the team's Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX for the race. After...
View ArticleTree-Planting Drones Could Help Alleviate CO2 Emissions
Global Warming is a divisive issue when it comes to details, but a unifying one when seen as a macro-issue that affects us all. While one can argue about the exact figures, deforestation is a huge...
View ArticleCrossovers Are More Important Than a Hardcore R8 Supercar, Audi Sport Boss Says
If you were an auto company executive and only had the resources to build either a mall-crawling crossover or a V-10 supercar—but not both—which would you choose? The SUV will undoubtedly be the more...
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The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody Is a Cheaper Dodge Demon
The regular old Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat has been handily overshadowed by the 840-horsepower Demon since the latter's unveiling back in April. But to paraphrase the great Mark Twain, reports of...
View ArticleWe Live in the Age of the Muscle Supercar
Extreme automotive engineering, reserved under normal circumstances for high-end automakers like Porsche, McLaren, or Ferrari, is amongst the hallmarks of the hard-to-define umbrella term of...
View ArticleHJC Adds New Iron Man and Spider-Man Graphics to Motorcycle Helmets
As a promotion for the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming movie, Marvel has teamed up with HJC to create some super new helmet graphics. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen graphics of these two iconic...
View ArticleGianmaria Bruni Is Set To Make His Porsche Debut This Weekend At Watkins Glen
During the offseason, Porsche secured a contract with Gimmi Bruni, formerly Ferrari's top factory GT wheel man. Because Ferrari had already had a contract in place with Bruni for 2017, an agreement...
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2018 Audi A5, S5 Sportback Review: Does Anyone Still Want a Car?
2018 Audi A5, S5 Sportback: Car Lovers of the World, Unite We know that Americans are utterly unimpressed by station wagons. Now, four-doors are apparently total bores as well: Sales of traditional...
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Ford Focus RS Put to Work as Chase Vehicle for the Tour de France
When picking out a vehicle to act as a chase vehicle in the Tour de France, one needs to consider agility, speed, and size. Volvo wagons have always been a fan favorite but the new Ford Focus RS may...
View ArticleThis 9FF-Tuned Porsche 997 Turbo Racer Has 1400 Horsepower
Have you ever been airstrip racing? It's an incredible amount of fun for the first few runs. Speed is an addiction, and you soon find yourself wanting to go faster. When you've got four-figure...
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If You Want To Get Lost In The Woods, Buy This Jacked Up Cayenne Turbo
If you're a fan of Overlanding, but you've always wanted to own a Porsche, this might be the opportunity staring you in the face. This Cayenne has been built up with some aftermarket modifications to...
View ArticleElon Musk's Boring Company In Talks With Chicago Over High-Speed Rail Tunnel
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk raised a lot of eyebrows last year when he announced the creation of a tunnel-boring company with the aim of defeating Los Angeles gridlock once and for all. And even if...
View ArticleThis Abandoned Race Track Shows What Happens When Humans Just Disappear
There's something about an abandoned property that stirs the imagination. The sight of nature reclaiming what was once a well-used, built-up area is a stark reminder of our own temporality in this...
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Amid US Threats, Assad Appears At The One Place He's Safe—Russia's Syrian Air...
Just hours after new, albeit somewhat fragmented threats from the Trump Administration warning of more strikes on the Assad regime hit headlines, the embattled Syrian strongman himself popped up at...
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The Crazy Aircraft Carrier Hangar Catapults Of World War II
Naval aviation blossomed rapidly during World War II, a time when the aircraft carrier became the centerpiece of naval strategy. As a result of the aircraft carrier's rise in prominence, carrier...
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The 2017 Pikes Peak Hillclimb Was Full of Wonderful Historic Cars
Although one-off racecars like Romain Dumas' Norma MXX RD tend to dominate Pikes Peak, let it be known that the race can still be found returning to its roots of vintage motorsport. When incorporating...
View ArticleLawmakers Fight Over Proposed Self-Driving Car Rules
Congress is getting more serious about developing rules for self-driving cars, but so far isn't making much progress. A session of a House panel on self-driving cars led to debates among lawmakers...
View ArticleSebastian Vettel May Be Brought Before Sports Court for Baku Crashes
Sunday's European Grand Prix at Baku was a thriller complete with enough drama to give media enough material to gnaw on for weeks. Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes stormed from the back of the pack after...
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Aston Martin DB11 Adds 503 Horsepower Twin-Turbo Mercedes-AMG V8 Option
The Aston Martin DB11 is, as we put it last year, the first car from the folks at Gaydon to be truly of the 21st century. Now it's set another benchmark for the company—the first car to bear the fruit...
View ArticleThe Austrian Grand Prix Decides Fernando Alonso's Fate
Fernando Alonso set a deadline for his team earlier this month: be capable of winning in Belgium, or be ready to bid goodbye to his help. Between the performance of McLaren, a team that believes it...
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