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Ordering a Pagani Huayra in any configuration is quite the happening, but this particular one features a few unique and extravagant cues. Foremost, your eyes do not deceive you: this Huayra BC wears exposed carbon fiber with a deep red tint. No arguments, it looks really, really good, especially with the green, white, and red striping on the front hood to offset the deep tones. duPont Registry reports this particular car is owned by Instagram user sparky18888, but his good friend (Instagram user lamborghiniks) threw in a surprise with the Pagani's delivery. Deploying the rear flaps reveals a...
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Icon builds a perfect retro-modern 1965 Ford F-250There is a 1965 Ford F100 in my garage. I've owned it for a few years, performed a few mechanical fixes and upgrades over the years, and I love my truck. It's a good "ten footer" and a pleasure to take on cruises. Jonathan Ward of Icon doesn't build "ten footers." He builds amazing machines to his...
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Watch a Porsche 917 engine get torn down and rebuilt in minutesThe Porsche 917 is one of the most iconic race cars to have ever set rubber on a racetrack. Its power, prowess, and capability are recognized to this day. Its flat-12-cylinder powered the 917 to victory at the 1970 and 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans. Today, we have a bit of engine porn for Porsche and...
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Jay Leno hits the beat in a 1978 Chevy Nova cop carRiding in a cop car means you're most likely in for a bad day. Driving a cop car, however, is a blast. That's because it's usually an otherwise mundane vehicle that's been given some heavy duty parts to help it hold up over the duration of its service life. It also has those cool lights and sirens...
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BMW fires up the M8 and it sounds angryBMW has effectively stolen headlines with the BMW 8-Series Concept. However, it won't stay conceptual for long and an M8 performance flagship is part of the reborn 8-Series recipe. So, would you like to hear how the M8 sounds? BMW let onlookers at the M Festival, held at the Nürburgring, take...
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McLaren offers loaner engines for F1 ownersWhen you're getting your vehicle serviced, you may have to say goodbye to it for a few days. If that's the case, we hope you have the fortune of receiving a loaner vehicle from the dealership. This is your new friend for a few days, and it should be adequate enough to get you around until you're...
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Kris Singh, the American multimillionaire with a love for exotic cars, has added yet another extraordinary vehicle to his collection. A Pagani Huayra BC has just joined a collection that already includes a Lamborghini Veneno and Koenigsegg Agera RS, plus likely several other rare machines. Pagani says it plans to build only 20 Huayra BCs. Singh’s example, dubbed the Macchina Volante, because exotic cars now need personalized names, features a bare carbon center flanked by blue sides. As Pagani revealed at the Huayra BC’s 2016 Geneva auto show debut, the "BC" suffix honors the late...
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How can the Nissan Titan brake quicker than a Mini?A Nissan Titan weighs 5,811 pounds. A Mini Countryman weighs 3,629. The former requires a shorter distance to reach a complete stop from 60. Sounds crazy, but it's true, and Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is here to, well, explain how the full-size pickup truck can out-brake a Mini...
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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon's drag radials are too wide for production lineA proper set of tires can be the difference between victory and loss, whether it's on a road course or at the dragstrip. Thankfully, the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon boasts some pretty wide drag radials—315/40/18s, thank you very much—from the factory. After all, they need to handle...
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Jay Leno shows off his 2017 Ford GTJay Leno is the proud owner of a 2017 Ford GT finished in black and dressed in a pair of red racing stripes. He recently posted a photo of himself with the car on the official Instragram page of his Jay Leno’s Garage online show. Also in the photo is the crew from Protective Film Solutions, a...
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Watch a robot valet park a carParking is never really a delightful experience, especially in crowded cities, airports, and other high-traffic areas. One robotics company aims to alleviate some of the stress, though. Stanley Robotics has published a video of its autonomous valet parking system in action. The driver pulls into a...
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Twin-turbo Lamborghini Huracán sets new 1/2 mile world record of 250 mphUnderground Racing is back at it, and it seems nothing can slow the shop down. Less than seven months after the performance house set the half-mile world record of 247 mph in a Lamborghini Huracán it built, it's back, this time with Gidi Chamdi behind the wheel of its latest Huracán...
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There is only one thing to do after hammering a Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR around a track: drive it home. In the pantheon of rare machines, this one finds itself near the top of the list with other brilliant homologation specials. Mercedes-Benz spent years competing in the International Touring Car Championship with the likes of Opel and Alfa Romeo, but when that series shuttered in 1996, Mercedes-Benz turned its attention elsewhere. Namely: the FIA GT Championship. There, the automaker would face off against sharper competition from Porsche and Ferrari. It needed a new brawler to keep the pace...
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Explore the Ford Mustang collection that began with a pet ponyMany enthusiasts dream of collecting prized vehicles throughout their lives, but not many begin with a simple trade. That's exactly how the Speed family came to collect Ford Mustangs, though. The Speed siblings (what a last name in conjunction with the family's passion) recall their father, Gilbert...
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Audi RS models test for almost 5,000 miles on the NürburgringAll Audi vehicles offer luxury, but the brand has a three-tiered approach when it comes to performance. Base Audis, especially sedans and coupes, are fairly sporty, but the uplevel S models definitely amp up the sporty feel. There is a third level, though, the RS models, that push the envelope...
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The story behind Bridgestone’s decision to develop new tires for the Jaguar XJ220There’s a company based in the United Kingdom by the name of Don Law Racing that specializes in replacement parts for the Jaguar XJ220. Late last year, the company teamed up with Bridgestone to develop a new set of tires for the car using all the advancements that have been made in tire...
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5 ways the Chevy Colorado turns into a ZR2There are high hopes for the 2017 Chevy Colorado ZR2. So high, in fact, that the automaker didn’t mind if we jumped the truck repeatedly over a short-run trophy course. Would you consider doing the same with a bone stock Colorado? Perhaps, but we’d suggest a healthy cache of bumpers...
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Watch the Nio EP9’s record-setting 6:45.9 Nürburgring lapOn May 12, a team from Chinese electric car startup Nio took the company’s EP9 to make another attempt at the Nürburgring. The 1,342-horsepower electric supercar had already lapped the grueling German race track last fall in an impressive 7:05.12, but Nio knew the car had more in it...
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Staging a car at a drag strip is an art form. You line up so you have your car exactly where you want it to try and extract tenths of a second as you blast off down the strip. Some like staging deep while others run shallow. However, for some, staging is now moving beyond the art form and into the highly technical. Such is the case on this massively modified 1,700-horsepower Nissan GT-R. For an all-wheel-drive car like the GT-R, staging means working quickly to get your boost pressure built up before the yellow lights start their dance toward the green. Some vehicles employ a bit of tech...
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Jay Leno samples rare Volkswagen Type 34 GhiaA fresh engine and some updated styling are the big bits of news that flowed out when Volkswagen launched its Type 34 Ghia. It sits on the then-new Type 3 platform and comes packing a 1.5-liter engine. This was essentially a larger and more luxurious version of the VW Ghia, and it was also pretty...
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This vending machine sells Ferraris, LamborghinisIf you thought being able to park on the 56th floor of a condo tower was impressive, just wait until you discover what they have in Singapore. A dealer on the space-limited island has built a “vending machine” for cars, though not just any old cars but exotic machines from brands like...
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This is the Lamborghini Diablo GT1 Stradale you didn't know existedRemember that impossibly rare Lamborghini Diablo GTR we recently showed you? That car is one of just 30 produced by the Italian automaker. We're talking about an ultra low-run machine built by a manufacturer of low-run machines. Want to see an even rarer raging bull? Say hello to the Diablo GT1...
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A cavalcade of cars caught spitting hot fire at the 'RingWhen a car spits flames out of its exhaust, it's either very cool or a sign that things are about to go wrong. For 99 percent of the above video, the footage and action falls mostly into the category of the former. What we have is a video compilation of cars blowing flames out their rear ends...
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This LS-powered BMW 2-Series is a sideways hooliganHGK Motorsport is a Latvian race shop that is churning out some seriously powerful machines, and its focus is on a handful of BMW platforms. The crew over there has a soft spot for the E36, E46, and E92 M3s. Now, though, HGK has a new jumble of Bavaria's finest alphanumerics in its stable: the F22...
Jeff Glucker