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If you should ever find yourself in possession of a Jaguar XJ220 and you don’t do something like this, the world will be disappointed in you. Fortunately, the gang at TaxTheRich don’t disappoint. CHECK OUT: Rhys Millen Thrashes Global Rallycross Car Around Streets Of Washington, D.C.: Video Launching from an elegant repose into a fearsome burnout, the turbocharged six-cylinder engine screaming, the XJ220 crosses what appears to be a damp patch on the ground. Oh how wrong that assumption is. READ: Plymouth Hemi Cuda Convertible Hits $3.5 Million At Mecum Auction It’s...
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McLaren P1 Vs. Bugatti Veyron Drag Race In The WildWhile we can never condone street racing in any form, we have to admit these guys are doing it with style. On the road in some nameless desert (perhaps part of the ongoing Goldrush Rally), a McLaren P1 finds a Bugatti Veyron and 2,000-plus horsepower is uncorked. Which wins? It’s hard to...
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Ferrari F40 Gets Nasty With Smoky Burnouts, Hard Launches: VideoThe Ferrari F40 may be the most hardcore, utterly bonkers supercar ever. Stripped down, minimalist, and without any regard for things like driver safety nets or passenger comfort, it’s a purified, surgical machine. And it’s utterly brilliant. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks...
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Lego V-8 And Six-Speed Sequential Gearbox Are AwesomeSo you want to get to better know the inner workings of a V-8 engine, and, perhaps, how a sequential gearbox works? Well, you could always build your own. Out of Legos. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video That’s exactly what Huib van der Hart has done...
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Who Needs A Big Block? Supercharged Smart Car Does Wheelies, Whips MustangTake one part Smart ForTwo, add equal parts Toyota Paseo Sprintex 1.5-liter engine and supercharger, mix well, and take to the drag strip. This is a recipe for beating Shelby Mustangs. MUST SEE: Maserati MC12 GT1 Race Car Sounds Off: Video At least, it’s one recipe for taking the...
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Pagani Huayra From The Driver’s Point Of View: VideoThe closest most of us will get to driving the boutique-built Pagani Huayra hypercar will be in Gran Turismo 6. Or, possibly, right here in this video. MUST SEE: The World's Strongest Brakes Stop The 1,000 MPH Bloodhound SSC: Video With a camera strapped to Pagani’s chief test driver’s...
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The Smart ForTwo is the butt of many jokes, often for good reason. Recently, it's even become the target of some malicious practical jokers in San Francisco. This is one Smart car that's not taking any guff, however. ALSO SEE: Audi 200 Turbo Tears Up A Snow-Covered Mountain: Video Okay, so it's a purpose-built drag car with a Smart ForTwo's carapace thrown over the top, so it's not really a Smart car anymore. Mark Cryer's work on this crazy combination of things large and small deserves some praise. The 462-cubic-inch Chevy V-8 smart car is quick, running 11.72 at 114.43 mph in its second...
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Diesel Drag Truck Destroys Track In High-Speed Crash: VideoIf you've ever doubted the might of a highly tuned diesel pickup, let this video put that to rest, even as it plants the seeds of a nightmare in your mind. Rolling coal and accelerating like a supercar, this diesel Dodge slams into a barrier and does a barrel roll that will stay with you. DON'T...
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Dashcam Captures POV Crash With Cement Truck: VideoA Texas A&M professor's dashboard camera records a dramatic crash.
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This Is What A 1,200-HP Hennessey Cadillac CTS-V Wagon Sounds Like On The DynoHuge horsepower is what Hennessey is known for, whether it's a Ford Raptor or the company's own Venom GT. So it's no surprise the turbocharging Texans have come up with another 1,200-horsepower CTS-V, but this time it's a wagon. And it sounds great. MUST WATCH: Honda's Mean Mower Is Officially The...
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How To Drive 'The Most Difficult Turn In Racing' - In A Porsche 911 GT3 CupThe team at /DRIVE have put together another brilliant little bit of motorsports madness, this time in the form of the MOMO NGT Porsche 911 GT3 Cup piloted by Henrique Cisneros. The challenge? Getting through Turn 17 at Sebring International Raceway, known to many as the most difficult turn in...
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LaFerrari Vs. Enzo In Ferrari Flagship Rev Off: VideoOn the scale of glorious engine noises, most anything produced by Ferrari sits near the top end of the scale. Be it the Dino-badged V-6 cars up through the V-8 engines on to the V and flat 12-cylinder units, the wonderful sounds that emanate from Ferrari tailpipes and engine bays is tantamount to...
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In the race to produce as much power as possible from an engine, it seems that the average builder turns to anything from the GM stable of powerplants. LS this, and big block that, are ways to create impressive dyno figures. Still, there are other types of engines out there and builder Tyson Gavin is one to explore alternative routes. In fact, Gavin is currently working on a tri-bank 12-rotor rotary engine for use in marine applications. MUST SEE: The Stress Of Loading A $4.1 Million Lamborghini Veneno Onto A Truck Will Kill You: Video That's a lot of rotors. He and his team have barely been...
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Cute Little Girl Eggs On Father In 1,000-HP Nissan GT-RRacing, driving fast, and customizing cars is often perceived as a man's game. That's not at all the reality, of course--many women share the same passions. Here's a great example: This little girl is one of us. She probably inherited her love for speed from her dad, who owns the modified...
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Front-Wheel Drive Drag Car Blows Tire, Self-Destructs On DynoWhile it might seem like a pretty safe environment, dynos pack a lot of hidden danger. From roasting trunk occupants with flames to blowing engines to shredding tires, the simple task of measuring your car's horsepower can go sideways in a hurry. Case in point: This turbo wrong-wheel drive drag car...
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See What Happens To Your Body During A Car Crash: VideoWhether on the race track or on the street, we've all seen it: minor crashes that caused a surprising amount of injury, and big, nasty crashes that let the driver walk away--or at least survive. Why does that happen? It comes down to the way the body responds to the forces in a crash. DON'T MISS...
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You Think Goldfish Can't Drive? Wrong. Fish On Wheels: VideoGoldfish. They're surprisingly good pets, especially when you're young, but unless you have deceptive and kind-hearted parents, they're also an early lesson in mortality. But they're also surprisingly good at something else: driving. That's right, goldfish can drive--at least, they can with the...
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7,000 Horsepower Top Fuel Dragster On Dirt: Yes, It's CrazyHave you ever wanted to feel the exfoliating joy of a 40-foot-high, 300-foot-long sandblaster of a rooster tail? Then you want to get to know Dennis Rieck and his dirt-loving Top Fuel dragster, Hammerdown. When Rieck drops the hammer, sand flies. Everywhere. Why? Because he's dropping the hammer on...
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See a Mitsubishi Colt do 0 to 60 mph in 3.0 seconds.
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Build An Open-Source Electric Car In One Hour, For $4,000: VideoThe OSVehicle Tabby is touted as the first open-source car to be sold to consumers.
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Switzer Nissan GT-R Hits 1,212 HP On The DynoRunning 33 psi of boost is, by some standards, not all that extreme. Running 33 psi of boost in a flame-spitting Nissan GT-R built for the purpose by Switzer is nutty. Our kind of nutty. Like 1,212-horsepower nutty. Of course, that's horsepower at the crank. At the wheels you'll find...
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Watch 900-HP Trucks Bomb Down A Snow-Covered Mountain: VideoRed Bull gathered eight Pro4 race trucks and drivers at a ski resort in Maine for a little motorsport fun.
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BMW M3 Battles A Hill And Wins: VideoWhen you watch someone who possesses an expert set of car control skills, you know you're in for something special. Garo Haroutounian is one such person, and he can control his BMW M3 more tightly than a Police Officer with a leash on his K9 sidekick. Haroutounian recently ran his M3 in the...
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Jeff Zwart Examines The Alter Egos Of The Porsche 911Jeff Zwart is a man who's intimately familiar with all things Porsche. His father owned Porsche cars and Zwart learned to drive in a 911 that was such an early production car that it was actually a 901. Zwart now owns more modern Porsches and he takes them racing, quite successfully in fact. This...
Jeff Glucker