Fun Stuff
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Witness a Christmas tree go 183 mph strapped to an Audi RS 6 Avant
Santa must achieve incredible speeds to deliver all those presents in one night. Maybe he should consider an Audi RS 6 Avant as his delivery vehicle.
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Watch a $22M McLaren F1 get washed
When your car costs tens of millions of dollars, you'd better wash with care.
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"American Auto" sitcom gets release date, teaser trailer
"American Auto" will focus on a failing Detroit automaker trying to make a comeback in a changing marketplace.
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A burnout contest viewed through a thermal camera is wild
New video lets you go behind the burnout's smoke.
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"SNL" reminds us why learning how to drive a stick is critical
"Saturday Night Live" demonstrates why knowing how to drive a manual transmission is pretty important if you’re planning a car heist.
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A rusted 1953 Chrysler New Yorker taxicab is still taxing people around Detroit, Michigan, but this isn't a typical cab ride.
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Little Talladega is a bed and breakfast with two tracks and car beds
If you're in the mood for a motorsports-themed vacation, check out Little Talladega. Located in Pomona, Missouri, about two hours east of the popular tourist spot of Branson, it's a small resort surrounded by its own racetrack. The quarter-mile track may not have the banked turns of Little...
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New book for the ultimate Micro Machines fan
For anyone who collected Micro Machines back in the day, it's time for a little nostalgia.
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Junkyard Mini Cooper gets second life as racing simulator
How a Mini that was left for dead found a second life as a dream racing sim rig.
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Watch a Christmas tree hit 181 mph strapped to a 1,000-hp Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
Christmas is drawing near and you still haven't gone out and found a tree? Well, if you need to get one in a hurry, and we mean a real hurry, one of the better options is a Jeep Grand Cherokee tuned by Hennessey Performance Engineering. The Texan tuner demonstrated this by taking a tree strapped to...
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Nissan GT-R Nismo Lego set coming in 2020
Lego's new Speed Champions series are 25-percent bigger than before, allowing for more lifelike detail.
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Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond will swap cars for boats in an upcoming “The Grand Tour” special.
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Animated "Fast & Furious: Spy Racers" series hits Netflix on December 26
Can't wait until next year for your next "Fast and Furious" fix? Good news. A new animated series dubbed "Fast & Furious: Spy Racers" will land on Netflix later this year. The series, which will usher in a younger generation of "Fast and Furious" characters, will follow a group of teens led by...
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There's a car for the ultimate “Rick and Morty” fan, and you can drive it
The Mortymobile is about to hit California's roads, so be sure to look out for it.
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The most insane Power Wheels Porsche 911 GT3 is powered by a motorcycle engine
It has far more in common with a go-kart than with a toy car.
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Stay a night in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
Hot dog fans can now book a night in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile via Airbnb.
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First teaser trailer for Netflix animated "Fast & Furious" series released
"Fast & Furious: Spy Racers" is headed to Netflix.
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Driving a car equipped with a manual transmission these days is something of a rarity among the public, but this rarity has turned into something positve for owners of manual-equipped cars. It seems the decline of three pedals and a stick has produced numerous headlines declaring would-be thieves were thwarted for their lack of knowledge. Volkswagen tapped into those feelings for its latest advertisement. Showcasing the new Jetta GLI (a Golf GTI with a trunk), the ad places two men inside the car talking about their love-hate relationship with music. For some reason. After that weird...
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Slug bug is still a hit: The game outlasts the Volkswagen Beetle that inspired it
The childhood game punch buggy is shadenfraude with wheels. It's unknown when the game started, but printed evidence goes back to 1964 and the game will outlast Volkswagen's iconic Beetle.
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Geek out with the sci-fi cars exhibit at Petersen Automotive Museum
The collection displays cars from cult classics and mainstream films such as "Transformers," and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."
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Scale Ford Escort Mk II made from silver, gold and diamonds
Building scale model cars is a wonderful way for enthusiasts to pass the time and "own" the cars of their dreams. They're usually built from plastic kits, but one jeweler took his love affair for the Ford Escort to new heights. The scratchbuilt Ford Escort Mk II seen here is done in 1/25 scale and...
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This Lego Honda Civic Type R weighs as much as the real thing
Lego enthusiasts in Australia have crafted an entire Honda Civic Type R out of the tiny plastic bricks to help celebrate the local launch of the “Lego Masters” television show. The team of nine spent over 1,300 hours to build the life-size model and used close to 320,000 individual Lego...
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Porsche launches virtual one-make race series with real prize money
Porsche is jumping into the world of Esports with a one-make race series that will see the winner take home $100,000.
Sean Szymkowski