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  • Lamborghini Diablo VT Snow Donuts

    Doing donuts in the snow is one of life's great joys. It's fun doing reverse donuts with a Honda Civic, all-wheel-drive slides with a Subaru WRX, and rear-wheel-drive snow shenanigans with a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Mustang. Things are cranked up a notch though if you're driving, oh, say a Lamborghini Diablo with a 6.0-liter V-12 engine. ALSO SEE: The Bugatti Vision GT Concept Sounds So Glorious It Makes Angels Cry: Video You've got a snowy day out and your 550-horsepower machine has 59 percent of its weight hanging out over the rear wheels. It's time to start spinning and smiling because...

  • Tesla Model S for kids by Radio Flyer
    Radio Flyer Makes A Tesla Model S For Kids: Video

    The Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] Model S is undoubtedly a popular car, apparently even with kids. Radio Flyer teamed up with Tesla to make a pint-sized Model S for a slightly younger demographic than the full-size model. The toy Tesla includes working headlights and an opening front trunk, which Tesla...

  • Chrysler Pacific Hellcat sketch - Image via Ralph Gilles
    Here’s How A Chrysler Pacifica Hellcat Might Have Looked

    Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] has no plans to drop its supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8, aka the Hellcat, into the engine bay of the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica, but the automaker’s top designer Ralph Gilles was game enough to draw up a quick sketch of how such a vehicle might be...

  • Miniature Paper V8 Engine
    Tiny Working V-8 Engine Crafted From... Paper: Video

    Building an engine is a great way to get in tune with a vehicle. To really dig in and understand its guts. You learn what makes it tick, and what makes it go. Building a scale version of an engine is typically fairly difficult when compared to the real thing because the parts are so much smaller...

  • Max Verstappen pilots a Red Bull Racing F1 car in the Austrian alps
    Watch A Red Bull F1 Car Hit The Slopes: Video

    The Austrian Alps isn’t exactly a place you’d expect to see a Formula One car but that’s exactly what skiers at the legendary Streif ski course in Kitzbuhel witnessed yesterday. As part of a promotional stunt, Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen took to the slopes in the Red Bull...

  • Lego Mustang Set
    Lego And Ford Team Up To Release Mustang, F-150 Raptor Sets

    In an odd trick of science, it turns out there there is nothing more painful than stepping on a Lego. Now, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and Lego have found a way to make that experience even more painful. Step on one of their two new Ford Lego sets and not only will you have a pain in your foot but...

  • Scalextric SPECTRE Set

    You're never going to drive the Aston Martin DB10. Even if you had the money to afford an Aston, you can't buy the DB10. Same goes with the Jaguar CX-75. Both are concept vehicles created in small batch form to perform an automotive dance on either side of good and evil. They play a starring role in the latest Bond film Spectre. They can now play a starring role in your living room activities though, as Scalextric has created a version you can afford. MUST SEE: Miniature W-32 Engine Is Mind Blowing: Video This awesome set runs $175 and features both the Jag and the Aston in 1:32 scale. Now...

  • Youabian Puma
    Purchase The Puma And Descend Deeper Into Millionaire Madness: Video

    The Youabian Puma. It's a vehicle that made headlines for a number of reasons when it launched at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show. What you're looking at is the Lumpy Space Princess of the automotive world, at least design-wise. Under the hood sits the 7.0-liter V-8 engine you'd normally find...

  • Jet-Powered Go Kart
    Jet-Powered Go-Kart Is Your Ticket Into The Void

    Unless it's Boeing, we ain't going. In this case, we're in luck because that's precisely which company built the engine powering a go-kart that's popped up on Craigslist. According to the seller, you're looking at a Boeing 502-12 gas turbine engine. The engine is related to those that Boeing...

  • Best supercar sounds of 2015
    Ring In The New Year With The Best Supercar Sounds Of 2015: Video

    As you get ready to go out and celebrate the start of the new year, here’s a video to bring your octane levels to the max. It’s a compilation made by YouTube user cvdzijden of some of the best performance cars and supercars seen this year, with their engines screaming. Regular readers...

  • Ford GT snap-together model
    Ford GT Snap Kits Will Be Free To Kids At Detroit Auto Show

    Want a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT but know that you won't be able to afford one? Well, at least your kid can get one free, albeit in 1/25 scale. Kids visiting the Ford booth at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit January 16-24 will be able to get a free snap-together plastic...

  • Fire breathing Nissan GT-R playing in the snow
    Fire Breathing Nissan GT-R Plays In The Snow: Video

    Just imagine getting the keys to a Nissan GT-R during the winter season. We know we’d run out and do exactly what the driver in this video from YouTube user Vehicle Virgins is doing. More than 500 horsepower of twin-turbo grunt, one of the best all-wheel-drive systems in production, and an...

  • Mercedes-Benz Santa Class

    If you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet, Mercedes-Benz may be able to help. The automaker has unveiled three new cars, each of which would make a welcome addition in any home. They’re part of the new Santa Class range, and there’s a bodystyle to suit most. For performance fans there’s the Silver Arrow, for tech buffs there’s the F 01S and for those that like to go off-road there’s the classic G-Class. ALSO SEE: Snowkhana Four Features Santa Claus, Darth Vader, and the Ford Focus RS: Video All three are fully capable vehicles. Inspired by...

  • Snowkhana 4: Ho Ho Ho Hokhana
    Snowkhana Four Features Santa Claus, Darth Vader, and the Ford Focus RS: Video

    Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has a pretty cool way of saying "season's greetings" this year. It comes in the form of a half live action, half stop motion video. It's called "Snowkhana fOUR: Ho Ho Hokhana," and it features Santa Claus drifting a new Focus RS, as well as cameos from many of your...

  • Car pimped with cardboard - Image via Max Siedentopf
    The Cardboard Car Pimper Strikes At Night

    Max Siedentopf has to work quickly and under the cover of nightfall. His medium for the task at hand is cardboard, and his subjects lie motionless under the dark sky. He is the cardboard car pimper. A photographer by trade, it seems that Siedentopf has taken to the streets of Amsterdam armed with a...

  • Landcruiser Two-Wheel Driving Prank
    How To Scare Mom: Nissan Patrol Skiing Edition

    There's a stunt in the automotive world called skiing. When you ski with a car, that means you've gotten it up on two wheels and are driving it in that manner. Recently, stunt driver Terry Grant set a world record for doing this when he ran a Nissan Juke NISMO RS up the hill at Goodwood. This isn't...

  • Cyber Marian Car Wars
    Poland's Cyber Marian Turns Parody Prowess On To Star Wars: Video

    We saw what he could do with Fast and Furious. Then he and his crew tackled the Back to the Future franchise. Now Cyber Marian is back, he's brought all of his friends, a slew of Polish cars, and they're all taking on a parody version of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer. Spoiler alert: This...

  • Volvo Truck Test
    4-Year-Old Girl Tests Volvo FMX Truck, Hilarity Ensues

    Volvo Trucks has the greatest marketing team in the world. We're constantly impressed each time a new video comes out. Be it Jean Claude Van Damme doing the splits, trucks doing ballet, or having a truck race a Koenigsegg, Volvo nails it every time. The company's latest video is no exception as it...

  • Porsche 911 driving test

    There’s a good reason why they don’t use Porsche 911s in driving schools—and this video shows exactly why. Although this looks entirely scripted, we could imagine some new drivers reacting in the same way. ALSO SEE: Ford Shelby GT350 Vs. Chevy Camaro SS: Video Throwdown Porsche produced the video as a fun way to promote its official Porsche Experience Centers, where you’ll get detailed instruction on how to get the most out of your cars, on a purpose-built road handling course. There are just a handful of the centers around the globe. Here in the United States...

  • Chris Evans Courtesy Top Gear
    Chris Evans-Led 'Top Gear' Returns To BBC On May 8

    While there’s been plenty of interest in Amazon’s planned show starring former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, let’s not forget that the actual Top Gear series isn’t going away. A new season with a new set of hosts will be airing on the BBC...

  • Nissan 370Z drift action at abandoned Hawthorne Plaza shopping mall - Image via Hoonigan
    Hoonigans Tackle Abandoned Mall 'Tokyo Drift' Style In Black Friday Preparation Video

    Many readers no doubt will spend some time at a shopping mall this long weekend. We just hope you don’t get any ideas on how to escape the crowds after watching this latest video from the Hoonigans. The professional drifting and gymkhana squad recently teamed up with Nissan to film a drifting...

  • Wreck to the Future Back to the Future Parody
    'Wreck To The Future' Is BTTF Parody Done Oh-So Right: Video

    The Polish parody team is back. You may remember a few months back when a delightful crew of ugly-glass wearing filmmakers created a Fast & Furious remake in their own style. It was hilarious and exceptionally well done, and now that group is back with another video. ALSO SEE: 2016 Chevrolet...

  • Lego Top Gear
    Love Legos? Get Excited Because Some New Car Sets Are Coming

    It doesn't matter how old you are, playing with Lego bricks is both relaxing and enjoyable. You can use those little plastic bits to make anything you're creative enough to piece together. Some are more creative than others and can create masterpieces without the help of a guide. Others, like yours...

  • Mother-Son Autocross
    Mother-Son Autocross Run: Video

    We've seen hilarity ensue when a man takes his five-year old son drifting. Now we get to see what happens when a son has his mom ride shotgun during an autocross. In this video from Spectro Racing, "Scott" takes straps his mom into the passenger seat of his Volkswagen GTI, helmet and all, while he...

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