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Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel cruised to victory yesterday at the 2013 Formula One Italian Grand Prix, held at the legendary Autodromo di Monza, but once again the more thrilling driver to watch was Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. Easily the crowd favorite, Alonso produced another...

Nissan has been holding court in Southern California for the past few weeks. The reason? An event called Nissan 360, which sees journalists from around the world flocking to a location in order to test everything under the Nissan banner. This includes models that many folks never get a chance to...

Red Bull Racing has locked out the front row for the 2013 Formula One Italian Grand Prix after a strong performance at today’s qualifying session. Star driver Sebastian Vettel took pole position thanks to a best effort of 1:23.755. His team-mate Mark Webber wasn’t far behind, managing a...

A Toyota Corolla is a good car for a lot of people on this planet. That's why it sells so well. It is efficient, basic, and affordable. It's not good at hauling stuff though, and it shouldn't be used in such a manner. More specifically, it shouldn't be used to try and transport 20 marijuana plants...

With the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show just days away, many of the new car’s set to be revealed in the German financial hub have dominated the headlines this week. However, there’s plenty happening elsewhere, like the development of the Gallardo-replacing Cabrera (name not confirmed). This...

This week has been filled with craziness. From 2,200+ horsepower twin-turbo Saleen S7 dyno pulls, to a jet-powered semi truck at a drag strip, to a semi truck attempting to break a jump record and ending up at a yard sale, the word epic could be thrown around for quite a few videos we posted this...

The Bugatti Veyron has long, long legs. It's been on the market since 2005 in one form or another, evolving over the better part of the past decade from its original 1,000-horsepower specification to a range of Grand Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse, and limited-edition models. A new special edition will...

Ryan Tuerck, for those of you who don't know, is a Formula Drift driver who is top-tier wheelman when it comes to the land of vast oversteer. He also happens to be a guy who likes to have fun, lots and lots of fun. He has a YouTube channel that showcases much of this fun, and a past video saw him...

Crashes are a part of racing. It's not a desirable part, but it is something that every driver understands could happen at pretty much anytime. Being prepared for such an occurrence is a necessary precaution. This means everything from protective clothing, the appropriate racing harness and roll...

Racing simulators have been quite popular for a number of years now. The average virtual racer consumes the digitized cars and tracks by way of console games such as Forza and Gran Turismo. It's the world of PC-based simulators, however, that offer up the most hardcore virtual racing experience...

Fiat is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of the original Abarth 595 at the 1963 Turin Motor Show by launching a tribute edition based on its latest 500 hatch. The modern version will don the famous red and white livery of the original but will make its debut at the 2013 Frankfurt...

A week ago, a company called Bulleta Motors out of California told the world it would be building a Lotus Evora-based sports car, the RF22. Complete with attractive renderings, the enticing RF22 promised 505 horsepower in a 2,920-pound package. Too bad it's fake. We were first tipped to the RF22's...

Ford CEO Alan Mulally, the man primarily credited with turning around the automaker’s fortunes by streamlining operations and implementing the ‘One Ford’ policy, may step down from the top job earlier than planned. The 68-year-old exec is scheduled to resign at the end of 2014 but...

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Volkswagen’s current Jetta has been on sale since the 2011 model year, during which time the car has seen its engine lineup expanded and a new hybrid variant added. Next year, however, the car will receive its first major update, as confirmed by this camouflaged prototype recently spotted...

More than a hundred cars (the most recent count is 120) were involved in a pile-up during morning rush hour yesterday on the New Kingsferry Bridge in Kent, England. Dense fog has been blamed for the pile-up which has left eight drivers seriously injured and nearly 200 others with minor injuries...

Infiniti is reasonably excited to start pushing out its all-new 2014 Q50 sedan. Well, sort of excited, since the automaker is still going to offer the G37 sedan alongside it for a bit. Regardless, the newer car represents the design direction that Infiniti production cars will take, and it's a...

Motorcycles are incredible nimble and quick machines. Cars offer a sense of safety that motorcycles can't match. Is there a way to combine the best of both worlds? Yes, and you can put it in your driveway for just $16,000. It's a Locost, which is a clone of the famed Lotus Seven, and this one is...

The first customer examples of the McLaren P1 are just a few weeks away from being built, which means those lucky few that have placed an order will be getting their chance to drive the car very soon. One of those lucky few, comedian Jay Leno, has beaten the rest to the punch, however. McLaren is...

A group of Dutch inventors has developed a gearbox they say could revolutionize the automotive and bike industries. Developed by Parts Services Holland and called the Controlled Rotation System (CRS), it does away with one of the main components of a gearbox--the gears themselves. However, the team...