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Ryan Tuerck is a master of getting a car sideways and keeping it there. His pal Chris Forsberg is equally amazing at the art of controlled oversteer. The two work together on Ryan's web series Tuerck'd, and the clips they put up on YouTube are worth every view they get. Occasionally, however, there...

Have we driven the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG enough? You tell us. We've flogged it in its debut form as a gullwing, as a roadster, as the new SLS AMG GT, and as a GT Roadster in a weekend joy ride. We've even driven the Tomorrowland edition, also known as the SLS AMG Electric Drive. We've chunked the...

The 2014 Bentley Flying Spur has lost the Continental in its name, but it has gained a sleek new look and retained its classic style. But how does it handle the streets of Beijing? We found out. Forza Motorsport 5 is coming to the Xbox One. Will the temptation of beautifully-rendered scenery and...

Having dominated the GTS class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for three consecutive years between 1998 and 2000, the Dodge Viper has been noticeably absent from the event for the past decade. That’s all about to change, as the Viper in its latest iteration, now badged an SRT, will be returning to...

If there ever was a video you had to see to believe, this latest clip of a very unusual crash taking place in China would be ranked among the top contenders. The action unfolds almost straight away. A man in a white shirt riding a scooter, and with a passenger in tow, is first seen crashing head-on...

The head coach of NFL’s San Francisco 49ers, Jim Harbaugh, will be driving the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pace Car at this Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, the 97th running of ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.’ Harbaugh will lead the pack of 33 cars to the start of the...

The auto industry can never seem to rid itself of Bob Lutz, but maybe that’s a good thing as where others see failure the inexorable exec sees opportunity. Having spent years in senior positions at major auto firms, Lutz more recently has been flogging extended-range electric trucks for Via...

While it’s long been expected that Kia’s Quoris flagship sedan would eventually make it over to the U.S., we now know roughly when that will happen. Speaking with Kia officials at the recent launch of the 2014 Kia Cadenza, website Automotive learned that the Quoris would go on sale in...

Land Rover is currently working on its next-generation LR2, which is expected to ride on an extended Range Rover Evoque platform and make its debut late next year. However, the new vehicle isn’t expected to be called an LR2 nor is it likely to adopt the Freelander name used for versions of...

Honda is heading back to Formula One racing, and the automaker is doing so with former motorsports partner McLaren. This is big news for F1 fans, as it reminds many of a truly glorious era of Formula One racing. Interestingly, McLaren has a made a bit of news as of late on the street-legal side of...

Rumor had it that Maserati was planning a Trident-wearing version of the new LaFerrari for its own stable. After all, Maserati followed up the Ferrari Enzo with its own iteration called the MC-12. Now, however, it seems that there's only room on this planet for one truly outrageous Italian supercar...

Despite Will Smith's aversion to technology in iRobot, there's really nothing to worry about the current and near-future crop of artificial intelligence products coming our way. In fact, many of them are designed to make our lives easier. Such is the case with a future product from Visteon called...

When I was 19, I was in Rhode Island attending college while trying to figure out ways to make the radio in my '87 Honda Prelude louder. I wound up being forced to sell that car when I got bad grades my first semester and nearly lost an academic scholarship. Romanian student Ionut Budisteanu is...

It's hard to pick out the landmarks through the dusty permahaze, but even just before dawn it's clear. Beijing does not play around with scale. Second to none is the general theme, and it holds true as you pan from one side of the hotel window to the other. The Olympic Torch towers off stage left...

How does a seven-passenger, front-wheel drive van-like BMW sound to you? You'll find out for sure soon enough--spy shots of the 2015 BMW 1-Series GT have hit the web. Hennessey is never content to leave well enough, or even way too much, alone. Enter the VelociRaptor SUV, a seven-seat version of...

Have you ever wondered how the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety goes about its crash-testing process, naming Top Safety Picks or crash-test losers? Do you just love to see brand-new cars get slammed into immovable objects at high speeds? Either way, this new "Inside IIHS" video series is for...

While all eyes at last week’s Dana Mecum 26th Original Spring Classic Auction in Indianapolis was on the sale of the ‘Eleanor’ Mustang from 2000’s hit movie Gone In 60 Seconds, another rare Mustang also went under the hammer and ended up selling for considerably more. That...

If you don't know who Leilani Münter is, you probably should. Apart from being a NASCAR ARCA-series racer, sister-in-law to the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir, and very easy on the eyes, her motto is "never underestimate a vegetarian hippie chick with a race car." And she now drives a Tesla Model S...

Brand value can be a fickle thing. It’s impossible to measure accurately and it can be affected by numerous volatile factors. But at the end of the day, if a consumer is willing to pay more for one brand over another then brand value becomes a vital indicator of a company’s overall...

The Ford F-150 SVT Raptor is one of the most capable vehicles off the road, and with a bevy of upgrades offered by the tuning masters Hennessey, the awesome pickup can also be quite capable when it comes to the track. Where the standard F-150 SVT Raptor, and even Hennessey’s custom...