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  • Chad Lindberg rides in Nissan GT-R for first time

    A lot has changed since 2001, the year the original "The Fast and the Furious" opened in movie theaters. The DVD players the film's protagonists sought out aren't really hot items anymore and the Nissan GT-R has finally come to America. Jesse, one of the first film's staple characters, finally got to experience what the Nissan GT-R is all about these days. Recall that Jesse, Chad Lindberg in real life, recently was invited to Quebec, Canada, to take part in the unveiling of a carefully replicated version of his Volkswagen Jetta from the first "Fast and Furious" film. Now, with this latest...

  • Audi's revised numerical naming scheme on Audi A8
    Audi to introduce new naming structure to incorporate nonconventional powertrains

    Prepare for Audi's naming structure to become slightly more complicated. The German luxury brand has revealed its new naming structure, which will allow Audi to incorporate vehicles with nonconventional powertrains, such as plug-in hybrids and electric cars, into its naming scheme. To be clear, the...

  • 2020 Toyota Supra rendering - Image via SupraMkV
    New information says 2019 Toyota Supra will get a manual transmission, turbo V-6 engine

    Enthusiasts can let out a sigh of relief if the latest information about the 2019 Toyota Supra turns out to be true. According to a Toyota insider, the reborn Supra will feature a manual transmission after all. Plans also call for a turbocharged V-6 engine. As you may recall, the most recent leaked...

  • Ferrari Portofino
    Pagani Zonda lives, Hyundai pickup truck, Ferrari Portofino: Car News Headlines

    Pagani seemingly just can't bring itself to kill the Zonda supercar, and that isn't a bad thing. Despite having built "the last Zonda ever," the Italian hypercar company unveiled another new Zonda at Pebble Beach. Dubbed the Zonda HP Barchetta, it was built for the man who founded and owns the...

  • 97-year-old rides in Tesla Model S
    What does a 97-year old think of a Tesla Model S?

    It would take thousands of words to describe what has changed in the automotive industry over the past 97 years, but this video may do some of the work for us. YouTuber Zev Gitalis recently introduced his 97-year-old grandfather to his Tesla Model S and it proved to be a semi comical and...

  • Father lets his blind autistic son shift gears in his Subaru WRX STI
    This dad taught his blind, autistic son how to shift his Subaru WRX STI

    The world is in rough shape right now. Whenever we watch the news, read tweets, or scroll through our Facebook feeds, we are confronted by all that is awful around us. Occasionally, however, there's a ray of light that reminds us that there is still good in the world. Today that light comes from...

  • Dwayne Wade lets his son drive Ferrari GTC4 Lusso

    At the age of 15, most of us were simply dreaming of seeing a Ferrari that wasn't hung up on our bedroom walls. NBA star Dwyane Wade's son at the age of 15? He's driving one. Wade's son, Zaire, obviously hasn't lived a typical life. As the son of a 12-time NBA All-Star and three-time champion, the finer things in life are part of the deal. As you can see, one of those finer things is a Ferrari, even at the age of 15. Wade shot this video of Zaire getting some wheel time in his dad's Ferrari GTC4 Lusso. The brief snippets of video show Zaire on what appears to be some side streets in an...

  • Jaguar creates art using the exhaust note of the F-Type SVR
    Jaguar used the exhaust note of the F-Type SVR to create art

    It's capable of rocketing from 0-60 mph in just 3.5 seconds. The 200-mph barrier is its top speed. On its tail end, it has a large spoiler that actively ensures proper aerodynamics are at work. From its tailpipes, it spits the best sounding exhaust note from any modern production car. This is the...

  • Volkswagen Andretti Autosport Rallycross Beetle
    Michael Andretti says Global Rallycross is perfect for EVs

    The Red Bull Global Rallycross racing series kicked off in 2011. The series involves short sprint races of just a few laps in an all-out blitz for supremacy. The last few years have been dominated by Andretti Racing. Partnered with Volkswagen and run by Michael Andretti, this team features drivers...

  • Blu Tour de France Ferrari Enzo for sale
    Rare blue Ferrari Enzo heading to auction in London

    Sure, Ferrari fans typically prefer their cars red (or reddish-orange) but a few other hues occasionally pop off the assembly line. In the case of this Ferrari Enzo, it's actually been painted multiple times, making it a very rare car among already rare machines. Today, it's finished in Blu Tour de...

  • 2017 Hagerty Teen Drive Golden
    Hagerty launches new car sharing service to rent classic cars

    While much of the automotive industry is focused on future mobility and its many facets, Hagerty is aiming to bring a splash of the modern era to classic cars. The classic car insurance company has announced DriveShare, which takes the concept of renting cars via an on-demand service to vintage...

  • Porsche is making carbon fiber wheels as an option for the 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series
    The way Porsche creates carbon fiber wheels is beautiful

    If you've been following along lately, you've noticed that Porsche is quite excited to tell you all about its new limited-edition car. The 911 Turbo S is being offered in a small batch called the Exclusive Series, and it's serving as a 607-horsepower welcome mat for the Exclusive Manufaktur...

  • 1913 Isotta Fraschini Tipo M Race Car, 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

    Imagine spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on a complete, thoroughly researched, multi-year restoration of a historically significant car and not even placing in your class. That's the reality of the annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Each year, the most prestigious car show in the country draws a couple hundred of the finest, most exclusive, rarest cars with unmatched provenance to compete for the right to drive across the stage set on the 18th green of the Pebble Beach Golf Links. Winning can mean big things. Last year's winner, the 1936 Lancia Astura “Tipo Bocca”...

  • 1956 Aston Martin DBR1
    See the top 10 most expensive cars sold at Pebble Beach

    Millions of dollars were spent at the auctions that were held during the lead up to this year's Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, but what did those lofty sums buy? Quite a few tremendous machines. We've already highlighted some of the largest transactions that took place during the posh classic...

  • 1949 Cisitalia 202 GT Gran Tourismo Sport Berlinetta, The Quail, 2017 Monterey Car Week
    The Quail celebrates the postwar sports car, 1945-1960

    Monterey Car Week draws everything from microcars to one-off coachbuilt classics of the 1920s and 1930s, all of them crowd-pleasers for the thousands of visitors swarming tasteful venues centered on Pebble Beach. But it was sports cars that lured two generations of drivers into the appeal of exotic...

  • 2018 BMW M5
    2018 BMW M5 revealed, Pebble Beach, Fisker EMotion: Car News Headlines

    BMW finally took the wraps off the 2018 M5. With power shuttled to all four wheels, it's a massive departure from tradition. Motivations comes from a rather more M-like 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 producing 600 horsepower, but a manual transmission isn't on the options list. The new M5 will arrive in...

  • Pagani Zonda HP Barchetta built for Horacio Pagani
    A new Pagani Zonda shows that this car will never die

    The Pagani Zonda is the car that will never die and we're 100 percent okay with that, but we just wish Pagani would stop calling each iteration "the last one." A brand new "last Zonda" has just been revealed at Monterey Car Week in California: the Zonda HP Barchetta has been built for the man in...

  • One-off Jaguar XK120 by Pininfarina restored
    The rarest Jaguar ever made has been restored

    The Jaguar XK120 isn't necessarily the rarest vehicle built by the brand; over 12,000 leaping cats were produced between 1948 and 1954. Sought after? Absolutely, but there's one XK120 that has it beat. It's a one-off XK120 with a body built by Pininfarina and it officially bowed at the Pebble Beach...

  • Rolls-Royce Dawn in Fux Fuchsia

    Remember the recent unveiling of the fuchsia McLaren 720S by McLaren Special Operations? Rolls-Royce has an answer to it. Actually, it's the same exact color and the car is going to the same commissioner: one Michael Fux, who has a taste for brightly colored cars. Rolls-Royce revealed its bespoke Dawn for Fux at The Quail in Pebble Beach, California, during Monterey Car Week. According to Rolls-Royce, the color comes from a wildflower Fux found at Pebble Beach last year and he presented Rolls-Royce with the challenge to recreate it in a bespoke hue. This is the brand that offers a...

  • Tires, by Flickr user Jayme del Rosario (Used under CC License)
    Say goodbye to flat tires thanks to a self-healing rubber from Harvard

    It's a situation drivers are all too familiar with: cruising along the road when suddenly a tire goes flat. Curse words, struggles, and inconvenience ensue. Researchers at Harvard University have developed a potential solution that could put flat tires, and the baggage that comes with them, in the...

  • Horacio Pagani and the first customer-specced Huayra
    Horacio Pagani waxes poetic over the Ford GT, Ferraris, and Porsches

    Pagani is quite literally a supercar maker run by a car enthusiast. Horacio Pagani has no issues expressing his fondness for competitors' cars and he even purchases them quite frequently—not for comparison's sake either. The outspoken Argentine also doesn't mind admitting his competitors...

  • Danish TC-X electric drag car
    Full-bodied electric car dispatches the 1/8 mile in 4.89 seconds

    It's not a world-record holder yet, but this full-bodied electric car built in Denmark is pretty darn close to becoming one. Recently. the 2,200-horsepower electric drag car clocked a 4.89-second eighth-mile time. For those keeping score at home, that's just over a tenth of a second off the current...

  • Porsche 917 from "Le Mans" film heading to auction
    Steve McQueen's Porsche 917 from "Le Mans" sells for $14 million

    To a fair number of folks, the film Le Mans remains one of the greatest pieces of cinema focusing on the world of motorsport. The star of that film is not Steve McQueen, but rather the Porsche 917K that takes home the checkered flag. As is the case with most films, a number of cars were used to...

  • 1956 Aston Martin DBR1
    1956 Aston Martin DBR1 Roadster breaks record to become most expensive British car in the world

    Various auction houses sold off millions of dollars worth of vintage cars during Monterey Car Week, including a $15 million McLaren F1, but this Aston Martin has smashed a record. With a final sale price of $22.6 million, this 1956 DBR1 Roadster has become the most expensive British car in the...

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