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  • Teaser for Tesla semi truck debuting in September

    Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed more details on the company’s upcoming electric semi-trailer truck as well as his plans for a separate tunnel boring company aimed at alleviating traffic. During a TED talk held Friday in Vancouver, Musk presented the first image of the new Tesla truck which earlier this month he said will be revealed in September. The image hints at the streamlined look of the new truck that Musk first alluded to last summer in part two of his overarching product strategy known as the Tesla Master Plan. The plan also calls for an electric pickup truck and new mobility...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Chevy Corvette ZR1, Ford F-150 Raptor, quad-turbo BMW 5-Series: This Week’s Top Photos

    A new Corvette ZR1 is just around the corner, and Chevrolet in recent days has been testing prototypes for the car on the Nürburgring. The prototypes were so loud that Chevy was forced to modify the exhaust system just to run. The car is shaping up to be a real beast. Kahn Design’s SUV...

  • 1,233 horsepower VW Golf Mk2
    This Volkswagen Golf Mk2 can beat the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon in the quarter mile

    Yes, yes, we know. The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon comes straight from the factory and can clip off incredible achievements such as a 0-60 mph time of 2.1 seconds (with a catch) and a quarter-mile time of 9.65 seconds. But, there's always going to be someone, somewhere, who's faster. In this...

  • Porsche active rear aero diffuser
    Porsche patents active rear diffuser

    While the horsepower wars continue, automakers are searching elsewhere to see where precious time can be shaved off of a hot lap. Porsche, in particular, is looking to redefine the rear diffuser. New patents published on April 27, 2017, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office show a rear...

  • 2017 BMW 5-Series
    BMW believes in diesel: 540d confirmed for US market

    Volkswagen has done a bang-on job at making diesel a dirty word, but BMW isn't counting it out quite yet. A BMW spokesperson has confirmed an all-new 5-Series diesel will be arriving in the United States this year. Car and Driver reports the diesel-powered 5-Series will take the 540d name, and it...

  • Toyota FT-1 Fast and Furious Supra livery
    'The Fast and the Furious' liveries applied to modern equivalents still look good

    When "The Fast and the Furious" debuted in 2001, Universal likely never expected it would ignite a love affair with fast cars and the underground street racing world. Its effects on car culture persist to this day as the franchise has grown to a multi-billion dollar saga. That's billion with a big...

  • How do disconnecting sway bars work?

    You off-roaders out there know all about disconnecting your own sway bars. You crave articulation, and you'll disconnect parts of your vehicle to get it. For those who don't seek out tough trails and mud-covered body panels, the idea of a disconnecting sway bar might be an odd concept. It's less odd when you listen to Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained talk about it. A sway bar provides stability and helps to mitigate body roll in a car or truck. It's a great bit of bent mental that helps keep your vehicle feeling planted on the road. You don't want that when you're crawling off road...

  • 2017 Honda CR-V seven-seater (Indonesian spec)
    Honda to launch 3-row CR-V in Indonesia

    Honda’s CR-V grew slightly when the redesigned model was introduced late last year. However, the version we get in the United States still only has five seats split over two rows. At the 2017 Bangkok auto show earlier in the month, Honda unveiled a CR-V with three rows and seven seats. The...

  • Raptor vs. Hellcat Race
    Hellcat vs. Raptor, AeroMobil flying car, Kahn Design G-Class: Car News Headlines

    Wondering which is more badass—the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat or Ford F-150 Raptor? We’ve pitted them against each other in an unusual test. AeroMobil may just end up as the first company with a flying car on the market. The Slovakian company showed up to this month’s 2017 Top...

  • Sochi Autodrom, home of the Formula One Russian Grand Prix
    2017 Formula One Russian Grand Prix preview

    Round four of the 2017 Formula One World Championship is the Russian Grand Prix which is on this weekend in the Black Sea town of Sochi, located roughly one thousand miles south of Moscow. The Sochi Autodrom where the race is held is a street circuit that winds its way through the former site of...

  • 2017 Chelsea Truck Company Hammer Edition Mercedes-AMG G63
    Now you can get your G-Class modded by Kahn Design

    British tuning firm and budding coachbuilder Kahn Design is famous for its modifications for the Land Rover Defender. The company’s even gone as far as developing a V-8-powered, six-wheel-drive Defender pickup. But with Land Rover ending Defender production last year, Kahn Design has decided...

  • Audi Lunar Quattro featured in ‘Alien: Covenant’
    Look out for the Audi Lunar Quattro in “Alien: Covenant”

    There’s a race on to land a new rover on the moon. The race is the latest initiative in Google’s X Prize program designed to spur technological development for the benefit of mankind. Audi in 2015 teamed up with Germany’s Part-Time Scientists in the competition and aided the team...

  • AeroMobil flying car, 2017 Top Marques Monaco

    There are a surprising number of companies hoping to deliver the first flying car, and one of the most promising is Slovakia's AeroMobil which used this month’s 2017 Top Marques Monaco to debut a production-ready flying car. AeroMobil was only established in 2010 but its founder and lead designer Štefan Klein has been working on the concept of a flying car since the early 1990s. He even developed some of his own prototypes which is why AeroMobil’s first prototype was dubbed version 2.5. The flying car shown in Monaco is version 4.0 and is said to be the production-ready...

  • AT-EV Nissan Leaf prepped for the Mongol Rally
    Nissan Leaf taking on the Mongol Rally

    The Mongol Rally is a grueling vehicular trek that takes its participants from the United Kingdom all the way to Mongolia. It's a 10,000-mile journey that runs through multiple countries, harsh road conditions, and lasts for three to four weeks. You need a tough vehicle to make it all the way. One...

  • Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels expansion
    Forza Horizon 3 lets your Hot Wheels fantasies come true

    Often while playing with toys as kids the thought ran through our minds: I wish these were real. That was especially true when playing with Hot Wheels. Adventures unfolded thanks to a bit of imagination and the coolest tracks we could create. While we'll forever be nostalgic for those days, Forza...

  • 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR for sale
    Forgotten 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR for sale with only 6 miles

    There are barn finds, and then there is finding a 1993 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR with a half dozen miles on its odometer and almost 25 years of dust on its body. This is not a drill; it is forgotten no more and is actually headed to the auction block. RM Sotheby's will see off this 911 Carrera RSR...

  • Koenigsegg Agera RS
    Now's your chance to work for Koenigsegg

    Admit it: as a youngster you dreamed of building, designing, working on, or simply being around high-performance cars. If you are still compelled and determined to do so, it may not have to be a dream much longer. Koenigsegg is going on quite a hiring spree seeking out 40 new additions to its...

  • HPE Exorcist Camaro ZL1 on dyno
    Dyno reveals Hennessey's Exorcist Camaro ZL1 puts down 959 hp at rear wheels

    Hennessey Performance Engineering had one goal when it announced the arrival of the Exorcist Camaro ZL1: Cast out the demon. The 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, that is. On paper, it sure looks like it has enough to answer the Dodge Demon's call. HPE revealed the Exorcist Camaro ZL1 would make...

  • Lightning McQueen Cars 3 trailer

    Lightning McQueen is coming back to the silver screen this summer, in "Cars 3," and this time our favorite animated race car is dealing with a fall from grace. As a new generation of racers leaves McQueen at the back of the pack, it seems his racing days are long past the checkered flag. But, eager young race technician Cruz Ramirez steps in to lend a helping hand (tire?) and bring McQueen back up to speed to reclaim his former glory. Knowing the same old ways aren't going to cut it, it seems we'll be treated to plenty of training between McQueen and Ramirez as both aim to take down the...

  • Engineering Explained is testing their newly installed Honda S2000 rear differential
    Can a gearing change make your car quicker?

    If you change your car's gearing, can you make it quicker? The simple answer is yes. More aggressive gearing creates a quicker car but not a faster car. A gearing change will have a noticeable affect on your car. If you swap in taller rear gears, you can gain some top-end speed, making your car...

  • 2017 Lotus Exige Cup 380
    2017 Lotus Exige Cup 380 is all about the aero

    We only get the Lotus Evora in the United States, at least as far as road cars are concerned. But overseas, buyers still have new versions of the lighter, more affordable Elise and Exige models they can opt for. The latest model to come out of Lotus’ headquarters in Hethel is a harder-edged...

  • 2018 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    Pininfarina electric cars, Corvette ZR1 on the ‘Ring, Ducati up for grabs: Today’s Car News

    Pininfarina might be about to follow in the footsteps of rival Italian design house Italdesign Giugiaro and launch cars under its own brand. The first model could be an electric supercar inspired by last year’s H2 Speed concept. If you’re more into cubic inches than kilowatt-hours...

  • 2017 Mercedes-AMG E63 S has a top speed of 187 miles per hour
    Mercedes-AMG E63 S hits 187 mph on the Autobahn

    The 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63 is an unabashed monster machine that mixes potent power and performance with regular E-Class style and sophistication. For the 2018 model year, the super sedan packs a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 engine that uncorks a massive 603 horsepower in S trim. There's even a...

  • Daily driven Ferrari 308 GTB in Bangkok
    This man daily drives a Ferrari 308 GTB in Bangkok

    Dedication. That's what it takes to pilot a Ferrari 308 GTB every single day through the busy streets of Bangkok, Thailand. It's quite a special Ferrari to call a daily driver, too. Chayanin Debhakam owns the yellow 308 GTB and was set on owning one from the moment he decided on purchasing a...

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