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Hot on the heels of his recent video showing us just how to best accelerate in a rear-wheel-drive car, Engineering Explained pro and Motor Authority friend Jason Fenske is back with the physics behind launching a front-wheel-drive vehicle. You may not immediately think "high performance" with a...

The long-running, often bitter fight over the car collection amassed by actor Paul Walker before his death has finally come to a close. Walker's cars were illegally removed from the warehouse where he had been storing them. A warehouse worker absconded with the cars, but Walker's estate filed a...

When Porsches and Lamborghinis die, do they go to heaven? Well, it turns out that some wind up being repurposed into, of all things, tote bags, briefcases and purses. Canadian firm Mariclaro takes reclaimed upholstery and trim from presumably salvaged high-end sports cars and creates...

Few can match the bespoke offerings of the skilled staff at Bentley. For the brand that has long prided itself on its willingness to, say, match your new Continental GT's headliner to your daughter's favorite teddy bear, there are few limitations. That's just what AutoEmotionenTV recently learned...

The Porsche 911 GT3 is soon to receive some mid-cycle tweaks that other 911 family members such as the Carrera and Turbo have already undergone. The updated 911 GT3 is due to arrive later this year as a 2017 model, but it may just have been inadvertently revealed. Porsche of the Netherlands has...

Lamborghini’s Huracán is probably the best-driving car ever launched by the Italian marque, and in rear-wheel-drive trim it’s even bordering on reasonable value. Soon Lamborghini will turn up the performance dial a few notches with the introduction of a more hardcore version we...

You may recall a Porsche 918 Spyder with just 92 miles on the clock was involved in a major crash and subsequently put up for sale via a salvage auction. That was back in March. The same car, number 830 out of the 918 examples Porsche produced, failed to sell and is now in a new auction. At the...

Hyundai’s new Elantra has received its Sport variant and this time the car is packing a turbocharged engine. The engine is a turbocharged 1.6-liter 4-cylinder that delivers 200 horsepower and 190 pound-feet of torque, and drive is to the front wheels only. The previous Elantra Sport came with...

Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] claimed victory at the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans in the GTE Pro class. This win comes 50 years after the Blue Oval pulled off a one-two-three finish at the iconic French race using its iconic GT40. To celebrate the win made by the modern GT, Ford lit up its headquarters...

The traffic light's nearly 150-year run—which predates motor vehicles by about 30 years, since they were also used for horse carriages—may be coming to an end thanks to autonomous cars. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Swiss Institute of Technology, and the...

Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] hasn't built its Roadster in almost half a decade, but the electric car builder hasn't entirely forgotten about the model. Now, it has released its 3.0 upgrade for select versions of what was basically the firm's beta electric car. ALSO SEE: NHTSA probes Tesla Model X crash...

The independent, insurance industry-sponsored institute that evaluates new cars for their crashworthiness has less-than-positive things to say about the headlights in more than 20 small SUVs and crossovers. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that not a single vehicle it tested earned...

The Volkswagen Golf is the benchmark when it comes to affordable and practical compacts with a little bit of style. Now in its seventh generation, the once humble hatchback comes with its most diverse range of offerings yet including performance models, wagons and even a battery-powered version...

Aston Martin’s second-generation Vanquish is soon to be replaced by a new model based on the same platform underpinning the recently revealed DB11. But before the second-generation Vanquish bows out of the market, it looks like Aston Martin will launch a more potent version. Audi’s new...

Audi has just updated its A3 range but noticeably missing is the updated version of the RS 3 Sportback. That’s because Audi is holding off on its updated RS 3 Sportback until development of a new RS 3 sedan is complete. The new sports sedan is currently testing at the Nürburgring, as...

Chrysler was on a roll by the early 1960s when its 300 "letter series" reached the 300G. A follow up (to a follow up, to a follow up, to...well, you get the point) to 1955's first 300, the wedge-shaped, Virgil Exner-penned styling of the 300G made it perhaps the most distinctive letter car ever...

Talk about a close call. This lucky camera man should buy a lottery ticket. Here's what happened: At what looks to be a car show in a German-speaking part of Europe, a Lamborghini Aventador LP750-4 SV roadster prepares to line up at a makeshift dragstrip on a runway. A Chevrolet Corvette pulls up...

Do you like luxury? Do you also have a disdain for your local taxi service? Well, you're probably already in luck because there's most likely an Uber Black vehicle circling somewhere not far from your home. Now, though, Lyft users have something upscale they can order with the press of a button...

General Motors is working on some slick new technology that should give twin-turbocharged engines a bit of a boost. According to Motor Trend, the main meat of this patent news is related to how the exhaust gases are routed to each turbocharger. It's designed for simplicity. ALSO SEE: Ford releases...

One of the most car-obsessed countries in the world may soon have a new—and rather intriguing—showcase for the automobile if Miguel Llorente gets his way. Llorente, who is perhaps best known for meticulously tracking down and discovering a Mercedes-Benz 300SL hiding under a banana tree...