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Question: What's better than a Lamborghini? Answer: A Lamborghini that doubles as a boat. Sure, Ferruccio Lamborghini got his start by building tractors, not supercars, but we bet he would be more than a little impressed with this Lamborghini Countach-bodied amphibious car. ALSO SEE: Here's how you...

Jay Leno may be better known for his passion for cars, but the TV funny man is just as enthusiastic about motorcycles. After first taking hitting a few highlights of his personal motorcycle collection, Jay spends some time on Ducati's new XDiavel S. Ducati's North American chief, Jason Chinnock...

Fast 8 is speeding into production. We recently learned that Charlize Theron is set to join the baddie side of the theatrical automotive equation. Now comes word that someone fresh will be added to Kurt Russell's team. Scott Eastwood, yes the son of Clint, is joining the team. He'll be under the...

Infiniti has finally revealed the price buyers will have to pay for 400 horsepower: $48,885 for its new Q50 Red Sport 400. Snow belt buyers will probably want to pony up for the $50,885 Q50 Red Sport 400 AWD. The standard Q50 Red Sport 400 delivers its power exclusively to the rear wheels. ALSO...

Hennessey Performance decided it needed to do something spectacular to celebrate its 25th anniversary, so it went out and broke the top speed record for an open-top production car in its 1,451-horsepower supercar. On March 25, 2016 the Hennessey Venom GT Spyder posted a top speed of 265.6 mph at...

So you want to shift gears like a race car driver? Well, Engineering Explained is here to to help. There's a reason we keep posting these videos, and that's because you're going to learn something from them. Today's topic? The fine art of rev-matching. ALSO SEE: Here's how you double clutch You...

Tesla Motors' [NSDQ:TSLA] upcoming entry-level model, the much-hyped Model 3, is still a long way from dealers but a lucky fan with a quick draw on his or her smartphone managed to nab a pre-production example on a public road, just like the one we recently rode in. Judging by the Model S camera...

A prototype for Audi’s next-generation RS 4 has been spotted. It’s rocking the A4’s wagon bodystyle which suggests the car will once again skip the United States. We hear that Audi may launch an RS 5 Sportback here instead. Another Audi we’re unlikely to see locally is the...

Audi’s new A4 is just arriving in showrooms, in standard and sporty S4 variants. Now we have spy shots of a prototype for the high-performance RS 4 variant, specifically an RS 4 Avant wagon. Unfortunately, it’s not clear if the car will be offered in the United States. You’ll...

There are a surprising number of automakers offering limousines straight from the factory. In the past year alone we’ve seen the S600 Pullman from Mercedes-Maybach and the Mulsanne Grand Limousine from Bentley. Now Audi has entered the fray with its A8 L Extended. The A8 L Extended measures...

Mazzanti burst onto the scene back in 2006 with the unveiling of its Antas grand tourer at the Top Marques Monaco. A decade on the Italian firm is returning to Monaco with an enhanced version of its latest model, the Evantra supercar, the current version of which is shown below. The Evantra debuted...

Porsche used this past week’s Techno Classica event in Essen, Germany to present a beautifully restored 911 with an impressive motorsport pedigree. The car is a 1972 Porsche 911 2.5 S/T that was discovered only a few years ago sitting in a dilapidated state somewhere in the United States...

Update: Hennessey has revealed that its 2016 Venom GT Spyder has set a new land speed record for open-top production cars. Full details here. Hennessey’s Venom GT has entered the record books, although the company remains quiet on what record the 1,451-horsepower supercar has actually...

BMW will be the featured marque of the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed, an event that will help the German automaker celebrate its centennial. To mark the occasion, BMW says it will bring to Goodwood some of its most performance-oriented early cars: a 1957 BMW 507, the Mille Miglia-winning BMW 328...

Joe McMurrey is a Carroll Shelby fan. He appreciates Shelby as the American who made American race cars competitive on the world stage. In fact, he likes the old chicken farmer so much that he has assembled one of the most impressive collections of Shelby cars you'll ever see. After owning most of...

If a buyer wants a Rolls-Royce swathed in bubble gum pink leather inside, the company will do just that. For a price, of course. Rolls-Royce prides itself on catering to just about any wish its buyers have for personalizing their mega-buck luxury cars. The automaker's London showroom, its flagship...

In what may be the best sign yet that Uber is serious about becoming a leader in the emerging world of autonomous driving, the ride-sharing company announced this week that it has hired Ford Motor Company's top electronics and engineering director. Sherif Markaby will head up Uber's global vehicle...

Chevrolet has traveled to the epicenter of the truck industry to take the wraps off of its latest special edition, the Silverado Rally Edition. Following up on previous Silverados with the same nameplate, the latest Rally edition, which debuted this morning at Texas Motor Speedway, is an appearance...

A judge ruled Friday that Paul Walker's daughter, Meadow, will receive $10.1 million from the estate of Roger Rodas, as part of a settlement agreement. In November of 2013 Paul Walker died in a fiery crash in a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT piloted by Rodas, a close friend and business partner. Jeff...

Of the Johnny Cash gigs to skip, his San Quentin shows would've probably been best. But Merle Haggard was in the audience for those famous recordings, when he was just another inmate doing a stretch for burglary. After his release, the singer-songwriter would distinguish himself by hitting the...