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  • GM Marketplace to allow drivers to shop and order food in-car

    General Motors wants to make it easier to order your Starbucks coffee, find the nearest Shell station, or even reserve a table at the local TGI Fridays. On Tuesday, the automaker announced GM Marketplace, a commerce platform for on-demand reservations and purchases run through your infortainment system, and it's coming to new and existing 2017 and 2018 model year GM vehicles. The system includes a variety of companies at launch and aims to up the convenience factor for drivers. Straight from any Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, or Cadillac infotainment system, drivers can access functions provided by...

  • This Hennessey Exorcist ZL1 1LE customer gets the ride of his life
    Hennessey Exorcist Camaro ZL1 1LE owner gets the ride of his life

    For most people, anything north of 400 horsepower is quite intimidating. It's a massive amount of waiting energy that's set to be released at a moment's notice. Still, we live in a golden age of horsepower, which means there is a heck of a lot of vehicles you can choose from that offer far more...

  • Lamborghini Huracan Performante roars into Jay Leno's Garage
    Jay Leno gets a long look at the Lamborghini Huracán Performante

    It's likely that this is the greatest performing, non-exclusive Lamborghini vehicle of all time. Sure, the Aventador has a larger, more powerful engine but that big bull is nowhere near as agile as its smaller sibling. The Lamborghini Huracán is a wicked little thing, and in Performante trim...

  • VW MOIA ride-sharing concept car
    Volkswagen reveals MOIA ride-sharing electric van concept

    The Volkswagen Group doesn't simply want to electrify its portfolio of brands and cars for personal ownership, it also wants to provide sustainable transportation in other ways. Its first step? Ridesharing. This week, the automaker's newly minted MOIA mobility unit revealed its first vehicle...

  • Will the Hennessey Venom F5 actually be capable of hitting 300 mph?
    Will the Hennessey Venom F5 be capable of hitting 300 mph?

    Hennessey Performance Engineering is making some rather bold claims. The Texas tuner recently revealed a new vehicle called the Venom F5. HPE says the Venom F5 will have 1,600 horsepower and be able to hit a top speed of 301 mph. We certainly believe Hennessey is capable of building a machine that...

  • Pagani Rinascimento restoration program
    Take a look behind the scenes at Pagani's restoration program

    Pagani in October launched a restoration program to cater to owners looking to restore their cars to the condition which they originally left the factory. Called Pagani Rinascimento, the program is the only one of its kind in the world and involves owners shipping their cars to the factory, or as...

  • John Cena with the 2017 Ford GT

    Actor, pro wrestler and all-around car nut John Cena is in a bit of trouble with Ford. The automaker filed a lawsuit on November 30 with the U.S. District Court in Michigan claiming Cena violated his purchase agreement for a 2017 Ford GT by flipping the car early. The lawsuit, a copy of which is posted on WXYZ Detroit, alleges Cena sold the car shortly after taking delivery in September despite the purchase agreement he signed requiring ownership for a minimum two years. Recall, Ford took extensive measures when allocating build slots for the GT to ensure the cars ended up in the hands of...

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class
    2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class video preview

    Mercedes-Benz created the four-door "coupe" segment with the CLS-Class more than a decade ago. Now that stylish segment is chock full of competitors including the Audi A7, BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe, Porsche Panamera, even the Kia Stinger, plus a number of other fastback-inspired sedans. Now...

  • Race Car brakes versus street car brakes
    What are the differences between race car and street car braking systems?

    You might know that there's a physical difference between race car brakes and street car brakes. The size of the rotors, the materials used in the pads, and the brake lines are all going to be upgraded to handle the rigors of motorsport. But that's only part of the story. Did you know that more is...

  • 2019 Infiniti QX50, 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2019 Infiniti QX50 video preview

    Crossovers get a lot of attention on the roads these days. Infiniti could use that kind of attention. But not just any crossover will do. Only one that's packed with plenty of "firsts" to stand out from the crowd will turn heads. The highlight reel for the new 2019 Infiniti QX50 reads like an...

  • 2018 Jeep Wrangler, 2017 Los Angeles auto show
    2018 Jeep Wrangler preview

    Jeep on Wednesday unveiled the redesigned 2018 Wrangler at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. There’s no mistaking the new off-roader, known to fans as the JL series, for anything other than a Wrangler. However, there are also modern touches such as the LED lights and more aerodynamically shaped...

  • Engineering Explained examines a catback exhaust system
    Can a catback exhaust actually make your car faster?

    Finding the aftermarket modifications that will make your car a better performer can be an adventure. Every company under the sun claims all sorts of horsepower, torque, and efficiency gains, but do those claims actually prove out in the real world? Not always. However, some mods will help improve...

  • Volkswagen's new Budack engine cycle

    Volkswagen isn't reinventing the way your internal combustion engine works. The automaker has, however, created a new twist on the Otto cycle that's a revised version of the Atkinson cycle. Your standard Otto cycle is the one with which you're most familiar. It's made up of intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust. The Atkinson version of this cycle involves leaving the intake portion of your 4-stroke process open for a bit longer so it carries over into the compression stage. What Volkswagen has done is create a new version of this, and it's called the Budack cycle. Let's back up for a...

  • Jaguar XE SV Nurburgring record
    Jaguar XE SV Project 8 sets record 7:21.23 Nürburgring lap

    Jaguar said on Tuesday that a specially prepared version of its XE compact luxury sedan—a model that's earmarked for production—lapped Germany's famous Nürburgring Nordschleife in a record-breaking 7:21.23. That's the fastest time ever posted for a production-intent sedan, the...

  • The Aston Martin Vantage GTE development process
    Behind the scenes with the development of the Aston Martin Vantage GTE

    Aston Martin has been quite successful in the world of motorsport. The British automaker has been pushing its cars on the racetrack since the 1950s. In recent years, Aston Martin Racing has had strong results running in various GT endurance races around the globe, with a notable first-in-class...

  • Waymo trains self-driving cars to identify emergency vehicles
    Waymo's self-driving car fleet clips 4-million mile mark, set to kick off self-driving taxi service

    Four million miles down, unlimited potential to go. Waymo's fleet of self-driving cars has officially reached the four-million-mile mark in about eight years of total operation. And in the coming months, the company will launch a self-driving taxi service in Phoenix, Arizona, for the public to use...

  • Jay Leno drives a 1974 Porsche 914-6 GT
    1974 Porsche 914-6 GT tribute car visits Jay Leno's Garage

    At the end of the 1960s, Porsche was on the hunt for a model that could slot into the family lineup below the 911. Working with Volkswagen to make this happen, Porsche came up with the 914, and it proved to be quite popular. In fact, the relative affordability of the 4-cylinder-powered 914/4 helped...

  • Here are 5 ways electric cars out perform gas-powered cars
    5 ways electric cars outperform gas-powered cars

    A proper gas-powered car is a joy to drive. Your senses take a joy ride when the sound hits your ears, the acceleration tosses you in your seat, and sometimes even the smell wafts into your nose. The days of gas-powered cars are numbered though. This is a fact we can't deny. Electric cars, however...

  • This is what happens to an ambulance during an accident

    An ambulance is an incredibly tough workhorse. You know it's going to be strong, but did you ever think how strong an ambulance really is? Well, Braun Ambulances put together a crash test demonstration to show just how tough this life-saving box on wheels really is. The demonstration involves one of the company's rigs and a Ford F-150 lined up a few hundred feet away. The pickup truck is aimed squarely at the side of the ambulance. It rockets down its path of assured destruction where it is to connect with the ambulance at the side and rear axle. The truck hits hard and its crumple zones do...

  • Teaser for Mercedes-Benz CLS debuting at 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show
    2019 CLS heralds next evolution of Mercedes design

    The 2019 CLS set to debut next week at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show will mark the introduction of the next step in the evolution of Mercedes-Benz’s “sensual purity” design philosophy. It’s a design philosophy where sculptural, three-dimensional surfaces take focus in...

  • How the 2020 Tesla Roadster could do 0-60 mph
    How can the new Tesla Roadster do 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds?

    The 2020 Tesla Roadster washed over the Internet last week with some pretty incredible technical specifications and performance claims. For example, CEO Elon Musk said the new Roadster will sprint to 60 mph in just 1.9 seconds, which would make it the first production car in the world to go under...

  • Jay Leno drives the Ariel Nomad Tactical
    Jay Leno goes Tactical with the 2017 Ariel Nomad

    When Britain's Ariel first showed off the Atom back in 2000, the automotive enthusiast world was blown back. This was a company taking the idea of focused engineering to a new level. The Atom is essentially a race car that can be registered for the road—legally. In 2015, Ariel did it again...

  • 2018 GMC Desert Fox Sierra concept at Dubai Motor Show
    GMC Desert Fox Sierra concept truck is a retro off-roader

    The original 1977 GMC Desert Fox Jimmy remains an obscure off-road offering, but GMC brand set out to celebrate its 40th anniversary with what we believe is one of the coolest GMC Sierras in a long time. Enter the GMC Desert Fox Sierra concept. GMC quietly debuted the concept truck at the 2017...

  • 2018 Kia Stinger GT
    2018 Kia Stinger video road test

    You're not alone in scratching your head at the idea of a high-performance Kia, especially one that looks as good as the 2018 Stinger. One look through the spec sheet should get your attention: a choice of turbo-4 and twin-turbo V-6 engines, rear- or all-wheel drive, and an 8-speed automatic...

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