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  • Camaro ZL1 running 9's at the dragstrip with drag radials and a shot of nitrous

    If you just bought a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, the chances are good that you're quite keen on taking it out to your local drag strip. The chances are also good that you're willing to see how it does in stock trim after letting the car break in over the course of maybe 500 miles or so. This isn't the case if you're the fine folks running RPM Motorsports. They took delivery of a Camaro ZL1 and almost immediately pointed the bowtie badge on the front towards a local quarter-mile fast pass emporium. The odometer shows just 60 miles. That fuel in the gas tank? It's the original gasoline that was...

  • Scene from 'The Last Viper from Pennzoil'
    Dodge Viper ACR stars in Pennzoil’s best video yet

    In a few months, production of the Dodge Viper will cease. Given our affinity for the car, especially in ACR trim, it’s going to be a sad moment the day the last one rolls off the line at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit. (That day is August 31, 2017 in case you were wondering.)...

  • 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
    2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk video preview

    We knew it was coming, you knew it was coming. Now it's here. The Hellcat-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee has arrived, and it's exactly what you expect. Let's start with what's important, power. Under the hood the Trackhawk has a supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V-8. It pumps out the same power as the Dodge...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, 2017 New York auto show
    2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon video preview

    Words may fall short here. This is the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, and it's the most ridiculous thing you're going to be able to buy, in the best possible way. ALSO SEE: Dodge can't stop dealers from pricing Demons above MSRP, but is taking some measures I'm just going to run through some...

  • 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2018 Porsche 911 GT2 spy shots and video

    Porsche is out testing what appears to be a more extreme version of its latest 911 GT3 RS. However, a number of details suggest the car is actually a tester for a new 911 GT2. Already confirmed by 911 chief engineer Andreas Preuninger, the new GT2 is expected to be the last member of the 991-series...

  • 2017 Honda Civic Si Coupe, 2017 New York auto show
    2017 Honda Civic Si video preview

    It's hard to believe that the Honda Civic Si has been with us now for more than 30 years. In the three decades it's been on sale, the sporty Civic has stood for affordable performance. Now, the automaker turns the page for the Civic Si for this year in a big way. Whether it retains the same...

  • Genesis GV80 Concept, 2017 New York auto show

    Genesis has given us our first taste at one of its upcoming SUVs with the GV80 concept car unveiled on Wednesday at the 2017 New York auto show. The concept also introduces the naming strategy for Genesis’ SUVs, with the “G” representing the Genesis brand, the “V” the extra versatility of an SUV, and the “80” the positioning in the brand’s lineup. Hyundai’s luxury brand is committed to having a lineup of six cars by the end of 2020, and two of these cars will be SUVs. The first, previewed by the GV80 concept, will be a mid-size model...

  • 2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio, 2017 New York auto show
    2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio preview

    Alfa Romeo’s Stelvio, the Italian marque’s first-ever SUV, was shown to the world last fall at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. But the vehicle on display in L.A. was the Stelvio Quadrifoglio, the 505-horsepower monster that will only make up a small percentage of Stelvio sales. Alfa...

  • 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 Coupe, 2017 New York auto show
    The 2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 and GLC63 Coupe are your insane compact SUVs

    Performance SUVs appeal to a subset of people who are into naked base jumping, bear wrestling, and punching kangaroos. Mercedes-AMG doesn't mind those people skipping their meds—they prefer it—and has unveiled a salve at the New York auto show until the next big-game bare-knuckle boxing...

  • 2017 Honda Civic Si Coupe, 2017 New York auto show
    2017 Honda Civic Si and Civic Si Coupe revealed with 205 horsepower

    The Civic Type R may be the top dog in Honda’s 10th-generation Civic range, but the performance on offer from the latest Civic Si is certainly nothing to sneeze at. Honda has revealed its latest Civic Si and Civic Si Coupe at the 2017 New York auto show, and we can finally confirm some of the...

  • 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, 2017 New York auto show
    2018 Dodge Demon delivers 840 horsepower, does 0-60 in 2.3 seconds

    Concluding what has to be the longest teaser campaign in the history of the automotive industry, Dodge has unleashed the 2018 Challenger SRT Demon. And the car doesn't disappoint. In fact, it was banned by the NHRA because it's too fast for the dragstrip. With performance numbers that are mind...

  • Ben Sloss' Dodge Viper ACR
    A Google exec owns and tracks a Viper ACR

    The workforce of Silicon Valley may have a stereotype of driving efficient and luxurious vehicles, but Google's Vice President of Engineering, Ben Sloss, kicks that idea to the curb. He's the same executive who placed the winning bid for a special Ferrari 599XX Evo in a charity auction and whose...

  • Engineering Explained discusses the reasons why you should buy good tires

    When you buy a new car, the odds are good that it's going to come with solid tires. If that new car you're buying is a sports car or performance-oriented model, then the odds are even better that your car, truck, or SUV will have some seriously capable rolling rubber at all four corners. Now, if you buy a used vehicle or when it comes time to replace your tires, you shouldn't be looking to cheap out. You need to buy the best set of tires that fit your budget, and Engineering Explained is here to tell you why. The easiest way to understand why you need to spend more on your tires is to...

  • E-Volo 2X multicoptor
    This flying car has 18 rotors and will supposedly be ready soon

    Ready for takeoff? E-Volo is. The German firm's design is the latest creation in a trend of VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) creations in the aeronautics industry, and it's called the 2X. E-Volo is a start-up that has been working on electrically-powered "multicoptors" for a few years now, but...

  • Engine with oil video
    What happens when an engine runs without oil?

    It’s one of those crazy thoughts which has really no way for the average person to go about solving: what happens if an engine runs without any oil flowing through it whatsoever? Thankfully, Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is back to do it for us and cure the curiosity at large. You...

  • Jay Leno drives a Chinese-made Hongqi
    Jay Leno drives a car he's never heard of before

    You've never driven one. You probably haven't seen one at your local Cars and Coffee. You'll probably never pass one in traffic. We're talking about a Hongqi. Hongqi is a Chinese luxury brand established in 1958, making it the country's oldest automotive marque. The cars were produced for...

  • Pagani sound compilation is one your ears won't soon forget
    Prepare your ears for 25 minutes of Pagani aural bliss

    If you had to pick a better sounding car and we only gave you two choices, do you think you could easily make the right choice? What if those two cars are the Pagani Zonda and the Pagani Hyuara? Well, we're proposing that challenge but we've got some help for you. The video you see above? It has 25...

  • 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
    Hellcat-powered 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk arrives with 707 horsepower

    After what seems like forever, it has finally happened: the quickest Jeep ever is here. The Hellcat-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee has arrived, ending one of the worst-kept secrets of all time. Making its formal debut this week at the New York auto show, the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk has...

  • A WInter's Tale sees a Lamborghini Miura adventuring through the snow

    It takes a lot for a video on the Internet to wow us these days. Today is one of those days, thanks to the creators of "A Winter's Tale." It's the story of a particular Lamborghini Miura and its owner who gets the fact that a car is meant to be driven. The tale is told by a grandfather to his grandson, but that grandfather happens to be Enzo Moruzzi. This man was responsible for decades of delivering Lamborghinis to VIP customers, including the Shah of Iran. Back in the day, the Shah decided to fit his Miura with snow tires so he could drive it throughout the year, even when it snowed. It's...

  • Kreisel Evex 910e
    Kreisel blends old with new for first turnkey electric car

    Kreisel has announced its first turnkey car, and it’s not what you’d think. The Austrian firm on Thursday announced it will start selling a replica Porsche 910 powered by its electric car technology. Kreisel calls the car the Evex 910e and will offer it at a starting price of 1 million...

  • Teaser for 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon debuting at 2017 New York auto show
    Here’s one last teasing look at the Demon before its big reveal

    Dodge is almost ready to unleash its 2018 Challenger SRT Demon upon the world, but before that happens the American muscle car brand wants to give us one last teasing look at the beast. The final video before the April 11 reveal combines a number of past teaser clips and gives us a taste of what it...

  • Meet the cars of 'Fast and Furious 8'
    Meet the cars of 'Fast and Furious 8'

    You've likely seen the trailer for the eighth installment of the Fast and Furious franchise, The Fate of the Furious, and soon you'll be able to say you've seen the movie itself. Now we get to meet the cars that have roles in the movie. The guys from Might Car Mods were invited to L.A. to Dennis...

  • 2018 Audi S4/S5 First Drive
    2018 Audi S4/S5 video review: making our own music at Coachella

    We have a tough time nailing down what “performance” means anymore. Automakers work really hard telling us that every car has sporting potential—right down to a minivan. We’re easily not convinced. We know “sssspeed” when we see it, and Audi’s twins here...

  • 2018 Audi S4/S5 First Drive
    2018 Audi S4 first drive review: Whip, without lash

    The 2018 Audi S4 carves the desert better than a blistering sandstorm. Turn after turn, the S4 knifes ribbons of pavement like a scalpel in bread dough. The looks of Audi’s new sport sedan were hewn in the same way too. Audi’s newest S4—now firmly planted in the middle of the...

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