Videos
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The Volkswagen XL1 isn't all that exciting on its own, though its application of technology is impressive (and a sporty version is in the works). Achieving 261 mpg from aerodynamics, weight savings, and an efficient diesel engine, the XL1 is a new breed of car. Accordingly, it's getting a new breed of repair service: an augmented reality iPad app. The app, developed by Metaio, is called MARTA (which stands for Mobile Augmented Reality Technical Assistance), and offers Volkswagen technicians a futuristic way to see the maintenance and repair a customer's car needs through an iPad tablet. The...
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NISMO 370Z Takes On Wingsuit Maniac: VideoJust a few days ago, we saw Mercedes race an A45 AMG against a downhill longboarder in a beautifully choreographed video. Now NISMO takes it to the next level--literally. If there's any sport more insane than riding a wingsuit off the face of a cliff, we don't want to know about it. Just watching...
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Seven Porsche 911s, 42 Cylinders, One Song: VideoThis is what it sounds like when all seven generations of the Porsche 911 join forces to play their flat-six song. It's beautiful. Accompanied by the screeching of tires and little else, the seven 911s storm around an empty warehouse, sliding and spinning, creating their own jazz symphony. Then...
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Watch Maserati's Ghibli Undergo Extreme Weather Testing--Indoors: VideoMaserati’s new Ghibli sedan is close to making its showroom debut, but here’s a chance to look back at the car during its development days. In addition to extensive testing in the real world, Maserati engineers also use a sophisticated climatic wind tunnel to put the Ghibli through...
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Hey, Russian Camaro Guy, You're Doing It WrongThere is the proper way to drive in the rain, and then there's what this Russian Camaro driver is doing. Though to be fair, he might be better served by the lessons learned at an off-road school like the Land Rover Experience, since the rain on this Russian street appears to be more like a series...
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First Customer-Owned Corvette Stingray Runs 12.23 @ 114.88--Bone Stock: VideoHennessey Performance Engineering does many things we envy, from the Venom GT to its ridiculous/awesome CTS-Vs. But this we don't so much envy--we've already driven the Stingray hard. We can't say it surprises us, either. But it's still impressive. A bone-stock, automatic-transmission Stingray, the...
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[WARNING: This video contains content that many will find disturbing. Watch at your own risk.] Riding a motorcycle on the street is dangerous--not so much because of the two-wheeled nature of the motorcycle itself, but because of the lack of protection and the inattention of "cagers"--people in cars, trucks, and SUVs. But sometimes riding a motorcycle is dangerous because the riders are stupid. Here, we have a case of the latter. For unknown reasons, a large group of motorcyclists riding along the highway decide to stop in the middle of a section with no shoulder, entrapping and encircling a...
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Batman Tumbler: What It's Really Like To Drive, With Jay LenoLoud, screeching straight-cut gears. A roaring V-8. Giant grins. This is what it's really like to drive the Batman Tumbler. That's right, the actual, running, driving Batman Tumbler stopped by Jay Leno's Garage for a thorough examination and a test drive. Though it's not really a jet-powered...
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Volkswagen Polo R WRC Attacks A Rally Stage In Slow Motion: VideoA VW rally car takes to the air in this slow-motion rally video.
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Mercedes A45 AMG Takes On Downhill Skateboarder: Forbidden Fruit VideoIt's turbocharged Mercedes hatchback versus gravity in this race down South Africa's Franschhoek Pass.
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Watch An 1100-HP Car Do A Burnout, With A Trailer: VideoWhy do a burnout while towing a trailer? Why not?
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Hennessey Venom GT, GT-R, CTS-V Lap Circuit Of The Americas: VideoThe Circuit of the Americas is a world-class facility and a very challenging track to master. Pair that with the world-class Hennessey Venom GT (which also looks rather difficult to master) and you have a match made in Texas. Here, we see the Venom GT chasing a Hennessey-modified Nissan GT-R during...
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While $194,850 is undeniably a lot of money, it also buys you a lot of car: the new 991 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet. We fully expect it to be every bit as good as the hardtop version we drove in Germany last month, with the added benefit of a folding cloth roof. Here, we get to see the car in motion, as it flies along a deserted stretch of two-lane spanning coast, desert, and mountains. Sadly, most of the car's turbo-six engine note is overridden by typically Germanic music, but the sights make up for the loss of sound. To see the top in motion as it opens and closes, be sure to watch around...
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World's Coolest Pinto Does 345-Foot Wheelstand: VideoThere are roughly 3.4 million reasons not to like the Ford Pinto, but there's one really, really good reason to like it: this. It's nowhere close to a stock Pinto, of course, and it's not alone in its unlikely transition from fire-prone econobox to fearsome dragstrip demon, but this little yellow...
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2015 Cadillac Escalade: Five New VideosThe next generation of Cadillac's luxury SUV will arrive on October 7th, but in the meantime, the team behind the new lux-ute is peppering us with teasers. Today we get five new, but very short, videos. Consider us teased. Despite an average run time of about 15 seconds, each video reveals a new...
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Equus Bass 770: Muscle Car ChimeraAll it takes is one look to know the Equus Bass 770 ain't no Hyundai. It's all American, bred in Detroit, with the best bits of every classic muscle car, bundled into a thoroughly modern and wondrously beautiful package. Aside from the name, the only thing the Equus Bass 770 shares with the Hyundai...
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Need For Speed Movie: The First Official TrailerDrifters, tuners, and moronic plot lines have largely dominated the automotive-themed car movies in popular culture of late, though gems like Senna and Rush stand out as notable exceptions. Which camp will the upcoming Need For Speed movie join? Based on the strength of this trailer, we're not...
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Red Bull's How To Make An F1 Car Series Explains Carbon Fiber Use: VideoCarbon fiber and its various composite materials are central to the design and construction of a modern Formula 1 car. But how are carbon composites made, used, and leveraged to make the brutally efficient machines we see on race day? This video takes us behind the scenes into Infiniti Red Bull...
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Mercedes-Benz is well-known for its magically controlling names for its high-tech products. Wipers that shoot cleaning fluid directly onto the window? Magic Vision Control. A sunroof that varies its opacity? Magic Sky Control. And now, on the new 2014 S Class, a system that scans the road ahead and proactively manages body movement to ensure a smooth ride: Magic Body Control. While it might seem self-explanatory, Mercedes-Benz has nevertheless devised a clever way of demonstrating the technology that's simple, intuitive, and humorous: the common chicken. Using a barnyard animal that provides...
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Porsche 911 RSR Driver Gets It Totally Wrong, Flips Over Barrier Into Pond: VideoThere's getting it wrong, then there's this. The car is a Porsche 911 RSR of the 964 flavor. The barrier is a large cement line of the Jersery flavor. The water is of the you-don't-want-to-land-upside-down-in-it flavor. The scene: Driver Harry Kleinjan, attempting to tear through a stage of the...
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Why The Porsche 911 Is So Special To So ManyPorsche ad man and Pikes Peak racer Jeff Zwart explains his obsession with the 911.
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2014 BMW M3 Sedan & M4 Coupe: First Official Technical DetailsRumors about the newest version of the BMW M3 Sedan and the new M4 Coupe have been circulating for years, and some of them have been pretty wild. Today, we can put many of them to rest: these are the first official technical details of the next generation of BMW's iconic performance car. While many...
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100 Lamborghinis & A Mountain Switchback In The Rain: VideoIt's not often you'll see 100 Lamborghinis in the same place, much less such a nice cross-section of the many generations and styles of the famed Italian supercar brand's automotive excess. Here, you get more than 100 of them, scooting at varying velocities around a mountain hairpin turn. In the...
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15 Year Old Girl Racer Turns Laps Like A Boss: VideoGetting into motorsports at a professional level these days requires about a decade of experience--before you turn 18. This young woman, Aurora Straus, appears to be well on her way. In this video, you can see her turning an impressive lap in a Radical SR3. And she's just 15 years old. The course...
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