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In the First World War, the British Royal Navy came up with a plan to counter the threat of German submarines, which were decimating shipping in the Atlantic. Vulnerable merchant ships were fitted with deck guns covered by false cargo containers made of balsa wood, in order to lure U-Boats into...

Patrick Long, if you haven't met him, is one of the nicest guys in racing--off the track at least. On track, he's incredibly fast, and as this video shows, he's not shy about overtaking--or pushing a vintage racer to the absolute limits. Sent in by the owner of the car, Chad, this video shows Long...

Horacio Pagani began his career as an automotive designer at a very early age, carving futuristic body designs from blocks of balsa wood. Inspired by the works of Leonardo DaVinci, Pagani believed it was both possible and necessary to combine art and engineering. By age 20, Pagani had designed and...

If we say “Mercedes-Benz,” what are the first adjectives to pop into your head? Chances are good you’ll come up with words like “plush,” or “coddling,” or “luxurious.” It isn’t likely that words like “crisp,”...

We recently drove the new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG along some very lovely roads in the south of France and came away quite impressed with the car. British journo and avid race driver Chris Harris also happened to test AMG’s take on the latest SL Class and was kind enough to create this...

The 2013 Chevy Corvette ZR1 will be the 2012 Indy 500 pace car, and here you can see it on video before the big race.

Patrick Long’s job requires him to wear a suit to the office. It’s not a three-piece suit, but it is a three-layer suit, since Long works as a factory racer for Porsche. In fact, Long is the only American who currently derives a paycheck directly from Porsche for his lap times. Long may...

Rolls-Royce buyers don’t like change, yet every product has to evolve to stay current. When dealing with a product like Rolls-Royce’s flagship Phantom, the trick is to change the car enough to be different, yet not so much as to alienate brand loyalists. When penning the Phantom Series...

Buick is trying really hard to portray itself as a manufacturer of stylish and hip vehicles. To do so, they’ve enlisted the help of an odd cast of characters: first came former NBA great Shaquille O’Neal, talking about the “oh effect” that Buicks can potentially have on...

The Kia Ronda hasn’t been on sale in the U.S. since it was dropped at the end of the 2010 model year but a brand new model, one designed under the watchful eye of Peter Schreyer, is in the works and could potentially see the Rondo name return to these shores. A prototype for this new Rondo...

Plenty of motorcycle riders have lapped Laguna Seca on two wheels, and plenty of Fox-bodied Mustangs have run the track on four wheels. No one, as far as we know, has ever driven the course’s 2.24 miles in a Mustang (or any other car) on two wheels. That didn’t stop stuntman James...

Audi is working on a brand new S3 and we’ve got a spy video of a prototype for the upcoming hot hatch, taken while it was running some test miles around Germany’s Nürburgring race track. Click here to watch the spy video in full via our YouTube page. The particular prototype is for...

Croatia’s Rimac Automobili is out to prove that electric cars don’t have to be boring by building one capable of out-matching most supercars, both in terms of performance and luxury. Rimac’s electric car is the 1,088-horsepower Concept One, which the company recently announced is...

Even as most of the U.S. warms up to summer, the AMG Driving Academy is showing off the highlights of its Winter Sporting season in Sweden. With all the powersliding, engine revving, snow-flinging fun you'd expect, it looks like a great way to spend a few days in the colder months. Come August...

To fully understand the story of the Bugatti Veyron supercar, first it’s necessary to understand a bit about the company founded by Ettore Bugatti in 1909. Ettore Bugatti came from a family of artists, and art has featured prominently in the design of not just Bugatti automobiles, but in...

Nissan recently announced an innovative campaign to help promote the launch of its updated 2013 370Z sports car. The new campaign set out to build the world’s first crowd-sourced 370Z, with all of the unique elements being suggested by fans of the Nissan Performance Facebook page. Now that...

Video footage taken at a busy intersection in Russia shows a frightening accident involving a speeding Audi R8 driver who crashes into another vehicle and speeds off, even though the other vehicle is flipped over from the impact. The video shows the R8 driver attempting to complete a U-turn on a...

If we said “Lingenfelter,” what would pop into your head? The answer is probably Lingenfelter Performance Engineering (LPE), the tuning firm started by the late John Lingenfelter. Over the years LPE has turned out some pretty amazing creations, perhaps best known for their blend of...

While the Caterham F1 car is a backmarker again this season, getting any kind of foot in the door in F1 is worth taking. Alexander Rossi, one of the few American drivers involved in any way with F1 at the moment, will get back behind the wheel of the Caterham F1 car next week as he tests for the...

Ever wondered exactly what goes on at the Porsche Experience Centre at Silverstone? Wonder no more. And if you're not in the U.K., or not planning a trip there, rest easy: we're getting two of our own Experience Centers here in the U.S., complete with properly-ordered "e"s and "r"s. In this...