Videos

Yes, that's Mel Gibson. Yes, he's wearing eyeglasses and a fake mustache. Considering all the hate being heaped on guy, he should probably be wearing a helmet and a shield and other junk they wore in Olden Tymes (we forget the terminology: we haven't been to a Ren Faire in years months), but maybe...

Feel-good hippie talk about teamwork and being a part of the collective doesn't often pique our interest, but having experienced firsthand the way a group of people can pull together despite widely disparate backgrounds, ages, and talents in the name of going fast on a racetrack, the latest episode...

It seems like just yesterday that Ferrari's 612 Scaglietti was launched but it's actually been more than five years, which is why it’s not surprising that test-mules for the car’s successor are already completing shakedowns runs at the Italian automaker’s private Fiorano circuit...

The 911 Carrera GTS hit the Web today and has some folks asking, "why not just get a GT3?" It's a fair question, for those that don't need a back seat or the comfort and convenience of the full Carrera treatment, but for those that do, this video shows the car off in its native environment...

Sounding like a cross between a pissed-off jungle cat and a million-strong cloud of very angry bees, the MINI Countryman World Rally car was caught testing in Portugal this week by an amateur camera. The footage isn't all that revealing--no more so than the officially released photo--but it does...

The first part of the third round of Gymkhana videos was a bit of a disappointment for people interested in cars, hoonage, and general mayhem. This time around, there's no music video. Just a whole lot of smoking tires, turbo Fiesta growling and popping, and some fantastic camera work. We could...

It's one thing to see a rally car and its occupants flying through a stage at breakneck speed. It's wholly another to see how they prepare for the feat, running the recce, making pace notes, figuring out their own language for each element. This video covers it all. If you missed the announcement...

John Z. Delorean and Pontiac: two names lost to the vagaries of time but which still live on through their sometimes awkward, sometimes brilliant progeny. Today, one car up for auction ties both legacies together in one surprisingly impressive package: the 1964 Pontiac XP-833 Banshee prototype. And...

It's summertime even in Western Europe, but that doesn't mean you can't hit the ski slopes--in an Audi, at least. This video, claiming to be a behind-the-scenes capture of an Audi promo shoot, shows what may be the Audi R4/e-tron on a dry Olympic ski jump near the Austrian border. It's a two-part...

There's not much mystery left to the 2011 Audi A7, but that doesn't mean we're not up for some slow-pan ogling of the car. Almost every detail is exposed, from the multi-stage tail lights to the pop-up rear spoiler. The headlights in particular look impressive, with the line of LEDs under a...

Always wished you could slip behind the wheel of a Ferrari Formula One car? Well, now you can--virtually, of course, courtesy of Ferrari's official Virtual Academy simulator. Launched today, the simulator offers a run in the F10 simulator cockpit around Fiorano, Mugello and the Nurburgring. And for...

How to build an Italian flamethrower: take the lightweight, hyper-fast Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV and throw a pair of turbos at it. Run it up to about 150 mph, then come off the gas. Instant three-foot flames. Brilliant. This teaser video shows us the handiwork of Underground Racing's...

The duo at Red Bull haven't always seen eye to eye this season, and competition from McLaren is heating up, but both Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel are contenders for the win, and the driver's title. This video gives us Vettel's take on the Italian GP at Monza, and it leaves us looking forward to...

The business of focus grouping in the auto industry can be a bit of an echo chamber. The group you select shapes the responses you get. Chevrolet is putting this two-edged sword to use with the ongoing development of the Camaro, and in this video, we get a look at the "15 Disciples" group of...

The audio sounds like the background to a James Garner TV montage, but the visuals are pure cutting-edge Mazda design. Wrapping the Kodo design theme around a compact three-door hatchback model, the video gives us an idea of what the next Mazda2 or Mazda3 could look like. While we're big fans of...

Ben Collin's cash grab for a book deal despite his contractual confidentiality agreement has left Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson at a loss for words. As he stumbles his way through his feelings on the matter in this interview, we get perhaps the best take yet on what exactly is going on behind the...

Down in the southern part of South Korea--a country known for rugged persistence in the face of grave danger--there's a Guinness Record holder at work, one who just wants to drive. This past May, Cha-Sa-soon of Wanju, South Korea, got her wish, and got her driver's license. After 960 tries. The New...

Fire may be the biggest worry of most racing drivers, but high-speed accidents are a lot more common. This accident is a testament to the safety of modern race car and track design. Driving down the fast, slightly curved back straight at Mosport during this weekend's American Le Mans Series race...

As we all know and axiously await, we Yanks are due to get our own version of the world's most popular car-related TV show, Top Gear. Today, History Channel gives us a preview of what to expect from the team, and so far, it looks pretty good. The video editing will be familiar to anyone that's seen...

Did you ever play the game "Kidnapped" in elementary school? It wasn't really a "thing", per se. In fact, we might've been the only ones playing it, and it might've been just in our heads. Which would be par for the course. Anyway, in the game, we pretended that we'd awoken in a strange bed in a...