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  • McLaren Senna being tested at the race track

    Ayrton Senna da Silva still looms large over the worlds of motorsport and McLaren. One need only utter the name and a flurry of thoughts related to speed, driving precision, and winning all come rushing to mind. Senna, who died in a tragic accident in 1994, spent the better part of his Formula One career with McLaren, so the two are forever intertwined. That relationship is growing tighter as McLaren is preparing to offer the Senna supercar. To call your car Senna is a bold move, but McLaren makes bold cars, and the team has many reasons for ascribing such a moniker to a machine like this...

  • Minnesota man arrested for spreading nails to punish speeders
    Minnesota man arrested for spreading nails on road to punish speeders

    A 75-year-old central Minnesota man has been arrested after police discovered he'd spread nails across the road outside of his home to punish speeding drivers over the course of a few months. Police charged Joseph Kurimay with one count of damage to property after an investigatioln into the nail...

  • Devel Sixteen prototype testing in the desert
    Watch the Devel Sixteen launch in the desert

    Last November, Dubai-based Devel Motors shocked the world and proved many naysayers wrong when it unveiled a production version of its Sixteen hypercar. Now, we have some running video of the car somewhere in the desert with a sinister sounding idle and exhaust note. The Instagram video simply...

  • Teaser for DS DSX E-Tense concept
    DS teases DSX E-Tense electric GT concept

    DS is preparing a successor to its E-Tense electric sports car concept unveiled at the 2016 Geneva auto show. The French premium brand is holding back details but has given a glimpse of the new concept, called the DSX E-Tense, in a shadowy teaser video that hints at a sporty grand tourer with a...

  • HPE 800-Hp Cadillac Escalade
    Watch a Cadillac Escalade smoke a Camaro ZL1 1LE

    Of course, Hennessey Performance Engineering tuned a Cadillac Escalade. But, not only has HPE tuned and modified the giant luxury SUV, the company has turned it into a drag strip slayer. To exemplify HPE's work, the company lined up its 805-horsepower Escalade next to a 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1...

  • Katech Stage 4 package build for Chevrolet Corvette Z06
    Watch the complete build of a 686-HP Katech Corvette Z06 engine

    The guys and gals at Katech have a new Stage 4 package for the C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, and new video from the company shows exactly what goes into building the monster engine capable of delivering 686 horsepower at the wheels. The company began the build with a standard Corvette Z06 equipped...

  • How Audi eliminates body roll

    Too much body roll is never a good thing. To tighten things up further, Audi has introduced a system featuring two electronic sway bars to nearly eliminate body roll. And who would be better to give us a walkthrough on how the system actually works than Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained. In the video, Jason breaks down how the electronic sway bars work to stop body roll and keep the Audi SQ7 SUV flat through a corner. Audi's system isn't new or groundbreaking, but the fact the brand has paired it with a 48-volt system for more power and control is certainly interesting. When a car takes a...

  • 2020 Toyota Supra spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 Toyota Supra spy shots and video

    Feast your eyes on the latest prototype for the new Toyota Supra. This is the car Toyota originally announced in 2011 when it signed a deal with BMW to jointly develop a sports car platform. BMW is using the platform for its next-generation Z4. Toyota previewed the design at the 2018 Geneva auto...

  • US Marines test Nikola UTV
    Watch US Marines test the electric Nikola UTV

    The United States Marines have a new toy to test in the Nikola UTV, an electric utility task vehicle. New video shows it getting down and dirty as the military folk test it out. We get to see the UTV take on some pretty rough terrain, which the vehicle crosses with little to no resistance. Nikola...

  • Overland ATS Skyway mobility solution
    Overland ATS wants to build 150-mph Skyways above US highways

    Yet another company believes it has the solution to rid American cities and highways of congestion. Overland ATS (Automated Transport Systems) has debuted what it calls the Skyway in an effort to completely rethink transportation. The basic concept of the Overland ATS system is to build the Skyway...

  • Porsche 919 Evo at Spa
    Porsche 919 on goodbye tour, destroys Hamilton's Spa lap record

    Porsche created a modern legend of motorsport when it built the 919 Hybrid. The automaker wanted to win at the highest level of motorsport, and it did just that with its hybrid-powered LMP1 masterpiece. After 33 races, the 919 Hybrid is credited with 17 wins, three constructors' championships...

  • Actual on-screen-used KITT drives into Jay Leno's Garage
    Actual KITT from "Knight Rider" drives into Jay Leno's Garage

    Since he was five years old, Joe Huth has been in love with "Knight Rider." The show premiered in 1982 and ran for 90 episodes stretching four seasons. Now Joe is all grown up and he's managed to grab a piece of history associated with his favorite show: one of the actual KITT cars using during...

  • 2018 BMW M5 on dyno

    Well, well, well, it seems BMW has underrated its latest M-division product.That is the 2018 BMW M5, and dyno testing shows it's making more power than advertised. BMW says the F90 model produces 600 horsepower and 533 pound-feet of torque. But, when AMS Performance of Illinois strapped the car to its dyno, it made 625 hp and 608 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. A conservative crank figure could be approaching 700 horses. AMS performed a 5th-gear run in all-wheel drive and Sport Plus mode to achieve the best run. In comparison, a 6th-gear rear-wheel-drive Sport Plus run only achieved 593 wheel...

  • BMW M1 AHG Studie for sale
    Incredibly rare 1981 BMW M1 AHG Studie for sale for $930k

    The BMW M1 remains a brilliant but briefly offered gem in the automaker's history. It was a mid-engine supercar that arrived in 1978 out of nowhere and was gone by 1981, before the world realized what it had received. BMW built 400 homologation specials of this factory race car and every one that's...

  • MW Luka EV
    Czech firm reveals retro coupe with a modern twist

    You love the styling of classics but keen to make the switch to electric mobility. If this sounds like you then a small company from the Czech Republic may have just what you're looking for. MW Motors, located an hour's drive southwest of Prague, has revealed the irresistibly cute Luka EV, which...

  • Virgin Hyperloop One test track in Nevada
    Virgin Hyperloop One demonstrates full-scale test for Saudi leaders

    America's Virgin Hyperloop One has released video of a demonstration of its full-scale Hyperloop system in action at the company's Mojave test site. The latest demonstration was conducted on Monday for a Saudi Arabian delegation that included Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud. No details...

  • BMW M4 CS drifts the 'Ring in a spot for Pennzoil
    Witness the BMW M4 CS drift around the 'Ring in Pennzoil's latest film

    Warning: some cones were damaged during the filming of this video. Having access to clear racetrack is a dream that sits high on many a car guy's automotive bucket list. Getting access a wide-open Nürburgring along with the keys to a BMW M4 CS seems like you're aiming a bit too high...

  • 2018/2019 Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 race car
    2018/2019 Toyota TS050 Hybrid LMP1 ready to take on Le Mans

    Toyota has revealed its TS050 Hybrid challenger for the 2018/2019 World Endurance Championship, the car that will likely see the Japanese automaker secure its first win in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans, the event highlight. The TS050 Hybrid is designed for the premier LMP1 class, in which...

  • Hennessey shows how a new Ford GT gets delivered

    The purchase and ultimate delivery process that comes along with a supercar is a bit different than what you might experience when you buy the family sedan or truckster. Those vehicles are fine, but they don't deserve pomp and circumstance. A machine like the 2018 Ford GT, however, does. John Hennessey just took delivery of a new Ford GT, and he had his video crew document the process. It's a nice bit of insight into what Ford does for its most exclusive customers. The car arrives in the back of a covered trailer. It's rolled out and unveiled to what is, in most cases, a waiting throng. Just...

  • A 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has hit the dyno
    This is the first 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1 to hit the dyno

    When you take delivery of a 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, you'll want to be sure it makes all of the power that Chevy claims is on tap. For the record, that would be 755 horsepower and 715 pound-feet of torque. YouTuber StreetSpeed717 recently snagged what he claims is the fourth ZR1 off the Bowling...

  • 2019 BMW X5 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2019 BMW X5 spy shots and video

    BMWs typically have a shelf life of seven to eight years but that won’t be the case for the current X5 whose successor is nearing the end of its development. Though still carrying a lot of camouflage, the prototype reveals a new, more dynamic look dominated by the pronounced shark nose hood...

  • Valentino Rossi in the Ferrari 488 Pista
    Valentino Rossi samples the Ferrari 488 Pista at Fiorano

    Multiple MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi took time out from his busy schedule to sample the latest and greatest from Ferrari, the 488 Pista, on Wednesday. The test drive took place at Ferrari's Fiorano test track in Maranello, Italy, where Rossi was able to push the 710-horsepower machine to the...

  • 2020 BMW M8 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2020 BMW M8 spy shots and video

    There’s a new 8-Series coming, and this time around BMW M will launch its own high-performance version of the car: the M8. BMW first rolled out a prototype for the M8 during the 2017 M Festival held at the Nürburgring. The automaker has also rolled out an M8 Gran Coupe concept and M8...

  • Silent-running Ferrari 488 GTB prototype
    Silent-running Ferrari likely packs new hybrid powertrain

    Video has emerged showing a likely mule for Ferrari's new hybrid powertrain testing at the automaker's Fioarno circuit. The mule is based on the 488 GTB but shown to accelerate without any noise, suggesting it's running on electric power alone. Ferrari has confirmed a new hybrid powertrain for...

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