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Earlier this week Chrysler made a cryptic announcement that it would unveil a new strategic partnership, a new production car, and a new "race-inspired" project car, with both vehicles to be on display at the New York Auto Show. Today, Chrysler let the race-inspired project out of the barn, and...

The Nissan GT-R is no slouch even among cars costing twice its price or more. It's also a very large car in relation to much of its competition. But it's dwarfed by the HPE1000 Hennessey twin-turbo Cadillac Escalade paired up with it in this video. Even worse: it gets outrun by the 6,000-pound...

We just got the first official details and images of the Lexus LF-Gh concept this morning, and now we have video of the car in action for you. There's not much going on beside some moderate-speed cruising, and there's almost no exhaust note to speak of. Though there's definitely some sound beyond...

Lingenfelter has already posted a sub-9 second run in a modified Camaro. But that's not enough for the company, which is gunning to better that time with an LS9 Camaro that now makes 1,200 horsepower at the rear wheels. Upgrades over the eight-second Camaro include a race suspension, transmission...

We’ve seen plenty of dyno runs before, most recently for the Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 Turbo and Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 supercar, however, there’s some very unnerving when the test involves a brand new $375,000 supercar called the Lexus LFA. We know all the official stats for its...

There may be life in the old dog yet - engines have never been the cleanest of machines, requiring fossil fuels for their power and releasing all manner of gases, elements and chemicals through the combustion process. Carmakers have come on in leaps and bounds over the last few decades to make the...

If you missed this weekend's Malaysian GP, you didn't miss much (we won't spoil it for you) except for Vitaly Petrov's launching of his Lotus-Renault racer over a grassy knoll at the end of the race. He landed so hard the steering column broke off in his hands. The flight came after a rather...

It’s bad enough that this relatively well-kept C5 Chevrolet Corvette was wrecked when its owner crashed into the median strip of a busy highway, but then it was set upon by what must be the world’s worst tow truck driver. We must warn you that watching this video might be a little...

Whoever allowed the tractor in this next video to run amok in a Walmart parking lot in Richmond Hill, Ontario remains unknown but the carnage caused by his or her vehicle was captured live thanks to several onlookers. Also see: So Is Chrysler's Invisible Ad Monkey Flipping Off PETA? and...

The new DiRT 3 rally video game launched in London today (though it's not on sale yet), and the event brought together current WRC points leader Mikko Hirvonen and Gymkhana guru Ken Block to see it off. The Ford Fiesta RS both drive in WRC competition is one of the highlight vehicles of the game...

Texan tuning firm Hennessey Performance Engineering is certainly no stranger to over-the-top modified cars, having released a string of 1,000+ horsepower Dodge Vipers in the past and even its own custom supercar powered by a twin-turbocharged LS9 V-8. With such a pedigree, it’s safe to say...

Since its exciting unveil at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, the first FT-86 concept car from Toyota and its ensuing production version has been highly anticipated. At last month’s 2011 Geneva Motor Show, Toyota revealed the latest version of the car called the FT-86 II concept, which you can read...

Just this morning Mercedes-Benz officially took the covers off the new Concept A-Class. This afternoon, we get an explanation of what flame surfacing is a decade after Chris Bangle started flinging it at every BMW in sight, only they call it "freeform." We also get a look at a few of the other...

The 2012 Mustang Boss is perhaps the most impressive off-the-shelf naturally-aspirated muscle car ever. But if you're looking for a little more four-ringed elegance and some forced-induction action, and can't wait for Audi to bring its latest RS models to the U.S., you can talk to the good folks at...

Every so often, movie directors find themselves in a bind. Maybe their budgets get slashed. Maybe their scripts aren't quite as awesome as they first thought. Maybe they wake up and realize, "Holy crap, we cast VINCE VAUGHN." That's when they start scrambling, throwing everything they can at the...

The Texas Mile saw its share of drama last month, but even without 200-plus-mph flips, there's a lot of action going on. Take this 234.6 mph run down the straight strip from the Evolution MotorSport EVT1500 997.1TT, for example. Looking every inch the stock 911 from the outside, apart from the...

Following this past weekend’s leak, BMW has released the first official images of its new Concept M5 ahead of its world debut later this month at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. Like previous concept cars from the hallowed M division, the design you see here is pretty much what will be used for...

Not long ago we took a look at a remote control car steered not via a traditional controller, but using a touch-screen smartphone. It's already been upstaged, this time using an Apple iPad and an HTML5 web app that uses the tablet's motion sensors in a similar manner to that of the smartphone R/C...

Just a couple of days after the launch of Need For Speed Shift 2 Unleashed comes this official preview clip of Forza Motorsport 4, a game we’ve previously professed our love for and one that will take full advantage of Microsoft’s latest ‘Kinect’ interactive controller. In...

The Toyota MR2 has proven to be a solid platform for many a tuner's fantasy, but this one has to be the most ridiculous, pointless, and completely awesome we've seen to date: the Kinner R-55 radial engine swap. This video captures its first startup. Born for Lemons competition, the excellently...