Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor
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Called a “BigFoot” video by its creator, YouTube user MaxxUK, this video recasts Ayrton Senna’s famous drive around Suzuka in a Honda NSX with an emphasis on Senna’s footwork.
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Hennessey HPE700 Supercharged Corvette Stingray Dyno: VideoThe twin-turbocharged version of Hennessey’s HPE700 Corvette Stingray kit has already proved its mettle—but what about the supercharged version? You’re about to find out. MUST SEE: Volkswagen Anti-Texting Ad Is Brilliantly Simple, Incredibly Frightening: Video Taking the route GM...
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Racer Wrecks At 100 MPH, Charges Back From 25th To First: VideoThis is an incredible example of luck, determination, and skill all coming together to yield an unlikely but heroic result. READ: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06: 650 hp, 650 lb-ft, Most Powerful GM Ever Starting at outside of the front row of a 33-car Spec Racer Ford field at Texas World Speedway, Denny...
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Volkswagen Anti-Texting Ad Is Brilliantly Simple, Incredibly Frightening: VideoSometimes it’s the simplest message that communicates most forcefully. That’s exactly the case with this Volkswagen safety message, delivered to moviegoers in Hong Kong. ALSO SEE: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06: 650 hp, 650 lb-ft, Most Powerful GM Ever The scene opens with the theater packed...
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BMW i8 Hits The Dyno After Rolling Off The Assembly Line: VideosThe BMW i8 is being hailed as a new kind of car. Whether you’re into the green-meets-mean theme or not, however, it’s undeniably an interesting and impressive convergence of technology and design. But how is it made? MUST SEE: Volkswagen Anti-Texting Ad Is Brilliantly Simple, Incredibly...
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Human Car Sound Simulator Nails It Four Times In A Row: VideoWe’ve all done it, but some of us are better at it than others. Making car sounds with your mouth is an elemental part of being an enthusiast. This guy makes some truly amazing car sounds. ALSO SEE: Dubai Police Cars Are The World's Fastest: Video Live from the grounds of Rally Australia (via...
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8-Yr-Old Son Promises Dad ’57 Chevy For 57th Birthday, Follows Through When Grown Up: Video Nelson IresonThis is a simple story, but it’s a beautiful one. When he was just 8 years old, a little boy promised his dad a 1957 Chevy Bel Air for his 57th birthday. Decades later, that little boy is a...
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2015 Corvette Z06 Power, Isle Of Man Record, P1 Vs. Veyron: The Week In ReverseThe Week In Reverse is where we take a look back at the most significant stories of each week and pull them all into once place for you to ponder, ogle, or catch up on what you missed. From motorsports to spy shots to new cars and more, these are the stories we'll all be talking about this weekend...
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2015 Chevy Corvette Z06: 650 hp, 650 lb-ft, Most Powerful GM EverThe most powerful car General Motors has ever built will soon hit the streets, packing 650 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. It’s the new 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, and it promises to be America’s fastest production car, in both coupe and convertible forms. MUST SEE: Dubai...
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2015 BMW X6: Rear-Drive Option, Fresh FaceThe U.S.-built 2015 BMW X6 takes the brand’s four-door-coupe-SUV formula to the stylistic limit and adds a new rear-drive option to the previously all-wheel-drive-only range. The new model, dubbed the X6 sDrive35i in BMW-speak, offers rear-wheel drive, the familiar 300-horseepower...
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Dubai police cars are the world’s fastestIf you’re a fan of supercars, you know Dubai is one of the world’s hottest places to spot them in the wild. But the police have met this arms race with their own supercars, making it the world’s fastest road-going police force. DON'T MISS: 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06: 650 hp, 650...
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2015 MINI Cooper 5 Door PreviewThe all-new 2014 MINI Cooper Hardtop just hit the auto show circuit last November at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and recently hit the streets for its first drives by the press. Now, a new five-door model has joined the family, rolling Countryman-like access into a Cooper-sized package. MINI calls...
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When it comes to vehicle performance, weight is the enemy. But saving weight can do more than make a car turn better, accelerate better, and stop better. It can also make it more efficient.
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McLaren P1 Vs. Bugatti Veyron Drag Race In The WildWhile we can never condone street racing in any form, we have to admit these guys are doing it with style. On the road in some nameless desert (perhaps part of the ongoing Goldrush Rally), a McLaren P1 finds a Bugatti Veyron and 2,000-plus horsepower is uncorked. Which wins? It’s hard to...
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Choose Your Own VW GTI Adventure With Tanner Foust & GoPro: VideoSo you have a GoPro. Maybe you even have two. But you don’t have dozens. Volkswagen does, and it stuck them all over the car, put stunt driver, racer, and Top Gear USA host Tanner Foust behind the wheel, and came up with this. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini...
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Ferrari F40 Gets Nasty With Smoky Burnouts, Hard Launches: VideoThe Ferrari F40 may be the most hardcore, utterly bonkers supercar ever. Stripped down, minimalist, and without any regard for things like driver safety nets or passenger comfort, it’s a purified, surgical machine. And it’s utterly brilliant. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks...
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Lego V-8 And Six-Speed Sequential Gearbox Are AwesomeSo you want to get to better know the inner workings of a V-8 engine, and, perhaps, how a sequential gearbox works? Well, you could always build your own. Out of Legos. MUST SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video That’s exactly what Huib van der Hart has done...
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Google Self-Driving Car, Indy 500, Mustang In Europe: The Week In ReverseThe Week In Reverse is where we take a look back at the most significant stories of each week and pull them all into once place for you to ponder, ogle, or catch up on what you missed. From motorsports to spy shots to new cars and more, these are the stories we'll all be talking about this weekend...
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If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to drive to a fire through the streets of New York City in the 1920s, wonder no more. This video shows what it was like—and it’s one of the...
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Who Needs A Big Block? Supercharged Smart Car Does Wheelies, Whips MustangTake one part Smart ForTwo, add equal parts Toyota Paseo Sprintex 1.5-liter engine and supercharger, mix well, and take to the drag strip. This is a recipe for beating Shelby Mustangs. MUST SEE: Maserati MC12 GT1 Race Car Sounds Off: Video At least, it’s one recipe for taking the...
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McLaren F1 Flipped During Road Trip With Rowan Atkinson: Video UpdateUpside down in a ditch against a tree is no place for any car, but it’s an especially painful place to find your unique McLaren F1. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened to one unlucky owner in Italy today. Now, you can see the aftermath on video. ALSO SEE: Dodge Drops More Photos...
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DeltaWing Four-Passenger Street Car Design RevealedThe DeltaWing’s unusual shape provoked comparisons to the Batmobile when it first hit the motorsports scene. While its on-track record was plagued by bad luck, the company behind the car is taking it to the next level: a street-legal, four-passenger version. This is it. MUST SEE: Google...
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Google Unveils Its First Self-Driving Car Prototype: Videos
Cute as a button and spelling doom for the enthusiast; no, it’s not the Rabbit of Caerbannog. It’s Google’s first in-house-designed self-driving car prototype, built from the ground up to deliver a seamless driving experience. But you won’t be doing the driving. Still a...
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Pastor Maldonado Gets New Lotus Evora S, We Wonder How Soon He’ll Crash ItThe best weekend of racing this year is just behind us, and while most of us only had hangovers or lots of nacho-cheese-fueled regret to show for it, Lotus F1 driver Pastor Maldonado drove off in a brand-new Evora S. Lucky guy. ALSO SEE: McLaren F1 Flipped During Road Trip With Rowan Atkinson...
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