Andrew Ganz, Senior Editor
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Don't be frightened by all of the calculations on our friend Jason Fenske's famous white board: Launching a rear-wheel drive car properly is an exact science that is actually easily repeatable once...
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Faraday Future partners with Dragon Racing for Formula E teamSecretive California-based, Chinese-backed automaker Faraday Future has announced that it is partnering with Dragon Racing for what it calls a "long term alliance" in Formula E electric car racing. Dragon Racing will become Faraday's chief technical partner and will be the team's title sponsor...
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Funny Car and off road champs swap rides (sort of) in new videoYou might think that car racing is all the same, regardless of the type of vehicle. Well, we sure hope you don't, but if you needed any proof, this video released by the folks at Snap-On Tools should debunk any concern you might have had. In the video, we get to watch Funny Car champ Cruz Pedregon...
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Pagani shows off new Huayra Roadster at private eventDon't worry. We didn't get the invite to check out Pagani's new droptop version of its Huayra, either. The Italian sports car builder held a very private event for some of its most important customers earlier this week ostensibly to inaugurate its new factory. But attendees were treated to an extra...
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Turning pig poop into asphaltA group of students and researchers in North Carolina have come up with a remarkably good idea for reducing costs and environmental impact for road construction: paving roads with swine manure. Thankfully, the process that the entrepreneurs at North Carolina A&T State University have devised...
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McLaren P1 LM car breaks Goodwood Hillclimb recordOne of the Goodwood Festival of Speed's major attractions is its renowned Hillclimb, a sprint up Lord March's driveway. It might not be as challenging as, say, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, but Goodwood's paved road nonetheless attracts some of the most awe-inspiring cars in the...
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There's only one CSX 2000, Carroll Shelby's first-ever Cobra. RM Sotheby's is set to offer the very first Shelby Cobra ever built, and easily one of the most valuable, for the first time to the...
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Ex-Apple engineers create solar-powered backup cameraBackup cameras will soon become mandatory in all new cars, but for those of us with an older vehicle, solutions tend to be pricey and cumbersome to install. A company called Pearl, which is composed almost entirely of former Apple engineers, says it has created a solution called RearVision. It's a...
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Porsche breaks 'Ring record with new PanameraAlthough the new Porsche Panamera was just shown barely 48 hours ago, the German sports car manufacturer already has bragging rights over any other sedan on the planet. That's because the flagship Panamera Turbo has turned the fastest lap ever recorded for a production sedan at Germany's famed...
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Pagani Zonda still lives: One last special editionCould it be back from the dead? Kind of, but not really. Pagani announced back in 2014 that it was discontinuing development of its Zonda supercar with the jaw-dropping Zonda Revolucion, but images have made their way onto the web showing one last hurrah for the Zonda. If you'll take a walk down...
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5 things you should never do with a dual-clutch transmissionDual-clutch gearboxes are becoming increasingly common, and today's versions of these fast-shifting automatic gearboxes are far better than they were just a few years ago when they first hit the consumer market. Our friend Jason Fenske at Engineering Explained takes a look at these transmissions in...
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Chevy celebrates Camaro's 50th anniversary with rare video footageChevrolet has released a pair of new videos celebrating 50 years of Camaros with rare footage of all six generations of the pony car in action. The video above features complete commercials and promotional videos, while the shorter video below is a compilation with snippets from ads throughout the...
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Chevrolet has a full weekend of summer of activities planned to help celebrate the Camaro's 50th birthday: Tours of the assembly plant where Camaros are assembled, a car show for enthusiasts, and a...
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1952 Buick land speed record holder up for saleIt is safe to say that this 1952 Buick Super Riviera looked nothing like it does today when it rolled off the assembly line and made its way to its first owner. Nothing General Motors had in mind for it can compare to what racer Jeff Brock did to it decades later. Christened "Bombshell Betty," the...
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Mercedes could use water spray to control tire temperaturesMost drivers don't often think about the temperature of their tires, but rubber that has too much ice or snow buildup can significantly reduce traction—even winter tires. Mercedes-Benz appears to be thinking about tire temperatures, though. DON'T MISS: 9 safety tricks the 2017 Mercedes-Benz...
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Tesla Model 3 prototype nabbed at service centerA prototype version of Tesla's upcoming, entry-level Model 3 was spotted at one of the carmaker's service centers recently. While the prototype nabbed by an Imgur user doesn't reveal anything new—its interior remains in the conceptual stage—it does serve as a reminder that Tesla is hard...
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918-inspired, 700-hp Porsche Panamera on the way?Porsche's all-new Panamera made a big splash yesterday with a new 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 rated at 550 horsepower headlining the changes to what looks to be a more stylish take on a four-door Porsche. Yet Motor Trend, who was in Germany for the Panamera's debut, says that there's more to come...
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Bugatti looking to beat its own top speed record with new ChironBugatti has high hopes for its new Chiron, which the automaker has been parading around at major motorsports events like the Goodwood Hillclimb, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Nürburgring 24 Hours. Now, the Volkswagen-owned French automaker says that it is aiming to best the current...
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A potentially faulty carbon fiber driveshaft has prompted Mercedes-Benz's AMG unit to recall the GT S sports car.
The recall covers just 135 examples of the GT S built between June 1 and July 24 of...
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Confirmed: 2018 Jeep Wrangler to have manual transmission optionJeep's next Wrangler won't lose its standard 6-speed manual gearbox, despite rumors pointing toward the contrary. Demand for the 6-speed is at all-time lows against the optional 5-speed automatic currently offered in Jeep's iconic 4x4. However, new spy photos posted to JLWranglerForums.com show a...
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Route 66 could become a giant solar panelA stretch of Route 66 in Missouri will step well into the 21st century soon when it becomes the first stretch of road in the Untied States to be covered with pavers that double as solar panels. The Missouri Department of Transportation applied recently for a grant that would allow it to test new...
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2018 Audi A5 and S5 first drive review: Sibling rivalry renewedAudi's A4 brings home the bacon for its U.S. sales arm, but there's no denying the stylish spin-offs that give the compact-car family its panache: the Audi A5 and S5. These Audi twins vie for attention at the dinner table. Between bites, the sleek A5 catches up on the #RichKidsOfInstagram hashtag...
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Watch the 1,480-hp Bugatti Chiron tackle the Goodwood HillclimbWhat better place for the Bugatti Chiron to visit last weekend than the March family's driveway at Goodwood House? The world's most powerful road-going car was one of the biggest stars at last weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed, where retired British racing driver and Le Mans star Andy Wallace...
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How the Nissan GT-R's all-wheel-drive system worksThere are few cars more complex and sophisticated than Godzilla, also known as the Nissan GT-R. Our friend at Engineering Explained, Jason Fenske, has a knack for making the most complicated topics far easier to understand, and his latest project is dissecting just how the GT-R puts its 565...
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