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• Chevy Rolls Out 10-Speed Transmission For The Camaro ZL1
• Toyota 86 Chief Engineer Promises Next Gen To Exceed Expectations
• Ontario Woman Follows GPS Right Into A Lake
• Watching Kanye West Struggle To Start His Mercedes-Maybach Is Pretty Awkward
• BMW’s New 2017 750d xDrive Diesel Has Four Turbos And 400 Horses
• Mercedes Says "Whenever" When Asked About Its Pickup Launch In The USA
• BMW Gives 2017 M240i And M140i A 15HP Boost To 335HP, 230i Gets 248HP
• Voodoo Blue Porsche 918 Spyder Brings The Magic On Custom Wheels
• BMW And Garage Italia Customs Present i8 Futurism Edition
• Superman & The Hulk Duke It Out On The Drag Strip
• Carlex Design Teases Classic Ford Mustang Project
• VW's Enthusiast Vehicle Fleet Keeps Wörthersee Spirit Going All Year Round
• Mercedes-Benz Considering Eco-Focused Brand To Rival BMW i
• This Time, Jon Olsson Really Took His Lambo Up A Snowy Mountain
• Ford Issues Explorer Recall For Improper Suspension Welding
• ABT Turns The Audi S8 Plus Into A 705PS Cruise Missile
• Crazy Texas Road Rage Incident Has It All, From Punching A Woman To Purposely Crashing Car
• Hyundai Develops Exoskeleton, Compares It To Iron Man Suit
• Honda To Expand Takata Airbag Recall By 21 Million Cars Globally
• 1974 VW Bug With Just 60 Miles On The Clock Is As New As It Gets
• Is Hamilton Or Rosberg At Fault For Mercedes’ F1 Spanish Grand Prix Crash?
• Continental Designs Gesture Control System For Steering Wheels
• 2017 Porsche 911 GTS Targa Spied Undisguised, Gets Turbo Six
• Aston Martin Artisans Create Vanquish Artwork From Left Over Leather Bits
• 18-Yr Old Max Verstappen Becomes Youngest Ever F1 Winner

Chevy Rolls Out 10-Speed Transmission For The Camaro ZL1 Posted: 17 May 2016 03:52 AM PDT A very powerful sports car it may be, yet GM opted to offer the ZL1's with an automatic transmission. Read more »

Toyota 86 Chief Engineer Promises Next Gen To Exceed Expectations Posted: 16 May 2016 07:30 PM PDT With the replacement of the Toyobaru 86/BRZ twins already confirmed, the model's chief engineer Tetsuya Tada had a few things to say about the second generation of their rear-drive coupe. Read more »

Ontario Woman Follows GPS Right Into A Lake Posted: 16 May 2016 06:52 PM PDT A young Canadian woman drove her Toyota Yaris into a lake in Tobermory, Ontario, Canada, because her GPS told her so. Read more »

Watching Kanye West Struggle To Start His Mercedes-Maybach Is Pretty Awkward Posted: 16 May 2016 06:15 PM PDT Talk about things that can wipe the smile off somebody's face, not being able to start your $200,000 car on the first try has to be right up there. Read more »

BMW’s New 2017 750d xDrive Diesel Has Four Turbos And 400 Horses Posted: 16 May 2016 05:42 PM PDT What's better than a tri-turbo straight-six diesel? Why a quad-turbocharged version, of course, and that's what BMW is bringing to the table with their 750d and 750Ld xDrive saloons. Read more »

Mercedes Says "Whenever" When Asked About Its Pickup Launch In The USA Posted: 16 May 2016 05:08 PM PDT In spite of entering a new, and lucrative, market, Mercedes still hasn't decided when it will start selling its upcoming pickup truck in the United States. Read more »

BMW Gives 2017 M240i And M140i A 15HP Boost To 335HP, 230i Gets 248HP Posted: 16 May 2016 04:50 PM PDT BMW is refreshing its North American 2-Series range for 2017 with the new and more powerful M240i and 230i Coupes and Convertibles, while Europe and other international markets are also getting the M140i hatch. Read more »

Voodoo Blue Porsche 918 Spyder Brings The Magic On Custom Wheels Posted: 16 May 2016 04:05 PM PDT With a strident paint job, and a set of custom Brushed Dark Clear wheels from HRE, this 918 Spyder isn't about being subtle. Read more »

BMW And Garage Italia Customs Present i8 Futurism Edition Posted: 16 May 2016 03:34 PM PDT When you thought the i8 can't get more futuristic than it already is, BMW goes and creates the "Futurism Edition" in collaboration with Garage Italia Customs. Read more »

Superman & The Hulk Duke It Out On The Drag Strip Posted: 16 May 2016 03:02 PM PDT It's DC Comics versus Marvel, old versus new and Superman versus The Hulk in this 1/4 mile drag race where on the right lane we have a McLaren MP4-12C with a Superman livery and to its left a Hulked-out 650S. Read more »

Carlex Design Teases Classic Ford Mustang Project Posted: 16 May 2016 02:33 PM PDT Known for their flamboyant takes on car interiors, Carlex Design have taken on a different type of project lately, involving one of the world's most iconic muscle cars. Read more »

VW's Enthusiast Vehicle Fleet Keeps Wörthersee Spirit Going All Year Round Posted: 16 May 2016 02:03 PM PDT Volkswagen's presence in the aftermarket industry and modding community is vibrant to say the least, especially if you take into consideration what happens at Worthersee. Read more »

Mercedes-Benz Considering Eco-Focused Brand To Rival BMW i Posted: 16 May 2016 01:36 PM PDT Launching a separate division or sub-brand to put emphasis on green vehicles has worked out very nice for its arch-rival BMW, so Merceded is looking into adopting a similar strategy. Read more »

This Time, Jon Olsson Really Took His Lambo Up A Snowy Mountain Posted: 16 May 2016 05:43 PM PDT After failing, multiple times, to take his furious Lamborghini up a sky slope, Jon Olson finally managed to drive the vehicle on top of a glacier, and the view was extraordinary. Read more »

Ford Issues Explorer Recall For Improper Suspension Welding Posted: 16 May 2016 12:36 PM PDT The latest safety campaign conducted by Ford covers several units of the 2014 and 2015 MY Explorers that will have to be taken back to the dealers. Read more »

ABT Turns The Audi S8 Plus Into A 705PS Cruise Missile Posted: 16 May 2016 12:09 PM PDT If the regular 605PS  Audi S8 Plus seems a bit sluggish to you, ABT will happily add an extra 100 horses in there to satisfy your supercar-crushing needs. Read more »

Crazy Texas Road Rage Incident Has It All, From Punching A Woman To Purposely Crashing Car Posted: 16 May 2016 11:39 AM PDT Everything's bigger in Texas - even road rage incidents. This one happened at a busy intersection near Houston, on Saturday morning, when a brawl erupted between three men and a woman. Read more »

Hyundai Develops Exoskeleton, Compares It To Iron Man Suit Posted: 16 May 2016 11:04 AM PDT Possibly inspired by the "wearable robot" from the Alien film series, but compared to an Iron Man suit, Hyundai's exoskeleton prototype won't help you fight Xenomorphs, though it will give the wearer extra strength. Read more »

Honda To Expand Takata Airbag Recall By 21 Million Cars Globally Posted: 16 May 2016 10:34 AM PDT The largest automotive recall ever is about to get even bigger, as Honda will call back an additional 21 million cars, related to the Takata airbag problem, worldwide. Read more »

1974 VW Bug With Just 60 Miles On The Clock Is As New As It Gets Posted: 16 May 2016 10:05 AM PDT A virtually unused 1974 VW Beetle was discovered in mint condition and is now going under the hammer in Denmark. Read more »

Is Hamilton Or Rosberg At Fault For Mercedes’ F1 Spanish Grand Prix Crash? Posted: 16 May 2016 07:03 PM PDT The 2016 Spanish Grand Prix simply could not have gotten off to a worse start for Mercedes, as both of their drivers were involved in a race-ending incident after only a couple of corners. Read more »

Continental Designs Gesture Control System For Steering Wheels Posted: 16 May 2016 09:11 AM PDT If you thought BMW's clever gesture controls in the new-gen 7-Series were cool, just wait until automakers will make it so drivers no longer need to remove their hands from the steering wheel. Read more »

2017 Porsche 911 GTS Targa Spied Undisguised, Gets Turbo Six Posted: 16 May 2016 08:34 AM PDT Less than two years after the introduction of the new 911 GTS series back in October of 2015 and Porsche is gearing up to bring the facelifted model into line with the rest of the range. Read more »

Aston Martin Artisans Create Vanquish Artwork From Left Over Leather Bits Posted: 16 May 2016 08:04 AM PDT Art comes in all forms, especially in the motoring world, as Aston Martin's craftsmen demonstrate. Read more »

18-Yr Old Max Verstappen Becomes Youngest Ever F1 Winner Posted: 16 May 2016 07:36 AM PDT Red Bull's newest addition to the team needed only one Sunday afternoon in order to become Formula One's youngest driver ever to win a Grand Prix. Read more »

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