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  • Brembo carbon ceramic brakes in the 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06

    The 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06’s performance figures--when equipped with the Z07 Performance Package--have just been released this morning, but that’s not the only performance news for the Corvette family today. Brembo, the brand behind the Corvette’s Z07 carbon ceramic brake system, has released a detailed video showing off the technology. MUST SEE: Texas A&M Barrier Decapitates Trucks In Slow Motion: Video The Brembo system is what makes the Z06’s impressive 99.6-foot braking distance from 60 mph possible, and it does it without fad, even under extreme...

  • 2015 Bentley Mulsanne Speed, 2014 Paris Auto Show
    2015 Bentley Mulsanne Speed Revealed With 530 HP And 811 LB-FT Of Torque: Paris Auto Show Live Photos

    We aren’t sure how many Bentley Mulsanne buyers deemed the car’s 505-horsepower to be insufficient for their needs, but we’re glad enough of them spoke up to persuade Bentley to launch an even more powerful version of its flagship sedan. That more powerful version is the 2015...

  • Volkswagen XL Sport concept, 2014 Paris Auto Show
    Volkswagen XL Sport Concept Gets Ducati Power, Details & Live Photos: 2014 Paris Auto Show

    For a year now, rumors of a Ducati-powered version of the Volkswagen XL1 hyper-efficient, super-lightweight car made the rounds. Today, those rumors have come true: this is the XL Sport concept. Powered by a Ducati V-twin engine out of the 1199 Superlegerra motorcycle rated at 197 horsepower, the...

  • 2015 Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Concept  -  Paris Auto Show (private event)
    Q80 Inspiration Concept: Live Photos, More Details For Hybrid Flagship

    Infiniti did more than outline its next flagship sedan, in concept-car form, ahead of the Paris Auto Show this week. Even before the opening of the show, it revealed the car on the eve of the show’s opening to an event with select members of the press—and we were included, so we can...

  • Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 concept, 2014 Paris Auto Show
    Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 Full Details & Live Photos: 2014 Paris Auto Show

    The supercar hybrid world continues to expand today with the unveiling of the Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 at the 2014 Paris Auto Show. Featuring a total system output of 910 horsepower from a combination of a 610-hp 5.2-liter V-10 engine and 300 hp from three electric motors, the Asterion is...

  • Texas A&M Transportation Institute barrier stops truck violently
    Texas A&M Barrier Decapitates Trucks In Slow Motion: Video

    We don’t know why the boffins at Texas A&M decided to make such a vicious anti-truck barrier. We’re not even sure such a thing is necessary. But wow, does it ever work. MUST SEE: 52-Yr-Old Mom Beats Carjacker, Sends Him Running: Video Here, captured from every gory angle, is the...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

    The 2015 Chevy Corvette Z06 is coming, and it has already put the supercar world on notice with its 650 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. Now, it claims some very important performance figures as among its feature set, too. Headlining the new stats released today: 0-60 mph in just 2.95 seconds—when equipped with the 8-speed automatic transmission. We’ve driven this transmission in the standard Stingray, and found it to be a remarkable option--one that can, in some conditions, compete with and even beat Porsche’s PDK dual-clutch system. MUST SEE: 52-Yr-Old Mom Beats...

  • Infiniti Q80 Inspiration concept, 2014 Paris Auto Show
    Infiniti Q80 Concept, Aston Lagonda Photos, 2014 Paris Auto Show: Today’s Car News

    The 2014 Paris Auto Show is gearing up for two days of concepts and production cars, and so far, the early samples have proved tantalizing. Among the news: the Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Concept, a 550-hp hybrid that aims to put Infiniti at the front of the luxury flagship class; the Aston Martin...

  • 2015 Ford Mustang Hennessey HPE700
    717-HP Hennessey Mustang Limited To Just 500 Units For 2015

    Everyone on the web is pitching the new Hennessey Mustang against the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat, perhaps because they have no other frame of reference. Fortunately, we can see beyond the horsepower to the potential for other aspects of the Mustang’s performance. MUST SEE: 52-Yr-Old Mom...

  • Woman defends her Audi Q3 from carjacker
    52-Yr-Old Mom Beats Carjacker, Sends Him Running: Video

    Today’s video justice sees a 52-year-old mother arriving at work only to be carjacked—or almost carjacked—when something incredible happens. She fights back. And she wins. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Pranksters Get Tased For Being Dumb: Video Justice Deborah Fielding, 52, had just...

  • 2017 Jaguar XE
    Jaguar Confirms New Details For 2017 XE Sedan: 2014 Paris Auto Show

    The 2017 Jaguar XE sedan remains two years away from its American on-sale date, but today, at the car’s official unveiling in Paris, Jaguar’s U.S. vice president of communications & public affairs, Stuart Schorr, confirmed some of the details of the U.S.-bound version of the car...

  • Infiniti Q80 Inspiration concept, 2014 Paris Auto Show
    Infiniti Q80 Inspiration concept: 550-HP hybrid previews future flagship

    Ahead of the 2014 Paris Auto Show this week, Infiniti has revealed full details, and a full set of images, of a concept car that strongly hints at the direction of a future flagship Q80 production model—and an inspiration for all future models from the brand. Its 550-horsepower...

  • 2015 Lexus GS F spy shots

    The new RC F coupe we recently drove isn’t the only high-performance F model Lexus has in the hopper. Today we have new spy shots of a prototype for the upcoming GS F, which looks to be almost complete and thus could be making its world debut as early as this November’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. All the tell-tale F signs are there, like the aggressive front bumper with huge air intakes and protruding splitter, front fender vents, chunky side sills, stacked exhaust tips, and integrated rear diffuser. The car also looks to be sitting lower than the regular GS and it wears much...

  • 2015 Hyundai Genesis by ARK Performance, 2014 SEMA
    ARK Performance Turns 2015 Hyundai Genesis Into Super SEMA Sedan

    Hyundai has done one hell of a job transforming the Genesis. The first generation machine was a novel take on a segment on which Germany has held a tight grip. There were hints of luxury, but the car was overall a B- effort. Now though, Hyundai offers up the second-generation Genesis and it's a...

  • 2016 Audi TT / TTS First Drive  -  Spain, September 2014
    2016 Audi TT: Driving With Its Virtual Cockpit A Vision Of The Future

    We have seen the future of the in-car interface—or at least a major part of it—at Audi, and it's in the 2016 TT Coupe and Roadster slated to arrive Stateside next summer. In modern cars, the era of the infotainment system has ushered in—and enabled—some fresh new design...

  • Tax The Rich hoon the Rolls-Royce Wraith
    Rolls-Royce Wraith Rips Up The English Countryside: Video

    TaxTheRich is back at it again, and this time, they’re hooning the Rolls-Royce Wraith in ways that simply should not be possible. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Pranksters Get Tased For Being Dumb: Video Justice Improper ways. Disgraceful ways. Awesome ways. If you’ve ever wondered what it would...

  • Ralph Gilles Dodge Challenger Hellcat
    Ralph Gilles Runs Down CTS-V On Track With Challenger SRT Hellcat: Video

    Everyone who has even a little bit of blood still pumping through their veins is excited about the all-new 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat. It's a car with the greatest name, one of the most powerful factory-built engines on the planet, and it's wearing a sticker price that is a relative steal...

  • 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 at the Nürburgring
    2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Hits The Nürburgring: Video

    The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is almost ready for its showroom debut early next year, where it will be priced from just $78,995 with shipping. But before production of customer cars can get underway, just a few more tests need to be completed, one of which is a mandatory high-speed test on...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Camaro spy shots

    Chevrolet’s next-generation Camaro has been spotted stretching its legs on the Nürburgring. The new car will be revealed early next year and go on sale next fall, as a 2016 model. Expect it to be lighter, more powerful and better built than the fifth-gen car it replaces. In a company-wide strategy announcement made overnight, Ford confirmed that its Lincoln brand will receive two new models before 2020. These will be in addition to the new MKX and replacement for the MKS. A couple of years ago, news emerged that Audi was looking to build a hybrid supercar inspired by its Le...

  • 1999 Mazda RX-7
    No New RX Sports Car Without A Rotary, Says Mazda Design Chief

    There are probably few cars hinted at more via official channels than a new generation of the Mazda RX-7, but despite the rumors going back more than half a decade it feels like we’re still no closer to ever seeing a new rotary-powered sports car being launched by Mazda. The last we heard is...

  • 2015 Honda CR-V
    2015 Honda CR-V Revealed, Priced From $24,150

    The current Honda CR-V was all-new for the 2012 model year and now the popular compact crossover has received its mid-cycle update. The updated CR-V goes on sale tomorrow, as a 2015 model, and has a starting price of $24,150 with shipping. The updates consist of revised styling, a more potent...

  • 2016 Chevrolet Camaro spy shots
    2016 Chevrolet Camaro Spy Shots

    These are our latest spy shots of prototypes for the all-new, sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. As the prototypes confirm, the new Camaro won't look very different from the current model, but there are some big changes taking place beneath the skin. MUST SEE: Lamborghini Pranksters Get Tased For...

  • 2015 Lincoln MKC
    Lincoln Confirms Next MKX And MKS Replacement Plus Two New Cars

    The Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has taken a page out of the Volkswagen playbook by making public its aggressive new growth targets, which will see the Blue Oval contend not only with VW but also General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] and Toyota for top automaker status. Under its new ‘Vision...

  • Jay Leno with his McLaren P1
    Watch How Jay Leno Protects His Supercars From Paint Chips

    Anyone who likes to drive their car(s) regularly knows how annoying it can be to get paint chips or even a cracked windshield from all types of road debris. When we’re talking supercars with seven-figure price tags, it’s worth spending a little extra on protection. And one of the...

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