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  • Hellcat driver hits 198 mph on the highway

    The Dodge Challenger Hellcat is a 200-mph machine. It's a 707-horsepower (717 for 2019) insane muscle car that's warped our definition of "appropriate power." But with that power comes responsibility, and that's something a 22-year-old in North Carolina clearly lacks. William Jefferson posted a video of himself driving his Hellcat 198 mph to YouTube. That's stupid on two counts. A concerned citizen sent the video to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, and they were none too pleased. The stretch of Wake County, North Carolina, road in the video is US-1. It appears to be in great shape...

  • Elon Musk
    Opinion: It's time for Tesla's Elon Musk to step aside

    It’s hard to overstate Elon Musk’s contributions to the 21st century. As one of PayPal’s founders, Musk cemented his fortune. As the dreamer behind SpaceX, he cemented his vision for humanity’s future. As Tesla’s CEO, he’s created an automaker that not only...

  • 2020 Audi RS Q3 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    SSC Tuatara engine, Audi RS Q3 spy shots, Microlino electric car: Today's Car News

    SSC has revealed the first photos of the powerplant that will feature in its Tuatara hypercar. The company boasts that the engine will deliver numbers sufficient to outperform other hypercars competing for top speed and all-around performance. Audi Sport is out testing prototypes for a new...

  • 2019 Audi A4
    2019 Audi A4 and A5 lose manual transmission

    Just as BMW aims to put the sport back in sport sedan with its redesigned 3-Series, Audi's A4 is losing the manual transmission for the 2019 model year. Audi made the manual available as a no-cost option on A4s equipped with all-wheel drive for 2017. It pointed out at the time that it was the only...

  • 1967 Classic Recreations Ford Shelby GT500CR 545
    Classic Recreations will show its Shelby Mustangs in Monterey for first time

    Classic Recreations has been churning out continuation versions of some of America's most cherished muscle cars for some time now. What the company hasn't done yet, however, is show its wares in front of the crowds that attend Monterey Car Week. That changes this year as Classic Recreations will be...

  • SSC Tuatara engine
    SSC reveals Tuatara hypercar's twin-turbo V-8

    It’s been a while since we last heard about SSC North America (formerly Shelby SuperCars) and its promised Tuatara hypercar, a car that could potentially reclaim the production car land speed record for the firm. The good news is that the Tuatara is coming, and soon. After first showing us a...

  • Gyon brand launch in Los Angeles, California

    Yet another Chinese electric car startup has announced its intentions, only this one doesn't have a flashy concept to show us just yet. The new company goes by the name Gyon, and its launch took place on August 8 in Los Angeles, California. Present at the event was Tom LaSorda, a former Chrysler CEO and a board member of Fisker before it went under in 2013. It isn't clear what connection he has with with the new Gyon. While Gyon didn't have a concept to show us at its launch, the company is planning to unveil one in 2019. A teaser shot unveiled in July showed a sedan with coupe-like...

  • Ford to spend millions rehabbing Michigan Central Station
    Ford to spend $740M to turn Detroit train station into tech HQ

    Ford recently made news when it purchased the defunct Michigan Central Station. Closed in 1988, the former Amtrak hub is now going to be turned into a tech center for the Blue Oval brand. Now Ford has revealed it will shell out hundreds of millions of dollars to get the old building into shape...

  • 2018 BMW M5
    2018 BMW M5 recalled for faulty fuel level sensor

    The 2018 BMW M5 is a powerful beast, but some owners may also think they are getting fantastic fuel economy. Sorry, that's not the case. The 2018 BMW M5 is being recalled for a faulty fuel level sensor. The fuel gauge in the new M5 may show more fuel than is actually in the tank. That's because a...

  • Alfa Romeo 2020 roadmap
    Alfa Romeo GTV Spider reportedly in the works

    Alfa Romeo's revival started with the 4C and really got going with the Giulia sedan and Stelvio crossover. Back in June we learned that by 2022 the brand plans to update three of its models and bring four new models to market by 2022, including a GTV coupe based on the Giulia. Now we hear that a...

  • Barbie car with a dirt bike engine
    Watch a Barbie Mustang go-kart hit 53 mph

    "Fast. Dangerous. Scary. And stupid." Those are the words straight from the builders' mouths. Edwin and Ethan use those words to describe the Barbie car they built that's powered by a dirtbike engine. They use another word to describe the over-powered toy as well, and that's "awesome" because...

  • Teaser for Infiniti Prototype 10 concept debuting on August 23, 2018
    Infiniti Prototype 10 speedster concept takes shape in new teaser sketch

    Infiniti will start switching over to an electrified lineup around 2021 when the first models based on a new modular platform are introduced. That date's a few years off but in the interim Infiniti will provide a glimpse into its future with concept cars. The Q Inspiration unveiled in January gave...

  • First McLaren Senna in the United States

    The U.S. often gets downgraded versions of high-performance cars. Be it the 5-mph impact bumpers of the 1970s or down-powered engines forced to meet emissions regulations, we are sometimes left jealous of the European versions of certain cars. Today is a different day, though, because this time the U.S. gets the good one. The US-spec McLaren Senna is louder than the version sold in Europe. Louder is better, at least when you're talking about a 789-horsepower British-born hyper exotic. The Senna's noise arrives thanks to a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V-8, which routes its bark through an...

  • 2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet drag race car
    2020 Pininfarina hypercar, 2018 Mustang Cobra Jet, 2018 Hertz Corvette Z06: Car News Headlines

    Pininfarina has revealed more of its electric hypercar coming in 2020 to challenge the Bugatti Chiron. Today we received a glimpse of the car's interior which is dressed in carbon fiber and accented by digital screens. Ford rolled out a new Mustang Cobra Jet. The drag special comes 50 years after...

  • 2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet drag race car
    2018 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet debuts with 5.2-liter supercharged V-8

    It was 50 years ago that Ford dealer and racer Bob Tasca came out with the original Mustang Cobra Jet. Now Ford has unveiled a 50th anniversary special based on the sixth-generation Mustang, and it's the fastest and most powerful Mustang drag racer ever offered by the factory. The big news is that...

  • Carlos Sainz
    McLaren confirms Carlos Sainz as Fernando Alonso's replacement

    Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz will join McLaren for the 2019 season. The Bahraini government-owned team said Thursday it signed a multi-year contract with Sainz, who will fill the seat of Fernando Alonso who announced Tuesday he will step down from F1 after the current season. Sainz currently...

  • 2018 Hertz 100th Anniversary Edition Chevrolet Corvette Z06
    Hertz celebrates 100th anniversary with special Corvette Z06

    It was only 10 years after Henry Ford introduced the Model T that the company we know today as Hertz was renting them out. That was back in 1918 when Chicago resident Walter Jacobs started a rental car company with a dozen Ford Model Ts. John Hertz, who founded Yellow Cab Company a few years...

  • 1963 Ferrari 275 P chassis No. 0816 - Image via RM Sotheby's
    This Ferrari was only just discovered to be the overall winner at Le Mans in 1963

    After reading the heading you're probably wondering how the overall winner at the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans was only just discovered after more than half a century. Well, it was only due to a little digging by RM Sotheby's after being consigned a very special 1963 Ferrari 275 P. The car, bearing...

  • 2019 Volvo S60

    Polestar may be its own independent brand now but the former motorsport and tuning company is still offering performance upgrades for its parent Volvo. Its latest upgrade is a software tune that sees the all-wheel-drive systems of popular Volvo models increase their rear bias. The software increases the amount and frequency of torque distributed to the rear wheels, improving the steering with enhanced turn-in and better control and engagement when cornering. The software also improves traction when accelerating off the line. When installed, the software is designed to function whenever the...

  • 2019 BMW 3-Series prototype testing on the Nürburgring
    BMW swears its 3-Series is going to be a sport sedan again

    BMW's 3-Series has traditionally been the benchmark for the executive sport sedan, however in recent years its top perch has been crowded out by impressive alternatives such as the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Cadillac ATS. The fact has not been lost on BMW, which is why the automaker is working extra...

  • Mark Wahlberg discusses cars at his new Ohio dealership
    Mark Wahlberg reveals his teen days as a mechanic

    Mark Wahlberg was recently in Columbus, Ohio, to talk about his new Chevrolet dealership. While there, the actor met with media and shared his lifelong passion for cars. In fact, one of his first jobs was as an auto mechanic. As a teenager, Wahlberg did oil changes and tune-ups and even drove a...

  • Netflix's "Fastest Car"
    Netflix is hitting the gas on "original" automotive content

    Netflix has announced that it's dipping its proverbial toe more deeply into the water that is automotive television. This means two new shows and a third, "Fastest Car," that is getting renewed for a second season. More automotive content is great for car fans, but while Netflix may be offering...

  • Ford Mustang and Chevy Camaro
    Ford Mustang price climbs while Chevy Camaro gets a price cut

    Despite arriving in dealer showrooms just a month ago, the 2019 Ford Mustang has received a price increase. The refreshed 2019 Camaro, meanwhile, arrives with a price cut. It's not just a horsepower war as the automakers adjust their pricing strategies to capture sales and maximize profits. Ford's...

  • 2019 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Collection
    Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Collection honors the “Best Car in the World”

    When Rolls-Royce sets out to mark a milestone, it does so with the utmost finesse, especially when honoring the legendary Silver Ghost. The automaker on Tuesday unveiled the first of a limited run of Silver Ghost Collection cars based on the 2019 Rolls-Royce Ghost. The run celebrates an historic...

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