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  • Porsche Cayman with Ford Mustang 5.0-liter V-8

    We’ve seen some interesting engine swaps lately, though the latest is perhaps the most ambitious. First discovered by Road & Track, it’s a Porsche Cayman that's had much of its internals removed so a Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] 5.0-liter V-8 could be squeezed in. As the photos show, the V-8 is the one that featured in the fifth-generation Mustang Boss 302. Ford’s been offering it as a crate unit for a while now. It delivers 444 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque in stock form, which you’d think would be enough for a car the size of a Cayman. However, a crazy...

  • 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
    Giulia ‘Ring record, 2017 Karma Revero, 2018 Panamera hybrid: Today’s Car News

    Alfa Romeo has reclaimed the record for the faster four-door production car around the Nürburgring with its new Giulia Quadrifoglio. This time around there’s a video showing the frenetic pace at which the stylish sedan is flogged around the ‘Ring. The Fisker Karma is back, only...

  • Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta leaked - Image via Supercars All Day
    First video of Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta

    It isn’t meant to debut until the 2016 Paris auto show but the upcoming convertible version of the Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari hypercar has been spotted. The car was recently in Spain for an official video shoot. On Thursday we saw photos of the car taken at the shoot, which revealed for...

  • 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio at the Nürburgring
    Alfa Romeo Giulia reclaims 4-door Nürburgring record with blistering 7:32 lap

    Following the debut of its new Giulia Quadrifoglio at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show, Alfa Romeo proclaimed the car had lapped the Nürburgring in 7:39. At the time, this was the record for a production standard four-door car at the ‘Ring by a significant margin. We thought it would be safe...

  • 2017 Karma Revero
    2017 Karma Revero preview

    No, it’s not 2011 all over again. And no, you’re not looking at a Fisker Karma. This is the 2017 Karma Revero. The extended-range electric sedan was formally unveiled on Thursday at an event near Los Angeles, California. The Revero, which is priced from $130,000, is a new and improved...

  • 2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid
    2018 Porsche Panamera 4 E-Hybrid: 462 hp, 0-60 in 4.4 s, 31-mi electric range

    If you’re in the market for an electrified car that can outpace top sports cars but also take the family for a road trip come vacation time, then consider Porsche’s new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid. The fuel-efficient sedan is the plug-in hybrid model in the second-generation Panamera lineup and...

  • Gymkhana Nine teaser

    Rallycross racer and gymkhana king Ken Block is at it again. Today on Instagram he teased the ninth installment in the Gymkhana series that started almost a decade ago. That first video was titled "Gymkhana Testing and Practice," and was run on Block's own site. It went viral and taxed the capacities of his private server. Automakers liked the publicity it drew, and their sponsorship dollars allowed Block to quit his job as a marketing executive at DC Shoes and pursue a racing career full time. Seven other videos have followed, each receiving millions of views and now it's time for a ninth...

  • 1956 Lotus Eleven at Laguna Seca, Credit: Historicmotorprints.com
    Driving a vintage Lotus at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

    If the best thing you can do with a car is to drive it, then the best thing to do during Monterey Car Week is to drive a classic. I can think of no better place to drive a classic than at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, so I packed up my 1956 Lotus Eleven sports racer and headed to...

  • 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Final Edition
    Do you mourn the loss of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution?

    It's no secret the current Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution outlived its shelf life. Now, it's time has passed, but the question is whether anyone will actually miss it. Thus we come to the topic of our latest Twitter poll: Do you mourn the loss of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution? Cast your vote below...

  • Production-Intent Ford GT, 2016 Detroit Auto Show
    Will the new Ford GT be a benchmark? Poll results

    One of the most anticipated new cars hitting the streets this year is the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT. With so much attention, and the scrutiny that's bound to come with the car's launch, one has to wonder if the Blue Oval can deliver without disappointment. In a recent Twitter poll we asked you...

  • 2016 Rolex Motorsports Reunion Drivers
    We photographed an old school race with an old school camera

    Old film cameras are hopelessly overrated. Fabulous magazine covers have been shot anonymously with smartphones; "geniuses" have shot with disposable film cameras, yielding photos only slightly better than I took on my seventh grade aquarium field trip in 1992. (Yet, Terry Richardson still gets...

  • Varsovia concept
    Varsovia concept brings electric luxury by way of Poland

    Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has proven that a startup company can bring its own vision of motoring future to the road, although in its case there were taxpayers taking much of the risk for minimal returns. Perhaps Varsovia Motor Company is the next thing in the high-end, low-emissions automotive...

  • Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta leaked - Image via Ferrari Club España

    The open-top version of Ferrari’s [NYSE:RACE] LaFerrari flagship makes its world debut on September 29 at the 2016 Paris auto show but photos of the car have already been released and now it’s been spotted in the wild. The car will have a new name, confirmed in these shots from Ferrari Club España as LaFerrari Aperta. The car is being filmed in an official video shoot and if you look closely you'll see "Aperta" on a placeholder for the license plate. Ferrari has used the Aperta appendage on a handful of its open-top specials, the most recent being the 458 Speciale Aperta...

  • 2017 Ford Fusion Sport
    Lexus UX concept, Jaguar I-Type, 2017 Ford Fusion Sport: Car News Headlines

    Lexus has given us an early look at a new concept it plans to unveil at the upcoming 2016 Paris auto show. The concept previews what’s likely to be a new subcompact crossover twinned with Toyota’s C-HR. Jaguar today unveiled the I-Type. Sadly, it isn’t a new model. Instead, I-Type...

  • 2017 McLaren MSO HS
    McLaren design boss: Wheels inspired by tree roots promise weight, strength improvements

    According to McLaren’s head designer, future wheel patterns will be radically different to what we’re used to seeing. Speaking with Motoring, McLaren design boss Frank Stephenson said his team is looking at asymmetrical wheel patterns inspired by the root systems of trees...

  • 2016/2017 Jaguar I-Type 1 Formula E race car
    Jaguar unveils I-Type Formula E electric racer

    Jaguar is committed to electrifying its lineup but it’s first electric car isn’t a production model. Rather, it’s a race car for the third season (2016/2017) of the Formula E Championship which gets underway in Hong Kong on October 9. The new race car is called the Jaguar I-Type...

  • 2016 Formula One Australian Grand Prix
    America’s Liberty Media finalizes $8 billion deal to buy F1

    Huge changes are taking place behind the scenes in Formula One. American media giant Liberty Media on Wednesday finalized a deal to wrest control of the commercial aspects of Formula One from the current consortium of owners, led by private equity firm CVC Partners. The deal values the sport at...

  • How variable intake manifolds create more power
    How variable intake manifolds create more power

    Your intake manifold. It takes in air and sends it to your engine's combustion chamber. This is basically the start of the combustion process. After all, you can't have combustion without air. Engineering Explained is here to walk us through the process and explain how a variable intake manifold...

  • Kia's new 8-speed automatic transmission

    Kia has taken the increasingly unusual step of developing its own automatic transmission, a new 8-speed that debuts in the automaker's Cadenza sedan set to arrive in dealers within the next couple of weeks. In the Cadenza, the 8-speed mates to a 3.3-liter V-6—but it's safe to assume that the Korean automaker will extend its high-tech gearbox to other engines moving forward. The 8-speed isn't Kia's first attempt at more than a half dozen gears; the company's rear-wheel drive K900 flagship utilizes an 8-speed automatic that was developed by Hyundai. But unlike the K900, the Cadenza (not...

  • 2017 Ford Fusion Sport
    2017 Ford Fusion Sport first drive review: Mainstream goes premium

    A couple of premium automakers have tried tossing pedestrian engines in their premium cars, and the results were disastrous. Acura shoved a 150-horsepower 2.0-liter 4-cylinder in the ILX, and buyers stayed away in droves. Cadillac plopped the Malibu's 202-horsepower 2.5-liter 4-cylinder in the ATS...

  • 2017 Ram 1500 Night Package
    Ram 1500 Night Package blacks out the details

    Ram has a new 1500 pickup truck for you. Well, it's not completely new, but it's a new trim and there are parts of it we like and parts we could do without. So basically, it's like every special edition truck ever. This one is the 2017 Ram Night Package and the key design upgrade that ties it all...

  • Mercedes parking system
    Mercedes cars will soon be able to locate free parking spots

    Life is too short to lap massive parking lots looking for open spaces. That's why Mercedes-Benz, along with automotive supplier giant Bosch, announced last week that its cars would eventually be able to detect empty spaces and share the info with other Mercedes cars that are nearby, looking for...

  • Simona de Silvestro
    Former IndyCar driver Simona de Silvestro joins Australia’s Supercars

    Former IndyCar and Formula E driver Simona de Silvestro has signed up to race in the touring car series known as the Australia Supercars Championship. The 28-year-old Swiss driver has entered a 3-year agreement starting in 2017, making her the first full-time female driver in the sport...

  • 2017 Hyundai i30
    New Hyundai i30 revealed, Elantra GT-badged version still pending

    Hyundai has revealed its new i30 hatchback ahead of the vehicle’s world debut later this month at the 2016 Paris auto show. The car is the Korean automaker’s rival to the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] Focus and Volkswagen Golf. It’s also the successor to our Elantra GT, although...

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