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  • Red Bull Racing at the Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix

    Round two of the 2015 Formula One World Championship takes us to Kuala Lumpur’s Sepang International Circuit, a Hermann Tilke-designed track that was first in the spate of modern tracks in emerging markets for the sport. It opened in March of 1999, and since then it’s been a permanent fixture on the F1 calendar as the venue for the Malaysian Grand Prix. ALSO SEE: American Startup Bringing 1,700-HP LM2 Streamliner Supercar To New York Auto Show It stretches 3.4 miles and is one of the toughest of the year due to harsh weather and track conditions. Ground temperatures can exceed 122...

  • DeltaWing four-seater road car concept
    DeltaWing Says Its Road Car Can Achieve 74 MPG Highway Without Electrification

    It was at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show that we first saw the radically-designed DeltaWing concept, which was unveiled by chief designer Ben Bowlby as a potential replacement for the chassis used in IndyCar. Promising incredible fuel economy, the DeltaWing racer found a natural home in endurance...

  • Hockenheimring, home of the Formula One German Grand Prix
    FIA Revises 2015 Formula Calendar Following Decision To Drop German Race

    The FIA, motorsport’s governing body, decided to drop the German Grand Prix from the 2015 Formula One calendar. The decision comes after months of negotiations between F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone and the operators of the Nürburgring and Hockenheim race tracks that usually host the...

  • 2015 Audi R18 e-tron quattro LMP1 race car
    First Look At 2015 Audi R18 e-tron quattro Le Mans Prototype

    Audi’s R18 line of Le Mans prototype racers have been with us since the 2011 motorsport season, gaining gradual updates with each new season of the World Endurance Champion to ensure the oil-burning endurance racers remain the cream of the crop. Last year, the R18 saw its biggest threat when...

  • LaFerrari
    Lewis Hamilton expands car collection with LaFerrari, Shelby GT500

    He may drive for Mercedes, but reigning Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton has just bought the flagship model of rival team Ferrari. Yes, we’re talking about the limited edition LaFerrari. DON'T MISS: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video The information was...

  • 2015 Honda Civic Type R BTCC race car
    New Honda Civic Type R Set To Go Racing

    Honda has already proven that its latest Civic Type R is a fast road car, but soon the Japanese automaker will be able to determine whether it makes for a good race car, too. Honda has released the first photos of a new Civic Type R racer that is set to do battle this year in the British Touring...

  • Mustang GT500 nearly crashes...nearly!

    Fast cars get a lot of press for how well they go. People are always sticking phones to the seat of their Tesla Model S P85Ds, or laying long stripes of rubber with their Hellcats. But an equally important attribute of truly fast cars is the ability to NOT GO; to stop. To stop hard. ALSO SEE: Angry Supercar Hater Throws Rocks At Lamborghini Aventador: Video The 662-hp Mustang GT500 is a car that can most certainly go. And thanks to some brilliant engineering by Ford’s performance folks, it can stop, too—provided the nut behind the wheel is properly tightened. Here, we’re not...

  • Cookie Monster Does Donuts
    D Is For Donuts: DTM Champ Takes Cookie Monster For Spin In Updated BMW 1-Series

    Sure, these videos are in German. But figuring out what's happening here is about as easy as eating pretzels and drinking beer. Like anything featuring Cookie Monster, they're both good for a laugh. MUST WATCH: YOU SAVED IT! YOU MOTHER#@#$%R!!: Video The first one has the most action. Because, in a...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 race car
    Onboard With Nissan’s Front-Drive GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 Race Car: Video

    Sadly, the new wrong-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R LM NISMO LMP1 car won’t be making it to the first couple of rounds of the World Endurance Championship thanks to a failed crash test, but it is nonetheless one of the most interesting cars in the Le Mans series running—whether on the grid or...

  • BMW Team RLL Z4 GTLM joins classic 3.0 CSL at Sebring, 2015
    BMW Rocking Old-School-Cool Livery On Z4 GTLM Racers For Sebring

    BMW used to churn out serious race cars with some seriously cool style back in the day. One car in particular is the Batmobile. No, not the one Bruce Wayne uses to fight Gotham's crime, but rather the classic 3.0 CSL racer with full aero gear and a familiar blue, white, and red paint scheme. It is...

  • Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton at the 2015 Formula One Australian Grand Prix
    One-Two Finish For Mercedes AMG At 2015 Australian Grand Prix

    It was like 2014’s spectacular season for Mercedes AMG never ended, with the team finishing up yesterday’s 2015 Formula One World Championship season opener, the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne’s Albert Park, with a decisive one-two finish. It was reigning world champion Lewis...

  • Mercedes AMG's Lewis Hamilton at the 2015 Formula One Australian Grand Prix
    Mercedes AMG Locks Out Front Row After 2015 Australian Grand Prix Qualifying

    It looks like the winter break has had no effect on the Mercedes AMG Formula One team, with star driver Lewis Hamilton starting his title defense by securing pole position for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix season opener. The Briton’s fastest time was a 1:26.327 set in Q3. MUST...

  • Mercedes AMG at the 2015 Formula One Australian Grand Prix

    The traditional season-opener, the Australian Grand Prix, held at Melbourne’s Albert Park, is a fitting race to start the new season. The part street circuit layout provides an interesting challenge for the drivers, and the weather is almost always perfect given the fact that the Aussies, this time of year, are enjoying their end of summer. Of course, the weather in Melbourne can be quite changeable, especially with the track being less than a mile from the sea, but right now conditions are looking good throughout the weekend. Sunday’s race should be held under partly cloudy...

  • Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, home of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix
    2015 Formula One Australian Grand Prix Preview

    The 2015 Formula One World Championship kicks off this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix, which once again is taking place at Melbourne’s Albert Park. Despite the new season not even commencing yet, there’s already been plenty of the drama typical of an action-packed season of F1...

  • Bloodhound SSC 1,000 mph land speed record car
    Bloodhound SSC Ballistic Testing Shoots Bits Of Wheel At Driver At 2,300 MPH: Video

    When traveling at 1,000 mph, the Bloodhound SSC land speed record car’s wheels will spin 10,200 times per minute—or 170 times per second. If part of the wheel comes off at that speed, you’re talking about a life-ending projectile. ALSO SEE: Clarkson So Upset With BBC He May Quit...

  • Fernando Alonso
    McLaren’s Fernando Alonso To Sit Out Australian GP, Marussia Confirmed To Join Grid

    It’s starting to emerge that Fernando Alonso’s crash during pre-season testing for the 2015 Formula One World Championship may be more serious than initially thought. Despite his McLaren team saying the crash was quite “normal” and the Spaniard only suffered a concussion...

  • Mercedes-AMG GT S official safety car for the 2015 Formula One World Championship
    Mercedes-AMG GT Is The New F1 Safety Car

    Mercedes-AMG’s new GT sports car will be taking over from the SLS AMG in official safety car duties for Formula One when the new season kicks off in a week’s time in Melbourne, Australia. Officials have picked the slightly more potent GT S model for the task, as it’s crucial the...

  • Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003S, 2015 Geneva Motor Show
    Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003 debuts at 2015 Geneva auto show

    The James Glickenhaus empire of custom-bodied Ferraris for the street and track has grown, now, to include a car that won’t just be for his personal collection or race team: the SCG003S, a road car that will be offered to a handful of lucky, well-heeled customers, and is on show this week at...

  • Naked Hoonicorn, hooned

    Ken Block’s ridiculous all-wheel-drive classic Mustang is one of the beastliest automotive creations of the decade, and its tire-roasting magic doesn’t depend on the badass bodywork or Monster Energy Drink livery. This is the proof. MUST WATCH: Ford Mustang Drifts The Abandoned City Of Ordos: Video Shot last summer while still midway through the build process, this video shows Ken Block putting the Hoonicorn RTR through its paces with most of the bodywork missing. To catch the Hoonicorn in its dressed-up glory, be sure to watch Gymkhana 7. CHECK OUT: You Can Get Your Ford...

  • 2016 Audi R8 LMS race car
    2016 Audi R8 LMS Race Car Debuts At 2015 Geneva Motor Show

    The fourth and final variant of the new Audi R8 has made its debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. Following the reveal of the V10 and V10 Plus models, as well as the all-electric e-tron, we now have our first look at the new R8 LMS endurance racer that’s set to do competition from the 2016...

  • 1,500-hp turbocharged street-driven Mustang Boss
    Who Needs Electric AWD? 1,500-HP Turbo Mustang Goes 8s Like A BOSS: Video

    Eight seconds can be a very long time—just ask a bull rider. But in the world of cars blasting down the drag strip, it’s a pretty darned short time, indeed. This 1,500-horsepower turbocharged street-driven Mustang BOSS makes it look easy. MUST WATCH: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded...

  • 2016 Mercedes-AMG GT3 race car, 2015 Geneva Motor Show
    2016 Mercedes-AMG GT3 Race Car: Live Photos From Geneva Motor Show

    The new 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT and GT S are, undeniably, a pair of track-bred super sports cars any enthusiast would love to take home—but for the truly hardcore, it takes a race car to get the job done. This is that race car. MUST SEE: Hellcat Vs. Hellcat: Tires Shredded, Faces Melted...

  • 2017 Audi R8
    Audi Confirms New R8 e-tron And Second-Generation R8 LMS Racer

    Along with the reveal of its all-new R8 supercar, German brand Audi confirmed two additional variants of the car: the battery-powered R8 e-tron and the R8 LMS race car. The LMS racer is simply a successor to the current R8 LMS which competes in a number of GT3-spec competitions around the globe...

  • Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003C
    SCG003C race car revealed ahead of 2015 Geneva auto show

    The covers came off Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus’ new built-from-scratch supercar, the SCG003S, only a few hours ago and now we have our first look at the car in its motorsport form. Called the SCG003C, where the “C” in the title stands for Competizione (the road-going version has...

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