Jeff Glucker, Contributor
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The Mulsanne is the luxurious sedan that sits in the flagship position of Bentley's lineup.
It's expensive, rare, powerful, and wonderfully outfitted. It's a Bentley, though, so there's always room...
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Airbus and Italdesign team up for a vision of future travelEvery year we get a new version of the same concept. It's a glimpse into a future that isn't here yet, but we do seem to be inching ever closer to it becoming reality. I'm talking about the flying car, and the newest one comes courtesy of a joint effort between two major names: Airbus and...
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Lightweight Pagani Huayra Roadster arrives to warp your brainPagani decided that Valentine's Day would be the perfect time to reveal its latest Huayra to the world. (Smart move considering that it's one of the most beautiful cars ever created.) This is the Pagani Huayra Roadster, and it's taken seven years to get here. While the coupe was launched in 2011...
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Why can't production cars reach 300 mph?The Bugatti Chiron is just getting out to the extremely well-heeled public. Customers have started taking deliveries of the 1,480-horsepower ballistic road machine, and we're curious if any of them will ever find the room to explore the car's rumored 288-mph top speed. Jason Fenske from Engineering...
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Jay Leno examines a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint SpecialeIf you don't know the name Afshin Behnia, you probably at least know of a particular corner of the Internet that he's created. Afshin is the founder of Petrolicious. He's also an unabashed lover of all things Alfa Romeo. The man has a number of those Italian beauties that he calls his own, and he...
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Uber seeks DMV permit to test autonomous fleet in California after allUber thought they were bigger than the California government. That didn't work out so well, as the company attempted to run its fleet of autonomous ride-sharing Volvo XC90s through the streets of San Francisco. You see, you need permits to operate these machines—and Uber didn't think that was...
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The Geneva Motor Show is nearly here, which means you're about to be flooded with a sea of supremely powerful and luxurious machines. That's a good thing, of course, because it means we get to ogle...
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Rolls-Royce builds a compact machine for a big causeSome children in West Sussex, England are getting some help looking like a million bucks—even if they don't feel like a million bucks just yet. Rolls-Royce has created a special car for patients undergoing surgery to help transport kids to operating rooms. The Rolls-Royce SRH is a small...
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These are the five rarest Porsche road carsPorsche has been cranking out special versions of its sporting machines for decades now. Some of these are relatively high-volume trims or upgraded variants of existing models. Others are ultra-rare low-volume runs of highly desirable and capable Porsche all-stars. These are the five rarest road...
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Original Volkswagen Beetle stops by 'Jay Leno's Garage'There's something special about a classic machine. It gets even more special when you're staring down a vehicle that hasn't felt the tools and paint kits that come along with a restoration. An original runner is a glorious sight to behold, and one recently stopped by "Jay Leno's Garage" to pay its...
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This is how you tear down a Tesla battery packWhen a Tesla is in an accident, it has a battery pack that's built to survive that crash as well as it possibly can. Those battery packs are then sent off to a recycler. They can be scrapped and used to create the components needed for new batteries, or they can be sold. That's what we have in the...
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This is the Ferrari-Ford Hot Rod mash up you never knew you wantedFerrari and Ford have a few issues. It all stems from the world of motorsports, when the Blue Oval brand was eager to dethrone the Italian house of Enzo at Le Mans. Eventually, with the help of the world's most famous chicken farmer, Carroll Shelby, Ford took top honors at one of the world's...
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For some, the Bentley Bentayga is a bit too common of a hulking luxury SUV. It's merely another Volkswagen Group mid-size SUV with a few extra flourishes and a few extra cylinders.
Of course, that's...
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How much air will an engine consume at wide open throttle?The headline to this article is clearly the type of question that keeps Engineering Explained host Jason Fenske up at night. Luckily for him, he's got the math and science skills to figure it all out. Fenske wanted to explain air intake for a given engine to the rest of us, and thus visual aids...
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The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio gets strapped to a dynoOne of the current hot tickets in the world of the sporting sedan is the new offering from Alfa Romeo. We don't see a whole lot of the Italian automaker here in the States, but the new Guilia could help change that a bit, especially when variants like the Quadrifoglio and its 2.9-liter...
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Fret not Z/28 fans, your super Camaro is still comingAbout a year ago, we thought we spied Chevrolet putting a new Camaro Z/28 through the testing ringer. After all, a heavily camouflaged car was spotted turning laps at the Nürburgring. This Camaro could be seen hiding massive front dive planes, a fixed rear wing, a huge set of tires, and a...
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Are these the five best sounding Porsche cars of all time?Porsche makes cars that drive phenomenally well. They also sound pretty amazing to boot. Porsche thinks it knows which of its cars sound the best overall, which is why the automaker rounded up five from the museum and put microphones to the exhaust. Do you think Porsche found its five...
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Ferrari F50 once owned by Mike Tyson up for saleYou want to add a rare machine to your collection? There are plenty of low-run cars on the market right now so you have plenty from which to choose. Maybe you're also a boxing fan? If that's the case, have we found the car for you. This is a 1995 Ferrari F50, and it was purchased new by none other...
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McLaren is a company that loves pushing the technological envelope. Be it the company's road cars or its racing machines, there is plenty of fascinating bits to be explored under the skin. One area...
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Aston Martin One-77 comes up for sale, and it isn't cheapBetween 2009 and 2012, Aston Martin produced the One-77, a very low volume super machine that cost well north of $1 million. An amazing blend of carbon fiber, aluminum, and massive power, just 77 examples were produced, and all were snatched up quickly--as expected. Now one of those 77 cars is for...
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These 5 features make for a powerful off-road truckEngineering Explained's Jason Fenske recently had a chance to check out the 2017 Ram Power Wagon. We think he likes it just as much we did ourselves. There are five standout features of the truck that help Fenske proclaim it an ultimate off-roader. First up is the fact that the truck is equipped...
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Honda files patent for car inspired by 2&4 track car conceptIt appears that Honda might be serious about its wonderful Project 2&4 concept. If you're not familiar, this was a roadster originally shown to the public at the 2015 Frankfurt auto show. Honda designers developed a concept vehicle that attempted to bridge the gap between the world of...
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BMW and Lego team up to build crazy R 1200 GS hover bike conceptIt all started with a motorcycle and a set of Legos. The bike in question is the BMW R 1200 GS Adventure, and it's a go-anywhere two-wheeler that lives up to its name. Lego Technic decided to recreate it in scale brick form, and the result is awesome. In fact, this Lego Technic kit isn't just one...
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No, the Tesla Model S P100D doesn't do 0-60 in 2.28 secondsIt's all about math and physics, folks. At least that's the soup that fills the head of Engineering Explained host Jason Fenske, which is why he's so easily able to explain scientific concepts to the average YouTube viewer. Recently, he posted a video going over the numbers produced by Motor Trend...
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