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Jay Leno loves cars. He also loves chatting with his fellow comedian friends, and one of those friends is David Spade.
Now Spade might not initially jump out at you as a "car guy", but he's been...
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Porsche Emojis in iOS 10 make your phone a better placeThere's the smiley face. A thumbs up. Heck, there's even ...well, the history of that Emoji is a long tale, but we all sure use it a lot. Now though, there's a set of Emoji ready for iOS 10 that is sure to please the automotive folks out there. It's the Automoji set for Porsche, and it's been...
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Make your garage great again with Donald Trump's LamborghiniIs this Donald Trump's 1997 Lamborghini Diablo? That's certainly his name on the badging and the Florida insurance card. Regardless, it's a V-12-powered Italian stunner with just 15,277 miles on the odometer, and it's up for sale on eBay Motors. The Blu LeMans-colored machine is an all-wheel-drive...
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Rent this Airbnb house, top-speed an Audi R8 on its dry-lakebed front yard (but don't say we told you to)Audi and Airbnb have an interesting proposition for you: rent a property, get an Audi R8, and do whatever you want with the dry lakebed that surrounds the house. You don't have to be a total loner or a speed freak to love the idea--but neither would hurt. The property in question is located on a...
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Could HCCI be the future of the internal combustion engine?The internal-combustion engine is something with which you're no doubt very familiar. Air, spark, and fuel come together over the course of four strokes to create power and move your vehicle forward. That's for a gasoline engine; in a diesel engine, fuel is compressed until it explodes, after it's...
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A Toyota Supra was turned into a Bentley GT3-R, for some unfathomable reasonWho can explain the heart of man? Specifically, who can explain the heart of a man that would, for some unfathomable reason, take a 1992 Toyota Supra and turn it into a replica of a Bentley Continental GT3-R? Our heads are spinning with questions. We weep for the poor Supra under that excessive...
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The car versus plane video is a thing that may have run stale.
It seems that everyone watched Top Gear do it, and then proceeded to dream up ground versus air battles of their own. There was probably...
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N2A Motors melds 5th-gen Camaro with mish-mash of old ChevyPrepare thine eyes and feast them upon this! What you're looking at is the latest creation from American coachbuilder N2A Motors. Under that bodywork sits a fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro. It's now called the Camaro 789 SS, and that's because N2A has taken styling cues from Chevys of 1957, 1958...
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'Mad Max: Fury Road' looks just as amazing minus the CGIIf you haven't yet seen Mad Max: Fury Road, there's a glaring hole in your life right now. You must see this film, and you must enjoy it in a dark room with the volume set to a level that will have your neighbors ready to call the cops. It's a masterpiece of old-school Mad Max action with minimal...
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Your Maserati-powered quad-tired motorcycle is finally readyRemember that Viper V-10-powered Dodge Tomahawk concept from 2003? That mean machine was a non-street-legal concept of which nine were built. They were sold as replicas through the always bonkers Neiman Marcus catalog and the asking price was a cool $550,000. If you feel like you missed out on that...
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McLaren P1 features a chameleon carbon fiber finishThere's a new McLaren P1 roaming around Southern California, and it's owner has taken to calling it the P1 MK Edition. When you buy a car like that, you can pretty much call it whatever you want. When you're dealing with McLaren's MSO (McLaren Special Operations), you can also get the exterior...
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Bridgestone and Pirelli developing new tires for... the Jaguar XJ220?The Jaguar XJ220 is a supercar that often gets unfairly left out of the conversation of all-time greatest cars. This is because the XJ220 arrived at a time when the Porsche 959 and Ferrari [NYSE:RACE] F40 had already captured the hearts and minds of auto-loving folks around the globe and McLaren...
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Before you start shaking your head and shouting "No!" at your computer screen and preparing an angry email about how stupid we are, hear us out. Our host Jason Fenske from Engineering Explained is...
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Varsovia concept brings electric luxury by way of PolandTesla 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...
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How variable intake manifolds create more powerYour 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...
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Ram 1500 Night Package blacks out the detailsRam 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...
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Cadillac brings V-Performance Academy to Spring MountainI've said it before and I'll say it again: attending a driving school is one of the best things you can do if you truly want to become better behind the wheel of your own car. More and more automakers are offering such schools for those that purchase the most performance-oriented offerings in a...
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Car showrooms in the future might not actually have carsVirtual Reality is, well, pretty much here right now. You can buy an Oculus. There's a headset that comes with a Samsung phone. If you wander the halls at the next Consumer Electronics Show, you'll be surrounded by a sea of developers creating worlds for virtual reality exploration. Audi is getting...
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For some time now, Jason from Engineering Explained has been teaching us about all areas of our shared passion—and now we get to share in something a little more personal. His method of clearly...
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Collector on mission to recover U2 TrabantsSome enthusiasts have very targeted, niche car collections. Perhaps you know a person who's way into the Amphicar. There's a chance someone is grabbing as many examples of the BMW Isetta as they can find. Someone perhaps even has a love for the Yugo. Collector Tim Cunningham is looking for...
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Vintage 'Best Motoring' clip pits '90s-era dream cars against each otherThis video clip is your 1990s dream car wall poster come to life. On the Japanese show Best Motoring, the team managed to wrangle a truly awesome array of machines for a flat-out track battle. The location? The famed Tsukuba Circuit in Shimotsuma. The cars? How about a Ferrari F40, a Ferrari 456GT...
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10-year-old kid rips off burnouts in a Challenger HellcatA Hellcat is an expensive plaything, but a plaything nonetheless. It's a blast to play with for kids of all ages. Even those as young as 10 can appreciate it, apparently, because that's how old the kid is in these videos. We don't have much to go on but we do know that this isn't the kid's first...
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How Infiniti's variable compression engine worksYou know what variable valve timing is. You're quite familiar with Honda's VTEC system. Now Infiniti has something new for you dive into, and it's all about changing an engine's compression ratio. The Infiniti VC-T engine can change its compression ratio from a low of 8:1 to a high of 14:1. How...
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Bryce Menzies soars to new distance record in his Pro2 truckBryce Menzies is an accomplished off-road truck racer. He's won the Baja 100 a few times. He's taken the win for the last two years of the Red Bull Frozen Rush. The TORC Pro2 series? He's a three-time champion. Bryce was looking to do something a little more grand, though, and the idea occurred to...
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