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Have Your Fellow Buy a Christini and Get $500

Christini AWD Motorcycles announces a new Christini Club Cash rewards program aimed at having those already riding an AWD bike spread the word, and receive a hefty prize in return. Basically, riding clubs will receive a $500 (€) reward when one of their active members buys a production Christini AWD machine f... Continue Reading →

▶ 2013 Cadillac SRX Gets Mixed Review from Consumer Reports [Video]

The second generation Cadillac SRX entered production in 2009 as a 2010 model year. Designed on the Provoq concept vehicle, it rides on the all-wheel drive GM Theta Premium platform. In 2012, GM updated the SRX and made some changes that might prove popular and some that may not. Consumer Reports tested the upd... Continue Reading →

▶ 2013 Gumball 3000: Aston Martin Vanquish Orange Camo [Video]

Supercar spotter Shmee150 is at the Raccoon Vehicle Wrapping, the official branding partner of the 2013 Gumball 3000 rally. Thank to him, we’ve seen some of the most amazing car wraps ever made before they descend onto Copenhagen for the official start to the venue. One of the cars that caught our attention,... Continue Reading →

▶ 2013 Gumball 3000: Jaguar XKR-S White and Green Camo [Video]

One specialist company pretty much singlehandedly transformed a whole fleet of supercars, wrapping them in varying forms of camo in every color imaginable. This one, belonging to Team 84, received a satin white look with pale green, gray and beige added to a simple look. Gacoon Vehicle Wraps did a great job on thi... Continue Reading →

▶ 2013 Gumball 3000: Tumbler Batmobile Gets Wrapped [Video]

For decades, batmobiles had wings on the back and gimmicky gadgets meant to tie up or stun the Joker, Penguin or Catwoman. But director Christopher Nolan had a completely different vision of the caped crusader and he wanted a batmobile that seemed real. After many months of research and testing, the tumbler was bo... Continue Reading →

▶ 2013 Gumball 3000: Aston Martin DBS Gets Chrome Pink Camo [Video]

Something about this year’s Gumball rally just makes us want to wear camo pants, go paint-balling and join the army. Every car we’ve been able to show you so far has some sort of camouflage pattern that we thought was impossible to do. Take this Aston for example. The car belonging to Team 08 has gone ... Continue Reading →

▶ 2013 Gumball 3000: Team 50 Ferrari 599 GTO [Video]

We can’t get enough of these awesomely wrapped supercars participating in the Gumball 3000 rally across Europe. This time, we bring you a the 599 GTO brought by Team 50. The theme for this year is abviously camouflage, and this car does that by combining three different flags. The bottom part of the 599 is... Continue Reading →

▶ 2014 VW Golf 7 R Testing at Nurburgring [Video]

U-shaped headlight graphics, five doors and heavy camouflage: whatever could it be? It’s the a test prototype for the Golf 7 R which VW engineers are testing at the famous Nurburgring track in Germany. Taking things one step above the Mk7 GTI, this hot hatch has a little bit of the old and a little bit of th... Continue Reading →

❐ Ford 3 Window Coupe Hot Rod Auctioned for Charity [Photo Gallery]

The 1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe is a common presence at auction events, but this Street Rods by Michael-built hot rod is a little more special. Set to go under the hammer at the Mecum Original Spring Classic Auction in Indianapolis, this 1932 two-seater has been donated by Brian and Linda Perilloux of Katy, Texas, to... Continue Reading →

❐ Rare Dodge 330 Lightweight Factory Drag Car for Sale [Photo Gallery]

Sold from 1962 through 1964 as an intermediate trim level placed above the Dart, the Dodge 330 was more than just a full-size sedan. Its two-door version was not only powered by Chrysler's most brawny engines, including the 426 cubic inch V8, but gained a Max Wedge with dual 4 barrel carburetors as well. More... Continue Reading →

▶ Crazy Driver Changes His Mind, Crashes Directly into Scooter [Video]

Seeing situations like the one in this video makes us wonder whether some driving licenses aren't obtained way too easily. Making a mistake is one thing, and since we're all humans, such things happen every now and then. However, acting completely reckless and changing one's mind in the middle of th... Continue Reading →

2015 Ford Mustang Engine Details Leaked?

As we're getting closer to 2014, when the next-generation Ford Mustang is expected to be revealed, more and more rumors about the Blue Oval's next musclecar seem to surface the web. With the clay prototype models leaked about two months ago, now we have stumbled upon new powertrain information. Accordin... Continue Reading →

❐ Porsche Releases New 918 Spyder Technical Details [Photo Gallery]

Hybrid supercars have evolved from a strange concept nobody understood into what's soon to become a big part of the industry. Three cars stand at the very tip of the market, getting ready to spear through skepticism and cut through the mist surrounding their performance. While McLaren's P1 and Ferrari�... Continue Reading →

Toyota Hilux Makes the London City Airport Go Round

While the Bolognia Airport has recently taken delivery of a Lamborghini Aventador vehicle, the London City Airport is a bit more practical, having recently received three units of the Toyota Hilux. The pickup-ups will be used as airside support vehicles and replace the previous Hilux trio that has serviced the air... Continue Reading →

❐ Porsche Cayman Gets Custom Interior by Carlex Design [Photo Gallery]

The Porsche Cayman is a light, fast and an all-round good sportscars. This precision tool for the track and road is packed with the latest German technology and there are several reasons to love it. Some people say, quite arguably in fact, that the interior is the only part that's letting the car down. Becaus... Continue Reading →

2013 Gumball 3000 Promises Zero CO2 Emissions!

Ladies and gentlemen, here we are giving you a piece of news we never thought we’d write: this year’s Gumball 3000 Rally promises to be a zero emission event! Don’t worry, we haven’t reached an apocalyptic future where the Gumballers use pedal and wind power. Instead the Rally teamed up wit... Continue Reading →

Custom T5 VW Transporter on Vossen Wheels

Our colleague from the Toyota Titans blog says a Toyota van tuned by Wald International is the coolest van for a band. While that might be true for a Japanese soft rock group, European heavy metal bands would much rather have a Transporter. The T5 is one of the most awesome vans ever. It might not drive like a car... Continue Reading →

▶ Chevy Malibu Commercial: Park Reminder App [Video]

When we buy a new car, we imagine it will take us to faraway places we've never been before, but of course the first journey usually takes us to buy groceries. Once the shopping is done, we discover that the snazzy red paint and alloy wheels are not enough to spot our car in a see of other motors that look al... Continue Reading →

Dubai Police to Use Bugatti Veyron

We’ve all seen the Dubai Police supercar fleet, both in a stationary state and taking over the city. However, it seems that the officers are still not fully pleased with their vehicles and they’re planning to acquire a Bugatti Veyron. General Khamis Mattar Al Muzaina, deputy director of Dubai Police an... Continue Reading →

McLaren P1 Gets ADV.1 Wheels via Virtual Tuning

While McLaren is busy selling the remaining 25 percent of the P1’s production run and telling us about the hypercar’s sucessor, the tuning world also has its eyes set on the British machine. At least for now, we are talking about the virtual tuning world, which has given the McLaren P1 a set of custom ... Continue Reading →

▶ Hennessey Dyno Tests Show 2013 SRT Viper Has 558 RWHP [Video]

SRT has done a great job at ensuring the new Viper is awesome right out of the box. It's got launch control, every lightweight material possible and can smoke some supercars at the drag strip. In fact, Chrysler engineers have recently been spotted testing the car at a drag strip in Florida, probably preparing fo... Continue Reading →

2014 GMC Sierra Regular Cab Quietly Revealed

General Motors has recently gave us a press release talking abut the aerodynamics of the 2014 GMC Sierra. The company chose to hide the first photos of the 2014 GMC Sierra Regular Cab in the release. The pickup comes with a 6.5-feet (meters) bed and we are being told that a version with an even heftier bed is on i... Continue Reading →

❐ If Stormtroopers Drove a C63 AMG… [Photo Gallery]

Have you ever noticed how much Star Wars influenced car design. Every blacked out Benz is called a "Vader" and ever white car with black rims and tinted windows is a stormtrooper. If only Lucas knew, maybe he'd as us for some money every time we write about a black-on-white tuning project. The lates... Continue Reading →

▶ Spirit of the Gumball 2013 Official Trailer: Morgan 3-Wheeler Adventure [Video]

With the 2013 Gumball Rally set to kick off this weekend, this is the perfect timing for the organizers to released the official trailer for this year’s edition. The clip is called “Spirit of the Gumball”, borrowing its name from a trophy given each year to the most courageous team. The story com... Continue Reading →

2013 MotoGP: Pedrosa Leads the FP1 at Le Mans

The first Free practice at the historic Bugatti circuit in Le Mans, France, is over, with Repsol Honda rider Dani Pedrosa in the lead, followed by reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo, who was only 40 hundredths of a second slower. The other Yamaha works rider Valentino Rossi finished FP1 third, with a .293 gap from... Continue Reading →

Etherea Previews Infiniti Q30 Hatch

Even before Infiniti had reinvented itself naming strategy starting with the M-replacing Q50, Infiniti was playing with the idea of a luxury compact hatchback. Under the name "Etherea", this concept appeared in 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show and has been around the rumor mill more times than we can count.... Continue Reading →

Drifting a Diesel is Art

There are still people who don’t want to see drifting as a sport. Some do this because they assimilate it with reckless driving performed on the street, while other simply don’t want to. Well, if those people don’t want to see drifting as a sport, maybe they’ll accept it as a form of art. W... Continue Reading →

▶ Porsche 911 Driver Crashes on the German Autobahn after Drinking [Video]

Another day, another crash on the Autobahn. This time we are talking about a Porsche 911, which has reached what could be the end of its life on the German Autobahn. This black 991-generation Porsche 911 was unlucky enough to have a drunken driver. Thus, even though the details of the accident are unclear at the m... Continue Reading →

❐ ▶ Big Bear Choppers Titanium Has Arrived [Photo Gallery][Video]

Big Bear Choppers Titanium bike is finally here! Simon Scott, the man behind BBC was teasing his all-new bike some 2 months ago, and we all were curious to see more of the new beast, but the wait is now over. The BBC Titanium is touted the best-riding v-twin out there: it comes with an isolation-mounted S&S V1... Continue Reading →

Peugeot 208 GTi to Race at Nurburgring

Right now, the B-car market segment is crowed by the three most amazing hot hatchlings ever made, all powered by 1.6-liter turbo engines and all crammed full of the latest technology. Of the three, the Peugeot 208 GTi promises to be the most comfortable and refined, but the Lion doesn't want us to see it as a bi... Continue Reading →

▶ Land Rover USA Thanks Its 1 Million Facebook Fans [Video]

Seeing that it was about to reach a million fans on Facebook, Land Rover USA asked people to submit their stories and photos and soon after turned them into this montage to say "Thank You". “As Land Rover continues to grow in the digital space, we are all thrilled to reach 1 million fans on our off... Continue Reading →

▶ 2014 Subaru Forester Earns Top Safety Pick+ [Video]

The 2014 Subaru Forester has recently received a Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), with the vehicle being included in a batch of 13 small SUVs tested by the Institute. The Forester was the first vehicle to pass the IIHS’ new small overlap frontal crash test with ... Continue Reading →

▶ Josh Barton Does 227.2 MPH on Turbo Suzuki Hayabusa [Video]

The fact that Hayabusa is a really fast bike is old news, and thrill-seekers installing turbo kits are to be seen every now and then. However, it is always glorious to see people racing and giving their best shot at glory in places such as the Texas Mile. Today it's Josh Barton's time to shine, with his ... Continue Reading →

▶ Chevrolet Drives the Camaro ZL1 Hard to Showcase Magnetic Ride Control [Video]

The ZL1 is the Chevrolet Camaro’s way of saying that muscle cars aren’t just what they used to be, they’re more. Yes, this puts 550 horses on those fat rear wheels, but the Camaro ZL1 wants to prove that its skills also include other thrill-giving abilities. Chevrolet has recently released a vide... Continue Reading →

▶ VoloLights, the Safer Braking Light [Video]

We're happy to let you know about VoloLights, a truly great and innovative gadget meant to reduce the number of rear-end collisions between cars and bikes. One of the factors which often cause cars to rear-end motorcycles is the fact that some drivers don't realize that the bikes are slowing down unless ... Continue Reading →

▶ 2014 Corvette Stingray to Star in Next Captain America Movie [Video]

If you're into 'Merican sportscars and 'Merican action heroes, we've got a great story for you. Before we get into what's going on in the video below, we fist have to do a bit of comic book and movie history. First, the events that took place during the first Captain America movie, where S... Continue Reading →