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▶ T.I. and Lil Wayne Play With Red and Black Ferrari Twins [Video]

Fast money, fast boats, fast food and fast… cars. You thought we were going to say women, din't you? This music video has that too, but what we really love about it is the really fast cars, two of them in fact, born from the same mother. When Ferrari wanted to make a cheaper car, they took the platform... Continue Reading →

❐ 2013 Nissan 370Z UK Pricing Revealed [Photo Gallery]

Japanese automaker Nissan has released pricing information for its new 370Z lineup in the United Kingdom. Starting from £26,995, six versions of the 370Z sportscar can be ordered as we speak, while deliveries are set to commence in July. £3,005 cheaper than the previous iteration, the 2013 370Z boasts ... Continue Reading →

Offbeat: VW Golfs Are Like Expenisve Razors

The Golf 6. It's not a bad looking car, but if a Mk7 pulls up, you suddenly get the urge to tar and feather mister Six for looking dull. But how have they done that? We remember when the new compact came out last year that we thought it looked exactly the same. Half a year has passed and it's like comparin... Continue Reading →

SEAT Leon Launched in Mexico

Spanish automaker SEAT has officially launched the new Leon in Mexico. as part of the company’s strategy to boost its international growth and profitability. Having already grown in Mexico this year by 8.5 percent, with 7,360 vehicles delivered from January through April 2013, SEAT aims to consolidate its po... Continue Reading →

2013 Nissan Patrol Original Pictures

The 2013 Nissan Patrol likes to do its daily training so that it stays fit. Sadly though, we couldn’t find a rope large enough for it to jump it. However, we figured taking it out in the desert and allowing it to stretch its legs on the dunes would please it entirely. It did! The Patrol feels better ... Continue Reading →

▶ Watch and Learn: Inexperienced Rider Fails to Anticipate Incoming Car [Video]

This is a true textbook accident, and by all means, it's one of the crashes which can be easily avoided.. provided the riders know how to "read" the signs around them. Some less experienced riders might argue that it was the driver's fault, and there is some truth in this: yes, the car steers l... Continue Reading →

Cadillac Recalling 27,000 SRX Units: Wheels May Fall Off

Cadillac is set to recall almost 20,000 units of the 2013 SRX in the US and Canada, as well as 7,397 that were exported, due to an issue that could lead to the wheels falling off. The problem comes from the lug nuts, which are coated with Teflon (you can identify this by the blue tint on the finish) and may become... Continue Reading →

▶ Ford SVT Raptor Truck Goes Extreme... the Texas Way [Video]

Ford’s 411 HP SVT Raptor is an awesome truck, and we bet no ones dares to state otherwise. Although it sounds outrageous, the SVT is actually just an entry-level Raptor, because the real muscle truck wear a Shelby badge and comes with 575 HP under its hood. In case that’s not enough for you, the Detroi... Continue Reading →

BMW C 600 Sport by Rizoma Looks Fantastic

If you thought you need a liter-class superbike in order to be able to work some aftermarket magic on it, here's one example to change your mind: Rizoma's recent BMW C 600 Sport, a true piece of customization art to show the world that when it comes to tuning, sky is the limit. BMW's maxi scooter is... Continue Reading →

Volkwagen To Retrofit Diesel Cars in North America with Misfueling Protection

Volkswagen has recently announced that it will debut an action that will see it introduce a misfueling protection system on over 250,000 diesel vehicles in North America, aiming to help drivers avoid putting petrol into their tanks. This is a service campaign that includes 209,500 vehicles in the US, as well as 51... Continue Reading →

▶ 420 HP Ford Focus RS Takes on a Tuned Volvo S40 [Video]

Fast Fords used to be the kings of the weekend drag event until the Blue Oval stopped making so much money in Europe and pulled funding for cars like this, the insane Focus RS MkII. The dying breath of the second generation Ford Focus hatch delivered into the world one mighty hyper-hatch, equipped with a turbochar... Continue Reading →

▶ Ronnie Renner Has Fun on a Stealth Electric Bike [Video]

In case you're not decided to go for a big electric motorcycle and feel you could just do better with a smaller one, here's some footage which might convince you to at least try a Stealth bike. Oz-based Stealth are deep into making some of the niftiest pedelecs out there and what better proof for this th... Continue Reading →

▶ Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Commercial: Land of the Midnight Sun [Video]

Most VW commercials these days are trying way to hard to be funny, to the point where they stop being funny and start being scripted and cold. But there's a car in VW's arsenal that doesn't need fake humor, and that's the Beetle Convertible. All Volkswagen need to do is show some cool people dr... Continue Reading →

▶ UFC Ring Girl and Drifting Cars [Video]

Guys tune in to a match because they want to see the best UFC fighters duking it out, but they stay tuned in because of sexy sirens like these. Sirens like Edith Labelle, a Frech Canadian model and actress (isn't everybody?) who's best known for holding a ring card and looking very pretty. At 5’8&r... Continue Reading →

2015 Shelby GT500 Concept Rendering

The 2015 Ford Mustang is still a long way off, and we still don’t know what the next-generation Detroit-developed musclecar will look like. However, renderings keep on pouring all over the place after the Evos Concept became known as the vehicle’s main design inspiration. After showing you the Saleen v... Continue Reading →

❐ ▶ Ducati Hyperstrada Launched in Tuscany [Photo Gallery][Video]

Ducati has just launched their touring motard machine this week, in beautiful Italian Tuscany region, and we're bringing you a hefty photo session to drool over. Hyperstrada might not be the most popular Ducati so far, but if you're looking for one of the sweetest blends of haute-tension Hypermotard acti... Continue Reading →

▶ "American Graffiti" Hot Rod Roars in Toronto [Video]

When talking about hot rods, there’s one certain vehicle that can be fully identified with the hobby: the 1932 Ford Model B in both three and five-window body styles. Present in great numbers in collectors' garages, these V8-powered vehicles are still built, mostly from “scratch”, by hot rod... Continue Reading →

▶ Incredibly Poor Riding Skills Or Substance Abuse? [Video]

Here's another weird video from the ex-Soviet space, showing us how a very normal situation can transform into a bike crash, for absolutely no apparent reason. We simply ruled out the braking system malfunction, because this simply does not seem to explain why the rider smashed directly into the car. If you l... Continue Reading →

Progressive Supension Shows Monotube Fork Kits for Sportsters

Good news for the Harley-Davidson Sportster owners: Progressive Suspension has just surfaced the all-new, top-performance Monotube Fork Kit for the XL machines 2004 and newer. If you're looking for the best front end suspension for your dear old (or new) Sportster, there probably will not be a better solution... Continue Reading →

❐ Craziest Custom Wheels on a Supercar: Messer Turbo-Fan [Photo Gallery]

Let’s be honest, the entire custom wheel culture is mostly based on looks. Yes, the weight reduction brought by certain rims, such as forged ones, is important, but the main reason for which people change their wheels is because they want a new stance. Today, we are here to show you the most outrageous wheel... Continue Reading →

Peugeot 508 Receives Enhanced Specs in the UK

French automaker Peugeot has announced that the 508 Saloon and 508 SW will be available with a batch of significantly improved features for only a small increase in price. While the “Access” trim received 16-inch alloy wheels and Bluetooth, the “Active Navigation” model gained 18-inch Naos ... Continue Reading →

❐ 2013 Harley-Davidson Breakout Gets Corbin Seats [Photo Gallery]

We've already seen the all-new Harley-Davidson Breakout FXSB receiving aftermarket parts and upgrades, so we knew it would not be long until bike saddle master Corbin readies a custom seat for the 2013 FXSB. So here we go, showing you the fresh and nifty Dual Tour Saddle! Just like they do with every new sadd... Continue Reading →

❐ Retouched Porsche Boxster Spyder by The R's Tuning [Photo Gallery]

Before they killed off the previous generation of the Boxster, Porsche's engineers were briefly allowed to go crazy. The result was the Boxster Syder, a lightweight racer and a bit of a collector's car. Following the "less is more" mentality, the car comes with no door handles, no binnacle to c... Continue Reading →

❐ ADV.1 Wheels on Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4: Ghetto Adventure [Photo Gallery]

The Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 is a car that can easily be described as a synonym for an attention magnet. Nevertheless, some owners still feel the need for more and thus they turn to the aftermarket world in order to make their Gallardos even more special. The latest example of this comes from the US, where ADV... Continue Reading →

Next Nissan Qashqai Spotted Testing in China

Nissan's British officials have let slip the fact that a new Qashqai will make enter production with the Sunderland plant in November this year. Of course, China usually runs on a much delayed schedule, but the next generation SUV has been spotted for the first time in the People's Republic rather than on E... Continue Reading →

How to Protect Your Custom Wheels with a... Dog

Once you gift your ride with a set of custom wheels that spell “eye candy”, you may want to be sure that they’re well protected. The notion of “safety” depends on where you’re planning to take the car, so the threats range from rough roads to burglars. Of course, the aftermarket... Continue Reading →

❐ “Gone in 60 Seconds” Eleanor Shelby GT500 Sells for $1 Million [Photo Gallery]

Just two day ago we were writing about the unique 1967 Shelby GT500 Super Snake fetched no less than $1.3 million at the recent Mecum Auctions. At the same event, another famous Shelby GT500 came close to that sum, selling for a cool $1 million. Though based on the same 1967 Ford Mustang, the vehicles we’re ... Continue Reading →

❐ ▶ Exodus, an Extreme Bike for Extreme Riders [Photo Gallery][Video]

the driving position and part of the chassis design of a car with the operation, engine and seemingly - the fun, too - of a bike. It almost looks like a rat bike painted in silver, well worthy to star in a Mad Max movie, but there's nothing ratty about the Exodus. In fact, Suprine's machine is quite th... Continue Reading →

▶ This Ferrari 599XX Lapping Abu Dhabi Puts Petrol on Your Chest [Video]

Kimi might not thinks so, but the Abu Dhabi is a decent track, especially if you have a factory built Ferrari race car like this 599XX EVO. No self-respecting manly-man millionaire can say he lived without racing a car. It's the modern day equivalent of killing a pack of wolves with a blunt knife your tribe ... Continue Reading →

▶ Drag Race: 420 HP Volvo S40 vs 400 HP VW Golf R32 [Video]

A lot of other car websites have trick titles like "drag race monday" to justify why they are showing you a drag race video. But really, any day when we can show you a Sweden versus Germany all-out power battle is a good day in our book. In the left corner, we have a titan of the Swedish drag racing scen... Continue Reading →

❐ Stunning Classic Car Pictures from Mille Miglia 2013 [Photo Gallery]

This year’s edition of the Mille Miglia has just ended, having taken place between May 16th and 19th. The route took participants clockwise from Brescia to Rome and back, passing through Vincenza, San Marino, Roma, Firenze, Siena, Maranello and other beautiful Italian cities. Mercedes-Benz has released a se... Continue Reading →

Bajaj Pulsar 375 Shows too Much Yamaha R1

To make it plain and simple: there is too much 2013 Yamaha YZF-R1 in the new Bajaj Pulsar 375 recently unveiled by Autocar India. While this is not necessarily a bad thing itself, we were expecting something more original from Bajaj's flagship sportsbike... really. Especially since the Pulsar 375 represents o... Continue Reading →

Peugeot to Close and Sell Meudon Plant

Still struggling to keep its head above water, French automaker Peugeot has announced plans to shut down and sell its Meudon plant near Paris. All production will be shifted to other nearby facilities, which means that the factory’s 660 employees won’t be dismissed. Meudon will be the second plant Peug... Continue Reading →

▶ Drifting Karts on Ice: Extreme Fun [Video]

Now that the summer is entering the world full throttle, it’s time to prepare for the winter, as we want to make sure that we’ll also have good motorized times when the winter returns. Today, we have a suggestion for you - karting on ice! Why go for the classic winter sports such as the skiing or snow... Continue Reading →

▶ Vorsteiner BMW M5: Stylish Tuning [Video]

Vorsteiner has an obsession for making BMWs shine and the tuner has recently offered us another fruit of this passion. This comes in the form of a new set of goodies for the BMW M5. The aftermarket developer has recently released a video that showcases its fresh exterior items for the hyperpowered BMW sedan. The V... Continue Reading →

▶ Lada Driver Ignores Rules, Crashes Hard into Motorcycle [Video]

It will most likely take an eternity and a half to get the message through to all drivers: road regulations have been established for a very good reason, and that reason is safety. Unfortunately we get to see so many road users, both drivers and riders who chose to ignore these rules... much to the dismay and inju... Continue Reading →