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Bentley Says Goodbye to the 650-Horsepower W12 With a $1.5 Million Dollar Coupe
Bentley Says Goodbye to the 650-Horsepower W12 With a $1.5 Million Dollar Coupe

22 Dec 2021, 05:09 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Andreas Mindt will oversee the entire project from start to finish less than a year after taking the reigns as the head of design at Bentley. The new flagship coupe will be just the second Bentley ever to be built by its new Mulliner coachbuilding ...

 
V8 Swapped S15 Gets Painted With Fire Before It Goes Drifting
V8 Swapped S15 Gets Painted With Fire Before It Goes Drifting

22 Dec 2021, 04:25 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Mighty Car Mods is a fairly small YouTube channel based in Australia, but they know how to get our attention. Today, it's with a V8 swapped S15 that was originally built for the last Mad Max movie. Now, they're re-imagining it as an even ...

 
Pagani Puro Program Will Verify and Certify Your Hypercar's Authenticity and Condition
Pagani Puro Program Will Verify and Certify Your Hypercar's Authenticity and Condition

21 Dec 2021, 22:44 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Pagani is launching its own authentication and certification program to help owners enhance the value of their vehicles. According to the brand more than 400 different checks will take place during the grading and judging period. The program is so ...

 
Maserati Teases New Drop Top Model of the MC20 Supercar
Maserati Teases New Drop Top Model of the MC20 Supercar

21 Dec 2021, 17:40 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / The new Maserati MC20 is going to get a new convertible roadster version in 2022 the brand revealed Tuesday. Under a sunny sky with some clouds, the supercar was photographed with a unique cloud-covered camouflage wrap. The MC20 hasn't eve...

 
Here's How the Audi RS Q e-tron Plans to Keep Its Battery Topped Off at the Dakar Rally
Here's How the Audi RS Q e-tron Plans to Keep Its Battery Topped Off at the Dakar Rally

21 Dec 2021, 16:48 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / The Audi RS Q e-tron isn't just a remix of the company's Extreme-E off-road racer. No, it's a totally different animal with all-new technology. Most of that tech is centered around the battery which will likely have to hold its own f...

 
Getting Ken Block's Latest Rally Race Victory on Film Is a Tough Job
Getting Ken Block's Latest Rally Race Victory on Film Is a Tough Job

21 Dec 2021, 16:10 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / We all love great automotive content just like the kind that Hoonigan provides year-round. What often goes unnoticed is just how much work can go into filming cool cars doing cool things. What's even more impressive though, is seeing the effor...

 
Reserve Your Chevrolet Silverado EV Starting January 6th
Reserve Your Chevrolet Silverado EV Starting January 6th

21 Dec 2021, 00:53 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / We are less than two full weeks away from the all-new Chevrolet Silverado EV going up online for pre-order. General Motors will unveil the truck on January 6th at CES 2022 and open reservations on the same day. This marks the very first mainstream ...

 
Jeep Grand Cherokee Gets a Bunch of New Tech for Passengers
Jeep Grand Cherokee Gets a Bunch of New Tech for Passengers

20 Dec 2021, 23:52 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Gone are the days of Jeep feeling like the shoddily assembled off-roader pretending to be a normal passenger vehicle. The new Grand Cherokee L gets three new screens and includes Amazon Fire TV. Never before has the road less traveled been so luxur...

 
Porsche 918 Hypercar With Under 1,000-Miles up Will Set the New Bar for the Market
Porsche 918 Hypercar With Under 1,000-Miles up Will Set the New Bar for the Market

20 Dec 2021, 23:22 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / When the Porsche 918 arrived, Chris Harris thought they wouldn't sell any of them. Now, he's featuring one of the lowest mileage examples available on his aftermarket collector car site, CollectingCars.com. Already bid to nearly $1,000,00...

 
Ford Recalls Mustang Mach-E and Maverick Over Rear Seat Belt Issues
Ford Recalls Mustang Mach-E and Maverick Over Rear Seat Belt Issues

20 Dec 2021, 22:50 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Ford said Monday that both the uber-popular Mustang Mach-E and the compact Maverick Pickup truck are affected by the issue. Recalls have been issued for both, as have stop-sale orders to dealers with stock on hand. We break down all the details bel...

 
Porsche Adding Second Track With Historic Turns at Atlanta Experience Center
Porsche Adding Second Track With Historic Turns at Atlanta Experience Center

20 Dec 2021, 22:19 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Back in 2015, the Porsche Experience Center opened in Atlanta as the first of its kind on this side of the pond. Now, the 17-acre complex is adding a whole new track that will connect to the current road course and offer all-new challenges. The ...

 
The Wrangler Rubicon 392 Is the Ultimate Jeep According to Doug DeMuro
The Wrangler Rubicon 392 Is the Ultimate Jeep According to Doug DeMuro

19 Dec 2021, 17:48 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / The 2021 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392 isn't just another Wrangler with a V8 under the hood. No, everything about this 470-horsepower off-roader is unique. Doug DeMuro takes us on an in-depth tour of the most powerful Wrangler that Jeep has ever b...

 
Official Dates Released for the 2022 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival
Official Dates Released for the 2022 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival

17 Dec 2021, 22:37 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / October 14th through the 16th will be the weekend when the third annual Chattanooga Motorcar Festival will take place. After two successful festivals thus far, the event will grow even larger with more activities and more automotive fun for 2022. ...

 
Hyundai Announces All New N Performance Academy To Help Its Customers Go Even Faster
Hyundai Announces All New N Performance Academy To Help Its Customers Go Even Faster

17 Dec 2021, 20:50 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Performance driving schools are normally associated with brands like Dodge, BMW, or Ferrari. Now, Hyundai is getting in the mix and proving to the rest of the world that exhilarating driving experiences are something that their products can deliver...

 
Albert Biermann Steps Down As Hyundai Head of R&D After Putting It in Pole Position
Albert Biermann Steps Down As Hyundai Head of R&D After Putting It in Pole Position

17 Dec 2021, 20:25 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / In his position as the Head of Research and Development, Biermann spearheaded programs like Hyundai N and the introduction of cars like the Kia Stinger, the i30N, and the Genesis brand. Now he'll continue with the brand as an executive technic...

 
Rivian Amazon Vans Starting Deliveries This Month
Rivian Amazon Vans Starting Deliveries This Month

17 Dec 2021, 19:37 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Rivian has made some huge splashes in the automotive market recently, and this one related to their partner Amazon is by no means the smallest. Deliveries of the Rivian EV van will begin to Amazon this month and offer a new way for both companies t...

 
The New DaVinci Tower in Dubai Features Interiors From Pagani
The New DaVinci Tower in Dubai Features Interiors From Pagani

17 Dec 2021, 18:41 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Pagani has designed some of the most lavish interiors we've ever seen, and now they're doing the same for a residential building in Dubai. The DaVinci Tower, owned by Dar Al Arkan, is a building fit for the partnership. Supercar brand...

 
Gran Turismo 7 Aims To Bring Realism to a Level Never Before Seen or Felt
Gran Turismo 7 Aims To Bring Realism to a Level Never Before Seen or Felt

16 Dec 2021, 22:17 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / When Gran Turismo 7 lands in the hands of gamers next March, it's going to ship with some features that no other game has ever had. New ray tracing should make the visuals better than ever, but we're most excited about how the cars will f...

 
Manhart Releases the RQ800: An 818-Horsepower Rocket of an SUV With 772 Lb-Ft of Torque
Manhart Releases the RQ800: An 818-Horsepower Rocket of an SUV With 772 Lb-Ft of Torque

16 Dec 2021, 19:40 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / It's not all that easy adding power to a supercar. Plenty of companies have tried in the past only to blow up engines and other components. Manhart has always taken a different approach, and with the RQ800, they're showing off a more nuan...

 
Ferrari SF90 Takes On McLaren 765LT in Drag Times Closest Race Ever
Ferrari SF90 Takes On McLaren 765LT in Drag Times Closest Race Ever

16 Dec 2021, 19:18 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / We've seen Drag Times push internal combustion cars to their limits and watched as they pitted them against the Tesla Model S Plaid. They've even been a part of the Rimac Nevera setting a world record for acceleration. They've never ...

 

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