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2023 Lamborghini Urus Performante Sets New Pikes Peak Record for Production SUVs
2023 Lamborghini Urus Performante Sets New Pikes Peak Record for Production SUVs

10 Aug 2022, 14:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Faster than a W12-engined Bentley Bentayga up Pikes Peak, the 2023 Lamborghini Urus Performante has been confirmed with a twin-turbo V8

 
The Story of Old Smokey: From $225 Craigslist Clunker to Pikes Peak Record-Breaker
The Story of Old Smokey: From $225 Craigslist Clunker to Pikes Peak Record-Breaker

20 Jul 2022, 12:16 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Once a forgotten pile of scrap, this 1949 Ford F-1 was not only salvaged, but transformed into a 1,400-hp Pikes Peak legend

 
Ford RV With Tesla Model S Plaid Swap Conquers Virtual Pikes Peak in 806 Seconds
Ford RV With Tesla Model S Plaid Swap Conquers Virtual Pikes Peak in 806 Seconds

10 Jul 2022, 19:27 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / We turned our virtual Ford RV into a Plaid-powered Hill Climb monster, and the Pikes Peak Hill Climb was our number one playground of choice!

 
Honda Prelude Goes From Zero to Hero in Digital Render, Looks Eager to Race at Pikes Peak
Honda Prelude Goes From Zero to Hero in Digital Render, Looks Eager to Race at Pikes Peak

28 Jun 2022, 19:54 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Hugo Silva presents his vision of a Pikes Peak-ready Honda Prelude MK2, and once again manages to awe the audience with an aggressive widebody approach!

 
Rod Millen Drives Pikes Peak Toyota Tacoma Up The Mountain, It's Like 1999 All Over Again
Rod Millen Drives Pikes Peak Toyota Tacoma Up The Mountain, It's Like 1999 All Over Again

28 Jun 2022, 08:40 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / While the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb layout is no longer covered in dirt, seeing Rod Millen going all out in the Tacoma will take you back to 1999.

 
Ken Block Gets Hit by Bad Luck at Pikes Peak, 1,400-HP Porsche Is off the Grid
Ken Block Gets Hit by Bad Luck at Pikes Peak, 1,400-HP Porsche Is off the Grid

23 Jun 2022, 18:19 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / After trying their best, Ken Block's mechanics have concluded that the Hoonipigasus won't be racing at Pikes Peak this weekend.

 
Watch Randy Pobst Improve His Time at Pikes Peak Qualifying in a Tesla Model S Plaid
Watch Randy Pobst Improve His Time at Pikes Peak Qualifying in a Tesla Model S Plaid

23 Jun 2022, 10:37 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Randy Pobst has returned to Pikes Peak in a Tesla that was modified by Unplugged Performance, and he's even faster this time. Check out his onboard video

 
1998 Toyota Tacoma Race Truck Hits the Dyno, Gets Ready for Pikes Peak Return
1998 Toyota Tacoma Race Truck Hits the Dyno, Gets Ready for Pikes Peak Return

22 Jun 2022, 15:11 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / This 1998 Toyota Tacoma race car is as far from a Tacoma as one could imagine, but that will not stop it from racing up the hill at Pikes Peak this year

 
This 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S Will Attempt a Pikes Peak Production Car Record
This 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S Will Attempt a Pikes Peak Production Car Record

17 Jun 2022, 12:51 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The 100th edition of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb will have a new challenger for the production car record. It will race on June 26, 2022

 
New Acura Integra Gets Dressed in Racing Attire, Will Take On the Pikes Peak Hill Climb
New Acura Integra Gets Dressed in Racing Attire, Will Take On the Pikes Peak Hill Climb

15 Jun 2022, 06:30 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Besides the Integra, which has received a few upgrades in order to take on the famous hill climb, Acura will demonstrate the NSX Type S and TLX Type S too

 
Meet Hoonipigasus, Ken Block's 1,400-HP Porsche 911 Pikes Peak Monster
Meet Hoonipigasus, Ken Block's 1,400-HP Porsche 911 Pikes Peak Monster

17 May 2022, 09:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Based on a 1966 Porsche 912, Hoonipigasus is a 1,400-horsepower beast that pays tribute to iconic 917/20 "Pink Pig." Ken Block will race it at Pikes Peak

 
Walter Röhrl Turns 75 Years Old Today, This Is Why He Is a Rally Legend
Walter Röhrl Turns 75 Years Old Today, This Is Why He Is a Rally Legend

7 Mar 2022, 07:56 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Today marks the 75th Spring in Walter Röhrl's life. The German racing driver won the Monte Carlo Rally with four different makes, which is still a record

 
Mad Mike Set to Run in 2022 Pikes Peak With Four-Rotor Mazda3 With 1,200 HP
Mad Mike Set to Run in 2022 Pikes Peak With Four-Rotor Mazda3 With 1,200 HP

20 Jan 2022, 14:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mike Whiddett has entered the 100th edition of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with a Mazda3. The modified hatchback comes with RWD and a four-rotor

 
These Rolls-Royce Bespoke SUVs Were Inspired by the Most Unlikely Things
These Rolls-Royce Bespoke SUVs Were Inspired by the Most Unlikely Things

15 Jan 2022, 08:36 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / While custom-built limousines are not such big news anymore, bespoke luxobrages wearing the Spirit of Ecstacy are just at the beginning

 
Drag Race: Ken Block's Hoonicorn VS Open-Wheeled Honda Race Car
Drag Race: Ken Block's Hoonicorn VS Open-Wheeled Honda Race Car

13 Dec 2021, 19:25 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / Ken Block's Hoonicorn is on of the most legendary cars to grace the internet but now it's going up against a real race car and the results are very close

 
600-HP Civic Steps up to a GT3 Bentley, You Won't Believe What Happens Next
600-HP Civic Steps up to a GT3 Bentley, You Won't Believe What Happens Next

11 Oct 2021, 19:13 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / A Honda Civic needs to be packing some real horsepower to challenge a Pikes Peak spec Bentley Continental GT, but even so, the hurdle is immense

 
Dacia Duster Goes Wide and Wild With Prior Design Aero
Dacia Duster Goes Wide and Wild With Prior Design Aero

23 Sep 2021, 10:35 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The Dacia Duster was built as an affordable compact crossover SUV for the masses, but Prior's Design new aero upgrades can turn it into a genuine show car!

 
America’s Highest-Altitude Railway Reopens, Reveals New Sustainable Visitors’ Center
America’s Highest-Altitude Railway Reopens, Reveals New Sustainable Visitors’ Center

16 Aug 2021, 13:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / It's time to experience a train ride like no other, on the highest-altitude railway in the U.S, and check out the new, sustainable visitors' center.

 
The Official End of Racing to the Clouds for Motorcycles at Pikes Peak in 2021
The Official End of Racing to the Clouds for Motorcycles at Pikes Peak in 2021

12 Aug 2021, 15:25 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Motorcycle Racing Out for 2021 It took them two years of deliberation, but following the ban on bikes in 2020 follwing the death of Carlin Dunne

 
Shortly After Market Debut, Acura TLX Type S Gets Beaten by the Model S Plaid
Shortly After Market Debut, Acura TLX Type S Gets Beaten by the Model S Plaid

29 Jun 2021, 08:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The two Acura models that took part in the Exhibition Class of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, including the new TLX Type S, were beaten by the Plaid