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Subaru BRZ Turbo Does Quarter Mile in 11.3 Seconds
Subaru BRZ Turbo Does Quarter Mile in 11.3 Seconds

7 Sep 2012, 15:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Everybody is praising the the Subaru BRZ and its siblings for the fun ride courtesy of its excellent chassis. However, everybody, including ourselves, would have liked a little bit more power out of...

 
Just Lots of Lamborghini Aventadors Accelerating in the UK
Just Lots of Lamborghini Aventadors Accelerating in the UK

3 Sep 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Lamborghini Aventador is a great looking machine, and while its simplistic name may have been formed by combining the two very basic words “vent” and “door”, it is very e...

 
Koenigsegg Agera R Brutal Acceleration and Sound 
Koenigsegg Agera R Brutal Acceleration and Sound 

3 Jul 2012, 07:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Koenigsegg Agera R needs no introduction. It is an even faster version of the standard Agera, which can and does run very well on ethanol-based biofuel, boosting its power from 930 hp, to an ext...

 
Ferrari 2008 F1 Car - Brutal Launch and Burnout
Ferrari 2008 F1 Car - Brutal Launch and Burnout

15 Jun 2012, 16:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Formula One is a very serious sport, for serious people. It is at the pinnacle of automotive technology and many other auto clichés, both good and bad, but we won’t get into that now. F...

 
Hyundai Fitting Throttle Override
Hyundai Fitting Throttle Override

3 May 2012, 16:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been considering mandatory throttle overrides in America since April 16th this year, but Hyundai hopes to jump the gun (in a good way) ...

 
Hennessey GT 70-215 mph Acceleration Video Is Pure Adrenaline
Hennessey GT 70-215 mph Acceleration Video Is Pure Adrenaline

19 Sep 2011, 12:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The automotive industry has tried for many years to find a succinct way of describing a car’s performance on paper. There have also been many years since it failed and we’ve been having ...

 
Deuce Electric Concept Car Rendered in a Surfer's Way
Deuce Electric Concept Car Rendered in a Surfer's Way

20 Jul 2011, 07:05 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / When it comes to attracting attention at the beach, there is nothing more eye catching than an electric supercar adapted for catching the waves. Surf enthusiasts are well known for their relaxed att...

 
Ferrari 599 Hybrid Concept Underpinnings Leaked
Ferrari 599 Hybrid Concept Underpinnings Leaked

18 Jul 2011, 12:20 UTC · By: Dragos Serban / All the manufacturers head to a greener future, and as a result changes occur through all vehicle categories, supercars included. As expected, the trend setter in matter of design and performance, F...

 
The Force of Unintended Acceleration. Toyota Parody
The Force of Unintended Acceleration. Toyota Parody

3 Mar 2011, 10:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / If the words unintended and acceleration put together mean anything to you, then you have a pretty good idea of what they mean. For two years now, for reasons as mysterious as the pyramids themselve...

 
Peugeot EX1 Is an EV Performance Record Breaker
Peugeot EX1 Is an EV Performance Record Breaker

17 Dec 2010, 06:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier this week, we reported that Peugeot had taken the EX1 electric vehicle concept to China, showcasing the car at the Taipingsi military airport in Chengdu. Subsequently, Peugeot has issued ...

 
Toyota Recall Problems to Continue
Toyota Recall Problems to Continue

26 Nov 2010, 14:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Since earning the title of the largest automaker in the world a couple of years ago, Toyota is now one of the most troubled companies. A year after being hit by a massive wave of 12 million recalls,...

 
Patience Runs Low on Toyota's Acceleration Issue
Patience Runs Low on Toyota's Acceleration Issue

21 May 2010, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite all the talk about fixing quality issues and getting to the bottom of the unintended acceleration which caused the biggest recall in Toyota's history, little has been actually done to s...

 
How to Stop a Runaway Prius, Hardcore Version
How to Stop a Runaway Prius, Hardcore Version

13 Apr 2010, 11:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Warning: what you are about to hear in the video below may be considered extremely offensive. No, really, extremely offensive. We mean, this is like an uncensored episode of South Park... So offensi...

 
Irv Miller's Email Puts More Pressure on Toyota
Irv Miller's Email Puts More Pressure on Toyota

8 Apr 2010, 07:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New storm clouds are gathering over Toyota's headquarters in the US these days, after yesterday another internal email between company staff was made public. The email, attributed to Toyota vic...

 
Toyota Struck by Evil Beams from All Around
Toyota Struck by Evil Beams from All Around

24 Mar 2010, 09:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the Toyota recall mystery still shrouds the US automotive industry, more and more "specialists" join the fight and begin theorizing on what may really hide behind the sudden acceleratio...

 
CHP Supports Runaway Prius's Driver Claims
CHP Supports Runaway Prius's Driver Claims

18 Mar 2010, 11:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The battle to find out the truth behind James Sikes' claims that his Prius experienced an unintended acceleration episode on a California highway took another turn yesterday, after a written ac...

 
9ff Modified Porsche 911 Unleashed - TR 1000 Reaches 391 km/h
9ff Modified Porsche 911 Unleashed - TR 1000 Reaches 391 km/h

30 Dec 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Porsche specialized tuning company 9ff has taken its TR 1000 tuned 911 Turbo to the ATP automotive testing circuit in Papenburg, Germany and tested the car’s top speed, obtaining an impressiv...