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30-Year Owner, 1971 Porsche 911 Set Up for Racing Is No Garage Queen
30-Year Owner, 1971 Porsche 911 Set Up for Racing Is No Garage Queen

11 Mar 2021, 13:31 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With 108,049 miles on the odo, this 50-year-old 911 still falls in the low-mileage category, but you can see that it's been driven like it's supposed to

 
World's Fastest smart fortwo Packs 9.1-liter V8, Runs Nine-Second Quarter-Mile
World's Fastest smart fortwo Packs 9.1-liter V8, Runs Nine-Second Quarter-Mile

10 Mar 2021, 14:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This smart fortwo dragster packs a massive 9.1-liter V8 under the shell cranking out 725 horsepower; it runs the quarter-mile in less than 10 seconds

 
Toyota Hilux With Side-Exiting Exhaust Flexes Supra 2JZ Engine at the Drag Strip
Toyota Hilux With Side-Exiting Exhaust Flexes Supra 2JZ Engine at the Drag Strip

9 Mar 2021, 15:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Supra-powered Hilux is pretty close to the high-performance truck that Toyota should have offered back in the 1990s

 
Glickenhaus SCG 007 Hypercar Hits Monza, Makes a Racket
Glickenhaus SCG 007 Hypercar Hits Monza, Makes a Racket

8 Mar 2021, 17:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Italian circuit allows higher speeds thanks to its long straights, and we can finally hear the SCG 007's V8 engine revving like it should

 
The V8-Powered Rover Vitesse Roars Louder Than a Hellcat
The V8-Powered Rover Vitesse Roars Louder Than a Hellcat

6 Mar 2021, 13:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This five-door fastback was more than just an executive car; it was developed by the brand's performance division and offered with a V8 engine

 
Twin-Turbo 1977 Ford F-150 Hits the Drag Strip, Smokes Mustang GT
Twin-Turbo 1977 Ford F-150 Hits the Drag Strip, Smokes Mustang GT

5 Mar 2021, 16:16 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The really cool thing about this truck is that it's road legal; it comes complete with side-view mirrors, folded flat onto the doors for better aero

 
Blown 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Idles in the Pits, Sounds Mean Anyway
Blown 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Idles in the Pits, Sounds Mean Anyway

5 Mar 2021, 13:58 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / There's absolutely no revving in this video, but that's the beauty of it; just check out how mean the supercharged LS7 sounds while spinning at less than 1,000

 
2014 Pratt & Miller Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Going for $600K, There’s Still Time
2014 Pratt & Miller Chevrolet Corvette C7.R Going for $600K, There’s Still Time

1 Mar 2021, 13:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of seven 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R GT factory race cars is part of an online auction; with a few hours left, the highest bid is $600,000

 
Take a Ride in the Incredible Porsche 935 at Laguna Seca
Take a Ride in the Incredible Porsche 935 at Laguna Seca

28 Feb 2021, 13:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / There's plenty of in-car footage too, so we get a cool POV of Bruce Canepa running hot laps at Laguna Seca as he moves from 35th to first position

 
This Is, by Far, the Most Ridiculous Jaguar E-Type Ever Built
This Is, by Far, the Most Ridiculous Jaguar E-Type Ever Built

20 Feb 2021, 13:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This E-Type, dubbed "The Beast," was repurposed in 1977, when the mild factory coupe became a full-fledged race car inspired by the Lightweight version

 
Rare Ford Sierra RS500 Race Car With Impressive Record Goes On Sale For $340,000
Rare Ford Sierra RS500 Race Car With Impressive Record Goes On Sale For $340,000

7 Jan 2021, 08:15 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / One of the most spectacular race cars of the late '80s and early '90s, the 560-HP Ford Sierra RS500, which initially competed in Australia, is now up for sale

 
Team Fordzilla P1 Virtual Racer Turned Into Real Scale Model In Just Seven Weeks
Team Fordzilla P1 Virtual Racer Turned Into Real Scale Model In Just Seven Weeks

17 Dec 2020, 10:32 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Ford also speaks of the troubles it faced because of the global health crisis - the car was built “digitally without any face-to-face interaction”

 
1968 Chevrolet Corvette 383 Race Car Looks Like Old-School Driving Fun
1968 Chevrolet Corvette 383 Race Car Looks Like Old-School Driving Fun

26 Nov 2020, 16:25 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Converted into a track car in the early 2000s, this C3 is currently looking for a new owner willing to give it the beans every weekend or so

 
Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 R Is 3 Seconds Faster Than Koenigsegg Regera at Spa
Donkervoort D8 GTO-JD70 R Is 3 Seconds Faster Than Koenigsegg Regera at Spa

27 Oct 2020, 08:54 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It's like getting exhilaratingly fast thanks to added performance, while also knowing you'll also be safer- this is the premise behind this new track toy

 
Mazda Miata Build Is Going Full GT1 Race Car With Metal Widebody Kit
Mazda Miata Build Is Going Full GT1 Race Car With Metal Widebody Kit

25 Apr 2020, 16:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / But the Canadian builder of @scrappinmiata seems to know what he's doing, and we can't wait to see the finished product

 
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Police Race Car Was Made by Actual Cops
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Police Race Car Was Made by Actual Cops

27 Dec 2019, 08:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Los Angeles Sheriff’s Deputies Motorsports is showing the 1967 Plymouth Barracuda police cars at events across the U.S. for educational purposes

 
Copper Dacia Duster With Widebody Kit Looks Almost Real and Ready to Race
Copper Dacia Duster With Widebody Kit Looks Almost Real and Ready to Race

18 Sep 2019, 20:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It might look like a crazy rendering, but the Duster ice racing car from 2009 looked just like this and the wing they fitted for Pikes Peak was even larger

 
Audi Goes for Red with e-tron FE06 Formula E Racer
Audi Goes for Red with e-tron FE06 Formula E Racer

5 Sep 2019, 15:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Called e-tron FE06, the car sports mainly visual changes, wearing a bright orange livery that is interrupted here and there by exposed carbon fiber

 
New Ford Mustang NASCAR Xfinity Series Unveiled, Race Debut in February
New Ford Mustang NASCAR Xfinity Series Unveiled, Race Debut in February

16 Aug 2019, 08:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new car’s official racing debut will be during the Xfinity Series race at the Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2020

 
Acura NSX Road Car Challenges NSX GT3 Evo Racer to Track Showdown
Acura NSX Road Car Challenges NSX GT3 Evo Racer to Track Showdown

11 Jul 2019, 09:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Acura NSX road car takes on its race-bred counterpart, the NSX GT3 Evo, on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in four test procedures