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Watch the World’s Largest Burnout
Watch the World’s Largest Burnout

11 Jul 2013, 15:25 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in January, 69 cars got together in one place to do the world’s biggest burnout. The event was took place during Australia’s Summernationals and was validated by the Guinness Book o...

 
Indian Shows the Spirit of Munro Commercial
Indian Shows the Spirit of Munro Commercial

9 Jul 2013, 13:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The fact the Indian Motorcycles are mustering their forces to start battling the Motor Company is no longer newsworthy. What is indeed new is Indian's latest emotional commercial, featuring the...

 
2013 MotoGP: Valentino Rossi Has the Longest Winning Career in the Premier Class
2013 MotoGP: Valentino Rossi Has the Longest Winning Career in the Premier Class

9 Jul 2013, 13:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some adore him, and some despise him, but nobody can ignore him: Valentino Rossi is one of the living legends in two-wheeled motorsports and this year it looks like he cam break several of the exist...

 
British Businessman Aims to Restart Brough Sperior Production
British Businessman Aims to Restart Brough Sperior Production

3 Jul 2013, 13:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Chris of BikeEXIF tipped us with an extremely interesting piece of information: British businessman Mark Upham, the guy who owns the rights to the Brough Superior name, has plans to re-start bike pr...

 
Watch Drayson Racing Set New EV World Land Speed Record
Watch Drayson Racing Set New EV World Land Speed Record

2 Jul 2013, 13:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / As we already told you last week, Drayson Racing has set a new World Electric Land Speed Record for electric cars, after their B12 69/EV Le-Mans Prototype achieved a top speed of 204.185 mph (328.60...

 
2013 PPIHC: Carlin Dunne Is an Electric Rider Faster Than the Rest
2013 PPIHC: Carlin Dunne Is an Electric Rider Faster Than the Rest

1 Jul 2013, 11:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / While everybody was hoping for a new record of all times at this year's iteration of the Pikes Peak, but it wasn't meant to be. However, the fastest two-wheeled vehicle to race up the Hill...

 
Drayson Racing Sets New World Land Speed Record for Electric Cars
Drayson Racing Sets New World Land Speed Record for Electric Cars

26 Jun 2013, 09:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Drayson Racing has set a new World Electric Land Speed Record yesterday, after their B12 69/EV electric Le-Mans Prototype achieved a top speed of 204.185 mph (328.604 km/h) with former science minis...

 
“Green Goblin” Mustang by Evolution Performance Sets New Quarter-Mile Record
“Green Goblin” Mustang by Evolution Performance Sets New Quarter-Mile Record

21 Jun 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The guys over at Evolution Performance seem to be unstoppable on the drag strip. Just one month after setting an impressive 8.94-second quarter mile record run with a beefed-up 2013 Shelby GT500, th...

 
Revo Volkswagen T5 Smashes Nurburgring Van Lap Record
Revo Volkswagen T5 Smashes Nurburgring Van Lap Record

20 Jun 2013, 15:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen Group tuning specialist Revo has set a new lap record for commercial vehicles at the Nurburgring track smashing the world famous lap set by Sabine Schmitz in a Ford Transit back in 2010. ...

 
2013 Lexus LS Crowned in Quality Survey
2013 Lexus LS Crowned in Quality Survey

20 Jun 2013, 15:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s only the sixth consecutive year that the Lexus LS tops the J.D Power and Associates Initial Quality Study, which measures problems that occur in the first 90 days of ownership. The fl...

 
Toyota Camry Tops Midsize Segment Quality Survey
Toyota Camry Tops Midsize Segment Quality Survey

20 Jun 2013, 10:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Think fast! What’s the top-selling car for the past 11 years in America? “Ford...” *slap* NO! It’s the Toyota Camry! Which was also ranked number one in J.D. Power Initial...

 
Toyota Prius c - Best Life-Cycle Performance
Toyota Prius c - Best Life-Cycle Performance

18 Jun 2013, 16:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ECEEE) declared the Toyota Prius c the Greenest Vehicle, yet another study came to the same conclusion. Automotive Science Group (ASG) ...

 
New World Record for All-Electric Vehicle Trans-Continental Crossings
New World Record for All-Electric Vehicle Trans-Continental Crossings

18 Jun 2013, 11:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Moto Electra Racing set the new world record for trans-continental crossing using an electric motorcycle. Aboard the Norton-inspired Moto Electra Racing machinery, Thad Wolff needed 84.5 hours (3 a...

 
300 MPH Biker Bill Warner Acquires Rights for the Houston Mile
300 MPH Biker Bill Warner Acquires Rights for the Houston Mile

17 Jun 2013, 13:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bill Warner is the first and only rider to ride past the 300 mph (482 km/h) and he has just acquired the rights to the Houston Half Mile Shootout. Warner's company, National Mile Racing (...

 
Mazda MX-5 Sets New World Record
Mazda MX-5 Sets New World Record

17 Jun 2013, 12:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Mazda has set a new entry in the Guinness Book of World Records during the MAX-5 2013 event in Lelystad, Netherlands by forming the longest parade of driving Mazda vehicles ever, the Japanese automa...

 
Toyota US Slowly Regains Market Share Peak
Toyota US Slowly Regains Market Share Peak

17 Jun 2013, 10:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Back in 2009, Toyota reached its peak car market share of 17 percent, outselling Ford and staying in second place after General Motors. Then, in 2011, the earthquake and tsunami disasters in Japan a...

 
2013 MotoGP: Rossi Fastest in Catalunya Practice, Hayden Matches Top Speed Record
2013 MotoGP: Rossi Fastest in Catalunya Practice, Hayden Matches Top Speed Record

15 Jun 2013, 07:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Current standings in the the Free Practice at the Circuit de Catalunya see Valentino Rossi in the lead, with the fastest of his 17 laps running 1m42s297, just 49 thousandths of a second ahead of tea...

 
Honda and Top Gear Team Up for Record-Breaking... Lawnmower
Honda and Top Gear Team Up for Record-Breaking... Lawnmower

13 Jun 2013, 14:02 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Building motorcycles since the 1950s and automobiles since the 1960, Japanese manufacturer Honda is also known for its Power Equipment division, which develops and sells almost anything from snowblo...

 
Toyota Crowned as Car Dealer Power Manufacturer of the Year
Toyota Crowned as Car Dealer Power Manufacturer of the Year

13 Jun 2013, 13:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota is on a “killing spree”, murdering every top it’s listed on. Recently, UK dealers placed it on the first place in the 2013 Car Dealer Power Awards, wining the Manufacturer o...

 
Lexus Is The Top Car Manufacturer in the UK, Survey Finds
Lexus Is The Top Car Manufacturer in the UK, Survey Finds

13 Jun 2013, 09:14 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The United Kingdom’s 2013 Auto Express Driver Power survey ended with good news for Toyota’s luxury division. The survey involved 45,000 UK motorists and was based on assessments rega...