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Ken Block Reveals His Ultimate Dream, a 736-HP Audi for the Street
Ken Block Reveals His Ultimate Dream, a 736-HP Audi for the Street

5 Nov 2021, 21:39 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Ken Block's street-going Audi is mental to say the least. This thing is a rally car in disguise, even though you might be fooled by the plain looking graphics

 
2001 Evo VI Is a Rare Japanese Icon, Could Double in Value in 10 Years
2001 Evo VI Is a Rare Japanese Icon, Could Double in Value in 10 Years

2 Nov 2021, 16:09 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / If you've always wondered how it feels like to drive a rally car, a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo might be as close as you can get on a limited budget

 
Examining the Capable EA888 Evo4 Engine That Powers the Latest Golf GTI and Golf R
Examining the Capable EA888 Evo4 Engine That Powers the Latest Golf GTI and Golf R

23 Oct 2021, 11:26 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Codenamed EA888 Evo4, this 2.0-liter can produce either 241 or 315 hp in VW's latest Golf GTI and R models thanks to the advanced technologies it utilizes

 
Watch an Abandoned Piper Aztec Airplane Come Back to Life After Years of Sitting
Watch an Abandoned Piper Aztec Airplane Come Back to Life After Years of Sitting

21 Oct 2021, 13:49 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Parked in a big yard about seven years ago, this Piper Aztec appears to be in a sorry state. But under that dirty fuselage lurks an airplane that can still fly

 
Remembering the Porsche 959, One of the Most Influential Supercars Ever Built
Remembering the Porsche 959, One of the Most Influential Supercars Ever Built

11 Oct 2021, 14:29 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Way ahead of its time, this 1980s Porsche masterpiece featured a race-bread engine and one of the most sophisticated 4WD systems ever created.

 
10K-Mile 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo Won’t Be Thinking About Retirement Anytime Soon
10K-Mile 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo Won’t Be Thinking About Retirement Anytime Soon

28 Sep 2021, 20:58 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / By delivering a peak horsepower figure of 82 ponies, the bike’s turbocharged V-twin will have you running the quarter-mile sprint in just 12.3 ticks

 
Consulier GTP: The American Road-Legal Track Toy You Probably Never Knew Existed
Consulier GTP: The American Road-Legal Track Toy You Probably Never Knew Existed

28 Sep 2021, 12:42 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / In 1988, one of the most outrageous American-built cars you could drive on public roads was the lightweight Consulier GTP

 
1962 Buick LeSabre Looks Like a Barn Find, Packs Turbocharged Surprise Under the Hood
1962 Buick LeSabre Looks Like a Barn Find, Packs Turbocharged Surprise Under the Hood

22 Sep 2021, 21:41 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The unit in question was sourced from a second-generation Buick Regal. Yup, it's the turbo 3.8-liter V6 that made the Grand National faster than a Corvette C4

 
LS-Swapped Turbo 1994 Ford Mustang Drags S550 Nephew, One Proves Unstoppable
LS-Swapped Turbo 1994 Ford Mustang Drags S550 Nephew, One Proves Unstoppable

14 Sep 2021, 06:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at the “Drag Racing and Car Stuff” have caught a glimpse of the will and power of a GM convert, but the allegiance is well hidden

 
1983 Honda CX650 Turbo Sits on Upgraded Suspension and Dunlop Footwear
1983 Honda CX650 Turbo Sits on Upgraded Suspension and Dunlop Footwear

10 Sep 2021, 19:32 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / By producing as much as 100 hp at 8,000 wailing revs, CX650’s turbocharged V-twin enables it to reach 60 mph from a dead stop in a mere 4.3 ticks

 
565-HP RS 3 Drag Races 715-HP Aventador, Doesn't Go Well
565-HP RS 3 Drag Races 715-HP Aventador, Doesn't Go Well

2 Sep 2021, 19:07 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Today's drag race is a good example of how tuning your sports car can turn it into a supercar contender, for a quarter of the price.

 
Golf 8 GTI Drag Races GR Yaris, Should Have Stayed Put
Golf 8 GTI Drag Races GR Yaris, Should Have Stayed Put

26 Aug 2021, 08:44 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The Toyota GR Yaris won't miss out on any occasion to showcase its capabilities, and it will take on any opponent, no matter how legendary.

 
Sleeper BMW 2002 Has the Heart of a Japanese Warrior
Sleeper BMW 2002 Has the Heart of a Japanese Warrior

11 Aug 2021, 12:37 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The recipe for a cool project car has to include an engine swap that is exciting yet blasphemous at the same time, and this BMW 2002 does a good job at that.

 
Twin-turbo, 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Is a 6-Second Beast, Takes on Monstrous Supra
Twin-turbo, 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Is a 6-Second Beast, Takes on Monstrous Supra

4 Aug 2021, 09:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This dragster is potent enough to cover the quarter-mile in less than seven seconds thanks to a big, twin-turbocharged V8

 
Consumer Reports Warns of Oil-burning Engines, Many Cars Affected
Consumer Reports Warns of Oil-burning Engines, Many Cars Affected

29 Jul 2021, 11:44 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Consumer Reports has issued the results of a reliability survey, and 12 engines from the last 11 years are affected. Here is what the manufacturers have to say.

 
904-HP Honda Civic Is a Shelby GT500-Slaying Sleeper
904-HP Honda Civic Is a Shelby GT500-Slaying Sleeper

24 Jul 2021, 19:57 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / There's no better way to scare yourself than by driving a car that has a power to weight ratio of almost 1 to 1, with only a roll cage to protect you.

 
Honda Civic Drag Races Volkswagen Golf, Which One Would You Bet On?
Honda Civic Drag Races Volkswagen Golf, Which One Would You Bet On?

17 Jul 2021, 15:37 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Both these vehicles have turbocharged engines, and both of them have been tuned for more performance, but which one is going to come out victorious?

 
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Drag Races Turbo El Camino and It's Way Too Close for Comfort
Porsche 911 GT3 RS Drag Races Turbo El Camino and It's Way Too Close for Comfort

10 Jun 2021, 08:06 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The mesmerizing vintage vs. modern action happened during the recent Import Face-Off event that took place at the Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma

 
Nitrous Ford Mustang Meets Turbo Sibling at the Strip, a Chevy S10 Intervenes
Nitrous Ford Mustang Meets Turbo Sibling at the Strip, a Chevy S10 Intervenes

28 May 2021, 08:08 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Recent videos from the “National No Prep Racing Association” YT channel show a couple of quarter-mile brawls that don't feature the winner you expected

 
Chevy Camaro With Turbo Hemi Power Is a Big Tire Monster
Chevy Camaro With Turbo Hemi Power Is a Big Tire Monster

12 Apr 2021, 15:48 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / "Birdman" is back with a new Camaro-based dragster that will soon be quicker than his old Firebird; watch it burn some rubber in the big tire class