Motorcycle Base Jumping Is As Cool As It Gets
31 Jul 2014, 14:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When you think of this for the first time, motorcycles and base jumping have nothing in common. However, Washington-based Brad O’Neil begs to differ: in fact, base jumping from a speeding bike...
Cleveland CycleWerks FXx Is Not a Dirt Bike, Not a Mountain Bike, but Both
30 Jul 2014, 13:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Enter FXx, Cleveland CycleWerks’ newest addition to the stable. However, when it comes to deciding in which stable will the bike rest overnight, things are becoming complex. The FXx may look l...
Suzuki UK Extends Datatag Program to Second Hand Motorcycles
28 Jul 2014, 13:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Suzuki’s UK division has decided to extend the Datatag MASTER security scheme for used models, visordown reports. So far the Datatag program was limited to new motorcycles sold by Suzuki, BMW,...
Third Gen Mustang Does the Best Save & Win Ever at KOTS
25 Jul 2014, 15:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / For some, drag racing might seem pretty simple; just put the car in gear, smash the gas and keep the steering wheel straight. Well, that’s how you do it in a regular car. If you’re racin...
Turkish Enthusiast Builds a Truck Out of Scrap Parts
25 Jul 2014, 09:54 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When you have a dream, nothing can stop you from building it; not even money. And that is the case of this Turkish motorist here that built his own truck for about 3 grand. Ismail Mescioglu is a ...
Toyota Achieves Bittersweet Third Place at Le Mans
16 Jun 2014, 14:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota started this year’s World Endurance Championship with a boom, taking the top spot in the first two races of the season. The team also got to start in pole position at Le Mans, but the b...
Imitating Car Sounds With Your Mouth? You Can't Beat this Guy
7 Jun 2014, 14:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Making car engine sounds with your mouth is a thing every car enthusiast tried at some point, starting probably as a toddler playing with matchbox Hot Wheels up to entertaining other enthusiasts at ...
Good Guy Nissan 240SX Driver Rescuing Crashed Rat Rod Rival
30 May 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / It’s nice to see people still believing in sportsmanship and not going full NFS-style on the racetrack, whatever the stakes are. And in case you thought the spirit got extinct, here’s a ...
Ducati 1199 Panigale Receives Compasso d'Oro Design Award
29 May 2014, 11:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati 1199 Panigale receives the prestigious Compasso d’Oro design award. Compasso d’Oro is Italy’s most revered award in the industrial design field, and is presented every three...
Cars’ Lighting McQueen Toyota GT 86 Leaves Kid Speechless
26 May 2014, 18:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Being a parent must be pretty tough, especially because you might be forced into giving up on your little pleasures to dedicate more time to your level 1 human. Or, if you’re skilled enough, t...
Toyota Reminds Us About Its Past Experimental Vehicles
21 May 2014, 13:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You probably know Toyota for being the number one automotive manufacturer, for making your Camry daily driver, the affordable GT 86/Scion FR-S sportscar and popularizing hybrid cars. But as that unc...
Want to Kill a Toyota Pickup? How About a Brimstone Missile?
16 May 2014, 14:07 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Some years ago, Top Gear demonstrated that a Toyota pickup truck (they used an old boxy Hilux) cannot simply die on you, even if you one day decide to put in on top of a building following to bet bl...
BMW R1200GS Proper Commercial Surfaces
15 May 2014, 15:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I got criticized for calling one of the early commercials for BMW‘s new, liquid-cooled R1200GS Adventure “sickeningly cheesy”, but it’s the very German manufacturer which pro...
Who Said Custom Toyota Prii Suck?
13 May 2014, 16:56 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Well, as long as you follow what we said in the how not to customize your ride tutorial earlier, why not giving your hybrid a little glam? It wasn’t designed for speed or pulling Gs in the cor...
OCD Much? Luckily You Can’t Buy a Toyota Porte F a la Mode
13 May 2014, 15:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Your OCD senses might tingle a bit by looking at the Toyota Porte’s features. It’s not as messed up as the Nissan Cube, but if you like symmetry and organized things, this isn’t yo...
BMW K75 Streetfighter by Renard Speed Shop
8 May 2014, 14:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / “BMW K75” and “streetfighter” are hardly two words I’d use in a non-negative sentence, but if we add the magic of Estonia-based Renard Speed Shop, things change, and th...
SoftWheel, a Potential Future of Self-Sprung Wheels
8 May 2014, 13:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / SoftWheel is a new invention from Israel, and it brings a fresh re-interpretation for the wheel-suspension combo. In fact, the SoftWheel embeds suspension in its very design, also helping solving on...
Vietnamese Thief on Scooter Arrested over Dash Camera Evidence
6 May 2014, 12:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I told you dashboard cameras were cool, and today I have one more piece of news to back this claim. Good news comes from Vietnam this time, from one of its largest cities, Ho Chi Minh. Apparently...
DIY Wraparound Screen GT6 Racing Simulator - It’s Like You’re There
25 Apr 2014, 17:05 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / How far can passion for racing go if you don’t have the cash to race for real? Pour a smaller amount of cash in a simulator rig, with three screens, Recaro seat and a high-tech steering wheel ...
Toyota Isis is an MPV You Never Heard of and Has Cool Features
25 Apr 2014, 09:26 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / So, you were overly-impressed when Ford came with the pillar-less sliding doors on the B-Max model, eh? Their technology wasn’t really as new as they sustained, because Japan had this already ...