This is unconfirmed by Amazon, but it looks as though they’ve put the start date for The Grand Tour in plain sight, though you might need and eagle eye to spot it. UPDATE: CONFIRMED BY AMAZON!!! According to The Grand Tour’s Amazon page, where you can stream the show once it’s up and running, there […] More
I’m not ashamed to say that the Tesla Model S is the greatest car ever made. Not only does the Model S push the envelope of affordable performance, push the envelope of automotive engineering, or establish a benchmark for automotive safety and efficiency, but they’ve accomplished these milestones against the pressures of an automotive and oil industry that […] More
Ok, we get the joke. A Tyrannosaurus Rex can’t do everyday human things because they have very short useless hands. And we have to give it to the Audi advertising geniuses to capitalize on the T-Rex’s shortcoming to help drum up their Audi Piloted Driving program. The program is basically Audi’s version of autonomous driving, and it […] More
The Tesla Model S Gets a bad rap. It’s maligned by gear-heads the world over for being soulless since it has no engine and uses physics and electrons to power the car to ridiculous 0-60 times. While that might be true, the speed is undeniable. A family sedan is now faster than a McLaren F1 […] More
Lately the BBC has been cooking something up with former Saturday Kitchen host, James Martin. He is currently the prime candidate for replacing Chris Evans on the Top Gear show, who stepped down due to disappointing performance in Top Gear series 23. The rebooted British motoring show led up by hosts Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc failed to attract viewers […] More
The Nürburgring has been nicknamed The Green Hell because it is one of the most dangerous race tracks ever known to man. There’s a ton of videos and news on the internet of various cars doing their best and wiping out terribly, again, and again, and again, and again, and again… But what all of these crashes […] More
Jeremy Clarkson is one man who will readily choose raw power over efficiency, wastefulness over economy, and four wheels over two any day. Throughout the old Top Gear challenges, Clarkson will readily defend the necessity of the automobile over other forms of transportation. So when Clarkson sees a motorist on a scooter, like the Vespa GTS300 Super […] More
When the 488 GTB was announced and we found out that the naturally aspirated V8 in the mid-engined super car was being replaced by a turbo version, our hearts collectively sank. No more would we hear the wail of that glorious NA power plant. But there was some hope when a video emerged of a […] More
Every year car manufacturers spend millions of dollars looking toward the future, seeking to replace old analogue controls with digital replicas, and make driving easier. Lucky for us, nobody told Aston Martin as they remain steadfast in the old ways that made their cars great. Their latest tribute to the old way of doing things […] More
If you can call it a motorcycle to begin with. It starts out with a Maserati 4.7 liter V8 engine, which produces 470 horsepower and 457 lb-ft of torque. Those are very respectable power figures for a normal 4000 pound car, but the French folks behind the Lazareth LM847 have basically bolted the Italian sourced engine onto some motorcycle bits […] More
This is the definition of hot rodding. Taking a small car and shoehorning an absolutely massive engine into it. Meet the Viper V10 powered BMW Z4. This car made it’s rounds on the interwebz back in 2012 when a website called “EngineSwapDepot” wrote about it (original link here). The car is absolutely bonkers and features […] More
I don’t think this post needs more introduction than the title, but let’s give you a bit of background. Ken Block is back and it’s that time of year for another Gymkhana video. This is his 9th installment and it’s a bit different than the last few. Block has tossed out the story telling bit […] More
Grand parents day is a time to gather your family and spend quality time together, or if you’re an engineer working at Ford, teaching your grandparents about the wonders of the Focus RS’s drift mode. Three lucky grandparents had the opportunity to test out drift mode and show off their skills to the Ford engineering […] More
Okay people, listen up. When you are near an active track, it’s probably, no DEFINITELY a good idea not to jump onto the track and wave your arms around like a dipshit. But that’s exactly what happened. Said dipshit had great intentions though. This video from YouTube channel Auto Addiction shows a compilation of crashes […] More
Rental cars brings out the asshole in everyone. No matter who you are, nothing is better than driving a car that you don’t care about in a way that would be unthinkable in your own vehicle. A rental Camry from Hertz suddenly becomes a race car and every highway merge an acceleration test. If we […] More
The Boys have a new website called Drivetribe. In case you haven’t heard of it, it’s a site where anyone can be the leader of a tribe, representing very niche aspects of the automotive realm. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May have gone to Facebook to try to explain what Drivetribe exactly is, and […] More
Botox. Plastic surgery. Facelift. The things we do to stay pretty and young, hoping that the world will keep noticing us just a little bit longer. Car companies do the same thing with their products, giving them facelifts so they can keep selling new models with slightly tweaked features that are fresh and more head turning. BMW calls it […] More
If you’d assume that Formula 1 would be getting faster with all the technology upgrades and turbos and crazy downforce winglets, you wouldn’t be alone. Other than the hardcore fans, Formula 1 is known to the casual fan to be the pinnacle of speed and engineering when it comes to racing series. Yes the WEC […] More
Next up in our countdown of our favorite old Top Gear episodes, when some random guys hosted it that no body knew (kidding of course), is an episode that many consider as the jumping point for all of their crazy adventures and much of the format of shows to come. Back in season (or series) […] More
It’s Friday, the weekend is near, and you need some motivation to get through the day of your soul crushing job so that you can dream of your fantasy supercar aspirations all weekend. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Luckily, so does YouTube channel Supercar Driver TV. They recorded a Point of View lap around […] More
Some may see the Crosstrek as more expensive lifted Impreza but, Jim the owner of this extensively modified example, saw it as a blank canvas to build an off road monster. The XV Crosstrek was never meant to be the perfect car to take on difficult off road trails like a jeep wrangler, but a […] More
Hint: CHAOS. In a small Romanian town, the mayor thought it’d be a great idea to take out the traffic lights from one sleepy little intersection. I mean what’s the worst that could happen, right? The mayor of this town was clearly banking on the good of humanity and thinking that people would easily give […] More
I think it’s now safe to say that Alfa Romeo is back in a big way. The last two years have seen Alfa expand back in to the US, albeit slowly, with the 4C and we’re about to the the highly anticipated Giulia (pronounced JOO-lee-uh, like the woman’s name) sedan that will compete directly with […] More
It might not be news to many of you that the old Top Gear trio consisting of Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May is starting up a new show called The Grand Tour. We’ve been following their development for awhile and to catch up on all the coverage you can click here. What might […] More
When Porsche released its entry level 914 roadster it was meant to broaden the brand’s appeal without rivaling the performance of its more expensive siblings. This joint project between Porsche, who wanted to replace the old 912, and VW who wanted a Karmann Ghia successor, resulted in the 914. It relied heavily on the VW […] More
In 2009, VW brought the Bluesport Roadster to the Detroit Auto Show with a spec sheet that checked many important boxes. To start, it had the perfect layout for a sports car with the engine in the middle and power running to the rear wheels. Then to make it efficient, VW’s 2.0 liter TDI engine and […] More
If you came here thinking you’ll hear about when The Grand Tour is coming out on Amazon Prime, check again later. We are also dying to know just like all of you. What we just found out is that Amazon Prime and The Grand Tour ticketing operator, Applause Store, has begun sending out emails contacting […] More
It seems like you need to break something really expensive get attention on the internet nowadays. Videos of deliberate smashing of iPhones and Playstations on the first day of release seem to get a lot of attention, and not too long ago testing an item’s blend-ability seemed to be all the rage. Now the trend is pointing […] More
The boys are back with yet another teaser and it looks exactly like you’d expect: Clarkson antagonizing Hammond and having fun whilst doing so. The teaser opens up with Jeremy on a raft in the clearest blue water I’ve ever seen. Below him is a ball. You can probably imagine where this is going. Classic […] More
Just very recently we posted about James May’s latest run in with the law on his motorbike, and that he probably shouldn’t be called Captain Slow anymore because of his speeding ticket and also because of potential legal hurdles with the BBC. So we asked our Facebook fans what are some good alternate names for […] More
You can be the best and most attentive driver in the world, but sometimes you just can’t control the actions of other people on the road. In this case nothing could have been done to prevent the terrible head on collision between Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin’s car and a stray Mercedes CLS. According to […] More
We’ve all known it for a long time, but the drivers themselves are officially catching on. Fernando Alonso is a pretty outspoken guy. When he’s wronged or believes that something is out of the ordinary, he’ll speak up. Lewis Hamilton also speaks up, but mostly about his teammate Nico Rosberg rather than F1 as a […] More
So Clarkson, Hammond, and May are continuing to promote their new show in Amazon. We don’t know anything more on it other than it’s coming. Still no release date. Another thing they are working on is their website called DriveTribe. We know they already have mega funding to the tune of 5.5 million as we […] More
Today Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained unveils his new S2000 project car, this will be his fun car foil to the ever practical XV Crosstrek. This mustard yellow AP1 S2000 features Honda’s F20C engine that revs all the way to 9,000 RPM, and had the highest specific output of any naturally aspirated engine until the […] More
James May got his nickname ‘Captain Slow’ because of his very careful driving style and a general poor sense of direction. In the show he’s not quite a Captain of the slow kind because he has driven some truly fast cars like the Bugatti Veyron, the Pagani Zonda F, and also the Ferrari LaFerrari. Earlier on […] More
“Top Gear was a phenomenon, but it certainly didn’t start as a phenomenon. It grew over time. When you are trying something new, albeit with a well-known format, but certainly with a new cast, it is going to take time.” That’s what Mark Linsey, head of BBC Studio, has tried to explain about why the rebooted […] More
Jeremy Clarkson’s doesn’t hesitate to let you know what he thinks. It’s because of his sharp wit and perhaps quick moving fists that he has never been short on controversies, and has also been let go by the BBC back in Spring of 2015. In his latest column with The Sun, Jeremy Clarkson rips apart Jeremy Vine’s […] More
Our friends at Carthrottle has a knack for landing awesome opportunities and giving awkward interviews. First they got to be the first people to get a ride in a Bugatti Chiron, then they got to give Top Gear’s Rory Reid the most awkward interview of his life. Now they landed another awesomely awkward interview with […] More
Ayrton Senna was arguably the best F1 driver of all time and his legend needs no introduction. But for those of you that do not remember, Senna was famous for taking the pole position by massive gaps in F1 terms. He was on pole in Monaco one year 1.5 seconds ahead of Alain Prost, which […] More
Every year during the Goodwood festival of speed (FOS) they stage their hill climb and it’s arguably the highlight of everyone’s experience. No where else in the world can you get a McLaren F1 GTR, following an F1 car, following a Studebaker, following, a Ford F150 Raptor, Following a Tuk Tuk, that followed a Lamborghini […] More
“Let the Wookie win,” is a phrase you have to constantly remind yourself when driving right next to an 18-wheeler, or some other extremely large, blindspot-ridden vehicle. They already have the difficult task of transporting hundreds of thousands of pounds of goods in a timely manner, in addition to navigating the rubik’s cube like contraption, that […] More
It’s no secret that many disliked Jeremy Clarkson when he was in the BBC. He’s the most controversial figure in BBC’s ranks up until he was fired back in March of 2015, for punching a producer over a lack of hot meal. Whether it’s the license plate incident in Argentina, where the Porsche 928’s plate that read […] More
The pressure of boost is coming from all angles, as companies at the top like Aston Martin, Porsche, and even Ferrari have succumbed to downsizing and turbos, while almost every other car on the planet uses hybridization or forced induction to stay compliant. It’s only a matter of time before American muscle cars start to […] More
Top Gear has had a great run up until it was ruined by some unfortunate circumstances. And then it was further destined for failure when it was rebooted for series 23. For awhile many worried that the days of automotive entertainment might be gone, only to be forever replaced with old reruns of Top Gear. While […] More
Perhaps we have The Fast And The Furious franchise to thank but every movie that has cars as the centerpiece requires it to be dolled up beyond recognition. The Transformers franchise has been doing the same for awhile but the latest iteration, The Last Knight, is truly going to have some horrendous looking cars. The Bumblebee and Barricade cars […] More
Today is a bittersweet day in Formula 1. Today we learn that we’ll be saying goodbye to one of the best drivers of this generation of F1 greats. Felipe Massa announced this morning that he will be leaving F1 at the end of the 2016 season. Massa is one of the best F1 racers ever […] More
Not too long ago Infiniti just unveiled a first of it’s kind production engine, the Variable Compression Turbocharged engine, or VC-T for short. Up until now production engines have fixed compression ratios, as in the distance between the lowest and highest point of the piston’s travel does not change. What Infiniti did with their VC-T is […] More
Mistakes. They happen. We are only human after all. When we make these mistakes it’s best to learn from it and never do it again. This is how we grow as a human being. But when you’re working around very high end cars like the McLaren 570s, it is no time to be making mistakes, like this […] More
If lapping the Nurburgring isn’t on your bucket list you’re gonna need to rewrite it. The Ring is one of the most dangerous places that still allows open track time for anyone with a license and a proper car. This challenging track is the perfect place to bring the new Focus RS, as it was […] More
The Nissan Qashqai (Cash-Kai) is the Nissan Rogue’s European cousin, and according to Nissan themselves, it’s the most popular crossover in Europe, producing an astounding 58 units per hour in the Sunderland, UK plant. To celebrate their launching of the new Qashqai Black Edition, they’ve commissioned a group of artists led by Grace Du Prez, […] More
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