Saturday, November 22, 2014
200 Tons of Oppo: Mike Ryan drifts a mining truck
Mike Ryan's Freightliner semi is not only a fan favorite at Pikes Peak, it's also the star of its own series of Gymkhana shorts, in which Ryan demonstrates that he can drift pretty much anything. Further proving this point is a new promo video from data-storage company EMC,...
2015 Ford F-150 Gets 26 MPG with 2.7 EcoBoost Engine
The official numbers were announced and the 2015 Ford F-150 gets the highest EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of any full-size gasoline pickup on the market.
According to Ford, “When equipped with available 2.7-liter EcoBoost engine, new F-150 4×2 has EPA-estimated...
Epic World-Record Truck Jump by EMC and Lotus F1 Team
i Think that truck has RedBull in tank not fuel :D ...
Cadillac has changed, and Uwe Ellinghaus wants you to get over it
Cadillac chief marketing officer Uwe Ellinghaus is an energetic guy—the kind who taps the tabletop for emphasis in conversation—and he doesn’t mince words. We sat down with the man at the L.A. show and got his lively, spirited take on Cadillac’s plans to match the German...
Kia Sorento Wolverine Car Revealed
Kia has revealed their new Kia Sorento Wolverine, a car based on Wolverine from the X-Menmovies (via Motorward). The car is a promotional device intended to drum up hype for the Blu-ray release of X-Men: Days of Future Past.
The Kia Sorento Wolverine is based...
5 Things You Need to Know About the 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350’s Flat-Crank V-8
Ford finally unveiled its new Mustang Shelby GT350 track scalpel this week, and the car is packed with tons of interesting details—but none as tantalizing as the Blue Oval’s first-ever flat-plane-crankshaft engine, a 5.2-liter screamer of a V-8.
We still don’t know some of the most important details, like exact output...
Friday, November 21, 2014
Henrik Fisker and Galpin Auto Sports launch an aggressive, powerful, and unique S550—the 2015 Mustang Rocket
Since the launch of the 2015 Mustang, we have already seen an astounding number of variations on the S550 theme. From a wide variety of custom Mustang at The SEMA Show to the recent unveiling of the Shelby GT350, these cars have made it clear that the Mustang is still the...
Thursday, November 20, 2014
The Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 diesel concept is amazing
The 2015 Chevrolet Colorado has already, single-handedly, brought the smallish-sized pickup truck segment back from the dead. The Tacoma and Frontier have been the sole holdouts in the segment for years, and they are creaking and groaning under the weight of carrying...
The Shelby GT350 will only be a coupe
If your reaction to the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 unveiling this week included thoughts along the lines of, "Man, I cannot WAIT for the convertible," well, you will in fact be waiting a long time. Like, forever.
Unlike the GT500 that preceded it, don't look for Ford...
Just a reminder that the 2015 Corvette Z06 sounds amazing Seriously, just listen.
So yeah. This video...it's pretty great. The venue is Road Atlanta, where Chevy held the media launch for the 2015 Corvette Z06. As such, the track was full of Z06es doing Z06 things, namely moving with urgency and sounding the business. This week has been largely about...
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
The Audi Prologue concept is the future of Audi design
The Audi Prologue concept car is a big deal, literally and figuratively. The first vehicle produced under Mark Lichte's tenure as head designer, the Prologue is a concept, yes, but its name indicates that what you see here, you outght to get accustomed to. All of this is...
2016 Mazda CX-3: The sportiest small crossover?
The reveal of an all-new subcompact crossover typically elicits reactions from us that border on comatose. We look up, shrug, and then pour a beer and fantasize about all the bolt-ons we want to buy for our track cars. Or that classic Ford Bronco we could totally bring back...
Take a look at the Subaru Viziv GT Vision Gran Turismo
Subaru has fully revealed the fully-digital Viziv GT Vision Gran Turismo, which will find its way into Gran Turismo 6 when the next update happens. It took up the mantle from the Viziv 2 Concept that debuted at the Geneva show earlier this year, but this...
Patrick Dempsey is ready to do a LOT more racing in 2015
Actor, team owner and Porsche spokesman Patrick Dempsey is expected to announce an ambitious racing schedule that will see the 48-year-old contest a portion of the domestic TUDOR United SportsCar Championship rounds and as many international events with the World Endurance...
Four reasons Ford should race the Mustang at Le Mans
There’s a lot of backchannel chatter about Ford and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. We hear a P2 proposal is out there, just waiting to be approved. For a number of reasons, it makes sense. We also heard that someone inside floated the idea of a GT campaign,...