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The 10 Most Dangerous Races in the World
source Ever since cars were created, drivers have sought to test the bounds of their performance, both mechanically and mentally. Many of the most prestigious, thrilling, and dangerous racing events have been around for over 100 years, and keep on getting faster and more audacious. Check out ten of the most challenging and dangerous races […]
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10 Ways Tesla Motors is Taking Over the World
Image Source It sounds like a tall tale, but oftentimes it’s the dreamers that really do take the world by storm. Headed by a man who owns the first private company to put a liquid-fueled rocket in space, Tesla Motors built a high performance fully electric vehicle off a patent from 1882. By next year […]
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10 Self-Driving Cars of the Not-So-Distant Future
Image Source Over the last year, self-driving cars have moved from a distant dream to a beckoning reality. Though self-driving tech will be phased in incrementally, this year promises the first wave of automation, with a quarter of global auto sales expected to incorporate self-driving tech by the 2020’s. On the legislative side, four states […]
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EcoBoost V6 Perfect for Ford GT
The EcoBoost V6 is perfect for the 2017 Ford GT. It doesn’t need a V8. The Ferrari-humiliating GT40 had a V8. First a 255 c.i., then a 298 c.i., then a colossal iron behemoth 427 c.i. V8 with more torque than the planet Saturn. You know why? Because those were the best engines Ford had […]
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The 10 Most Profitable Car Companies of 2014
Image Source As providers of big ticket items, the health of the auto industry is largely a predictor of the health of the economy as a whole. In the US, 2014 was the second year in a row in which it finally looked like we were out of the recession. Confidence seemed to be high, […]
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Messengers of the V8-Pocalypse
Behold! They cometh with four and six cylinders, turbochargers and direct injection! Wielding monstrous power-to-weight ratios and fiendish specific output numbers! Inefficient, high-displacement engines flee in their wake, screaming in terror before the advancing army of forced-induction warriors! The big V8 is dying in a swirl of super-compressed and intercooled air. And Ford, one of […]
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My Midlife Crisis, or Adventures in Audi Maintenance
Sure, it’s not really that bad as midlife crises go. I mean, yes, when I hit midlife I did switch jobs three times and got divorced, but that’s more the result of a constant and chronic whole-life crisis, not one of the midlife variety. No, my midlife crisis was automotive. My vehicular partners have all […]
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10 Reasons Why Classic Cars are the Best Collectible Investment
Image Source Maybe having the classic car of your dreams is enough, whether it’s a good investment or not. You’ve always wanted a 1969 Mustang, Dodge Charger, or 1957 Mercedes 300SL (Gullwing). And if you have the cash to spare, you should have one. But it turns out there’s another more tangible reason to buy […]
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10 Things You Could Make Out of A Car On A Desert Island
(Or wherever else you might be stranded) Image Source Let’s suspend our disbelief for a bit about how exactly you end up on a desert island with a car. This is more an exercise in appreciating the mechanical intricacies of our rides. And if you could fashion these things out of your car on a […]
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10 Far-Out ’50s Concept Cars that Look Like They’re Ready for Take-Off
Image Source Inspired by the space race and radical rocket designs of the time, 1950s automakers dreamt up a series of boundary-pushing “cars of the future.” Today, these prototypes often look amusingly retro-futuristic, like something out of classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Jetsons or original ’60s sci-fi hit Star Trek. At the time, though, they were […]
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