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"If in doubt, flat out." - Colin McRae
30 Jun 2014, 16:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Just like the Plymouth Belvedere GTX, Richard Petty is another household name of everything involving the octane-rich world of NASCAR. Thanks to the Goodwood Festival of Speed that took place this last weekend, both icons were finally reunited afte...
30 Jun 2014, 15:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The compensation expert hired by General Motors to come up with the compensation plan for the 13 people that died in crashes linked to the infamous defective ignition switch fiasco declared that the manufacturer will award families that lost their ...
30 Jun 2014, 14:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Since the Willys Military Jeep was converted for civilian use back in 1944, 'Jeep' became a household name for the most capable off-roader money can buy. Even though it's not as the gifted as the Willys or CJ when the going gets roug...
30 Jun 2014, 13:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the world of compact hot hatchbacks, the current king of the hill is Renault's manic RS 275 Trophy-R. You might remember that this special edition of the already fast Megane RS managed to set the new front-wheel drive track record on the in...
30 Jun 2014, 11:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Over the years, the Indianapolis 500 was a curious boiling pot of motorsports exotica. The 1967 STP Oil Treatment Special "Wooshmobile" comes to mind, but that turbine-powered machine failed to win three laps before the checkered flag dro...
30 Jun 2014, 09:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most of you that went to see the latest installment of the Transformers saga might be disappointed with the hideously bad acting and slightly unexciting storyline, but the movie was saved by the robotic dinosaur riding Optimus Prime and his party o...
30 Jun 2014, 08:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Earlier in June, Mary Barra vowed in front of House and Senate members that GM will get its act together, with the main focus of the moment being to fix the "deep underlying cultural problems" uncovered by investigators. However, an old e...
30 Jun 2014, 08:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Out of all the uber gorgeous and blistering fast racing Ferraris of the 1950s and 1960s, most of us remember the automaker's Magnum Opus - the 250 GTO, along with the mid-engined 250 Le Mans and 330 P. However, there is one hideously overlook ...
29 Jun 2014, 15:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Widely regarded as one of the most revered nameplates from the golden era of muscle cars, the Hemi Cuda is a paramount example of style and all-American V8 grunt. It's no wonder a convertible was sold for $3,5 million recently at auction, but ...
29 Jun 2014, 14:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Renault United Kingdom is now offering an exclusive Limited Edition for the Megane in Hatch, Sport Tourer and Coupe guise, as well as for the Scenic and Grand Scenic family-friendly MPVs. Even though they're priced £500 more than th...
29 Jun 2014, 14:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 37 years after the Lada Niva was introduced, this Renault 5 on stilts has been treated with a subtle facelift. AvtoVAZ designers haven't modified too much on the back to basics off-road vehicle also known as the VAZ-2121, but the minor nip and...
28 Jun 2014, 12:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most of us agree that the upcoming Volvo XC90 will be the car to write a new chapter in the Swedish manufacturer's long and illustrious history. At first glance, the uber cool exterior styling will be responsible for the model's sales vol...
28 Jun 2014, 11:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Was there a single week in 2014 without General Motors to announce a new recall operation? With the tally now well over 20 million glitchy vehicles, a further 506,873 cars have been recently called back over various faults in four different campaig...
28 Jun 2014, 10:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Since it was introduced back in 2007, the Sandero slowly but steadily won over the hearts of many Europeans in the market for a cheap and practical supermini. Compared to platform brother Logan, the Dacia Sandero is slightly more appealing because ...
27 Jun 2014, 18:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Have you ever been so mad with Tesla Motors that you smashed the windshield of your brand spanking new Tesla Model S with a wrench? We didn't and maybe you didn't either, but Yu Xinquan did just that out of sheer frustration with the...
27 Jun 2014, 17:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Developed by specialist engineers to celebrate the British manufacturer's 90th anniversary, the MG3 Trophy Championship concept is the ultimate iteration of the MG3. Compared to the rather boring supermini, this club racing special is an MG3 l...
27 Jun 2014, 16:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / There are lots of American tuning houses in the wonderful world of steroid-pumped Chevrolet Corvettes, but few names echo as loud as Hennessey Performance. For quite a few years now, the Texas-based shop has churn out an unquantifiable number of bu...
27 Jun 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Twitter is literally burning with 102 octane race-spec fuel after Tony Fernandes tweeted that "F1 hasn't worked, but love Caterham Cars." Anyway you look at it, this cryptic tweet from the Malaysian-British entrepreneur appears to si...
27 Jun 2014, 14:07 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Back when Detroit was still a flourishing city and America's car building nucleus, the Blue Oval's best-selling coupe was the iconic Mustang. However, 340 CID Darts and Barracudas along with big-block Camaros and Firebirds were easily kic...
27 Jun 2014, 13:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Have you ever imagined that day would come, that day when Chrysler badges will be glued on a Japanese sedan built in Thailand and sold in China? Don't worry, neither did we, but this questionable and uninspired move intends to boost Chrysler...