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Porsche 911 Turbo S Pictured as Emergency Vehicle Is Brilliant

1 Jan 2015, 07:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We all like to grab the keys to a supercar and drive fast for our personal joy, but what about those people who actually need to reach a certain location swiftly? Emergency responders have this in t...

Rolls-Royce Rally Car Listed at €200,000, It Finished the 1981 Dakar Rally

1 Jan 2015, 07:33 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The best name in the luxury automaking biz was officially founded 98 years ago, but who would have thought the Flying Lady would eventually adorn the hood of a rally car? This isn’t a joke, no...

Dad Surprises Daughter With Concert Tickets, Asks Cop to Pull Her Over for It

31 Dec 2014, 22:03 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / A thoughtful dad from Saukville, Wisconsin decided to surprise his 17-year old daughter, in an attempt to cheer her up after she had a year-long struggle with a life-threatening condition. He bought...

Top 5 Funniest Car Commercials of 2014

31 Dec 2014, 17:46 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Because all the autoevolution editors are busy getting the snow off their cars right now, I had to ask my cat for its very relevant opinion on the touchy subject of car commercials. I know that not ...

Why the 2015 Smart Fortwo Is Cuter than the Toyota iQ

31 Dec 2014, 16:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / {tdimg1 http://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/testdrive/gallery/smart-fortwo-review-2014_39.jpg} Some people liked it, but I could never grow to love the previous two generations of the Smart Fo...

What Is a BMW European Delivery?

31 Dec 2014, 16:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When purchasing a BMW you have two choices when it comes to picking up your car. You can either just have it delivered to your local dealership or you can go for a different package that allows you ...

Spain Bans Uber, the Ride Sharing Giant Says It’s Temporary

31 Dec 2014, 15:05 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Back in April, when Uber launched their service in Spain, it was just a matter of weeks until local taxi associations would intervene and act against it. Since the famous ride sharing service experi...

Star Wars Landspeeder is the Best Cat Bed Ever

31 Dec 2014, 14:19 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / It’s been some years ever since George Lucas brought the science fiction anti-gravity craft to the world, but that doesn’t mean there is no more room left for new creations inspired by t...

Fixing This Big Rig Required Two Pairs of Pants

31 Dec 2014, 13:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / We’re reporting from Russia again, this time showing you what snow does to you exactly when you’re not expecting it. As you can see, a poor mechanic was just doing his job, fixing a big ...

2015 Audi R8 LMX In-Depth Walkaround: Our New Year's Resolution

31 Dec 2014, 13:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi has pretty much confirmed that an all-new R8 will debut next year, which will even go as far as to offer an e-tron electric powertrain. Just like the Huracan is much faster than any Gallardo, w...

Ferrari F50 Replica Doubles as a Wooden Boat in Venice

31 Dec 2014, 12:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Italy has many more traditions than just making the world's most famous supercars. For example, they make some of the best traditional lake boats, plus they're a cultural and artistic hub ...

2015 Chevrolet Colorado Ad Says This Pickup Truck Will Change You

31 Dec 2014, 11:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As hilarious as this may sound, General Motors is adamant the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado truck will change you with one turn of a key. That’s what the following video ad's description on&nbs...

Monster Unites Dirt Bikes, Energy Truck and Hot Girls in New Video

31 Dec 2014, 10:47 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Glamis Sand Dunes in California is by far one of the coolest places you’ll find in the US if you’re an off-road addict, no matter if you’re fond of an 850 horsepower energy monster...

Paul Walker’s Father Is Asking for $1.8 Million Worth of Cars from Roger Rodas’ Family

31 Dec 2014, 09:56 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Paul Walker and racer Roger Rodas were not only really great friends, but also co-owned Always Evolving racing shop in Valencia, California. The fact they had tens of cars sitting in the garage the ...

2015 Corvette Z06 Blows Its Engine after Just 891 Miles, GM Now Replacing Motor

31 Dec 2014, 09:20 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We are now interrupting the series of 2015 Corvette Z06 (street) racing news for a special, unfortunate announcement - an example of the supercharged ‘Vette has recently blown its motor and we...

Ford Wants to Keep the Entire Family Entertained, Introduces Radio Disney App

31 Dec 2014, 09:10 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Since kids are automakers’ new target group, Ford has just decided to make a first important step in getting to the younger part of the family, introducing the Radio Disney smartphone app. Cre...

Dodge Charger Customer Gets the Wrong Car Delivered, It’s the Dealership’s Fault [Update]

30 Dec 2014, 10:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In a reddit subreddit tagged under /r/cars, a funny story came to our attention, although the owner of the vehicle in question is certainly not smiling. To sum things up, this guy found out two mont...

Russian Police Car Going the Wrong Way, Causes Driver to Crash

30 Dec 2014, 16:06 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The things you get to see in Russia are always unexpected. By now, with all these dash cam videos going around, we’re basically extremely hard to impress. Chip in the human factor and the stup...

2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Massive Burnout Covers Everything Up In Smoke

30 Dec 2014, 16:55 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / We’re sure many of you remember the straight-out-of-the-dealership 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 burnout that took place earlier this season. Nonetheless, that was a rather mild, one-minute burn...

2015 Corvette Z06 and 2014 Viper TA that Raced on the Highway Now Battle on the Dyno

30 Dec 2014, 15:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Remember the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and the 2014 Viper TA that battled it out on the highway at the beginning of the month? The Viper may have walked the ‘Vette, but now the duo is back i...