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Porsche Taycan GT1 EVO Imagined as an Electric Le Mans Racing Car
Porsche Taycan GT1 EVO Imagined as an Electric Le Mans Racing Car

17 Aug 2021, 18:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Vaguely inspired by the 911 GT1 from the 1990s, the Taycan-based "GT1 EVO" design study from Hakosan Design ticks all the right boxes

 
World's Fastest Chevrolet Trailblazer Pulls 8.2-Second Record Run
World's Fastest Chevrolet Trailblazer Pulls 8.2-Second Record Run

16 Aug 2021, 15:01 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The power-to-weight ratio of this SUV enables it to run the quarter-mile in just 8.20 seconds, to go with a trap speed of 171 mph

 
Genesis X Concept and G70 Become Race Cars in Gran Turismo
Genesis X Concept and G70 Become Race Cars in Gran Turismo

16 Aug 2021, 14:47 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Genesis showcased two concept cars at Pebble Beach with the help of VR Goggles. The two race cars could showcase the company's motorsport intent.

 
Lindsay Brewer Ready to Take Touring Car Racing by Storm at Road America
Lindsay Brewer Ready to Take Touring Car Racing by Storm at Road America

16 Aug 2021, 05:35 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / She's hugely popular on social media, and un upcoming talent on the tracks. Lindsay Brewer is at the forefront of a new generation of women in motorsport.

 
Track-Prepped Lancia Delta Integrale Makes a Strong Case for the Hatchback's Revival
Track-Prepped Lancia Delta Integrale Makes a Strong Case for the Hatchback's Revival

13 Aug 2021, 17:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While it's not the extreme Evo II or the rally-spec car that brought Lancia no fewer than six WRC titles, this track-spec Delta is just as impressive

 
Driving a Dodge Charger NASCAR to McDonald's Is Fun and Terrifying at the Same Time
Driving a Dodge Charger NASCAR to McDonald's Is Fun and Terrifying at the Same Time

12 Aug 2021, 15:19 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / There's a reason why NASCAR racers are being hauled in trucks and this video will help you better understand why they're not road legal

 
Xtreme Bird Is the World's Meanest 1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird, Runs 6s
Xtreme Bird Is the World's Meanest 1970 Plymouth Hemi Superbird, Runs 6s

12 Aug 2021, 09:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The stock Superbird was famous for being able to hit a top speed of 200 mph. This dragster exceeds that while running the quarter-mile

 
Imagine Paying Nearly $330K for New Pirelli Rubber and Roger Dubuis Timepieces
Imagine Paying Nearly $330K for New Pirelli Rubber and Roger Dubuis Timepieces

6 Aug 2021, 19:32 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / These timepieces are the result of a collaboration between Pirelli and Roger Dubuis. Features a strap the uses rubber from tires that have seen the races.

 
Porsche Rolls Out Limited Edition 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25, Only 30 Cars Produced
Porsche Rolls Out Limited Edition 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25, Only 30 Cars Produced

6 Aug 2021, 09:15 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Manthey-Racing's 25th anniversary was the perfect opportunity for Porsche to drop a limited-edition 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 25, designed exclusively for the track.

 
RiMS Racing Video Reveals Footage from the Iconic Million Dollar Highway
RiMS Racing Video Reveals Footage from the Iconic Million Dollar Highway

5 Aug 2021, 20:18 UTC · By: Cosmin Vasile / The motorbike simulator gets a new trailer that reveals unprecedented footage of a race along an extremely difficult American track

 
Italian Legend Valentino Rossi Announces MotoGP Retirement
Italian Legend Valentino Rossi Announces MotoGP Retirement

5 Aug 2021, 15:26 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Italian MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi has announced he will retire from the sport at the end of the 2021 season. He has 26 seasons under his belt.

 
1955 Ford Thunderbird Looks Like a Top Fuel Dragster, Flexes Vintage Y-Block
1955 Ford Thunderbird Looks Like a Top Fuel Dragster, Flexes Vintage Y-Block

5 Aug 2021, 11:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This 1955 Thunderbird looks like a vintage Top Fuel dragster. The kind that Don Garlits would drive on his way to new ET and trap speed records

 
Nothing Says “Bold Elegance” Like This Iconic 1985 Tornado Red Audi Quattro
Nothing Says “Bold Elegance” Like This Iconic 1985 Tornado Red Audi Quattro

5 Aug 2021, 10:49 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A real trailblazer, the Ur-Quattro was Audi's first four-wheel drive car to compete in a rally. This iconic red version has a story to tell.

 
Lizzy Musi Crashes Her New Chevy Camaro Dragster, Gets Engaged The Same Day
Lizzy Musi Crashes Her New Chevy Camaro Dragster, Gets Engaged The Same Day

4 Aug 2021, 14:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Despite the violent crash, Musi got out of the dragster uninjured. She returned to the track to find a wedding proposal waiting for her at the starting line

 
Twin-turbo, 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Is a 6-Second Beast, Takes on Monstrous Supra
Twin-turbo, 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Is a 6-Second Beast, Takes on Monstrous Supra

4 Aug 2021, 09:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This dragster is potent enough to cover the quarter-mile in less than seven seconds thanks to a big, twin-turbocharged V8

 
Feast Your Eyes on the Almighty Porsche 935 Kremer Spitting Flames at Monza
Feast Your Eyes on the Almighty Porsche 935 Kremer Spitting Flames at Monza

2 Aug 2021, 18:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Produced from 1976 to 1981 in various iterations, the twin-turbocharged 935 went on to win more than 150 races through 1984, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans

 
850-HP Datsun 240Z with Widebody Kit Isn't Your Average Z-Car, Goes Drag Racing
850-HP Datsun 240Z with Widebody Kit Isn't Your Average Z-Car, Goes Drag Racing

1 Aug 2021, 10:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Rocket Bunny power house is probably the most potent 240Z out there and it's fast enough to run the half-mile in less than 18 seconds

 
Cristiano Fiorio Will Be Responsible for Alfa Romeo's Formula 1 Success
Cristiano Fiorio Will Be Responsible for Alfa Romeo's Formula 1 Success

30 Jul 2021, 16:09 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Cristiano Fiorio will be the new responsible for the Alfa Romeo Formula 1 Team. He has been with the FCA Group since 2013.

 
200 MPH Autonomous Cars Will Make History in World’s First High-Speed Robo-Race
200 MPH Autonomous Cars Will Make History in World’s First High-Speed Robo-Race

29 Jul 2021, 07:15 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The upcoming Indy Autonomous Challenge will bring the most advanced autonomous cars face to face, in a high-speed, historical race.

 
1969 Chevy Corvette L88 Drag Races 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T, It's Extremely Close
1969 Chevy Corvette L88 Drag Races 1967 Dodge Coronet R/T, It's Extremely Close

28 Jul 2021, 09:35 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / So what happens when a Hemi and an L88 meet at the drag strip? Well, regardless of the cars they're in, things become exciting, to say the least