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Lamborghini Urus vs. Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Drag Race Is a Photo Finish
Lamborghini Urus vs. Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Drag Race Is a Photo Finish

26 Jul 2021, 09:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Based on factory specs, it could be anyone's race, but the Jeep gets a bit of a rolling start and takes the lead as soon as the lights go green

 
This Ducati EV Render Is So Good, Folks Even Believe It’s Real – It Should Be
This Ducati EV Render Is So Good, Folks Even Believe It’s Real – It Should Be

26 Jul 2021, 07:09 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The Ducati branded render is only a concept. However, some feel it looks so good, that they’re spreading rumors about it being the next Ducati EV.

 
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T Hops Like a Bunny, Wins Drag Races Like a Champ
1969 Dodge Coronet R/T Hops Like a Bunny, Wins Drag Races Like a Champ

22 Jul 2021, 11:05 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Whatever lurks under the hood enables the Coronet to snap off the line with tremendous force, to the point where the front wheels go up in the air.

 
This Pontiac Fiero with a Blown V8 Is the Wildest Thing You'll See Today
This Pontiac Fiero with a Blown V8 Is the Wildest Thing You'll See Today

21 Jul 2021, 10:34 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / On top of the supercharged V8, the Fiero is also equipped with a quick-shifting Turbo 400 transmission and a Ford-sourced rear end

 
Lewis Hamilton Takes Out Max Verstappen at Silverstone, Who Do You Blame?
Lewis Hamilton Takes Out Max Verstappen at Silverstone, Who Do You Blame?

19 Jul 2021, 12:05 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / After causing Max Verstappen to crash on the opening lap of the 2021 British Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton went on to win the race

 
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Drag Races Fourth-Gen Sibling, The Gap Is Huge
1969 Chevrolet Camaro Drag Races Fourth-Gen Sibling, The Gap Is Huge

17 Jul 2021, 16:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The drag race you're about to see here brings together a couple of turbocharged Camaros, both featuring engines that you couldn't get from the factory

 
Ferrari 512 BB Competizione Hits Red Bull Ring, Flat-12 Awesomeness Ensues
Ferrari 512 BB Competizione Hits Red Bull Ring, Flat-12 Awesomeness Ensues

16 Jul 2021, 16:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / A rather short-lived race car, the 512 BB LM scored a fifth-place finish at the 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans, winning the GTX class in the process

 
After Nearly Two Decades, IndyCar Is Finally Getting Its Own Game in 2023
After Nearly Two Decades, IndyCar Is Finally Getting Its Own Game in 2023

16 Jul 2021, 14:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / It's been a long wait, but the first fully licensed IndyCar game has been confirmed to debut in 2023 on Xbox and PlayStation consoles and PC.

 
Yellow Ferrari 333 SP Spotted Flexing V12 at Monza, Sounds and Looks Glorious
Yellow Ferrari 333 SP Spotted Flexing V12 at Monza, Sounds and Looks Glorious

15 Jul 2021, 13:26 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Unlike other Ferrari racing prototypes from the past, the 333 SP was fitted with a Formula One engine. And it sounds wild

 
Alfa Romeo Racing Extends Sauber Partnership With New Multi-Year F1 Deal
Alfa Romeo Racing Extends Sauber Partnership With New Multi-Year F1 Deal

15 Jul 2021, 12:04 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The marriage between Alfa Romeo and Sauber Motorsport will continue well into this new decade, with the two brands agreeing on a multi-year contract extension

 
New Excalibur Spider Pirelli Watch Packs Real Race Winning F1 Tire Rubber
New Excalibur Spider Pirelli Watch Packs Real Race Winning F1 Tire Rubber

8 Jul 2021, 15:04 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Born out of an F1 tire supplier and Swiss luxury watchmaker collaboration, the new Excalibur Spider Pirelli is made, literally, for action.

 
Peugeot Unveils Wingless 9X8 Hypercar and It Looks Like a Spaceship
Peugeot Unveils Wingless 9X8 Hypercar and It Looks Like a Spaceship

6 Jul 2021, 14:06 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Set to debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2022, the Peugeot 9X8 will mark Peugeot's return to prototype racing after 11 years

 
All-Electric Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Sets New Quarter-Mile World Record
All-Electric Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Sets New Quarter-Mile World Record

3 Jul 2021, 18:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Now around a half-second quicker than last year, the Mustang Cobra Jet is only a half-second off the fastest quarter-mile run for electric cars of any kind

 
McLaren 650S GT3 Ditches the Track to Showcase Hillclimbing Skills
McLaren 650S GT3 Ditches the Track to Showcase Hillclimbing Skills

2 Jul 2021, 19:39 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Throughout its five-year-long career, the 650S GT3 won 16 races outright, including the 12-Hour Bathurst event, and scored an additional nine class wins.

 
Racing on an Abandoned Drag Strip Is the Most No-Prep Thing You'll See Today
Racing on an Abandoned Drag Strip Is the Most No-Prep Thing You'll See Today

2 Jul 2021, 18:32 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Coeburn Dragstrip is the finest example of a no-prep surface outside a public road and these racers managed to bring it back to life

 
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Teams Report After Successful Weekend of Racing
Mercedes-AMG Motorsport Teams Report After Successful Weekend of Racing

30 Jun 2021, 11:39 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Mercedes-AMG Motorsport is involved in multiple motorsport series, not just in Formula 1, and it seems that they're doing well wherever they're going

 
Made for Competition, Franck Muller Racing Collection Celebrates BMW Motorsport
Made for Competition, Franck Muller Racing Collection Celebrates BMW Motorsport

29 Jun 2021, 09:54 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Swiss luxury watchmaker Franck Muller celebrates Bill Auberlen 64th victory with a a U.S. limited edition Vanguard Racing Collection

 
Forget About the Lotus Evija, Here's a Widebody Exige Roaring on the Track
Forget About the Lotus Evija, Here's a Widebody Exige Roaring on the Track

28 Jun 2021, 14:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / This Lotus is so quick that it needs around 1:45 minutes to lap the Imola track, which is at least 10 seconds quicker than a factory stock Exige 430 Cup

 
How the Manthey Performance Kit Helped Porsche Set a New Nurburgring Lap Record
How the Manthey Performance Kit Helped Porsche Set a New Nurburgring Lap Record

25 Jun 2021, 11:55 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / At the Nürburgring, Porsche reclaimed the fastest lap record for a production car last week using a 911 GT2 RS equipped with an optional Manthey Performance Kit

 
Truck Loses Rear Wheel At the Drag Strip, Runs 1/8-Mile Anyway
Truck Loses Rear Wheel At the Drag Strip, Runs 1/8-Mile Anyway

25 Jun 2021, 11:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Definitely not the kind of day you want to have at the drag strip, but it could have been worse—imagine losing a rear wheel at higher speed