13-year-old boy swipes dad’s Mercedes, drives across Europe
After an argument with his adoptive parents that resulted in them taking away his mobile phone, an angry 13-year-old boy ran away from his home in Italy and headed straight to Poland to meet his...
View ArticleMcLaren marks 50th anniversary with short film “Courage”
It’s been 50 years since Bruce McLaren founded his now world-famous Formula One team. For half a century, the name has been at the forefront of athletics and performance development, and to mark its...
View ArticleWhy the Ferrari Testarossa deserves some respect
Join us for an instant in putting on our way-back hats, zeroing in on the late Nineteen Eighties. Imagine that you are in your sleeping room. Look over at the wall across from your bed. What car does...
View ArticlePacking 123 Horsepower Into 3 Cylinders
DETROIT — Craig Daitch needed to fly to Los Angeles on short notice, and he had more than the usual amount of baggage. In addition to a laptop and extra clothes, Mr. Daitch, manager for car...
View ArticleVolkswagen to use CO2 as future refrigerant for air conditioning systems
Another German automaker has rejected the air conditioning refrigerant that’s scheduled to be adopted by global automakers in 2017. Earlier this month, Volkswagen lined up with Daimler and BMW to...
View ArticleSuper Rare Mercedes Gets Totaled After Shop Mechanics Take It For A Joy Ride
A mechanic wrecked a classic Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupé during a test drive in Germany, Der Spiegel reports. The elite sports car, one of only 1400, was “completely destroyed” with estimated...
View ArticleAudi R8 V10 Plus takes on Ducati Diavel in straight line
The classic car-versus-motorcycle comparison is put to the test as Autocar pits a 2013 Audi R8 V10 against the Ducati Diavel in a run from 0-150-0 miles per hour. While you might expect the...
View ArticleHere’s What It Costs To Own A Car In The US
There’s nothing cheap about owning a car and new data from AAA hows just how costly it can be to get around in the U.S. Today’s drivers shell out upwards of $10,000 per year, which comes out to about...
View ArticleHongqi L9 offers retro-weird style for Chinese bigwigs
Hongqi means “Red Flag,” and the sub-brand of Chinese automaker FAW was created in the 1950s to build cars for leaders of the nation known by its red flag. In those early days Hongqi designers took...
View ArticleProof the world revolves around the Porsche Cayman
Or at least the world revolves underneath the Porsche Cayman, in the latest video showing off Stuttgart’s mid-engine coupe. Porsche put an Easter egg in the world that spins triple-time, a “famous...
View ArticleToyota’s production fuel cell car to cost between $50-100k
While the cost of building a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle continues to go down over time, reports over the last few years have steadily maintained that the first Toyota hydrogen-powered vehicles for...
View ArticleApple Cars Would Be Safer Than Volvo or Google, Consumers Say
Today’s cars have advanced crash prevention breaking, intelligent heads-up displays and pre-crash alters, but customers still think the tech companies Apple and Google can do a better job, according to...
View ArticleTesla Model S Gets 99 out of 100 Rating From Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports has fallen in love with the Tesla Model S. On its scale of one to 100, the $70,000+ electric car scored a 99, tied with the highest rating the highly regarded publication has ever...
View ArticleHSV unholsters Holden Gen-F lineup [video]
Here it is, folks. Right on schedule, Holden has revealed full details on its reborn range of HSV Gen-F models. The bulk of the new HSV machinery will go on sale next month, though the baddest of them...
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