Rally Poland Could Be Axed From WRC Calendar for Being Too Dangerous
Rally Poland hasn't kept up the greatest track record with FIA Safety Officials over the past two years. The event leaders were given a yellow card in 2015 as a result of spectator control issues, and...
View ArticleFrance Plans to Ban All Gas, Diesel Cars by 2040
Say au revoir to fossil fuels, Gallic drivers. France intends to stop the sale of all gasoline- and diesel-powered cars by the year 2040 as part of a series of measures designed to help the country...
View ArticleAston Martin Will Ban Valkyrie Reservation Scalpers From Future Special Cars
Following in the footsteps of the makers of fast cars from Stuttgart, Aston Martin is also having to crack down on people treating their cars like financial instruments. When presented with a...
View ArticleChicago Police to Add 500 Tech-Equipped Ford Interceptors to Fleet
The Chicago Police Department is bolstering its fleet with 500 hi-tech cop cars by early 2018, and the first allotment of those cars will be delivered Thursday, according to DNAInfo. The new Ford...
View ArticleEinride T-Pod Self-Driving Truck Doesn't Even Have a Seat for a Driver
The next big thing in autonomous driving might very well be self-driving trucks. Uber continues to test autonomous trucks, and Waymo has expressed interest in them as well. But a Swedish start-up...
View ArticleVolvo Brews a Big Pitcher of Electric Kool-Aid
Volvo’s big electric-car announcement, while roundly misinterpreted, is nothing if not gutsy: The Swedish automaker plans to switch its entire lineup to hybrid and electric cars, eventually. That...
View ArticleA Cool Thing the Airstream 19 Does in a Rainstorm
This morning, it poured rain again. It was a brief dousing, but a powerful one, and it happened in the hours between my 3am move for alternate side parking and before my 6am wakeup call. The roof the...
View ArticleTesla Faces Accusations of Sexual Harassment by Female Employees, Report Claims
Tesla's Fremont, California, factory was called a "predator zone" by a female employee in a meeting, according to a report published by The Guardian. Other women have also reported claims of sexual...
View ArticleThe 475-HP Dodge Durango SRT Will Start at $62,995
We've already written about the ridiculousness that is the Dodge Durango SRT—a three-row SUV with 475 horsepower. It's ludicrous, and we love it for that. Dodge announced Thursday that this magic bus...
View ArticleFlorida's First Dedicated Drone Park Is Now Open
If you happen to live in or around Central Florida and are into drones (and let's face it, if you're reading this, you are), this news might be the best thing you'll read all day. According to...
View ArticleWatch a Wild Over-Under Tandem Drift From Team Burst
Things could have turned out really differently for Team Burst member Naoki Nakamura if he wasn't arrested for street drifting in Osaka back in 2011. Following the incident, Naoki was not only...
View ArticleChina's Baidu Has Assembled a Super-Group of Partners for Its Self-Driving...
The self-driving car landscape is becoming dominated by partnerships. Waymo is working with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Lyft, and BMW, Intel, Mobileye, and Delphi have formed a self-driving car...
View ArticleFormula One Still Considering a Race in New York or Miami, Chase Carey Says
If they can make it here, they'll make it anywhere. Formula One hasn't given up on its dream of bringing the world's best-known racing series to New York City, recently-crowned F1 boss Chase Carey...
View ArticleWatch the 592-HP Jaguar XE SV Project 8 Tear Up Goodwood
Over the last few weeks the all-new Jaguar XE SV Project 8 has been getting a lot of attention and for good reason. The monstrous sedan is powered by a supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 making 592...
View ArticleThis Is the 700-HP Audi Quattro Concept That Should've Been
Audi had something in its skunkworks that could've created a lot of stench for its competition back in the 1980s. While the marque was out terrorizing the rally world with its giant-slaying Sport...
View ArticleFormer F1 Champ Jacques Villeneuve Is Angry Lance Stroll Is Using Money to...
No one would describe 1997 F1 Champion Jacques Villeneuve as reserved. His reputation for being outspoken on both issues within the sport and pop culture realm remains a strong part of his image, and...
View Article3 Large Sedans Earn IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Rating
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently put six large sedans through their strenuous tests. Three of them—the Lincoln Continental, Mercedes E-Class, and Toyota Avalon—did well enough to...
View ArticleFernando Alonso Expects 'Nothing' From Latest Honda Engine Update
Fernando Alonso's faith in Honda seems to be beyond repair. He's given them deadlines, threatened to leave the McLaren team, and spoken out about his discontent with his car's engine time and time...
View Article11-Year-Old Juju Noda Wants to Be the First Woman to Win Big in F1
Juju Noda, 11, is perfectly set up to become a winning F1 driver. She's the youngest contracted and sponsored racing driver in Japan, and also, one of her parents has some serious history in Formula...
View ArticleThe U.S. Coast Guard May Be Flying a Unique Stealthy Spy Plane
When you think of U.S. military and stealth aircraft what probably springs to mind is the U.S. Air Force and planes such as the F-117 Nighthawk, F-22 Raptor, and B-2 Spirit. But low-observable...
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