Volvo's Parent Reportedly Built a Skunkworks Company Used to Circumvent...
China is extremely strict when it comes to which companies are allowed to build and sell vehicles within its borders. In fact, even the well-established companies live by a certain set of unofficial...
View ArticleKen Block Gives a Tour of Hoonigan Racing Division HQ to Show His Carcaine...
Head Hoonigan in Charge Ken Block is a busy man with his hectic rally racing schedule, film production, and the part that everyone seems to forget—running a multi-million dollar business. Block...
View ArticleFormer Ford Man Jamal Hameedi To Head Jaguar-Land Rover's SVO
Jamal Hameedi has left his position as chief engineer at Ford Performance to take up a job at Jaguar-Land Rover's high performance division, Special Vehicle Operations, or SVO for short. Confirmation...
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Honda Facing Questions of Pressure and Capacity in Red Bull Racing Engine Talks
Red Bull Racing and Honda officials have held talks at each of the previous two Grands Prix as they weigh up expanding their relationship with Honda currently supplying the squad’s junior team Toro...
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Lost New Mexico Hikers and Incapacitated Dog Rescued by Fire Department Drone
Two hikers and their indisposed dog were lost in New Mexico’s Otero Canyon last Saturday and were triumphantly rescued when a Bernalillo County Fire Department firefighter deployed his own drone to...
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A Visit to Graham Rahal Performance, Where IndyCar Precision Meets the...
Starting a new speed shop is easy enough—you just need the money to buy a bunch of parts and hire the right people. Building an identity in this world, though, a name that people hear and instantly...
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Rahal, Kanaan, and Andretti Top Third Day of Indy 500 Practice
Graham Rahal was a busy man during the third open practice held on Thursday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The American racing driver managed to place his Honda-powered IndyCar at the top of the...
View ArticleMatt Kenseth Rolls Out Retro Paint Scheme for NASCAR All-Star Race
After making his return to NASCAR Cup Series competition May 12 at Kansas Speedway, Matt Kenseth will climb into the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race Saturday...
View ArticleJapan Railways Sorry for 'Inexcusable' Error After Bullet Train Leaves 25...
Japan's iconic high-speed bullet train network usually runs with the precision of a Swiss watch, but now one of the nation's major rail operators is scrambling to regain the shattered trust of its...
View ArticleNASCAR Tweaks Rule Book Ahead of Coca-Cola 600
NASCAR announced Wednesday a few changes to its rule book, with the most notable relating to race-weekend tires. The sanctioning body will no longer require cars to start races on the same tires they...
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Rumors Fly As Huge Mystery Blasts Rock Syrian Air Base With Iranian Ties
Details are still emerging, but there are already multiple conflicting reports about the scope and cause of a series of massive explosions of Syrian air base in Hama. Coming relatively soon after a...
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This Tesla P100D Was Customized Even Before Leaving the Factory
It's one thing to immediately remove a set of factory wheels from a new car to replace them with aftermarket ones more to your liking. At least you can sell the factory equipment to recoup part of the...
View ArticleReport: Robert Kubica Faster Than Williams' Race Drivers
Fan favorite driver Robert Kubica, once on track for a Ferrari race seat, had his Formula 1 career derailed by a rally accident in 2011 that nearly severed his right arm. Now back in Formula 1 as a...
View ArticleMatthew McConaughey Lincoln Ads Written by AI Make as Little Sense as the...
Lincoln's famously obscure car commercials featuring Matthew McConaughey's philosophical musings (and occasional bongo concerts) have gained a lot of attention over the last few years. The abstract,...
View ArticleMIT Researchers Are Using Virtual Reality to Prevent Drone Collisions
MIT researchers have developed a virtual reality-based system that lets drones navigate rooms while avoiding virtual obstacles. The “Flight Goggles” system, developed by MIT's Laboratory for...
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Fernando Alonso Relishing 'Fun' WEC Races as He Labels F1 'Predictable'
Fernando Alonso is a busy man. Between racing in Formula 1 with McLaren, godfathering his eponymous museum and karting school and building up his surfwear brand Kimoa, you'd think he'd have plenty on...
View ArticlePorsche Owner's Family Nearly Suffocates From Keyless Ignition, Auto...
Recently we covered how keyless ignition systems could be a secret killer. After this story was posted, I was contacted by a Porsche owner whose family was only saved from a similar fate by the carbon...
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2019 Chevrolet Silverado: Thrifty On Fuel With Generous Power
The Chevrolet Silverado's upcoming revamp for its 2019 model year includes updated powertrain options. Chevrolet truck customers can expect modernized V-8s and refined economy options in the form of a...
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2018 Chevrolet Silverado LTZ Z71 Review: Off-Road Prowess, On-Road Practicality
Welcome to Critic's Notebook, a quick and off-the-cuff car review consisting of impressions, jottings, and marginalia regarding whatever The Drive writers happen to be driving. Today's edition: the...
View ArticleCrazy Low-Flying Saudi C-130 Buzzes Right Over A Soldier On The Ground In Yemen
For years now, the Royal Saudi Air Force has been heavily engaged in operations in neighboring Yemen as part of a controversial coalition effort to defeat Iranian-supported Houthi rebels and their...
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