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By taking one of Ford’s modern-day GT’s and amping it up to a monstrous 1,700 horsepower, Performance Power Racing produced a tuned vehicle that was able to turn in a record-setting 283.232 mph in the standing mile.…

The MINI Cooper is one of the most iconic cars of the past 50+ years and MINI recently celebrated the return of production to the Netherlands, where the first MINIs were produced in 1959.…

While making engines smaller and more fuel efficient and moving to alternative energy sources are the most prominent ways of reducing vehicle emissions, cutting weight is also an important part of the equation.…

For this promo video touting its new 2015 Golf GTI, Volkswagen not only managed to get stunt driver Tanner Foust behind the wheel, but they attached literally dozens of GoPros all over the vehicle to let us choose our own perspective on Tanner’s tricky driving maneuvers.…

Despite its promotional footage looking like something out of a video game, the makers of the Vaylon Pegase are really working on building this unusual vehicle, which combines an off-road buggy with an ultra-light aircraft.…

The guys from Regular Car Reviews take a look at what they say is one of the last American cars made before every automaker decided they wanted to go upmarket with “luxury” and “high end” features.…

Google has been working on autonomous vehicle technology for several years now, and even has had its self-driving cars on public streets. But up until now, its cars have entirely been based on modified production vehicles.…

The Lamborghini Huracán LP610-4 is one sweet looking and able-bodied beast, and with a 610hp, V10 engine and a top speed of 205mph, it can probably outrun just about any police car – at least outside of Dubai.…

Given the vast expanses of sand surrounding the United Arab Emirates, there’s no wonder that playing with cars and off-roaders in the sand dunes is a favorite pastime in the area.…

It’s always tricky to film high-speed chases on film and TV, as the trucks used to capture the scenes are typically not as fast as the cars they’re following, and they’re usually not as good at cornering.…

Fans of the Porsche Boxster now have a new object of desire, courtesy of Porsche Exclusive, the German automaker’s customization division. We’re particularly enamored of the Riviera Blue paintjob – which is reminiscent of the fantastic Grabber Blue on the Ford Mustang.…

Fiat began making the Fiat 500 way back in 1957 when it first introduced the iconic 1957 Cinquecento. Fiat recently paid tribute to that car with a limited edition version of the newest Fiat 500.…

Local Motors is known for building unique and highly capable off-road vehicles. As it turns out, they’re also known for pushing the limits of manufacturing, building one Rally Fighter in just five days at the at the International Manufacturing Technology Show and they are planning to 3D print and assemble another Rally Fighter at the 2014 IMTS.…

(NSFW: Language) The Oatmeal put together this amusing cartoon depicting life with a Tesla Model S, a car we love and always enjoy when we get to sit behind the wheel.…

To demonstrate the capacious cargo space of its 2015 Transit vans, Ford drove the world’s smallest production car, the Peel P50, into its 487 cubic foot cargo area.…