Posts Written by Paul Strauss

Formula Drift racer Daigo Saito is one of the greats of the Japanese drifting scene, and in this clip, one very lucky dude got to tag along and capture GoPro POV footage of the master at work, hooning around the Ebisu South circuit in his JZX-90 Mark II road missile.…

Concept cars run the gamut from being insanely futuristic or avant garde ideas which never make it into production to designs that are extremely close to an actual production vehicle.…

We normally try to stick to adult-sized vehicles here on 95Octane, but from time to time, we’ll see an extraordinary go-kart or other conveyance that’s worth a mention.…

In an attempt to change minds about what it means to be a hybrid car, the skunkworks Toyota Engineering Society recently showed off this unusual concept vehicle, which combines the sporty elements of Toyota’s MR2 roadster with the eco-consciousness of the Toyota Prius.…

While you can’t yet own a Lamborghini Huracán, you just might be lucky enough to see one tooling around the streets of your city, like the folks who shot this video of one zipping around for a commercial shoot.…

Saleen is well known for its powerful, high performance Mustang, Challenger and Camaro variants, but not every car they drive is a gas guzzler. In fact, they’re now working on a high-end pure electric vehicle which will be based on the already impressive Tesla Model S.…

The minute-long version of Jaguar’s #GoodToBeBad commercial for the 2014 Super Bowl takes on the trope that all good movie villains are Brits, hoping we’ll draw the conclusion that their new British-built F-Type R Coupe is just as dastardly as Tom Hiddleston, Mark Strong and Sir Ben Kingsley combined.…

We’re not certain if this commercial for the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is slated for Super Bowl Sunday, but that doesn’t really matter. Watch it right now, and enjoy this beautiful car in an ad campaign that is gloriously bereft of celebrities, talking babies, or any other song and dance.…

The Ford Fusion is one of my favorite mid-size cars of the last few years. From the minute you lay your eyes on the car’s muscular exterior, you can tell that Ford really stepped up their game with the Fusion when they redesigned it last year.…

We already really like the 2014 Jeep Cherokee – especially in the off-road ready Trailhawk edition. But if you’re looking for something a little more urban, the newly-revealed Altitude package could be just the thing.…

It’s Super Bowl week, so all of the car companies’ big budget commercials are starting to surface online. One of our early favorites is this wacky tribute to The Matrix, which Kia put together to promote its swanky new 2015 K900 luxury car.…

The current land-speed record for a vehicle was set all the way back in 1997 by pilot Andy Green and his ThrustSSC turbofan-powered car. It was the first supersonic ride on wheels, with his top speed hitting over 763mph over the course of one mile.…

There used to be a race on Holland in which cars drove the Zandvoort Circuit backwards. If that’s not strange enough, here’s some race footage that’s been played backwards, which makes the race look almost normal.…

While most of today’s cars are built using a combination of robots and human labor, the robots are clearly winning. Even back in the 1960s, machines provided automotive builders with a helping hand, though workers certainly played a bigger role than they do today.…

For its Super Bowl 2014 commercial, Audi created a fictitious breed of weird looking dogs  to poke fun at vehicles which trade off performance and style for practicality or economy.…