Videos : Car Reviews And News

When you talk about the Porsche 911, it means so many different things to so many people. From its fun, yet humble origins in the 1960s, to today’s badass supercars like the 911 Turbo S and the bonkers 700 hp 911 GT2 RS, which just happens to have stolen the record for the fastest lap ever around the Nürburgring Nordschliefe in a production, street-legal car, turning in a time of just 6:47.25.

Ken Block recently tore through the Utah desert in his Ford Fiesta ST RX43. Now he’s back with another epic action clip, as he drifts his way to the 14,100 ft summit of Pikes Peak, Colorado in his Hoonicorn RTR V2.

Our friends over at Petrolicious get to spend time with some truly exotic and spectacular cars, from beauties like the Jaguar E-Type lightweight to the Ferrari F40. But sometimes a car is less about showing off its looks, and more about what its can do on the road.

The latest generation Acura NSX is a truly impressive vehicle, with incredible acceleration, and some of the most impressive braking and cornering I’ve ever experienced on a track. Like all modern vehicles, aerodynamics are a big part of what makes the car efficient as it zips along.

During a recent charity event in The Netherlands, a number of car buffs turned out to show off their fancy and powerful sports cars, many of which packing engines and exhaust systems which crank out impressive sounds.

Ken Block is one of the world’s most skilled drivers, from his experience with rally and rallycross, to his incredibly precise gymkhana demonstration, Ken is a master at his craft. For his latest video, he headed out to the desert of Swing Arm City, Utah with the guys from Pennzoil Synthetics to carve a path through the dirt.

We don’t get as many hot hatches here in the US as I think we deserve, so we often have to live vicariously through folks in Europe to get our fix. Recently, the guys at UK car buying site carwow got their hands on five hot hatches and decided to line them up for a little drag race.

There are few things that automotive journalists fully agree on, but if you put 100 auto journos in a room and asked them to name the five ugliest cars ever designed, I bet the Pontiac Aztek would be in everyone’s top three.

Carbon fiber wheels have been around for a while, but until now, all of the wheels of the market have been pre-impregnated with resin, then molded into shape. Porsche has now developed the first ever production wheels to be created directly from braided carbon fiber.

While some people are sticklers for using all original parts when restoring classic cars, I rather enjoy well-done restomods as well, in which the spirit of the original car is preserved, but its updated with modern performance parts, a typically made more bold and aggressive in styling.

The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is a truly impressive off-road truck. One of the most critical components to its capabilities are its Fox Racing dampers. These shocks offer up an astounding 13″ of travel up front, and 13.9″ in the rear, and feature a clever internal-bypass design which works equally as well on or off-road.

The 612 hp, V12-powered Mercedes CLK GTR AMG roadster is one of the rarest cars in the world. Just six of these amazing vehicles were ever made, and are currently valued at more than $2 million each.

The sights and sounds ’80s are having quite a resurgence these days. With movies like Ready Player One, TV shows like Stranger Things, the 8-bit NES Classic Mini console, and countless tunes borrowing from the era, us Gen Xers are reliving our youth like on a daily basis.

Back in May, I talked a bit about the one millionth Porsche 911 that had rolled off the line. The beautiful green sports car was meant to be an homage to the original 1963 Porsche 911.

One of the coolest things on gearheads to watch on TV is How it’s Made: Dream Cars. This show takes viewers inside of various factories where they make all sorts of awesome sports and luxury cars, and shows off.