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Science fiction writers have often been recognized for predicting a future that ends up to be surprisingly prophetic. But when it comes to personal transportation, science fiction films usually fall back to something that we all recognize as a car, even if the film is set decades into the future.…

Lexus’ latest concept vehicle isn’t a car or an SUV, but a yacht. The company is clear up front that it has no intention of ever producing boats, rather this is a one of a kind concept.…

McLaren is teasing the replacement Super Series vehicle that will take the place of the 650S. It’s not teasing the car with a artist rendering or a concept, rather it’s showing off an early look at the chassis the car will use.…

Back in the day, the Texas Highway Patrol used V8 Mustang notchbacks, and once one was on your tail, you weren’t getting away. Your only saving grace was that 90% of Texas Highways had split medians, and the low Mustang’s count make it across if you made an evasive maneuver across the divide.…

Ford is working on updating its Fusion autonomous car with some next-generation tech. The big change is a significant increase in computing power under the skin of the car.…

Oh now this is exciting! GM has traditionally used an old-school pushrod V8 in Corvette models. Back in the day for the C4 ZR-1 GM did cram a Lotus-designed DOHC V8 under the hood of that car.…

Rebuilding engines can be quite time-consuming, especially if you’re working on multiple projects in your shop like the guys at Thirlby Automotive, CSR Motorsports, and Traverse Body and Paint Center.…

While the chances of any of us ever driving, let alone owning a Koenigsegg One:1 are slim to none, there’s a slightly better chance we could have one made out of LEGO bricks, like this one by Viktor Kojenov aka VKTechnic.…

McLaren automotive celebrated a major milestone this week with the construction of the 10,000th car for the McLaren Production Center in Woking, England. The magic 10,000th car was a 570S painted in Ceramic Grey from the MSO Defined palette.…

In Top Gear season 23 with Matt LeBlanc and no Clarkson, May, or Hammond, Ken Block was on an episode with his Hoonicorn Mustang. Along the way, he drifted the sh*t out of London, and a lot of the buttoned down Brits were all like NO EFFING’ WAY ole’ chap.…

In its latest generation, the Lexus IS is a pretty good looking little luxury sport sedan. But the factory paint colors aren’t exactly splashy. If you want a really bright and colorful Lexus IS, you need to check this one out.…

It’s been a long time since Cadillac ran a car in the prototype endurance class, last participating back in 2002. Now, the luxury car maker is doubling down as a performance car brand with the announcement that they’re coming back to the track – and soon.…

The steering wheel. It’s the primary means of controlling of our cars, yet one of the most overlooked in terms of design. In general, the steering wheels in daily drivers have been largely the same for decades, with the only real changes being the addition of some buttons, and maybe heat.…

We already know that every new Tesla rolling off the assembly line includes the hardware necessary for full Level 5 autonomous driving. However, the capabilities have yet to fully roll out to car owners as the software must still be fully tested, and any regulatory hurdles must still be cleared.…

Not much more than a year after it opened its Atlanta location, Porsche has opened its second Experience Center in the US, located just outside of Los Angeles in Carson, CA.…